Pierce Fires Sox Past Indians in 9-3 Victory
White Sox pitcher Billy Pierce dominates as Chicago sweeps two games at Cleveland, beating the Indians 9-3 to close the gap behind New York. Al Smith goes 4-for-4 and Gene Freese drives in three with a homer as Dallas Green’s club tallies 13 hits.
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Billy Pierce
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Chicago White Sox
al Lopez
White Sox
Cleveland
New York Yankees
Orioles
Detroit
Kansas City
Washington
Boston
Senators
Jim Piersall
al Smith
Gene Freese
Muffett Drives Sox to Split as Senators Win
Boston pitcher Bill Muffett, a surprise starter, pitched seven strong innings in a 4-2 win over the Senators to split a doubleheader. Washington topped Boston 6-5 in the opener as Camilo Pascual won, with Muffett recalled from Minneapolis to relieve.
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The
Tigers
Eddie Yost
Don Larsen
Don Messi
Senators
Camilo Pascual
Frank Sullivan
Billy Muffett
Foxx Applies For Unemployment In Illinois
Jimmy Foxx, Hall of Fame slugger famed for a 1932 peak of 58 homers and a .364 average with the old Philadelphia A's, has filed for Illinois unemployment compensation. The 22-year major league veteran reportedly earned about $250,000 and says he lost much in bad investments. benefits could reach $35 weekly for up to 26 weeks.
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Galesburg
Jimmy Foxx
Hall of Fame
Philadelphia A's
Illinois
Patterson Named Fighter Of Month By Magazine
Floyd Patterson is named fighter of the month by Ring Magazine after reclaiming the heavyweight title. The ranking shifts place Ingemar Johansson at number four, Sonny Liston top then Zora Folley, Eddie Machen, and others. Bobo Olson rises to seventh with Mike Holt falling to sixth. Willie Pastrano and Chic Calderwood also move, Gene Fullmer remains the top middleweight challenger. Paul Pender is recognized as champion. Terry Downes rises to tenth. Benny Paret takes the welterweight crown after Don Jordan falls to third.
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Floyd Patterson
Ring Magazine
Ingemar Johansson
Patterson
Sonny Liston
Zora Folley
Eddie Machen
Car
Bobo Olson
Portland
Ore
Mike Holt
South Africa
Bobo
Holt
Willie Pastrano
Miami
Chic Calderwood
Scotland
Gene Fullmer
West Jordan
Utah
Carmen Basilio
Paul Pender
Brookline
Mass
Ring
Pender
Massachusetts
European Federation
Terry Downes
England
Tiger Jones
Benny Paret
Don Jordan
Jordan
Luis Rodriguez
Cuba
Frederico Thompson
Argentina
Baseball Standings and Weekend Results Roundup
In the American League the New York leads with 45 wins and 27 losses, Cleveland 42 30, Baltimore 45 35, Chicago 6 41, and Detroit 35 38. National League shows Pittsburgh 47 28 atop, Milwaukee 41 33, San Francisco 39 36, Los Angeles 39 37, St. Louis 39 38, Cincinnati 35 40, and Philadelphia 32 45. Thursday results include New York 6 Baltimore 3 and Chicago 9 Cleveland 3. Saturday schedules feature Cleveland at Chicago and Pittsburgh at Philadelphia.
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Associated Press
American League
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New York
Cleveland
Baltimore
Chicago
Detroit
Washington
Kansas City
Boston
Pet
G.B. Pittsburgh
Milwaukee
San Francisco
Los Angeles
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
Major League Leaders By The Associated Press
Batting leaders include Gentile of Baltimore at .331 and Runnels of Boston at .329. Mantle and Maris lead in runs with 68 and 53 respectively. Maris 68 RBI, Gentile 58. Runnels 95 hits, Smith 93. Doubles led by Skowron, Runnels, Lollar at 19 and 17. Triples by Aparicio, Fox with 6. Snyder, Mantle, 5. Home runs led by Maris and Mantle with 27 and 20. Stolen bases Aparicio 12. Pitching leaders Coats 9-0, .000. Daley 12-4, .750. Strikeouts Bunning 105, Pascual 94. Batting average Mays .361. Lerker .347. Runs Mays 66, Skinner 57. RBI Banks 74, Aaron 65. Hits Great 107, Mays 105. Doubles Cunningham 22, Mays 31. Triples Pinson, Bruton, Kirkland, Wills 7 with White 7. Home runs Banks 95, Aaron 23. Stolen bases Mays 19, Pinson 18. Pitching Roebuck 6-1 .857. Williams 8-2 .800. Strikeouts Drysdale 136, Friend 103.
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Baltimore
Runnels
Boston
Mantle
New York
Maris
Smith
Chicago
Skowron
Lollar
Bunning
Detroit
Pascual
Washington
Mays
San Francisco
Lerker
Los Angeles
Skinner
Pittsburgh
Banks
Aaron
Milwaukee
Cunningham
St Louis
Pinson
Cincinnai
Bruton
Drysdale
Friend
Portland Man Is Accidentally Shot
Anthony Cabral Jr., 25, was wounded in the right leg when a revolver he was cleaning discharged accidentally. A hospital spokesman said the bullet passed through the leg above the knee and his condition was listed as good. Dexter Horse Wins Gorham
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Portland
Anthony Cabral Jr
Cabral
Baseball matchups for Chicago and others across leagues
Schedule lists Chicago at Los Angeles and St. Louis at San Francisco on neutral nights with Pittsburgh at Philadelphia and Cincinnati at Milwaukee, followed by repeat pairings of St. Louis at Los Angeles and Chicago at San Francisco.
Dodgers Seek Top NL perch after Cubs win 7-1
Dodgers thump the Cubs 7-1 to close within half a game of third place San Francisco, moving to nine wins in 11 games while Pittsburgh holds a five game edge over Milwaukee as Spahn and Musial lift their teams.
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Pirates
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San Francisco
Chicago
Cubs
Bob Skinner
Cincinnati
Milwaukee
Braves
Philadelphia
Hank Aaron
Warren Spahn
St. Louis
Little Town League routs Rotary 13 to 9 in West Biddeford
The Journal outslugged Rotary 13 to 9 at Memorial Field. Throumoulos and Cantara hit homers for Journal. Saucier homered for Rotary. Nadeau pitched for the Journal with five walks and four strikeouts to earn the win. Gillis took the loss.
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Memorial Field
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Cantara
Saucier
Kiwanis
Teblanc
Hevey
Dube
R. Guillerault
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Labonte
Ge Srr
Gillis
Ee Daigle
G. Guillerault
Girard
Guilbeault
Sours Reine
Local Golfers To Seek Lids At Maine Championship
Harvey Lamontagne Sr and Harvey La montagne Jr, both Maine golf pros, will enter the Maine Professional Golf Championship at Rangeley Lake Country Club Sunday. Lamontagne is unattached and La montagne is the Willowdale Golf Club pro at Scarborough.
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Biddeford
Saco
Willowdale Golf Club
Scarborough
Maine
Rangeley Lake Country Club
Kansas City Hosts All Stars Amid A's Sale Battle
Kansas City prepares to host the All Star game as the Athletics face sale after Arnold Johnson's death. The city, drawing 5,000,000 fans in five years, hopes to keep the team locally with bids from Kansas City syndicates and other cities including Dallas and Houston. Bud Daley may start for the American League.
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New York
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A's
Dallas
Houston
Minneapolis
Trotters and Pacers racing card and Maine Open results
A full slate of horse races dominates the page with results from nine races including Trot, Pace, and Class D events across one mile purses of 400 dollars. Notable names appear in multiple heats along with results from the Maine Open golf quarterfinals at Kebo Valley Club Bar Harbor where Dr Polackwich advances and others exit in early rounds.
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Kebo Valley Country Club
Bar Harbor
Roy Moore
Waterville
Harold Collier
Saco
Moore
Collier
Polackwich
Ray Lebel
Portland
John Corey
Alton Richardson
Jim Veno
Penobscot
Bill Lever
Orono
Leon Buck
Bath
Lloyd Davis
John McNabb
Oren Shire
Herschel Bates
Old Orchard Beach
Steve Crowley
Martindale
Tom Ober
Arundel
Ross Green
Bob Abercrombie
St. Croix
Herb Tufts
A. H. White
Causeway
Sam Clark Waterville
International Baseball League moves Havana franchise
Montreal AP reports the International Baseball League will relocate the Havana Sugar Kings for 1960 to protect players. The team may play in Jersey City's Roosevelt Stadium and Cincinnati under a Reds affiliation, with Havana’s next home game slated for July 15 against Columbus. Bobby Maduro denies moving Cuba.
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International Baseball League
Havana
Fink Shaughnessy
Sugar Kings
Jersey City
Roosevelt Stadium
Cincinnati
Cincinnati Reds
Columbus
Shaughnessy
Sugar King
Bobby Maduro
Cuba
Palmer Nears Lead in British Open After Round Three
Arnold Palmer of Latrobe Pennsylvania posted a 70 to move within four strokes of the leader at the British Open. A torrential shower halted play and postponed the final round to Saturday. Kel Nagle of Australia led at 207, with Roberto De Vicenzo at 209 and Palmer tied for third at 211.
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ST. Andrews
Scotland
Arnold Palmer
Nagle
Palmer
Scarborough Downs to Install TV Camera for Odds Checks
The mutuels department at Scarborough Downs will use a television camera this season to monitor odds accuracy on the tote board. Previously, a staffer stood on the grandstand roof with an open phone line to watch the odds.
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Scarborough
Scarborough Downs
Grand Stand
Unprecedented second hole-in-one in Maine Amateur tourney
In Bar Harbor a second hole in one was recorded in the Maine Amateur Golf tourney with Dick Marshall of Wilton scoring on the seventh hole in the second flight. Earlier Bowdoin College basketball coach Bob Denham aced the fourth hole during qualifying.
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Maine
Dick Marshall
Wilton
Bowdoin College
Bob Denham
Fights Last Night Gozalez Beats Monroe in LA Card
Ricardo Gonzalez of Argentina beat Boots Monroe of Los Angeles by points over 10 rounds at 10 Dartmouth Nova Scotia with Lenni Sparks stopping Guy la Conte in Halifax. Kazuyoshi Amada of Japan outpointed Flashy Panic of the Philippines in Tokyo over 10 rounds.
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Associated Press
Los Angeles
Ricardo Gonzalez
Boots Monroe
Dartmouth
N.S
Lenni Sparks
Halifax
Guy la Conte
Boston
Tokyo
Kazuyoshi Amada
Japan
Philippines
Five Star Gallon Hanson Six Dug Gold Sears Seven
A compact list of horse or dog racing entries includes Five Star Gallon and Hanson alongside Six Dug Gold and Sears with Seven, plus Little Bugger noted without a driver and Miss Penny Lee linked to Timmons.
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Hanson
Sears
Miss Penny Lee
Timmons
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