Angels and Yankees Roll In Tight AL Race
The Angels and Yankees won big as pitching sharpened. Don Lee and Ken McBride threw four hits shutouts helping Los Angeles stay 3 games back of New York. Meanwhile the Twins crushed Cleveland 14 3 with two grand slams in their first inning.
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Rigney
Don Lee
Detroit
Ken McBride
Tigers
Angels
New York Yankees
Boston Red Sox
Mickey Mantle
Yogi Berra
Bobby Richardson
Yankees
Red Sox
Mantle
Berra
Jim Bouton
Bill Monbouquette
Bob Allison
Harmon Killebrew
Twins
Barry Latman
Jim Perry
Earl Battey
Australian teen surges to French Open golf title
Alan Murray, 22, from Australia won the French Open with rounds of 69 and 68 for a 274 total. Peter Thomson and Bob Charles tied for second a stroke back, while Don Essig shot 65 to finish 284 and William P. Castle ended at 302.
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Alan Murray
Peter Thomson
Bob Charles
New Zealand
Don Essig
Indianapolis
France
William P. Castle
White Sulphur Springs
W. Va
Delaware Handicap Gives Turia Record Purse Win
Turia from Calu met Farm earned a record purse for fillies and mares in the 1957 Delaware Handicap, taking a winner's share of 120,875 dollars from a 164,624 dollar total purse in Stanton Delaware.
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Stanton, del
UPI
Calumet Farm
Princess’ Turia
Alston's Gamble Pays Off as Dodgers Beat Reds 6-5
Dodgers manager Walter Alston ordered Gordie Coleman walked with the tying run aboard in the 11th, setting up Marty Keough to force in the winning run. Frank Howard hit a pair of homers including one to tie and another for the winner, while Cincinnati and Chicago results followed in NL action.
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Walter Alston
Alston
Gordie Coleman
Cincinnati Reds
Marty Keough
Cincinnati
Fred Hutchinson
Frank Howard
Coleman
Philadelphia Phillies
Houston Colts
St. Louis Cardinals
Chicago Cubs
Bob Gibson
Bennington Little League Giants Meet Dodgers in North Bennington
Local Bennington Little League scene features Tansitor at Display Norshaft Arlington as Giants face Dodgers in North Bennington.
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Tansitor
Norshaft
Arlington
Giants
Dodgers
North Bennington
Baseball scores roundup from a rainy day slate
Scores show Milwaukee 6 San Francisco 0 and Los Angeles 6 Cincinnati 5 in 11 innings. St Louis 2 Chicago 1 and Philadelphia 6 Houston 2. Pittsburgh at New York postponed by rain with several games rescheduled or moved to night.
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San Francisco Giants
Chuck Hiller
Milwaukee
Bob Shaw
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Cincinnati
St. Louis
Chicago
Philadelphia
Houston
Pittsburgh
New York
Baseball scores show New York routs Boston 12 to 4
A sports brief lists results with New York defeating Boston 12 4 and Minnesota beating Cleveland 14 3 while Kansas City loses 3 2 to Baltimore and Washington 1 to Chicago 0 Los Angeles shuts out Detroit 5 0 schedules note Cleveland at Minnesota Baltimore at Kansas City Detroit at Los Angeles and New York at Boston are the featured matchups.
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Boston
Minnesota
Cleveland
Kansas City
Baltimore
Washington
Chicago
Los Angeles
Detroit
Veteran driver Day wins three races at Foxboro card
Alf Day of Danville New Hampshire, a veteran harness driver, swept the opening three races at Foxboro on Saturday night. He guided Luck now's Princess to win the first, Honorable G. to win the second for a $16.40 daily double, then long-shot Fritzie Hai to victory in the third.
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Mass
Alf (Bucky) Day
Danville
N. H
New England
Day
Lucknow
Princess
Fritzie Hai
Champion Steele To Defend Title At Williamstown
The sixth annual Massachusetts Seniors Tennis Championship begins tomorrow at Williams College Courts with Chauncy D. Steele Jr. of Cambridge aiming to defend his title. Walter Foeger of North Troy VT enters as a strong challenger with a storied background in Austrian sports. Finals for singles and doubles are set for Sunday afternoon. public matches are open.
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Mass
Massachusetts
Williams College
Chauncy D. Steele Jr
Cambridge
Walter Foeger
North Troy
New Hampshire
Foeger
Jay Peak
Vermont
Austria
Western Massachusetts
Trotting Title Showdown For 4-Year-Olds In Second Round
Hamilton Ohio hosts seven top contenders as HTA Trotting Series moves to the second round. Porterhouse’s upset win in Detroit reshapes the title race with Roosevelt Raceway final in view. Billy Haughton drives Duke Rodney, a Triple Crown standout last season.
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Ohio
Porterhouse
Detroit
HTA
Roosevelt Raceway
New York
Billy Haughton
Duke Rodney
Duke
Yonkers
Kentucky
Do It Yourself Geiger Counter Tells Radiation
A plug in Geiger counter for the home offers 24 hour monitoring of radiation levels and alerts with a loud click when particles strike. Costing about 30 dollars, the device uses a transistor circuit and is featured as a blue print in Popular Electronics July issue for hobbyists.
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New York
UPI
Popular Electronics
Friday's Games Across Baseball Schedule
Friday's matchups feature Chicago at Boston, Washington at New York, Baltimore at Minnesota, Detroit at Kansas City, and Cleveland at Los Angeles, shaping a full day of league action with notable divisional visibility.
Mrs Mae Murray Jones Leads New England Golf Title Race
Mrs Mae Murray Jones of Montpelier holds a commanding lead in the New England Women’s Golf Championship final round. She entered with 76-76-152 and a 10 stroke cushion over E C Wolfer Dana Lombard and Donald McCluskey contenders. Junior leader Janie Blalock, senior leader Rose O Neil, and team standings show Vermont ahead of Massachusetts and Rhode Island.
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Mae Murray Jones
Montpelier
New England
E. C. Wolfer
Indian Hill Country Club
Dana Lombard
Weston
Mass
Donald McCluskey
Worcester
Janie Blalock
Portsmouth, N.H
Betty Tobin
Framingham, Mass
Miss Blalock
Miss Tobin
Yonkers Futurity Opens With Nine Trotters In Strewn Field
Yonkers Raceway hosts the eighth Yonkers Futurity for 3-year-old trotters with nine entries including a notable filly. A.C.'s Viking is 8-5 favorite after winning the Historic Dickerson Cup at Goshen. Safe Mission and Sprite Rodney follow in the early betting, among others, for a $105,422 purse and 50 percent to the winner.
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N.Y
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du Quoin
Ill
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A.C
Viking
Goshen
Hoot Man
Andrew C. Peterson
West Hartford
Conn
Sanders Russell
Safe Mission
L. A
Flach Leads As Onteora Hosts Double Auto Racing Bill
John Flach takes point lead at Lebanon Valley Speedway with Link Pettit close behind as Johnny Rohan returns with a new engine. Connie's Taxi Trophy Dash pays $20 to 20th in the feature. Olive Bridge hosts Onteora Speedway twin bill featuring ARDC midgets and all star stock cars with first race at 2:30 p.m.
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Onteora
West Lebanon
N.Y
Johnny Flach
Lebanon Valley Speedway
Link Pettit
Johnny Rohan
Ray Chapman
Stretch van Steenburg
Chuck Irving
Don Rounds
Doug Garrison
Ron Narducci
Rip Riley
Billy Webb
Joe Massena
D. D. Rebel Harris
Frank Hatch
Ken Goodemore
Connie
New Work Rules For Railroads Effective Aug 16
The nation's railroads set August 16 as the date to enforce new work rules from a presidential commission. About 13,000 diesel locomotive firemen would lose their jobs, while 27,000 second men in diesel cab yard service would keep their positions. The dispute cites featherbedding costing carriers about 500 million dollars annually and heads toward White House action. A strike by 200,000 train workers appears unlikely soon.
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Cleveland, Ohio
Chicago
White House
Elks Rally to Beat Manchester 12-11 in Interstate Clash
Trailing 9-0 in the fourth, the Bennington Elks scored nine runs with two out to tie the game then added two more in the fifth. Manchester tied the game at 11 in the sixth, but Bennington won 12-11 with a run in the home sixth. Other league notes include Bears 7 Lions 6, Harrington earning win, and Bennington CYO beating Lukies 6-3 in Hoosick Falls.
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Manchester
Dingdong
Bennington Elks
Alumni Field
Elk
North Bennington
Bears
Lions
Bennington Cyo
Lukies
Hoosick Falls
Palmer Leads Brilliant Trio In PGA Event
Arnold Palmer heads a star-studded field at Aronimink in the 44th PGA Championship near Philadelphia. Odds favor Palmer at 2-1 with Jack Nicklaus 3-1, Gary Player 5-1, and Billy Casper 6-1, as Palmer and Nicklaus are paired for the opening round on the 7,045 yard course in a potential personal duel.
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Newton Square
Arnold Palmer
Aronimink
Philadelphia
Harold Sargent
PGA
Arnie
Latrobe
Billy Casper
Gene Littler
Jack Nicklaus
Sargent
Nicklaus
South Africa
Gary Player
Casper
Littler
Bennington Junior Legion Wins PracticeAhead of Proctor Clash
The American Junior Legion team from Bennington holds practice tonight and tomorrow at 6 p.m. at Alumni Field. Coaches say the sessions sharpen the squad for a tough Saturday showdown with Proctor in Proctor.
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American Junior Legion
Bennington
Alumni Field
Proctor
No-Hitter Hurled In Minor League By Billy Rogers
Billy Rogers pitched a no hitter for Bennington Minor League at Minor League Park guiding Sprague Electric Co to a 19–0 victory over Saul's. Sprague plans a 5 30 practice at the park field after the game.
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Bennington
Sprague Electric Co
Saul
Sprague
Park Field
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