Miller Stuns Dodgers to Narrow NL Lead
Stu Miller shutted out the Dodgers in relief helping San Francisco gain a 4 2 victory that cut Los Angeles NL lead to a half game. Alou connected on a two run homer as the Giants rallied. Cincinnati stumbled against the Cubs after a win, while Spahn won his sixth of the year for Milwaukee.
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Sam Jones
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Giants
Felipe Alou
Stan Williams
Cincinnati Reds
Cincinnati
Chicago
Jim Maloney
Cubs
Reds
Warren Spahn
Milwaukee
St. Louis
Pittsburgh
Pirates
Phils
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Minnesota
Tigers
Cleveland
New York
Boston
Baltimore
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Los Angeles
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Jim O'Toole
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Joe Ginsberg
Philadelphia
Don Ferrarese
Frank Lary
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Wood
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Bob Bruce
Paul Foytack
John Romano
Angels
Jim Perry
Bob Allen
Frank Funk
Wynn Hawkins
Bobby Locke
Yanks
Billy Pierce
Luis Aparicio
Elston Howard
Carry Back Sidelined by Ankle in Belmont Setback
Carry Back the Kentucky Derby and Preakness winner showed a left front ankle problem as he finished seventh in the Belmont Stakes at Belmont Park. Owner Katharine Price and trainer-husband Jack Price said preliminary X rays found no fracture and noted a pulled muscle as the likely issue. Sherlock, owned by Jacob Sher, won the Belmont Stakes in dominant fashion at Belmont Park.
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Carry Back
Miami
Jacob Sher
Sherlock
Belmont Park
Katherine Price
Jack
Monmouth Park
New York
Johnny Sellers
Churchill Downs
Pimlico
Price
Decision On Sex Interest Sale Today
President Bill Veeck finalizes sale decision on the Chicago White Sox as A C Bernard Epton Hank Greenberg and others press for control. Epton says a firm offer is on the table, with reports citing a 4.8 million dollar bid for the Veeck stock and a prior 2.7 million purchase from Dorothy Comiskey Rigney.
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Middlecoff Wins Memphis Open On Home Course
Cary Middlecoff rallied from behind to win the Memphis Open on his home courses, setting a tournament record 266 and earning 4300 dollars. Gardener Dickinson led early but finished tied for second at 271 with Mike Souchak. Shave Jr., Hebert, Littler and Sullivan followed at 272–273, with Bolt and Venturi at 274.
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Cary Middlecoff
Middlecoff
Halls
Tenn
Gardner Dickinson
Billy Maxwell
Dickinson
Tequesta
Fla
Mike Souchak
Bob Shave Jr
Lionel Hebert
Gene Littler
Buddy Sullivan
Tommy Bolt
Ken Venturi
Mary Faulk Wraps Up Western Open
Mary Lena Faulk wrapped up the Women's Western Open in Nashville Tennessee with a 10 under par 290 and a 1373 winner’s share from a 7500 prize fund. The Sea Island Georgia club member posted a 73 on the final 18 holes to finish ahead of rivals.
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Nashville
Sherluck Seeks Dwyer Bid After Belmont Fame
May 6 13 16 mile series leads to May 20 Preakness and 14 mile Belmont. Harold Young trainer of Sherluck and Price expect another run in the 75000 Dwyer Handicap at Aqueduct on July 15. Sherluck ridden by Panamanian Braulio Baeza failed to win since the Blue Grass Stakes at Keeneland, with Baeza also aboard that race. Eddie Arcaro rode Sherlock in the Derby. the colt finished fifth. Sam Boulmetis rode in the Preakness. fifth again. Tommy Barrow rode in the Jersey Derby. the colt finished fourth. Sherlock earned Belmont purse of 104900. paid a Belmont record straight price of 132.10 for 2 dollars.
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Price
Aqueduct
Braulio Baeza
Kenneland
Lexington
Baeza
Eddie Arcaro
Sherlock
Louisville
Sam Boulmetis
Tommy Barrow
Tribe Detroit Triumph in Twin Bill Delights Baseball Fans
Sarbone, Fernandez, Morton and others powered Detroit as they rallied with eight players delivering homers. Colavito hit No 15 and Cash No 12 as the Tigers topped Minnesota 10-4 and 9-3 to stay atop the league in home runs with 61.
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Rocky Colavito
Norm Cash
Dick Brown
Chico Fernandez
Bubba Morton
Mike Rourke
Jake Wood
Billy Bruton
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Detroit
Minnesota Twins
Twins
Cleveland
Los Angeles Angels
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New York
Whitey Ford
Bill Stafford
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Major League Leaders List Highlights 1960s Standouts
Highlights from batting runs and pitching leaders include Brandt of Baltimore with 379 at bats, Piersall of Cleveland 356, Colavito and Cash among RBI leaders, and Kaline 4 triples. Key players: Piersall, Gentile, Power, Romano, and Maris.
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Cleveland
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Detroit
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B. Robinson
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Romano
Sievers
Chicago
Kaline
Keough
Washington
Maris
New York
Aparicio
Howser
Kansas City
Versalles
Minnesota
Grant
Missi
Ramos
Barber
Bell
Pascual
Baseball League Leaders Year in Review
In batting Moon of Los Angeles led with a .366 average while Altman of Chicago hit .356. Runs included Bolling of Milwaukee with 36, Wills of Los Angeles and Mays of San Francisco with 35. Aaron of Milwaukee drove in 40 RBIs, Cepeda of San Francisco 38. Wills and T Davis tied for hits with 58. Aaron, Coleman, Clemente, and F Alou topped doubles with 11 to 13. Cepeda led homers with 15. Robinson 18. Pinson had 9 stolen bases. Aaron had 8. Miller led decisions with 40. Perranoski 30. Koufax struck out 72. Williams 65.
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Los Angeles
Altman
Chicago
Bolling
Milwaukee
Wills
Mays
San Francisco
Aaron
Cepeda
T. Davis
Clemente
Pittsburgh
Coleman
Cincinnati
Zimmer
F. Alou
Virdon
Robinson
Pinson
Miller
Perranoski
Buffalo
Koufax
Williams
Faulk Sets Course Record at Belle Meade After Women Lead
Faulk fired a 67 to break the course record in the third round at Belle Meade. Rawls of Spartanburg SC held a 69 as the previous record for women, while Wright of Dallas and Suggs of Cincinnati chased the money. Rawls, current USGA Open champion, took second with 29 percent, two strokes ahead of Wright. Suggs finished fourth with 299 for 72 holes.
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Country Club
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Rawls
Spartanburg
S.C
Mickey Wright
Dallas
Tex
Louise Suggs
Cincinnati
Baseball Standings and Upcoming Schedule Details
Major league standings show Detroit and Cleveland leading the American League with strong records as Boston and New York trail behind. National League results include Cincinnati over Chicago, Milwaukee over St Louis, Philadelphia over Pittsburgh, and San Francisco defeating Los Angeles with Monday games up for grabs.
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Snead and Demaret Dominate Canada Cup Golf Glance
Sam Snead and Jimmy Demaret captured the Canada Cup with a combined 560 strokes at Dorado Beach. Snead set a 272 record on the 7115 yard course, while Demaret posted 288. Thomson and Nagle finished second at 572, with Canada third and Ireland fourth in the field of strong international competitors.
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Sam Snead
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Snead
Peter Thomson
Kel Nagle
Australia
Finis
Canada
Ireland
Philippines
Ben Arda
Manila
Thomson
Torakichi Nakamura
Japan
Tokyo
Christy O’connor
al Balding
Post 15 wins 12 5 in baseball over Haleyville
American Legion Post 15 defeated Haleyville 12 to 5 as Eddie Smith and Ted Holland each collected four hits. Holland homered and Montie Sharp earned the win. Post 15 travels to Athens tonight. Colt League schedule lists Trinity Stone, Pet Milk, Andersons, Elks Club with all games at West Town Field at 7 p.m. Standings show Elks Club 2-0, Trinity Stone 2-1, Andersons 1-1, Pet Milk 0-3. In county league Gordons Transport beat Slipup 20-8 with 16 Gordons hits to 8 for Slipup. E. H. Turner went 4-for-6, Stover and Jenkins homered for Gordons. Girls Softball at Walter Jackson Field features Decatur Nursery and Sales Yard vs Bough Wiley Smith at 6:30 and Bud's Minnow Pool vs Briscoe Agency in the second game.
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Haleyville
Eddie Smith
Ted Holland
Holland
Montie Sharp
Athens
Trinity Stone
Pet Milk
Andersons
Elks Club
West Town Field
Gordons Transport
Slipup
Gordon
E. H. Turner
G. Stover
Jenkins
Gordons
Walter Jackson Field
Decatur Nursery and Salesyard
Bough Wiley Smith
Bud’s Minnow Pool
Briscoe Agency
Wiley Loan & Sales Fishing Reels Sale at 40 Percent Off
El 3 2503 announces a 40 percent off sale on fishing reels at Wiley Loan and Sales located at 110 Lee Street. Browse a selection of reels and gear during the promotion.
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McCue's Pinch Single Delivers Birmingham Victory
Birmingham edged Nashville 5 4 on a pinch single by George McCue. The Southern Association slate Sunday featured six one run games and a 10th inning homer by Gordon MacKenzie for Shreveport, plus Palys homering for Birmingham and Herrstein delivering a three run shot for Chattanooga in the nightcap.
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Chattanooga
Macon
Birmingham
Nashville
George McCue
Shreveport
Gordon MacKenzie
Mobile
MacKenzie
Gene Lary
Dale Willis
Little Rock
Alex George
Ron Hogg
al Grunwald
Pidge Browne
Browne
McCue
Bob Micelotta
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