Chisox Stay Close to Yanks in American League Race
Frank Lane paid 45000 pounds for Byrd and the White Sox win again as Byrd shuts out the Senators in a 7-0 victory. Chicago remains two games behind the Yankees while the Indians and Red Sox also win the pennant chase. The Dodgers and Cardinals win in the National League as Turley and Feller post strong starts for the Yankees and Indians respectively.
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United Press
Frank Lane
White Sox
Byrd
Lane
Baltimore Orioles
Harry Byrd
Jir Webénala
Chicago
Sox
Hinere
Yankees
Senators
Athletics
Indians
Orioles
Red Sox
Tiger
Dodgers
Amarillo Nines Sweep Past Childress in Twin Bill
Amarillo Nines beat Childress 12-0 in the opener and 11-0 in the nightcap as pitchers Bassam Denton and F A Davis led the wins. Colts and Ponies fielded makeshift lineups with key players missing and plans set for upcoming district play at Dumas.
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Amarillo
Bill Shahan
Bassam Denton
Jimmy Rogers
F. A. Davis
Ponies
Roper
Shahan
Bronko
Havens
Colts
Dumas
Fair Park Field
Dick Risenhoover
Padres Rally To Nip Buffaloes 3 1 in Texas League clash
Padres erased a 1 1 tie with a ninth inning homer by Jim Pisoni his 13th of the season driving in Bob Caffery to give San Antonio a 3 1 win over Houston Russ Burns delivered the decisive run for Oklahoma City with a pinch hit in a 3 2 victory over Dallas Burns seventh inning rally helped Oklahoma City claim the win while Shreveport beat Beaumont 5 2 Tulsa topped Fort Worth 2 1 and Dallas led the league with 13 wins as the series moves to the second game Friday night including Houston at San Antonio and Tulsa at Fort Worth
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Norm Zauchin
Duke Maas
Detroit
Jackie Jensen
Red Sox
Gil Hodges
Sam No Hit Jones
Dodgers
Cubs
Braves
Clem Labine
Cardinal
Floyd Wooldridge
Phillies
Herm Wehmeier
Wally Moon
Bill Virdon
Jim Pisoni
San Antonio
Houston
Russ Burns
Oklahoma City
Dallas
Burns
Tulsa
Fort Worth
Shreveport
Beaumont
Pisoni
Bob Caffery
Russ Rae
Kal Segrist
Mc! Held
Hugh Sooter
YMCA
Indians
A! Papas
Jim Tugerson
Ron
Bill Tremel
Dick Kelly
Dolan Nichols
Tulsa Oilers
Fort. Worth
Carroll Beringen
Mike Lutz
Oilers
Washington Redskins Lose Halfback Felton and Ends
Center Harry Ulinski returned his signed contract to the Washington Redskins Friday leaving only halfback Ralph Felton, end Hugh Taylor, end fullback Bob Goode outside the NFL team's fold.
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Washington
Harry Ulinski
Washington Redskins
Ralph Felton
Hugh Taylor
Bob Goode
National Football League
Byrd Sparks White Sox to 7-0 Rout of Senators
Harry Byrd fueled a White Sox four hit performance leading to a dominant 7-0 victory over the Washington Senators. Byrd connected for multiple hits as Chicago cruised to the win.
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Harry Byrd
White Sox
Senators
American League and National League hitting leaders compiled
The list presents top hitters from both leagues with batting averages and totals for Kaline, Kuenn, Fox, Power, Smith in the American League and Ashburn, Campanella, Kluszewski, Mueller, Aaron in the National League. Home run leaders include Snider, Kluszewski, Campanella, Mantle, and Mays. RBIs and runs leaders feature Snider, Campanella, Ennis, Mantle, Jensen, Kaline, Aaron, and Smith with a look at prime pitching like Newcombe, Donovan, Wynn, Arroyo, and Loes.
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GAB
Pet. Kaline
Det
Kuenn
Fox
Chi
Power
K. City
Smith
Cleve
Ashburn
Phila
Campanella
Kluszewski
Cin
Mueller
Snider
Dodgers
Redlegs
Mantle
Yankees
Mays
Giants
Ennis
Phillies
Jensen
Red Sox
Kaline
Tigers
Two Fastest Pacers Meet in Westbury Showdown
Adios Harry and Adios Boy, the nation’s fastest pacers, clash again Saturday night at Roosevelt Raceway in Westbury. Harry beat Boy in their last encounter, clocking 1:59.2 for the mile over a double oval.
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Westbury
Adios Harry
Adios Boy
Roosevelt Raceway
Unknown Opens Lead in Western Open Round One
Portland Oregon IP Mike Fetchik of Mahopac New York shot 31 37 68 to lead the Western Open after the opening round as 175 players advanced. Smiley Quick Los Angeles and Julius Boros Pines NC trailed by one stroke with others at 69 including Cary Middlecoff. Quick slipped two strokes due to a club penalty while Boros benefited from others.
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Portland
Ore
Mike Fetchik
Mahopac
Fetchik
Smiley Quick
Los Angeles
Julius Boros
the Pines
Sam Snead
Tommy Bolt
Cary Middlecoff
Quick
Eddie Hogan
San Francisco
Bofus
Boros
Robert McKendrick
Lake Grove
Dene Littler
Palm
West says promoter forced him to fight under assumed name in Panama
New Orleans boxer Junius West claims promoter Enrique Martin forced him to fight as Nat Jackson in Panama City. West says the switch violated boxing law and he was told at gunpoint to represent himself as Jackson. The bout against Joe Brown proceeded with Brown knowing the truth.
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New Orleans
Junius West
Nat
Killer) Jackson
Panama
Enrique Martin
Panama City
West
Martin
Jackson
Tom Littleton
Louisiana Boxing Commission
Littleton
National Boxing Association
Thursday and Friday Baseball Scores and Texas League Standings
Thursday results include Chicago 7 Washington 0 Cleveland 9 Baltimore 2 New York 4 Kansas City 0 and 7 Boston 0. Friday night matchups feature Detroit at Washington Kansas City at Baltimore Cleveland at New York Chicago at Boston Brooklyn at Chicago St Louis 7 Philadelphia 1 plus New York at St Louis and Brooklyn at Milwaukee. Texas League standings show Dallas leading with 52 wins and 32 losses followed by San Antonio Tulsa and Fort Worth in pursuit with Beaumont and Shreveport next. Thursday results in the Texas League include Shreveport 5 Beaumont 2 San Antonio 3 Houston 1 Oklahoma City 3 Dallas 2 Tulsa 2 Fort Worth 1.
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Chicago
Washington
Cleveland
Baltimore
New York
Kansas City
Boston
Detroit
Hoeft
Porterfield
Portocarrero
Rogovin
Garcia
Bucks
Pierce
Parnell
Brooklyn
St. Louis
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
Friend
Minner
Gomez
Poholsky
Lawrence
Milwaukee
Erskine
Burdette
Cincinnati
Negroy
Mronzinski
Minarcin
Nuxhall
Dallas
San Antonio
Tulsa
Fort Worth
Houston
Shreveport
Oklahoma City
Beaumont
St Louis
I learned from a costly miscue at Greensboro Open
Bob Rosburg recalls leading the 1954 Greater Greensboro Open and a wiped pitch over a creek that cost him the win. He reflects that lack of focus ruined the shot and warns that thoughts off the game can derail performance. next is Dave Douglas.
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Dave Douglas
Negotiations Set For Title Match
New York reports negotiations to resume next Thursday for a Rocky Marciano Archie Moore heavyweight title fight. Promoter Jim Norris will confer with Al Weill and Charley Johnston, with bids from Los Angeles and possible sites in New York or Chicago.
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New York
Rocky Marciano
Archie Moore
Jim Norris
Miami
al Weill
Marciano
Charley Johnston
Moore
Los Angeles
Chicago
Probe of Ring Doping Draws New Interest in Philadelphia
The Pennsylvania Athletic Commission heard six respondents in the Harold Johnson versus Julio Mederos bout probe. Lawmakers and Governor Leader cited concerns over boxing practices after Johnson collapsed from a purported drugging, with Johnson claiming a bitter orange given by a stranger.
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Philadelphia
Pennsylvania Athletic Commission
Harold Johnson
Julio Mederos
Cuba
Thomas J. Lane
D-Mass
Congress
Lane
George M. Leader
Pennsylvania
Pete Moran
Johnson
Tommy Loughrey
NCAA Golf Meet In Third Round
In Knoxville Tennessee Chuck Briggs of Seattle University vies in the third round against Earl Moeller of Oklahoma A&M after Briggs defeated Tom Watrous of Detroit and Moeller beat John Gerring of Wake Forest. Rain delays push the tournament to Sunday as Bob Goetz of Oklahoma A&M defeats Joe Turner of Wake Forest.
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Knoxville
Tenn
Chuck Briggs
Seattle
Earl Moeller
Oklahoma A&m
Briggs
Tom Watrous
Detroit
Moeller
Houston
John Gerring
Wake Forest
Bob Goetz
Missouri Valley
Joe Turner
Goetz
John Garrett
Rice
Flam and Patty Set Wimbledon Fourth Round Clash
Flam of Beverly Hills faces Budge Patty of Los Angeles in a Wimbledon fourth round match. Sven Davidson plays Luis Ayala, as four Americans rest before later rounds.
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Wimbledon
England
Herb Flam
Beverly Hills
Calif
Budge Patty
Los Angeles
Sven Davidson
Sweden
Luis Ayala
Chile
Flam
Patty
Freddie Huber
Austria
Bobby Wilson
Tony Trabert
Cincinnati
Art Larson
San Leandro
Gil Shea
Presidio
Bob Perry
Stengel Sidelining Turley for Indians Series Opener
New York Yankees manager Casey Stengel will not use star right hander Bob Turley in the four game series opener with the Cleveland Indians. Turley had broken a winless streak with a 4-0 three hitter over Kansas City, but Stengel notes the setback means Turley cannot be trusted for Cleveland. He calls the victory with Kansas City a confidence boost and accepts the outcome as a win.
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NEW York
Casey Stengel
New York Yankees
Bob Turley
Cleveland Indians
Danny Casey
Turley
Yankees
Baltimore
Kansas City Athletics
A’s
Indians
Stengel
Cleveland
Casey
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Bob Feller
Oriole
Gene Woodling
Childress
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Wayne Weatherly
Mickie Carter
Jolin
Johnny Garvin
Tommy Garvin
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Johnny Thornton
Dickie Partridge
Charlie Mashburn
Bob McConnell
Don Meek
Billy Merrell
Jimmy Wilcoxson
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Ulinski
Ruby Goldstein
Carl “Bobo” Olso
Polo Grounds
Teir
NBA
Savile Row
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United States
Bob Rosburg
Bob Roseburg
NEA
Childress Office Supply
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