Hamric climbs back toward 300 as Marlins surge
Bert Hamric, 29, has lifted the Miami Marlins in the International League race with a .277 batting average after a slow climb through the Dodgers and minor leagues. He powered the last week with 10 hits, eight RBIs, two doubles and two homers, while West Virginians in the minors also posted solid numbers and four WV pitchers earned decisions.
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Bert) Hamric
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Martinsburg
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Short Creek
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Selma
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Senators Shut Out by Cardinals 3–0 in Omaha
Bruce took the loss allowing four hits as Ray Sadecki pitched a four hitter for his fourth win. Ben Matewski started Omaha’s scoring with a ninth homer in the second. The Cardinals added two in the third on two singles and a error, then narrowed the Senators’ threats through the late innings.
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Matevsky
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Risley
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Sadecki
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Virgil
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Hale
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Charlie Lau
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Association Standings and Tuesday Matchups
The standings feature dust in the Eastern and Western Divisions with teams like Louisville Charleston Fort Worth Minneapolis and Omaha leading or near the top. Tuesday night four games highlight Charleston at Omaha Indianapolis at Louisville Minneapolis at Houston Denver at Dallas and St Paul at Fort Worth with starters named for Omaha Donohue and Daliha on the mound.
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Jeter
Sadecki
Left-Handed Golf Tourney Opens With Defending Champ
Harry Shoemaker of Chattanooga Tenn the defending champion will lead about 200 players in the opening round of the National Association of Left Handed Golfers tournament Shoemaker shot par 71 in a practice round at Spangetaha Country Club Jack Walters Tacoma Wash the 1953 champion had a 70 and Bob Wilder Baton Rouge La 71 in practice rounds
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Harry Shoemaker
Chattanooga
Tenn
National Assn
Shoemaker
Spangetaha
Jack Walters
Tacoma
Wash
Bob Wilder
Joe Baton Rouge
West Virginia players shine in mixed pro baseball and tennis action
Local netters faced Detroit teams as the Charleston group battled in tennis with Detroit Hamtramck rivals while colleagues in baseball featured strong pitching and hitting marks. Notables include Perkowski and Hull with solid seasons and Charleston students like Kellmeyer and Thornhill winning key singles matches. The boys and girls teams split results as Detroit squads proved tough on their home courts and fields.
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Fern ‘Peachy
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Charleston
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Hammtramck
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Fred Kellmeyer
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Thornhill
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Toronto
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Buffalo
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Cleveland
Reds fall in rain shortened exhibition to AL stars
Cincinnati's O'Toole shines as the Reds and AL stars play a rain shortened exhibition. Doubles and singles dominate the sparse scoring with Kellmeyer, Kellmeyer and others contributing for Cincinnati while AL counterparts like Jones and Butts provide resistance. The game ends after four and a half innings due to rain.
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Dave Parsons
Peter Ionte
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Thornel
Swit
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Cleveland
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Butts
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D. Leckie
Ransom Leads Chicago Open Qualifiers at Gleneagles
Henry Ransom, 48, from St. Andrews Illinois, shot five under par to lead 64 qualifiers for Thursday’s Chicago Open first round at Gleneagles. The $57 000 event features 151 players with a top prize of $9 000.
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Henry Ransom
St. Andrews
Ill
Gleneagles
Ransom
Mantle’s two homers spark 11–6 Yankees win over A’s
Mickey Mantle drove in six runs with two homers as the New York Yankees beat the Kansas City Athletics 11–6 in Kansas City. Roger Maris returned from an appendectomy and contributed a double as Mantle’s seventh inning blast helped seal the victory. Mantle hit his 17th and Skowron his 14th homers, with Kubek Lopez and others adding key RBIs for New York.
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New York Yankees
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Joe Deminestri
Yankees
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Hector Lopez
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Zeke Bella
Jerry ‘Lumpe
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Cerv
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Tara Mantle
Jone
Lopez
New ‘York
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New York
Skowron
Newell to Stay As California Bears Coach
The University of California announced Pete Newell will remain as basketball coach for the Bears after a mid-morning conference with Bud Hastings and Greg Engelhard. Newell had considered a move to Washington, but the school said athletic policy issues are being clarified and resolved.
Ed Doherty Named Xavier Football Coach
Ed Doherty, previously head coach at Arizona, was named the new head coach at Xavier University on Monday. He succeeds Harry Connolly who resigned last week amid reported policy disagreements with the administration. Doherty had left Arizona last season and worked in private business in Tucson.
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University of Arizona
Xavier University
Doherty
Harry
Mick) Connolly
Arizona
Tucson
Cubs Defeat White Sox In Mid-Summer Exhibition
Chicago Cubs beat the White Sox 3-2 before 29,383 at Comiskey Park in the 10th annual mid-summer exhibition. Anderson Morehead Steyai and others contributed pitches and hits in a tightly contested game.
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Morehead
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Neeman
Latman
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Moore
Ramana
Six Seconds For Exercise Discoveries In Reader's Digest
The piece claims a German lab found a method to stay in shape with 24 seconds of daily exercise. Dr Steinhaus presents four six second moves to boost muscle tone with no gym or equipment needed.
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Reader's Digest
West Shines on Defense as Blossom Dairy Tops Poor Charley
In the Charleston Summer Basketball League game at Montgomery City Park Blossom Dairy defeats Poor Charley 58 to 51 with Jerry West limiting star Chris Moose Smith. Bert Wolfe outlasted Camp Burdette 71 to 68 in the other Monday slate. Wednesday’s action moves to Watt Powell Annex with Sid's vs Central at 6 pm and Bert Wolfe vs Poor Charley at 7 pm.
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Moose) Smith
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Yankees Rally Past A's On Mantle Homer In Early Lead
Mantle hit a solo shot in the first and Skowron drove in both Yankee runs in the fourth as New York built an early lead. The A's tied the game with back to back doubles by Maris and Cerv in the fourth, then added a run on a walk and a sacrifice. Shantz earned the win in relief while Herbert took the loss as both starters exited in the fifth.
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Norm ‘Siebern
Reds Sign Nutley High Shortstop Bruce Montgomery
Bruce Montgomery 18, former Nutley High School shortstop, signed by the Cincinnati Reds. He hit .350 and .362 in two seasons at Nutley.
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N.J
Bruce Montgomery
Nutley High School
Cincinnati Reds
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