Walters star Kenny Walters shines after Senators option
Kenny Walters, 2 years pro, showed striking power in Lakeland spring camp. After a setback sent him to Augusta in Sally League, he hit .350 with 18 hits in 34 at bats and eight RBIs over eight games. The Oakland youth remains a likely Charleston regular for future seasons.
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Detroit pitchers fear Kenny Walters but see curveball progress
Association scouts call Kenny Walters a dangerous fastball hitter who struggles against curves. At 22, Detroit executives expect development with Augusta assignment under Jill Norman. Meanwhile Giants boss William Rigney and Minneapolis skipper Eddie Stanky face pressure as team performances slump and majors hopes fade.
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Tigers Sign Don Lee From Arizona Indie
Detroit signs 21 year old pitcher Don Lee son of Thornton Lee on a non bonus contract. Lee posted a 13 0 season with Arizona finishing second in the NCAA and struck out 134 in 108 innings as he joins the Augusta Sally League club.
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Smith Victor Wins British Women's Amateur in 8 and 7
Smith Victoria, a 19 year old California born golfer from St. Clair Michigan, defeated Mary Patton Janssen of Charlottesville in the British Women's Amateur final at Sunningdale. The victory marks back to back majors for Smith and cements her as a rising star in women’s golf.
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Detroit Downs Athletics 5-0 in pitchers’ duel
Detroit slugged back-to-back home runs by Maxwell and Kaline to power a 5-0 victory over Kansas City behind a five hit effort from lefty Billy Hoeft. Lasorda pitched six innings for Kansas City, while Hoeft earned the win.
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Klaus Triple Lifts Red Sox Over Orioles 7 6 in Baltimore
Klaus hit a go ahead triple to drive in Billy Goodman in the eighth as Ike Delock tossed four hitless innings in relief. Boston edged Baltimore 7 6 with key hits from Goodman, Nieman, and Miranda while Delock earned the win and Zuverink took the loss in a tense late innings matchup.
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Davis Sets 400-Meter Mark at Olympic Trials
Glenn Davis of Ohio State set a world record 49.4 seconds in the 400 meter hurdles at the U S Olympic trials in Los Angeles. Eddie Southern and Josh Culbreath also posted fast times while Duke’s Dave Sime suffered a leg relapse threatening his run in Melbourne.
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Richest Filly Race Attracts 15 Entries At Delaware Park
The 3110,000-added Delaware Handicap at Delaware Park draws 15 fillies and mares for the richest race for females. Miz Clementine is the 5-2 favorite with Parlo Amoret and Searching among other top contenders.
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San Diego
Hot Field Scheduled to Run in Races at Dunbar Tonight
A strong lineup of stock cars is set for tonight's Dunbar Speedway races with time trials at 7 30 p m and the first event at 8. Local driver Owen Spradling will debut a new No 12 car replacing the older model. Tommy Ringstaff has tuned No 53 with a fuel injected Mercury motor using European alcohol fuel delivery. Promoters added a powder puff event and Wayne McGuire along with Cliff Monk Bill Wertz Bob Frazier Russ Adkins and Jim Kuhn headline the local entrants.
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Grim Pitches 3-1 Yank Win
The New York Yankees beat the Washington Senators 3-1 behind Bob Grim who left with a minor elbow strain after eight innings. Hank Bauer drove in two runs with a first inning double as Don Larsen and Rip Coleman closed it out. The win improves the Yankees while Grim may miss July 4th game versus Boston.
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Braves Fall Before Cubs
The Milwaukee Braves lost 8-4 to the Chicago Cubs as Bob Rush earned his seventh win. Ernie Banks hit a No. 17 homer and Pete Whisenant drove in key runs as Chicago built an unearned four-run fourth inning helped by a fourth inning error. Lew Burdette took the loss, with Bob Trowbridge and Louw Sleater also pitching for Milwaukee.
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Long Carroll Leads Large State Women's Amateur Field
WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS June 29 The State Women s Amateur Golf Tournament field may be the largest ever led by Berri Long of Marshall College aiming for a fifth straight title The rival Sally Carroll of Wheeling has been runner up four times Long declined to predict the winner citing her busy summer schedule including participation in the Women's Collegiate Tournament at Lafayette Ind where she upset co medalist Anne Quast in the first round before a loss in the next round
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Clifford Monk Seizes Fifth Straight Stock Win at Sky-Jing
Clifford Monk of Dunbar extended his streak by winning the feature at Sky- Jing Raceway, with five consecutive feature wins. Bill Haddox of Charleston won the strictly stock feature and Vesta Carpenter of Charleston topped the powder-puff derby. Ed Huffman, also of Charleston, crashed his car and received lip laceration treatment at Charleston General Hospital.
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