Haddix Delivers Nine-Inning Shutout For Cardinals
Harvey Haddix pitched a complete game four hit shutout as the Cardinals defeated the Pirates 5-0 at St. Louis with help from Red Schoendienst and Bill Sarni home runs. Dick Cole and Miguel Mesias collected two hits each. In Boston, the Red Sox rallied to beat the Athletics 7-6 behind two eighth inning homers and a ninth inning blast by Billy Klaus, as Elmer Vale and Cloyd Boyer sparred through seven innings for KC.
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Baseball Scores and Schedule Across Leagues
American League standings list New York ahead with 40 wins. Chicago Cleveland Detroit Boston Washington Kansas City Baltimore and Philadelphia games noted. Friday and Thursday results include Cleveland over Washington, Chicago over New York, and Boston over Detroit. National League shows Brooklyn Chicago New York Milwaukee Philadelphia Cincinnati St Louis Pittsburgh and Chicago New York results. Minor leagues include American Association Texas League and Western League schedules.
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Moore Trims Weight Ahead of Olson Title Defense
Archie Moore, at a Summit camp, battles the scales to reach 175 pounds for the light heavy limit before Wednesday's weigh in. Dr. Vincent Nardiello estimates Moore weighs about 180 pounds, with officials watching for the weigh in and a possible two hour sweat off if needed. If Moore wins, the New York commission backs a September shot at Rocky Marciano.
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Wake Forest Wins Little World Series in Omaha
Wake Forest of North Carolina captured the NCAA College World Series title by defeating Western Michigan 7 to 6 in the deciding game. The Deacons won two of three and relied on alert base running and clutch pinch hitting in the finale.
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Jackson and Fontanini Face Off In Trans Mississippi Round
Des Moines golfers Jimmy Jackson and Sarge Fontanini, both with golf as a main pursuit, clash in the third round of the Trans Mississippi tournament. Jackson, 32, from St. Louis, has played nationwide and in England, while Fontanini, older by five years, grew up at Wakonda Club in Des Moines and knows its terrain.
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Kell Takes Lead Over Finigan in All Star Balloting
Chicago White Sox star George Kell moved into first place in the American League third base voting with 20,838 ballots, 1,227 ahead of Jim Finigan of Kansas City. Voting ends July 1, with 16 players to start the July 12 All Star game in Milwaukee.
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NCAA Championships Begin in California At USC
The 4th annual NCAA championships open in Los Angeles with about 300 athletes from 90 schools and 24 conferences. USC is favored to win its seventh straight team title with strong challengers including Manhattan Penn State Michigan Illinois Kansas Texas Occidental UCLA and Stanford. Emporia State’s Billy Tidwell is among top mile contenders.
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Fight Results From Los Angeles To Moncton Boxing Card
In Los Angeles Vic Eison knocked out Felix Var gas in the 2nd round. Cal Brac outpointed John Harding in San Francisco over 10 rounds. Yvon Durelle stopped Jimmy Garcia in Moncton after 8 rounds.
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Bolt's Hot Putter Puts Him in Lead
Tommy Bolt shot a 3 under 67 at Olympic County Club Lake to take a three stroke lead in the U S Open after the first round. Walker Inman Jr. is second at even par 70, Jack Burke third with 71, and Ben Hogan fourth with 72 as 159 players remain in the field. The USGA boosted the total prize to 24000 dollars with the winning share 6000 dollars.
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Indians Beat Gridley 7-4 On City Park Diamond
Chanute Indians defeated Gridley 7-4 at City Park, with pitcher Jim Jerome allowing four hits and striking out 17 as Gridley led 4-2 before Chanute's two runs in the seventh and a run in the eighth. Next, Chanute hosts Bronson Tuesday night.
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Furgol Edges Hogan In Sluggish Round At Open
Both veterans needed 35 putts. Ed Furgol finished with a 6 over par 76 as Hogan struggled in the opening round.
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Veteran Players Show Youngsters Tricks of Trade
Veteran pitchers Murry Dickson Virgil Trucks and Tommy Byrne led the way as older stars taught younger players. Byrne beat the Tigers 3-2 for the Yankees while Trucks shut out the White Sox 8-0 to keep pace with the league leaders. Dickson improved to 4-4 by limiting the Braves 3-0. Warren Hacker at 30 stopped the Giants 2-1 as Brooklyn and Cincinnati chased the NL leaders. St Louis beat Pittsburgh 5-0, Cleveland edged Washington 5-4, and Boston nudged Kansas City 7-6. Williams hit a .415 mark with a homer and two singles.
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Jones Tangles With Durando at Madison Square Garden
New York NBC telecast features Yonkers boxer Ralph Jones facing Ernie Durando of Bayonne in a 10 round main event. Jones has a 34-14-3 record. Durando 39-19-4. Jones seeks a win after a mixed 1950s run. Durando aims to upset the favorite.
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Panama Cancels 1955 Miss Universe Participation
Panama cancels its plans to enter the 1955 Miss Universe contest after a warning from Roman Catholic Archbishop Francisco Beckman that bathing beauty contestants would be inappropriate.
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Archbishop Decries Bathing-Suit Beauty Contests as Special Sin
In a cathedral sermon last Sunday the archbishop warned that young women in bathing suits at beauty contests commit a special sin that makes them unworthy of church sacraments. Separately a report notes open pit mining yields about 100 million tons of U.S. soft coal, over a quarter of total production.
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