Redlegs Beat Giants as NL Race Heats Up
The National League title picture tightens as Cincinnati topples the New York Giants 10-2. Don Newcombe fires a four-hitter for his 16th win, while Milwaukee and Cincinnati remain within two games of the Braves with a brutal upcoming 11-game stretch. Stan Musial hits his 19th homer for St Louis, and Roy Campanella drives in three as the Dodgers push for a pennant. In the American League, Herb Score blanks the Yankees as Cleveland wins 4-0, cutting New York’s lead to seven.
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Foreign stars lead in Tam All-American golf event
CHICAGO AP Two foreign players led the All-American tournament at Tam O Shanter as Peter Thomson of Melbourne and Antonio Cerda of Argentina shot 67s to sit atop a 156 player pro field. Dow trails by four strokes after the opening round as a strong group of Americans including Ford, Furgol, Mayer and Souchak sit near the top in the $25 000 event ahead of next week World tournament.
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Bob Harris
Mike Souchak
Don Finsterwald
Jim Hiskey
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Bonnie Randolph
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Sam Bennett No-Hits in Pony League Victory
Sam Bennett pitched a no hit for the Cougers in a Pony League game. The Cougers scored a run in the fifth on a walk error and two hits to beat the Tigers 10 to 0. Cornwell allowed four hits while Bennett, Wickersham and Bennett had singles and Gardner doubled. Tigers 0000 000. Bennett and Adams, Cornwell and Bennett.
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Fight Results and Golf Championship Update
Fight results from Los Angeles Glen Flanagan and Miami Billy Kilgore show outpoints with mixed scores. Kenny Lane defeats Glen Flanagan in Minneapolis, while Carlos Chavez wins on points in Los Angeles. Doug Ford secures the 1955 All American golf title on his sixth try.
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St. Paul
Doug Ford
Mason City Opens LL Tourney with 5 1 Victory
Four hundred attend the Little League All Star Tournament in Gallipolis as Mason City defeats Jackson 5 to 1 to advance to a date with McArthur. Hargraves allowed no walks and fanned 10, while Mason City knocked in five runs on four hits. Jackson’s lone run came in the seventh as their pitchers issued a dozen walks.
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Joe Ducan
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Lancaster 15-0 Triumph Seals Legion Tournament Progress
In Columbus Ohio Defiance and Lancaster reach the semifinals of the American Legion Junior Baseball Tournament as Lancaster defeats Grove City 15-0 after morning win over Steubenville 53. Grove City earlier beat Euclid 7-2 while Zanesville loses twice, 61 to Cincinnati and 14 to Defiance, ending its bid.
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Giambra Aims for Fourth Straight Win at Madison Square Garden
New York handsomely styled fighter Joey Giambra seeks his fourth consecutive victory and a higher middleweight standing as he faces Rocky Castellani at Madison Square Garden. The 24 year old Buffalo star declares confidence that beating Castellani will prepare him for top rivals. The bout, a 10 rounder, features Giambra as a slight underdog at 6-5 and will be shown on NBC TV and radio at 8 p.m. CST.
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KS Coach Hired as Line Football and Baseball Coach
Wellsville Ohio reports Victor McIntire a 32 year old former Wooster Wellsville and Kent State coach has been named line football and baseball coach at Presbyterian College Clinton South Carolina.
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Material Caps First Game of Year: To Knock Maples Out of Playoffs
Material starts season with upset of Maples in a low scoring contest. Harold Sams held Maples to six hits while Glasser Kellogg and Parsons led the offense with key doubles and timely scoring in the fourth inning. Maples threatened late but Warriner shut down the rally as Material prevailed 3 to 2 in the season opener.
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Paul Parsons
Tom Baldwin
George Glasser
Parsons
Baseball and league standings snapshot from Friday to Saturday
Baseball and league results list Thursday and Friday results across American and National Leagues with team matchups Brooklyn Milwaukee St. Louis Pittsburgh New York Chicago Boston Detroit Cleveland Baltimore Kansas City and International League standings for Toronto Miami Rochester Montreal Columbus Havana Richmond Buffalo headlines and Saturday schedule placeholders.
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Mountaineer foes and 1957 schedule outline rises
West Virginia's football schedule for 1957 lists four Southern Conference opponents, four eastern opponents and two Atlantic Coast Conference opponents. Boston University Virginia Tech Virginia and Wake Forest are noted among the opponents.
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Ex-Chisox Aids Cubs in Havana Dominance
Ex-Chisox Jess Sandy Consuegra, released by Chicago and Baltimore, dominated Havana's Redwings on Thursday night as the Havana team won its seventh straight, limiting Rochester to six singles. The Redwings remain in third place, 4 1/2 games back, after Toronto’s Maple Leafs beat Buffalo 10 innings earlier. Montreal erased a six-run Columbus lead, scoring five in the third to chase Fred Kipp, then Glen Mickens shut out the Jets on one hit over 6 2/3 innings for his fifth win.
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Redlegs Rally To Beat Cubs In Ruth League Thriller
Gallipolis Babe Ruth League leaders the Redlegs edged the Cubs 7-5 after scoring three runs in the bottom of the seventh. It was the Redlegs 12th straight win while two other Ruth League games were rained out. The Braves Jets clash was moved to Saturday at 4 pm as part of village bean dinner festivities. Jets meet Dodgers earlier at 1 30 pm.
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Browns coach drills Browns before All Stars game
HIRAM Ohio AP Coach Paul Brown vents disappointment over his Cleveland Browns conditioning ahead of the upcoming College All Stars game. He has players running 440 yard endurance tests and uses tough scrimmages to build muscle and stamina while noting heavier lines and backs compared with 1986. Brown defends his hard training style and compares his team to the New York Yankees in fearing a champion’s fall.
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Pledge Debate Rages Over Olympic Amateur Rule in 1956
Avery Brundage promised a Sunday statement on the new pledge demanding all entrants in the 1956 Olympics remain amateurs. The rule provoked protests from U S Olympic President and mixed reactions from athletes, with some undecided and others unable to sign. At San Benito Texas Bobby Morrow notes the pledge would bar coaching pursuits and questions its practicality.
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Hawks Beat Eagles and Cards Win in Pee Wee League
Hawks defeated the Eagles 2 to 0 and the Cards routed the Bluebirds 7 to 1. Grasso and Nanley starred for the Hawks, while Wren and Baker were key for the Eagles. Wilson, Adams and Atha formed the Bluebirds battery, and Berger, Gibson and Biggers starred for the Cards.
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Nye's Volkswagen Beats Lions To End Tie Bid
Nye's Volkswagen defeated the Lions 6 to 2 ending their chance to tie for the LL crown. Dick Duncan Bob Norris and Charles Carter led the winners with two hits apiece while Bucky Mechem added two knocks for the Lions.
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