Wooster Nearly Clinches Church League Title Dodgers Rally On Wing And A Prayer
Dodgers edge Giants 3 2 as Carl Erskine fans nine to notch his 15th win and move within 2 1 2 games of first place. Gil Hodges and Carl Furillo provide the late punch with Furillo’s homer off Marv Grissom. Braves win 5 4 as Del Crandall belts a three run shot. Indians top Orioles 9 4 to stay tied for AL lead. Yankees beat Red Sox 8 2. Pirates sweep Phillies 9 5 and 5 0. Cardinals slug Redlegs 10 8 in NL play.
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Lions Crush College All Stars 31 6 In Windy City
Detroit Lions beat the College All Stars 31 to 6 in Chicago. Rookie Tom Dublinski directed the offense while Hobby Layne sat out. Lions jump to 17 points in 10 minutes, setting a series record for first downs rushing. Attendance 93,470. gross receipts $445,650.
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Toski Leads Tam O Shanter Field By Three Strokes
Chicago reports Little Bob Toski holds a three stroke edge after carding 67 and 65 to fashion a 132 total in Tam O Shanter's world golf tournament. Johnny Palmer and Dutch Harrison tied for second at 135, while Walter Burkemo George Fazio Jack Burke Jr. and others trailed as play continues.
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Franklin
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Dallas
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Australia
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Wooster Edges Memorial In Final Playoff Pitchers Duel
Wooster defeated Memorial 2-1 in a Church League Shaughnassy finals opener. Louis Carter pitched seven strong innings with 24 strikeouts, while Ken Welch belted a homer to back him. Memorial’s Hoot Hamilton drove in the lone run with a bases empty single, but Carter and Wooster held on. The teams schedule another game Monday at Lee Diamond to try to seal the title.
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Wosster
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Brinkley
Herb Aaron
Men
Hoot Hamilton
Texas
Danny Huey
James
Ross White
Lee Diamond
Triple Playoff Hopes Stir Major League Pennants
New York reports a possible triple playoff race in both leagues with Yankees Indians and White Sox in the American and Braves Giants Dodgers in the National, as Milwaukee climbs toward the leaders. Injuries and pace shape the late season drama with key managers and teams battling into the final stretch.
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Fraley quotes Sox on pennant goal and injuries
By Oscar Fraley the Chicago White Sox plan to win the pennant and finish first or last. He notes the club would rather end in last place than fail to contend, despite chronic injuries to Billy Pierce Ferris Fain and George Kell and other players preventing a sustained bid all season.
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Sox
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George Kell
Oilers Rally to 7-2 Victory Over Houston All Stars
The Baytown Oilers defeated the American All Stars of Houston 7 to 2 on Friday night. Pitchers Ted Holt Davenport and Ross split duties with Holt earning the win, while Oilers business manager Melvin announced a potential Baytown tournament next weekend pending an official decision.
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LaBorde Faces SWC Champ in TAAF Feature Match
Baytown's Kay Daves, the sole Baytown entrant, falls 6-4 6-4 to Ann Farmer of Houston in the women's semi finals. Leo LaBorde advances in men's singles with a 6-2 6-1 win over Rod Coffin of Austin and teams with Tommy Roberts to take doubles 6-1 6-2. Fuller edges Dodd 7-5 6-2 as final rounds loom at 3 pm Saturday on Bellaire Courts with Laborde meeting Johnny Hernandez, SWC champion, in the semi final.
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Bombers Take On Crosby Saturday
The Baytown Brown Bombers will reel off their postponed Junior Deputy game against Crosby at 1 30 pm Saturday at Jaycee Park following Friday’s game cancellation due to a death in Baytown. Only two Bombers games remain on the regular slate, with both set for next week.
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Surging Buffs Take Cats With 7-2 Mark
United Press reports a rugged night of baseball as Dallas, Houston, and Beaumont players shined. Mike Clark pitched for Beaumont, earning his ninth win while Tulsa and San Antonio battled in a 7-4 and 9-4 sequence. Scantlebury won his 15th for San Antonio, as Howie Boles and Lynch homered for Oklahoma City and Dallas respectively.
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Del Homme Leads All Star Football Classic Starting Lineup
Del Homme appears set to be the sole Fast Harris county starter in the 22nd annual All-Star Grid Classic at Cotton Bowl stadium Saturday night. South coach Jess Neely praises his line backing and center play as Dallas reports note last minute lineup changes including Joe Clements replacing Sammy Blount.
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Baytown Boxing Club Nets Two Wins in Wisconsin Night
Baytown's up and coming boxing club added two victories at Speedy's Arena in Cut And Shoot. Curtis Harrison defeated Bryan Daily in welterweight on three hard rounds. Sammy Peacock dominated veteran Hickey Hale from Houston with a clear decision. In Madison Wisconsin a pedestrian, frustrated by a blocked crosswalk, clashed with a car driver and both faced disorderly conduct charges after a confrontation.
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