Redlegs Trim Giants 3-0 on Purkey six-hitter
Cincinnati Redlegs defeated the San Francisco Giants 3-0 in St. Louis as Ron Purkey worked six innings for the win. The victory, part of a road swing, moved Cincinnati into third place 3½ games behind the Giants.
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Redlegs Trim Giants
Purkey’s
ST. Louis
Cincinnati Redlegs
The
Redlegs
Giants
Cardinals
Harvey Haddix
Wilmer Mizell
Bob Purkey
Johnny Antorelli
Steve Bilko
Don Hoak
Lemon Shines as Orioles Beat Indians 5-2 in Baltimore
veteran hurler hurls two hits in five innings as Cleveland struggles. Billy O'Dell shuts down the Indians through 8 2/3 innings, allowing two runs in the first frame. Rocky Colavito collects two hits for Cleveland as the Indians slide toward a midseason skid.
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Cleveland Indians
Billy O’dell
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Orioles
Rocky Colavito
Cleveland
Bob Lemon
Cal McLish
Minnie Minoso
Colavito
J. W. Porter
McLish
Lees Rejoins Orioles Seeks Pitching Return for Paul Richards
Billy Lees, volatile as ever, rejoins the Baltimore Orioles and says he will pitch again for manager Paul Richards though he would prefer to play for another club. He emphasized he would do his best to win for Baltimore but hinted at possible moves.
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Billy Lees
Baltimore Orioles
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Lees
Ohio U 1958-59 basketball schedule adds five newcomers
Ohio University announces its 24 game 1958 59 basketball schedule with five newcomers on the roster Coach Jim Snyder said the Bobcats will play ten home games six against MAC foes and face Niagara Cornell Louisville and others in a slate that includes the All American City Tournament in Owensboro Kentucky. The schedule lists Dec 4 Marietta Dec 6 Morris Harvey Dec 13 Southern Illinois Dec 15 at Morehead Dec 18 at Niagara Dec 20 at Cornell Dec 29 30 All American City tourney Owensboro Kentucky and ongoing through Feb 28 with MAC games beginning in January.
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Ohio University
Jim Snyder
Southern Illinois
Morris Harvey
Owensboro
Marietta
Sco. Illinois
Morehead
Niagara
Cornell
Louisville
Athens Little League Opens With Six City Teams
Six teams Lions Kiwanis Jaycees Rotary Medics Nye's Volkswagen compete for the Athens title as about 90 boys sign up at Athens High. Schedules begin June 11 with Lions versus Kiwanis at 6 p.m. at the high school diamond.
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Athens High Diamond
Charles McAfee
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Kiwanis
Jaycees
Rotary
Medics
Nye
Volkswagen
Giants
Pirates
Tigers
Hawks
Bluebirds
Eagles
Cardinals
McAfee
Athens City
Culver
Pepsi Cola
Tinkham Tops HVAL Hitters Show Strong Averages
Russ Tinkham of The Plains leads Hocking Valley Association batting with a .116 average in three games. Joe Lasko of Jacksonville moved to second with four hits in five trips. Several players post .500 plus averages including Morrison of Racine and Courtney of Deeds Dairy while others hover around .400.
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the Plains
Hocking Valley Association
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Tinkham
Joe Lasko
Jacksonville
Larry Morrison
Racine
Terry Courtney
Deed’s Dairy
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Doe Lasko
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Tate
Plantsville
Morrison
Kaccine
Courtney
Deed
Smith
Bycofski
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Chauncey
Geyers
Wegee
Phillips, Glouster
Berder, Chauncey
Bunting, Buehtel
Beckley, Chauncey
Lasko, Jackson
Tribe Buys Southpaw Sells Kelly to Jets
Cleveland Indians announce the sale of right-hander Bob Kelly to the Columbus Jets of the International League to make room for southpaw Jim Constable. Constable, 25, was acquired from the San Francisco Giants and joined the Indians after pitching seven innings for the Giants this season. He had a 2-1 record last year with Minneapolis and 1-1 with the Giants.
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Associated Press
Willie
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Bob Purkey
Cincinnati
Baltimore
Bob Kelly
Columbus Jets
Jim Constable
Cleveland Indians
Constable
Indians
Innins
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Giants
Resignation of Toledo Devilbiss Coach Hilton Murphy
Hilton Murphy resigns as coach and athletic director at Devilbiss High School in Toledo Ohio He was appointed assistant principal in February and will be replaced by Dave Hardy as football coach and by Ollie ee as athletic director.
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Ohio
Hilton Murphy
Toledo Devilbiss High School
Murphy
Devilbiss
Dave Hardy
Ollie Ee
Amateurs Pose Threat to Pros in National Open
Tulsa coverage notes 31 amateurs in the 162-player field at Southern Hills on a course Billy Joe Patton calls a monster. Observer Bill Kaiser cites Patton Harvie Ward and youngsters Jack Nicklaus and Bobby Nichols as likely contenders to recall Bobby Jones era.
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Okla
Billy Joe Patton
Southern Hills Country Club
Johnny Goodman
Goodman
Jones
Bill Kaiser
Louisville
Ken Venturi
Kaiser
Patton
Harvie Ward
Jack Nicklaus
Columbus
Ohio
Bobby Nichols
Midland
Tex
De Vicenzo Ends 31 Tourn Money Streak in Dallas Open
Roberto de Vicenzo failed to finish in the money in the $25,000 Dallas Open, ending a four year streak of 31 consecutive prize placements dating to July 4, 1954. He posted a 287 total, two strokes shy of cashing.
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Roberto de Vincenzo
de Vicenzo
Boxing results from across cities with multiple bouts
In Sacramento Archie Moore outpointed Howard King over 10 rounds in a non title bout. In New Orleans Charney Joseph defeated Milo Savage over 10 rounds. In New York Tony DeCola stopped Peter Schmidt in 9 rounds. In Butte Pat McMurtry stopped Henry Hall in 7 rounds.
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Archie Moore
San Diego
Howard King
Reno
Nev
New Orleans
Charney Joseph
Milo Savage
Ibus
Salt Lake City
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Tony DeCola
Peter Schmidt
Butte
Mont
Pat McMurtry
Tacoma
Wash
Henry Hall
Milwaukee
Russians See Yankees Indians Game In 14 1 rout
Four Moscow engineers visiting New York for a scientific exhibition attended a doubleheader at Yankee Stadium. The Indians won 14 to 1 as Casey Stengel guided them on a tour, but the group left early after the first game. The interpreter failed to bridge language gaps during the tour and game.
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Cleveland Indians
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Gennady
Nickolia Elshin
Nickolia Festa
Vasili Tomachinski
Yankee
Casey Stengel
Natchalnik
Russians Attend Stengel Session Amid Quiet Smiles
The Russian entourage, silent and courteous, listened as Stengel spoke and was invited to the press room for a vodka shot. With no vodka available they drank beer instead. Elshin, though limited in English, said through a smile that despite not understanding everything, it was interesting to see something new and the people.
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Pancho Gonzales Clinches Fourth Pro Tour Win
Pancho Gonzales finished the 1958 pro tennis tour with a 6 2 6 2 victory over Lew Hoad in LA JOLLA California. It was his 51st win in the 100 match series and his fourth tour triumph tying him with Jack Kramer for all time honors in professional tennis.
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Lew Hoad
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Jack Kramer
Detroit Fires Manager Tighe
Jack Tighe was fired as manager of the Detroit Tigers. Bill Norman was named to succeed him.
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Jack Tighe
Detroit Tigers
Bill Norman
Red Sox ride home streak as road woes persist
The Boston Red Sox win six straight at Fenway Park led by Jackie Jensen's homer spree. They stumble on the road, trailing Kansas City by 0.003 and the Yankees in the standings, after a 4-1 win over Detroit. Frank Sullivan improves to 3-1.
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Fenway Park
Jensen
Bob Cerv
Cerv
Friends Turner Hart Clash in Ring Tonight
Philadelphia fighters Gil Turner and Garnet Hart meet in a 10 round bout in Philadelphia. They share a trainer and neighborhood roots with a history of sparring as a war inside the ring but friendship outside. The match is not televised and trainer Willie Reddish did not train either fighter.
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Hart
Philadelphia
Gil Turner
Garnet
Sugar) Hart
Young Hart
Willie Reddish
Reddish
Pacific Coast League scores and postponed game note
The Pacific Coast League shows Vancouver 1 to 1 Portland 0 to 0 while the International League lists Denver versus Louisville 3 to 5 and Omaha 2 to Wichita 1. Minneapolis 0 and Indianapolis at St Paul postponed.
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Louisville
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Minneapolis
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Ohio All-Stars Top Indiana 101 95 In Fort Wayne
Jerry Lucas led Ohio with 28 points as the Ohio all stars defeated Indiana high school selectors 101 95 in Fort Wayne. Gordon Mickey added 21, Mel Nowell 20, John Havlicek 16, Tom Sizer 10 while Lavern Benson led Indiana with 22.
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Ohio
Jerry Lucas
Indiana
Lucas
Gordon Mickey
Mel Nowell
John Havlicek
Tom Sizer
Lavern Benson
Vic Phillips Elected President of Ohio Bowling Association
Vic Phillips of Cleveland and proprietor of two Akron bowling centers was chosen president of the Bowling Proprietors Assn of Ohio at the annual meeting. Frank Zitnik of Hubbard was named second vice president and Norm Linhart of Alliance third vice president.
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Vic Phillips
Cleveland
The
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Phillips
Akron
Frank Zitnik
Hubbard
Norm Linhart
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Clemson Florida Seek Final Baseball Berth
Tonight's District 3 playoff game between Clemson and Florida will determine the last team in the NCAA World Series field opening Friday June 13 in Omaha. Berths already claimed include Holy Cross District 1 LaFayette District 2 Western Michigan District 4 Missouri District 5 Arizona District 6 Colorado State District 7 and Southern California District 8.
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Clemson
Florida
Holy Cross
LaFayette
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Missouri
Arizona
Colorado State
California
Baughman Signs Phils Contract with Lancaster Teen
Lancaster Ohio 18 year old Larry Baughman Lancaster High School catcher signed a bonus contract with the Philadelphia Phillies. He graduated last Friday and will report to Philadelphia Thursday for reassignment to a minor league club. A star high school fullback, he was pursued by Ohio State Ohio University and other colleges nationwide.
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Ohio
Philadelphia Phillies
Larry Baughman
Baughman
Philadelphia
Ohio State
Ohio University
Dover Names Haines as Head Football and Track Coach
Cadiz High School's Richard Lee Haines was named head football and track coach at Dover High School on Monday night. He takes over after previous coaches and will oversee Dover football and track programs in Dover Ohio.
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Ohio
Cadiz High School
Richard Lee Haines
Dover High School
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