All Star Game Showdown Sets Lineups and Rivalry Renewed
The AL and NL prepare for the star tilt with Ted Williams and Yogi Berra fueling the Yankees vs. Casey Stengel and Fred Haney. Spahn to open for the NL, Mantle 2nd for the AL, and Mantle batting from both sides. Weather calls for showers with a noon start and a big park for power hitting.
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Ted Williams
Yogi Berta
Fred Haney
Milwaukee
Casey Stengel
New York
Haney
Warren Spahn
Willie Mays
San Francisco Giants
Stengel
Bob Turley
Mickey Mantle
Yankees
Boston
Jackie Jensen
Kansas City
Bob Cerv
Spahn
A. L
Nellie Fox
Chicago
Mantle
Spahnie
Memorial Stadium
Mays
Panama City Minor Team Strikes Over Manager Reinstatement
Fourteen Panama City players refused to play in Fort Walton Beach seeking reinstatement of sacked manager Joe Tipton and higher meal and road trip funds. Shortstop Al Rodriguez catcher Fred Velasquez and pitcher Steve Nunez did not join the walkout. The team faces possible ban from organized baseball if the strike continues.
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Panama City, Fla
Panama City
Joe Tipton
Fort Walton Beach
Tipton
al Rodriguez
Fred Valasquez
Steve Nunez
Philadelphia A’s
Cleveland
Charlie Grant
Sam Smith
Dothan
San Francisco Giants
Sam Martin
Smith
Baltimore
Atlanta Constitution
Joe
National Assn
Martin
George) Trautman
Ford) Frick
Trautman
Frick
Grant
Detroit Tigers
Philadelphia Athletics
Ty Cobb
Ban Johnson
Tigers
Pittsburgh
Youth Threat In Publinks In Title Chase
Randy Petri a 17 year old from Austin Texas leads the first Publinks qualifying with a 39 34 73 at Silver Lake Golf Club challenging for the youngest champion title The field of 150 plays through today with 64 advancing to match play Wednesday Notables in the early rounds include Don Essig III Frank Schmidt Walt Curdile and others posting 71s while Petri joins 73s by Bill Krause and Sam Lima in the chase for medalist honors.
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Charles Chamberlain
Associated Press
Chicago
Randy Petri
Austin
Petri
Austin American Statesman
Texas
Stephen F. Austin
Silver Lake
Les Bolstad
University of Minnesota
Don Essig III
Indianapolis
Hershey
Louisiana State University
Essig
Frank Schmidt
Dayton
Walt Curdile
Peoria
Park District
Jim O’hern
Bellarmine College
Louisville
Chet Kasper
Chicago Heights
Ill
Harry Mussatto
Western Illinois
Bill Krause
Palo Alto
Calif
Sam Lima
East Detroit
Rain Cancels Must SA Play
The Pelicans beat the Memphis Chicks 5 1 on 16 hits as Bill Drummond earned his third win. All other Southern Association clubs were rained out. Atlanta and Birmingham games were rescheduled, with New Orleans rallying late after 14 men left on base. Drummond drove in two late runs with a bases loaded single.
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New Orleans Pelicans
Southern Association
Bill Drummond
Memphis Chicks
Tribe
Atlanta
Chattanooga
Birmingham
Nashville
Little Rock
New Orleans
Memphis
Mobile
Pels
Drummond
Don Bradey
Eddie Irons
Larry Dipippo
Gip Dickens
Pelican
Russ Snyder
Ken Hunt
Frank Leja
Jack Reed
U S Gambles On Unknowns In Davis Cup
The United States selects a nearly untried Davis Cup team to face Canada in the American Zone semi finals in Toronto. Barry MacKay heads the squad with Whitney Reed Sam Giammalva Earl Buchholz Jr. and Jack Douglas among the players.
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Will Grimsley
Associated Press
NEW York (Ap
United SP
Canada
Barry MacKay
Dayton
Ohio
Toronto
MacKay
Whitney Reed
Alameda
Calif
Sam Giammalva Houston
Earl Buchholz Jr
St. Louis
Jack Douglas
Stanford University
Melbourne
Reed
America
Giammalva
Buchholz
Douglas
Alex Olmedo
National League eyes expansion to ten teams
Braves owner Lou Perini backs growth citing profitability and past attendance records. He supports NL action to form a three man feasibility committee led by Warren Giles after New York bids for a new franchise with a 12 million dollar stadium plan. Canadian location eyed, with Toronto favored over Montreal.
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Lou Perini
Milwaukee Braves
Perini
Braves
Boston
Milwaukee
Dodgers
Giants
New York
California
National League
Warren Giles
League
Robert Wagner
New York City
Toronto
Montreal
Reds Call Morejan to Majors as Hitting Hurt Eases
Cincinnati Reds purchase contract of 27 year old rookie Dan Morejan a Cuban outfielder from Havana to bolster batting. Morejan will join the Redlegs while left hander Gene Hayden is sent to the minor leagues.
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Cincinnati
Dan Morejan
Cincinnati Redlegs
Reds
Redleg
Morejan
Havana
Gene Hayden
Missing Top Players Highlight Postponed Tennis Rankings
The list omits the nation's top four players Vic Seixas Herbie Flam Dick Savitt and Gil Shea as well as Ham Richardson who ranked No 1 in 1957. The absence noted underscores shifting standings in the tennis rankings.
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Vic Seixas
Herbie Flam
Dick Savitt
Gil Shea
Ham Richardson
Senators and Owners Clash Over Washington Move
Baltimore AP reports baseball owners and senators clash over keeping the Senators in Washington. Calvin Griffith floated moving to Minneapolis but backed away after a closed session. Senators Langer Mundt Beall protest potential antitrust impacts amid Senate hearings on owner dominance.
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Baltimore
Senators
Washington
Calvin Griffith
Minneapolis
Griffith
William Langer
R-Nd
Karl Mundt
RSD
Senate
J. Glenn Beall
R-Md
Griffith Stadium
Will Harridge
Baseball
All-Star
Tom Yawkey
Boston Red Sox
Pitcher Earley charged with seventh loss after New Orleans flurry
Lefty Arnold Earley started for Memphis and left during a fifth inning burst by New Orleans. The veteran was charged with his seventh loss while the team notes his four prior wins.
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Tack
Arnold Earley
Memphis
New Orleans
Valdes to face Carter in Spokane boxing bout
Cuban heavyweight Nino Valdes plans a mean tigerish approach against Harold Carter of Linden New Jersey in a 10 round televised bout. Valdes weighed about 211 pounds with Carter around 193, and promoter Bobby Gleason hinted at challenging the Patterson Harris winner with a $5000 stake if Valdes wins.
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Spokane
Wash
Nino Valdes
Harold Carter
Linden
N. J
Valdes
Carter
Bobby Gleason
New York Boxing Commission
Patterson-Harris
ABC
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