Bragg Sets Pole Vault World Record At Olympic Tryouts
Don Bragg of Penns Grove New Jersey and the US Army shattered the pole vault world mark with 15 feet 9 1 4 inches at Stanford. The crowd of 65 000 roared as Bragg also helped push the U S team toward Rome with multiple records and top finishes across 17 events. Cyrol Burleson won the 1 500 meters in 3 46 9 and Ray Norton led a trio of world marks, while Gutowski faded from contention at the trials.
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Don Bragg
Penns Grove
N.J
United States Army
Bob Gutowski
Gutowski
U.S
United States Olympic Committee
Bragg
Terry Fiore
United States
Rome
Bobby Morrow
Texas Christian
Fortune Gordien
Minnesota
Greg Bell
Indiana
Melbourne
Dave Sime
Duke
Norton
Stone Johnson
Grambling College
Les Carney
Ohio University
Yerman
Earl Young
Abilene Christian
Otis Davis
Oregon
Ted Woods
Colorado
Ernie Cunliffe
Murphy
Jerry Siebert
California
Siebert
James Dupree
New Mexico
Cunliffe
George Young
Silver City
N.M
Phil Coleman
Chicago
Cedar Rapids splits twin bill with Fox Cities in Wisconsin
Cedar Rapids takes 1 of 2 in Fox Cities after trailing in the nightcap to win 9-7 while the opener ended 10-0 for Fox Cities. The teams then prep for a six day home stand with Lincoln and Topeka visits on the schedule.
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Appleton
Wis
Cedar Rapids
Fox
Lincoln
Topeka
Fox Cities
Trenary
Montry
Savine
Hunt
Ward
Ryder
Youngdahl
Wilson
If &C
Johnson
Aaron
Ib A
Powell
Allen
Tippery
G Jonn'n
Arver
Sinn'ud
Ripken
Barfield
Gillick
Overby
Stoke
O Smith
Hunt Sinnerud
Youngdad
Cc Johnson Ward
Saverine
Carver
Williams 4 Hits Off Pirates To Lift Dodgers
Stan Williams pitched eight shutout innings allowing four hits as the Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates 6-1. Wally Moon led the Dodgers with three singles and a triple driving in three runs, while Bob Skinner, Dick Stuart, and Smoky Burgess provided minor offense for the Pirates. Musial continued hot hitting for St Louis, driving in two runs as Gibs on held Milwaukee to six hits in a strong outing. The Cardinals swept Braves in a 4-1 home win extending their standings.
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Charley Neal
Los Angeles
Pittsburgh
Pirate
Smoky Burgess
Junior Gilliam
Burgess
Jackowski
Stan Williams
Pittsburgh Pirates
Los Angeles Dodgers
Pirates
Williams
Bob Skinner
Dick Stuart
Five Hits After 2 Out Rally Beats Tigers
New York Yankees erase two outs in the ninth to beat Detroit 5 runs on 5 hits. Bill Skowron homered, Gil McDougald tripled, Bobby Richardson drove in the tying run, and Joe DeMaestri delivered the game winner as Art Ditmar pinch hit for a ground rule double. Tom Morgan took the loss for Detroit after a 3 hour 43 minute game.
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Gil McDougald
Morgan
Detroit
Bobby Richardson
McDougald
Art Ditmar
Johnny James
Casey Stengel
Joe DeMaestri
New York
Maris
Kansas City
Baseball results and probable pitchers from Saturday games
Scores show Los Angeles 6 Pittsburgh 1 and Cincinnati 3 Chicago 3 in uneven play. Philadelphia 3 San Francisco 2 went 11 innings. St Louis 7 Milwaukee 1. Probable pitchers listed for San Francisco Philadelphia Los Angeles Pittsburgh Cincinnati Chicago Milwaukee St Louis.
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Pittsburgh
Milwaukee A
San Francisco
St. Louis A
Cincinnati
Los Angeles
Philaelphia
Chicago
Philadelphia
St. Louis
Milwaukee
San Frepemee
Green
Dre Shai
Mizell
O'Toole
Hobbie
Buhl
Kline
Results Saturday Baseball Scores and Probable Pitchers
Results show New York 7 Detroit 6 Kansas City 10 Boston 6 Cleveland 12 Washington 2 Chicago 8 Baltimore 7. Probable pitchers listed include Detroit Messi 5-5 Burnside 4-5 Aguirre 2-2 at New York Turley 56-1 Ditmar 6-3, Kansas City Hall 5-3 at Boston Delock 1-3, Chicago at Baltimore Hoeft 0-1 Fisher 5-5, Cleveland Perry 8-3 Briggs 3-1 Stigman 4-4 at Washington Fisher 8-3 Lee 3-1.
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New York
Detroit
Kansas City
Boston
Cleveland
Washington
Chicago
Baltimore
Messi
Burnside
Aguirre
Turley
Ditmar
Kansas City Hall
Delock
Hoeft
Fisher
Perry
Colts Sign Richardson for Second Season
Baltimore AP reports Jerry Richardson, a rookie end from Wooford, signed Saturday to begin his second year with the Baltimore Colts after a strong rookie campaign.
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Baltimore
Jerry Richardson
Wooford
Baltimore Colts
Gains In State Softball: Plainfield and Cedar Rapids Win
In Des Moines Iowa Plainfield and Cedar Rapids secured first round wins in the state women’s softball tourney Plainfield rallied for eight to two with six runs in the seventh inning without a hit Cedar Rapids defeated Sioux City six to four in eight innings in the afternoon session.
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Des Moines
Plainfield
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Red Oak
Sioux City
Missouri Valley Holds Summer Meeting Without Expansion Action
Kansas City AP report states Missouri Valley Conference faculty representatives and athletic directors wrapped up a two day summer meeting without decisions on expansion. They seek a Houston replacement after the Cougars left the league following last spring's sports schedule.
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Kansas City
Missouri Valley Conference
Houston University
Mrs Fletcher Wins Class A Championship at Cedar Rapids
William Fletcher defeated Elliott Cobb to win the class A title in the Cedar Rapids Country Club women's handicap golf tournament. Nearly 60 competitors entered, with final results in four divisions including Shire over Bowen and Lenzen over Reid.
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William Fletcher
Cedar Rapids Country Club
Elliott Cobb
Elliott. Cobb
P. W Shire
Phillip Bowen
Howard Greenlee
D. George Lenzen
Hal Reid
Untitled Baseball Scoring Notes
Game text shows pitching lineup Holm Conk 28 innings 1 earned run 6 leadoff chances Marine and Carver noted. Paired box shows snorbach pb. West pitcher Lehuw with L 5 4 record. Time 2 33. A unclear.
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Parnie
West
Bnance
Lehuw
Chance
Marine
Pb-Carver
Snorbach
Musial Leads Cardinals Past Braves in 7-1 Victory
Stan Musial sparked a 13-hit St. Louis attack against Warren Spahn as the Cardinals beat the Milwaukee Braves 7-1 to extend their winning streak to three games. Spahn was tagged for multiple hits and the Redbirds took control early.
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Milwaukee
St. Louis
Bruten
Javier
Lowan
Mathews
Aaron
Boyer
Covington
Musiai
Adcock
Gienn
Crandall
Spencer
Cottier
E White
Gibson
White Mathews
Wis
Logan
Ert Musial
Cunningham
U Crawford
Anne Secory
Stan Musial
St. Louis Cardinal
Warren Spahn
Redbirds
Baltimore Acquires Outfielder Thomson
The Baltimore Orioles announced the acquisition of outfielder Bobby Thomson who was released by the Boston Red Sox. Thomson, famed for his dramatic 1951 pennant playoff homer, batted .271 across 1946 to 1959 with the Giants Braves and Cubs.
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Baltimore
Baltimore Orioles
Bobby Thomson
Boston Red Sox
Thomson
New York Giants
Brooklyn Dodgers
Giants
Milwaukee Braves
Chicago Cubs
White Sox erupt for seven runs in fourth to beat Orioles 8 7
Chicago White Sox explode for seven straight hits in the fourth inning to surge past the Baltimore Orioles 8-7 before 23 367. Luis Aparicio triples and Minnie Minoso doubles driving in two runs each in the rally as Jim Landis Ted Kluszewski and Nellie Fox add run scoring hits. The Orioles had taken a 4-1 lead on Gene Stephens three run homer and Gene Woodling RBI single. The loss leaves Baltimore two games behind AL leading New York after the Yankees beat Detroit 7-6.
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Baltimore
Chicago White Sox
Baltimore Orioles
Orioles
New York Yankees
Detroit Tigers
Luis Aparacio
Minnie Minoso
Chicago
Gene Stephens
Gene Woodling
Pox
Cohine
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Cyrol Burleson
Tom Murphy
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Maria Bueno
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Dennis Overby
Lee Calhoun
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Wally Moon
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Bob Gibson
Musial
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Musal
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Great End
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Tip Tigers
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Yogi Berra
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Sinnerud
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P 'Marnie
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Simae
E—Sinnerud
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Montgomery-Carver
Holmes-Sinnerud
LO Hunt
Musial Ruins Braves
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Mickey Mantle
Ernest
Arert
Aline
Jehar Raat Wren
Chrisiey
Jim Landis
Ted Kluszewski
Nellie
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