Purkey Shuts Down Braves as Reds Rally to 11 7 Victory
Cincinnati gains two wins over Milwaukee as Bob Purkey despite rocky command earns win. Dee Fondy Lew Burdette and Dick Littlefield lose control while George Crowe Frank Robinson and Johnny Temple drive key hits in a 11 to 7 Reds victory.
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Tom Ferrick
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Lew Burdette
Burdette
Dick Littlefield
Dee Fondy
Littlefield
George Crowe
Ed Bailey
Redley
Crowe
Frank Robinson
Eddie Mathews
Joe Adcock
Gorilla bout turns into chaotic carnival spectacle at Catawba College
In Salisbury NC two Catawba College players Pat Carlisle and John McGrath wrestled a caged gorilla for a dollar a minute during a carnival. The match lasted one minute with both players injured and earning only a dollar each. They describe the gorilla as agile and dangerous despite its small size.
Giants edge Cubs as Antonelli and Miller throw complete games
Giants move into NL lead with back to back complete games in Chicago. Antonelli held the Cubs to five hits in a 7 3 win, while Miller followed with a 4 0 three hitter. Phillies beat Pirates 6 4 and 6 2 as Semproch goes all the way.
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Turley Hurls Another Shutout Maglie Slugs First AL Homer
Yankees stretch lead with six straight wins to sit atop the AL at 19-5 as Turley blanks Washington and Maglie belts first AL homer in the opener. Maas fires a two hitter to lift the A’s toward second place while Gernert and Jensen power Boston past Baltimore. Mantle homers as Detroit falls to a Maas win.
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Charlie Lau
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Billy Loes
Snead Wins Snead Festival In Playoff Victory
Sam Snead defeated Gary Player in a five hole playoff at White Sulphur Springs to win the Snead Festival for the fourth time, earning $2300 while Ben Hogan finished third as both players prepare for the U S Open in Tulsa. Player shot 66, Snead 67, Hogan 68.
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South Africa
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Tulsa
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Grove City blasts five homers to beat Nelsonville 11 7
Grove City powered by winds that carried fly balls over the fence five times and 11 hits to defeat the Nelsonville Merchants 11 to 7. George Haines slugged two homers and a single, Ben Wilson boosted four hits with a homer, and Wid Canter homered as Grove City handed starter Gene Hesson the loss. Ewen Bryden earned the win with nine strikeouts in four innings. Next Sunday the Merchants host Lancaster Anchor Hocking at 2 p.m.
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Bob Fick
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Ben Wilson
Wid Canter
Merchants
Ewen Bryden
NL Chief Giles Warns Managers on Dusting and Beanballs
National League president Warren Giles summoned umpires and managers Fred Haney and Birdie Tebbetts for a private warning after a Saturday incident in which Braves were hit by a Redleg pitch. Giles said no further dusting or beanball acts would be tolerated and would be circulated to other managers.
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National League
Fred Haney
Milwaukee
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Redlegs
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Dick Littlefield
Redleg
Frankie Robinson
Littlfield
Greenville Team Wins Dayton Bowling Event
The Ex- Cell-O team from Greenville Ohio won 2000 first prize in the Dayton Journal Herald Industrial Handicap Bowling Tournament which closed Sunday. They posted a 3165 series in the six weekend event. Hubert VanDeVeer of Dayton led individuals with a 719 series and 100 prize. Others in the top five were Bill Taylor Dayton 717 80 Edwin Powlank Lima 716 70 and Henry Keller St Marys James Thiel West Carrollton 713 62.50 each.
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Hubert VanDeVeer
Bill Taylor
Edwin Powlank
Lima
Henry Keller
St. Marys
James Thiel
West Carrollton
Van Rensburg Ousts Barnes for Empire Welterweight Title
Rhodesia South Africa fighter Johann Van Rensburg outpointed Australia’s George Barnes over 15 rounds to win the British Empire welterweight title in Salisbury. Barnes, at 1471, challenged in a hard fought title bout watched by boxing fans across the region.
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South Africa
George Barnes
Australia
Rathmann Wins Pole For Indianapolis 500 In Rain
In Indianapolis rain limited time trials for the 42nd Indy 500 to one session. Dick Rathmann powered a Watson built McNamara Special to a record 10 mile run at 145.974 mph to secure the pole position. A. J. Watson and Dick Rathmann, both key figures in pre race activity, set the front row with Watson-Zink entries filling spots alongside Rathmann.
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Ore
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Calif
John Zink
Tulsa
Okla
Ohio U Findlay Game in Doubt
Gray skies and showers threaten to wash out Ohio Universitys baseball game with Findlay College scheduled for 3 15 p m The Bobcats travel to Kent State for a Mid American Conference series with the Flashes They can clinch second place with one win.
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Weekend Fights Report From Four Cities
In San Diego Archie Moore out pointed Howard King in a non title bout. In Reno Jim Hegerle out pointed Ralph Jones in another ten rounder. Albuquerque saw Jim Hegerle lining up against Ralph Jones in a separate ten round non title affair.
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Howard King
Reno
Nev
Albuquerque
N. M
Jim Hegerle
St. Paul
Standings and schedules from baseball leagues
Standings show New York 5-3 and Cleveland 7-10 after Sundays results. Tuesday games list matchups across the American Association International League and Pacific Coast League, with multiple cities including Denver Minneapolis St. Paul Montreal and Toronto on tap. current records and interleague pairings noted.
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Katula Breaks Par As Bucks Top Cats 16 11
Ohio State defeats Ohio University 16 11 snapping a nine match Bobcats streak. Ted Katula earns medalist honors with 142 total after 68 74 over 36 holes, while Larry Snyder leads OU with 147.
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Buchtel Downs Jacksonville 10-6 In Exhibition Baseball
Buchtel defeated Jacksonville 10 to 6 in an Hocking Valley Association exhibition game. Addis pitched well for the winner allowing six hits as Buchtel had 11 hits including homers by Williams and McGuire.
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Miami freshman Wykoff crowns singles queen at Ohio College tennis
Oxford Ohio MIami University freshman Caroline Wykoff of Middletown defeated Lynne Lawson of Miami 6 2 8 6 to win the singles title of the Ohio College Women's Tennis Tournament. She then partnered with Lawson to win the doubles final 6 2 7 5 over June Kriebel and Barbara Porter of Denison.
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Maxwell Wins Memphis Invitational In Narrow Golf Victory
Texan Billy Maxwell edged Cary Middlecoff by one stroke to win the Memphis Invitational at Colonial Country Club. Maxwell finished 72 holes at 267 after rounds of 69 65 68 65 for $2800 plus $1000 in a later event. Middlecoff earned $1900 after a 268 total.
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US Tops Venezuela 5-0 In Davis Cup Matches
The United States completed a 5-0 sweep of Venezuela in Caracas as Barry MacKay and Bill Quillian won the final two singles. MacKay edged Vic Pimental 6-3 6-4 5-7 1-6 6-1, while Quillian, subbing for Hamilton Richardson, defeated Manolo Suarez Jr. 6-0 6-0 6-1.
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Venezuela
Barry MacKay
Bill Quillian
Caracas
MacKay
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Manolo Suarez
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