Major League Baseball Seasonal Snapshot and Penn State Sports
The season mid quarter shows NL leaders leaning toward the Cardinals and Dodgers in the race while the Athletics top the AL contention with Cleveland and New York. Detroit Washington and St Louis hover near the pack as Red Sox and White Sox lag. Penn State nears a historic year with football cross country gymnastics and golf champions. Manager Lou Boudreau weighs catcher options as Ray Murray joins Cleveland. Toby Lyons wins a Bi-State golf event and Clint Brown recovers from illness. Ted Williams headlines the American batting race as Boston fights for pace.
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Boston Red Sox Trim Athletics as Yankees Lose
Major league attendance nears a record pace with 4,976,980 paid admissions through 17 home games for 16 clubs. Yankees lose to Senators 4 1 as Whitey Ford era, Giants tie with Dodgers in 11 innings, Red Sox crush Athletics 8 1 to drop them from first in AL.
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Olympic Aspirants Tune Up At Harrisburg
June 12 meet at John Harrity Field features AAU mile champion Gerry Karver of Penn State and former Penn State star Barney Ewell in sprints. Karver seeks Olympic qualification. Bar ny Binwell and Eddie Uts challenge in sprint events. William Lockhart of Lock Haven State Teachers College will contest the 440, holder of the PIAA record in 51 seconds.
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Corry Legion Nine Triumphs Over Waterford
The Corry American Legion Junior baseball team opened its season with a 16 to 5 victory over Waterford at Loveland Meld. Manager Patsy Nolie’s squad rapped 13 hits, five for extra bases, scoring in the first, then four runs in the fourth and fifth, and seven in the sixth. Francis Buell pitched for Corry, limiting Waterford to eight hits, with Smollek starring the offense with a double and two singles.
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Baseball scores and standings from national leagues
National League standings show Cleveland leading with best percentage while Philadelphia is second by games behind. Results: Boston 6 Philadelphia 1. Washington 4 New York. International League results include Baltimore 0 Newark 0 and Rochester 19 Montreal 5 with other minor league scores listed.
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Lockport Clings to Lead in Pony League
Syracuse and Lockport report wins in Pony League action with Hariton Cardinals topping Wellsville 17 13 in nine innings. Bob Morakossi homered with bases loaded in the ninth to force a 12 12 tie before the Cardinals pulled ahead. Other scores include Jamestown beating Philadelphia 6 2 and Bradford Pine Wine 18 4.
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National Open field cut narrows for upcoming golf show
The 10171 National Open field has been trimmed as top players head to Rivieras Country Club in Los Angeles for the June 10 to 18 championship. Defending champion Ley Waram is automatic, with many notable pros failing to match early rounds led by Jack Harder posting a 67 66.
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Baseball gambling probe widens as two men banned
Winston Salem police report ongoing investigation into scandal in which Bernard DeForge of Reidsville and Ed Weingarten of Florence and another linked to Lascoul, Blue Ridge circuit face lifetime bans. Trautman, president of the National Association, says DeForge admitted throwing a game for 5300 while others deny involvement. No criminal charges yet, but police and baseball officials cooperate in the inquiry.
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Holmes and Musial Lead NL Batting Pace in Tight Race
June 4 report from New York shows Tommy Holmes of the Boston Braves and Stan Musial of the St. Louis Cardinals leading the National League batting race. Holmes held a .394 to .395 edge, with both players easing slightly after recent hot stretches. Frank Cuistine of Pittsburgh fell from .485 to .386, while Johnny Blatugh moved from .397 to .368 and Richie Ashburn trailed in fourth.
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KINER HIRES SECRETARY TO HANDLE HIS FAN MAIL
Pittsburgh June 2 Ralph Kiner Pirates slugger hires a secretary to manage fan letters. Cecilia Mamaux 24 assists in screening mail while in Pirates front office. She notes letters cover many topics from play tips to requests for game tickets.
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Erie Sailors snap 5 game losing streak in league action
In the Middle Atlantic League, Erie Sailors end a five game slide by defeating Vandergrift Pioneers 14-1 as Zigey Jasinski drives in four, Hd Morganthaler hits a homer, and Bill Henry adds doubles. Uniontown Coal Batchons beat Johnstown 9-4 with four-hit Bill Hudasek, Billy Mongiello, and Dan Phelan contributing. Other results include Butler over Oil City 7-0 and Youngstown winning 4-1 in a three game series with nine-hit pitcher Wallace earning the win.
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Senators Fall 4 1 as Yankees Tie New York Victory
Walter Masterson pitched a five hitter and retired 20 men in order to lead the Yankees to a 4-1 win over the Senators. Whitey Lickman Digits Hodnes, and Dougars-Eaen contributed offensively driving in runs while the home team left runners stranded.
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Fights Last Night in Elizabeth New Jersey
Boxing cards in Elizabeth featured Charlie Pu sari, 147 pounds, facing Tovington in a bout against Laurie Buxton. The event highlighted a light welterweight clash with planned parlayed bets and local excitement as bill Wilcox promoted the show.
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