Ohio State Darkhorse in Big Ten Race Forecast
Minnesota with veteran lineup led by Bobby Cox challenges Iowa defending champions as Western Conference teams prepare to open drills. Iowa remains the team to beat with Jim Gibbons and Dick Klein anchoring a stout defense and Randy Duncan set to quarterback.
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All America
Bobby Cox
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Northwestern
Ken Ploen
Frank Gilliam
Jim Gibbons
Alex Karras
Dick Klein
Randy Duncan
Duncan
White Sox vs Tigers sparks AL race as Kaline 300 milestone looms
The Tigers toppled the Yankees 5-2 at Detroit for a 34 2 game lead over New York while Chicago's White Sox chase within three percentage points after six straight wins. Kaline homered for Detroit reaching 300 for the first time since June as Mantle rises to .377 and Williams sits at .379. Phillies rally past Braves as Milwaukee edges St Louis in the NL.
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Ed Mathews
Wes Covington
Bob Hazle
Jack Sanford
Dick Farrell
Ernie Johnson
Frank Malzone
Willard Nixon
Red Sox
Giants
Danny O'Connell
Hank Sauer
Redlegs
Robinson Seeks Deal For Title Bout As Norris Hospitalized
Sugar Ray Robinson indicated readiness to defend against Carmen Basilio on Sept. 23 while Jim Norris lay in a hospital due to food poisoning. IBC secretary Truman Gibson said a deal could be reached soon if Robinson remains sincere. Norris’s illness came as he and Robinson had been negotiating theater TV rights with TNT and Teleprompter.
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Jim Norris
Sugar Ray Robinson
Carmen Basilio
Robinson
Norris
International Boxing Club
Theater TV
Truman Gibson
IBC
Gibson
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Teleprompter
TNT
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Ray
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New York State Athletic Commission
Nardiello
Middleport Gridmen Display Fine Spirit
Middleport Yellow Jackets coach John Thompson praised the squad after two days of practice drills saying they show strong spirit and quick adaptation. He noted players looked like younger students last week but improved as they worked until dark each evening. He added that even if they do not win, opponents will know they have been in a ball game.
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Middleport
Yellow Jackets
John Thompson
Thompson
Racer Hits 257 mph in Bonneville Speed Trials
Roy Leslie of Denver drove the Benz-Leslie streamliner to 257.69 mph as the ninth annual Bonneville National Speed Trials opened on the salt flats in Utah.
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Bonneville Salt Flats
Utah
Roy Leslie
Denver
Salt Flats
Browns Experiment With Roster In San Francisco Test
HIRAM Ohio The Cleveland Browns continue exhibition trials in San Francisco with Paul Brown assigning Joe Amstutz at center and Art Hunter moving between center and tackle. Milt Plum will handle quarterback duties and punting. Bobby Freeman and Junior Wren compete at cornerback and safety. Roger Zatkoff tests at right linebacker as Brown weighs possible position changes.
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49Ers
Brown
Joe Amstutz
Toledo
Indiana
Frank Gatski
Art Hunter
Notre Dame
Hunter
Bobby Freeman
Auburn
Junior Wren
Milt Plum
Penn State
Wren
Roger Zatkoff
Chicago at Brooklyn Milwaukee at New York Cincinnati at Philadelphia
Scores from Monday show New York defeating Cincinnati 17 to 3 and Philadelphia beating Milwaukee 4 to 3. Upcoming Wednesday schedule lists Chicago at Brooklyn and Cincinnati at Philadelphia.
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Brooklyn
Milwaukee
New York
Cincinnati
Philadelphia
St. Louis
Pittsburgh
Catfish Taken by Crane Nabs Local River Record
Nelsonville's Dick Crane of Haydenville reportedly set a local area rod and reel record with a 38 pound catfish from the Muskingham River. He landed it in about 20 minutes on 30 pound test line with a 20 pound leader, using a dip net.
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Nelsonville
Dick Crane
Haydenville
Crane
Thurman Recalled to Fill In for Bell for Reds
Cincinnati signs relief for Gus Bell who is out for the season with a fractured foot. Bob Thurman returns from the minors to replace him, as Vincent Amor is released on waivers. Bell suffered the fracture in a slide at Pittsburgh. Thurman had started the year with the Reds and was batting .251 before his option to Seattle.
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Bob __ Thurman
Gus Bell
Cincinnati Redlegs
Redleg
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Bell
Pittsburgh
Reds
Seattle
Amor
Havana
Nicklaus Seeks Berth In National Amateur
Cincinnati report shows Jack Nicklaus of Columbus leading a field of 53 golfers aiming for one of six starting berths at the 1957 National Amateur. The 36 hole test at Camargo Country Club includes players mostly from Ohio Indiana and Kentucky on a 6766 yard par 70 layout.
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Cincinnati
Jack Nicklaus
Columbus
Ohio
Indiana
Kentucky
Camargo Country Club
Grove City shuts out Sunnyhill in Parade of the Hills opener
Grove City defeated Sunnyhill 3 to 0, scoring all runs in the sixth inning on eight hits. Neal Hawk homered? no, singled to solve Grove City ace Bucky Walters. Sunnyhill loaded the bases later but could not score. Next Sunday Sunnyhill meets Hocking Valley All-Stars. Ben Wager seeks three players per league manager. Yale's 1957 team includes seven lettermen from Illinois.
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Nelsonville
Neal Hawk
Bucky Walters
Coalmen
Hocking Valley All-Stars
Ben Wager
Buchtel
Wagner
Beach
Sephus
Plantsville
Exline
Glouster
OU Coaches tout speed and depth for 1957 football squad
Ohio University head coach Carroll Widdoes told Athens Rotary Club the 1957 Bobcats will be faster and more balanced on offense with more running and passing from a spread. Sophomores Dick Greens and Ken Fisher were named top prospects. Athens High coach Don Eskey noted thin depth but good backfield speed with players listed for first team spots.
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Rotarians
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Bailey
Randy
Dunigan
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Hilles
Jim
Miami
Redskins
Bowling Green
Dick Greens
Ken Fisher
Eskey
Bulldogs
Pee Wee Hawks Team Roster Revealed for Summer Showdown
The Hawks Pee Wee League roster lists Brock Kern Terry Ellis and Bill Shame in the front row with Tom Chiki Michael Ley Norman Orcutt Glen Bridgewater Don McIntorf and Dick Wheaton in back. The event is a three game series under the Hawks banner this summer.
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Brock Kern
Terry Ellis
Bill Shame
Tommy Chiki
Michael Ley
Norman Orcutt
Glen Bridgewater
Don McIntorf
Dick Wheaton
Hambo To Be Run in Split Divisions at DuQuoin
The 32nd Hambletonian will be run at DuQuoin Illinois in two divisions with 21 horses racing for a top purse near 48 thousand dollars. First division features 11 entrants and second division 10 with two heats per division and a final mile for the championship. favorites include Hoot Song Buckeye Demon and Hickory Smoke with bets reflecting a long odds history for favorites.
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State Fairgrounds
Goshen
N. Y
Hoot Song
Ralph Baldwin
Buckeye Demon
Harrison Hoyt
Calhoun Beats Giambra In Rough San Francisco Bout
Rory Calhoun, ranked fifth in the middleweights, edged Giambra after a slow start. Calhoun mounted a late surge in round four and won after a 10-round decision as judges favored him. Giambra praised Calhoun's punch and toughness postfight.
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Rory Calhoun
Joey Giambra
Calhoun
Giambra
White Plains
N. Y
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