Dodgers Pleas on Baseball Park Size Probed in Congress
Washington reports on Congressional hearings into baseball finances highlight Walter O’Malley’s push for a larger Los Angeles Dodgers stadium. The piece notes the Dodgers’ high profits, salary pressures on players, and the broader legal tinkering involving major sports enterprises.
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Walter O'Malley
Dodger
New York
Dodger Roders
Walter
Emanuel Celler
Ford Frick
O'Malley
Gowanus
Congress
International Boxing Club
Yonkers
NCAA Commissioners To Meet In Denver
The National Association of Collegiate Commissioners will hold its annual meeting in Denver starting Wednesday. Topics include football and basketball officiating, eligibility, recruiting, transfer rules, television, summer basketball and baseball, plus NCAA policy development across conferences. Commissioner Victor O Schmidt of the Pacific Coast Conference leads discussions.
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Denver
Victor O. Schmidt
Pacific Coast Conference
NCAA
U.S. Men Face Slim Odds at Wimbledon in 1959
Wimbledon opens with Althea Gibson and Louise Brough favored in women's singles while U.S. hope Ham Richardson Vic Seixas and Herb Flam face tough odds to dethrone Lewis Hoad. Cooper challenges Hoad with dark-horse Frasers and Davids on strong showings as draws split top contenders.
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Sam
Australia
Althea Gibson
Louise Brough
United States
Lewis Hoad
Ashley Coopers
Ham Richardson, Jr
Vic Seixas
Herb Flam
U. S
Hoad
Road
Don Budge
Ken Rosewall
Kenny
Cooper
Sven Davidson
Sweden
Neale Fraser
Mervyn Rose
Snellers
Jaroslav Drobny
Budge Patty
Head
Seixas
Rose
Davidson
Richardson
Flam
Fraser
Fornieles Shuts Out A's as Sox Win 5-1
Boston pitcher Un-Mike Fornieles, in his second complete game for the Red Sox, fanned six and allowed only five singles to beat Kansas City 5-1. FRANK MALZONE hit a two-run homer as Boston built a four-run third inning after Piersall tripled and Klaus scored on a sacrifice fly.
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Mike Fornieles
Boston Red Sox
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Athletics
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Billy Goodman
Detroit
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Piersall
Klaus
K C Businessmen Meet Trivillians In Key League Clash
Kanawha City Businessmen, leading the Southern Little League, host second place Trivillians in a pivotal game Monday. Trivillians, 2-1, can tie for the lead with a win. Entries note recent power: Trivillians defeated Woodrums 20-4 and Philips 20-2 with key hits from Lutz, McNabb, Heath, Pedley, and Adams.
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Trivillians
Woodrums
Bob Phillips
Phillips
McNabb
Jack Lutz
Dick Heath
Bob Pedley
Sparky Adams
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Philips
Kanawhe City Businessmen
Elks Lead Midwestern League Amid Week Schedule
Elks stay atop the Midwestern League standings as they face Diamond and Odd Fellows this week. Local softball action highlights Moffatt of Shepherd and Landers of Emmanuel with strong pitching in Charleston. In the South Charleston Eastern Little League, Lawyers Doctors and Montrose Hardware compete Monday for first place after recent wins and losses.
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Elks
David Stewart
Billy Hills
Brian Murphy
Bat Boy
Larry Boggs
Rodney Stewart
Danny Combs
George Campbell
Danny Droddy
Chuck Boggs
David Walker
Bobby Halstead
Dick McCann
Jimmy Hickman
Allie Linesays
Webb Wee
Howard Hines
Perry Campell
Shepherd
Boyd
Legg
Emmanuel
St. Paul
Sanders
Gentry
Bigley Field
Nazarene
WS. Shepherd
Central Nazarene
Boyd South
Kermit Riser
Diamond
L. Teaw Wok
White
Moffatt
Landers
Charleston Church
South Charleston
Lawyers-Doctors
Montrose Hardware
Montrose Club
Walker
Mayes
Bodkins
Montrose
Merchants
W.L
W. L. Lawyers- Merchants
Walker Mach
Ray's Market Clinches First Half in City Softball League
Ray's Market earned the first half title with a 9-1 record after back to back wins over Owens-Illinois 9-1 and Modern Woodsmen 61 to secure playoff berth. Standings show Park Pontiac and State Force among leaders as Cedar Grove overtakes Sissonville to lead Kanawha.
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Owens-Illinois
Modern Woodsmen
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Park
Ponting i . Hewitt
Modern
State Force
Air Force
Anderson
Kemp
Elkins
Arrington
Owen
Ray’s Market
Young
Proctor
Meadows of Myers
Hewitt
Park Pontiac
Soilch
Cook
Martin
Payne
Ray's Market
Hawkins
Myers
Owens-Tiiiots
Nida
Smith
Bells Shepherdson
Jordan
Owens
Modern Woodsmen i
Cedar Grove
Sissonville
Tabor Music
Kanawha
Stadium Deals To Be Probed By House Subcommittee
Washington reports three major baseball stadium deals will be examined by a House subcommittee led by Emanuel Celler. The inquiry will cover Yankee Stadium, Fort Worth Chicago Cubs transfers, and Kansas City stadium sales amid talk of anti trust immunity and potential conflicts of interest involving Wrigley Field Los Angeles.
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Emanuel Celler
Yankee Stadium
Arnold Johnson
Brooklyn
Los Angeles Pacific Coast League
Chicago Cubs
Fort Worth
Johnson
Kansas City Stadium
Kansas City Athletics
Ford Frick
Frick
Wrigley Field
Los Angeles
Dodgers
Kansas City
Yankees
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