Rigney Fired As Giant Boss
San Francisco Giants manager Bill Rigney was dismissed. Tom Sheehan named interim manager after a rough stretch left the team four games behind Pittsburgh. Stoneham cited the club’s need to spark the players and regain pace in the pennant race.
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SAN Francisco Upi
Bill Rigney
San Francisco Giants
Tom Sheehan
Horace Stoneham
Rigney
Tom
Giants
Pittsburgh
Pirates
Orlando Cepeda
Cepeda
Willie McCovey
Stoneham
Williams Drives 500th Homer To Join Baseball Elite
Ted Williams, 41, connected for his 500th home run in Boston's 3 1 victory over Cleveland. The milestone makes him the fourth MLB player to reach 500, joining Ruth Foxx and Ott, as he vows to keep playing as long as the Red Sox want him.
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Cleveland Upi
Ted Williams
Red Sox
Boston
Wynn Hawkins
Cleveland
Williams
Babe Ruth
Leftist Demonstrators Rally Over U.S.-Japan Security Pact
In Tokyo the Diet faced a leftist protest against the new security treaty with the United States. Speakers declared they frightened President Eisenhower and claimed he bowed to their pressure.
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Tokyo
Ike
Ellender vows fight to cut foreign aid bill in Senate
Senator Allen J. Ellender of Louisiana says he will press to reduce the foreign aid bill and declares he will not be intimidated by the President or anyone else. He signals a planned resistance in the Senate to the administration’s policy.
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Washington
Allen J. Ellender
D-La
Senate
Patterson poised to recapture heavyweight crown
United Press International reports Floyd Patterson is predicted to win the world heavyweight title from Ingemar Johansson Monday night. The piece notes Patterson is training at peak readiness while Johansson shows signs of overtraining and off-beat reflexes, with Patterson poised to dominate after a potential early flurry. Birgit Johansson remains in Ingo’s corner as the bout approaches.
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Ingo
Floyd
Broadway
Sam
Hanrahan
Connolly
Patterson
le Box
Zebulon Pike
D'Amato
Grossinger Orchestra
Birgit
Dodgers Beat Cardinals In 19 7 First Game Action
Dodgers overpower Cardinals 19 to 7 after a 9 3 lead through five innings. Grantham drives a key hit spree in sixth while Rosenbaum earns win over Dowdy. Bohannon guides Phillies to 6 - 6 win over Rotary Giants while Freebie takes loss. Phillies extend league lead.
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Don Hufstedler
Dodgers
Cardinals
Grantham
Rosenbaum
Galligan
Dowdy
Billy Jack Bohannon
Veterans Club Phillies
Rotary Giants
Phillies
Giants
Bohannon
Freebie
Putter Stroke Tips Emphasize Smooth Finish at Ball
At contact the putter returns to start position and stops briefly. The stroke should be easy and even with the face maintained through impact. Most misfires come from strokes spent or halted at contact, so finish should still be in progression and height.
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Jimmy Demaret
High Blood Pressure Affects More Women Than Men in U S
United Press International reports that in the United States high blood pressure affects more than twice as many women as men, indicating a gender disparity in prevalence and risk awareness.
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United Press International
United States
Gift With A Lift
Hollywood star Frank Sinatra sent former neighbor Dean Martin a set of barbells for his Cedars of Lebanon Hospital recovery after his hernia operation.
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Hollywood
Frank Sinatra
Dean Martin
Cedars of Lebanon Hospital
Palmer Wins Open in Greatest Golf Comeback
Arnold Palmer, seven behind, staged a dramatic final round at Cherry Hills to tie the Open record 65 and post a 280 total, earning $14,440 and reclaiming golf supremacy. Souchak faltered as Palmer surged, with Nicklaus and Hogan among contenders in a dramatic finish.
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Oscar Fraley
United Press International
Denver
UPI
Arnold Palmer
Pennsylvania
Mike Souchak
Sun
Cherry Hills Country Club
Walter Hagen
Johnny Farrell
Byron Nelson
Palmer
Jimmy McHale
St. Louis
Waly Burkemp
Souchak
Jack Nicklaus
Jack Fleck
Julius Boros
Ben Hogan
Hogan
Bobby Jones
Willie Anderson
Bantam Benet
Score eyes comeback with White Sox after pitching setback
Herb Score, once a Cleveland Indians ace, seeks a return to the rotation with Chicago as manager Al Lopez routes him to batting practice to sharpen control. Score, 27, was dropped from the starting squad but remains confident and undeterred about his prospects.
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Sox
Cleveland Indians
Score
al Lopez
Cleveland
Lopez
Indians
Wilder Than Before Pitcher Scores Return Confidence
Score says his arm does not hurt and he still throws hard and fast on occasion while admitting errant mechanics this season. He claims he has been wilder than in four or five years and attributes misses to not locating curve and fast pitches. He remains hopeful and refuses to give up despite a troubling year.
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