Yankees Edge Indians 3-2 as Ford Earns 16th Win
Yankees defeat the Indians 3-2 in Chicago led by Whitey Ford who scattered three hits and benefited from six inning runs. Mantle and Rosen contributed in the pivotal sixth as Al Lopez’s Tribe, down to three hits, vows to rebound and chase the pennant.
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Rudy Regalado
Hank Majeski
Irv Noren
Allie Reynolds
Allie
Larry Doby
al Rosen
Reynolds
Sam Dente
Doby
Age Nogl
Bob Lemon
Enou
Cleveland
Lillian
Miss Kase
Bums Close In On Giants in April Showdown
Dodgers face first place Giants at the Polo Grounds in a three game set while trying to close the gap in the standings. Brooklyn’s Bart Hodges hits his 36th homer as Russ Meyer wins. Mickey Vernon posts three hits to push his career total past 2,000 joins Musial Slaughter. Roy Sievers sets Philly homer record with 29th as Phils beat St Louis.
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Brooklyn Dodgers
Theers
New York Giants
Polo Grounds
Dodgers
Brooklyn
New York
Giants
New York Yankees
Cleveland Indians
Indians
Chicago Cubs
Tdie Giants
Philadelphia Phillies
St. Louis
Washington
Detroit
Chicago
Gil Hodges
Russ Meyer
Mickey Vernon
Boxing results from McKeesport and Oakland
In McKeesport Bob A. outpointed Toxie Hall over ten rounds. The Pittsburgh fighter kept control vs the Chicago rival. In Oakland Charney Powell stopped Simmons, a Bayonne opponent, in six. Powell lands decisive blows for victory in the Bay Area bout.
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Mckeesport
Bob Ae
Pittsburgh
Toxie Hall
Chicago
Oakland
Calif
Charney Powell
San Diego
Simmons
Bayonne
Wamsley Pitches and Bats Somerville to 7-0 Victory
Rusty Wamsley struck out 18 in six innings as Somerville defeated All-Stars 7-0 at Harmon Field. He hit two homers including a grand slam and a double, driving in five and scoring three. Wamsley allowed one hit, two walks, and one hit batter.
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Rusty Wamsley
Somerville
Harmon Field
Kiwanis
Point Service
Billy Daniels
Wamsley
Bobby Blessing
Jim Smith
Ronnie Neal
Blessing
Somerville UK
Daniels
Neal
Franklin
Greer
Baker
Albany Eyes OWL Lead With Reedsville Doubleheader
Albany hosts Reedsville in a Sunday doubleheader to bolster its Ohio Valley League lead as Racine and McArthur chase in pursuing the standings. The schedule includes Athens at New Marshfield and Nelsonville at Middleport amid unreported late results from the prior month.
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Albany
Reedsville
New Marshfield
IEEE
Sunday Games Schedule Brings Local Rivalries
Reedsville visits Albany, Racine travels to McArthur, Athens hosts New Marshfield, and Middleport plays Nelsonville at Carbon Hill Longstreth for Homecoming.
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McArthur
Athens
New Marshfield
Middleport
Nelsonville
Carbon Hill-Longstreth
UC Gridder Dropped
Cincinnati remarks confirm halfback Jackie Gordon will not play this season as announced by coach Sid Gillman. The outcome shapes UC lineup and preseason plans for the Bearcats.
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Cincinnati
Jackie Cordon
University of Cincinnati
Sid Gillman
Ex-Star Captain Pate Won't Predict National Singles Champion
Forest Hills report notes Davis Cup captain Walter Pate reluctant to forecast the winner as the national singles championship proceeds. Tom Brown ousts the foreign contingent leaving Sven Davidson as the remaining non-American, with quarterfinals featuring Head vs Richardson and matches including Trabert, Talbert, Mulloy, Hartwig, Larsen, Flam, Moylan, Rosewall and Seixas.
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United States
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Jack Kramer
Pancho Gonzales
Fred Perry
Tom Brown
San Francisco
Sven Davidson
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Ham Richardson
Hoad
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Monterey
Calif
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Owen Williams
South Africa
Tony Trabert
Bill Talbert
Gardnar Mulloy
Rex Hartwig
Art Larsen
Herb Flam
Ed Moylan
Ken Rosewall
Vic Seixas
Neale Fraser
OSU Football Two-A-Day Coaches Eyes End Depth
Ohio State settled into two a day practices with end depth a concern. Coach Woody Hayes said the situation is about what was expected. Backups planned include sophomores Bill Michael and Tom Spears with Paul Ludwig also in contention.
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Ohio State
Woody Hayes
Dick Brubaker
Dean Dugger
Bill Michael
Hamilton
Tom Spears
Wheeling
W. Va
Hayes
Paul Ludwig
Marion
Brion Returns in Madison Square Garden Bout Against Norkus
Cesar Brion, 6 foot 3 and 200 pounds, seeks a repeat victory versus Charley Norkus in a 10 round heavyweight bout at Madison Square Garden. Brion, a 5-8 favorite, fights the bruising ex Marine from Bellrose, New York, in a nationally televised NBC telecast at 9 p.m. EST.
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New York
Rubber City Open Leads to Benefit Boys Village
Akron hosts a $15,000 Rubber City Open with four 18 hole rounds at Firestone Country Club. Pro golfers chase the purse while proceeds support Boys Village near Wooster, aided by the Akron Junior Chamber of Commerce and local sponsors. Leaders include Paul McGuire and Doug Ford with a 67, and Jack Thompson at 68 as 32 players break par.
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Boys’ Village
Wooster
Akron Junior Chamber of Commerce
Firestone Country Club
Paul McGuire
Wichita
Kan
Doug Ford
Kiamesha Lake
N.Y
Fred Wampler
Indianapolis
Earl Stewart
Dallas
Tex
Don Finsterwald
Athens
Major Baseball Leaders and Stat Totals
Major stars lead in batting runs and hits with Snider of Brooklyn at 148 runs and 110 runs scored. Musial of St. Louis posts 117 RBI while Schoendienst adds 177 hits and 35 doubles. Mays and Hammer tie for 11 triples, Kluszewski hits 41 homers, Bruton swipes 28 bases, Antonelli records 20–38 pitching decisions, and Haddix files 158 strikeouts.
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Brooklyn
Musial
St. Louis
Schoendienst
Mays
New York
Hammer
Philadelphia
Kluszewski
Cincinnati
Bruton
Milwaukee
Antonelli
Haddix
Baseball Figures Highlight 1960s Season Leaders
In a concise summary of the season, Doby leads in home runs with 29 for Cleveland, Pax tops hits with 178 for Chicago, Mantle holds runs with 110 for New York, and Noren and Vernon appear among batting and doubles leaders. Consuegra tops pitching wins with 163 and Turley fans 145 for Baltimore. Jensen steals 20 bases for Boston.
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New York
Mantle
Doby
Cleveland
Pax
Chicago
Vernon
Washington
Minoso
Jensen
Boston
Consuegra
Turley
Baltimore
Bright Future for Cubs Rookie Jim Davis in 1953
Chicago rookie Jim Davis posted a 13 8 record with Seattle in 1953 and threw 16 complete games showcasing a strong start to his major league potential.
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Jim Davis
Chicago Cubs
Seattle
Americans Take Early Lead In Curtis Cup Matches
The United States built a 3 0 lead over Britain at Merion Golf Club as amateur women of the U S swept the Scotch foursomes for the first time since 1932 with Mary Lena Faulk and Polly Riley winning 6 4, Claire Doran and Pat Lesser also 6 5, and Dorothy Kirby with Barbara Romack 6 5 over Britain’s Frances Stephens Elizabeth Price and Marjorie Peel Jeanette Robertson.
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Ardmore
America
Britain
Merion Golf Club
Harrison Flippin
Mary Lena Faulk
Thomasville
Polly Riley
Little Fort Worth
Tex
Indians Clinch Association Flag After Col Defeat
The Indianapolis Indians clinched the American Association title as Columbus beat Louisville 9-4 to eliminate the Colonels. Meanwhile Minneapolis toppled Indianapolis 8-7, Columbus rallying with two Jim Baxes homers in a 20-hit attack at Billerica. St Paul crushed Kansas City 12-4. Toledo game postponed by storm and power outage.
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Associated Press
Indianapolis Indians
Columbus
Louisville
Colonels
Indianapolis
Minneapolis
Billerle
Bob Smith
Jim Baxes
St. Paul
Kansas City
Toledo
Charleston
National League standings and results update
Standings show Brooklyn 10 Chicago 2 and Philadelphia 5 St Louis 4 with recent scores. Saturday schedules feature Brooklyn at New York Milwaukee at Cincinnati Chicago at St Louis and Sunday games list Brooklyn New York Philadelphia Pittsburgh and Cincinnati St Louis with start times.
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New York
Lees
Magne
Milwaukee
Cincinnati
Fowler
Chicago
St. Louis
Minner
Jones
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
Greenwood
Simmons
Friend
Littlefield
York
Baseball Standings and Tonight Matchups Listed
The schedule lists games: Cleveland at Chicago 8 p.m. Feller versus Truck. New York at Washington 7 p.m. Byrd against Stobbs. Boston at Philadelphia 7 p.m. Sullivan facing Portocarrero. Baltimore at Detroit 8:15 p.m. Turley versus Gromek. Results show Cleveland 2, New York 3. Washington 16, Detroit 6.
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Chicago
Feller
Truck
New York
Washington
Byrd
Stobbs
Boston
Philadelphia
Sullivan
Portocarrero
Baltimore
Detroit
Turley
Gromek
Local baseball scores mixed with postponements
Sports brief lists results Minneapolis 7 Indianapolis 3. St Paul 12 Kansas City 4. Columbus 9 Louisville 4. Charleston at Toledo postponed. Indianapolis at Minneapolis and Charleston at Toledo appear in schedule with two game denials or postponements.
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Toledo
Vernon joins 2000-hit club with Senators rout
Mickey Vernon of the Washington Senators collected three hits to push his career major league hits past 2000 as Washington routed Detroit 16-6. Russ Meyer of the Brooklyn Dodgers defeated the Chicago Cubs for the 16th straight time in a 10-2 win.
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Mickey Vernon
Washington Senators
Washington
Detroit
Vernon
Russ Meyer
Brooklyn Dodgers
Chicago Cubs
Early to Pro: Lawson Little and Gene Littler Turn Pro
Two USGA Amateur champions move to professional golf at early stages of their careers. Lawson Little turned pro at age two, while Gene Littler did so at age 23, marking notable early transitions in the sport.
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USGA
Lawson Little
Gene Littler
Pistol Champion Debunks Western Gun Myth
CAMP PERRY Ohio AP Harry Reeves a Detroit policeman and sixth time national pistol champion dismisses Western quick draw lore. Reeves says distance favors modern shooters and out draws old timers given even conditions, as he posts 2587 of 2700 to retain the title with rivals Joseph White New Orleans and Lucille Chambliss Winter Haven Fla leading in women’s division.
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Ohio
Harry Reeves
Detroit
National Guard
Harry
Reeves
Joseph C. White
New Orleans
Lucille Chambliss
Winter Haven
Fla
Gertrude Backstrom
Hoquiam
Wash
Cheshire Cats Fall In Scrimmage At Gallipolis
Cheshire high school varsity opened its season with a 24 to 0 to 40 to 0 scrimmage loss to Gallia Academy Junior High at Memorial Field. Starting lineup featured Eddie Matthews at quarterback and Buddy Fife at fullback, as 24 Cheshire players saw action and Gallipolis juniors shone on defense.
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H. J. Duncan
Cheshire Bobcats
Memorial Field
Frank Porter
Gallia Academy
Cheshire
Duncanmen
Cheshire Eleven
Mercerville
Wildcats
Duncan
Tony Kine
Geor Kirbare
Frank Casto
van Jun
Robert Spires
Ronald Leach
Elmer Spaulding
Herbert Clark
Eddie Matthews
Clarence Easton
Raymond
Buddy) Fife
Jim Gordon
Gallipolis Blue Devils
GAHL
Max Nelson
Eddie Haycraft
Ronnie King
George Gilmore
Ha Hogan
Porter
Leondonito
Giles Rejects Protest By Durocher Over Cincinnati Game
National League President Warren Giles rejected a protest filed by New York manager Leo Durocher regarding a Wednesday night game with Cincinnati. The ruling settles the dispute and leaves the game's outcome intact.
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New York
Leo Durocher
National League
Warren Giles
Walter Carroll A Vet Trainer in Army Mule Force
Walter Carroll served as a thoroughbred trainer and a veterinarian with the U S Army mule force during World War II, contributing dual roles in animal care and military logistics.
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U. S. Army Mule Force
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