AL Slugs Hit 27 Homers as League Sets Record
Sluggers in the American League connect 27 homers in a single day, a new league mark, as Detroit extends its lead over Cleveland. Highlights include a White Sox Yankee Stadium slugfest with West Covington and Bob Cerv homers, and Cleveland's Gary Bell six-hitter in a 9-1 win over Kansas City.
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Giants Nip Cubs to Extend NL Lead. Cards Sweep Pirates
Giants beat the Cubs 6-5 to maintain a 22 game NL lead as Vada Pinson slugs two two run homers and Bob Purkey earns win for Cincinnati. St Louis shells Pirates 8-4 with Charley James and Al Cicotte key relief. Dodgers edge Brewers 4-3 as Dick Farrell fires six scoreless innings. Detroit trims LA 9-4. Cleveland splits with Kansas City. Phillies fall to Reds. Washington and Boston post wins.
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Ford Wins 500 Golf In Playoff
Doug Ford defeated Arnold Palmer in two extra holes to win the 500 Festival open in Indianapolis. Ford shot 280 to force a playoff against Palmer who had a 273 total after a 66 final round. Gary Player finished one stroke back at 274.
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Boston sets broad jump mark at 27 feet 1 inch
World champion Ralph Boston, at 22, delivered the greatest broad jump in history with a 27 feet 1 inch mark at the California Relays in Modesto. He is a biochemistry senior at Tennessee A&I and had previously set a 26 feet 11 1/2 inch world record before winning Olympic gold.
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Oregon wins four mile relay and Bragg tops vault at meet
In 1935 track action Boston broke a quarter century mark while Don Bragg cleared 15 feet to win the pole vault as the only jumper. Dennis Johnson edged Harry Jerome in the 100 with 9.4 seconds. Jim Beatty led the mile in 3 58.8, and Oregon won the four mile relay in 16 32.8 well off the American and world records.
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Fight Results by The Associated Press
New York’s Paoli Ross defeated Len Mathews in a 10 round decision in New York. Takao Maemizo stopped Steven Tony in Tokyo in the 3rd round after a 2-3 count, in a bout between Japan and the Philippines.
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Polly Riley Wins Sixth Southern Amateur Title
Polly Riley claimed her sixth Southern Amateur golf championship in 14 years after perseverance and consistent putting, securing the victory in Asheville North Carolina.
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First Annual Track Meet For Girls Here
The Chanute area hosts the first annual Girl's Track Meet at Royster Stadium tonight at 7 30. Sponsored by the C Club and Blue Comet, the event includes four grade classes with ten events. Freshmen from Royster Junior High lead the field against high school sophomores juniors and seniors in a one hour program with no preliminaries.
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Intramural Program Strong at Royster Junior High
Royster Junior High touts a robust intramural program supporting all students while keeping varsity sports from dominating. Over 90 percent of 300+ boys participated last year, earning letters and chasing school records in fields like softball, boxing, and weight lifting.
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500 Mile Race Field Grows for 375000 Purse in Indy
Indiana race week buildup centers on 33 drivers seeking the Memorial Day classic. Australian Jack Brabham and Torrance’s Parnelli Jones draw attention as rookies prep behind the wheel of Brabham Cooper Climax and the Agajanian Special. Lloyd Ruby, Houston, Texas, drives a Watson-designed car aiming for a strong start in his first Indy 500 attempt.
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Chanute Hosts Inaugural Inter-City Weightlifting Meet
About 150 spectators watched 45 contestants compete in the first annual Chanute Intra-City Weightlifting Meet at Central Park. In 12 junior and senior divisions top lifters included John LaRocca 630 pounds in heavyweight and Roger Erickson 425 in unlimited. Willcott, 156 pounds, lifted 580 for outstanding lift award as sponsors praise growing interest and anticipate annual event.
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Baseball Scores From Weekend and Weekday Action
Baseball results across leagues include Washington beating Minnesota 6-4 and Cleveland 9-4, Kansas City 14 Chicago 14-3, New York 5 Boston 5, Baltimore 6 Detroit 9, and Los Angeles 4. Saturday features Washington 14 Minnesota 4 and Kansas City 7 Cleveland 5 in extra innings, with Baltimore 5 Boston 4 and Los Angeles 10 Detroit 1. Chicago at New York postponed by rain. Mon and Tue schedules list multiple matchups across major and minor leagues with numerous scores and postponements.
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Twelve Records Fall in Missouri Valley AAU Meet
In Kansas City Kansas the Missouri Valley AAU track meet saw a dozen records set or tied. Ron Holm of Salina set marks in both junior hurdles events, and Rex Stucker of Kansas State won both open division hurdle races tying the high hurdle record of 14.3 seconds.
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1955 Missouri track meet highlights and records
In brisk Shawnee Mission North High School weather 280 competed. Henry Wiebe, Missouri graduate student, won both the 100 and 220 yard open sprints. New open division marks stood for pole vault by John Stevens Kansas 144 percent hop step jump Kent Floerke US Army 51-0 mile relay Kansas 3 18.6 shot put Don Smith Missouri 58-0. Bill Constantine of Missouri set prior seconds.
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Chanute Legion Falls 4-3 in Opener at Parsons
Parsons edges Chanute 4 to 3 as Chanute misses key seniors for Baccalaureate services and two regulars, while Bill Kobert starts for Chanute and Gary Howell holds in relief. Parsons adds runs in the fourth and sixth innings. Chanute tallys all runs in the sixth but falls. Chanute heads to Columbus next, with Franklin slated to start.
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Driver Pearson Wins World 600 at Charlotte
David Pearson of Spartanburg, South Carolina limped the final lap and a half on three tired tires to claim the $29,450 top prize in Sundays World 600 for late model autos at Charlotte Motor Speedway.
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Actor Jeff Chandler In Critical Condition
Culver City California AP reports actor Jeff Chandler age 42 is again in critical condition after a new internal bleeding episode Saturday necessitating a second emergency operation in nine days. He was reported conscious Sunday and resting well.
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Observatories Use For Time Standards Noted
The Naval Observatory in Washington is the sole U.S. astronomical observatory that determines time, serving as a national standard. It maintains universal clock accuracy and coordinates time signals for maritime, military, and civilian use.
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