Bilko Delivers Big Home Run in Reds Win Over Giants
Bob Purkey pitched six hitter for his eighth win as the Cincinnati Redlegs topped the San Francisco Giants 3 to 2. Steve Bilko belted a 400 foot homer in the fourth inning, driving in the decisive runs while Purkey worked six strong innings and Johnny Antonelli took the loss. The Giants, still clinging to first place by three percent, were held to six hits and left three runners on base.
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Aguas
Decola Wins by Ninth Round TKO Over Schmidt
Tony Decola defeated Peter Schmidt by ninth round technical knockout at St. Nicholas Arena after a cut on Schmidt’s left eye opened in the ninth. Decola, 21, improves to 26 12 5, Schmidt, 24, falls to 10 10 3. officials halted the bout as MRI refused to let Schmidt continue.
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New York
Peter Schmidt
St. Nicholas Arena
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New York State Athletic Commission
Mark Conn
Artie Schwartz
Joe Eppy
Tiger
Beaten Portugal Candidate Shouts I Was Robbed
In Lisbon Gen Humberto Delgado the defeated independent candidate for president cried I was robbed after incomplete election returns favored Adm Americo Tomas by about four to one. Delgado accused the government of savage tactics and said he would quit politics.
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Humberto Delgado
Portugal
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Americo Tomas
National Union Party
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Delgado
Salazar
Tomas
Higino Craveiro Lopes
Joaquin Trigo de Negreiros
O Dell Near Perfect In 5-2 Win Over Cleveland
Orioles pitcher Billy O'Dell gave up two singles over eight and two thirds innings after a rough first, earning his sixth win as Baltimore beat Cleveland 5-2. Gus Triandos homered and Al Pilarcik and Gene Woodling contributed key hits in the first inning.
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Cleveland Indians
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Minnie Minoso
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Priceless Legs: World Cup Stars Attract Insurance
Sweden AP reports that top World Cup players have insured legs as clubs seek protection for prized talent. France star Raymond Kopa, sold to Real Madrid in 1956 for 49,500 pounds, declined leg insurance saying no policy could cover those legs.
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Hollywood
France
Raymond Kopa
Spain
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Ex Yale Star Held In Death
Former Yale football star Joseph P. Crowley was indicted in Tokyo on a count of inflicting bodily injuries resulting in death after his business partner and brother in law T A D Jones Jr. was found beaten in the Imperial Hotel suite. The case may yield 2 to 15 years and trial will proceed before three judges without a jury.
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Joseph P. Crowley
T.A.D. Jones Jr
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Jones
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Frederick M. Kissinger
Maryland
Imperial Hotel
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Kentucky Stars Top West Virginia All Stars 97 to 85
Kentucky hoop standout Chuck Williams scored 28 as Louisville Central led Kentucky to a 97 85 victory over West Virginia in Williamson. Carlos Morrison led WV with 24, while Bob Baker Don Smith and Mike Surface provided Kentucky scoring. WV rallied in the second period but could not overhaul the leaders.
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Williams
Bob Baker
Hazard
Don Smith
Mike Surface
Shively Butler
Tom Santer
Parkersburg Catholic
John Skaggs
Ansted
Duck Hunting Stamps May Be Hiked To $3
The Senate passed a bill favoring a duck stamp increase from $2 to $3, with proceeds shifted to wetlands purchases for wild fowl preserves. Senator Warren Magnuson said five million dollars is raised annually, most of it used for administration and policing. the Interior Department would then receive direct appropriations for these activities.
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House
Senate
Warren G. Magnuson
D-Wash
Interior Department
Rademacher Seeks Patterson Rematch If He Beats Folley
Pete Rademacher says a July 2 ten round bout with Zora Folley could earn him a world heavyweight title rematch with Floyd Patterson. The Los Angeles event launches the Fight for Lives charity for City of Hope Hospital, with Folley present and Rademacher declaring he is durable and capable of a good fight if Folley is in shape.
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City of Hope Hospital
Folley
Chandler, Ariz
iHe
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Columbus
Jack Hurley
Boston
Cas D'Amato
Zora
Bill Swift
Loes Returns To Baltimore After Suspension
Pitcher Billy Loes rejoined the Baltimore Orioles after a six day suspension. He had been fined 100 dollars and suspended for shoving umpire Larry Napp on June 1. Loes had said he would trade if possible and noted he would pitch to earn his living.
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Larry Napp
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American League
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Major's Top Three Not Including Monday Games
Top batters in the American League feature Kuenn Detroit Fox Chicago and Mantle New York with high averages and RBI totals. In the National League Musial St Louis Mays San Francisco Green St Louis and Banks Chicago lead in key batting and hitting metrics with strong team performances.
Major Standings And Results In National League Baseball
National League standings show San Francisco at 9 22 and Milwaukee at 27 games back. Cincinnati leads the NL with Chicago and St. Louis middling, while Philadelphia and Los Angeles hold mid-pack positions. Yesterday Cincinnati defeated San Francisco 3 0 in the only game played.
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Banks Leading National In Homers Musial Heading All With .418
Ernie Banks of the Chicago Cubs leads the National League in home runs with 17 and is tied for RBI with Frank Thomas at 49 while batting .324. Stan Musial posts a .418 average, Willie Mays is second at .416, and Gene Green climbs to third with a .349 mark as pace-setter Bob Nieman sits at .367 in the American League.
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NEW York
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Pittsburgh
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St. Louis
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San Francisco Giants
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Philadelphia Phillies
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Baltimore
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Harvey Kuenn
Detroit
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Chicago
Jackie Jensen
Boston
Jackie
Kansas City
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Cerv
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Konrads Denied Permission to Swim in United States
Melbourne based Australian Swimming Union refused permission for John and Lisa Konrads to swim in the United States en route to the Empire Games in Wales. Coach Don Talbot said the June 27 and 29 races would have gathered the Konrads with Murray Rose and Tsuyoshi Yamanaka, the world’s top swimmers.
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Australian Swimming Union
John
Lisa Konrads
United States
Wales
Don Talbot
Konrads
Australia
Murray Rose
Japan
Tsuyoshi Yamanaka
Casey Stengel Scorns New Bean Ball Rule
New York Yankees manager Casey Stengel dismisses the new bean ball rule as a joke and predicts umpires will hesitate to penalize pitchers. He recalls a game with Cleveland where umpires warned a pitcher and warned Bragan and himself about suspicions of intention to hit batters. He cites an incident with a rookie pitcher and an unresponsive umpire Stevens to illustrate the point.
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New York
Casey Stengel
New York Yankees
Stengel
Cleveland
Bragan Indians
Bobby Bragan
John Stevens
Lamar Tech Leads NAIA Golf Tourney By Nine Strokes
Lamar Tech sits at 284 after 18 holes led by captain Eddie Langert's three under par 69. Texas Wesleyan second at 293, Central Oklahoma third at 296, Omaha 307, Westminster 311, Fairmont State 323. Final rounds to follow Tuesday and Wednesday with individual scores listed.
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Lamar Tech
Eddie Langert
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John Track
Homer Delovich
John Brauzy
Frank Pizatella
16th Annual Conservation Camp Teaches Soil and Forest Care
Jim Dalton’s Outdoor highlights Webster County’s 16th Conservation Camp for 235+ youths June 9 to 14. The program to be presented stresses soil, water, wildlife, and forest conservation, contour farming, stream restoration, and reforestation as essential for food and life.
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Webster County
Hawks Top Mountaineers In Summer Cage Play
The Hawks defeated the Mountaineers 52 to 31 in the senior division of the Bluefield Basketball League on an outdoor court at Fairview Junior High. Larry Graham led the Hawks while Butch Farley starred for the Mountaineers. in the junior division the Indians won by forfeit over the Lions. Today's schedule lists the Lakers vs Celtics in seniors and the Braves vs Reds in juniors.
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Larry Graham
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Senators Down Braves 5-2
CHARLESTON AP Unbeaten righty Jerry Davie beat Omaha 5-2 as Bill Taylor hit a fifth inning homer to break a 2-2 tie. Davie improved to six straight wins after a rough first inning. Wayne Terwilliger and Jim Delsing delivered two sixth inning runs for Charleston.
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Jerry Davie
Bill Taylor
Omaha
Davie
Cardinals
Taylor
Wayne Terwilliger
Jim Delsing
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Delsing
Kenny Walters
Larry Osborne
Ron Samford
Injured Kuenn Slated For Action On Friday
DETROIT AP Harvey Kuenn Detroit Tigers center fielder injured last week in Baltimore when he crashed into a wall chasing a home run is expected to rejoin Detroit in New York Friday. Dr Claire Straight Kuenns physician here said Monday he removed 23 of 25 stitches from a severe gash over Kuenns eye and his vision was excellent.
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Harvey Kuenn
Detroit Tigers
Baltimore
New York
Claire Straight
Kuenn
Lopata Recovering From Head Injury
St Louis AP Stan Lopata was on the mend after a wild pitch fractured no bone but left him unconscious briefly. The Phillies catcher was hospitalized after being beaned by Larry Jackson in the first game of a Sunday doubleheader, with X rays showing no fracture and a discharge planned in a couple of days.
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Stan Lopata
Philadelphia
Phillie
Lopata
Larry Jackson
Hart and Turner Set To Vie In Key Welterweight Clash
PHILADELPHIA Sugar Hart and Gil Turner longtime sparring partners meet in a real 10 round welterweight bout Tuesday night The bout features No 4 ranked Hart and Turner with 55 17 1 73 record contrasting Hart 29 bouts 20 KOs The match holds high potential but will have no radio or TV coverage.
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Bud Garnet
Sugar) Hart
Gil Turner
Hart
Turner
Sugar
National Boxing Assn
Virgil Akins
NBA
Russian Netters Look Pretty Good
Russia’s first Wimbledon contenders Ana Dmitrieva and Andrei Potan trained in London as English experts deemed them pretty good. About a thousand fans watched the pair during a one hour practice session at the Kent Championships area and they are set to play in the Kent tournament on Tuesday as Wimbledon runs June 23 to July 5. Britain’s Tina Truman said practice can mislead but Dmitrieva and Potan appeared promising.
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Russia
England
Ana Dmitrieva
Andrei Potanin
Christina Truman
Britain
19 Year-old Dibelius Signs with Washington Senators
Ron Dibelius a 19-year-old Marquette University sophomore and noted Wisconsin schoolboy athlete signed a bonus contract with the Washington Senators for more than 20000 dollars. The switch hitting player was signed as a third baseman by scout Tom Fischer and assigned to the Fox City Foxes in the Class B Three I League.
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Ron Dibelius
Marquette University
Wisconsin
Washington Senators
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Tom Fischer
Fox City Foxes
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