Purkey Johnson To Open On Mound For Reds Monday Twin Bill
Reds rest ahead of pivotal pennant lead as St Louis defeats them 7 4. Purkey and Johnson to face Giants in twi night with McCormick Jones O Dell or Lemay opposing. Johnson praised by Hutchinson for improved form and defense behind him. Post and Coleman homer in loss. White and Boyer drive Cardinals scoring.
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Johnson
Reds
Giants
Cincinnati
Cincinnati Reds
Los Angeles
Fred Hutchinson
St. Louis Cardinals
Mike McCormick
Sam Jones
Billy O'Dell
Dick Lemay
Hutchinson
Toronto
Wes Westrum
San Francisco Giants
P. S. Tomkins
Oldtimers Day In Nelsonville Celebrates Baseball Past and Present
Nelsonville hosts Oldtimers Day as part of Parade of The Hills. Veterans like F E. R. Bradley Pete Moore and J H Lock reminisce about amateur and pro baseball, comparing eras and noting stars like Babe Ruth Mickey Mantle and Ty Cobb. They recall pay and plays from earlier days and send greetings to the Cincinnati Reds.
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Nelsonville
F E. R. Bradley
New Lexington
Pete
Bradley
Mickey Mantle
Roger Maris
Babe Ruth
Pete Moore
St. Louis
Ty Cobb
Cobb
J. H. Lock
Chauncey
Circle Hill
Millfield
Maris
Lock
Cincinnati Reds
C. D. Duncan
Baltimore
Ohio
E. R. Bradley
Messenger Sportsphoto
Zanesville Pioneers Dominate 9-1 Over Oldtimers Day All Stars
Zanesville led by Wagner and Drake silenced the aging Oldtimers squad in a 9-1 exhibition win. Wiezbiski and Weidig powered the middle order with multiple hits and runs, while Crist slugged a three run homer to left. About 41 Oldtimers and a few hundred fans attended the Parade of the Hills event.
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Ville
Pioneers
Zanesville
Jerry Stufflebean
Lefty Wagner
Bob Drake
Jim Wiezbiski
Fritz Weidig
Larry Crist
Wagner Wiezbiski
Weidig
Crist
RBI
Zanesville Brh
Mason
Dixon
Mathew
Vn McCoy
Stufflebean Wiezbiski
Canter
J. Earich
McGinnis
Psttens Et
Dietrich
B. Meurich
Wend
Bowers
Courtney
Sanders Rf
Wagner
Snyder
Drake
Crum
Sennitz
Woodson
Mathew Wend Snyde
Wiezbiski
Weizbiski
McCoy
Matheny
Wagner- McCoy-Weidig
Canter-Dixon- Snyder
Stufflebean
Brewer Wins Indian Spring Open In Golf Jackpot
Silver Spring Md Gay Brewer Jr wins the Indian Spring Open at Indian Spring Country Club with a three under 67 final round and 277 total earning 35000 dollars. Billy Maxwell finishes second with 278 and 3450 prize, while Bill Casper and Paul Harney tie for third at 279. Don Finsterwald takes 282.
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Gay Brewer Jr
Indian Spring Country Club
Billy Maxwell
Dallas
Brewer
Maxwell
Bill Casper
Apple Valley
Calif
Paul Harney
Worcester
Mass
Harney
Don Finsterwald
Trimble Sailor Serves Aboard Henley Destroyer
Norman Hollingshead fireman apprentice on the destroyer USS Henley sails from Norfolk to the Mediterranean with America's Sixth Fleet for training in anti air and anti submarine defense and at sea refueling and replenishment.
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Trimble
Henley
Mediterranean
Norfolk, Va
Norman Hollingshead
GSN
Joel Hollingshead
Walnut
America
Major League Stars Cash Leads Tigers Sweep Boston
Norm Cash of the Detroit Tigers collected six hits in seven at bats, including his 31st homer, driving in four runs as Detroit swept Boston 6-1 and 7-6.
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Norm Cash
Tigers
Igers
Boston
Scores From Pacific Coast and Related Leagues
Baseball score roundup shows Seattle 4 5 Salt Lake 3 4 Portland 10 10 Tacoma 0 4 Hawaii 6 Vancouver 4 San Diego 1 3 Spokane 0 4 Charleston 8 6 Toronto 3 5 Buffalo 8 5 Jersey City 4 2 Columbus 8 Syracuse 7 Rochester vs Richmond rained out ppd American Association Louisville 3 Denver 2 Houston 7 Indianapolis 4 Omaha 3 0 Dallas Fort Worth 2 7
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Seattle
Salt Lake
Portland
Tacoma
Hawaii
Vancouver
San Diego
Spokane
Charleston
Toronto
Buffalo
Jersey City
Columbus
Syracuse
Rochester
Richmond
American Association
Louisville
Denver
Houston
Indianapolis
Omaha
Dallas-Fort Worth
Jofre Stops Arias in Seventh Round Bantamweight Bout
In Caracas Venezuela Eder Jofre 118 stops Ramon Arias 115 in a seventh round bantamweight title fight. In New York Jorge Fernandez 150 defeats Isaac Logart 147 in a Cuba 10 event.
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Caracas
Venezuela
Eder Jofre
Brazil
Ramon Arias
New York
Jorge Fernandez
Argentina
Isaac Logart
Cuba
Phillies snap losing streak by beating Braves 7 4
Phillies end a historic slide by defeating the Milwaukee Braves 7 4 after losing the opener 5 2. Warren Spahn earned the win for Milwaukee while John Buzhardt earned his first Phillie victory since July 28. The Reds and Dodgers also lost as St Louis and San Francisco won, keeping Cincinnati atop the NL.
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Reds
Dodgers
Philadelphia Phillie
Milwaukee Braves
Cincinnati
Los Angeles
St. Louis
San Francisco
Chicago
Pittsburgh
Warren Spahn
John Buzhardt
Gene Mauch
Philly
Buzhardt
Phil
Carl Willey
Milwaukee
Phillies
Bob Hendley
Spahn
Eddie Mathews
Chris Short
Felipe Alou
Willie Mays
Philadelphia
Browns Narrowly Beat 49ers In Final Seconds
Milt Plum connects with Ray Renfro for a 27-24 comeback win as Lou Groza boots two field goals and three extra points. Browns overcome late SF defense after a 72 yard drive to clinch the pre season victory. Packers Cardinals Colts Vikings Rams Giants Bears Redskins also play with ties and wins.
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Cleveland Browns
Lou Groza
Milt Plum
Ray Renfro
Browns
San Francisco 49Ers
Cleveland
Groza
Giants
Zeke Bratkowski
Ram
Danny Villanueva
Charlie Bivins
Bears
Morris Brown College
Redskins
Pony League Uniform Return Drive Announced
Pony League director Merlyn Phillips orders all Pony League uniforms turned in at the high school field between 1 and 3 p.m. on Tuesday Wednesday and Saturday with a deadline on Saturday.
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Merlyn Phillips
Carbon Hill-Longstreth seals second round with 6 0 win
NEAL HAWK spun a four hitter over D Wright as Carbon Hill-Longstreth blanked Buchtel 6 0 to move to 6 0 with one game left. Champ and Courtney led the offense with a run producing double and triples while Hawk improved to 2 0. Logan’s Eagles await the 1961 HVA title game pending playoff date.
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Logan's
Eagles
Hocking Valley Baseball Association
Buchtel
Logan
Corning
Jets
Jim Myers
Jim Sanborn
Neal Hawk
Big Dan Wright
Hawk
Wright
Carbon Hill
Buechtel
Courtney J. Braatyr
Mcdonald T. Mane
Tucker
Beech
F. Champ
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Sun
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D. Wright
N. Hawk
D Wright
Dr Lee Aces Fifth Hole At Athens Club
Dr Arnold Lee of McArthur scored a hole in one on the par three No 5 hole at Athens Country Club while playing with his wife Janet and Mary Hope. Mixed twosome results named Vi Widdoes and Bud Johns with low gross honors.
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Athens Country Club
Arnold Lee
McArthur
Janet
Mary Hope
Hocking Hills Country Clubs
Logan
Athens
Vi Widdoes
Bud Johns
Maxine Wolf
Earl Washburn
Maris and Mantle Lead Yankees Sweep and Dominate
The Yankees sweep Cleveland 6-0 and 5-2 as Maris hits his 49th and Mantle his 46th, while Detroit tops Boston in a doubleheader 6-1 and 7-6. Cash hits three times in each Tiger win, raising his batting average to .364 with 31st homer.
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Mantle
M Boys
Babe Ruth
Yankees
Cleveland
Detroit
Red Sox
Cash
Chicago
White Sox
Kansas City
Baltimore
Washington
Minnesota
Los Angeles
T and T Market Downgraded by Jackson County All-Stars
In the Kanawha Valley Invitational Softball Tournament the Point Pleasant lineup T and T Market lost 4 to 1 to the Jackson County All-Stars Saturday night. Emory Starling collected both of Point Pleasants hits on singles. Earlier T and T defeated St Albans Friday.
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Charleston
T and T
Point Pleasant
Jackson County
St. Albans
Emory Starling
Jackson Co
Smith
Cincinnati Gehlert Post Advances To Regional Final Showdown
Cincinnati Gehlert Post, winner of the Ohio American Legion Junior Baseball Tournament, meets Highland Park Illinois in Princeton Indiana for the Regional Title after an 8 2 victory that tied the series. The winner moves on to the national finals at Hastings Nebraska next week.
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Princeton
Ind
Cincinnati
Gehlert Post
Ohio American Legion
Athens
Highland Park
Ill
Hastings
Nebr
Kansas Boy Wins 24th All-American Soap Box Derby
Richard Dawson, 13, of Wichita, Kansas, wins the 24th All-American Soap Box Derby after a four round photo finish. He steered a teal blue gravity powered racer to victory Sunday. Gary A. Patchen, 15, of Fort Lauderdale, Florida, finishes second.
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Akron
Richard Dawson
Wichita
Kan
Gary A. Patchen
Fort Lauderdale Fla
Grand American Trapshoot Opens At Vandalia
The 62nd Grand American Trapshoot begins with three days of prelims and moves to a 1000 target program through Saturday. Top events include a 100 target 16 yard state champions race and a 20 target non title veteran and family categories, with about 600 expected competitors. Buford Bailey won the Dayton Homecoming 200 target final with 75 straight in a shootoff.
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Dayton
Buford Bailey
Big Springs
Neb
U S Davis Cup rally wins American zone final over Mexico
The United States defeated Mexico 3 2 to win the Davis Cup American zone final for the second straight year. Chuck McKinley and Bernard Bartzen won key singles as weather disrupted play at the Cleveland Skating Club. The U S will face India in the interzone semifinals at a later date.
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Cleveland
Mexico
Cleveland Skating Club
Chuck McKinley
St. Louis
Mario Llamas
Bernard
Tut) Bartzen
Rafael Osuna
Bartzen
Osuna
Chuck
McKinley
Llamas
Antonio Palafox
Dennis Ralston
U.S
India
Baseball Standings and Schedule Update
WL Pct GB Columbus 82 48 .631 Charleston 71 55 .563 9 Buffalo 72 60 .545 11 Toronto 66 66 .500 17 Rochester 62 68 .477 20 Richmond 59 68 .465 212 Jersey City 59 70 .457 2212 Syracuse 48 84 .364 35 Toronto at Syracuse Buffalo at Jersey City 2 Columbus at Charleston 2 Rochester at Richmond 2 Rochester at Richmond Columbus at Charleston 2
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Charleston
Buffalo
Toronto
Rochester
Richmond
Jersey City
Syracuse
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