Giants Dodgers Lead NL Race With High Victory Pace
Giants manager Leo Durocher forecast 100 wins to clinch the National League pennant as New York beat St Louis 8 to 5 amid a hot chase with Brooklyn. Willie Mays homered twice, lifting to 20 on the season and matching his 1951 rookie total.
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Landy Sets Mile Record as Santee Seen Beating It
Landy credits Wes Santee as the most likely to break his mile mark after running 4 3 4 in Turku. The Australian icon says he needs rest after five hard races and plans to race in Gaevie and Gothenburg before facing Bannister at the Empire Games in Vancouver. Landy also lowers the 1500m record to 3 41.8 as Chris Chataway trails to 4 04.4.
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Dodgers Cubs? Not enough data from source
Dodgers and Giants game slated for Wednesday with a separate Cardinals clash against the Phillies in the same schedule.
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Army Man Plants Flower Garden Near Barracks
CAMP GORDON Ga. Pfc William Dries a Milwaukee native and former mechanical engineer in the Army Signal Corps starts a 2 by 5 foot garden plot near his barracks with 50 morning glory seeds. After the first trampling he fences the plot and 25 morning glories sprout the next day.
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Connally Favored To Capture Third Wimbledon Title
Maureen Connolly of San Diego opens her Wimbledon crown bid as the prohibitive favorite to win a third straight title on the center court. Jean Scott of South Africa stands as her Tuesday opponent while men’s and mixed doubles matches also begin with top U.S. players and international pairs entering second-round play.
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Little Mo) Connally
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Australia
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Paul Giel To Start In Benefit Contest
Paul Giel former Minnesota football and baseball star will start for the New York Giants in a Red Cross benefit game against the Boston Red Sox next Monday night He is expected to pitch nine innings if able to complete the game and Giants announced the start date and nine inning plan
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Red Sox Triumph In Pony League Slammed Chisox 17-7
In Pony League action the Red Sox defeated the Chisox 17-7 as James Braly hit two homers including a grand slam to tie Jimmy Rogers for the league lead with three. Gary Raney earned his fourth win with eight hits and seven runs allowed over six innings.
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More Amateurs Qualify For Public Links Go
Sixteen more players earned berths in the U S Public Links as Monday sectional play produced key scores from Ed Vanderberg Portland and George Johnson Atlanta The schedule shows qualifiers in five cities with rounds spread from Wednesday to Sunday ahead of the Cedar Crest event in Dallas July 12 17 The field will total 200 players for the championship at Cedar Crest.
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Baseball Standings and Schedule From United Press
National League standings show Cleveland and New York atop with Chicago and Detroit close behind. Tonight’s games include Washington at Chicago and New York at Detroit, plus several interleague showdowns across cities including Philadelphia at Cleveland and Boston at Baltimore. In the Texas League Shreveport leads with a 45 34 record as San Antonio and Oklahoma City chase. Houston meets Dallas in a doubleheader slate.
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Clarendon Adopts Three Day Rodeo for July Celebration
Clarendon Texas plans a three day Fourth of July event with a free barbecue on Saturday July 3rd and four rodeo performances July 2 3 4. The $3500 amateur purse attracts contestants from near and far and 4000 pounds of beef will feed about 6000 visitors.
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Santa Monica Winner Joins Private Club Barring Competition
Crowned since 1953 winner Ted Richards Jr of Santa Monica California has joined a private club and is thus ineligible to compete.
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Weather Outlook Adds Heat Across Texas Statewide
Forecasters predict a warm-up with temperatures two to three degrees higher in many areas. Presidio saw 107 degrees yesterday, while Beaumont reported rain and a high of 85. Overnight lows ranged from 64 in Dalhart to 76 in several coastal and inland cities.
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Senator Smith Supporters Claim Confidence Vote Amid McCarthy Talk
Gov. Burton M. Cross called the result a clear-cut vote of confidence in Sen. Smith while noting possible McCarthy echoes. Smith supporters alleged McCarthyism helped oppose Smith with charges of outside funding and Texas oil money involvement.
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Oilers Hand Shreveport 4 2 Defeat Tightens Texas League Race
Tom Acker blanked Shreveport on four hits through eight innings and eight strikeouts as Tulsa beat the Sports 4 2 to cut Shreveport’s Texas League lead to a half game over San Antonio. Mike Lutz and Joe Macko homered for Tulsa while Oklahoma City, Dallas, San Antonio, and Houston won elsewhere.
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Temperatures Record Highs and Lows for 24 Hours
The 24 hour period ending at noon reported a maximum of 98 degrees reached by 3 30 p m yesterday and a minimum of 73 degrees at 5 30 a m today.
Negroes to Play The Childress Rockets Sunday
The Negro baseball team Childress Rockets will face the Plain View Eagles at Fair Park field on Sunday afternoon. First pitch is set for 3 30 p m.
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