Orioles land Rowe boost fuels late pennant push
Baltimore improved its chances in the AL race by acquiring reliever Ken Rowe from the Dodgers Spokane farm club. Rowe earned the win in a 4-3 decision over Minnesota as he closed the ninth inning after Milt Pappas pitched six strong frames. Rowe’s 89th appearance of the year tied an AL record, while Brooks Robinson and Sam Bowens homered for Baltimore.
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Phillies Top Houston 4 1 Behind Short Strong Pitching
Chris Short of Philadelphia pitched a four against seven defeats as the National League leading Phillies defeated Houston 4-1. Johnny Callison collected three hits including a two run homer and drove in three Phillies runs in the victory.
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Pigeon race at Ballston Spa paced by Rioux in 1240.89 ypm
Rioux of Biddeford won the second perm race at Ballston Spa New York with 1,240.89 yards per minute after 95 birds from Saco Pigeon Club and 356 birds from five clubs were shipped. Race release was 8:05 a m Sunday with strong north winds reducing totals to 722 birds.
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Major League Leaders Baseball Statistics Summary
American League leaders include Oliva of Minnesota leading batting with .321 and 193 hits, while Killebrew tops home runs with 46 and Oliva also totals 103 runs and 105 RBIs. Pitching winners include Bunker and Papppas with strong win totals and high ratios. National League leaders show Clemente hitting .341 with 190 hits and Mays 108 runs, plus Koufax 19 wins and 223 strikeouts.
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America's Cup Races Begin as Constellation Faces Sovereign
Newport Rhode Island AP reports a windy climactic start to the America's Cup with Constellation and Sovereign ready for their first race. Skipper Eric Ridder preaches caution while acknowledging Constellation as the favorite. Sovereign shows improvement over Sceptre and Gretel, promising a competitive contest.
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Holovak Happy At Boston Win
SAN DIEGO CALIF. AP The Boston Patriots begin West Coast practice ahead of their second AFL road game versus San Diego. Halfback Jim Crawford may miss the clash with a knee injury. Guard Charlie Long Bob Schmidt and Dave Watson expected back. Linebacker Jack Rudolph hoped to return from a knee issue. Holovak praised the win over Oakland and lauded the defense as a major step forward.
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Boston Patriots Win Grid Games When They Count
The article notes the Boston Patriots beat Oakland in the opener as Eastern AFL titlists and emphasizes they win when it counts under Coach Mike Holovak. It references other NFL action including injuries to Bob St Clair and Larry Morris, plus Wahoo McDaniel at Shea Stadium and Chiefs Bills first-half struggles.
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St Louis Smoker Moves to Thursday at Parish Hall
Movies of the St Louis St Thomas game will be shown Thursday evening at 8 at St Josephs Parish Hall. Ed Bergeron, newly appointed chairman of the St Louis Alumni Football smokers, said only the move from Wednesday to Thursday changes.
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Journal Bowling League Meeting Plans for Biddeford
The Biddeford Saco Journal reports the Bowling League will meet for the first time at Roll-A-Way Lanes Elm Street Biddeford tomorrow at 8 pm An officer election precedes the 830 bowling session The league expands to six firefighting teams for a 30 week season closing with banquet trophies and cash prizes.
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Filipino fighter knocks out rival in Fresno boxing card
In Fresno, Rogilio Trongali age 126 from the Philippines defeated Akio Furaki age 1242 from Japan by knockout. Also in Fresno Gabe Terroneze 147 from Fresno stopped Rip Randall 147 of Houston in two rounds.
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Joe Louis names the greatest fighters he saw and why
Joe Louis ranks Dempsey as the greatest fighter ever and lists his top boxers. He cites Langford, Conn, Baer, Schmeling, Carnera, Uzendun, Farr, Godoy, Marciano, Liston, Charles, Patterson, Johansson and Clay, noting strengths and weaknesses and plans to fight Clay again.
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Clay Liston Fight Set In Boston For Nov. Sixteen
In Boston Garden Cassius Clay also known as Muhammad Ali will defend his title against Sonny Liston on November 16. The WBA suspended recognition and stripped the title while Massachusetts and Michigan boxing officials debated safeguards. Governor Peabody and state officials backed the fight with stipulations for a $50,000 cash guarantee and a top four ranked challenger within six months. The WBA plans a tournament to crown a new champion pending further action.
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Cronin refutes Allyn charges over Yankees sale
Boston AP Cronin says American League office withheld no pertinent information as club owners approved selling 80 percent of the New York Yankees to CBS. He released documents and transcripts to refute Arthur Allyn and Kansas City’s Finley, noting a 8-2 vote amid antitrust risk remarks by league counsel. Allyn argues Frick was advised by Porter but not spoken at the meeting.
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Fights Last Night Omaha and Three Rivers Card Results
In Omaha Art Hernandez won on points over Isaac Logart while Joe Brown stopped Chino Diaz. In Three Rivers Joey Durelle outpointed Peter Schmidt as the card moved to Butte and Butte card results included Roger Rouse beating Sid Carter on points.
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North Dakota taps Fort Frances native Bill Selman as coach
Bill Selman of Fort Frances Ontario will coach the University of North Dakota freshman hockey team next season. The Garden bout between two fighters draws 13,909 capacity, with tickets from $50 to $10. Sam Silverman and Intercontinental Promotions expect a $450,000 gate plus radio, film, and foreign rights. Each contestant will receive 30 percent of the total. Both say they will win.
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