Predictions and notes from the NCAA football guide preview
The NCAA football guide predicts Oklahoma’s likely unbeaten run with many upsets elsewhere. Tennessee may lose SEC dominance to Georgia Tech, while Ohio State Michigan and Michigan State are seen as Big Ten powers. Texas A&M and Texas Christian may clash in the Southwest. Yale and West Virginia are highlighted for strength in their leagues. Army and Navy are expected to perform, Notre Dame’s fate hinges on quarterback play and freshmen. Also covered are umpiring hustle in the American Association and local baseball hopes for Harry Byrd with the Detroit Tigers.
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Leo Fischer
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Georgia Tech
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Michigan State
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Spradling and Monk Lead Dunbar Night Driven Races
At Dunbar Speedway tonight, top drivers including Owen Spradling Clifford Monk Tom Ring Russ Adkins and Claude Frazier vie for a $2000 purse in stock car and midget events. Time trials start 8 30 p m with races at 9 p m and the meet serves as a tune up for next Saturday’s Southern West Virginia championship races. Capitol City Stock Car Assn sponsors the weekly program.
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Clifford Monk
Tom Ringstaff
Russ Adkins
Claude Frazier
Dunbar Speedway
Bob Casto
Charlie Stewart
Chet Smith
Ray Norris
Howard Cottrell
West Virginia
Capitol City Stock Car Assn
American Association Friday Scores From Wichita to Indianapolis
Summary of Friday games shows Charleston 3 overrest by American Association results with Denver 16 to 2 over St. Paul and Minneapolis 3 to 1 over Omaha. Action at Indianapolis was postponed.
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St. Paul
Minneapolis
Omaha
Indianapolis
Indianagelia
Louisville
Bragan Rates Giants Worst Team Still
Milwaukee June 28 Pirates manager Bobby Bragan says the New York Giants remain the worst team in the National League. He praises Giants manager Bill Rigney as doing the finest managerial job in the league while noting the club is only six and a half games out of first.
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Bobby Bragan
Pittsburgh Pirates
New York Giants
Bill Rigney
Giants
Bragan
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Mee
Clay Independents Seek Baseball Games in Area
The Clay Independents seek scheduling of baseball games with nearby teams. They desire home games at 6 p.m. Saturdays and both home and away games on Sundays. For information call Clay 13W from 8 to 5 and 7F13 at night.
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Peachy Kellmeyer wins 15 and under title in upset
Peachy Kellmeyer of Charleston West Virginia shocked top seed Frances Farrar of Warrenton Virginia 6-4 6-3 to win the Middle Atlantic Tennis Tournament 15 and under girls division final. Farrar ranked No 13 nationally faltered after a key service break in the opening set and again on a controversial call in the second set. Kellmeyer, seeded second, sealed victory with a precise second match point.
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Maxwell Tied With Littler In Western Open Lead
Maxwell of Texas and Littler of California share the halfway lead at the Western Open after 36 holes at Plum Hollow. Both posted 136 totals, six under par, with Littler firing a 67 to pair with his opening 69 while Maxwell shot sub-par rounds amid rainy conditions.
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Billy Maxwell
Odessa
Tex
Compact Gene Littler
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Littler
Plum Hollow
Las Vegas
Gene Bone
Bake Lithardus
Jerry Barber
George ‘Bayar
Paul Harney
Jimmy
Demaret Bien Leonard
Joe Conrad
Max Zvant
Gay Brewer
Jim Tornesa
Boo Nosburg
Porks
Qilve
Walter Burikemo
U S Driver Sets 177 MPH Mark at Monza
Ten American veterans led by Tony Bettenhausen blasted Monza in qualifying for the Monza 500 as the Novi Special set a course record of 177.006 mph on the 2.6 mile banked track. Andy Linden was second in 174.128 mph in a Kurtis-Kraft car.
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Indianapolis Speedway
Tony Bettenhausen
Monza Autodrome
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Betttenhausen, 40-Year-Old Veteran From ‘Tinley ‘Park, II
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Andy Linden
Frick Replaces 3 Reds With N L Standouts In All Star Row
National League commissioner Ford Frick named Stan Musial Willie Mays and Hank Aaron as the All Star starters, replacing three Cincinnati Reds after a last minute ballot surge. The move, made with league presidents approval, aimed to keep the team balanced and representative of the league.
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Stan Musial
Willie Mays
Hank Aaron
Ford Frick
Cincinnati
Redlegs
Frick
Musial
Mays
Aaron
A's Recall Cox and Send Gene Host to Buffalo
Buffalo, June 28. Glenn Cox, a right handed pitcher and strong .373 batter for the Buffalo Bisons in the International League, was recalled by the Kansas City Athletics. Cox has a 2? pitching record, six home runs and 13 RBIs this year. He will be replaced by Gene Host from Kansas City.
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N. Y
Glenn Cox
Buffalo Bisons
Kansas City Athletics
Cox
Ee Gene Host
Kansas
Harrington Shipped To Birmingham
The Charleston Senators yesterday assigned pitcher Bill Harrington to the Birmingham club of the Southern Association and sent catcher Walt Streuk to Memphis to await assignment. Harrington was released to make room for the return of pitcher John Talouris while Streull was cut to restore catcher Charley Lau to the Senators roster. Harrington was acquired in a trade between Detroit and Kansas City last winter.
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Bill Harrington
Birmingham
Tme
Walt Streuk
Memphis
Harrington
John Talouris
Streull
Charley Lau
Senators
Detroit
Kansas City
Make Removed Reds Honorary All Star Members
Cincinnati manager Birdie Tebbetts urged that Gus Bell Wally Post and George Crowe be named honorary members of the All Star team after being removed from the starting lineup for the July 9 game and possibly from the roster. GM Gabe Paul joined the call noting the decision by Ford Frick to start Musial Hank Aaron and Willie Mays over them. Tebbetts asked that the honor be noted on their records and that they be allowed to select a gift like other team members.
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Musial
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Mays
Aaron
Birdie Tebbetts
Cincinnati Redlegs
Gus Bell
Wally Post
George Crowe
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Ford Frick
Stan Musial
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Willie Mays
Redlegs
Tebbetts
U S Women Netters Race Into Wimbledon Quarters
The United States players led by Althea Gibson Louise Brough and Darlene Hard reached the Wimbledon women’s quarterfinals while Mike Green’s title bid ended against Ashley Cooper. Karol Fageros fell to Rosa Maria Reyes as Betsy Rawls led in golf standings at Winged Foot.
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Althea Gibson
Louise Brough
Darlene Hard
Mike Green
Miami
Fla
Ashley Cooper
Karol Fageros
Mexico
Port Rosa Maria Reyes
Karol
Braves Take Lead With 4-2 Win Over Pirates
Milwaukee gains first in NL as Warren Spahn hurls a five hit game with a homer. Pirates pitcher Bob Friend suffers decision. St Louis drops to a half game back after 4-1 loss to the Mets. Spahn strikes out six, seven hits for Pirates before eighth inning. Groat and Fondy knock two hits apiece for Pittsburgh as Crandall and Torre drive runs for Milwaukee.
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Milwaukee Braves
Warren Spahn
Pittsburgh Pirates
St. Louis Cardinals
Braves
New York
Spahn
Pirates
Ramon Mesias
Igenter
Pirate
Bob Friend
Johnny O'Brien
Louis Arroyo
Friend
Frank Torre
Johnny Logan
Felix Mantilla
del Crandall
Dick Groat
Dee Fondy
Fondy
Gene Freese
Yankees and White Sox win to keep AL lead tied
In New York, Enos Slaughter delivered a two out pinch single in the eighth to lift the Yankees to a 5-4 win over the Kansas City Athletics. Bob Grim earned his eighth win as New York stays a share of the AL lead, matching Chicago after the White Sox beat Washington.
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Enos Slaughter
Yankees
Kansas City Athletics
Chicago White Sox
Washington
Wally Burnette
Hec Lopez
Hank Bauer
Tony Kubek
Bauer
Slaughter
Bob Grim
Chisox Edge Senators In Ninth Inning Victory
In Washington on June 28 the Chicago White Sox beat the Washington Senators 4-3 as Donovan's single to left with one out in the ninth scored Jim Landis from second. Larry Doby drove in Chicago's other run with a three run double in the fifth. Les Moss opened the ninth with a single and Landis scored after a sacrifice and Donovan's blooper.
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Donovan
Jim Landis
Chicago White Sox
Larry Doby
Chicago
Les Moss
Bud Byerly
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Moss
Bubba Phillips
Klaus and Brewer Fuel Boston Win Over Detroit
Bill Klaus collected four hits with two home runs and drove in five runs while Tom Brewer fired a seven inning, seven hitter to lead the Boston Red Sox past Detroit 3-2. The victory moved Boston a half game ahead of Detroit into fourth place in the AL division race. Brewer doubled in a run and reached on a fielder's choice, earning his ninth win.
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Yankees
Woody Held
Virgil ‘Trucks
Mickey Mantle
Yogi Berra
Bob Turley
Kansas City
Swifty
Irv Noren
Trucks
Lopez
Turley
Hal Smith
Held
Boston
Bill Klaus
Tom Brewer
Detroit
Klaus
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Moore's Three-Hitter Beats Indians 6-0 in Baltimore
Ray Moore allowed three hits as Baltimore shut out Cleveland 6 to 0 at Memorial Stadium. Moore worked five scoreless innings before the lights delay and finished with his fourth straight shutout, tying the American League record. 13,945 fans watched the win over the pennant contenders.
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Ray Moore
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Cleveland
Giants Beat Cardinals 4-1 to Top NL Race
The New York Giants defeated the St Louis Cardinals 4-1 in St Louis, ending the Cards eight day lead atop the National League pennant race. Curt Barclay earned the win with help from Marv Grissom, as Larry Jackson failed to become the league's first 10 game winner. The Giants improved to 13 of 17 since a prior series loss, while St Louis left 11 men on base and were outhit 11-10. Milwaukee Braves topped Pittsburgh 4-2, moving the Red Birds to half a game back.
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Homers Lead Redlegs To Win Over Phillies
Cincinnati Redlegs crushed the Philadelphia Phillies 7 to 1 behind Hal Jeffcoat's strong eight innings. Crowe launched the scoring with a three-run homer in the second, Jeffcoat added two runs in the fourth, and Gus Bell homered in the fifth for a 6–0 lead. Don Cardwell allowed six hits and five runs before Warren Hacker steadied the game in the fifth. Morehead finished the seventh.
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Homs
George Crowe
Hal Jeffcoat
Gus Bell
Redlegs
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Jeffcoat
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Crowe
Bell
Harry. Anderson
Chico Fernandez
Don Cardwell
Redleg
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