Lowly Athletics and Dodgers Take Early Leads in Split Days
In Milwaukee the Braves lose to the Dodgers 2-0 as Bob Buhl fails to win again in his first year with Milwaukee. Philadelphia routs Boston 16-6 while New York beats Washington 9-3 and Detroit edges Baltimore 4-3. Gus Zernial hits his 10th and 11th homers, Bob Trice and Hank Bauer power the Athletics at Fenway.
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Rotary and Jaycees Triumph In Civic League Softball
In Civic League play the Rotary sluggers defeated Exchange 26 to 19 while the Jaycees edged Kiwanis 10 to 9. Rotary batters Papenburg and Trimble led. Exchange had Rich and Bailey. Jaycees hitters Byars and Lawley contributed. Kiwanis counters Troupe and Jones. Monday Civitan faces Jaycees and Exchange meets Kiwanis.
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Crowd Packs Decatur Coliseum as Red Scar Disqualified
A near 900 fans watched Nick Carter defeat the masked Red Scar after the Scar slugged the referee. The disqualification left Carter the winner while the masked man remained unidentified due to mask rules. Promoter Alex Gulas announced another tag team bout for next week featuring Tarzan White and Don Wayne.
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Vukovich Finds Check Smaller Than Last Year
Indianapolis drivers divided the record purse with Bill Vukovich receiving 74 thousand seven hundred thirty four dollars and eighty four cents at the victory dinner. The winner last year earned 89 thousand four hundred ninety six dollars and ninety six cents.
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Zatopek Sets Two World Marks in Brussels Race
Emil Zatopek, Czech Army officer and star of Brussels Racing Club meet, broke his own world records for six miles in 27 52.2 and 10 000 meters in 28 54.2, improving from 28 08.4 and 29 01.6 after also lowering his 5,000 meter time in Paris. He completed a third record run in three days with a grimace.
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Chemstrand Wins Ath Straight 3-1
Chemstrand defeats Worthington 3-1 with Hal Puckett making a crucial center field catch in the sixth inning securing win number four. Jervis Moore earned the win allowing six hits as Elks batter Wolverine 15-5 in the city league game cut short by the mercy rule.
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Indians Set Thursday Tilt With Sheffield In Schedule
Decatur plays Florence Thursday as Monsanto visits Sheffield Friday and Sheffield hosts Florence Saturday Monsanto visits Decatur. TVA semi pro season starts with two rainouts. Decatur aims for second start with Florence while Monsanto eyes home opener against Indians Saturday with season wins over Decatur 12-9 and Florence 14-1.
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Cockell Defeats Matthews in Ten Rounds
London heavyweight Don Cockell extends his specialty against Americans by defeating Harry Matthews in a ten round decision. Cockell, who plans a New York scouting trip for the Marciano–Charles bout, shows improved form following his March win over Roland La Starza and last night’s performance.
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Don Cockell
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Ezzard Charles
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Harry Matthews
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Seattle
Battersea Blacksmith
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Olympic medalist eyes better effort after 1952 races
A veteran Olympic medalist reflected on his 1952 performances and admitted room for improvement. He said it is possible to do better, signaling continued effort and high standards for future competitions.
Baseball Standings and Matchups Around the League
Philadelphia hosts Cincinnati at 8 p.m. with Simmons facing Fowler. Brooklyn visits Milwaukee at 9 p.m. featuring Newcombe or Labine against Burdette. Pittsburgh plays Chicago at 1:30 p.m. with Surkent opposing Rush. New York meets St Louis at 8 p.m. with Jansen or Hearn facing Raschi.
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Wednesday Baseball Schedule and Probable Pitchers
Brooklyn 2 Milwaukee 0. New York at Pittsburgh and St Louis at Chicago postponed. Cleveland at New York 7 30 p m Wynn against Reynolds. Detroit at Washington 7 30 p m Gromek versus Stone. Baltimore at Philadelphia 7 p m Coleman versus Kellner. Chicago at Boston 7 30 p m Consuegra against Sullivan.
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Unclear Scoreline Card for Baseball or Hockey
The fragment lists city pairings with high scoring results: New York 9 over Washington 3, Philadelphia 16 over Boston 6, Detroit 4 over Baltimore 3. No dates or league names are provided.
Longshore Top Seeded In State Tennis Tourney
Former state champion Les Longshore of Anniston led United States players as the Alabama State Tennis Tournament opened in Mobile. Top foreign seed Jose Aguero, ex Brazil Davis Cup, and Pat Stewart of Indianapolis led the women's bracket. Peninsula brothers Larry and Don Caton advanced in the junior boys division with decisive wins.
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British boxer Cockell edges Matthews in controversial bout
The match ended with low blows and a warning for elbowing as British boxer Cockell appeared to win with a clear but not overwhelming edge. An Associated Press scorecard gave Cockell five rounds to Matthews four with one even.
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Porterfield Heads Major League Complete-Game Leaders
New York reports Bob Porterfield has the season’s top complete-game total with nine starts and eight full efforts. The Washington right-hander has six wins and three losses, aided by his batting. Cleveland’s Bob Lemon and Philadelphia’s Robin Roberts also show strong durability with eight or nine complete games.
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Five Car Field On Tap At Decatur Speedway
The Decatur Speedway hosts a stock car program starting at 8 PM with about 25 cars from three states. Promoter Mickey Martin says complete elimination of time trials speeds up the program, track is in peak condition, and admission is reduced to match regional ovals. The six lap trophy dash plus three 12 lap races a 15 lap consolation and a 25 lap main event comprise the night slate.
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Chillin Charley Faces Rough Carter Tonight
Ex-lightweight champion Jimmy Carter of New York is a 3 to 1 favorite to beat Chillin Charley Riley in a 10 round bout at the St. Louis Arena. Carter weighed 135 pounds, Riley 131, with DeMarco illness delaying a title bid. CBS telecast at 9 p.m. EST.
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Barons Dominate Vols 17-6 in Big Sixth Inning Rally
Birmingham outhit Nashville 19 to 9 as Lou Berberet and John Herman homered. Art Ceccarelli won his fifth for Birmingham after a six run burst, while Eric Rodin led Nashville with a homer and a double. Marv Rotblatt earned his first win for Chicago affiliate Birmingham.
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