Giants Nip Dodgers To Increase National League Lead
Giants beat the Dodgers 4 to 3 at the Polo Grounds to stretch their NL lead to two games. Dusty Rhodes delivered a two run single after Leo Durocher counseled him, despite a tense moment with umpire Frank Secory. Reese out with a muscle injury, Cox plays short, Snider banged up but not swinging. Elsewhere Jim Wilson blanked Chicago 7 0 and Mantle fueled a 14 5 Yankees win over Boston.
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Beaumont Beats Missions 7 to 0 Behind Anderson
Howard Anderson, part of Dallas trade for sluggers Clarkson and Fleming, shut down the San Antonio Missions on four hits as Beaumont blanked the Padres 7–0. He retired 19 straight after a bases-loaded threat, helping Beaumont tighten the pennant race. Red Murff and Willard Schmidt pitched well in other games as Dallas and Houston clubs won, while Schmidt took the loss for Shreveport on a tough 12-inning affair.
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Willard Schmidt
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Schmidt
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Murff
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Oklahoma City
Fort Worth
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Perkins
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San Antonio
Shreveport
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Ackergt
US Picks Stars For America Go
Seven players led by former U S amateur champion Jack Westland of Everett Washington were selected to represent the United States in the Biennial America's Cup Amateur golf matches against Canada and Mexico at London Ontario on August 12 and 13. The team includes Don Cherry Bill Campbell Charley Coe Joe Conrad Dale Morey Bill Patton and Harvie Ward Jr.
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Hungtington
W. Va
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Oklahoma City
Joe Conrad
San Antonio
Dale Morey
Indianapolis
Bill Patton
Morganton
N.C
Harvie Ward Jr
San Francisco
Navy Offers To Return Prizes For Crew Races
The U S Naval Academy proposed returning seven trophies won by its crew after discovering coxswain William Kennington was ineligible to compete due to Vandervilt graduation in 1951. Admiral C Turner Joy said the move shows sportsmanship over victory. The academy had compiled a 43 race winning streak and three straight Intercollegiate titles. Kennington, now at sea, rode as varsity coxswain only this season.
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Kennington
Trabert and Patty Favored For Wimbledon Semis
U S champion Tony Trabert and former champion Budge Patty were favored to win their Wimbledon men’s singles semi finals for another all American final. In women’s, an all American semifinal lineup was sealed as Maureen Connolly Doris Hart Louise Brough and Betty Rosenquest Pratt advanced.
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Budge Patty
United States
Trabert
Cincinnati
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Patty
Los Angeles
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Egypt
Rosewall
Drobny
Mervyn Rose
Vic Seixas
Philadelphia
Maureen Connolly
San Diego
Calif
Doris Hart
Coral Gables
Fla
Louise Brough
Beverly Hills
Betty Rosenquest Pratt
East Orange
N.J
Jamaica
B.W.I
Maureen
Howton Signs Third Year With Packers
Gren Bay announces Bill Howton unsigned third season with the Green Bay Packers. Howton, a Rice Institute alumnus, set 1952 season yardage record for most receiving yards in a season, after his rookie year tally of 53 receptions for 1,291 yards and 13 touchdowns.
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Bill Howton
Green Bay Packers
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Rice Institute
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Providence Gazette House Now Housed by Civic Groups
The Shakespear s Head House, once Providence s first newspaper building dating to 1763, now shelters civic groups and an art gallery operated by the Providence Gazette and Country Journal historic site.
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Shakespear
Providence Gazette and Country Journal
Fireman Goes Solo to Stop Fire on Day Off
Rocky Hill Connecticut fireman Willard Whitney acted as a one man department on his day off. He discovered a blaze rushed to the fire house turned in the alarm and returned to the scene to extinguish the flames.
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Willard Whitney
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Dusty) Rhodes
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