Burke Kroll To Meet Today In 36 Hole PGA Final
Burke and Kroll, physically and mentally suited for the grind, clash in a 36 hole finale at Blue Hill Country Club for the PGA Championship title and a $5000 top prize. Burke, 33, seeks peak form after a long apprenticeship. Kroll, 37, a steady tour veteran, seeks another major upset. Burke led early but Furgol edged toward a late win, with a 12 foot birdie on the 37th saving Burke in a tense finish.
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Ugly Duckling Redlegs edge Pirates 4-3 in late thriller
Cincinnati Redlegs, once the NL underdogs, beat Pittsburgh 4-3 as Johnny Temple drove in the deciding run in the eighth. Brooks Lawrence earned the win while Elroy Face took the defeat. The victory kept Cincinnati within two games of Milwaukee and close to Brooklyn in the pennant race.
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Baseball Standings and Schedule From National and American Leagues
National League standings show Brooklyn leading with 48 wins, Milwaukee 39, Cincinnati 32, St. Louis 42, Chicago 39, Philadelphia 49, New York 31. Tuesday and Wednesday games include Milwaukee at New York, Cincinnati at Brooklyn, St. Louis at Philadelphia, Chicago at Pittsburgh. American League lists New York 61 29 618, Cleveland 50 37 575, Baltimore 48 46 455, Detroit 39 49 439, Washington 36 55 396, Kansas City 33 56 371. Tuesday games include Baltimore at Detroit, New York at Chicago, Washington at Cleveland, Boston at Kansas City.
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Indians Bombers Rally To Solid Early Season Start
New York reports show Wertz of Cleveland enjoying a peak season after polio, with Buddin driving in 74 runs and 23 homers for the Red Sox. Virdon shines for Pittsburgh at .319 while Del Greco and Littlefield struggle. Stan Musial rides a hot stretch for St. Louis as Temple boosts Cincinnati in the chase.
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Tennis Champ Had To Win National Title
Shirley Fry rallied from a 2 6 deficit to defeat Althea Gibson and capture the national clay court title. Herb Flam won the men’s singles after a long five set match over Ed Moylan. Fry teamed with Dorothy Head Knode to win the women’s doubles, and Flam with Art Larsen took the doubles crown.
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Skizas Sparks A's In 3-2 Win Over White Sox
Lou Skizas the young outfielder acquired from the Yankees last month has 19 hits in 52 at bats for a .365 average since joining the A's. He collected three hits Monday night as Kansas City edged Chicago 3-2 behind the relief work of Tom Gorman and Bobby Shantz. Milwaukee pitchers Bob Buhl and Lou Burdette also carry a 3-2-3 record after eight starts.
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Favorites Win In Boys Play In Western Junior Tennis
In Champaign opening rounds of the Western Junior and Boys Tennis Championships seeded favorites advanced with few upsets. Notably Wayne Peacock of Wauwatosa Wisconsin seeded 10 in juniors was defeated by Lloyd Moglen of Mount Vernon New York 75 64. Alphonse Jochoa of Mexico City, seed 2, fell to Robert Bowditch of Worcester Massachusetts 64 61 while Norm Perry of Los Angeles and Paul Palmer both reached the third round.
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International League Tuesday Schedule Headlines
The International League lists Tuesday games with Montreal at Havana, Toronto at Miami, Buffalo at Richmond, and Rochester at Columbus. No Monday results or other games scheduled. Wednesday shows Toronto at Miami on the slate.
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Scoring Recap From Monday American Association Games
Wichita defeated Indianapolis 1 to 0 while Charleston won 9 to 3 over Louisville. Omaha beat Minneapolis 9 to 8 and St Denver edged Denver 1 to 0.
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Braves hand IL All-Stars a one hit defeat in Toronto
The International League All-Stars were held to one hit in a 3 0 exhibition loss to the Milwaukee Braves in Toronto. Bob Trowbridge pitched six strong innings allowing only a leadoff single by Clyde Parris of Montreal in the fourth.
Uniforms Delivered to Vinton Jets Youth Team
New white and green trimmed uniforms were delivered to the Vinton Jets youth baseball team last week. Community merchants contributed 71 of the 116 dollar cost, with Coach Bill Dowler covering the remaining amount.
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LL Leaders Win Gallipolis in a Little League Game
The first place Red Sox defeated the Braves for their seventh straight victory. In Babe Ruth League action the Cardinals topped the Dodgers 84.
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Ennis’s Clutch Hitting Tops NL Sluggers
New York report notes Don Ennis of the Philadelphia Phillies leads in six game winning RBIs, with Ted Kluszewski and Jim Piersall also among top clutch hitters. The AP survey lists several players with five or four decisive late-inning RBIs across the majors, highlighting late inning power for multiple teams.
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Three Athens Horses Win At Parkersburg Lions Show
Three Athens walking horses win trophies at the Parkersburg Lions Club show. Francis Conrath rides Shin ing Sun to first in walk horse class. David Reeder’s Mystery Maker places third and Charles Hayes’ Snowmat Lady fourth. Keith Zimmerrnan of Albany riding Sue’s Sunshine places second. Mrs. Dorothy Allen Athens places third in English pleasure. Conrath’s Shining Sun places fourth in the amateur stake class at Lexington Junior League Charity show.
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Mantle Tops AL Home Run Crown With 37 In 1985
More than Mantle: Six National League players hit more homers than Mickey Mantle, who led the American League with 37 homers in 1985. The data also lists leaders in batting average, runs batted in, hits, doubles, triples, and stolen bases from the season, noting Mantle’s top AL marks and other notable stats across teams.
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Tribe Hopes Boosted As Yankees Hit Road
The Indians seek to close the gap as New York heads on a demanding 17 game road stretch over seven days. Mike Garcia faces Bunky Stewart tonight, with Rocky Colavito recalling gate for Cleveland. An exhibition win over Brooklyn prior boosted morale and $45,000 for sandlot baseball.
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Ironton Enters Little League Tourney After Drops
Gallipolis opens with Ironton after three teams drop from the 12 team field. Point Pleasant losses were due to scheduling. Athens and Nelsonville exit. Ironton replaces Point Pleasant and faces Gallipolis in the first round. Logan advances to semifinals. Other first round games set for Aug 2 and Aug 3 include Wellston vs Pomeroy Mason City vs Jackson, with Oak Hill Middleport and McArthur drawing byes to face those victors.
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I Stewart Named Glouster Coach
Ed Stewart appointed as head basketball and assistant football coach at Glouster High School by the Board of Education. Stewart, a McArthur resident, will graduate from Marshall College Huntington this summer after a four year all star football career.
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Cubs Sign Top College Pitcher Moe Drabowsky
The Chicago Cubs announced the signing of Trinity College pitcher Moe Drabowsky a two year senior in Hartford Connecticut to a three year contract. He was pursued by 16 major league clubs with terms not disclosed though The Sun Times reported an $80 000 bonus.
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City Rec Contests Restated Wednesday
City Recreation games postponed by rain have been rescheduled for Wednesday. A City Softball League matchup between Swearingen and Maples is set for 6 p.m. at the OU field. A Little League game between Jaycees and Medics is scheduled for Kiwanis Field at 1 30 p.m.
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Fleetwood Narrowly Wins Chic go-to-Mackinac Race Overall
In Mackinac Island, Fleetwood a Chicago yawl finished 333 miles in 40 hours 10 minutes corrected time after 13 hours 4 minutes actual. Hilaria led the finishers at 2 15 p.m. with Sabre close behind, as Class D Fleetwood trailed five Class A boats to claim overall success.
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Browns Trim Roster For All Star Tilt In Chicago
HIRAM Ohio with a 10 man squad down to 3 percent today scrimmaging begins to toughen Browns for the All Stars game in Chicago two weeks from Friday Ed Pucci Canton Ohio Gene Kapish Barberton Ohio and Jim Ellis Michigan State were cut Kapish quit due to lingering knee injuries Pucci played for the Redskins in 1954 and Ellis was a Michigan State standout Intrasquad work featured veterans vs rookies at offense against rookie defense with Babe Parilli stepping in at center replacing the departed players
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