Shoe Nears 4th Riding Crown
Arcadia Calif Willie Shoemaker poised to become the first jockey to win a national riding championship four times starting at Santa Anita. He has 291 wins this year and leads rivals as the season opens, aiming to surpass lifetime totals and extend his record.
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Willie Shoemaker
Wee Willie
Santa Anita
Shoemaker
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Bill Hartack
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Tanforan
Joe Culmone
Johnny Adams
Two Indians Sign Contracts for 1959 with Indians
Minnie Minoso and Vic Power signed 1959 contracts with the Cleveland Indians. Minoso earned about 40 000 last season and posted a .302 batting average with 24 homers and 80 RBIs while Power, acquired from Kansas City in June, hit .317 in 93 games for Cleveland. Nine Indians signed for 1959.
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Cleveland
Minnie Minoso
Vic Power
Cleveland Indians
Minoso
Power
Indians
Kansas City Athletics
Kansas City
Veeck May Run Into Trouble With Chisox
Bill Veeck negotiates to buy into the Chicago White Sox but faces family resistance as Dorothy Comiskey Rigney and Charles Comiskey control a combined 60 percent of the stock. Charles Comiskey vows the team will stay in the Comiskey family and not be sold.
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Chicago
Bill Veeck
Chicago White Sox
Veeck
Dorothy Comiskey Rigney
Comiskey
Charles A. Comiskey
Comiskeys
St Louis Billikens Eye Key Victory in MVC Race
St Louis led by new coach John Benington eye a breakthrough in the Missouri Valley with Cincinnati defending champion and Oscar Robertson as top threats. The Bills rely on 6-8 Bob Ferry and 6-10 Bob Norman for rebounds as they chase a crucial win over Cincinnati to close the season.
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Associated Press
St. Louis
Easy Ed McCauley
Billikens
Missouri Valley
John Benington
Ed Hickey
Marquette
Hickey
Califor
Nia
Kentucky
Cincinnati
Bob Ferry
Bob Nordmann
Braves
Dartmouth
Bradley
Chuck Osborn
Bills
Akron
Seattle
Alex Adams
Illinois
Stanford
Tulsa
New Mexico State
Shrine game odds favor East for 34th clash
San Francisco notes show East ahead by 6 percent as Duffy Daugherty prepares East squad for Saturday in the Shrine game. West coach Jack Curtice touts Leon Burton from Arizona State as an ace and says the West will rely on speed to counter. West drills focus on aerial attack while the East strengthens defense in practice.
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San Francisco
Duffy Daugherty
Jack Curtice
Stanford
Leon Burton
Arizona State
Tempe
Curtice
Leon
Daugherty
Michigan State Wins Two of Three Bowl Appearances
Michigan State has won two of three bowl games. The Spartans lost to Auburn in the 1938 Orange Bowl but defeated UCLA in the 1954 and 1956 Rose Bowl contests.
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Michigan State
Spartans
Auburn
UCLA
Dartmouth Quarterback Mike Brown Coaches Harvard Freshmen
Mike Brown who played quarterback for Dartmouth in 1956 is coaching Harvard University freshmen quarterbacks while pursuing a studies at Harvard Law School.
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Mike Brown
Dartmouth
Harvard
Harvard Law School
Hal Anddrson Pursues Geology and Summer Climbing
Harvard guard Hal Anddrson majors in geology and spends summers mountain climbing, combining academics with outdoor sport.
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Hal Anddrson
Harvard Guard
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