Ferris Fain Sparks White Sox Grip On AL Lead
Ferris Fain delivered a bases loaded single in the bottom of the ninth to drive in the winning run as the White Sox edged the Indians 3 2 and 4 3 to seize first place in the American League. Fain’s three hits boosted his RBIs to 12 tops in the league while other AL results saw the Yankees top the Athletics 7 1 and Cleveland beat Detroit 9 2. The NL featured Sal Maglie and John Antonelli blanking the Phillies in two Giants shutouts 9 0 and 5 0, with Pittsburgh and St Louis also winning.
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Howie Phillips delivers pivotal triple to lift Buffs past Tulsa
In a Texas League clash, Howie Phillips cleared the bases with a seventh inning double en route to a Houston Buffs win over Tulsa. The rout featured strong pitching from Kim Atehley in relief and solid run support as Houston edged Tulsa 4 to 3. Dallas and Fort Worth also posted wins as Oklahoma City swept San Antonio in both ends of a doubleheader.
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Missions
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Savitt Rallies to Capture River Oaks Title in Upset
Dick Savitt the unseeded entrant from Baton Rouge defeated fifth-ranked Hamilton Richardson 4-6 6-3 6-4 7-5 to win the 20th River Oaks Invitational. He beat Gardnar Mulloy in the quarters and Vic Seixas in the semifinals before the conclusion. Savitt, 21, plans no more tournaments this year.
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Carat Gables
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Philadelphia
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Billy Talbert
New York
Tony Trabert
Ethel Norton
San Antonio
Pegay Startaman
Largest field opens Texas Amateur golf tourney in Dallas
The Texas Amateur golf championship began with a record 337 players in Dallas as Polly Riley and Mrs. Harlan Riedel were among co favorites. Diane Garett Pat Jackson and Mrs. Pat Garner Stapler also drew attention while Miss Lobo’s title from last year looms. Qualifying started at 6 30 am with a 32 player championship flight to kick off Tuesday ahead of 36 hole finals on Saturday.
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Bevo Francis In Trotter Talk
Clarence Bevo Francis and coach Newt Oliver were set to meet promoter Abe Saperstein of the Harlem Globetrotters to discuss joining the team. Francis, the high scoring small college star, left Rio Grande College for failure to attend class as Oliver resigned last week.
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Texas Tracksters Win Four Crowns At Drake Relays
Texas and Kansas teams dominated Drake Relays. Wes Santee led Kansas with a 4:07 mile and 9:50.4 distance medley, while Texas set meet records in the 80 yard relay and 40 yard relay. Other top marks came from Illinois, Michigan State, Purdue, and Indiana as Penn Relays figures trailed in several events. Halbergs and Whitfield contended in the Ben Franklin mile.
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Oklahoma
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Duket
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New Zealand
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Fred Wilt
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Halbert
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Mexico Rapped For Peso Devaluation
Brownsville Chamber of Commerce accuses Mexico of deliberate peso devaluation to hurt U S border merchants and criticizes the U S government for inaction. Chamber Manager Oscar Longneck er Jr sent letters to Texas senators and Rep Lloyd M Bentsen Jr outlining the charges. He says the move was timed at the end of a three day Mexican bank holiday before Easter when Brownsville and other border towns were flooded with pesos.
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