All-Star Game Nears as 49000 Expected at Baltimore
Memorial Stadium is anticipated to host a record crowd of more than 49,000 for the 25th All-Star Game. The American League, led by Williams and Berra, is favored 14 to 10 over the National League. Managers Haney and Stengel promise aggressive lineups, with Spahn starting for the NL and Mantle among the AL’s early hitters.
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Willie Mays
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Stengel
Bob Turley
Mickey Mantle
Yankees
Boston
Jackie Jensen
Kansas City
Bob Cerv
Spahn
A. L
Nellie Fox
Chicago
Mantle
Spahiie
Mays
Senators To Stay at Home Amid Capital Ballpark Debate
In Washington, AL club owners and lawmakers urge Senators to keep baseball in the capital. Calvin Griffith signals no permanent move, while Sen. Mundt and Sen. Langer push reviews of a sports antitrust bill amid scrutiny of club owners and the All-Star setup. Tom Yawkey and others defend baseball as the national pastime in the capital debate.
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Washington
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Minneapolis
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William Langer
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RSD
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Tom Yawkey
Boston Red Sox
National
Glouster and Nelsonville Battle to Darkness Tie
In the Hocking Valley League a Sunday game between Glouster and Nelsonville ended in a 9 8 tie at Nelsonville after darkness halted play. Glouster led 5-4 after five innings, Nelsonville scored five in the seventh to take a 9-5 edge, Glouster chipped back to 9-8 by the eighth, then added two in the ninth before darkness stopped the contest.
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Deed
Nelsonville
Board Approves 15 Million Giants Stadium Plan
San Francisco faces a 7-2 approval vote for a 15 million dollar stadium at Candlestick Point to house the Giants. Completion set for 1959, with 35 year playing agreement and minimum city revenue terms while landowners protest new road assessments. A separate note cites Minnesota 1958 Big Ten base ball champion Jack McCartan hitting .405 in 12 league games.
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San Francisco Giants
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Candlestick Point
Giants
Minnesota
Jack McCartan
U. S. Faces Canada With Untried Davis Cup Team
The United States bets $60,000 on a largely untested Davis Cup squad against Canada in Toronto for the American Zone semi finals. Barry MacKay heads the lineup including Whitey Reed Sam Giammalva Earl Buchholz Jr and Jack Douglas.
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Barry MacKay
Dayton
Ohio
Toronto
MacKay
Whitey Reed
Alameda
Calif
Sam Giammalva
Houston
Earl Buchholz
St. Louis
Jack Douglas
Stanford University
Melbourne
Reed
America
Giammalva
Buchholz
Douglas
Alex Olmedo
National League weighs adding two teams to expand reach
Milwaukee owner Lou Perini backs expanding from eight to ten clubs. He credits recent attendance gains and a World Series title for profitability and says the country is ready for expansion. The league will study feasibility with a three member committee. New York’s bid to replace Dodgers and Giants is a factor and Toronto is preferred for a Canadian location over Montreal.
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Lou Perini
Milwaukee Braves
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Braves
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Milwaukee
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National League
Warren Giles
League
Robert Wagner
New York City
Toronto
Montreal
National League and American League standings and results brief
In the major leagues the National League leaders show New York at 48 25 and Cleveland at 481 13 with Chicago at 36 39 and Baltimore at 35 40. The American League notes Kansas City 38 37 Boston 38 37 Detroit 37 37 and Washington 31 45. Tuesday All-Star game set for Baltimore. no Monday games. Wednesday Cleveland at New York tentative. Pacific Coast Portland 4 Sacramento 0. Spokane 3 Seattle 0. International League Toronto 7 Montreal 2. Buffalo 7 Rochester 5. Richmond 1 Havana 0. Columbus 4 Miami 3. American Association Wichita 6 Indianapolis 4. Minneapolis 4 Omaha 2. Denver 12 St Paul 7. Louisville at Charleston rain.
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Atlantic City to host fifth annual marathon swim
Atlantic City will host its fifth annual marathon swim on Monday with an international field of 18 swimmers racing the 25 mile course through open ocean and bays. The event tests endurance across challenging waters in New Jersey.
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N. J
Rain Delays Ohio Women’s Amateur Golf Qualifier
A field of 103 resumes play at Aurora Country Club after heavy rain washed out the qualifier. Mrs. John B. Whatacre Jr. of Canton led with 41 37 78 before the delay, two strokes ahead of Akron’s Betty Kerby. The championship will use two rounds Friday and conclude in an 18 hole final. Ann Richardson of Columbus does not defend her title.
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Ohio
Aurora Country Club
John B. Whatacre Jr
Canton
Betty
Valdes Set to Box Carter Ahead of Patterson Harris Spark
In Spokane Nino Valdes plans a hard 10 round bout with Harold Carter a Linden New Jersey Sunday School teacher Valdes 211 pounds to Carters 193 pounds expected to go 10 rounds on ABC television at 9 p m EST If Valdes wins he will challenge the Patterson Harris winner with a $5 000 stake to be posted by manager Bobby Gleason.
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Harold Carter
Linden
N. J
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Bobby Gleason
New York Boxing Commission
Patterson-Harris
ABC
Start Qualifying Rounds In Ohio Amateur Golf
The 52nd Ohio Amateur Golf Tournament opens with 184 entrants competing over 36 holes at Tippecanoe Country Club to determine the 63 players who join defending champion Bob Ross Jr. in match play. An unlikely hopeful is Eddie Koski of Steubenville a steel mill worker with five children who hopes to shock the field despite limited practice and looming midnight shifts.
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Tippecanoe Country Club
Belleview
Legion Leagues 11 2 Contest To Big Red
Athens Legion nine lost 11 to 2 to Parkersburg over the holiday weekend. Parkersburg exploded for three first inning runs and added two in the third, two in the fifth, and four in the sixth for 11 hits and nine Athens errors. Bartlett leads Parkersburg with six major league offers amid a 20 1 record as teams set rematch for Wednesday at 5 30 p m at the county field.
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Art Wallace
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Russ Wickerham
Dyer
Collins
Tracewell
Gaskins
Kern Wins Holiday Medal Handicap at Athens Country Club
Dayton Kern topped a holiday medal handicap with a 66 net on 88 gross at Athens Country Club. Fred Schleicher and Bob Wickham tied for second at 67 nets. Larry Snyder carded a 69 net after a 70 match score in a three way tie for third. Charles Mitchell Frank Calvin and Ken Woogerd followed with 70 nets in fourth.
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Fred Schleicher
Bob Wickham
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Larry Snyder
J. D. Haskins
Dr. J. R. Sprague
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Frank Calvin
Ken Woogerd
British Champ Has Hand Injured Fishing
Yvon Durelle, British Empire light heavyweight champion, injured his right hand while fishing near Baie Ste. Anne, N B He vows to still defeat Mike Holt of South Africa in the Montreal title bout set for July 16 He quips the wound may bleed a little but that will not stop him from winning.
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N. B
Yvon Durelle
Baie Ste. Anne
Mike Holt
South Africa
Montreal
Durelle
Boxing Results From Sydney and Several U S Cities
Larry Baran of the Philippines outpointed Max Murphy in Sydney. Willie Dockery of New York defeated George Benton in Brooklyn. Tony Baldoni of Baltimore stopped Johnny Cunningham. Norris Burse of New Orleans knocked out Freddie Little. Henry Luera of New Orleans stopped Frankie Speed. Gene Fuller of West Jordan outpointed Jim Hegerle in St. Paul.
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Willie Dockery
Brooklyn
George Benton
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Tony Baldoni
Johnny Cunningham
New Orleans
Norris Burse
Houston
Freddie Little
Bogalusa
Henry Luera
Frankie Speed
West Jordan
Utah
Gene Full_mer
Jim Hegerle
St. Paul
Medics rout Kiwanis 15 to 2 in Little League clash
The Medics overwhelmed Kiwanis 15 to 2 as Dick Fulks pitched a two hit game for the winners and Murf Chambers went 4 for 4. Kiwanis collected only two hits, Kenny Drenaces had both.
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Dick Fulks
Murf Chambers
Kenny Drengaces
Joe Mulligan
Paul Ayers
Dave Brown
Mike Collins
Jim Pierce
Kenny Drenaces
Fifth Celtics Player Returns His Contract
Loui Tsioropoulos has become the fifth member of the Boston Celtics to sign for the 1958-59 NBA season. The 6-5, 210 pound forward from Lynn, Massachusetts, in his second year, was assigned to guard the opponent's top scorer on defense. Announcement came from President Walter Brown.
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Loui Tsioropoulos
Boston Celtics
Lynn
Mass
Walter Brown
Kentucky
Dodd Earned Nine Letters at Tennessee
Georgia Tech football coach Bobby Dodd earned nine letters at Tennessee: three for football, three for basketball, two for baseball, and one for track.
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Bobby Dodd
Tennessee
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