Minoso Leads White Sox In Double-Header Sweep
Orestes Minnie Minoso stars as Chicago White Sox sweep Washington 5-3 and 6-0 to extend a five game streak and trim eight percentage points off first. Minoso drives in two runs, scores twice, and swipes a base while hitting .333 for the season.
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Minnie) Minoso
Ted Williams
Matanza
Cuba
Chicago White Sox
Cleveland Indians
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al Rosen
Yogi Berra
Minoso
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White Sox
Washington
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Athletics
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Chicago Cubs
Baltimore Orioles
New York
Yankees
Joe Coleman
Allie Reynolds
Don Larsen
Boston
Red Sox
Detroit
Ted Lepcio
Milt Bolling
Harry Agganis
Jackie Jensen
Phillies
St. Louis Cardinals
Milwaukee
New York Giants
Phils
Bobby Morgan
Giants
Cincinnati Redlegs
Monte Irvin
Reds
Bob Borkowski
Chuck Harmon
Pittsburgh
Eddie Mathews
Jim Wilson
Braves
Connecticut Officials Project 243 Million for New Schools by 1960
Connecticut officials estimate the state must build new public schools costing 243 million dollars by 1960. The projection outlines the scale of school construction needed to meet future demand and improve facilities across districts.
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Connecticut
Insects Make Up 85 Percent of Male Diets
The report notes that while male individuals eat some plants, 85 percent of their diet consists of insects, indicating a strong insect preference.
National Open field swells to record 1904 players
The National Open field grows to 1,904 entrants for 129 spots at Baltusrol Golf Club in New Jersey June 17 19. Ben Hogan pursues a fifth title while many stars and exempt players join the big entry as qualifiers begin across the country.
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ED Corrigan
New York
Ben Hogan
Baltusrol Golf Club
Springfield
N. J
Cincinnati
United States Golf Assa
Lloyd Mangrum
Bob Toski
Johnny Palmer
Felice Torza
Art Wall
Argentina
Roberto de Vicenzo
Canada
Gerry Kesselring
Australia
Peter Thomson
Tommy Bolt
Jerry Barber
Shelley Mayfield
Hogan
Atlantic City Country Club
Walter Burkemo
Gene Littler
Santee Aims for Elusive Four Minute Mile Record
Wes Santee of Kansas schools races at the Southern Pacific AAU meet at the Coliseum seeking to break Bannister’s 4 minute barrier. He clocked 4:00.6 recently and beat Mal Whitfield in a half mile as he prepares for Marine summer camp next week.
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Los Angeles
Wes Santee
West Coast
Mal Whitfield
University of Kansas Flier
Bannister
Coliseum
Roger Bannister
England
Marine
Santee
Indians Topple Maulers 14-13 In 14 Inning Contest
Decatur Indians edge the Maulers 14-13 in a 14 inning marathon at night. Marvin Breeding delivered a clutch center field smash with two on in the 14th to cap the comeback and secure victory as Carl Brown earned the win in relief.
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Indians
Maulers
Marvin Breeding
Decatur Indians
Proud Monsanto
Breeding
Jim Gilmore
Carl Brown
Fred Davis
John Meadows
Decatur
Columbia
Tennessee
Meadows
George Miles
Monsanto
Brown
Arky Vaughan
D. Loveless
Jimmy Johns
Bob Freeman
Gene Bennett
Pollock
Junior Turner
Sunday baseball results across six games
Sunday scores show Atlanta 7 Nashville 6 and Birmingham 9 Chattanooga 3 with a first game 10 innings and the second called after 5th due to curfew. Little Rock 5 Mobile 3 New Orleans 6 Memphis 3 6 0.
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Atlanta
Nashville
Birmingham
Chattanooga
Little Rock
Mobile
New Orleans
Memphis
Monday Schedule Split Across Four Matches
Birmingham faces Chattanooga followed by Mobile hosting Little Rock. New Orleans meets Memphis in a second city clash and Atlanta travels to Nashville for a decisive southern pairing.
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Birmingham
Chattanooga
Mobile
Little Rock
New Orleans
Memphis
Atlanta
Nashville
Monday's Games Detroit at Boston Preview
Detroit and Boston set for Monday's 1 30 p m clash as Gromek Garver duel Sullivan Clevenger in a schedule only matchup with 2 2 and 7 4 records.
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Detroit
Boston
Gromek
Garver
Sullivan
Clevenger
Standings Sketch From Early Baseball Scores
Summary of scattered box notes shows Cleveland 2-7, Philadelphia 1-5, Chicago 5-6, Washington 3-0, Boston 7, Detroit 4, Baltimore 7-2, New York 5-5. Results imply a pattern of mixed outcomes across teams and cities in early season play.
Baseball Scores From Evening Games
Baltimore beat New York 3 1 within a 6 run Chicago 5 victory over Washington 3 in ten innings Cleveland defeated Philadelphia 4 1 in eleven innings Detroit won 6 4 against Boston 5 setting a high scoring slate.
Tuesday Schedule Shows Bears, Eagles and More in Play
The schedule lists Cleveland at Washington Chicago at Philadelphia Detroit at New York and Baltimore at Boston for Tuesday games with matchups between five teams across the league.
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Cleveland
Washington
Chicago
Philadelphia
Detroit
New York
Baltimore
Boston
Baseball scores from Brooklyn and New York games
Brooklyn defeated Chicago 6 to 4 while New York won 3 to 2 against Cincinnati Philadelphia posted an 11 to 8 win over St. Louis and Milwaukee edged Pittsburgh 5 to 4 with a 0 to 6 score shown for Pittsburgh.
Ted Williams Suffering From Recurrent Mishaps
Boston. Red Sox slugger Ted Williams, who fractured his left collarbone in Florida on March 1, remains plagued by mishaps. The $100,000-a-year star missed yesterday's game with Detroit due to a bad chest cold after bumping his injured shoulder against the fence while chasing a foul ball and then being struck on the foot.
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Boston
Red Sox
Ted Williams
Florida
Detroit
Saturday Scores Roll Up Big Wins Across Leagues
New York defeated Cincinnati 7 to 0 while Brooklyn moved to 8 8 with a 8 to 5 win over Chicago. Milwaukee blanked Pittsburgh 7 to 0 and Philadelphia routed St Louis 9 to 4.
NBA Schedule Highlights for Tonight
The card lists Pittsburgh at Cincinnati New York at Milwaukee Philadelphia at Chicago and Brooklyn at St Louis with four games on the schedule tonight featuring the National Conference matchups.
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Pittsburgh
Cincinnati
New York
Milwaukee
Philadelphia
Chicago
Brooklyn
St. Louis
Berg Wins Triangle Round Robin With Hot Putting
Patty Berg credits sharp putting for victory at the Triangle Round Robin Invitational in Hot Springs Virginia. She totaled plus 73 in 90 holes to win $1,500, finishing 51 points ahead of Betty Jameson with Betty Dodd in third. Berg heads to Chicago for the Western Open starting June 14.
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Hot Springs
Patty Berg
Miss Berg
St. S. Il
Chicago
Betty Jameson
San Antonio
Tex
Betty Dodd
Tigers Edge Team After Foul Fly Off Batter
A foul off his own bat by a batter during last Saturday's game with the Tigers led to a decisive play. The incident influenced the near finish as the Tigers held on for the win.
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The
Tigers
Sizzling Tribe Seeks Lead in Tennessee Valley Loop
Decatur's sizzling Indians aim to move atop the Tennessee Valley semi pro league by visiting Columbia to face Monsanto, the current loop leader. Monsanto plays Florence on Tuesday in the Tri-Cities while Florence visits Sheffield.
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Decatur
Indians
Columbia
Monsanto
Florence
Tri-Cities
Sheffield
Ramblers
Florence Raiders
Maulers
Don Littleton
Florence High School
Littleton
Stock car races planned at Decatur Speedway Wednesday
Promoter Mickey Martin announced that stock car races will be staged at Decatur Speedway Wednesday night weather permitting. The six event card rumored for last week will run with a larger field of top drivers, no qualifying trials, and an 8 pm start. Admission for adults reduced. under 12 admitted free. The rebuilt track lies four miles out Mooresville road.
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Mickey Martin
Decatur Speedway
Martin
Mooresville Road
Mangrum Wins In Overtime For Western Open
Mangrum of Niles Illinois won the Western Open Golf Tournament in a sudden death playoff against Ted Kroll. Mangrum carded 66 in the final round to finish 277 and claim $2,400, while Kroll earned $1,800 and Burke, De Vicenzo, Rosburg, and others shared the rest of the prize money.
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Lloyd. Mangrum
Niles
Ill
Ted Kroll
New Hartford
N.Y
Mangrum
Roberto de Vicenzo
Buenos Aires
Bob Rosburg
San Francisco
Chicago
Jack Burke
Kiamesha Lake
Kroll
de Vicenzo
Burke
Rosburg
Golf Standings Include Betsy Rawls and Babe Zaharias
The report lists San Antonio shooter with 19, Betsy Rawls of Spartanburg S C fourth with plus 18. Betty Hicks of Durham N C plus 8, Betty MacKinnon of Dallas plus 7, and Mildred Babe Zaharias of Tampa Fla plus 6.
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San Antonio
Betsy Rawls
Spartanburg
S. C
Betty Hicks
Durham
N. C
Betty MacKinnon
Dallas
Mildred
Babe) Zaharias
Tampa
Fla
Birmingham Stops Lookouts 9-6 in Ten Innings
Veteran pitcher Bixie Howell drove in the winning run in the seventh and earned his fourth win as Birmingham defeated Memphis 7-6 for a split. New Orleans won the opener 6-3, Atlanta swept Nashville, and Mobile-Little Rock split. Curfew halted Birmingham’s nightcap after 3 runs in the second.
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Associated Press
Memphis
Southern Association
Chicks
Bixie Howell
Howell
Jerry Dahlke
Mobile
New Orleans
Atlanta
Nashville
Little Rock
Birmingham
Chattanooga
Barons
Verne Williamson
Mark Freeman
Aphids Found Weighing Nearly Four Tons In One Alfalfa Acre
A single alfalfa field reports an infestation totaling nearly four tons of aphids concentrated in one acre. Experts assess impact on crops and plan targeted control measures.
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