Chester High School suspended from 1959 60 athletic season
The PIAA board of control suspended Chester High School from all state sponsored athletic competition for the 1959-60 school year after repeated sportsmanship abuses and a notable incident where 13 year old Kingston pupil Thomas Maher was beaten by Chester students following a state championship game. Chester may still compete with non-PIAA schools.
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University Park
Chester High School
Kingston
Chester
PIAA
Board of Control
Court of
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Thomas Maher
Farrell
Maher
University of Pennsylvania Palestra
Allentown
Richard F. McNichols
Scranton
Charles Giles
Principial
Carl Agan
District 1
Rgan
Giles
Mark N. Punk
Battle Time At Speedway Trials
Mechanical issues plagued top racers at Indianapolis Motor Speedway as 10 mile trials continued for expected 600 mile race qualifications on May 30. Jimmy Bryan's Belond Special suffered an oil pump failure while Sam Hanks steered the record setting car. rain risk could push extra qualifiers to early next week with 14 spots already filled and 10 positions left.
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Willy Sam Hanks
Wherl
Cardinal Trade Shifts QB Lima MeHan To Packers
Chicago Cardinals ship quarterback Lima MeHan to Green Bay Packers in a National Football League deal. MeHan, 25, a former first round pick, spent five seasons with the Cardinals and will join Green Bay for the upcoming season.
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Chticago
Chicmec Cardinals
Lima MeHan
Greet Bay
Tuller Kintt
Footmaoth
MeHan
Tidy
Wilhelm Cools Yankees as Baltimore’s Wilmsen Dominates
Orioles stun Yankees 5-0 as Wilhelm no-hits until eighth inning and posts his sixth win while Baltimore solidifies third place within two games of first. Indians blank Detroit 1-0 behind Gary Bell. White Sox top KC 2-4. Boston over Washington 13.
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Associated Press
National League
Hoyt Wilhelm
Giants
Wilhelm
Cardinals
Cleveland
Baltimore
Oriole
Paul Richards
Mickey Mantle
Mick
New York Yankees
Champs
Yankees
Orioles
Cleveland Indians
Detroit
Gary Bell
Chicazo White Sox
Kansas City
Boston
Washington
Jerry Lumpe
Bob Turley
Indians
Paul Foytack
Vic Power
Minnie Mino
Ray Narleski
Tigers
Luis Aparicio
Nellie Pax
White Sox
Bob Grim
A’s
Bob Shaw
Ray Boone
Bob Cerv
Shaw
Turk
Phillies recall Farrell from farm system to Buffalo IL
Left hander Dick Parvell of Philadelphia is optioned to Buffalo of the International League on a 24 hour recall after a rough start. He appeared in 12 games with a 1 3 record and a 5 40 ERA as noted in Philadelphia baseball notes.
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Sunwitl Alatar
Dick Parvell
Philadelphi Philllies
Buffalo
Phillies
Juz
Miteff Wins After Slow Mid Bout At Madison Square Garden
Alex Miteff, 21, heavyweight from Argentina, defeated Wayne Bethea by unanimous decision at Madison Square Garden. He started fast but slowed to a slow pace in middle rounds before finishing strong, winning on two cards 7-3 with one judge close.
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New York
Alex Miteff
Wayne Bethea
Madison Sauare, Garden
Argentina
Ike
Miteff
Ruby Goldstein
Frank Forbes
Arie Aidala
Pitching boost arrives as club adds Rodriguez from Buffalo
The team purchased right-hander Fernando Rodriguez from Buffalo on a traditional basis to boost the rotation. Rodriguez, 39, went 1-1 in 13 games for Buffalo and will report to the club immediately.
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Gling
Fernando Rodriguez
Buffalo
Rodriguez
Orioles' Hoyer Wilhelm nearly no-hits Yankees again
Hoyt Wilhelm and the Orioles edged the Yankees 5-0 as he carried a no-hit bid into the eighth inning before yielding one hit. Hank Aaron starred for the Braves with a home run, a double and two singles, driving in three and scoring four in a 10-5 win over the Phillies.
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Associated Press
Don Drysdale
Los Angeles Dodgers
San Francisco Giants
Dodgers
San Francisco
Drysdale
Giants
Unti
Gil Hodges
Milwaukee
Braves
Hank Aaron
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
Cincinnati
Reds
St. Louis Cardinals
Chicago Cubs
Johnny Antonelli
Willie Kirkland
Orlando Cepeda
Willie Mays
Aaron
Robin Roberts
Lew Burdette
Dick Schofield
Gini Cimoli
Bill Henry
Jim Brosnan
Hoyt Wilhelm
Orioles
Yankees
Phillies
Haney Says Braves Are Better Than Last Year
Philadelphia AP report quotes Milwaukee manager Fred Haney claiming the Braves are stronger than the pennant winners of last year. He notes Bruton and Covington were injured last season and praises the bench depth along with hits from Johnny Logan Del Crandall and Henry Aaron.
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Philadelphia
Fred Haney
Milwaukee Braves
Haney
Bill) Bruton
Wes
Mel Roach
Harry Hanebrink
Casey Wyse
Felix Mantilla
Mickey Vernon
Stan Lopata
Lew Burdette
Warren Spatn
Bob Rush
Juan Pizarro
Bob Buhl
Carleton Willey
Joey Jay
Johnny Lowan
del Crandall
Henry Aaron
Henry
Roger Hornsby
Harry Hellmann
Jimmy Foxx
al Simmons
State Track and Golf Finals Open Today at Penn State
Top scholastic athletes from Pennsylvania begin competition for PIAA titles in tennis golf and track and field at University Park. Notable matches include George Sokol of Harrington High and Glenn Montgomery of McCaskey in tennis singles, with doubles pairings of Sokol and Montgomery facing John Planks and Brice Bear. Bowen of Corry Area failed to reach finals by four strokes in golf. Final rounds set for 2 pm with 69 schools in cross country competition and 107 schools represented in track and field across classes.
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University Park
Pennsylvania
George Sokol
Lower Merton
Harrington High School
Glenn Montgomery
Lancaster
McCaskey High
Walter Bowen
Corry Area
Bowen
CAMS
Irvin Downs
Curry
Sc4athlees
Cass
Sokol
Herb Heitz
Exe Strone
Vincent
Montgomery
Dick Savane
Bloombure
Columbia Central
Halder
Leiberman
Brie Academy
Ken Ray
Arnold Bradshaw
Phikwas
Bear
Steve Worner
Jon Gruber
Pittabunta Allderdiee Bi
Lower Merion
Ron Rey
Day Sigel
Reitz
Fbatcom
Erye Academy
Dave Kians
Ehasupton Pill Hynetman
Abington
Thery
Major League Baseball Individual Leaders Snapshot
A scrambled listing of leaders across the American and National Leagues. It highlights top performers in batting runs and RBIs, with names like Killebrew Aparicio Fox Kaline and Mathews. Also notes doubles triples home runs steals and pitching leaders with figures and team associations.
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Evens
Detroit
Fox
Chicago
Killebrew
Washington
Aparicio
Chicago and Power
Cleveland
Triandos
Baltimore
Kaline
Williams
Kansas City
Runnels
Boston
Pax
Power
Keough
Cerv
House
Allison
Colavito
Apaticio
Landis
Wilhelm
Ee ‘McLish
Wynn
Aaron
Milwaukee
Burgess
Piltsburgh
Mathews
Mays
San Francisco
n—Banks
Milwiuker
Robinson
Cincinnati
Demeter
Los Angeles
Pillsburgh
Cimoli
St. Louis
Pinson
Post
Philadelphia
Milwauken
News
T. Taylor
Chieaso
Cineintali
Wilhelm Falls Short as Orioles Shut Out Yankees 5 0
Hoyt Wilhelm, late in his bid for a second no hitter, watched Jerry Lumpe lead off the eighth with a single as the Orioles topped the Yankees 5 0. Lumpe’s hit spoiled Wilhelm’s quieting knuckleball late surge, while manager Paul Richards steered him to better control by holding the ball in the glove.
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Hoyt
Yanks Baltimore
Hoyt Wilhelm
Jerry Lumpe
New York Yankees
Baltimore Orioles
Orioles
Lumpe
Wilhelm
Harry Brecheen
New York Giants
Oriole
Paul Richards
Fights in Everett Use 9 Qualifiers Record
Wash Dick Goldstein stopped Jimmy McCoy in Eureka California. Nine boxers qualified after rounds one and two with a 157 needed to reach the next stage.
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Everett
Wash
Dick Goldstein
Seal
Jimmy McCoy
Hila
Eureka
Calif
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