Cubs power swing stuns Braves with five homers in win
Chicago bats erupt for five homers led by Bobby Thomson and Ernie Banks driving a 9-5 victory over the Milwaukee Braves. Banks hits his 18th with two aboard as Spahn suffers his second loss against eight wins. Glen Hobbie picks up the win as Milwaukee slips on its road trip.
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Dane Long
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Dick Dratt
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Redskins Sign Hanifan Washington End from Cal
The Washington Redskins signed end Jim Hanifan as a free agent for an undisclosed sum. Hanifan, six foot three and 212 pounds, led the nation in pass receiving in 1954 for the California Golden Bears and previously tried out with the Los Angeles Rams before the draft.
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UPI
Washington Redskins
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University of California Golden Bears
Los Angeles Rams
Baseball Scores From Yesterday in American League
Results show Washington beating Chicago while Cleveland routed Hartford. Milwaukee and Chicago were set for a pitching matchup, and Detroit faced Boston in rain affected conditions.
Day-Night Doubleheader For Yanks A's Thursday
The New York Yankees game with Kansas City tonight was postponed due to rain and moved to a night game on Thursday. A day game against the A’s remains on the schedule for Thursday afternoon with separate admissions. Tickets for tonight will be valid for Thursday night.
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New York Yankees
Kansas City
Sain
Yankees
A’s
Indians Rout Orioles 16 2 Behind Bell in Victory
Rookie Gary Bell earned his first major league win as the Indians routed the Orioles 16 runs to 2. Cleveland exploded for five eighth inning runs after Baltimore tied it briefly, with Minnie Minoso homering and Roger Maris keying the late rally.
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Cleveland Indians
Orioles
Cleveland
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Russ Nixon
Connie Johnson
Minnie Minoso
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Jim Marshall
Hoyt Wilhelm
Roger Maris
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Maris
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Dick Brown
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Coast Night Games Highlight Coast Baseball Showdowns
In National League action on the coast last night the Pirates led the Giants 4 3 after five innings while the Phillies held a 3 1 advantage over the Dodgers. R C Stevens and Bob Skinner drove twelve Pirates homers and Cepeda hit a two run blast for the Giants as the fourth inning closed.
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Orlando Cepeda
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Dodgers
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Bob Soltisiak
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Fairfield Prep and Stratford Duel For State Title
The third and deciding game in the 1958 Fairfield Prep versus Stratford High baseball rivalry features Pat Jordan for Prep and Johnny Papa for Stratford in a pitching duel at West Haven Municipal Stadium. Prep enters 16-1 and Stratford 16-2-? as CIAC Class A crown hinges on this night game under lights.
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Bridgeport
West Haven Municipal Stadium
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Johnny Papa
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Papa
North Paraders
Longbrook Park
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Mike McLaughlin
Connecticut
Wilbur Cross
New Haven
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Dick Ross
Ross
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Butch) Benedetto
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Vin Lynch
Pete Lopusznick
Norwalk
Naugatuck
Ciac Baseball Committee
Andrew Warde
Fairfield
Magic Trick Wins Lombardy Pace At Roosevelt Raceway
Magic Trick driven by attorney John Dailey won the featured $3,500 Lombardy Pace at Roosevelt Raceway in 2 04. The Harvard Law School graduate from Albion New York led Highland Bay early and paid $8.50 to win for backers of the five year old brown mare. Battle Front finished third as Magic Trick scored his second win in nine starts this season.
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Roosevelt Raceway
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Senators Sign Bonus Player In Major League Move
The Washington Senators signed Ronald Cifidhus of Menasha Wisconsin as a bonus player on Monday. The 19 year old third baseman DiBelius reportedly received over 20000 dollars for signing and was pursued by seven other Major League clubs.
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UPI
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Menasha
Wis
Marquette University
DiBelius
Tigers fire Tighe name Norman new Detroit manager
Boston June 10 AP Nice guy Jack Tighe is fired as manager of the last place Detroit Tigers. Bill Norman 47, a scout and manager in the Tigers system, is named to succeed. McHale says the change aims to realize the club no longer fulfilling potential. Norman joins after managing Charleston and Wilkes-Barre with prior major league coaching.
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Vivian Bobinski Captures Connecticut Women’s Golf Event
Vivian Bobinski of Indian Hill shot 81 to lead a 72-golfer field in a Connecticut Women’s Poll Assn one day event in Waterbury. Three players two strokes back include Eleanor Houppi of Watertown Evelyn Sawyer of Mill River and Mrs Edwin Wolfer of Indian Hill with 94 84 84 respectively. Huoppi earned second low gross honors in a card match.
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Biggs Leads Fractions as Nabers Wins in EI Tennis
Top seed Drayton Nabers of Lawrenceville N J defeats Curtis Myers 5-7 4-6 6-4 to reach quarterfinals of the 27th Eastern Inter scholastic tennis tournament at Manhasset. Lawrenceville, with three of eight quarterfinalists, aims for third straight team title.
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Platers Triumph In Nine-Run Seventh In Slugfest
In a high scoring game the Platers exploded for nine runs in the top half of the seventh to cap a 19 16 slugfest over Bridgeport Lycoming. Dan Donofrio Jack Engstrom and Ken Furst led the Platers while Pete Cleary collected four hits for Lycoming.
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Howard TKO Victor Main Event Scores For Halifax Card
Canadian lightweight champion Richard Kid Howard of Halifax stopped Johnny Juliana of Hartford in the seventh round in the main event. Vernon Lynch of New York outpointed Leroy Rocco Jones in the six round semifinal.
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Kid) Howard
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Senators Rally To Split Doubleheader With White Sox
Washington routs Chicago 5 2 in nightcap to split twin bill after White Sox take opener 5 4. Hal Griggs and Dick Hyde hold the Sox to two runs as Jim Landis and Earl Battey homer for Chicago. Roy Sievers drives in two for Washington and Julio Becquer provides key RBI.
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Dusty Northern League Tonight Three Softball Games Set
The Dusty Northern League YMCA Industrial Softball Association B Division resumes play with three 6:45 pm games. Pairings include Bryant Electric vs Columbia Records No 4 Wentfield Singer Manufacturing vs Manning Maxwell Moore Barnuntfield No 12. Columbia Records leads the league at 2-1, Remington Arms close behind at 2-1.
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Giardello and Szuzina Clash in Swanky Washington Fight
Prominent boxers Joseph Giardello and Franz Szuzina set for ten rounds on the Hotel Shoreham terrace in Washington. The charity bout benefits Big Brothers of America with about 850 spectators paying 25 dollars each for a high society boxing gala televised by ABC.
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Hodge Knocks Jackson In First Round In Scranton Bout
Olympic light heavyweight Dan Hodge of Wichita Kansas made a successful professional boxing debut by stopping Norm Jackson of Youngstown Ohio in 1 12 of the first round in Scranton Pennsylvania. Jackson was staggered and floored after a hard body punch and a left hook. Jackson weighed 183 14 pounds and said Hodge’s body punch hurt him badly. Pennsylvania boxing commissioner Jim Crowley said he was holding up Jacksons purse pending an investigation.
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Reds Cards Game Postponed by Rain in St Louis
Heavy rains and tornado warnings halted the Cincinnati Reds vs St. Louis Cardinals game at Busch Stadium. The Cardinals led 2-0 with a man on third and two out in the third when the storm ended play. Stan Musial was 2-2 with an RBI before rain halted action. Vinegar Bend Mizell had three no hit innings.
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Bowdry to Fight Luedee in July Independence Showdown
Jesse Bowdry a St Louis light heavyweight meets Jerry Luedee of New Haven Conn in a televised 10 round bout at Freedom Hall July 4 Bowdry enters with 15 wins 13 by knockout in 17 pro fights two losses to Sonny Ray Luedee aged 25 26 the day before the bout has a 2 7 1 record through 1957.
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Pigeon race winner Little Caesar clocks 11 hours 44 minutes
Bill Scott's Little Caesar won Bridgeport Racing Pigeon Club's 500 mile race from Danville Virginia. The loft finished in 11 hours 44 minutes with Starlight and Blue Peter taking second and third. Over 200 pigeons were entered from sixteen lofts including Scott Haynolds Reynolds Fett etc.
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Rain Halts Red Sox Tigers Game in Boston
Rain postponed the Boston Red Sox versus Detroit Tigers game in Boston. It will be made up as part of a double header with a single afternoon game and a night affair scheduled for tomorrow, per the Red Sox.
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