One run decides as Lawrence blanks Braves for Redlegs
Brooks Lawrence pitched seven innings of one run ball to beat the Milwaukee Braves 1-0. Johnny Temple drove in the sole run with a double and sacrifice fly as Cincinnati, struggling with power, moves four games back of the Braves with a 12 earned runs in eight games. Birdie Tebbetts defends winter trades as not impacting the lineup.
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Birdie Tebbetts
Cincinnati Redlegs
Redlegs
Birdie
Brooks Lawrence
Milwaukee Braves
Johnny Temple
Braves
Joey Jay
St. Louis
San Francisco
Giants
Tebbetts
Frank Robinson
Don Hoak
George Crowe
Bolt Leads Rubber City Open as Firestone Starts
The Rubber City Open begins at Firestone Country Club with 137 players in a 72-hole event worth 22000 dollars. Tommy Bolt aims to succeed Arnold Palmer after last year’s sudden death win, with seven of the top eight money leaders in the field and Don Finsterwald of Athens among entrants.
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Firestone Country Club
Tommy Bolt
New York
Arnold Palmer
Rubber City
Doug Ford
Ken Venturi
Don Finsterwald
Athens
Segura and Sedgman Lead Masters Round Robin Tennis
Pancho Segura and Frank Sedgman sit at 3-0 in the Masters Round Robin tennis event with Segura defeating Lew Hoad 6-2 6-4. Defending champion Pancho Gonzales improved to 3-1 after an extended win over Rex Hartwig 10-8 6-2 6-? Hartwig falls to 1-4 as Rosewell stands 1-1 and Trabert 1-2.
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Los Angeles
Pancho Segura
Frank Sedgman
Segura
Lew Hoad
Hoad
Pancho Gonzales
Rex Hartwig
Gonzales
Hartwig
Ken Rosewell
Tony Trabert
McConnelsville Beats Athens Legion 7-3 in Junior Ball
McConnelsville defeated Athens 7 to 3 on the winner’s field as both teams had five hits. Athens miscued four times and Kenny Harvey faced costly errors after a 3-2 lead entering the fifth inning.
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Athens
Junior Legion
McConnelsville
Kenny Harvey
Waivers Asked On Lemon San Diego Next Stop
The Cleveland Indians bid farewell to the last of the Big Four, Robert Granville Lemon, with waivers requested on Wednesday and a plan to depart Saturday for San Diego in the Pacific Coast League. Morrie Martin will join the roster to replace him.
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San Diego
Cleveland
Cleveland Indians
Robert Granville Lemon
Waivers
Bob Feller
Mike Garcia
St. Vincent’s Charity Hospital
Early Wynn
White Sox
Tribe
Chicago
Wynn
Garcia
Feller and Lemon
Indians
Frank Lane
Joe Gordon
Lem
Morrie Martin
St. Louis
All Australian Men’s Final Sets Wimbledon Showdown
Althea Gibson defends her Wimbledon title against 18 year old British hopeful Ann Haydon as Susie Kormoczy faces Angela Mortimer in the women’s semifinals. The men’s singles crown tightens to an all Australian final with Ashley Cooper meeting Neale Fraser after semifinal wins. Fraser beat Kurt Nielsen 6-4 6-4 17-19 6-4. Cooper beat Mervyn Rose 17-9 6-2 6-3 6-3.
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England
Althea Gibson
Miss Gibson
New York
Ann Haydon
Miss Haydon
Suzy Kormoczy
Britain
Angela Mortimer
Ashley Cooper
Paw Neale Fraser
Fraser
Kurt Nielsen
Cooper
Mervyn Rose
Horse Show Planned For Albany Sunday
Albany Riding Club hosts a horse show at Albany High School athletic field on Sunday July 6 with a 12 30 parade and 1 30 show start. Fifteen classes include gaited Western ponies walking and pleasure horses with clubs from Meigs County Gallipolis New Haven Wellston Logan Lancaster and Parkersburg. Ribbons and trophies awarded. judges R Kenneth Jones Athens English classes and H Hoffman New Lexington Western types.
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Albany High School
Meigs County
Gallipolis
New Haven
Wellston
Logan
Lancaster
Parkersburg
R. Kenneth Jones
Athens
H. Hoffman
New Lexington
McArthur Nine Tops Acme Baseball Loop
The Dodrile Ford Acme League team McArthur clinched first place by a 1-0 win over Coalton behind John Coman's one hit shutout with 16 strikeouts and one walk. Coman held Drake to six hits as McArthur defeated every league opponent in the round. Meanwhile McArthur Little League beat Zaleski on the new diamond.
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Coalton
John Coman
Coman
Drake
Zaleski
Monroe
Baltimore
Detroit Tigers
Kansas City
Jim Bunning
Washington
Boston
Ted Williams
Denver
Yankee
A’s
Dick Williams
Ryne Duren
Billy O'Dell
Yankees
Tony Kubek
Thomas Wins June Player of the Month Honor
Pittsburgh slugger Frank Thomas earns the National League Player of the Month for June after leading with 22 homers and 66 RBIs and securing 15 votes. Philadelphia reliever Dick Farrell trails with 10 points in the voting by writers and broadcasters.
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Cincinnati
Frank Thomas
Pittsburgh
Thomas
Dick Farrell
Philadelphia
Phils
McArthur Legion Post Sponsors District Baseball Entry
Robert Wyckoff Post 303 voted to sponsor an American Legion district baseball team. The Dodrill Ford Acme league squad will play in Legion colors, managed by C. H. Red Birkhimer and coached by Bob Coman, with Virgil Lough named Legion post athletic officer.
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McArthur
Robert Wyckoff Post
American Legion
Legion
Dodrill Ford Acme
C. H
Red) Birkhimer
Bob Coman
Virgil Lough
Legion Post
JoJo White Signs As Cleveland Coach
JoJo White formerly a Detroit Tigers outfielder has been signed as a coach by the Cleveland Indians. The club announced the appointment today naming White to the coaching staff.
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JoJo White
Cleveland
Joyner
Jo-Jo) White
Detroit Tigers
Cleveland Indians
Boxing Judge Indicted On Fight Bribe Charge
New York boxing judge Bert Grant 51 faced indictment and arrest on a bribery conspiracy with fight manager Hy mie Wallman. Five Madison Square Garden and St Nicholas Arena bouts from 1954 to 1958 involved Wallman fighters. Grant allegedly received 400 total dollars. Wallman granted immunity. Grant did not testify. Four Wallman clients won, including Alex Miteff and Moses Ward.
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Bert Grant
Hymie Wallman
Wallman
Grant
Madison Square Garden
St. Nicholas Arena
Frank Hogan
Hogan
Alfred J. Scotti
D. A. John J. Bonomi
Alex Miteff
Moses Ward
Detroit
Ike Chestnut
Orlando Zulueta
Cuba
Swearingen's Rips Pepsi 19-5 in Fairgrounds Ballgame
Swearingen's banged out 18 hits to defeat Pepsi Cola 19 to 5 at the Fairgrounds diamond. The big fourth inning produced ten runs. Kellogg Scheckling and Snider each had three hits. Allen Mulligan and McQuire homered in the game.
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Swearingen’s
Pepsi Cola
Kellogg
Scheckling
Snider
Allen
Mulligan
McQuire
Baseball Scorecard Items From A Local Game
The record lists players and actions across innings with hits and errors. It names teams Pepsi Cola and others and tracks batters pitchers and fielders including singles doubles triples and home runs by players such as Ripple Snider Leen and McGuire.
Four HVA League Games Set for July Fourth
Eight Hocking Valley Association baseball teams will play postponed June 15 games on July Fourth. Buchtel visits Murray City to face Hogan's Bar. Racine travels to Gloucester. Jacksonville plays at Plantsville. Deed's Dairy goes to Amesville. All games start at 2 p.m. unless managers agree to a different time.
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Murray City
Hogan’s Bar
Racine
Glouster
Jacksonville
Plantsville
Deed’s Dairy
Amesville
Monroe Shines in Yankees Debut as Casey Alters Urgency
Zack Monroe, a 26 year old rookie, earned a 4 1 victory in his first major league start for the New York Yankees. Casey Stengel keeps a deep rotation as peer clubs chase pace in a crowded AL race.
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ED Wilks
Zack Monroe
New York Yankees
Peoria
Zack
Casey Stengel
Thomson Leads British Open With 66 At St Annes
Australian Peter Thomson shot 66 to take a one stroke lead on day one of the British Open at Royal Lytham St Anne's. Ireland's Christy O Connor trails, with Henry Cotton, Max Faulkner, and Gary Player within two strokes. Gene Sarazen and Monte Bradley trail further after 73 and 76.
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England
Peter Thomson
Thomson
Ireland
Christy O’connor
Henry Cotton
Max Faulkner
South Africa
Gary Player
Royal Lytham
St. Anne's
Bobby Jones
Walter Hagen
Ben Hogan
Bobby Locke
Lytham
Locke
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