Yanks Pound Chisox Twice in Split Weekend
Yankees surge to lead as White Sox drop eight straight. Ford dominates in a 2 1 victory, Bauer drives in two with a pinch hit. In the NL, Musial stars for St Louis as the Cards, Phillies split. Alston ejects Newcombe after beanball exchange.
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Braves
White Sox
Casey Stengel
Yanks
Chicago
Whitey Ford
Hank Bauer
Cleveland
Boston
Sam Mele
Red Sox
Dave Sisler
Glouster Wins 13th Inning Thriller Over Jackson in Tourney
Glouster Junior Legion eliminated Jackson 4 3 in a district playoff and earned a three game series with Lancaster for the right to advance. Morrison delivered a 13th inning single driving in Fuchs for the decisive run as McPherson earned the win after relieving Bycofski in the seventh. Six Glouster players had two hits each including Morrison Erdy Dean Sicilian Fuchs and Bycofski.
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Jim Dean
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Ron McPherson
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Jon Sicilan Fuchs
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B. Wright
Pomeroy Driver Leads Fast Stock Car Qualifier Day
Eugene Willoughby of Pomeroy topped the fast qualifier list at Claybanks Speedway. Gene Schuman of Parkersburg and Bob Veney of Pomeroy finished second in the consolation race behind Willoughby. Glen Thompson took third in that event as Hysell of Pomeroy led the first slow heat with Durst of Point Pleasant and Max Barnes of Vinton close behind. Hysell won the slow feature with Durst runner up and Walter King of Harrisonville third.
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Dana Durst
Point Pleasant
Max Barnes
Vinton
Jack Nickles
Oak Hill
Schuman
Rhodes
Hysell
Durst
Walter King
Harrisonville
Louisiana Ban Spooks Sugar Bowl Sponsors Push Veto
The Mid Winter Sports Assn sponsor of the Sugar Bowl and Texas League president urged Gov. Earl Long to veto a measure banning athletic competition between Negroes and whites in Louisiana. The bill would take effect Oct. 15 and could handicap festival attractions, possibly excluding Shreveport clubs that field Negro players.
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Earl Long
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Texas League
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Shreveport
Singles Title For Western Champs In Rain Debacle
In Indianapolis the Western Tennis Championships saw the final men’s singles title match undecided as rain halted action. Top seed Vic Seixas and Eddie Moylan faced delays, while Francisco Contreras of Los Angeles and Alex Olmedo of Arequipa upset Seixas and Morris 6-2 6-? in doubles, and Mary Ann Mitchell of San Leandro claimed the title.
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Vic Seixas
Eddie Moylan
Seixas
Allen Morris
Atlanta
Francisco Contrerrs
Los Angeet
Alex Olmedo
Arequipa
Mary Ann Mitchell
San Leandro
Calif
Crosby Group Has Nod In Bid for Detroit Club
Detroit buyers led by Fred Knorr and John Fetzer near finalizing a five to six million dollar offer to purchase the Detroit Tigers and Briggs Stadium. The bid competes with syndicates led by Bill Veeck and other backers, with approval required from Briggs trustees and AL Commissioner Ford Frick. The Knorr Fetzer group includes Bing Crosby and other notable figures.
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New York
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Nelsonville Takes Lead In HVA Race
Nelsonville moved to the top of the Hock ing Valley Association by defeating Sunnyhill 43 after a 4-1 start in the seventh. Roebuck Fishbaugh and Weinbrecht sparked the win as Fred Lowe earned the pitcher’s decision. Coalton routed Sunnyhill with 10 hits, featuring White's triple and Earich, Stew, Corradina doubles. In other action, Swaps led a record Hollywood Gold Cup showing for trainer Olene and jockey Willis Shoemaker, while Nashua topped Monmouth Park Handi Cap with Eddie Arcaro aboard.
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Sunnysill
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Snyder
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R. Dupler
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Cook
Arlington Dawley
Cla Brooker
Arlington Park
Tomes
Bethea and Slade Meet in St Nicholas Arena Feature Bout
Wayne Bethea, fresh conqueror of ex-champion Ezzard Charles, faces Jimmy Slade in a 10 round feature at St Nicholas Arena New York. Bethea first drew attention by upsetting Harold Carter in a prior semi final and later lost twice to him.
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National League and Minor League Scores Chronicle
Baseball scores and standings across the 65 S National League and International League. Quickly listed are game results from Sunday and Saturday, plus Tuesday and Monday schedules, with team records, standings, and notable scores for Brooklyn Chicago Milwaukee Pittsburgh St Louis Philadelphia New York Cincinnati Cleveland Boston Baltimore Detroit Kansas City Washington and Montreal to Rochester Miami Columbus Havana Toronto Rochester Richmond Buffalo Richmond and related matchups.
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Cincinnati Tigers
Ray Moore
New York
Hal Brown
Kansas City
Bob Thurman
Washington
Rocky
Wally Bridges
Burnette
Carl Furillo
Denver
Senators
Bobby Brooklyn
Shantz
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Milwaukee Braves
Walter
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Cleveland
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Montreal
Toronto
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Buffalo
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Havana
Publinx King Reveals Yellow Sweater Superstition
SAN FRANCISCO Junie Buxbaum national Public Links champion explains his yellow sweater habit as his superstition. He won his semifinal on Friday the 13th and clinched the title Saturday 3 and 2 after a 25-foot par putt on hole 13.
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Junie Buxbaum
Buxbaum
Scarbrough
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Crippled Rafer Johnson Wins Decathlon Crown
Rafer Johnson, despite a knee nerve injury in the high jump, scored 7754 to place behind his 1955 world mark of 7983 in the Wabash College decathlon trials. Milt Campbell followed with 7555 points, while Bob Richards earned 7054 and Bob Lawson 6885 as USC’s Lawson looms for Olympic selection.
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United States
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Ner
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U. S
Hungarian Runner Beats World Mark in Budapest
Sandor Sharos, the Hungarian runner famed for multiple 1955 world records, reduced Emil Zatopek's 10,000 meter mark by over 11 seconds in Budapest. He also shattered the six mile world mark en route, a record later surpassed by Dave Stephens of Australia.
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Sandor Tharos
Budapest
Emil Zatopek
Sharps
Zatopek
Czechoslovakia
Australia
Dave Stephens
Finsterwald Ties For Fourth In Open Golf At Boischatel
Don Finsterwald of Athens finished tied for fourth with a 279 total over 72 holes in the fourth annual Open Golf tournament at Boischatel. He earned $1400 in prize money from a $26,800 purse.
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Don Finsterwald
Athens
Shrine Club Triumphs 4-3 In Pony League Clash
Shrine Club defeated Ben Franklin Co 4 to 3 as Jerry Moore drove in the winning run in the seventh on an error. Wamsley, Neal, and McDermitt limited the hits, with McDermitt the beneficiary. Wamsley and Moore had two hits and two runs. Reynolds added Shrine’s other hit. Franklin’s pitching featured Blessing with 13 strikeouts.
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Rusty Wamsley
Ronnie Neal
Aaron McDermitt
McDermitt
Wamsley
Moore
Shirl Reynolds
Shrine
Bobby Blessing
Strik
Mikel Bailey
Larry Cheesebrew
Blessing
Bill Baker
Walter Sturgeond
Ronnie Nichols
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Ana Cheesebrew
Neal
Meermitt
Reynolds
Baker
Medics Debut in Athens Little League Against Nyes Volkwagens
The Medics will field in their first Athens Little League game at Kiwanis Field at 5:30 p.m. Reported players include Charles Mitchell Barry Wilson Ed Lynn Ron DeVeau Randy Lock Lee Briggewater Charles Fulks Dick Faulks Paul Aikman Leonard Echols Tom Sla gle Tom Bean and Bob Everton.
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Barry Wilson
Ed Lynn
Ron DeVeau
Randy Lock
Lee Briggewater
Charles Fulks
Dick Faulks
Paul Aikman
Leonard Echols
Tom Slagle
Tom Bean
Bob Everton
Sunday baseball scores for several cities and teams
In American Association play Indianapolis defeated Charleston 3 to 2 and Wichita overwhelmed Louisville 13 to 9. Omaha beat St Paul 11 to 2 while Minneapolis won 10 to 2 over Denver. Saturday results saw Charleston 7 Indianapolis 4 and Wichita 4 Louisville 2.
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Omaha
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Minneapolis
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Raul
Havana fight ends with Cuban kid stopping Villafarra
Cuban fighter Fichique halted Al Villafarra after 142 percent pace in Havana. New Orleans and Tacoma results show Pat McMurphy outpointing Ez Hard Charles in Cincinnati, with 10 rounds noted.
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Tacoma
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Pat McMurtry
Ezhard Charles
Cincinnati
Bean Ball Exchange Spurs Alston To Yank Newk in Row With Cubs
Brooklyn manager Walt Alston pulled ace Don Newcombe in the seventh as a volatile Cubs Dodgers clash erupted after Newcombe was hit by a pitch and a series of beanballs. Umpires warned both managers that further intentional pitches would force 10 day suspensions for pitcher and manager. Brooklyn won 108 in a tense game marked by repeated batters being hit.
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South Coast
Vinton Jets Sweep Cubs In Twin Babe Ruth Wins
WALLIPOLIS The Vinton Jets defeated the Cubs twice 8 6 and 4 1 at Memorial Field. Chuck Dowler and Dave Holder led the Jets in both victories as they wrapped up a doubleheader sweep. The team, fresh from a recent fund drive, netted 80 dollars for new uniforms and plans another doubleheader at Cheshire Saturday.
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Dave Holder von
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Women's Golf Pairings Set For Athens Country Club Tournament
Women golfers from multiple clubs are listed in paired groups for the Athens Country Club Wednesday event. Pairings feature Algeo with Coon, Murray with Algeo, McCleary with Orr, Widloes with Rutkoskie, Ramseth with Wilson, and many others including Sprague, Good, Baur, Hall, Rosenberg, Rauch, Moffett, Beckley, Clifford, Davis, Richey, Coon, Studer, Gardner, Hangar, Christianson, Jones, Tom, Rutter, Schleicher, Betts, and Bernard. The page notes post 4 p.m. tee times.
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Athens Country Club
Dorothy Algeo
Louise Coon
Ian Murray
Ann Algeo
Pat McCleary
Lois Orr
Vi Widloes
Pauline Rutkoskie
Wila Ramseth
Mary Wilson
Ginc ‘Ne
Lois Robinson
Marge Eschenbacher
Jane Evans
An Dupler
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Millie Hall
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