Esposito Delivers Punch As White Sox Down Yanks
Sammy Esposito punctures the Yankees seven-game win streak with a pinch two-run double in the 11th and a bases-loaded single in the 12th to lift Chicago to a 5-4 victory. Milwaukee Braves extend lead with 3-1 win over the Giants as Brooks Lawrence dominates Brooklyn in the NL.
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Fred Haney
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Ed Mathews
Ruben Gomez
Ray Crone
Lawrence
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Redlegs
Carl Furillo
Jackie Robinson
Ed Bailey
RBI
Frank Robinson
Sal
Maglie
Brooks
Gil Hodges
Denver Idle but Continues to Lead Race
The Associated Press notes Denver holds a 7 percent lead in the American Association baseball standings despite two rainouts. Wichita beat Minneapolis 5 2 at home and Omaha defeated Louisville 7 2. Don Bollweg and Bill Queen hit homers for Wichita as Frank Barnes suffered his first loss in seven starts. Chet Nichols earned Wichita’s win with a late rally stifled.
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Bears
Bulge
Charleston
St. Paul
Indianapolis
Wichita
Minneapolis
Omaha
Louisville
Don Bollweg
Bill Queen
Braves
Frank Barnes
Chet Nichols
Nichols
Gil Coan
Gordon Jones
Roy Hawes
Joe Bracchitta
Julio Becquer
Bracchitta
Glenn Stakelfeld
Jones
Tony Roig
Charley Peete
Tony Ponce
Calhoun Eyes Top 10 After TKO Win in MSG Bout
Rory Calhoun, 21, remains undefeated after a technical knockout over Willie Vaughn in the eighth round at Madison Square Garden. Manager ponders an August bout with Gene Fullmer, while Calhoun’s trainer compares him to Rocky Marciano and stresses the value of wins.
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Rory Calhoun
Gene Fullmer
Bobby Boyd
Calhoun
Fullmer
West Jordan
Utah
Sugar Ray Robinson
White Plains
N.Y
Robinson
Willie Vaughn
Los Angeles
Vaughn
Madison Square Garden
Charlie Goldman
Rory
Rocky Marciano
Rocky
Goldman
Pacific Coast League Scoring Up Ends with Mixed Results
In a baseball wrap, San Diego parts with a 2 to 0 win over San Francisco while Vancouver dominates Portland 6 to 2. The standings reflect a mix of upsets and steady play across the league.
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San Francisco
Vancouver
Portland
Death of Golfer Ends Senior Meet in Indy
In Indianapolis rain halted the Western Senior Golf Assn journey as Highland course turned unplayable. J. B. Bixler led at the halfway point and was named winner after Paul H. Hyde, 67, collapsed on the eighth green and died following a heart attack. Hyde was former Mentholatum Co. president and son of founder Albert A. Hyde.
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J. B. Bixler
Highland
Paul H. Hyde
Mentholatum Co
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N.Y
Hyde
Albert A. Hyde
Eau Claire Homers Sweep Aberdeen 3-2
Eau Claire hammered three home runs to defeat Aberdeen 3-2 and widen its Northern League lead over second-place Pheasants. Winnipeg cruised 9-0 over Duluth-Superior as Duluth-Superior forfeited after an ineligible player was used. St Cloud beat Grand Forks 4-1 and Wausau won 10-9 against Fargo-Moorhead.
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Pheasants
Winnipeg
Duluth-Superior
Whitesox
Joe Hauser
Mack Crumm
St. Cloud
Grand Forks
Wausau
Fargo-Moorhead
White Sox sign MSU pitcher Hobaugh to Waterloo contract
Chicago signs Eddie Hobaugh a Michigan State University pitcher with a 15 8 college record to its Waterloo farm club in the Three I League. The deal places Hobaugh in minor league development for the White Sox organization.
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Eddie Hobaugh
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Chicago White Sox
Waterloo
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World Record Broken One Tied in NCAA Test
Jack Davis of USC set a world mark in the high hurdles with 13.4 seconds in a semifinal before finishing runner up in the finals. Bobby Morrow of Abilene Christian tied the 100 meter world record in prelims and won the final in 10.8 seconds. Lee Calhoun beat Davis for the title as Duke’s Joel Shankle placed third. The meet opened with several records including Arnie Lowell 1:49.8 800 meters and Ken Bantam 59 feet 1% inches in the shot put. Bobby Truex qualified for the Olympic team by winning the 10,000 meters in 30:52. Other U S qualifiers included Dick Hart and Gordon McKenzie.
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Navy
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Bobby Morrow
California
Seamon King
Thane Baker
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Lee Calhoun
North Carolina College
Joel Shankle
Duke
Dick Attlesey
USC
Ken Bantam
New York Pioneer Club
Parry O'Brien
Glen Davis
Ohio State
Charles Moore
Cornell
Harold Connolly
O'Brien
Bobby Truex
United States
U. S
Los Angles
Dick Hart
Pennsylvania
Gordon McKenzie
New York
Austin Golfers Dominate SM
Austin golfers dominated the pro amateur event before the Southern Minnesota Golf Association tourney at Soldiers Field. Wally Ulrich and Bob Chaffee shared first place with Bud Kroc and Pinkey Erickson. 32 34 66 and 33 33 66 respectively. Several other duos tied for low scores as Finseth defends SM title. Between 75 and 100 players are expected over two days.
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Erickson
Bailey Blethen
George Peterson
Mankato
W. T
Finseth
Sledge Triumphs Over Neely For National Schoolboy Tennis Title
Eddie Sledge, 17, of Dallas Texas, won the national schoolboy tennis championship in Charlottesville after dropping the first two sets 3 6 and 4 6. He swept Ned Neely of Atlanta 6 4 6 4 6 0 to claim the title.
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Frey Powers Mankato Past Waseca-Owatonna In 10-4 Victory
Charley Frey hit two home runs to reach 10 for the season as Mankato defeated Waseca-Owatonna 10-4 at Tanley Field. The Merchants improved to 5-9, while the Twins dropped to 7-7 and fell further from first place.
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Penalty Fails to Stop Hagge in PGA Tilt Round Two
Hagge of Asheville NC blocks a two stroke penalty to keep a lead over Pat Berg as the third round begins. Berg matches Hagge with a 2-under 73 to reach 142 at Forest Lake Country Club. Betty Jameson moves to third with 146. Hanson posts 152.
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Marlene Bauer Hagge
Patty Berg
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N. C
Miss Berg
Forest Lake Country Club
Casper Grabs 2 Stroke Lead At Daily News Open
Casper, a pro from Chula Vista, leads the Philadelphia Daily News Open after 36 holes with a 133 total. He shot a 1 over par 71 featuring an eagle at the 9th and 3 birdies, offset by 4 bogies. Mayer Setchick and Holscher sit two back at 135.
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Chula Vista
Calif
Philadelphia Daily News
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Dick Mayer
St. Petersburg
Fla
Mike Setchick
Mahopac
N. Y
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Apple Valley
Law of Averages Boosts Braves Under Haney
New York Times reports Fred Haney says the Braves owe seven straight wins to the law of averages after he became manager. The club had fallen to fifth before his arrival, with Charlie Grimm resigning. Haney downplays credit, noting the team was better than its rough spell suggested and is now winning expected games.
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Fred Haney
Haney
Milwaukee Braves
Braves
Charlie Grimm
Pittsburgh Pirates
Washington State champ Hibbing tops Austin 1-0 in tourney recap
Bemidji pitcher Corky Johnson dominates with two-hit ball but Washington State champ Hibbing edges Bemidji 4-2 to win Minnesota state high school baseball crown. Washington breaks 2-2 tie in final innings as Hibbing defeats Austin 10-0 in semifinals and Mankato 4-2 in consolation.
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Corky) Johnson
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Mankato
Fairfax
Cal Sabbatini
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Corer
Ron McKay
Enthusiastic casting tips and local sports notes
A reader asks about long distance plug casting and is advised to focus on accuracy with overhead casts and backyard practice. The piece also covers baseball and hockey results with Edina Morningside defeating Benson 7 1, Washington beating Bemidji, and all tournament honors named for players such as John Erickson Milo Fuller Jim Rants Corky Johnson Joe Mayer Tom Moe Bil Hibbs Nick Maras John Kellner Jim Kickmeyer Gary Tate Harlan Peterson.
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Washington
St. Paul Cretin
John Erickson
Jim Rants
Coe Meets Baxter in Trans Miss Golf Quarterfinals
Oklahoma City hosts the Trans Mississip pi golf tourney with former national amateur champion Charlie Coe facing Rex Baxter Jr. in a key quarterfinal. Art Hall of Tulsa topples defending champ Jim Jackson in the day’s only major upset as heat and 30 mph wind persist.
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Oklahoma City Golf and Country Club
Rex Baxter Jr
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Tex
Art Hall
Tulsa
Ronnie Wenzler
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Tenn
John Cain
Lubbock
Air Justice
Jim Hiskey
University of Houston
Richard Norville
Coe
Don Sechrest
Oklahoma A&m
Baxter
Raleigh Selby
New London
Hall
Jim Jackson
St. Louis
Woolsey Dominates Waikiki Swim Test
Honolulu swimmer Bill Woolsey led the Waikiki carnival Friday night winning the 400 meter freestyle in 4:43.7. Hawaii’s George Onehea placed second in the event. In the 200 meter backstroke Indianapolis Franklin McKinney Jr. edged Olympic champion Yoshi Oyakawa with John Weiser and Al Wiggins rounding out the top four. Gerald Miki of Hawaii won the 200 meter breaststroke beating Kimo Austin Barry Yap and others with a 2:52.5 clocking.
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Bill Woolsey
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Indiana
George Onehea
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Frank McKinney, Jr
Indianapolis
Yoshi Oyakawa
Ohio State
John Weiser
Stanford
al Wiggins
Gerald Miki
Kimo Austin
Iowa
Barry Yap
Soviet Cagers Dominate Antofagasta In 84 38 Victory
The Chilia A basketball team representing the Soviet Union defeated Antofagasta 84 to 38 in a decisive game.
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Braves Sign 18-Year-Old Pitcher Charlie Holmes
Milwaukee signed 18 year old right handed pitcher Charlie Holmes from Kalamazoo Michigan to a 1956 Corpus Christi Texas contract in the Class B Big State league on Friday.
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Kalamazoo, Mich
Corpus Christi, Tex
Leader Topeka Crushes Albuquerque 11 5 in Western League
Topeka led by Dick Stuart who hit his 32nd homer powered past Albuquerque 11-5 on Friday night. Lincoln routed Amarillo 10-2, Des Moines blanked others 7-0, Springs won 6-5 as Lincoln piled up 18 hits. Pueblo’s Dick Spady earned his seventh win while the Soo posted their 17th win in 44 losses.
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Amarillo
Des Moines
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Dick Stuart
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Dick Spady
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Mantle Walks Spark Stengel Grief Over Fans
Casey Stengel vented over walks to Mickey Mantle after fans displayed a “Go Go Mantle” sign at Comiskey Park. Mantle, batting .379 with 27 homers, has 38 walks in 61 games as talks turn to Ruth’s 60 homers and Mantle’s power, including his 11th inning intentional free pass.
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Lyle and Stewartville Clash in Sunday Showdowns
Lyle travels to Grand Meadow and Stewartville as top teams eye high stakes. In round one Lyle beat Grand Meadow 13 to 1 while Stewartville routed Le Roy 12 to 3. Chatfield meets Spring Valley as Cedar Valley races unfold with Sargeant at Lan sing and Ramsey at Brownsdale.
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Yankee Club Signs Prep Pitching Ace
Eureka California reports New York Yankees signed 17-year-old pitching phenom Wade Hammond who has three no hitters and two one hitters in five spring starts. Hammond also hit .346 in 18 games and played third base at Eureka High when not pitching. He is assigned to the Kearney farm club in Nebraska.
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Eureka High School
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