Red Sox surge to first with doubleheader sweep
Boston crushes eight Baltimore pitchers for 30 hits in a twin bill 14-5 and 12-9 to lead the American League after the first week. Faye Throneberry Sammy White Jackie Jensen and Ted Lepelo fueled the attack as Boston tops Cleveland and New York with a .330 team batting average and 11 homers.
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Eddie Lappat
al Kaline
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Kansas City
Steve Gromek
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Harvey Kuenn
Lemon Hurls 4-2 Decision Over Chisox In Opening Doubleheader
Cleveland Indians split a Chicago doubleheader with a 4-2 win over the White Sox after a 3-1 loss. Lemon pitched a five hitter in the nightcap as Virgil Trucks started for Chicago. Mammals of the game included Doby and Avila driving in runs, with Smith and Houtteman contributing for Cleveland.
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Trabert Triumphs Over Seixas in Houston Rally
Tony Trabert, top seed at the River Oaks tournament, defeats Seixas in a fifth straight victory as he hints at remaining amateur until Davis Cup. The event features six of the nation’s top 10 players including Savitt, Brown, Bartzen and Talbert while Seixas remains his top rival.
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Tony Trabert
Vic Seixas
Trabert
River Oaks
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Seixas
Richardson
Tom Brown
Bernard Bartzen
Billy Talbert
Commission To Report On Ring Death
The New Jersey State Athletic Commission will present a formal report on Thursday regarding the boxing bout that led to the death of middleweight Thompson. The Philadelphia veteran collapsed in the ring at St Francis Hospital after a first professional fight on March 29 in New Haven, Connecticut, where he was struck three times on the chin by Jerry Leadee.
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National Junior AAU Diving Championship Set for Euclid High
The National Men's Junior AAU Diving Championship will be held at Euclid High School on May 7. James Troughton, Northeastern Ohio AAU swimming chairman, announced Saturday.
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Cleveland
Euclid High School
James Troughton
Snead Caps Greensboro Open With Last Hole Birdie
Sam Snead, nearing 43, captured the Greater Greensboro Open by one stroke after a last hole birdie. Art Wall Jr and Julius Boros tied for second at 273, Wall earning 1335, Boros also tied. Snead won 2200 in the 12500 event as Leo Ti won with 283 for 253.33, Don Finsterwald finished 286 for 140.
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N.C
Sam Snead
White Sulphur Springs
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Sam
Art Wall, Jr
Pocono Manor
Julius Boros
Southern Pines
Wall
Boros
Snead
Leo Ti
Sandusky
Ohio
Don Finsterwald
Athens
Mansfield Trackmen win Springfield Relays again
Mansfield Trackmen posted their second straight victory at the Springfield Relays with 41 points led by Wilmer Fowler who swept the 100 and 220 yard dashes and ran on the winning sprint relay. Eight new records were set and several teams trailed including Columbus East and Dayton Roosevelt in the seventh annual meet.
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Mansfield
Columbus East
Wilmer Fowler
Dayton
Fisherman Wins Excelsior Handicap at Jamaica Racecourse
In front of a Jamaica crowd of 41,880, Fisherman led from the home stretch to beat Joe Jones by three quarters of a length in the $29,500 Excelsior Handicap. Joe Jones finished second with Golden Gloves third, Mark-Ye-Well fourth. Fisherman paid $3.30 $2.40 and $2.40.
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Ethel D. Jacob
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Belair Studs Golden Gloves
Calumet Farm
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Bobcats Face Xavier and Busy Schedule Across Ohio
Ohio University baseball heads to Xavier for a single game and then plays two Miami tests before meeting Ohio State in Columbus. Miami stands as the main conference hurdle as OU aims for a strong finish and NCAA bid. Golf, tennis and track events against Denison, Dayton, Bowling Green, Marshall, Wittenberg and West Virginia fill the week with Kermit Blosser and Bob Bartel leading teams.
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Marshall
Wittenberg
Kermit Blosser
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Falcons
Kent State
Bob Bartel
Netters
Wisconsin
Jim Johnson
Morgantown
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Standings and schedules for baseball games across leagues
Standings show Cleveland at Kansas City and New York at Baltimore with multiple pitchers listed. Saturday results include Chicago, Cleveland, Boston, Baltimore, and New York games. Sunday and Tuesday schedules feature many matchups including Cleveland at Kansas City and Washington at Boston plus several leagues listings and scores.
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Liddle
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Philadelphia
Wehmeier
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Buhl
Cincinnati
St. Louis
Nuxhall
Rasehi
Soo
Unbeaten Boston Doge wins Gold Cup at Bowie track
Boston Doge captured the Gold Cup at Bowie finishing easily in 1:10 3-5 for three quarters. Amber's Lyn and Westward were runners up as double winners pursued the Triple Crown, with jockey Guerin noting he let the horse run only a sixteenth of a mile.
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Bowie
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Taseff Signs Contract With Baltimore Colts
The Baltimore Colts announced on Saturday that Carl Taseff has signed for the 1955 season. A Parma native and John Carroll University alumnus, Taseff joined the Colts from the Cleveland Browns in 1953 and has developed into a versatile backfield specialist known for intercepting passes.
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Parma
Moenes
John Carroll
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Cleveland Browns
McHan Tries Baseball in Pine Bluff Tryout
Chicago Cardinals quarterback Lamar McHan tested at first base with Pine Bluff Judges in the Class C Cotton States League. No contract was offered.
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Storch Leads In Ohio Bowling Assn Pin Meet
Bob Storch of North Canton tops the all events standings in the 51st annual Ohio State Bowling Assn meet. He totaled 1884 in singles 622 in doubles and 593 in team events during the sixth weekend. Sam Coleman of Cincinnati is fourth in all events with 1851. The state meet ends next Saturday and Sunday.
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Tiffin
Middlecoff Shows President Championship Form at Augusta
Cary Middlecoff fired a six under par 66 for 18 holes at Augusta National while playing in the Presidents fourball. He had eight birdies, five on consecutive holes, and matched the Masters winner form shown last week. Billy Joe Patton and Cliff Roberts also played as aides reported the President and group won a no score.
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Eisenhower
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Memphis
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New York
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Augusta National
Social Outcast Seeks Third Victory in Lincoln Special
Social Outcast the top Vanderbilt stable favorite goes after his third stakes win as Lincoln Downs hosts the Lincoln Special. The 5-year-old gelding by Shut Out Pansy carries 125 pounds after winning the McLennan Handicap at Hialeah and the John B. Campbell Memorial at Bowie.
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Lincoln Downs
Weekend Fights Staged Across Cities
In Boston Fernando Lausse stopped Georgie Small in four rounds. Hollywood George Macias outpointed Lou Filippo over ten rounds in Los Angeles. Havana rider Ciro Moracen from Cuba defeated Mickey Mars in ten rounds.
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Georgie Small
Hollywood
George Macias
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Calif
Lou Filippo
Los Angeles
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Ciro Moracen
Cuba
Mickey Mars
Cleveland
Redlegs Cup First Victory This Season
In a Crosley Field nightcap the Cincinnati Redlegs beat the Milwaukee Braves 6-5 to secure their first win of the season with Ted Kluszewski delivering the decisive single in the ninth after a four-run fourth inning sparked by Kluszewski and Ed Bailey. The opener had Milwaukee routing Cincinnati 10-1 as Joe Adcock and Hank Aaron led the Braves.
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Gorbous
Joe Adcock
Adcock
Ray Jablonski
Milwaukee
Dave Jolly
Art Fowler
Jim Greengrass
Fowler
Bill Bruton
Rudy Minarcin
Bob Hooper
Bruton
Johnny Logan
Redleg
Temple
Roy McMillan
Warren Spahn
St. Louis
St. Louis Cardinals
Joe Nuxhall
Vicaschi
Zulueta Set to Face Carter for Lightweight Title Shot
Cuban contender Orlando Zulueta, 26, fights lightweight champion Jimmy Carter in a non-title 10 rounder at Washington Wednesday night aiming to force a title bid. Once top contender, Zulueta seeks a breakthrough after three losses and a draw.
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Jimmy Carter
Washington
Zully
St. Paul Wins Twinbill to Tie for Lead in A A
St. Paul swept Indianapolis 8-3 in both games to tie Toledo Sox at the top of the American Association. Toledo lost the opener to Omaha 4-1 and then won the nightcap 6-4 to fall one game behind. Denver won 8-0 in the opener at Charleston but lost 6-4 in the second. Louisville, Minneapolis, Charleston, Indianapolis and Louisville vie for fourth to seventh as two games separate leaders from the pack.
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Associated Press
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Sox
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Millers
Steers Bowls In 50th ABC Opens at Memorial Coliseum
UA bowler Harry Steers of Elmhurst Illinois to compete in his 50th ABC tournament opening week at Memorial Coliseum Fort Wayne Indiana. Steers has three ABC championships and two doubles titles. standings show Ed Markuls leading all events with 1960 and Eddie Gerzine atop singles with 738.
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Ind
ABC
Memorial Coliseum
Harry Steers
Elmhurst
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Ken Kreger
Tonawanda
N. Y
Ed Markulls
Cuyahoga Falls
Eddie Gerzine
Milwaukee
Harry Zoeller
George Pacropis
Wilkes-Barre
King Louie
Cleveland
Cleveland Keglers
College Baseball Results Across Ohio Colleges
Kenyon at Muskingum postopened results show Muskingum with an early win. Mount Union edged Kent State in a 11 inning game. Notre Dame split with Ohio State in two games, one 10 innings, the other in extra innings. Ohio Wesleyan and Ohio University posted wins in a busy day across the region. Ohio State also posted a strong track showing, while tennis results feature Notre Dame and Denison among others.
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Marietta
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Hie State
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Fenn
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Mathews and McBee Share Thursday Title
Mathews and McBee finish Thursday League competition tied for first with 39 points each after a postponed game forfeit. Ambassador Latin trails five points behind in second. Gagle to award prize money next Thursday at 7 p.m. at Sportland.
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Mathews Ashlands
Sports and Recreation
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Ambassador Latin
Bob Gagle
Sportland
Pitchers Optioned By Reds Send Acker To Nashville
Pitcher Tom Acker was optioned to Nashville by the Cincinnati Redlegs last night. Also sent to San Francisco was pitcher Maurice Fisher in the same roster move.
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Nashville
Cincinnati Redlegs
Maurice Fisher
San Francisco
LaStarza Opens Comeback in Providence Bout
Welterweights match as Roland LaStarza returns tonight in Providence versus Baby Dutch Culbertson. The following week he faces Billy Tisdale in Holyoke. Pat Lowry of Toledo and Carmine Fiore of Brooklyn meet in a 10 rounder at the Arena on May 10, announced by promoter Sid Goldberg.
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Chicago Stadium
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Salt Lake City
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New York
St. Nicholas Arena
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N.Y
Roland LaStarza
Providence
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Holyoke
Pat Lowry
Toledo
Carmine Fiore
Arena
Sid Goldberg
Bowling team results and top ten bowlers listed
Scores show BROWLING sc res and team results with Millers High Life Mansfield VFW Southertons and Gasco. Top ten bowlers include M Bartlett C Widdoes D Gagle J Daft M Hall E Efaw R Jones and I Ridenm plus G Strawn D Conkey and E Scott with individual three or four game series and total scores.
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