Castro Valley Peanut League Opens With Wins
Castro Valley Linden Poultry and Rotary Club opened the Castro Valley Peanut League season with a twilight doubleheader at Castro Valley Community Center. Linden beat Harvey Johnson-Shades 12-2 as Van Vanderberg drove in two runs. Johnson delivered a two-hitter in the Rotary’s 10-5 win over Mel's Shoe Clinic, with Steve Casenatling pitching the nightcap. Linden’s Troy Murplac and Peter Lorentzen sparked the offense with a combined three runs, while Mel's produced two runs on two hits.
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Fred Dyche
Izzy Pe
Castro Valley Peanut League
Hayward Area Recreation Dist
Su“pereer
Stan Wilson
Arnold Linden
Castro
Valley Community Center
Dyche
Perry
Valley Recreation Council
Linden Poultry
Harvey Johnson Shades
Rotary Club
Mel's Shoe Clinic
Castro Valley
Castro Valley Rotary Club
Castro Valley Community Center
Jinden
Harvey Johnson-Shades
Steve Case
Rotary
Mel
Shoe Clinic
Hayward Area Recreation
Peter Lorentzen
Kon Bergstrom
Thns
Doub’es
Lynn Ferrers
Don Holtorf
Innning
Gary Spicknai
Jim Davis
Spicknail
Jack Werk
Steve
Easter Choice in Richmond
Billy Brown steps from the ten round co feature to face Luke Easter in a double main event at Richmond Auditorium. Brown fills in for Mickey Northrup, aiming for his first main event and first ten round fight. Easter is a 3-1 favorite. Valdes replaces Brown in the co feature against Leo Agbuios.
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Richmond
Billy Brown
Luke Easter
Might
Richmond Auditorium
Brown
Mickey Northrup
Easter
Jim Mackey
Julian Valdes
Billy
Leo Agbuios
Valdes
Ford Snead PGA Favorites Burke Out
DAYTON The PGA tournament opens tomorrow with Ford and Snead as favorites. Burke may withdraw if his left hand fails treatment, sidelined a month by right hand tendinopathy after injuries from an Open and a Houston incident. Other notables include Walther Burkemo, Kroll, Furgol, Palmer, and Mayer at long odds.
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Ford
Snead
PGA
Burke
Dayton
Doug Ford
Sammy Snead
Jackie Burke
Walter Burkemo
Jackie
Toledo
Houston
Wed Kroll
Ang
Ed Furgol
U.S
Bears Friend Signs Pro Cage Pact With Knicks
Larry Friend a six foot four left handed shooter from California signed with the New York Knicks after being Newell’s recommendation as the Knicks third draft choice. He set a UC scoring record with 491 points in 26 games in 1956-57 and is described as having an pro style game.
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BEARS
New York
Larry Friend
University of California
New York Knickerbockers
Friend
Pounds
National Basketball Association
Pete Newell
California
Knicks
Ippolito Stops Salem in Sixth Round Upset
Frankie Ippolito the Manhattan college graduate used leverage and power to floor Tommy Salem twice and win by technical knockout at 1:37 of the sixth round at St Nicholas arena. Salem bled from a cut above the left eye and was halted by referee Petey Della after being driven to the ropes. Ippolito, 23, weighed 139 pounds to Salem’s 136 and will box Johnny Russo next.
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New York
Frankie Ippolito
Tommy Salem
St. Nicholas Arena
Teddy Brenner
Ippolito
Johnny Russo
Larry Boardman
Ippolitd
Salem
Cleveland
Tommy
Petey Della
Frankie
Dodgers Move Rumors Spark LA Coliseum Prep Debate
Los Angeles officials push to secure a firm agreement with Walter O'Malley amid talk of moving the Brooklyn Dodgers to LA. City and county officials seek to remodel the Memorial Coliseum for baseball while awaiting a stadium plan, with claims of vast preparations and potential double-cross allegations.
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Fletcher Joseph Perry
LOS Angeles
Brooklyn Dodgers
Yeas
Hahn
Brooklyn
Walter O'Malley
Dodgers
Memorial Coliseum
Mian O55
O'Malley
New
York World-Telegram
Sun
New York _act
O’malley
O'Mally
New York
Kenny
Coliseum Commission
Los Angreles
Norris Poulson
John Anson Ford
Brooklyn Ballpark Study Aims for Three Week Report
City officials weigh a $23,000 engineering survey on rehabilitating downtown Brooklyn and a new Dodgers stadium. The study, led by Madigan-Hyland, will advise Mayor Wagner and the Brooklyn Sports Center authority as Walter O Malley considers building in Brooklyn versus Los Angeles.
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New York
Msi
Brooklyn Dodger
Michael Madigan
Madigan-Hyland Co
Dodgers
Brooklyn
Robert F Wagner
Brooklyn Sports Center Authority
Walter O'Malley
Jhis
O'Malley
Long Island
Los Angeles
Sports Center Authority
New York City
Board of Estimate
New York Journal-Ameri
Forest Hills
Ins
Panchocan
Gonzales
Australia
Ken Rosewall
Man Sports Center Authority
Rosewall
Jack Kramer
Tony Trabert
Pancho Segura
Best TV Fights and Championship Bowl Log
A compact TV sports log notes matchups from 1952 including Chico Ve jar against Johnny DeFazio and Tom Hennessey versus Steve Nagy. It highlights a championship bowl context and televised fight pairings from the era.
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Chico Vejar
Johnny DeFazio
Tom Hennessey
Steve Nagy
San Francisco pessimistic on major shift of Giants
San Francisco mayor Christopher warns that pay-as-you-go television costs and a long installation time threaten the Giants move to the Bay Area by 1958. He cites a 60 to 70 million dollar Skaotron system as a major hurdle and says the delay dampens hopes for a West Coast baseball entry next year.
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New York Giants
Bay Area
San Francisco
George
Christopher
Caty
Giants
Brooklyn’ Dodgers
Mark Sullivan
Pacific Telephone and Telegraph Co
Skiatron
Siiatron
Dodgers
Los -Angeles
Brooklyn
Nam Sang Tops Yacht Finish at Honolulu Race
The Nam Sang skippered by Louis Tathami from Los Angeles finished Diamond Head line at 8:43 am PDT to lead handicap standings in the 1957 Los Angeles Honolulu yacht race with a Pacific crossing time of 11 days 20 hours 43 minutes 19 seconds. Barlovento, first official finisher, exceeded Nam Sang by almost eight hours in elapsed time, while Nam Sang carried a handicap of 15 hours 33 minutes 36 seconds.
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Honolulu
Yam Sang
Louis Tathami
Los Angeles
Nam Sang
Barlovento
Diamond Head
Loafing Stuart Benched at Lincoln
Dick Stuart, known for past trouble with managers in both major and minor leagues, was benched by the Lincoln Chiefs last night for loafing. He had already failed this year with Pittsburgh, Hollywood, and Atlanta.
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Lincoln
Dick Stuart
Lincoln Chiefs
Stuart
Pittsburgh
Hollywood
Atlanta
Flam Seeks Repeat At National Clay Courts Championship
Defending champion Herb Flam of Beverly Hills headlined the U S Lawn Tennis Assn national clay court championships in River Forest Illinois as a No 1 seed. He received a first round bye and will face William Cullen of Southport Connecticut in his second round match. In women's play Althea Gibson the first Negro to win Wimbledon singles title dominated Lois Smith of Glenside DL 6 0 6 0 in the opening round.
TV Tax Bill Passes in California Ring Bout Coverage Shrugs Off
A state law approval affects television and radio receipts tied to boxing events including Andrade and Smith. The bill targets boxing related broadcasts and the Olympic Auditorium schedule, with promoters facing a 5 percent levy. Authorities note the measure follows a bruised left in a recent bout. The news mentions Wallace Smith and Bud Smith, and signals shifts in coverage and event timing.
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Andrade-Smith
Sacramento
Los Angeles
SA -Cisen Unwin
J- Knight
Arade Fae
Hursday
Wallace
Bud) Smith
Olympic Auditorium
Aboxing
Thang
Rookie Ace Hurls Phils To NL Lead
Jack Sanford, 28 year old rookie right pitcher, starred for the Philadelphia Phillies beating the St. Louis Cardinals 6 2 to move tops in the National League with 12 victories. He struck out seven to raise his league leading total to 111, while easing the Cards to second place. The win capped a three game series sweep at Connie Mack Stadium and marked the Phils first atop the league since May 1954. Sanford had replaced Robin Roberts, once the team idol, who has slumped to a 6-12 record.
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New York
INL
Jack Sapford
Robin Roberts
Philadelphia
Sanford
Phillies
St. Louis Cardinals
Murder, Inc
Brooklyn
Dodgers
Milwaukee Braves
Redbirds
Phils
Red Hot Quakers
Connie Mack
Cardinals
Hotkey
Jack
Philie
Roberts
Young
Milwaukee
Braves
Mays
Willie Jmays
New York Giants
Chicago Cubs
Washington
That Man Again Musial Bat Leader in NL Hit List
Stan Musial of the St. Louis Cardinals led the National League hitters with a .344 average after collecting one hit in two at bats against Philadelphia. Hank Aaron of the Milwaukee Braves fell to .343 and went hitless in five appearances against the Dodgers.
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Brooklyn
Stan
Man Musial
St. Louis Cardinals
Philadelphia
Jack Sanford
Hank Aaron
Milwaukee Braves
Dodgers
State Dept Considers Allowing Olympic Travel to Bulgaria
Washington officials weigh easing restrictions that would permit athletes from nonrecognizing nations to enter the United States for the 1960 Winter Games in California. The California committee appeals for entry of nations opposed in diplomacy, while Brundage seeks to attend in Bulgaria amid tensions over U S policy. If denied the games may move abroad, provoking protests from Nationalist China and U S Congressmen.
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Washington
Wsi
State Dept
California
Lincoln White
Olympic Committee
Brundage
Bulgaria
Department
U. S
Squaw Valley
International Olympic Committee
China
Albania
U.S
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