Yankees rally to sweep White Sox and keep pace
Whitey Ford strong as New York wins 9-1 to extend a seven game streak. Elston Howard and Roger Maris homer for the Yankees while Chicago’s Nellie Fox hits his first homer of the season. Detroit downs Minnesota 5-3 and 4-? Cleveland wins twice against Boston as Red Sox fall further behind.
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Ford Seizes Canadian Open Lead At Scarboro Golf Club
Old pro Doug Ford shoots four under par 67 to reach 136 after 36 holes leading the $50,000 Canadian Open at Scarboro Golf Club. Ed Moehling started strong with 66 but slipped to 78 and stands eight back. Herman Keiser sits second with 70-68 for 138.
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Night Baseball Scores and Pairings From Houston Matchups
Olich 33 night results show St. Louis at 6 33 percent behind Los Angeles .47 32 595. Houston New York O Dell 10 4 Milwaukee Sadowski 0 2 at Houston Bruce 36. Calp 10 6 at Chicago Jackson. Pittsburgh Cardwell 49 at New York Stallard 3 5.
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Dark Stresses Balance On NL All Stars
San Francisco AP reports manager Alvin Dark picked a balanced National League roster for the All Star Game, excluding several second-choice players while aiming for a mix of lefties, catchers, infielders, and outfielders and limiting pitchers to brief stints. The selection includes Koufax or Drysdale and Marichal or Spahn, with Musial Snider McCovey and Clemete infield and outfield coverage. Dark plans most starters to play and expects Willie Mays or Hank Aaron to see extended action.
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McKinley and Moffitt Lead US Hopes at Wimbledon
The United States pursues titles as Chuck McKinley faces Fred Stolle for the men’s crown while Billie Jean Moffitt meets Margaret Smith in the women’s final. Stolle aims to extend Australia’s men’s finalist streak. Smith seeks Australia’s first women’s final winner as the two meet in a key Wimbledon showdown.
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American Chuck McKinley Wins Wimbledon Title
Chuck McKinley of St. Louis defeated Fred Stolle of Australia 9 7 6 1 today to claim the Wimbledon men's singles championship, the first American winner in eight years.
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Cornell Crew Drops Henley Quarterfinal to Cambridge
Cornell University's lightweight crew fell to Queen's College Cambridge in the Thames Challenge Cup quarterfinals at Henley. The British eight led from start to finish, winning by 123 lengths in 7 minutes 8 seconds for the one mile 550 yards course. Earlier, Cornell heavyweights staged a comeback to defeat Nassovia Hoechst of Germany in the Grand Challenge Cup heat, clocking a brisk 6 minutes 39 seconds, the fastest so far in the four day regatta.
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Nicklaus backs Palmer as favorite for British Open
Jack Nicklaus, after a practice round at Royal Lytham and St Annes, calls Arnold Palmer the favorite to win the British Open. Palmer, defending champ, opens defense next Wednesday amid talk of a slump, while Nicklaus notes Palmer’s recent success and skill on European courses.
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Miss Alison Wins Match in Tri-State Tennis Tourney
Roberta Alison of Alexander City Alabama, top seed, edged Roberta Rountree of San Mateo California 6 3 in the first set then won 7 5 in the second to advance on the fourth day of the Tri-State Tennis Tournament in Cincinnati AP
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Yanks to Meet Cubs in Minor World Series
The Yankees beat the Braves 2-1 in a three game set to earn the right to face the Cubs in World Series play starting Monday. The Wednesday finale went 7-4 with Mark McClanahan as winner after the Yanks won game one 9-8 and lost game two 10-9. Rodney Ashcraft Ledbetter and Mark McClanahan were the top hitters for the year per American League spokesman.
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Tin's it strange how 19 drops of rain can keep 21 people from church
A Russell Kentucky bulletin board at First Christian Church poses a lighthearted question about rain keeping worshippers away. The sign notes nineteen rain drops and twenty one people affected, capturing local weather whimsy.
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Giants Blank Indians 2-0 in World Series opener
The Giants shut out the Indians 2-0 in the first game of the Little League major World Series. Doug Graham would start for the Indians against Tommy Gober of the Giants in game two, set for 4 p.m. at Wingfoot Field No 1. Mike Smith earned the win with six strikeouts, while Charles L. Martin suffered the loss with six strikeouts. The two runs came on squeeze bunts by Butch Hill and Eddie Pollard.
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Dodgers surge past Cardinals as McMullen blasts grand slam
Los Angeles tied and then broke away in a 10-7 win over St Louis with Ken McMullen delivering a grand slam. The Dodgers, riding a four game streak, moved to two and a half games atop the NL. Cubs took third with a 3-0 win over the Mets. Giants and Braves also won.
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Roberts Wins Firecracker Race After Protest
Glenn Fireball Roberts of Daytona Beach was declared winner of the Firecracker stock car race in Charlotte after a protest by Glen Wood of Stuart Virginia that Marvin Panch finished second was accepted pending NASCAR officials meeting. Lorenzen was accused of gaining a full lap illegally while the caution flag was out and could drop to third if the protest stands. The podium finish was separated by a single car length in a Ford sweep.
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