Indians Sweep Twins Behind Strong Pitching in Twin Bill
Cleveland moved to clear sole second place in the AL by shutting out Minnesota 9-0 and 2-0 in a Sunday doubleheader. Minnesota totaled just five hits while Johnny Temple led the Indians with six hits and a .360 average as Lennie Green extended his 18 game hitting streak. Steve Boros fueled Detroit with four RBIs as Detroit beat Kansas City 5-3 in the first game.
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Cleveland
Detroit
Minnesota
Washington
Los Angeles
Sox
Boston
Red Sox
Art Schwall
Indians
Johnny Temple
Lennie Green
Steve Boros
Logan Eagles Power Past Athens in 31-9 Baseball Win
Logan Eagles routed Athens 31 to 9 in a Hocking Valley clash as Craig Patterson hit a grand slam in the first inning. Nelsonville Merchants fell 9-2 at Beulah Park, with Chillicothe and Lancaster winning other Heart of Ohio League games.
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Bees
Logan
Plantsville
Carlton Hill-Longstreth
Jacksonville
Murray City
Nelsonville
Merchants
Beulah Park
Chillicothe
Evan
Wolf
Lancaster
Gandalf Ford
Zanesville
Radnor Icof
Athens
Craig Patterson
Nelson
C. Cook
Con
Carry Back Seeks Belmont Stakes Triple Crown
Carry Back rests at Garden State Park as he aims to win the Belmont Stakes on June 3 in New York. A victory would make him the ninth three-year-old to win all three American classics, last accomplished by Citation in 1948.
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Carry Back
Garden State Park
New York
Calumet Farm
Citation
Amon and White Win Best Ball Twosome Tourney
Amon and Don White combined shots to win the Best Ball Twosome Tournament at Athens Country Club on Sunday. The pair shot an 18 hole net 62 to claim first, with Fred Swearingen and Marty Hecht in second at 66. Art Smith and Clarence Starn tied with Dale Moffat and Fred Gruttemeyer for third with 68s. Three two man teams tied for third with 69.
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Don White
Athens Country Club
Fred Swearingen
Marty Hecht
Art Smith
Clarence Starn
Dale Moffat
Fred Gruttemeyer
Walt Pyle
Ray Shepard
Frank Calvin
Harry Beckley
Fred Schleicher
Jack Gilbert
Campari Retains Italian Light Weight Title In Italy
Giordano Campari of Italy defeated Bruno Ravaglia by knockout to retain the Italian light weight title in Milan. The bout featured 134 percent stamina with Campari scoring decisively over Ravaglia as the crowd watched in Italy.
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Jorge Fernandez
Argentina
Ted Wright
Detroit
Cantu
Italy
Giordano Campari
Bruno Ravaglia
Campari
Snead Wins Sam Snead Festival With 266 At Greenbrier
Sam Snead shot a final round par 70 to finish 72 holes at 266 and hold off Stan Leonard in the Sam Snead Festival at White Sulphur Springs W Va. Doug Sanders won the Hot Springs Open with 273 after a 68 final round in Hot Springs Ark. Jack Nicklaus led Ohio State to the Big Ten title with 283. Track news notes: John Kelley captured his sixth straight AAU Marathon title in Yonkers N Y. George Dav ies of Oklahoma State set a 15 ft 10 inch pole vault world record in the Big Eight meet as Oklahoma won with 99 points. Harry Jerome tied the world 100 yard record at 9 3 in Corvallis. Michigan led by Tom Robinson and Ergas Leps won the Big Ten title in Iowa City. General: Big Eight and Orange Bowl renew contract for three years. Bowling: Bob Brayman won the Classic all events in Detroit. Tennis: Michigan captured the Big Ten title. Carry Back won the 85th Preakness at Pimlico by a half length.
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W. Va
Sam Snead
Stan Leonard
Hot Springs
Ark
Doug Sanders
Bloomington
Ind
Jack Nicklaus
Ohio State
Boulder
Cole
George Davies
Oklahoma State
Oklahoma
Corvallis
Ore
Harry Jerome
Oregon
International League scores and results
Charleston blanked Jersey City 8-0 in game one while the second game was an 8 inning tie due to rain. Buffalo defeated Syracuse 9-5 with Syracuse scoring 2. Richmond topped Columbus 10-2 to 7-5. Rochester crushed Toronto 13-0 while Toronto won 4-2 in a separate game.
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Jersey City
Buffalo
Syracuse
Richmond
Columbus
Rochester
Toronto
International League
Detroit and Chicago Shine in Sunday Baseball Actions
In the American League standings Detroit leads with a 24 11 record and Cleveland at 20 14, New York 17 15, Minnesota 18 16, Baltimore 18 17, Kansas City 13 16, Boston 14 18, Chicago 14 19. Sunday results include Chicago 6 1 over Boston and Detroit 5 Kansas City 3 with rain delaying the second game. Monday and Tuesday schedules list Cleveland at Minnesota and Chicago at Baltimore among others.
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Cleveland
New York
Minnesota
Baltimore
Washington
Kansas City
Boston
Chicago
Los Angeles
National League standings and schedule brief
National League data shows SF at 22 14 .611, LA 22 14 .611, PIT 18 12 .600, CIN 19 14 .576, MIL 15 15 .500, STL 13 17 .433, CHI 12 21 .364, PHI 9 23 .281. Day games listed include LA 3 SF 2, STL 6 CHI 3, CIN 7 MIL 2, PIT 13 PHI 11. Scheduled games: PIT at MIL, PHI at CHI, LA at CIN, SF at STL, with Pittsburgh at Milwaukee and Philadelphia at Chicago among others.
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San Francisco
Los Angeles
Pittsburgh
Cincinnati
Milwaukee
St. Louis
Chicago
Philadelphia
Columbus and City Matchups Highlight Evening Pairings
The card lists matchups Columbus at Toronto and Richmond at Buffalo plus Charleston at Rochester Jersey City at Syracuse with city standings and scores in a concise sports briefing.
Chauncey Chauncey Booster Club honors top C D teams
Chauncey Dover High School held a Booster Club banquet awarding top athletes from its baseball basketball and football teams. Jim Leiber earned the top football trophy, Larry Evener the basketball award, and Bela Kastely the baseball prize. Tom Kidd received the top athlete scholar trophy.
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Chauncey - Dover High School
Jim Leiber
Larry Evener
Bela Kastely
Tom Kidd
C-D Booster Club
Hollis Stalder
Jack Gilbert
the Messenger
Gilbert
Tri-Sports
Bill Smith
Don Anderson
Bill Abdella
Booster Club
Supt. S. L. Darst
Paul Fiske
Dodgers Grab Third Straight In NL Pennant Chase
Dodgers beat the Giants 3-2 to pull into a near tie for first in the National League race. Musial fueled St Louis with five RBIs as they swept Chicago 6-3 and 3-0. Hoak drove in five for Pittsburgh in a 13-11 win over Philadelphia. Gus Bell doubled in the ninth for Cincinnati to seal a 7-6 win, then Pinson was tagged at the plate in a 3-2 loss. A 41,495 crowd watched the action.
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Giants
St. Louis
Stan Musial
Chicago
Pittsburgh
Philadelphia
Phillies
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Dodgers
Sandy Koufax
Los Angeles
Billy Lees
Johnny Roseboro
Jim Gilliam
Pirates
Hoak
Phils
Henry Aaron
Braves
Cincinnati
Reds
Eddie Kasko
Gus Bell
Gene Freese
Carl Willey
Claude Raymond
Vada Pinson
Frank Robinson
Pinson
Nossek and Hess Named to All District Four Team
Ohio University outfielder Joe Nossek and Ohio State’s Bill Hess were selected for the NCAA All-District Four baseball team by a five-man district selection committee. Nossek hit five homers and batted .434 this season. The report also lists first round pairings for the district playoffs at the University of Michigan May 29-31, with the winner advancing to the national tourney in Omaha June 9-14.
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Ind
Joe Nossek
Ohio University
Bill Hess
Ohio State
NCAA
Nossek
University of Michigan
Omaha
Detroit
Ohio U Captures All-Sports Trophy for Second Year
Ohio University clinched the Mid-American Conference all-sports trophy with 47 points at Bowling Green, edging Miami who had 44. The Bobcats tallied four first-place finishes in major MAC sports, with no representative finishing lower than fifth. spring tennis finished last. The athletic year ends Tuesday with a spring banquet for the four spring sports teams and coaches at the Student Center.
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Bobcat Springs
Bowling Green
Ohio U
Miami
Bobcats
Ohio U. Representatives
Four Springs
Fastest Field Ever Set For Indianapolis 500
Thirty two American auto racing veterans and British champion Jack Brabham will form the fastest starting field in the 50 year history of the Indianapolis 500 on May 30. A record qualifying average of 145.302 mph was posted after two weekends of trials ending Sunday.
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Indianapolis
Jack Bragham
Palmer says he will play exhibitions if suspended
Arnold Palmer, America’s top golfer the last two years, said he would play exhibitions if the PGA suspends him for six months. He has not decided yet whether to participate in the International Cup matches in San Juan Puerto Rico or the Memphis Open.
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W. Va
Arnold Palmer
America
PGA
Palmer
San Juan
P. R
Charleston Captures First IL Series at Home
The Charleston entry of the Marlins won a three game International League series against Jersey City 2-1 over the weekend. It marked their first IL series victory in their new home.
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Associated Press
Miami
San Juan
P. R
W. Va
Marlins
Jersey City
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