Tribe Bounces Back to Sweep Yankees Series
The Cleveland Indians rebounded from a 5-0 deficit to win 7-6 and then routed New York 10-2 and 7-3. They trim the Yankees’ lead to 3 1/2 games while Chicago White Sox close in with two wins over Washington. The surge boosts morale and fan interest amid a pennant race tightener.
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Gators Bust Records Across Eight Sports at Allegheny College
Allegheny College reported its best overall season with 52 victories against 29 losses across eight sports. Tennis and golf led, with tennis beating Pitt and Case to claim unofficial regional crown and golf earning the team trophy at a 13-college invitational. Swim finished strong with seven straight duals and second in the Penn Ohio meet. Baseball had a seven-game win streak, its best since 1899. Several programs relied on largely underclassmen with only minor graduations. A wrestling squad joined the eight sports for next year.
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Sports Shorts Touches on Local Coaching and Racing Notes
Antiom may be taken tonight on hiring of an assistant football coach at the Joint Committee of the Corry Area School Board. The new mentor will fill the vacancy created by the resignation of N. L. Bogden. The Fishing Rodeo saw 14 trout landed, far below last year when 30 fewer participants joined. Corry Country Club members now record stores on personal cards to help pro Charley Shuss track handicaps. A Corry-Titusville football game may return home this fall, while Carter Field has been seeded and games on the Queen City gridiron look unlikely this season. If Union results, the Rockets will play all road contests. Buffalo Raceway in Hamburg, N. C. opens its second month of the 1955 harness season, the track’s best in 13 years. The Penn State golf team remains unbeaten, riding a 12-match win streak and having won 24 of 25. International League scores include Syracuse 8 B Montreal 4 7, Columbus 1 1 Buffalo 1 2, Toronto 4 40, Rochester 3 8, Havana 4 Richmond 7 3. Blondie
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Senior Circuit Hitting Homers At Record Pace
The power focused circuit saw multiple homer bursts as Dodgers Cubs split, Giants Cards and Pirates Braves also homered heavily in a day of rain interruptions. In the American League, strong pitching and big bats helped the White Sox sweep Washington while Indians pounded Yankees with five homers. Twins and Orioles noted, with Ceccarelli and Lemon delivering notable pitching.
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Red Whisenant
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Alvin Dark
Paul LaPalme
Ramon Mesias
Vernon Law
Frank Thomas
del Crandall
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del Rice
St. Louis
Danny O'Connell
Major League Baseball Standings and Schedules
National League leaders Chicago and New York hold top records as Milwaukee Cincinnati and Pittsburgh trail. Yesterday saw Chicago win 9-2 and New York 8-5 while Brooklyn fell to the Mets. American League showings place New York and Chicago atop, with Cleveland Detroit and Boston mid-pack. no games scheduled today with several night actions listed for tomorrow.
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Corry Skeet Team Triumphs Over Celoron 244 to 233
Corry Skeet Team kept its Penn York League lead with a 244 to 233 victory over Celoron at the local range. Charley Shopene sparked the win by launching two perfect rounds of 25, with Louis Rufins and Kermit Mewes close behind on 49. E Johnson led the visitors with 48.
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Nashua Swaps Stage Set For 100000 Duel At Coast
Hollywood track fans await word on inviting Nashua to meet California’s Swaps in a winner take all duel this summer. Nashua won the Belmont Stakes by nine lengths after a Preakness triumph to claim two thirds of the Triple Crown. Swaps, who beat Nashua in the Kentucky Derby, set a world record for a mile and one sixteenth on his path to glory.
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Match Race Plans Between Nashua and Wily at Hollywood Park
Negotiations continue for a one and a quarter mile match race at Hollywood Park under Derby conditions. Nashua’s owner William Woodward Jr of New York is involved as the scene and due weight remain to be settled.
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Williams backs Kaline to win batting title
Ted Williams backs Al Kaline for the American League batting title as Bucky Harris cheers from the dugout. Kaline, a 20 year old outfielder with a .383 average, impresses Williams and Harris with his hot hitting for the Bennett Tigers. Harris says Kaline’s age and early major league impact are notable.
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Grier and Morefield set new track marks at MAC meet
Roosevelt Grice of Penn State and John Morefield of Harrisburg AA set new marks in the shot put and hammer throw at the Middle Atlantic AAU championships in Philadelphia. Grice's 64 feet 1 inch topped Vic Frank’s 1950 record. Morefield’s hammer went 164 feet 3 inches, surpassing his own previous best. Shana Hin Catholic Glib led the meet with 724 team points.
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Bantam Champ Fights This Week in Boxing Shows
Bantam title hopefuls headline the weekly schedule as Archie Moore and Bob Olson prep for rematches. Mexican star Mighty Mouse meets Billy Peacock in a 10 rounder on Wednesday while Ralph Tiger Jones faces Ernie Dutundo in a Bayonne clash. Both men aim to rebound after recent losses as circuits load up with late week bouts.
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Tiger) Jones
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Furgol Wins Golf Championship in Sudden-Death Playoff
Ed Furgol rallied from behind to share the individual title at the Inn ternationtl Golf championships at Columbia Country Club, then won the team crown with Chick Harbert by nine strokes over Australia’s Thomson and Nagle. The three-hole playoff featured Furgol, Thomson and Van Donck.
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