Braves Take Lead With 3-2 Win as Redlegs Fall
Milwaukee Braves extend to two games on Cincinnati after a 3-2 win completing a three-game sweep. Red Murff pitched in relief for the victory, while Brooklyn and St Louis also dropped games in a day of varied results across the league.
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Athens High track schedule expands with six meets
Coach George Riser confirms a six meet slate for the Athens Bulldog track team adding home clashes with Jackson Wellston and the Southeastern Ohio League and District meets. Road trips include May 2 at New Lexington May 4 at Marietta and the May 24 25 state meet in Columbus.
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Reds Head East Kluszewski Stays Home
The Cincinnati Redlegs age their power attack sputtering as Ted Kluszewski is left behind for hospital treatment. General Manager Gabe Paul said the first baseman will enter Christ Hospital for a hip ailment evaluation and won t rejoin the team until doctors clear him to play.
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Odds Indicate Ray's Finished in Return Title Bout
Odds of 3 1 against Sugar Ray Robinson in a title fight with Gene Fullmer suggest a career end, but he has rallied before. Robinson, age 36, faces 25-year-old Fullmer in Chicago Stadium for a 15 round title bout. purses total about $70,000 each with TV radio revenue, and a hoped for 12,000 attendance. Also on the card is Joe Miceli versus Jackie La Bua in New York at St Nicholas Arena.
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Gutowski Sets Goal at 16 Feet
Palo Alto Calif Bob Gutowski Occidental College senior cleared 15 feet 84 inches at the Stanford Occidental dual meet to surpass Dutch Warmerdams 15-7% outdoor record but failed in three tries at 16 feet He predicted the 16 footer would come but his best was 15-8 14 Gutowski remains confident he will reach 16 feet eventually
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Indiana's Bell Man To Snap Owens' Jump
Greg Bell of Indiana, a junior dentistry student, posted a 26-14¼ broad jump at the Penn Relays, six inches better than last year’s mark, signaling progress toward Jesse Owens' 26-8 record. He also won the 100 in 9.7 and anchored two Indiana relays, earning MVP honors as Villanova and Olympic champions led the meet. Texas claimed two world-record relay wins in quarter and half mile events.
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Greenies Fall 2 0 to Marietta in Tight Shutout
Ames-Bern Coach Paul Cas to’s Greenies were out hit despite a solid effort as Marietta’s Ullman tossed a complete game shutout, scoring both runs in the first on Morris’s double and two miscues. Roger Smith led Ames-Bern with two hits, Koehler allowed three hits for Amos Bern, and the Greenies were eliminated by Nelsonville next in the District Tournament.
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Indians Shuffle Positions Again For Senators Series
Cleveland Indians pitcher Kerby Farrell announces lineup shifts with Jim Busby moving to center field and Al Smith to third base for the two game series against the Washington Senators. Bobby Avila shifts to second base as part of a nightly batting order overhaul to spark the 5 win in 11 game season.
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Shirley Garms Leads Two WIBC Brackets
Shirley Garms of Chicago tops both singles and all events in the WIBC tournament in Dayton. She rolled 642 Sunday night to build an 1837 in all events, with Marie Branning of Fort Wayne second at 636 and Joan Holm of Chicago third at 634.
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Ohioan fourth at Pine Needles Grandmasters Senior Golf Tour
Owen Lewis of Alliance shot 78 79 79 totaling 236 to finish fourth in the Pine Needles Grandmasters Senior Golf Tour in Southern Pines N C Edward Keatting of Manchester Vermont won the tournament with a 78 71 74 totaling 223.
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Jackson Routs Gallipolis: Pomeroy Is Foe Tuesday
Jackson Ironmen defeated Gallipolis 4 to 0 on Memorial Field as John Thomas allowed four hits and Gallia Academy committed seven errors. Wright twisted a knee on a fast fifth inning play, while Clyde Jarvis had two GAHL hits and Merrill Wilcoxon a triple. The win improves Jackson to 2-1 in SECAL play as Gallipolis drops to 0-2 in the loop.
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118th Hole Eagle Gives Patty Berg One Stroke Victory
Patty Berg wins the Women's Western Open with a final 74 and a 291 total. She sinks a 35 foot eagle putt on the 18th to beat Wiffi Smith by one stroke after trailing by five at the semifinals. Wiffi Smith ends with 80 after early bogeys.
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Jets Club Toronto For Twin Bill Wins
Columbus Jets snap slump with 6-3 win over Toronto and then finish 4-2 in the second game. Johnson, Pearce, Grimsley and Tiefenauer star for Columbus while Shaw and Roselli lead Toronto in a rain delayed International League clash.
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College Sports Roundup of Ohio Matches and Scores
Ohio State beat Michigan State 6-2 while Denison shut out Oberlin 6-0. Marietta downed West Liberty 3 and Wright Patterson AFB 5. Ohio State defeated Penn State 71 51. Mount Union led Hiram 96 31 in track.
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Casper Wins By Stroke At Derby Open
Casper Jr. edges Peter Thomson of Australia in a one stroke victory at the Derby Open. Casper shot a four day 68 68 71 70 277 seven under par and earned 413.75 dollars at Seneca Park.
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Youngstown bowler second in all events at Akron tourney
Fred Nagie of Youngstown totaled 1949 Sunday night to claim second in the Ohio State Bowling Assn Tournament all-events division. The Horning Bear Service team of Kent moved to second in the five-man event with 3142. Nagie posted 602 in team, 701 in doubles, and 646 in singles as the weekend-only tournament began March 23 and ends next Sunday.
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Elorde and Tiscareno Stop Opponents in Nagoya and Hollywood
In Nagoya, flash Elorde from the Philippines outpointed Kobayashi for the Oriental lightweight title as Hide outpointed Kobayashi. In Hollywood, Ramon Tiscareno stopped Alvaro Gutierrez in six rounds in a lightweight bout.
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Ohio Teams Set To Clash At OU Xavier Tennis Showdown
Ohio athletic schedule lists a Tuesday baseball doubleheader OU at Xavier and a tennis match with Ohio State visiting OU. Golt Lockbourne slated to compete for OU in tennis.
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High-Scoring ABC Ends After 51 Days of Tenpinning
In Fort Worth Texas the 54th American Bowling Congress concluded after 51 days of torrid competition. The event set records for high scoring and produced a banquet of marks across multiple events.
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Bowling and Baseball Notes From the Season Digest
A crowded sports digest covers league standings with Cur Club WL and team records, plus results from Monday to Saturday. It notes bowling all-events at Louisville where Jim Spalding set a 2088 total breaking a 20 year mark, and ABC tournament scores including 3100 series for Chicago Peter Hands and Detroit Strohs, plus 729 by Bob Allen in singles and a 2796 booster division.
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Standings and schedule update for midweek games
The results list includes St. Paul 9 and Indianapolis 6 with Minneapolis and Wichita also scoring. Denver 5 9 and Charleston 2 8 lag behind while Omaha 8 6 and Louisville 5 1 round out the totals. Louisville at Denver was postponed.
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Major League Stars Help White Sox Rally for 5-3 Win
Walt Dropo drove in three runs with a single and homer in three trips as Chicago defeated Oakland 5-3. Bob Friend limited the Dodgers to seven hits and four walks, leaving 11 runners stranded in a 3-0 Pirates win.
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Deluge of Orders Swamps All Star Office
A flood of ticket orders quickly sold out all reserved seats for the All Star baseball game on July 9. The St. Louis Cardinals announced that only 5000 bleacher and pavilion seats remain, with sale plans to be announced later, said Nat Hall, Cardinal ticket supervisor.
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Baseball Mirror Almanac Highlights Past Indian, Braves, Phillies Moments
Fifteen years ago Roy Weatherly of the Cleveland Indians hit a home run a triple and a double in an 11-6 win over the Philadelphia A's. Ten years ago Warren Spahn pitched a four hitter as the Boston Braves beat the Cincinnati Reds 4-0. Five years ago Curt Simmons returned from Army service and the Phillies beat the Cubs 8-2.
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Xavier Cards 9 MAC Tilts
Xavier University Musketeer football 1957 schedule includes 10 games five at home away at Miami Cincinnati Detroit Dayton and Kentucky Al Stephan announced Head coach Harry Connolly leads the squad opening vs St Josephs Indiana Sept 15 in Xavier Stadium The Musketeers beat the Pumas 13 8 last year Home games Kent State Bowling Green Marshall and Toledo are listed with dates.
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Ohio U Mile Relay Team Wins Penn Relays Division
Ohio University three other athletes highlighted a weekend track report. Harold Buchert Bob Strother Les Carney and Bob Sawyers won the mile relay division at the Penn Relays in Philadelphia with a 3 24.4 clocking. They had earlier won in Cleveland and placed second at Columbus. Aljah Butcher and coach Stan Huntsman joined the trip. On local tracks fresham candidates shone with Bob Harrison posting a 14.9 seconds 120 high hurdles unofficially near the varsity mark and Frank Dunigan 100 yard dash in 10.1 seconds while Jim Hatcher ran 2 03.5 for the half mile.
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