Friend Bags Win No. 19 In Pirates Bid For First Division
Pirates righthander Bob Friend earned his 19th win as Pittsburgh beat Philadelphia 3-2 to pull into a second place tie with San Francisco while Don Drysdale pitched the Dodgers to a 4-0 shutout of the Giants. Milton Milwuakee and St Louis won, Yankees and White Sox lead AL, events include Cimoli homer and Mabe first MLB win.
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Pittsburgh Pirates
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Murry Dickson
New York Yankees
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Rip) Sewell
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Los Angeles Dodgers
Don Drysdale
Milwaukee
Casey Sets New Starters For Yankees Amid Rest Needs
Casey Stengel reshapes the rotation with Bobby Shantz Zack Monroe and five man group joining Bob Turley Art Ditmar and Duke Mass as Whitey Ford and Don Larsen rest for the World Series. Monroe earned his first complete game in a 6 1 win over Boston as Detroit and Baltimore wins shuffle pennant race dynamics.
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New York Yankee
Whitey Ford
Don Larson
Casey
Bobby Shantz
Zack Monroe
Bob Turley
Art Ditmar
Duke Mass
Murry Dickson
Monroe
Boston
Gordon Lyes First Division For Indians
Cleveland manager Joe Gordon foresees the Indians finishing in the American League first division. He credits a bit of luck and possible rallies in one run games as key. Cal McLish and Herb Score are highlighted as potential lifting forces for a late surge.
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Cleveland
Joe Gordon
Cleveland Indians
Gordon
Tribe
Indians
Hal Woodeshick
Ray Herbert
Woodshirk
Cal McLish
Herb
McLish
Chicago
Miami Edges Columbus 4-3 in IL heat
Miami narrowly defeated Columbus 4-3 to seize a 2-1 lead in a four game series. Kerby Farrell had been cleared by IL president Frank Shaughnessy after taunting Columbus about facing Havana, and Miami kept pressure on Montreal and Toronto in pursuit of playoff spots.
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Montreal
Buffalo
Toronto
Rochester
Richmond
Elorde Outpoints Kobayashi For Orient Lightweight Title
Filipino boxer Flash Elorde defeats Hisao Kobayashi in Tokyo by decision to claim the Orient lightweight championship. The bout lasted 12 rounds as Elorde edged Kobayashi on points.
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Tokyo
Flash Elorde
Philippines
Hisao Kobayashi
Japan
Vic Seixas Upsets Elite in National Tennis Championship
Forest Hills reports Vic Seixas a securities salesman by day and tennis enthusiast by night. The veteran player began turning heads at the National Tennis Championships as he advanced, handling nerves and skill to threaten top contenders.
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Forest Hills
N. Y
Vic Seixas
Americans Reach Nationals Round of 16 in Tennis Trials
American tractee arms vray ekeeH a2 the National title in 1954 and played on a half dozen Davis Cup teams. At the moment, he is in the round of 16 in the Nationals. He turned back Jon Douglas Tuesday. The scheduled opponents include Mike Green and then Ashley Cooper of Australia. Cooper advanced over Mike Franks. Neale Fraser beat Grant Golden. Dick Savitt defeated Rod Laver. Alex Olmedo beat Leslie Longshort. In the women's division, Sally Moore defeated Mary Hawton. Dorothy Knode beat Margaret Warner. Jeanne Arth beat Katherine Hubbell. Darlene Hard defeated Ann Haydon.
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Mike Green
Miami Beach
Fla
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Ashley Cooper
Australia
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Mike Franks
Los Angeles
Neale Fraser
Grant Golden
Evanston
Dick Savitt
East Orange
N. J
Rod Laver
Alex Olmedo
Peru
Leslie Longshort
Anniston
Ala
Sally Moore
Bakersfield Calif
Mary Hawton
Dorothy Knode
Forest Hills
Margaret Warner
el Paso
Tex
Jeanne Arth
St. Paul
Katherine Hubbell
Conway
U. Y
Darlene Hard
Montebello
Calif
Ann Haydon
Britain
Phillies sign high school slugger Ronald O Dette for 1959
Ronald O Dette an 18 year old outfielder with a .992 high school batting average has signed a 1959 contract with the Philadelphia Phillies and will play for Olean New York Penn League Class D team. He also struck out 18 of 21 as a high school pitcher and resides in Foster Rhode Island.
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Ronald O’dette
Philadelphia Phillies
Olean
N. Y
O’dette
Foster
R. I
Elliott's Value Set At 250 000 For London Run
Australian miler Herb Elliott valued at 250000 in the professional market competes in London while keeping amateur status. He must live in a modest boarding house after exhausting expense limits, with 40000 at stake in ticket sales as he faces Derek Ibbotson and Brian Hewson at White City Stadium.
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Herb Elliott
Dublin
Europe
White City
Derek Ibbotson
Britain
Brian Hewson
Pena Shines but Redlegs Lose to Cardinals 4 2
Orlando Pena, Reds rookie, battles English barriers as he and Willard Schmidt hold St. Louis scoreless from the third. Cards erupt for four runs in early innings off Bob Purkey, Reds lose 4 2. Roy McMillan, Temple, Amaro, Moon and Musial figure in the scoring. four Reds hits and an error pace Cincinnati. Rhinelanders head to Crosley Field for final home game vs Pirates with Tom Acker versus Curt Raydon.
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Orlando Pena
Reds
Willard Schmidt
St. Louis’ Cardinals
Bob Mabe
Bob Purkey
Johnny Temple
Ruben Amaro
Jerry Lynch
Gus Bell
Cardinal
Wally Moon
Irv Noren
Stan Musial
Moon
Cunningham
St. Louis
Roy McMillan
Temple
Amaro
Noren
Gene Green
Joe Cunningham
Rhinelanders
Crosley Field
Pittsburgh
Pirates
Tom Acker
Curt Raydon
Bentley Pilot Develops Major League Players
Joe Hawk runs the Bentley Post youth program that feeds Major League talent. The Bentley squad, four-time national champion and 13 time state winner, trains daily with rigorous three hour practices or games in summer. Hawk, a bespectacled 20 year veteran coach, turned out players strong, smart, and well trained.
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Bentley
Joseph Milton Hawk
Buzzy Ball Lane Senior On AHL First Eleven
Athens High School football faces a rebuilding season as coach Don Eskey starts his second year with only four lettermen and two seniors back from 1957. Captain Buzzy Ball leads a youthful lineup with six juniors and four sophomores, opening at Circleville next Friday night.
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Athens
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Dick Blosser
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Bob Nelson
George Murphy
Robin Gardner
Bucky Mechem
Richard Bacon
Dan Olson
Mont Bennett
Nelson
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Gardner
Lowell Conant
John Krauskorf
Bruce Buckle
Nick Gilkey
Phil Laughlin
Larry Riggs
Tom Antoinette
Jim Gardner
Tom Norris
Jim Everett
Peter Seibert
Rick Swart
Dale Stanley
Eddie Cable
Bill Dewey
Myron West
Eddie Ferry
John Porter
Brent Spenter
Conrad Foss
Rex Nickoson
Dale Thompson
Baseball Leaders Show 1950 Season Highlights
American League top batters include Kuenn Detroit .425 Runnels Boston .323 Power Cleveland .320 Mantle New York 10% runs. Banks leads NL with 340? Musial 340. Hank Aaron eyes 175 hits for Milwaukee. Banks Chicago 42 HR. Pitchers Turley 20-6. Spahn 151 strikeouts.
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Milwaukee
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Mays
San Francisco
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Pittsburgh
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Pittsburch
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Virdon
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St. Lows
Willey
Worthington
Buhl
Jones
Spahn
Antonelli
Dodgers edge Giants 4-0 as Drysdale fans six
Don Drysdale of the Dodgers shut out the Giants on five hits and six strikeouts for his sixth straight win in a 4-0 victory. Albie Pearson of the Senators contributed two of five hits and a three run inside the park homer in a 4-3 win over the Orioles.
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Ry Chiti
Bob Cerv
Bob Grim
Pete Ramos
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Ossie Alvarez
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Albie Pearson
Hee Brown
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Stockholder files $500000 damage suit over Senators franchise
Nat Stockholder in the Senators sues in federal court to oust Calvin Griffith as Washington president and halt transfer of the club to Minneapolis. He seeks 500000 in damages. The action follows talks of a nine million dollar Met Stadium bond issue and intensifies franchise maneuvering before the American League meeting in Chicago.
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Washington
Robert R. Rodenberg
Senators
Calvin Griffith
Metropolitan Stadium
Chicago
Rodenberg
H. Gabriel Murphy
Lakin Defeats Eplings for 1958 Softball Title
In Harmon Park, Lakin State Hospital edged Eplings of Gallipolis 2 to 0 to win the Mason County Softball League championship. Pitcher Patterson spun a two hit, four strikeout game, while Fellure allowed five hits and eight strikeouts for Eplings. Lakin scored in the third inning on a Smith double and a Gilbert RBI single to secure the victory.
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Gilbert
Stan Drobac
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