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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1955
Page
7
The Red Sox, fired up to chase White Sox from first in the American League, plan to use the Yankees as convenient kindling in the next days. Mike Higgins' club moved into striking distance by defeating the Athletics 16 to 12, the only first division team to gain ground on Sunday.
Boston aims to shake off Chicago with bases loaded in the ninth as Mantle powers the Yankees past the Tigers in a 10 inning game. Milwaukee beats Pittsburgh in both ends, White Sox edge Orioles, and Williams nears 2000 hits amid a busy baseball day.
New York Virgil Akins of St. Louis a fifth ranking welterweight is favored 2-1 to beat Cuban Isaac Logart in a 19 round bout at St Nicholas Arena Monday night Akins unbeaten in seven with five knockouts this year Logart 8 straight wins a dangerous slugger with 97 4 5 record and 18 knockouts against 46 opponents.
Net experts watch as Sam Giammalva of Houston, a dark horse, is seeded third for opening Newport Casino Invitation matches after beating Gil Shea in the final 6-2 3-6 11-9 9-7. He toppled Vic Seixas in the quarterfinals and Kurt Nielsen in the semifinals amid aggressive net play, with Tony Trabert sidelined by a shoulder issue.
The San Antonio Missions narrowed the gap on the Texas League leaders by beating the Dallas Eagles 6-5 in a tense San Antonio matchup. Ninth inning homers by Jim Pisoni and Stan Hollmng sealed the win after Wiley Moore had tied it with a homer in the eighth. Don Ferrarese earned the victory with relief in the ninth. Shreveport moved into third place after Arnie Atkins won 17th game as Houston beat Oklahoma City 11-2. Houston also nudged Fort Worth into the tie behind Romonosky’s strong relief. Bounce-back results followed with Tulsa and Beaumont idle, and Monday schedule set. In tennis, Art Larsen won the German International title by defeating Vladimir Skonecki 3-6 6-3 7-5 6-8 6-2, with Hugh Stewart and Beryl Penrose taking doubles.
In Cincinnati Ted WKluszewski, 220 pounds, hit Giant shortstop Alvin Dark so hard in the first inning that Dark went to a hospital with pain. X-rays showed no rib fracture. In Milwaukee Gene Conley, sidelined since July 22 with a sore shoulder, will miss at least 10 more days per Braves officials.
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