Tribe and White Sox Vie for AL Pennant Confidence
The piece frames a tense AL pennant race with Cleveland manager Al Lopez claiming no fear of Chicago while worrying about the Yankees. Paul Richards shrugs off a late surge as Chicago aims to topple New York, and Casey Stengel watches the rivals as he stays quiet.
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Casey Stengel
Heavy Tilt May Point To Champ
New York boxers Hurricane Tommy Jackson and Nino Valdes square off at Madison Square Garden in a 10 round heavyweight bout telecast by CBS with Jackson, 22, at 192½ pounds and Valdes, 29, at 207, as Valdes may enter as favorite after Jackson’s two losses and a recent comeback win.
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Valdes
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Nino Valdez
Harry Friedman
Columbia
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NEA
Patterson poised to return against Royer at Garden card
Floyd Patterson the former Olympic champion returns to the ring tonight at St Nicholas Arena to face Jacques Royer in an eight round bout carried on DuMont television. The 19 year old Brooklyn light heavyweight seeks his first win since a disputed loss to Joey Maxim on June 7. Willie Troy meets Tony Anthony in a 10 round bout at Brooklyn’s East Parkway on ABC as part of the same card.
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Jacques Royer
Tiger Jones
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New York
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Willie Troy
Joey Giardello
Tony Anthony
East Parkway
ABC
Dayton Teen Wins Ohio Jaycee Tennis Title
Kay Ch jon of Dayton earned a berth to the National Jaycee tournament in Springfield August 3 through 7 by defeating Yunter Polte of Springfield 6 1 7 5 in the 15 to 18 year old finals. Other Ohio winners included Ronnie Finkleman Middleport and Jeff Phillips Middletown in doubles with a 6 1 6 2 victory over Watkins Kline Mansfield. A field of 75 competitors from 22 Ohio cities entered the event.
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Middletown
Jim Tenney
Toledo
Finkleman
Jeff Phillips
John Watkins
John Kline
Mansfield
Mack Maffett
Kenn Rupp
Polte
Harold Cunningham
Ohio Cities
Dodgers Recall Amoros as Williams and Kress Are Released
Brooklyn recalls Sandy Amoros from the Montreal farm in the International League. Dick Williams is released to St Paul and Charley Kress goes to Rochester if the International League club wants him. The moves clear room for pitcher Erv Palica whose Army rating ends July 27.
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Montreal
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Kress
Detroit
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Rochester
Erv Palica
Weeding Out At 48th Ohio Amateur Golf Championship
The 48th Ohio Amateur at Sylvania Country Club begins with 18 hole qualifying today on a 6,600 yard par 72 course. Of 152 entrants the low 63 scores advance to match play facing defending champion Arnold Palmer. The test repeats Tuesday with semi finals and final rounds set for Friday and Saturday respectively.
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Sylvania Country Club
Arnold Palmer
Cleveland Coast Guardsman
Jim Greengrass Excels as Cincinnati Legs Outfielder and Pitcher
Jim Greengrass, noted for his versatility, played third base and pitched in the minor leagues for the Cincinnati legs organization, showcasing his multi position skills and pitching ability in the farm system.
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Cincinnati Legs
All-Star Game standings and weekly results snapshot
Baseball standings and results cover New York Chicago Boston Detroit and Philadelphia with Sunday and Saturday scores. Schedule items list upcoming All-Star Game and multiple city matchups with teams New York Brooklyn Philadelphia Cincinnati Milwaukee St Louis Chicago Pittsburgh.
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Philadelphia
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Baseball Scores and Standings Across Cities
Teams from Indianapolis St Paul Kansas City Columbus Minneapolis Louisville Toledo and Charleston share results and standings. St Paul leads 8-2 while Indianapolis sits 2-0 and Minneapolis 8-6 as bowling schedules unfold. Billy Pierce of the Chicago White Sox pitched a 3-0 win over the Cleveland Indians in the first game of a doubleheader.
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Cleveland Indians
Don Mueller Sparked Giants In 13-7 Victory Over Pirates
Don Mueller of the New York Giants singled doubled tripled and homered in five at bats as the Giants defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates 13 to 7 in the first game.
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New York Giants
Giants
Pittsburgh Pirates
Saints Keep Hopes Alive in Twin Wins Over Indians
The St. Paul Saints defeated the league Indians twice 8-2 and 0 to stay within 8 games of Indianapolis in the American Association. Toledo and Louisville split, Kansas City and Minneapolis also split, and Charleston edged Columbus 1-0 then 4-3 on Johnny Kropf's ninth inning hit.
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Associated Press
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Tribe
Toledo
Louisville
Kansas City
Minneapolis
Blues
Millers
Charleston
Columbus
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Dick Wilkins Leads Giants End, Lumber Business Ties Born in Eugene
Dick Wilkins, newly signed offensive end for the New York Giants, runs a lumber company in his hometown Eugene Oregon. His ties to Oregon persist as he joins the NFL roster and prepares for the season.
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New York Football Giants
Eugene
Oregon
Redley’s Double Play Trio Tops NL Doubles Record Pace
Cincinnati Reds stars Roy McMillan Johnny Temple and Ted Kluszewski pace the team with 110 double plays this season leading the National League. Aiming to surpass the NL mark and integrate the famous Tinker Evers Chance trio legacy the Reds need 85 more double plays with 71 games remaining.
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Cincinnati Reds
New York
St. Louis Cardinals
Redlegs
Chicago Cubs
Joe Tinker
Johnny Evers
Frank Chance
Kruszewski
Reds
Point Team Lacks Coach for Verges Memorial Swim Meet
Gallipolis prepares its swimming squad for the Howard Verges Memorial Trophy intercity contest with coach absence at Point Pleasant noted. Gal lipolis plans evening practices 5 to 6 30 p m at Gallia Academy High School pool on Monday Wednesday and Friday as recruits and veterans finalize the roster.
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Point Pleasant
Howard Verges
Lynn Brown
Dick Caldwell
Jay Simms
Frank Kelton
Frank Casto
Jack Brown
Bill Brown
Penny McKean
Chetie Evans
Ann Magnussen
Bill Smeltzer
Paul Burks
Barbara Clendenin
Jim Hamilton
Jim Johnson
Keith King
Chuck Beachout
Harold Beachout
Jerry Evans
Bob Craft
Ann Miller
Oneta Thomas
Betty Clennin
Eagle Softball Team Splits Twin Bill
Gallipolis Eagles split a doubleheader at GSI diamonds. In the first game GSI won 11 to 6 with Dutch Rankin and Lewis Fellure pitching. in the second game the Eagles won as Richard Boggs hit two home runs while Lewis Fellure and Bob Burns pitched.
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Gallipolis Eagles
GSI Diamonds
GSI
Eagles
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Dutch Rankin
Lewis Fellure
Bob Burns
Baseball leaders listed with various team initials and stats
Major Stars AMERICAN BATTING NOR Noren New York 344 RUNS BATTED IN MINESO Chicago 6 HITS Fox Chicago 111 DOUBLES Vernon Washington 20 TRIPLES Runnels Washington 12 HOME RUNS Mantle New York 1% STOLEN BASES Jensen Boston and Mineso Rivera Chicago St PITCHING Reynolds New York 900 STRIKEOUTS Turley Baltimore 103
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Chicago
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Washington
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Jensen
Boston
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Reynolds
Turley
Baltimore
Baseball Season Leaders Snapshot
Snider of Brooklyn leads in runs and doubles with 75 and 26 respectively. Musial of St. Louis tops in runs batted in 82 and Home Runs 31. Mays of New York leads in home runs with 31. Mueller and Schoendienst tie for hits 119 while Bruton of Milwaukee has 18 stolen bases. Antonelli of New York records 13 wins 2 losses with .867 era. Roberts of Philadelphia and Haddix of St. Louis split strikeouts.
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Giants
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al Aber
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New York
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Mays
Bruton
Antonelli
Strikpouts — Roberts
Haddix
Four Share Golf Honors at Athens Country Club
Bob Butts and Art Smith along with George Merchant and Paul Beckley won the men's partnership tournament with net 139 at Athens Country Club. Individual scores included Butts 70, Smith 69, Merchant 68, Beckley 71, with several players posting sub90s. George Smith, club president, eagled No 1 by holed second shot. The course will close to men until after 4 p.m. Wednesday for the Ladies Invitational.
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Art Smith
George Merchant
Paul Beckley
Athens Country Club
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Merchant
Beckley
William Biggs
Climber Walter Blum Rises in Jockey Rank
A Brooklyn boy turning from thrift to horsemanship becomes Walter Blum. He rides his first mount at Hirsch Jacobs barn on May 4 1951 at Monmouth Park and wins his first race on May 5 1953. He led apprentices at Santa Anita last winter and climbed to the head of the national jockey list within about a year after returning east.
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Santa Anita
Legion Nine Defeats Gallipolis 6-3 in Friday Game
Athens American Legion beat Gallipolis 6-3 at Gallipolis with a four run first inning. Dennis White and Barney Gaskill combined on the mound with White fanning seven in four innings and Gaskill finishing. Hamilton led Gallipolis with three hits while Koehler and Cady each had two for Athens as they prepare to travel to Lancaster next Friday.
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Larry Hughes
Olan Koehler
Tom Cady
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Nelson
Lancaster
Smith
Moore
Rio Independents Sweep Double Header
Rio Independents swept a double header from the Cheshire Pilots. The first game ended 4 to 3 with Wiseman homering and adding a two on three bagger. Cofer held Cheshire to one hit in game one while six walks fueled Rio’s scoring. the second game was a 7 to 0 rout.
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Cofer
Pitching shuffle reshapes All Star clash in Cleveland
With last minute changes in the American League staff, the National League odds improved to 8-5 for tomorrow's All Star Game in Cleveland. Robin Roberts and Bob Keegan appear likely to start for the NL, backed by Antonelli or Spahn as needed, while Casey Stengel and Walter Alston weigh rest and matchups for a lefty heavy NL lineup.
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Sandy Consuegra
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Stan Musial
Duke Snider
Ted Kluszewski
Dean Stone
Washington
Alston
Brooklyn Pilot
Marv Grissom
Giants
Warren Spahn
Southpaw
Spahn
Underdogs Win In OWL Action
Racine defeated Athens 11 to 3 as underdogs rose in the Ohio Valley League opening day. McArthur and Albany also won, with strong pitching by John Rosenberg and Maurice Currens driving late rallies. Reedsville pounded Nelsonville for 14 to 7 behind Virgil Spencer’s 8 RBI day.
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Bob Ashley
Bill Tewksbury
Larry Morrison
Middiepor
Seven Browns Named to All-Star Grid Roster
Cleveland Browns will send seven players to the College All-Star team facing the Detroit Lions in Chicago on August 13. Standouts include Carlton Massey John Carson Gene Filipski Chester Hanulak Bobby Garrett and Jerry Hilgenberg. Coachs decision delays Browns camp until after the game with camp opening July 25.
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