Finnegan First Landing Lead Derby Trial Field
In Louisville 16 three year olds contest the Derby Trial with two divisions worth 15 000 added each Finnegan from California and First Landing the East champ head rivalries Royal Orbit Troilus and other contenders jockeyed by Bill Hartack Johnny Longden and Eddie Arcaro. The event forecasts which horses may reach the Run for the Roses at Churchill Downs Saturday.
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Louisville
Churchill Downs
Finnegan
California
First Landing
Royal Orbit
Bill Hartack
Chris Rogers
Bayard Sharp
Troilus
Neil S. McCarthy
Johnny Longden
Eddie Arcaro
Christopher T. Chenery
Meet St. Louis Tonight Veteran Temple And Rookie Pinson
Two Reds stars Johnny Temple and Vada Pinson share a .357 average and power at the start. Temple, 29, is a veteran known for defense speed and hustle while Pinson, 20, is a fast rising rookie with slugging potential. After a rest, Cincinnati faces St. Louis with Brooks Lawrence against Lindy McDaniel.
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Cincinnati
Cincinnati Reds
Johnny Temple
Vada Pinson
Temple
Pinson
North Carolina
Reds
California
Woo
Seattle
St. Louis
Brooks Lawrence
Lindy McDaniel
Tigers Struggle Early Season Under Norman at Briggs Stadium
Detroit manager Bill Norman says the Tigers are not laughing at a 1-12 start and credit his players for 100 percent effort. He intends to end a second six-game skid by tonight’s game with the Baltimore Orioles, noting constant batting order changes and position shuffling.
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Detroit
Bill Norman
Detroit Tigers
Norman
Tigers
Baltimore Orioles
Briggs Stadium
New Marshfield VFW Baseballers Meet Tonight
A meeting of the Little League team sponsored by the New Marshfield VFW will be held tonight at 8 in the club rooms. Parents and VFW members are urged to attend. Equipment from the sheriff's department and VFW purchases will be on display. Manager Earl Lowry will detail ages and rules. Sheriff Harold Shields will attend.
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New Marshfield
VFW
Sheriff's Department
Earl Lowry
Harold Shields
Dodgers Rout Pirates Behind Drysdale Three-Game Win Streak
Don Drysdale earned his third consecutive win with a 9-3 victory over the Pirates allowing six hits three walks and seven strikeouts. Don Demeter and Don Zimmer added two run singles fueling a five run first inning to seal the win.
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Don Drysdale
Dodgers
Pirates
Don Demeter
Don Zimmer
Pittsburgh
American Assn Scores From Tuesday Contests
The American Association list shows Houston 12 over Denver 4 and Fort Worth 4 over St Paul 3. Louisville at Omaha had postponed games. only these results were reported.
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American Assn
Houston
Denver
Fort Worth
St. Paul
Louisville
Omaha
Power Leads Major Batting and Power in Early Baseball Averages
National and American League leaders are listed for at bats runs hits doubles triples home runs and stolen bases. Key figures include Power Cleveland Aaron Milwaukee Demeter Los Angeles Mathews Milwaukee and Burdette Milwaukee among others with top marks across batting and pitching categories.
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Aparicio
Chicago
Power
Cleveland
Mantle
New York
Wilhelm
Johnson
Pappas
Baltimore
Delock
Boston
McLish
Larsen
Aaron
Milwaukee
Bruton
Demeter
Los Angeles
Mathews
Davenport
Brandt
Cepeda
San Francisco
Banks
Temple
Cincinnati
Burgess
Pittsburgh
Mays
Moon
Zimmer
Neal
Burdette
Antonelli
Anderson
Klippstein
Semproch
Philadelphia
Face
ACL Resumes With Two Contests In Athens County League
The Athens County League resumes with Shade meeting Carthage Troy at 4 p.m. and Ames-Bern with Rome-Canaan at 6 p.m. Both games are in the southern division at the county field in Athens. Shade leads the division in Monday’s edition with Albany at 1-0.
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Shade
Carthage
Troy
Athens
Ames-Bern
Rome-Canaan
Panthers
Albany
Athens Lions Club Crown at Rollerbow Monday League
The Athens Lions Club won first place in the Monday House League at the Rollerbow. George Rutkoskie led with a 622 series and Paul Francis posted a 267 high single. Broughton’s took the team game at 915 while Kiwanis No. 2 earned second in team series with 2438.
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Athens
Dodgers Take Command. 9-3 over Pirates Tightens NL Lead
Los Angeles dodgers rout Pittsburgh 9-3 to move one game ahead as Don Drysdale improves to 3-0 with a six hitter. Gil Hodges remains the holdover in the lineup, while George Witt suffers an 0-3 start and the Pirates drop four games back.
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Fred Haney
Wes Covington
Johnny Logan
Milwaukee Braves
Chicago Cubs
San Francisco Giants
Dodgers
Braves
Philadelphia
Gil Hodges
George Witt
Pittsburgh
Pirates
Witt
Wally Moon
Don Demeter
Don Zimmer
Drysdale
Ron Blackburn
New York Yankees
Tribe Leaders Oppose Red Sox
Cleveland manager Joe Gordon praised the bullpen and certain starters after a rough four game set with Chicago. He noted Jim Grant, Jim Perry, Johnny Briggs and Humberto Robinson impressed, while Gary Bell and Don Ferrarese struggled, and predicted a rebound against Boston with Herb Score versus Tom Brewer in the lone game of the visit. Cal McLish opens the Yankees series later in the week.
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White Sox
Bullport
Jim Grant
Jim Perry
Johnny Briggs
Humberto Robinson
Gordon
Perry
Gary Bell
Don Ferrarese
Chicago
Indians
Boston Red Sox
Herb Score
Tom Brewer
Boston
Cal McLish
New York Yankees
Athens High Grad Named Notre Dame Man of Year
Dick Coury, class of 1948 from Athens High School, is honored as Orange County Notre Dame Man of the Year. He coaches football at Mater Dei High School in Santa Ana and has won the Parochial League title the last two seasons. He previously coached backfield for Camp Drake in Japan before joining Mater Dei five years ago.
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Dick Coury
Athens
Orange County
Calif
Notre Dame
Coury
Santa Ana
Mater Dei High School
California
Camp Drake
Japan
Athens Rollerbowl League Standings and Top Bowlers
The Athens Rollerbowl league lists Uptowners leading with strong showings from Pioneers Owls and Production Research. Top bowlers include Bill Rose Hoffman Paul Grab Virgil Conkey and Darrell Watkins with high games for Machine Shop and overall team scores in recent week results.
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Athens Rollerbowl
Royal McBeer
Uptowners
Annes BM
Pioneers Oy Hiicaanthadien
Nite Stars A
Plant No
Stan
Bill Rose
Hoffman
Paul Grab
George M. Wyckoff
Stan Gaylor
Paul Trit
Riley A
Virgil Conkey
Darrell Watkins
Owls
Office
Pioneers
Rain Delays Ohio U Baseball and Tennis Schedules
Ohio University athletics suffered rain cancellations as the Bobcats baseball team saw games against Xavier and Muskingum postponed and a non conference clash with Ohio Wesleyan rescheduled for Wednesday at 3 15 p m with Dick Butler starting. The tennis match with Denison also fell victim to rain.
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Ohio University
Bobcats
Ohio Wesleyan
Dick Butler
Ohio U
Xavier
Muskies
Denison
Miami Defeats Rochester 5 4 In Extra Innings
Rochester Red Wings suffer a 5-4 11 inning loss to Miami after their first season trip, dropping to third place in the International League behind the Marlins. Columbus holds second. Havana edges Buffalo 5-4.
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Associated Press
Rochester Red Wings
Miami
Rochester
Florida City
Wings
Marlins
Columbus
Jets
Montreal
Havana
Buffalo
Special meeting of Natchez Archers at Jim Hooper’s home
A special meeting of the Natchez Archers is scheduled for 7 30 p m Wednesday to discuss the Ohio Valley Archers League. All members are urged to attend at Jim Hooper's house.
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Natchez Archers
Ohio Valley Archers League
Jim Hooper
Baseball Standings and Schedule Snippets From The Week
The page lists team records and percentages for GB Cleveland Chicago Baltimore Kansas City New York Boston Washington Detroit Los Angeles Milwaukee San Francisco Cincinnati Philadelphia Pittsburgh St. Louis and others. It also shows upcoming games for Monday Tuesday Wednesday including New York Chicago Washington Kansas City Baltimore Detroit and notes rainouts and rescheduled matches across the International League standings.
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Chicago
Baltimore
Kansas City
New York
Boston
Washington
Detroit
Los Angeles
Milwaukee
San Francisco
Cincinnati
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
St. Louis
Miami
Columbus
Rochester
Richmond
Toronto
Havana T'S. A
Buffalo
Montreal
Richman
Havana
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Gil McDougald
Tony Kubek
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West Point
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Tribe
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Joe Gordon
Chicago White Sox
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Um Rohant
Schlitz
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