Wild Night Pro Wrestling Duo Clash At Bluefield Auditorium
Promoters promote a two out of three fall tag match with Al The Spider Galiento and Mouthy Jan Madrid facing Ace Freeman Mountaineer and Chuck Mr America Gor man. Gorgeous George Grant meets Mr America in the other two out of three falls main event. Freeman and Mountaineer vow to counter with brass knuckles and grit as Smitty Smith Cecil Surrat and Swing Kings provide entertainment.
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Ex-Marshall Cager And Wife In Fire
Gene James a former Marshall College basketball star and his wife were burned in a fire at a Blory apartment building in Ironton Ohio. James was treated and released. his wife remained hospitalized. The cause of the fire was not learned.
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Marshall
Braves Blank Cardinals 2-0 in Rain Shortened Start
Milwaukee rookie Joe Jay baffled St. Louis on four hits in his first major league start as the Braves topped the Cardinals 2-0 in six innings before rain halted play. Jay improved to 1-0 with the win. Jim Brosnan took the loss for St. Louis.
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Groth Sparks Yankees Past Tigers in Ninth Inning Rally
Detroit and New York split a tense double narrative as Johnny Groth powered the Tigers with two triples and drove in the decisive eighth inning run, while the Yankees, led by Mantle’s 12th homer, staged a late comeback to edge ahead in the nightcap. The win improves Billy Hoeft to five in ten decisions as Herb Moford and Hank Aguirre closed it out.
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Deadlocked 14 inning tie ends at Baltimore Chicago game
Baltimore and Chicago fought to a 5-5 14 inning tie as curfew halted play after 11:59 p.m. EDT. Jim Busby homered for Baltimore in the seventh, Chicago answered with a seven-hit fifth inning and Jim Marshall homered for Baltimore in the ninth to force extra frames. Pitchers Jack Harshman and Billy Pierce matched scoreless work into the seventh.
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Major Standings and Yesterday's Results in the American League
The American League standings show New York and Boston leading with Detroit and Cleveland close behind. Yesterday results include Detroit 4 at New York 2 and Boston 9 at Kansas City 3, while Cleveland beat Washington 10 to 1 and Baltimore and Chicago battled to a 5 5 tie in 14 innings.
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National League Scores and Pitchers Overview
Milwaukee defeated St. Louis 2 to 0 while Cincinnati faced Chicago in a rain delay. Other games saw San Francisco top Philadelphia 6 to 1 and Los Angeles beat Pittsburgh 5 to 4. Pitcher matchups include Spahn versus Jackson and Purkey versus Briggs with Semproch or Worthington slated for Philadelphia San Francisco.
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Semproch
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Bolt Leads National Open Halfway With 71 On Friday
Tommy Bolt, from Crystal River, Fla., shot 71 for 142 and a one stroke lead over Gary Player at the National Open halfway point. Ben Hogan injured his left wrist and probably ends his record bid. Sam Snead failed to qualify for the final two rounds for the first time since 1937, shooting 80 for 155. Cary Middlecoff barely made the cut at 154.
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Bold Ruler Faces Packed Belmont Handicap Field
Bold Ruler and Gallant Man lead a ten horse lineup in the $50,000-added Metropolitan Handicap at Belmont Park. The one mile race draws Ralph Lowe's Gallant Man at 130 pounds and Bold Ruler at 135 with Promised Land Paper Tiger among other contenders. CBS telecast set from 3 30 to 4 p.m. EST.
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Wall Street Hoax Inspires Mythic Football Legend
A Wall Street anecdote sparked rumors of Plainfield Teachers and a fictional player Chung who led to a national hoax about an unbeaten midseason team. Time magazine exposed the scam after a sensational 77-0 win, while Billy Gooch earned Carnegie medal-honored bravery stories and later faced reception about the award.
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West Virginia State Junior Tennis Championship Opens
The four day ninth annual West Virginia State Junior Tennis Championships begin Monday at Charleston Tennis Club. The entry deadline is noon Saturday. Last year's event drew 108 entries across three age groups: juniors under 18 by Jan 1, 15 and under, and 12 and under players under 13 at the opening.
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Hard Storm Washes Out Charleston Game
A thunderstorm halted a tense pitching duel in Charleston as Don Lee faced off against Denver Bears ace Mark Freeman with the game tied 0-0 after five and a half innings. The contest halted before resuming and incomplete score shows Denver’s 5 runs? remaining unclear due to weather.
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Mark Freeman
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Harold Carter Roars Back With Victory Over Besmanoff
Harold Carter, a former heavyweight standout, returned from a 17 month layoff to defeat German Willi Besmanoff by unanimous decision at Madison Square Garden. Carter, 24, weighed 191 pounds to Besmanoff’s 193 and pressed relentlessly with steady leather while Besmanoff saved flurries. Besmanoff hit the canvas once in the tenth but no knockdowns occurred.
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Veteran and Newcomer to Meet in Trans-Mississippi Final
A veteran Marjorie Lindsay of Decatur Illinois advances to the 36 hole final of the Trans Mississippi Women’s Golf Tournament to face rookie Andrea Cohn of Waterloo Iowa. Lindsay is a former champion and nine time entrant while Cohn the 18 year old first time competitor won her semifinal 4 and 3 over Mrs J Harry Henderson.
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