Littler Leads Texas Open as De Vicenzo Stumbles
At Preston Hollow, Littler surged to a two stroke lead over Cary Middlecoff with a 67 third round to reach 197 for 54 holes. De Vicenzo struggled with a 70 while Middlecoff shot 68 and Ernie Vossier 66, placing in a tight pursuit ahead of Bolt Snead and others.
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Hills
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Roberto de Vicenzo
Mexico City Country Club
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Preston Hollow Country Club
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Middlecoff
Ernie Vossier
Young
Fort Worth
Tommy Bolt
Houston
Sam Snead
White Sulphur Springs
Pirates and Braves jostle NL lead in doubleheader drama
In a day of pennant-tight action Pittsburgh led Milwaukee by half a game on won loss records while the Braves held the edge on percentage after a split doubleheader. Bob Friend and crew shut out Milwaukee in game four, preserving a near first place run that began in 1948.
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Bragan’s
Pittsburgh
Milwaukee
Braves
Pirate
Bob Friend
Red Munger
Ronnie Kline
Roy Face
Nelson King
Vern Law
Jack McMahon
Boston Braves
Jack Hand
Bob Buhl
Pirates
Gene Freese
Law
Cindy
New York Giants
Ray Jablonski
Redlegs
Giants
Gus Bell
Golfers Over U. S. Tee Off In Open Qualifying Round
About 1,800 golfers nationwide began qualifying for the U S Open with 108 places to fill for the June 14 16 event at Oak Hill. Dallas hosts the largest entry with 126 vying for 37 spots as weather delays shift some starts. Ex champions and top players like Hogan Boros Snead and Sarazen compete in reduced fields across 24 sites.
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Dallas
Oak Hill Club
Rochester
N.Y
Jack Fleck
Ed Furgol
Ben Hogan
Julius Boros
Cary Middlecoff
Doug Ford
Joe Conrad
Peter Thomson
Sam Snead
Tommy Bolt
Bob Rosburg
Bud Holscher
Mike Souchak
Jack Burke
Frank Stranahan
Shelley Mayfield
Lloyd Mangrum
Lawson Little
Gene Sarazen
Tony Manero
Sam Parks
Henry Cotton
Rye
Sarazen
Manero
Frank Lary Tops Tigers Pitching Hurling Bulldog Nickname
In his second MLB season, Frank Lary is viewed as a top Tigers pitcher. Manager Bucky Harris and Casey Stengel praise his grit, live fastball, and competitiveness. Lary, 25, from Northport Alabama, has a 14-15 rookie record but has beaten the Yankees three times this season. He is part of a large Alabama baseball family.
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Bucky Harris
Lary
Harris
University of Alabama
Casey Stengel
New York Tankees
Yankees
Stengel
Northport
Ala
Bulldog
Alabama
Tulsa
Chicago Cub
Gene
Mobile
Cleveland Indians
Sunday Baseball Results and Monday Schedule Summary
Sunday results include Detroit 6 over Kansas City 7 and New York 3 over Cleveland 8 in the second game 10 innings. Boston 6 to 0-2, Washington 4 to 7 in 12 innings, Philadelphia 1 to 9 and 3-3 in doubleheader. Brooklyn 4 beats Chicago 3, St Louis 2-3, Milwaukee 1-4, and New York at St Louis ties noted. Monday schedule shows Memphis at Atlanta, Little Rock at Birmingham, Mobile at, and other games.
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Murry Dickson
Cardinals
Phils
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Harvey Haddix
Richie Ashburn
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Cubs
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Hal Griggs
Kansas City
Boston
Tim Thompson
New York
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Philadelphia
Milwaukee
St. Louis
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Atlanta
Little Rock
Birmingham
Mobile
Major League Leaders baseball batting and runs
The Associated Press lists American League batting leaders led by Mantle of New York for the 100 at bats threshold and Mantle also contends for the National League batting title based on similar at bat criteria with runs scored figures highlighted.
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Associated Press
Kansas City
Washington
Mantle
Nevins
New York
Rotblatt Stars as Travs Rally Past Barons in 11th Inning
Vernon Butler reports Mary Rotblatt pitched two extra innings to blank Birmingham in two rounds as Little Rock’s Spider Wilhelm homered with one on in the 11th to lift the Travs 12-10. Wingo earned his 10th win with Birmingham in a separate 11-inning 5-4 Barons victory. Mobile pulled within five games by beating Chattanooga 9-2 as Memphis downed Atlanta 6-2. New Orleans snapped a five-game skid with a 7-3 win over Nashville.
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Birmingham Barons
Little Rock
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Memphis
Atlanta
Rotblatt
Birmingham
Mobile
Chattanooga
Crackers
New Orleans
Nashville
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Homer
John Wingo
Wingo
Barons
John Blanchard
Hal Grote
John Jaciuk
Les Phillips
Don Kildoo
Vols
Emil Panko
Pelicans
Jim Marshall
Bill Dailey
Bob Prentice
Bears
Ron Graver
Marshall
Ron Cooper
Joe Kirrene
Chicks
Merchants Face West Side Rivals In League Showdown
The Merchants play the fourth place Moulton in a key SRA league clash at 7 30 p m with Elks in third place set to challenge leaders in the afterpiece. Wolverine rests. Friday night Delano hosts Elks versus Merchants while Moulton meets Wolverine in town.
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Moulton
Chemstrand
Elks
Wolverine
Delano
Saxton Free Under Bond After Bout
New York World welterweight champion Johnny Saxton and two waiters were freed on $1,000 bail each after a Queens street incident. The case, continued in Queens Felony Court, streams toward a June 12 mutual assault hearing. Saxton allegedly used a baseball bat to deter two waiters who blocked his car by double parking, with the men sustaining cuts and bruises while Saxton remained unharmed. All three are Black.
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New York
Johnny Saxton
Queens
Saxton
Wade Nance
Samuel Wyatt
Rudolph Wins Western Amateur in Sub-Par Showdown
Mason Rudolph of Clarksville Tenn captured the Western Amateur title in Nashville after a brilliant sub par display. He defeated Jack Parnell of Nashville 6 and 4 and qualified for match play with 18 hole rounds 67 74 70 69 280. Rudolph won three of his four matches by trimming from one to five strokes off par.
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Mason Rudolph
Clarksville
Tenn
Jack Parnell
Nashville
Rudolph
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