Balk Controversy Rekindles Zabala Incident From 1949
Sacramento recall of Adrian Zabala's balk led to a ruled homer being nullified in a St Louis game. the play helped trigger a balk rule change. The memory surfaced as the 1949 incident influenced later interpretations and inspired a baseball folklore debate.
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Dick Barnes
Sacramento
Calif
Adrian Zabala
Giants
St. Louis Cardinal
Zabala
Wes Westrum
St. Louis
Plan Meeting on Balk Calls
National League President Warren Giles meets with AL President Joe Cronin and Baseball Commissioner Ford Frick in New York to discuss balk calls amid a rising NL balk tally of 96 to 9 early in the season. The executives seek a common rule before the All-Star Game and World Series.
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NEW York
Warren Giles
Joe Cronin
Ford Frick
Frick
Giles
Bowling Echo Lanes Strikers League Standings Snapshot
Stockers 0 1653 Clowns 3 1760 The Cherries 1 1590 The 4 S s 2 1648 Deadbeets 2 1854 Pin Shavers 1 1728 The a Four 0 1177 Team 8 3 Ramblers 0 1877 Peppers 3 1996 JB s 2 1889 R and M 1 1762
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Echo Lanes Strikers League
Clowns
the Cherries
Pin Shavers
Team
Ramblers
Peppers
Top Five Standings Names and Scores
Laasus a L Brandt leads with 558 points followed by J Peterson 553 and R Schiel oe 549. D Blunt stands with 533 and K Jockumsen rounds out the top five.
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Echo Lanes
Laasus
L. Brandt
J. Peterson
R. Schieloe
D. Blunt
K. Jockumsen
Bragan Fines Balking Pitchers After Braves Losses
Milwaukee Braves manager Bragan plans an anti balk school for his mound staff after balks cost them games. He says future balks will draw higher fines than $25 and two fines have already been issued, with amounts undisclosed to avoid unfairness to the players.
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Milwaukee
Milwaukee Braves
Bragan
Balks
Braves
Brewer wins Burneyville Open with 67 in Oklahoma
Gay Brewer Jr. shot a four under par 67 to win the Burneyville Open in Bur neyville Oklahoma, finishing 72 holes at 280 and earning 2800. Ted Ball of Australia took second by one stroke with 69 to claim 1900, while Bill Dunk and Bruce Devlin tied for eighth after 282 and 74 respectively.
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Burneyville
Okla
Gay Brewer Jr
Brewer
Ted Ball
Australia
Ball
Bill Dunk
Bruce Devlin
Dunk
Devlin
Austin JC Baseball and Net Teams Face Bethany
Austin JC baseball returns to Marcuson Park Wednesday for a Central Minnesota College Conference doubleheader against Mankato Bethany. The Blue Devils carry a 3-3 record after a 1-0 split with Bethel College and will open with likely starters Maurice Joel and John Page. The tennis team, led by Bill Evans, meets Mankato Bethany at the Athletic Field courts.
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Austin JC
Bethany
Hal Bergeson
Austin
Marcuson Park
Central Minnesota
Blue Devils
Bethel College of St
Rice Joel
John Page
Art Clennon
Joel
Page
Concordia JC
Bill Evans
Mankato Bethany Netters
Oles Rally Tops Augsburg in Midwest Conference Play
St Olaf, co leader in the Midwest Collegiate conference Northern division, erupted for five runs in the sixth inning to defeat Augsburg, 6 to 2, at Nokomis field on Monday.
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OLES
Minneapolis
St. Olaf
Coleader
Augsburg
Nokomis Field
Yankees Get Healthy Mantle and Maris Boost Win
The New York Yankees beat the Detroit Tigers 10 to 3 to return to the top of the American League as Mickey Mantle and Roger Maris, recently healing from injuries, join the lineup. Mantle drove in three runs with a 390-foot homer and two singles while Maris works back into form as the club vies for first place with the Kansas City Athletics.
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Yankees
Detroit Tigers
Kansas City Athletics
Mantle
Maris
Houk
Mick
Behind The Scenes in Major Leagues by Joe Reichler
In New York AP raises hidden MLB costs and rules. It details a long standing uniform deposit, gate receipts splits for NL and AL, and club expenses. Cleveland’s 1920s outlays show rail travel hotel meals laundry and per player costs for equipment and ball and bat purchases.
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Bob Bang
Motor Supply CO
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Springfield
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Philadelphia
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Dick Boyle
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Roger Maris
Ralph Houk
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Sportlight
By Joe Reichler
Cleveland
Exre
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Raleigh R & F Bike Shop
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Wright Wells & CO
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First National Bank Building
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Mobil
Usem Chevrolet CO
2Nd Ave
Conoco
Conoco Touraide Travel Center
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Interstate Highway System
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Travel Bureau
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Trimble
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Conoco Service
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Minn
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