Orioles Trade-Fronted Castoffs Spark Baseball Roundup
Baltimore manager Paul Richards ships out Bob Turley Harry Byrd and Gene Woodling in a reshaped roster. Woodling goes 4 for 4 with four RBIs in Cleveland’s 9-2 win over Baltimore. Byrd wins again for Chicago White Sox, while Turley shines for the Yankees in a 3-0 blanking of Kansas City.
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Austin Tames Faribault 7-1 in Legion Test
Austin American Legion juniors beat Faribault 7-1 at Bell Field in Southern Minnesota Legion Conference action. Gary Tate drove in four runs with a bases loaded triple, Lair DeSart opened the fourth with a triple, and Austin improved to 5-2. Mason City led series 1-0, next game at Mason City.
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Boxing Bouts In New Brunswick and Los Angeles
Floyd Patterson of Brooklyn stopped Yvon Parelle of Baie Steffine in a 170 pound bout in Newcastle New Brunswick. Johnny Summerlin of Detroit stopped Zora Folley of Phoenix in a 195 pound bout in Los Angeles.
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Floyd Patterson
Brooklyn
Yvon Parelle
Baie Steffine
Helwig Signs Pact With Green Bay For 1955 Season
Gene Helwig former University of Tulsa defensive halfback recently discharged from the army has signed a Green Bay Packers contract for the 1955 season.
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Green Bay, Wis
Gene Helwig
University of Tulsa
Green Bay
Rally Twice Beat Saints In Narrow American Association Win
The Toledo Sox, in second place, rallied to a 6-5 victory over the St. Paul Saints. A two run ninth inning sealed the comeback after Walt Moryn homered for St. Paul. Harry Hanebrink Vinicio Garcia Jim Pendleton and Bill Queen contributed key hits.
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St. Paul
Toledo
Saints
Walt Moryn
Harry Hanebrink
Vinicio Garcia
Jim Pendleton
Bill Queen
Minneapolis
New York Giants
Graves Eyes Fifth Comeback After Austin Career
Former Austin featherweight Jackie Graves is in Minneapolis weighing a return to boxing. He has worked as a prison staff physical instructor in Colorado and says he remains in good shape and will start workouts soon.
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Minneapolis
Graves
Colorado
Giants stay with Durocher as Millers top Champs 9 5
In Minneapolis the New York Giants kept Leo Durocher as manager amid rumors of a change while the Millers defeated the champions 9-5 at Nicollet Park in an exhibition. Don Liddle and Paul Giel allowed 16 hits for the Millers, with Ralph Branca giving up the famous homer to Bobby Thomson in the 1951 playoff memory.
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Horace Stoneham
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Twin Cities
Bill Rigney
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Don Liddle
Paul Giel
George Wilson
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Liddle
Ralph Branca
Bobby Ee Ee Een Ue
Winona shuts out Austin 2-0 in league clash
Winona gains a 2-0 win over Austin at Marcusen Park as Howie Schultz and Jim Lawler shut down the Packers despite 7 hits. Märtin s offense blasts Fairmont 20-6 in a Southern Minnesota League game, Rochester tames Mankato 11-2, and Albert Lea halves the gap with a 6-4 comeback over Waseca-Owatonna.
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Seixas Plans to Test Arm at Wimbledon
Vic Seixas plans a morning workout on a back court to test his ailing shoulder for overhead serves. If fit, he and Davis Cup partner Tony Trabert will play young Britons Bobby Wilson and Tony Pickard. match delayed one day for rest. Seixas has already been eliminated from singles and concerns grow over center court damage and advancing tournament duration.
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Cincinnati
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Tony Pickard
Trabert
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Gil Shea
Los Angeles
Center Court
Williams Helps Red Sox Surge Toward AL First Division
Boston's 14 wins in 16 games lift the Red Sox toward the AL first division as Ted Williams carries the attack since May 28. He homered and tallied RBIs in the Detroit series while Williams, Jensen, Zauchin and Klaus provided support. Boston pitchers have limited opponents, with only three going the distance since May 26.
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Tigers
Ted Williams
Williams
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Norm Zauchin
Billy Klaus
Sox
Cleveland
Ray Narleski
Moose Lodge Takes Lead With 2-1 Softball Win
Moose Lodge moved to the top of the City Softball League with a 2-1 victory over Lansing Corners at Northwest Diamond. It was Moose Lodge’s sixth straight win as Miller pitched a complete game against three hits by Lansing Corners. Holman and Helland each had a hit and an RBI in the third inning. Trimble led Moose with a double and two singles, as the team totaled 10 hits off Helland. The Moose scored both first-inning runs on hits by Mittag, Morem and Trimble. Eddy Paper snapped a four-game skid with a 4-3 win over the Merchants at the Athletic Field, while Gabrielson's Insurance beat Sterling Motors 9-8. Krausert homered for the Merchants in the fifth, and Ploof homered for Gabrielson’s 11-hit attack. Insurance sits at 3-3, Sterling Motors remains winless in five starts.
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Krausert
Ploof
Gabrielson
Top Track Stars Bid in AAU Meet Today
In Boulder Colorado five world record holders and eight Olympic champions join the national AAU track and field meet seen as a semifinal for the 1956 U S Olympic team. Finals in the 100 yard dash mile run high jump and shot put set to open with Art Bragg defending his century crown against Jim Galliday Rod Richard and Bobby Morrow in a strong sprinter field.
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Colo
Morgan State
Art Bragg
Jim Galliday
Northwestern
Rod Richard
Australian Swimmer Sets Freestyle Mark
Australian swimmer John Hendricks beat American champion Bill Woolsey in Honolulu at the Keo Nakama swim meet with a 200 meter freestyle time of 2 06.9 to lift the American record. Woolsey finished second in 2 08.9 followed by Jack Wardrop of Scotland and the University of Michigan in 2 12. Al Wiggins of Ohio State set the American record in the 100 meter butterfly with 1 07.3, while Sonny Tanabe of Hawaii and Indiana University was second in 1 10.5.
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Australia
Bill Woolsey
Woolsey
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Jack Wardrop
Scotland
University of Michigan
al Wiggins
Ohio State
Sonny Tanabe
Pueblo and Lincoln Win Western Tilts
Pueblo snapped a six game winning run with a 9 4 victory over Wichita while Lincoln beat Sioux City 7 1 behind Dick Hall five hits and a homer. Colorado Springs rallied from a first game loss to Des Moines for a 6 5 win in the nightcap as Jim McDaniel drove in five Des Moines runs in the opener.
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Lincoln
Colorado Springs
Witchita
Wichita
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Dick Hall
Sioux City
Chiefs
Des Moines
Sky Sox
Jim McDaniel
Bruins
Martinez and Varona on TV Bout Tonight
In Syracuse New York welterweights Vince Martinez and Chico Varona square off for 10 rounds Navarro Martinez a Paterson New Jersey resident tops 8 to 5 favorite. The NBC telecast from War Memorial auditorium marks Martinez first 1955 start and both aim for welterweight crown holder Carmen Basilio. Varona 65 won 42 by knockout while Martinez 40 wins 43 fights with 22 knockouts and a 13 fight winning streak.
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Vince Martinez
Paterson
Chico Varona
Carmen Basilio
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Boxing Managers’ Guild
NBC
War Memorial Auditorium
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California Boxing Board Bans Moore
The California Athletic Commission has banned light heavyweight champion Moore despite Los Angeles bidding for the proposed Rocky Marciano Archie Moore heavyweight title fight. An earlier San Diego medical examiner ruled Moore unfit for boxing due to heart concerns.
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Rocky Marciano
Archie Moore
Moore
California Athletic Commission
Athletic Commission
San Diego
Chiefs to Sign Bob Hastings and Restructure Roster
Manager Emil Scheid plans to release Norm Stewart from Missouri and align a four man pitching staff led by Whitey Felker Joe Shrake Ed Hobaugh and Jim Lawler who pitched at Austin last summer Hastings will take over second base after Crimson’s Ivy League standout Burt is leaving Swartz to be released when Gleason returns Martins cut Bob Mueller to trim payroll and will run a trio of Pritts Bloxam and DeWitt on the mound
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Norm Stewart
University of Missouri
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Joe Shrake
Ed Hobaugh
Jim Lawler
Bob Hastings
Harvard University
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Harry Pritts
Loyal Bloxam
Clyde DeWitt
Happy Talk to Speed Up Title Match
News record on Rocky Marciano Archie Moore heavyweight title talks after Moore stopped Bobo Olson. Managers and promoters mull venues New York Chicago Los Angeles and New Orleans with offers up to 400000 in purses and 300000 guarantees. Mike Weill and Jim Norris plan June talks to finalize the venue and deal.
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Archie Moore
Rocky
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New Orleans
al Weill
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Illinois Athletic Commission
Giants Ship Irvin to Minneapolis Club. Terwilliger Arrives
The New York Giants sold outfielder Monte Irvin to the Minneapolis American Association farm club and acquired second baseman Wayne Terwilliger. Irvin led NL with 121 RBIs in 1951 and batted .253 this season. Terwilliger, in his third major league tour, is batting .300 with 22 doubles and four homers. Terwilliger has previously played for the Cubs, Dodgers, and Washington, which sent him to Minneapolis this spring.
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Monte Irvin
Minneapolis American Association
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Minor League Scores Across Pacific Coast and Other Leagues
Baseball results list scores from the Pacific Coast League and other leagues including Portland 3 Seattle 2 Oakland 6 Hollywood 11 San Diego 3 Sacramento 3 San Francisco 4 Los Angeles 3 Havana 4 Syracuse 5 Montreal 16 Toronto 4 Buffalo 6 Rochester 4 Columbus 5 Richmond Oklahoma City 3 Dallas 2 Tulsa 2 Fort Worth 1 San Antonio 3 Houston Shreveport 5 Beaumont Mobile 7 Birmingham 6 Chattanooga 8 Little Rock 3 New Orleans 7 Atlanta Memphis 10 Nashville 8.
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Cary Withdraws From British Open at St Andrews
The Royal and Ancient Golf Club announced Cary Middlecoff of Memphis Tennessee is withdrawing from the British Open at St Andrews which opens July 4. No reason was given for the pullout.
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ST. Andrews
Scotland
Royal and Ancient Golf Club
Cary Middlecoff
Memphis, Tenn
Proessional
Oakland racer Sequi era leads with high marks in map event
In Oakland Frankie Sequi era posted top figures with 129 percent while Ramon Carillo mapped 130 in a San Jose area event, highlighting strong performances from two California athletes.
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Calif
Frankie Sequiera
Ramon Carillo
San Jose
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