Athletics in Split With N Y Yanks
Murry Dickson pitched 12 innings for the Kansas City Athletics in a 3-2 loss to the New York Yankees. The A’s opened the day with a 4-1 win but fell to third as Boston moved up, while Cleveland and Washington also won. Young Yankee bats, led by Carey and Howard, helped extend New York’s AL lead.
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Pirates Sweep Giants in Christmas Eve Trade Upset
The Pirates completed a three game sweep of the Giants day after Christmas 1953 behind Curt Raydon’s two hitters in a 2-1 win. The 1953 deal brought Max Sarkent Sid Gordon Sam Jethroe Larry Lassale and Fred Waters to Pittsburgh with OConnell joining the Giants. Milwaukee Braves moved ahead of the Cubs as Ed Mathews tied the game and Lew Burdette left after pitching.
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Baseball Briefs Schedule and Scores Across Leagues
Major league results show Kansas City defeating New York 4 1 and Boston beating Detroit 4 2. Cleveland edged Washington 6 5 while Chicago beat Baltimore 5 1. Saturday matchups include Cleveland at Washington and Chicago at Baltimore with Detroit at New York and Kansas City at Boston. Milwaukee topped St Louis 5 4 and Philadelphia won 4 3 at Los Angeles after Milwaukee 5 Chicago 4 in another. American Assn scoring notes Minneapolis 2 Wichita 0 and Denver 11 Louisville 9 with Indianapolis 4 St Paul 1 and Charleston 5 Omaha 3.
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Turner Hart Fight Ends In Draw In Philadelphia
In a long standing Philadelphia welterweight rivalry Garnet Hart and Gil Turner battled to a heated 10 round draw at Connie Mack Stadium with boos from Ringsiders and 6,769 fans in attendance. The expected natural match failed to produce a winner as the decision drew disapproval.
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Fight Results Across Cities Include Allocated Boxing Bouts
Milwaukee Tony Anthony stops Orville Pitts in a 176 against 174 match held in Milwaukee. Philadelphia Sugar Hart draws Gil Turner in Philadelphia. Mauro Vazquez outpoints Pete Kaw ala in Los Angeles. Billy Ryan stops Gordon Farnsworth in Boston. Boise boat event postponed to Tuesday due to rain.
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Hagge Tops Round Robin Leaders in Marblehead
Marlene Hagge leads the Round Robin Women’s Invitation in Marblehead Mass with plus 23 points after a 70 in round two. Betty Dodd trails by 10 ahead of the field. Louise Suggs and Patty Berg sit tied for third with plus six as 16 top pros vie over five rounds through Sunday.
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Carter Returns to Ring Faces Besmanoff Tough Test
Harold Carter, once a top heavyweight contender, returns after a year and a half away from the ring. He meets German Willi Besmanoff in a 10 round bout at Madison Square Garden, broadcast by NBC radio and television, with Carter holding a 22-2-2 record and favored to win.
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Baseball awards for aggressiveness spark national meet change
Wichita Kansas AP reports Ray Dumont president of the National Baseball Congress says the upcoming national non pro tournament in August will award trophies for aggressiveness alongside sportsmanship. He notes managers and players now strive to win the sportsmanship honors.
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Fans crave more fire on the diamond says Dumont
Dumont argues that recent years show players rarely protest controversial calls and fans prefer more aggressive play. He predicts trophies for sportsmanship will be doubled to reflect fans craving excitement on the diamond.
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Home Run Bonanza In Church League Softball Action
At Highland Park last night First Baptists beat EUB 14 to 5 and Lutherans defeated High Prairie 16 to 5 with multiple players homering. Grogan Hall Hibbs and Johnson hit for the Baptists. Snowden for EUB. Ferguson Sinclair Burghart for the Lutherans. Jerome for High Prairie. Tonight St Patrick s plays the Methodists and Stark meets the Christians.
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Redlegs blank Cardinals as Lawrence fires third straight complete game
Brooks Lawrence pitched a six hit 5-0 shutout for the Reds over the Cardinals, walking none and fanning five to lift Cincinnati to third place. Harry Anderson Phil lies drove in three runs in a 4-3 win over the Dodgers, erasing a 3-0 hole with a two run double and the game winning single in the ninth. Ansel Snow becomes head pro at Keswick Country Club in Virginia.
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Open lead expands for Metz as Bolt Boros chase
In Tulsa, Dick Metz leads a weathered field into the Open's second round at Southern Hills. Tommy Bolt and Julius Boros share the opening day lead after solid 71s on a brutal day. The field narrows after two rounds to the 50 low scorers for the 36-hole finale.
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Tim Tam to undergo surgery at University of Pennsylvania
Tim Tam the year’s leading money winner will receive a bone chips removal operation at Penn Veterinary School next week. Calumet Farm trainer Jimmy Jones says the horse is ruined and the best course is to save him for stud, after conferring with Dr. William Reed and Mrs. Gene Mar.
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Tim Tam Derby Winner Suffers Derby Injury
Calumet Farm owner reports three year old Tim Tam, Kentucky Derby and Preakness victor, injured his right front ankle at the Belmont Stakes last Saturday finishing second. The sesamoid bone in the fetlock joint fractured, causing bone chips between the joint. Surgeons expect quick recovery with the horse back in activity within two weeks.
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