Mudcat Grants Dominant Win Sends Indians Past Senators
Jim Grant pitched effectively as the Indians defeated the Senators 9 to 1 in Washington. Larry Doby led Cleveland with a homer double and single driving in three, while Minnie Minoso and Albie Pearson contributed key hits. Pedro Ramos took his 13th loss as Cleveland built a 9–0 lead before Washington finally broke the shutout in the sixth.
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Jim
Mudcat) Grant
Cleveland
Washington Senators
Larry Doby
Ted In
Minnie Minoso
Grant
Senators
Herb Plews
Albie Pearson
Indians
Jim Constable
John Romanosky
Pedro Ramos
Tex Clevenger
Ramos
Bobby Avila
Minoso
Doby
Vic Power
Randy Jackson
Billy Moran
Avila
Power
Rocky Colavito
Rocky
Gary Bell
Vito Valentinetti
Robby’s 26th Does It for Reds at Dodgers
In Los Angeles rookie Orlando Pena earned a relief win in his first major league appearance, pitching the eighth inning as the Reds held off the Dodgers for a 6-5 victory. Frankie Robinson hit a two run homer in the ninth, and Temple sparked Cincinnati with early doubles and a key two-run single. Harvey Haddix scheduled to face Johnny Padres in the next game.
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Orlando Pena
Cincinnati
Redlegs
Pena
Dodgers
Frankie Robinson
Redleg
Gabby
Reds
Havana
Gino Cimoli
Charlie Neal
Steve Bilko
Duke Snider
Robinson
Johnny Temple
Gil Hodges
Snider
Brooks Lawrence
Walt Dropo
Alex Grammas
Roy McMillan
Bob Thurman
Temple
Jerry Lynch
Danny McDevitt
Tom Acker
Don Zimmer
Harvey Haddix
Johnny Padres
Dow Finsterwald Wins PGA Title After Consistent Play
Dow Finsterwald, the 28 year old Ohioan, defeats Sam Snead in a stretch battle to capture the PGA title. The golfer, with the season's top scoring average and high cash winnings, had often placed second but kept aiming for consistent success, which paid off in a major victory.
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Dow Finsterwald
Dow
Sam Snead
Vincent Richards
Finsterwald
Don
Phillies Beat Cubs Twice In Doubleheader Sweep
Phillies swept a doubleheader at Philadelphia against Chicago 13-8 and 5-3. Ed Bouchette homered in both games, Gene Green and Rip Repulski added key hits, while Jim Marshall belted two homers for the Cubs in both games, keeping the action tight and leading the Cubs to competitive losses.
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Pittsburgh
Pirates
Bob Friend
St. Louis
Elroy
Giants
Friend
Milwaukee
Warren Spahn
San Francisco
Philadelphia
Chicago
Bill Mazeroski
Hank Foiles
Stan Musial
Joe Cunningham
Irv Noren
Gene Green
Frank Thomas
Ken Rover
Hank Aaron
Braves
Red Worthington
Joe Adcock
Andy Pafko
Johnny Logan
Yeon Waener
ED Botchef
Cubs
Rip Repulski
Wally Post
Willie Jones
Phillies
Jack Sanford
Jim Marshall
Baltimore
Tennis Doubles Champs Spark U S Davis Cup Dilemma
National Doubles champions Ham Richardson and Alex Olmedo stunned Davis Cup selectors by sweeping Barry MacKay and Sam Giammalva in four sets to win the title. The all American final raises two issues at Forest Hills: Richardson seeks extra funding to travel to Australia and his wife’s accompaniment, while Olmedo remains a Peruvian national not yet a citizen. The pair had earlier defeated defending champions Cooper and Fraser and ousted Laver and Mark en route to the final.
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Mass
Ham Richardson
Alex Olmedo
U. S
Richardson
Olmedo
Barry MacKay
Sam Giammalva
Forest Hills
N.Y
Australia
Nix
Richardson - Olmedo
Ashley Cooper
Neale Fraser
Rod Laver
Bob Mark
Big Four Seeks Stanford Invitation for New West Coast Group
San Francisco reports Stanford holds an open invitation to join the new Athletic Assn of Western Universities launching July 1 1959. California Southern California UCLA and Washington form the Big Four to create a Big Five, aiming to influence Rose Bowl arrangements though no agreement with the Tournament of Roses is yet in place.
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Stanford
California
Southern California
UCLA
Washington
Athletic Assn
Western Universities
Indians Sell Hoyt Wilhelm to Orioles in Waiver Deal
The Cleveland Indians traded knuckleball pitcher Hoyt Wilhelm to the Baltimore Orioles for the waiver price. Wilhelm is 35 with a 2-7 record this season. The Indians also announced Herb Score is back on the active list and will join Kansas City Thursday.
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Cleveland Indians
Hoyt Wilhelm
Baltimore Orioles
Indians
Herb Score
Southpaw
Kansas City
Wilhelm
Cleveland
St. Louis Cardinals
Bears Lions and Rams stay unbeaten in Exhibition action
The Rams Bears and Lions hold 2-0 records as the NFL exhibition season continues. Bears beat the Eagles 3-0 in Columbus with a 19-yard field goal by George Blanda. 49ers edged the Redskins 20-19 in Portland as Gordie Soltan hit a 32-yard field goal late.
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Chicago Bears
Detroit Lions
Rams
Bears
Lions
Philadelphia Eagles
Columbus
George Blanda
San Francisco 49Ers
Washington Redskins
Portland
Ore
Baltimore Colts
Chicago Cardinals
Austin
Tex
John Brodie
49Ers
Gordie Soltan
Frisco
Crocker Wins Waterloo Open on Lpg Tour
Fay Crocker from Montevideo Uruguay dominated the Waterloo Open in Waterloo Iowa winning by nine strokes. She finished 72 holes at 287 after a final round 75 to top Beverly Hanson by nine and push her year long circuit earnings to 10314.70 dollars as the leading money winner.
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Iowa
Fay Crocker
Montevideo
Uruguay
Beverly Hanson
India
Calif
Miss Crocker
Miss Hanson
Jug Girard to Try Again with Steelers in 1960
California Pa. veteran end Earl Jug Girard, after a change of mind on retirement, will return for another season with the Pittsburgh Steelers. Last year he was second on the Steelers with 21 receptions for 419 yards and four touchdowns and ranked eighth in the NFL in punt returns.
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Earl
Jug) Girard
Pittsburgh Steelers
Girard
Hanlon sparkles as Penn plays Yale in last fall series
Jack Hanlon, Pennsylvania half back, scored touchdowns in each of the final three Red and Blue games last fall. He opened the series with a 54 yard scoring play against Yale.
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Jack Hanlon
Pennsylvania
Yale
Veeck Delays Indians Bid Amid Attendance Slide
Former Tribe owner Bill Veeck has decided not to bid on the Cleveland Indians now. His syndicate could muster about four million dollars but will wait on developments. Chairman William R. Daley has hinted at possible relocation, yet says the team stays in Cleveland if fan support returns. Attendance has fallen from a 1948 peak to 722,256 last season and remains low this year.
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Tribe
Bill Veeck
Cleveland Indians
Veeck
William R. Daley
Daley
Indians
Anthony J. Celebreeze
Tuesday and Sunday Baseball Schedule and Results
Cincinnati, Los Angeles and Philadelphia face Chicago and Milwaukee in Tuesday games with multiple city pairings. Sunday results show Boston 14 to 3 and Detroit 8 to 2 with Kansas City 3 2 in an 11 inning game. other scores include Cleveland 9 Washington 1 and Baltimore 5 Chicago 2.
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Los Angeles
Philadelphia
Chicago
Milwaukee
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Boston
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Detroit
New York
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Boston Ee
Baseball Standings Recap From Major Leagues and Minor Circuits
In the International League Montreal leads at 18-4 while Toronto sits 8-3 and Buffalo visits Rochester with Iain Columbus at 8-4. Havana remains 0-3, Miami 4, Richmond 2. In the American Asss Charleston 7 Louisville 3 and Denver 10 Omaha 5. Minneapolis 10 St Paul 6. Pacific Coast League Phoenix 2-1 Salt Lake City 0-7 Seattle 8-0 and Sacramento 0-1 Portland 2-2 Spokane 10-6 Vancouver 3-3 San Diego 2-4.
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Rochester
Iain Columbus
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Miami
Richmond
Charleston
Louisville
Denver
Omaha
Minneapolis
St. Paul
Phoenix
Salt Lake City
Seattle
Sacramento
Portland
Spokane
Vancouver
San Diego
Yellow Jackets Fans Meet Tuesday At High School
Middleport Athletic Association led by R L Miller calls all Yellow Jacket boosters to a Tuesday 8 p m meeting at the high school. Officials will report on the Meigs County Fair food stand and outline fall activities. Parents and fans urged to attend to support Coaches John Thompson and Jim Barton.
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Yellow Jacket
John Thompson
Jim Barton
R. L. Miller
Middleport Athletic Association
Meigs County
Miller
Lorain Defeats Youngstown for Regional NABF Title
Lorain edged Youngstown 5-2 to win the regional National Amateur Baseball Federation title and earn a spot in the national tourney in Flint Michigan starting Friday. Youngstown had eliminated Cleveland 12-2 and then beat Lorain 3-2 in 10 innings.
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Lorain
Youngstown
Amateur Baseball Federation
Flint
Mich
Veteran MLB catcher Rollie earns acclaim across leagues
A long time veteran catcher known as Rollie played for the Pirates, Cubs, Reds, St. Louis, Indians, Yankees, and Phillies. Not a high batting average man, he was recognized as a skilled catcher.
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Chicago
Cincinnati
St. Louis
Cleveland
Yankees
Phillies
Rollie
Lumberman Cops Honors At Vandalia Trapshoot
Ned Lilly of Stanton Michigan captured the 59th Grand American Trapshoot overall title at Vandalia Ohio. Lilly won two finishing events and set a 26 yard record in the Vandalia Handicap with 99 of 100. Jim McCole tied for and then lost a shootoff for the all around championship while Helen Urban of Mentor Ohio won the women’s over all crown with 366 of 400.
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Ohio
Ned Lilly
Stanton, Mich
Lilly
Jim McCole
Gering
Helen Urban
Mentor
Canadian Open Won By Texan
Wes Ellis a 26 year old from San Antonio now based in Ridgewood New Jersey won the Canadian Open by one stroke over Jay Hebert. Ellis carded a four under 66 in the final round to finish 13 under par at 267 earning 3500 and the Sea Gram Gold Cup, while Hebert settled for 2300 in second. In Lexington Nebraska Jack Kaiser of St Johns Redmen will manage the Lexington Red Sox in the Nebraska State League after the college season.
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Wes Ellis
San Antonio
Ridgewood
N. J
Jay Hebert
Sanford, Fla
Ellis
Hebert
Lexington
Neb
Jack Kaiser
St. John’s Redmen
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Lexington Red Sox
Boston Red Sox
Weekend fights feature mixed results from Havana to Detroit
Havana fighter Havana Osecarito Suarez outpointed Jose Luis Mora in Cuba. Detroit bout saw Wilf Greaves outpoint Sherman Williams in Edmonton style scoring. Henry Hank stopped Charlie Cotton in Toledo Ohio.
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Osecarito Suarez
Cuba
Jose Luis Mora
Mexico
Detroit
Wilf Greaves
Edmonton
Alta
Sherman Williams
Louisville
Henry Hank
Charlie Cotton
Toledo
Ohio
National Football League Weekend Scores
Saturday results show Baltimore 31 Chicago 41 and San Francisco 20 Washington 19. Sunday results list Chicago Bears 3 Philadelphia with incomplete details.
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Chicago Cards
San Francisco
Washington
Chicago Bears
Philadelphia
Emily's Pride Poised To Break Hambletonian Mile Mark
Emily's Pride trained by Fred Egan aims for a Hambletonian 3 year old trotting race at Du Quoin on a resurfaced clay mile oval. If successful she would join the list of filly winners to break the two minute mark, as Flick Nipe drives the filly with Egan noting luck and speed as key factors.
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N. Y
Walnut Hall
Castleton Farms
Lexington
Emily
Vernon Downs
DuQuoin
Egan
Miss Tilly
Flick Nipe
Jacksonville Baseball Boys Plan to See Jets Play
Jacksonville boys in Babe Ruth Pony Little and Minor Leagues will attend the Columbus Jets game Tuesday night per recreation director Ken Neville. He urges all boys to register at Dow's Service Station.
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Columbus Jets
Ken Neville
Dow
Jacksonville Trimble High seeks cheerleaders Wednesday
All junior and senior girls interested in serving as cheerleaders for Jacksonville Trimble High School are asked to report to the high school grounds on Wednesday at 7 p.m.
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Kentucky Cagers Sign Contracts With Royals
Cincinnati Royals sign two Kentucky players John Crigler from Hebron and Adrian Smith from Kirksville to training Sept 17. The duo, both ex Kentucky NCAA champs with Vern Hatton, join the Royals after stellar seasons.
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Royals
Cincinnati
John Crigler
Hebron
Adrian Smith
Kirksely
Cincinnati Royals
Royal Vern Hatton
Kentucky
Dayton Nine Advances to National Final After Rainout
Dayton Ohio remained unbeaten as the Dayton Nine were named champions of the National American Baseball Federation senior sectional tournament after the final against Fort Wayne was washed out.
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Ohio
American Baseball Federation
Fort Wayne
NCAA Names Louisville As Cage Tourney Site
The NCAA executive committee awarded the 1959 basketball tournament finals to Louisville Kentucky for March 20 and 21. Regional sites for the university division include Charlotte North Carolina Northwestern University Evanston Illinois University of Kansas Lawrence and the Cow Palace San Francisco with dates March 12 and 14.
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United States
National Collegiate Athletic Assn
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Ern University
Evanston
University of Kansas
Lawrence
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