Giants Ride Hot Streak After 7-2 Win Over Reds
Von McDaniel earns his third straight win for the Cardinals as Whitey Lockman and Willie Mays power the Giants to a 7-2 victory over Cincinnati. Antonelli logs a complete game with six hits allowed amid weather delays. St Louis, Milwaukee, Pittsburgh win to tighten pennant picture.
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Philadelphia
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White Sox
Washington
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Stan Musial
Rebels Top Ponies 5-2 In District AL Tilt
Pampa Rebels defeat Childress Sims Service Ponies 5-2 in a tight nine inning district game. Conway earned nine strikeouts for Pampa while Shahan fanned two and walked two for Childress. The win puts Pampa and Childress at 1-1, with Borger leading at 2-1 and Amarillo at 1-2.
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Rebels
Four US Gals Seek Spots In Quarterfinals
At Wimbledon four of the six American women survivors aimed for quarterfinal berths. Althea Gibson faced Gem Hoahing while Louise Brough took on Heather Brewer. Other fourth-round matches included Karold Fageros versus Rosa Maria Reyes and Darlene Hard against Edda Buding. In men's play five Americans exited by the third round. survivors included Vic Seixas and Budge Patty. Defending champ Lew Hoad led the scorers who advanced briefly.
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England
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New York
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Britain
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Beverly Hills
Calif
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Bermuda
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Miami
Fla
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Philadelphia
Herb Flam
Mike Green
Miami Beach
Budge Patty
Los Angeles
Paris
U. S
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Denver
Colo
Myron Franks
John Lesch
Lew Hoad
National League and American League batting and pitching leaders
Highlights show Aaron and Mantle leading batting in the two leagues with 20 and 21 wins respectively joined by Musial and Sievers as top run producers. Pitching leaders include Shantz and Schmidt with standout win totals and records across teams such as the Braves, Yankees, and Cardinals.
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Yanks
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Phils
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Umpire Lynton Boggess Goes on Leave of Absence
CINCINNATI. Dusty Boggess veteran National League umpire began a two month leave of absence due to enlargement of the heart. Ed Sudol from the International League will fill his staff position after a medical exam by Dr. C Kenneth Riddle of Cincinnati.
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Dusty) Boggess
Ed Sudol
International League
Boggess
C. Kenneth Riddle
Eagles Extend Lead In Texas League Race
The Dallas Eagles beat Tulsa 7-3 and 6-2 to stretch their lead to nine games over Houston. Austin moved within one game of third place, Fort Worth remained two back. Shreveport and San Antonio were defeated as Houston beat San Antonio 4-3 and Fort Worth edged Oklahoma City 4-3. Murray Wall won his 13th, Charley Fowler pitched, and Jake Crawford delivered a ninth-inning double for Fort Worth.
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Eagles
Tulsa
Houston
Austin
Fort Worth
Shreveport
San Antonio
Oklahoma City
Dallas
Murray Wall
Bis Mates
Pai
Charley Fowler
Oilers
Houston Buffs
Memo Luna
Ted Wieand
Buffs
Dave Roberts
Hank Moreno
Mike Lemish
John Briggs
Indians
Jake Crawford
Clemente Undergoes Exam After Back Aches
Roberto Clemente, the Pittsburgh Pirates outfielder, was sent to Pittsburgh for a medical exam to determine the cause of his recurring backaches.
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Chicago
Roberto Clemente
Pirate
Pittsburgh
Miteff toBox Fala in St Nicholas Arena bid
Promoter Teddy Brenner signs undefeated Argentine heavyweight Al ex Miteff to meet Fernando Fala of Philadelphia at St Nicholas Arena. Brenner previously sought a bout with Bob Baker on July 8 but the match did not materialize.
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Teddy Brenner
Alex Miteff
Fernando Fala
Philadelphia
St. Nicholas Arena
Brenner
Miteff
Bob Baker
National League tightens as standings reach late May race
Milwaukee defeats Brooklyn 2 1 and St Louis beats Philadelphia 6 4 as Chicago and New York post strong showings. Probable pitchers set for Brooklyn Chicago Rush Cardwell Acker Friend Spahn Barclay Jackson with several teams vying for top spots in pennant chase.
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Cincinnati
Philadelphia
Brooklyn
New York
Pittsburgh
Chicago
Bauer Sisters Lead After Open Round At Winged Foot
The Bauer sisters top the field in the U S Women's Open at Winged Foot after opening 72s. Marlene Bauer Hagge leads slightly ahead of Alice Bauer as Gloria Armstrong sits one back, with the siblings dominating the first round in Mamaroneck New York.
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N.Y
Winged Foot
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Gloria Armstrong
Oakland
Calif
Parker Brothers Split Baylor Backfield Roles in 1949
Baylor announces Dudley Parker will become backfield coach on July 1 succeeding his brother Buddy Parker who previously held the post. Dudley, a four letter winner and former Baylor backfield coach at Corpus Christi Ray and Lubbock Monterrey high schools, will take duties July 16. The pair, both sought by Adrian Burke for the 1949 Bears, are known for Burke’s 80 yard TD catch in Baylor's 35 26 win over SMU.
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Buddy) Parker
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Corpus Christi Ray High School
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Dodgers and Giants split Little League action in 16-11 and 2-17 games
Phils routed Dodgers 16-11 as Danner and Petty each had three hits. McMinn added three singles for the Dodgers. Giants won 2-17 in a marathon over Cardinals with Steed driving in five. Morris allowed four runs and had three hits for the Cards.
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John Steed
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Willie Wilcoxson
Finsterwald Opens Western Open With OneStroke Lead
Finsterwald, 27, from Athens Ohio now in Tequesta Florida, shot 65 at Plum Hollow Golf Club to hold a one stroke lead over Billy Maxwell of Odessa Texas after the opening round of the 54th Western Open. The course yielded par for many as 35 players broke par. A cluster at 67 included Casper Evans Venturi and Lichardus, while several players at 68 trailed by one.
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Odessa
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Bonita
Calif
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Rochester
Mich
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San Francisco
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N.J
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N. Y
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Franklin, Mich
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Canton
Mass
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Cincinnati
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Lemont
Perez to Face Martin in Buenos Aires Flyweight Title Fight
World flyweight champion Pascual Perez of Argentina will meet Spain's Young Martin in a title bout in Buenos Aires. The fight is set for October 12, announced Thursday by Perez manager Lazaro Koei.
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Pasacal Perez
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Spain
Martin
Lazaro Koei
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