Redlegs Pitcher McWilliams Shuts Down Indians in Exhibition
George McWilliams, a 20-year-old from Anguilla Mississippi, held the Cleveland Indians to eight hits and four runs in a 4-3 exhibition win for Cincinnati. Tebbetts praised the rookie’s inside pitching and curve, while Colavito wrestled in relief for Cleveland. Wertz returned to play first base for the Indians after an ankle fracture in spring training.
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Rise Caps First Half Hit Crown
Giants pitchers have been underrated by critics as Mike McCormick and Ruben Gomez win in Philadelphia. The double-header adds to a seven game stretch where the pitching allowed 20 runs while hitters produced only 10. Rise’s team moves within one game of Milwaukee Braves as Bise leaves HWA for the Nelsonville Merchants and ends the half with a .454 batting average.
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Logan Peewee League Star Lineups Listed
Logan Peewee League announces rosters for the Saturday Aug 9 All-Star game. Americans feature Auker Green Voris Willis Martin Cruise Nelson Cook Riddlebarger Cur of Rotary, Pearson Ellinger of Mary Jane Shamrock, plus others. Nationals include Frazier Metzier Goldsberry Anderson Blankenship Corrigan Acker's Engie Brimner Beougher Mundy Shamrock Rotary Hutchison Sohio.
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Terry Nelson
Charles Cook
Joe Riddlebarger
Robert Cur
Rotary
Reilly Pearson
John Ellinger
Mary Jane Shamrock
Nationals
Tom Frazier
Barry Metzier
Joe Goldsberry
Chris Anderson
Dave Blankenship
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Rickey Engie
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Bill Mundy
Stefan Dennis
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Little League Scores and Batter Details
Report lists batter and fielding details for a Little League game. Players Fred Gibson Stan Willock Dick Duncan Jim Williams Phil Ubiehney Jim Mansfield Mark Smith Greg Booth Dick Riley cited for singles doubles and triples across visiting and home teams.
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Chauncey to Coach Rutland High School
Roger Chauncey of Middleport and former West Virginia star will assist Head Coach Jim Vennari at Rutland High School this fall. The appointment was announced by Meigs County schools superintendent O Q Patterson. Chauncey replaces Keith Nelson who recently entered the armed forces. He will teach Social Sciences and serve as line coach.
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Middleport High School
Pappy Lewis
West Virginia
Johnson sets world decathlon mark in Soviet meet
Rafer Johnson shattered his own decathlon record with 8302 points at the U S Soviet Union two day meet in Moscow. The Soviets led the overall team scoring 172 to 170 as American women trailed 63 44 and American men won 14 of 22 events but trailed on final standings due to late wins by the Russians and a disputed disqualification.
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Phil Coleman
Kingsburg
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American League baseball results and standings snapshot
Scores include Wichita 1 Minneapolis 0 in 10, Louisville 6 Denver 3 in 10, Charleston 4 Omaha 0. American League and National League team records shown with players such as Hasrell Wertz Nixon and Colavito. Cincinnati lost 3 4 in a late scoring sequence.
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Redleg Box Score Highlights Versus Reds Pitchers
DP Grammas Miksis and Bailey lead Cleveland 4 5 LOB. 2B Whisenant 3B Temple HR Robinson Averill Mossi Horeton Fondy Mineso RBI Averill Moran Mo ran Whisenant Fondy Robinson. Cincinnati 27 10 Cleveland 24 5.
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Baseball scores and schedules from Monday to Wednesday
Detroit 5 Boston 4 and Chicago 6 Washington and New York 14 Kansas City 7 results. Wednesday Boston Detroit Washington Chicago San Francisco Cincinnati and Philadelphia St Louis games noted. Tonight Columbus Montreal Havana Rochester Miami Buffalo Havanese Rochester. Pacific Coast League results San Diego 4 Portland Sacramento 7 Phoenix Vancouver Spokane 5. International League Milwaukee 3 International All Stars 2 exhibition.
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Athens Country Club tops Hocking Hills in Inter-City match
Les Coon fired a 38 36 74 to pace Athens to a 46 41 victory over Hocking Hills in Sunday’s Inter-City match at the Victory layout. Athens players included Kermit Blosser 78 and Fred Schleicher 79. Hocking Hills’ Jim Romanowski led visitors with 36 39 75.
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Dick Frasure
Lee O’brien
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49ers Eye Alley Oop Pass To Lift Title Run
San Francisco 49ers plan to expand the alley oop pass as R C Owens popularized the move. Coach Red Hickey says the gamble could boost the offense though it requires a precise passer and space for the ball to arrive.
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College Coaches Decry Pro Football Draft as Unfair
Three college legends Bud Wilkinson Duffy Daugherty and Bowden Wyatt told Congress the NFL player draft is very unfair. They argued the system limits players and questioned the need for antitrust exemptions while warning a special privilege would set dangerous precedent. They urged equal treatment under the law.
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Doak Walker
Di Biase Scores Unanimous 10 Round Victory Over Archer
Tony Di Biase won a 10 round unanimous decision over Jimmy Archer at St. Nicholas Arena. The New Yorker sparred aggressively, bloodied by cuts around both eyes, as Di Biase dominated the late rounds. Di Biase, 22, weighed 151 pounds to Archer's 149½. Di Biase will train with the National Guard at Camp Drum for two weeks starting Monday.
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Exhibition Games Slated for NFL Teams in 36-Game Schedule
NFL teams plan a 36-game exhibition slate from Aug 15 to sharpen for the season. Detroit Lions meet College All-Stars in Chicago to open the schedule, with games booked across 26 cities in 18 states plus the District of Columbia.
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Baseball scores from OVA League games
PT Pleasant hosts Reedsville and Pomeroy in multi game set with Wedge Wamsley leading Pleasant in first game. Reedsville topples Middleport behind D Hindy and Winebrenner while Pomeroy toppers Pleasant in a later contest with Hemsley and West contributing on offense.
Qualifying rounds set for 1958 U S Amateur golf
Thirty three qualifying sections will precede the 1958 U S Amateur championship to be played September 8 to 13 at Olympic Country Club Lake Course. Entries close August 7 with the USGA in New York. Amateurs with handicap four or less may enter the August 25 rounds. Lions on pace for strong Columbia basketball season with 40 winning campaigns in 58 seasons.
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Braves Top IL All Stars in Pitchers Duel
Milwaukee Braves edged the International League All Stars 3 2 at Maple Leaf Stadium in a game featuring timely scoring. Gene Conley earned the win while Pat Scantlebury took the loss as Milwaukee benefited from two unearned runs and strong defense.
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Alex Kerr Wins Opening .410 Skeet Event at Nationals
Beverly Hills shooter Alex Kerr five time National Skeet champion opened defense of his 1957 all round title with a 90 x 200 score in the .410 gauge event at the Oakland County Sportsmen's Club Pontiac Michigan. Rochester New York's Robert Boekirch won the champion of champions shoot after a three man tie with 99 x 100.
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Moore and DiBiase chase decisions in arena card
In a night of boxing results, Davey Moore from Springfield outpoints Kid Ana Huac in Mexico City while Tony DiBiase from New York outpoints Jimmy Archer in New York. Charley Joseph from New Orleans defeats Joe Shaw in New Orleans. Neal Hivers stops Tony Dupas in Las Vegas.
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Browns Release Rookie Halfbacks Amid Training Camp Cuts
The Cleveland Browns trimmed the roster reducing to 48 as rookie Jim Ninowski nears the QB battle with Milt Plum. Bob Reinhardt from San Jose State was released for insufficient arm strength while Ed Garver of Capital University also left the squad.
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Jack Rowan Dies at 72 Former Detroit Tiger Pitcher
Detroit obituary notes former major league pitcher John A. Jack Rowan died Monday in a downtown Detroit hotel room at age 72. He began in 1906 with the Detroit Tigers and later played for Philadelphia and Cincinnati in the National League before retiring in 1914.
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