McNulty Broken Arm Sidelined Fairmont Team Rallies
In the Southern Minnesota League Fairmont gained a six week loss as Jim Mc Nulty suffered a broken arm after a pitched ball struck him in a game with the Winona Chiefs. Umpire refused to award first base. Herb Banton moves to second base with Bill Dudding in right field. Managers and players anticipate improvements with Loyal Bloxam, Harry Pritts, Hal Snyder and others rounding out the rotation and new arrivals Dick Eaton, Sam Mitchell, Bill Van Heuit.
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Giants Struggle in Exhibition Beating Bloomington
The New York Giants lost to the Minneapolis Millers in Bloomington and show inconsistent form. A St Louis Cardinal run baseball tryout camp will be at Copeland Field LaCrosse Wisconsin June 18 20 with chief scout Joe Mathes and instructors.
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Tracy Placed on Suspended List in Action Update
Tracy, the Waseca Owatonna infielder, is out with arthritis in the shoulder and cannot throw. Tulsa’s Dolan homered in the 17th to power an 8 5 win over Shreveport, lifting Tulsa to fifth place. Robbins named Rochester’s top athlete. McNish returns to teaching duties after heart attack with no coaching.
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Mike Ackerson
Rick Warner
Tommy Scheuerman
Northwestern University
Bobby Dolan
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Wild Nine-Inning Showdown At Tanney Field
Faribault beat Mankato 15 to 12 in a three hour and six minute game the longest of the season in the league. The ballpark saw 30 hits including six homers a triple and three doubles as ten errors and 15 walks accompanied the assault on pitching. Rochester announces June 12 to 16 ticket package sales to boost attendance with six tickets for 5 valid for any home game and a target of 2,000 booklets backed by 160 volunteers.
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Tebbetts Finesses Redlegs Into Lead
Cincinnati manager Bir Die Tebbetts used a unorthodox pitching mix to push the Reds into first place. He started Hal Jeffcoat and shuffled four other hurlers as Cincinnati beat Philadelphia while Chicago toppled Pittsburgh. Tebbetts aims the relievers at Brooklyn next in a three game series where the Dodgers just won three of four from Milwaukee.
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Johnny Klippstein
Art Fowler
Brooks Lawrence
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Joe Nuxhall
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Philadelphia
Bob Buhl
Wichita Pitching Stalls in Seventh Place Chase
Wichita remains seven games back in the American Association as pitchers struggle to support the offense. Charley Corin tossed a 1-0 shutout over first place Bears, his six hit effort delivering the win while Bob Giggie also owns two Wichita shutouts this season. Denver’s failures widen the margin behind Indianapolis and Omaha, with St Paul blanking Charleston 1-0 in a second division tilt.
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Omaha
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Former Major League Star Bibl Falk Noted as Coach
In addition to his career as a major league outfielder, Bibl Falk served as Texas baseball coach and also earned recognition as an outstanding football tackle.
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Bibl Falk
Packers Narrow Lead With 5-Strike Victory Over Lakers
Austin Packers beat the Faribault Lakers 4-2 at Marcusen Park to tighten their grip on second place in the 1956 Southern Minnesota League. Gary Underhill pitched seven innings for his third straight win, with Howie Schultz held the late-inning edge as reliever. The win capped a five-game streak, and attendance reached 1,085 for the top crowd of the season.
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Martins
Lansing Corners and Millers Win S-Ball Games
Lansing Corners beat Lefty's Bar 8-5 with a first inning homer by Hardy. Millers edged Bud & Bob's 5-4, rallying for five runs in the second inning highlighted by B Yocum's homer. Redding homered for Bud & Bob's in the third.
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Royals Win to Take Over First Place
Rochester moves atop the Southern Minnesota League with a 12 to 11 win over Mankato at Tanley Field. Olin Martin hit a bases loaded homer in the ninth to seal the comeback as Mankato led 11 8. other early runs came from Fry Folkes and Best for the Merchants.
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Mays Delivers Two Homers In Giants 6 4 Win Over Millers
Willie Mays hit two long home runs as the New York Giants defeated the Minneapolis Millers 6 to 4 before 21 832 fans in Minneapolis. Mays provided the decisive offense with an eighth inning homer while Dusty Rhodes Bill White and Daryl Spencer added support. Joe Margoneri earned the win and Dick Strahs took the loss.
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Boxing Results From Three Cities
In Los Angeles Don Jordan 140 outpoints Timmie Jefferson 1414. In Philadelphia Clifton Bradley 126 stops Bobby Singleton 12114. In San Francisco Reuben Hernandez 17114 knocks down Tommy Villa 170 Decoto California.
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Clifton Bradley
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Reuben Hernandez
Tommy Villa
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Pacific Coast League Scores Big Night Across Standings
Hollywood 96 Vancouver 2 2 Seattle 3 San Francisco 1 Portland 7 San Diego 8 Sacramento 8 Los Angeles 2. Local games arranged for the coast, with high totals in some matchups and tight finishes in others.
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Patterson and Jackson Clash for Title Shot
Floyd Patterson faces Tommy Jackson in a 12 round elim ination bout to move toward a title fight with Archie Moore. The New York event draws 10,000 fans with $50,000 live receipts and pays Patterson and Jackson $40,000 each. Patterson relies on speed, Jackson on mauling, with early rounds critical.
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Hurricane) Jackson
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Archie Moore
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Olson Waits Report on Medical Tests
Former middleweight champion Bobo Olson says he will not quit boxing, but a final decision depends on further medical tests. Tests showed no physical or neurological damage, though more exhaustive evaluations and gym work outcomes will determine his future. Olson, 27, rose from rugged beginnings and fought Archie Moore and Ray Robinson.
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Bobo Olson
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Archie Moore
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Soviet Basketball Team Edged by Uruguay 59 57 in Montevideo
Yan Kroumiich of Russia scored 26 points as the Soviet Olympic basketball team suffered its first defeat of a South American tour, losing to Uruguay 59 to 57 in Montevideo on Thursday night.
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Braves Beat Dodgers as Berra Dominates Yanks Rally
Yankee star Yogi Berra belted six hits in nine at bats with five RBIs and four homers in six games against the A's this year, lifting New York to a 9-1 win and widening their lead. Lou Boudreau's shift limited Mickey Mantle to four hits in 11 trips, while the Yankees and other results tightened races across the league.
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Stewartville Narrowly Beats Lyle in League Thriller
Stewartville edged Lyle 6-5 in a South Border League makeup game after trailing 3-0. Stewartville rallied with two runs in the fourth and tied it in the seventh, then took the lead in the ninth on Henry Mulhern’s two on triple. John Perkins doubled in two runs for Lyle in the ninth before Stewartville secured the win.
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