Dodgers Fall to Cardinals as NL Pace Shifts
The Cardinals swept the Dodgers 7-4 and 8-4 on the road, pushing into second place behind Milwaukee. Musial hit a three run homer in the opener, Von McDaniel held Brooklyn to one hit in relief, and Wilhelm finished the second game for St Louis. Meanwhile Milwaukee split with Philadelphia, and Chicago beat Pittsburgh as all three races tighten.
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Don Weiss
Associated Press
Frank Leno
Stan Musial
St. Louis Cardinals
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St. Louis Ballyard
Brooklyn
Ebbets Field
St. Louis
Milwaukee
Flying Redbirds
Philadelphia
Curt Simmons
Lew Burdette
New York Giants
Don Mueller
Cincinnati
Chicago
Pittsburgh
Forbes Field
Pennsylvania
White Sox
New York
Washington
Yanks
Kansas City
Detroit
Boston
Harvey Kuenn
Cleveland
Baltimore
Musial
von McDaniel
Hoyt Wilhelm
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McDaniel
Lindy McDaniel
Ken Boyer
Wilhelm
Willard Schmidt
Dodgers
Burdette
Joe Lonnett
Richie Ashburn
Lonnett
Braves
Juan Pizarro
Willie Jones
Granny Hamner
Millard Howell
Minnie Minoso
Jim Rivera
Jim Wilson
Howell
Giants Meet Minneapolis in Family Game Night
Giants meet Minneapolis in a light hearted "for fun" exhibition. Players shift uniforms as Pete Burnside moves between big league and Minneapolis, part of a twilight zone era for several pitchers. The first game of a doubleheader features Minneapolis vs Charleston with a regular association contest following.
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Minneapolis
Millers
New York Baseball Organization
Pete Burnside
Burnside
Miller
Giant
New York
Charleston
Kasson Extends South Border League Lead with Win Over Stewartville
Kasson defeated defending champion Stewartville 9-7 to extend a five game winning streak and move 1.5 games ahead. Lyle fell to Chatfield while Manterville beat Hayfield 6-3. Spring Valley at Grand Meadow game was postponed due to wet grounds.
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Kasson
Stewartville
Lyle
Manterville
Hayfield
Grand Meadow
Albert Lea Moose wallops Rochester Red Caps 81 at Mayo Field
The Albert Lea Moose defeated the Rochester Red Caps by 81 in Mayo Field, their second Down State baseball win this season. Albert Lea had 12 hits off Smith while Allen Berg held Rochester to seven. The Austin Mankato game was rained out. Rochester resumes Tuesday at Owatonna and next Sunday Mankato visits Austin.
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Albert Lea Moose
Rochester Red Caps
Mayo Field
Red Caps
Albert Lea
Smith
Allen Berg
Austin-Mankato
Tanley Field
Rochester
Owatonna
Mankato
Austin
Felker
Royals
Lubinsky
Bob Humphreys
Humphreys
Anderson
Olin Martin
Napolitano
Joe Raso
Ken Bawek
John van Cuyk
Gene Steiger
Packers
Boxing Roundups and Records Mention Several Wins
In Hollywood L C Mor fan from Youngstown Ohio defeated Don Jordan on points at 135 pounds. In San Francisco Raul Macias of Mexico City stopped Dommy U r su a from the Philippines at 118 to retain the light bottomweight title. Also noted is Walter Johnson with 21 seasons pitched for the Washington Senators.
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Hollywood
Calif
L. C. Morfan
Youngstown
Ohio
Don Jordan
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Raul Macias
Mexico City
Dommy Ursua
Philippines
Walter Johnson
Washington Senators
Mayer Wins Open Golf Crown In Playoff On Stroke Margin
Dick Mayer defeated Cary Middlecoff by seven strokes in a playoff at Inverness Club to claim the Open title. The 32 year old former Wall Street broker, who quit in 1949, earned 7200 dollars from the 30000 prize amid 98 degree heat and a record-extra heat. Middlecoff shot 79 to Mayer 72 in the final round.
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St. Petersburg
Fla
Doris
Morphy
Mayer
Cary Middlecoff
Toledo
Ohio
America
The
Petersburg
Wall Street
Inverness Club
Cary
Middlecoff
Sam
Theissen Posts 122 to Win Ramsey Golf Tourney Title
Theissen fired a 122 for 27 holes to win Ramsey Men's Club at Ramsey Golf Course. He also earned medalist honors with 77 over the first 18. Runner-up in the championship flight was Buzzy Smith at 125, and D Swater shot 126 for third.
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Don Theissen
Ramsey
Theissen
Buzzy Smith
D. Swater
B. Bijorgo
Bob Bartholomew
G. Smith
J. Fortun
E. Sites
A. Hanson
I. Atwood
J. Butcher
J. Roebke
N. Tufte
B. Hooper
A. Neus
D. Storey
E. Young
C. Sterling
D. Ferch
T. Tapager
O. Holleque
E. Cady
A. Overlie
Stoner Wins Winona Amateur Invitational by One Stroke
Paul Stoner of North Oaks Country Club captured the 45 hole Winona Amateur Invitational in Winona Minnesota with a 181 total. Mayo Beske of Minneapolis finished one stroke back at 182, while Tom Hoak of Minneapolis Interlachen was third with 183 and Norb Anderson of Austin placed fourth at 184. Bob Finseth of Rochester was the defending champion at 197.
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Winona
Minn
Paul Stoner
North Oaks Country Club
Mayo Beske
Mineapolis
Beske
Golden Valley
Tom Hoak
Minneapolis
Topeka Sweeps Pueblo as Western League Lead Grows
Topeka beat Pueblo 9-6 and 9-5 on Sunday to widen its Western League lead to 642 games. Lincoln outlasted Colorado Springs 13-11 in 10 innings, then Colorado Springs won 19-15. Amarillo swept Des Moines 12-3 before Des Moines took 4-3. Bob Rickard hit a grand slam for Sioux City to defeat Albuquerque 8-3, then Albuquerque won 11-2 behind Bill Riale three hitters.
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Topeka
Pueblo
Colorado Springs
Lincoln
Amarillo
Des Moines
Bob Rickard
Sioux City
Albuquerque
Bill Riale
Yankees and Athletics priced as farm clubs in swap history
Accusations that the Kansas City Athletics function as a farm club for the New York Yankees resurfaced after a weekend eight player deal led by Billy Martin and Harry Simpson. The ongoing exchanges since the Philadelphia to Kansas City franchise move have left 15 ex Yankees on KC’s roster and four ex Athletics on the Yankees, with multiple pitchers and hitters swapping between the clubs and farm systems.
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New York Yankees
Yanks
A's
Billy Martin
Athletics
Philadelphia
Kansas City
Yankees
Ewell Blackwell
Tom Gorman
Dick Kryhoski
Enos Slaughter
Johnny Sain
Lou Sleater
Martin
Harry Simpson
Yankee Stadium
Dan Topping
del Webb
Arnold Johnson
Johnson
Yankee
Tom Morgan
Mickey McDermott
Jack Urban
Wally Burnette
Ralph Terry
Billy Hunter
Vic Power
Lou Skizas
Bob Cerv
Woody Held
Bob Martyn
Hal Smith
Bobby Shantz
al Ditmar
Slaughter
Simpson
Terry
Held
Martyn
Milt Graff
Ryne Duren
Jim Pisoni
Pisoni
Faribault Lakers close on Mankato lead with 8-7 win
Faribault Lakers edged the Merchants 8-7 in 10 innings to pull within a half game of league-leading Mankato. Fred Brenzel delivered the winning run with a single in the 10th, while Charlie Frey and Charley Weiss homered for the Merchants.
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Mankato
Merchants
Fred Brenzel
Lakers
Jerry Ackerman
Charlie Frey
Charley Weiss
Weiss
Frey
Buster Radebach
Dick Kaess
Fred Boiko
Boiko
Faribault
Tanley Field
Rochester
Dolph Regelsky
Dick Newberry
Royals
Mason City
Art Pennington
Winona
Braves
Pennington
Packers Edge Royals in Rain-Soaked Twinbill Collapse
The Packers mounted a late rally but lost to the Royals by one run after Clem Kelecava faltered in the first inning. Albert Lea edged Fairmont 3-2 while Rochester beat Faribault 9-4 as Ed March and Harry Pritts battled on the mound.
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Packers
Royals
Clem Kelecava
Chuck Sector
Fred Hancock
Dick Newberry
Dick Lubinsky
Whitey Felker
Roger Anderson
Olin Martin
Felker
Packer
Newberry
Lubinsky
Anderson
Martin
Vic Napolitano
Ken Bawek
Fred Jaspers
Red Lindgren
Bill Ankoviak
Howie Boles
Albert Lea
Ed Stelker
Martins
Ed March
Harry Pritts
Denver Bears Sweep Wichita in Twin Bill Rivalry
Denver Bears defeated Wichita 10-6 and 18-2 in a doubleheader as Norm Siebern and new outfielder Jim Pisoni fueled the attack. Omaha, St. Paul, and Minneapolis closed gap in the A A standings amid rainouts and wild scoring, while Wichita’s lead over St. Paul was reduced.
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Denver
Bears
Braves
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Dianapolis
Louisville
Wichita
Norm Siebern
Jim Pisoni
Siebern
Chicago
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New York
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Boston
National Lea
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Louis
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Philadelphia
Brooklyn Eeteeere
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Pittenburgh
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Brooklyn
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Omaha
Indiana
Louisyvil
Macias Stops Ursua and Plans Movie Project
Mexico’s Macias defends NBA bantam title with an 11th round technical knockout of Dommy Ursua at the Cow Palace. After the fight, promoter Luis Andrade said Macias will return home to start work on a movie titled The College Boy. Attendance exceeded 13,000 with purses near $33,500.
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San Francisco
Raul Macias
Mexico
Mighty Mouse
Mexico City
National Boxing Assn
Dommy Ursua
Luis Andrade
Macias
Cow Palace
Ursua
Jack Downey
Ibbotson Posts Second Fastest Mile Time
Derek Ibbotson of England clocked 3 58 4 for the mile in Glasgow setting the second fastest ever time.
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Glasgow
Scotland
England
Derek Ibbotson
Laurel Race Track Between Washington and Baltimore
Laurel race track lies on a 20 mile arc between Washington and Baltimore. The oval is situated midway, equidistant from both cities.
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Laurel
Washington
Baltimore
Warriors and Braves win in Rose Creek Junior Softball
In Rose Creek Minnesota the Warriors beat the Scouts 17 to 6 for their second straight win while the Braves defeated the Hunters 12 to 7 to also match that record. Coaches Walt Pudenski and Bill Cross lead the teams and both clubs meet next Sunday with the league lead at stake. Scouts face Hunters in the other matchup.
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Rose Creek
Minn
Warriors
Braves
Hunters
Walt Pudenski
Bill Cross
Michigan Baseball Star Joins Tigers
Detroit signs third baseman Steve Boros from the University of Michigan to a $25,000 bonus contract. The 20-year-old Flint native forfeits his senior collegiate season to turn pro and joins the Tigers today after earning Big Ten All-Star and district four NCAA honors.
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Detroit
Steve Boros
University of Michigan
Detroit Tigers
Boros
Flint
Michigan
Tiger
Campbell Wins Lansing Stock Car Race at Chateau Speedway
Maynard Campbell of Blooming Prairie won the feature at Chateau Speedway Lansing. Carmen Matter of Hollandale won the Powder Puff Derby for women, her third straight win after Albert Lea and Kasson. Verlon Bakers set a track record with 17.8 in time trials. Meelan Ferrington, De Claussen, Leonard Espe, George Cambeau also won heats and the semi feature. Next Saturday features a sponsors and mechanics race starting at 8:30 p.m.
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Chateau Speedway
Lansing
Maynard Campbell
Blooming Prairie
Carmen Matter
Hollandale
Carmen
Albert Lea
Campbell
Bakers
Meelan Ferrington
de] Claussen
Leonard Espe
Austin
George Cambeau
del Claussen
Nebraska names 1952 Olympic champion Bill Smith wrestling coach
Lincoln Nebraska Bill Smith the 1952 Olympic wrestling champion from Iowa State Teachers College has been appointed wrestling coach at Nebraska.
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Lincoln
Neb
Bill Smith
Iowa State Teachers College
Nebraska
Yale Sweeps Regatta in New London Victory over Harvard
Yale won all three rowing races in the New London regatta led by a varsity four decisive by seven lengths over Harvard. The sweep included the three contested races, reaffirming Yale’s dominance in the annual event held in Connecticut.
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New London
Conn
Yale
Harvard
Little Cedar and Johnsburg Triumph in North Central League
Little Cedar defeated Meyer 14 to 11 after 16 hits by Little Cedar off Klein and R Schaeffer. Johnsburg edged Stacyville 3 to 2 in a pitching duel between Schneider and Juenger.
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North Central Baseball League
Little Cedar
Johnsburg
Meyer
Klien
R. Schaeffer
Stacyville
Schneider
Juenger
Rus Little Cedar
Newhouse and Wiley
Klein
L. Kramer
Koenig
Sea
Durbin
Sehaatdee
St Cloud Rox double up league leaders 4-1 in NL game
The St Cloud Rox scored four runs in the first inning to beat the Fargo Moorhead Twins 4-1 at Fargo Sunday night. Grand Forks beat St Paul 9-2 in a separate game to tie the Twins for the league lead at 26 wins. The Grand Forks doubleheader second game was rained out. Winnipeg and Wausau were idle.
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Fargo
Fargo-Moorhead Twins
Fau Claire
Grand Forks Chiefs
Twins
Grand Forks
Duluth Superior
Aberdeen
Winnipeg
Wausau
Pacific Coast League Sunday Results
In the second game of a 9 inning doubleheader, Hollywood fell 2 to 5 to Vancouver while Seattle posted 12 to 5 over Portland. San Diego defeated Los Angeles 12 to 7, and Sacramento beat San Francisco 8 to 2 with San Francisco at 7 to 3 in the other matchups.
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Vancouver
Seattle
Portland
San Diego
Los Angeles
Sacramento
San Francisco
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