Meyer Delivers Shutout Relief as Phillies Top Braves
Jack Meyer, long a sore-arm reliever for Philadelphia, shut out Milwaukee for 5 2 3 innings in relief, as the Phillies beat Lew Burdette 6 3 in rain. The win drops the Braves from first in the National League race, while the Dodgers win on Hodges 11th inning homer and Sherry relief to pull ahead. Dodgers need one more win or Phils loss to clinch the pennant as Podres faces Hillman, Spahn faces Roberts, and Jones and Sanford duel Cardinals.
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Chicago Cubs
Gil Hodges
Larry Sherry
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Phils
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Johnny Podres
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Dave Hillman
Warren Spahn
Robin Roberts
San Francisco
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Sam Jones
Jack Sanford
Vinegar Bendizell
Larry Jackson
Burdette
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Banks
Mathews
Sherry
Walt Moryn
al Dark
Dale Long
Detroit
White Sox
New York
Tigers
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Cleveland Tops KC Twice and Celtics Rout Wizards
Cleveland defeated Kansas City 82 and 87 to clinch wins, while Boston hammered Washington 10 to 4 in a separate NBA style roundup showing notable scoring and team dominance.
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Boston
Washington
Dodgers Can Tie NL Flag With Win Over Cubs
The Dodgers move within a game of the National League pennant as they face two final games after beating the Cubs 5 4 in 11 innings. Gil Hodges hit a key 11th inning homer and Larry Sherry preserved the win to extend Los Angeles lead while Milwaukee’s loss kept their fate in their hands.
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Los Angeles
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Sherry
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Braves Lose to Phillies Darken Braves Pennant Chances
Milwaukee falls 6-3 as Lew Burdette struggles and Gene Freese belts a three run homer for Philadelphia. The defeat drops the Braves to one game ahead of Dodgers with two games left, Spahn slated to start Saturday against Robin Roberts as Burdette may return Sunday.
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Milwaukee Braves
Fred Haney
Phillies
Braves
Los Angeles Dodgers
Lew Burdette
Philadephia
Gene Freese
Burdette
Major League Needers National League Batting and Pitching Leaders
A summary of NL batting leaders based on 400 or more at bats includes Aaron Milwaukee at .354 and Cunningham St. Louis at .348. Other stats feature Pinson Cincinnati with 127 runs and 201 hits, Banks Chicago with 143 RBIs and 45 homers, Mays San Francisco 119 runs and 27 steals, Moon Los Angeles 11 triples, and pitching leader Face Pittsburgh 18-1 with Drysdale Los Angeles 239 strikeouts.
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Milwaukee
Cunningham
St. Louis
Pinson
Cincinnati
Mays
San Francisco
Banks
Chicago
Robinson
Moon
Los Angeles
Neal
White
Mathews
T. Taylor
Gilliam
Pittsburgh
Law
Drysdale
S. Jones
American League Batting and Pitching Leaders Summary
Detroit stars dominate AL batting with Kuenn hitting .354 and 196 hits while Kaline adds .337 and Fox leads in hits from Chicago. Mantle appears in multiple categories, Colavito tops homers at 42 and 44? incorporates. Mantle and Fox also figure in RBIs and doubles. Pitching leaders include Shaw 17 6 and McLish 19 8 with Running leading strikeouts at 201.
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Yost
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New York
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Cleveland
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Boston
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Allison
Washington
McDougald
Killebrew
Aparicio
Shaw
McLish
Wynn
Central American Nations Include Seven Members
Seven nations comprise Central America Guatemala Honduras British Honduras El Salvador Nicaragua Costa Rica and Panama.
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Guatemala
Honduras
British Honduras
el Savador
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Costa Rica
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Hunter Overpowers Miteff for Eighth-Round TKO
Detroit heavyweight Billy Hunter defeated Alex Miteff by eighth round TKO in Syracuse after a brutal, jabbing display. Referee Joe Abraham stopped the nationally televised 10 rounder with Miteff unable to answer the bell as he sustained a face injury.
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Alex Mitef
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Dick Fazio
Ed Nowakowski
Abraham
St Francis Opens Soccer Season Against New Bedford Tech
St Francis college begins its soccer season with an Intercollegiate Colonial Soccer League match versus New Bedford Tech at 2 p.m. on St Francis Field. William Sutton, a science instructor, has become the soccer coach with a squad of about 20 players, mostly freshmen, as Nassau College in Springvale is noted as a league member in Maine New Hampshire and Massachusetts.
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Figs With Haircuts In Chicago Barber Shop
The Del Giudice brothers run a Chicago barber shop where every haircut earns a fig. A fig tree they planted in the basement grew so large a hole was cut in the floor and the tree now reaches the roof. It yields about two bushels per year and during fig season each customer receives a fruit.
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Giants at Los Angeles for televised grid go
Ollie Matson leads a nine man group to confront the Rams as the Giants visit Memorial Coliseum in a nationally televised NFL season opener. The clash with the defending Eastern champions highlights a weekend of NFL games, with CBS airing Rams Giants and ABC carrying Steelers Browns.
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Red Sox eliminated from first division berth race
Boston fell further from the top tier after Detroit's win, but Boston beat Washington 10 4 to cling to a one game edge for fifth place. Monbouquette faced Ramos or Pascual in today's key game as Boston used 33 players, including 16 for Boston and 17 for Washington, in a five run fourth inning comeback.
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Camilo Pascual
Bob Allison
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Mike Fornieles
Truman Clevenger
Hyde
Vic Wertz
Jakie Jensen
Frank Malzone
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Marty Keough
Gerry Mallett
Pete Runnels
Friday Results Los Angeles 5 Chicago 4 in nines
In a high scoring Friday game at the venue, Los Angeles edged Chicago 5 to 4 after a ninth inning rally. Key players contributed late, with LA securing the win on a decisive plate appearance. Chicago gathered baserunners but could not cross the final run.
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Weekend Baseball Scores and Standings Highlight City Leagues
A collage of league standings and Saturday results features Chicago, Detroit, Baltimore, New York, Kansas City, and Cleveland, with team totals and top scores. Notable notes include high strings by K Gillis and high single by T Paquette, plus National and Western league tallies and upcoming Sunday matchups. The item closes with a weightwatchers soup dieting tip.
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New Offense Clicks For Miami In Big Comeback
Miami's new multiple offense clicked in a 26-7 win over Tulane as Fran Curci's precise passing kept the Green Wave off balance. Bob Rosbaugh scored twice, Bouffard added a TD, and Tulane dropped to 2-0 in games after the season.
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Strong Racing Card To Wind Up Fair Tonight
A nine dash harness racing card closes the Rochester fair meet with full fields for trotters and pacers. Sea Drift of Perl Gerry stable draws post six in race five with Miss Julie racing from post five for Phil Jamieson. other entries include D. D. winners and multiple D class races through nine events with purses around 300 dollars and drivers listed for each leg.
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Weekend High School Football Matches List
Thornton academy plays Lewiston today at 1 30 p m Paris High at Kennebunk today also at 1 30 Wells faces Berwick academy today Old Orchard Beach meets Biddeford High tonight at 7 30 Beech Ridge speedway hosts stock car racing tonight at 8 Harness racing at Rochester New Hampshire fair tonight features a nine race card
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Boxing results from international bouts mixed weights and gears
Reported boxing results show multiple small bouts in various locations. In Melbourne George Bracken defeated David Oved in a 10 round non title bout. In Sao Paulo Angel Bus tos stopped Kiyoshi Miura in eight rounds. Other entries list fighters Joe Brown from Albuquerque and Joe Parks of Omaha with points or draws in unspecified bouts.
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New Orleans
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Angel Bustos
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