Brooklyn Dodgers Sweep Braves As Campanella Slump Ends
Dodgers sweep Milwaukee 3 games as Don Newcombe wins his eighth, Maglie and Craig also win. Campanella slumps with .230 average and no homers since May 3, while Snider and Jackson stay hot. Pirates, Reds, and Cardinals win to close gap on first-place Pirates in a tight NL race. Yankees, Redlegs and Phillies win in the American League and National League standings update.
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Pittsburgh Pirates
Cincinnati
St.Louis
Duke Snider
Randy Jackson
Jackson
Jackie Robinson
Dodgers
Milwaukee
Don Newcombe
Braves
Sal Maglie
Brooklyn
Pittsburgh
Chicago Cubs
Philadelphia
New York
Boston
Detroit
New York Yankees
Kansas City
Cleveland
Baltimore
Chicago
White Sox
Washington
Hank Aaron
Snider
Gene Conley
Dale Long
Frank Thomas
Roberto Clemente
Bucs
Ron Kline
Paul Minner
Boyd Stops Milo Savage In 10th Round TKO
Chicago’s Bobby Boyd, 22, extended his winning streak to nine with a 10th round TKO of Milo Savage, 30, at Chicago Stadium. Savage, who previously defeated Boyd, was knocked down in rounds four and nine and faltered in the 10th before the referee called the finish. The bout rematch followed Savage’s April 18, 1955 loss to Boyd.
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Chicago
Bobby Boyd
Sugar Ray Robinson
Boyd
Chicago Stadium
Milo Savage
Savage
LL Umpires To Meet Saturday Morning
All volunteer Little League umpires are urged to attend a meeting Saturday at 9 O'clock in Delano Park. It is the last gathering before Little League play starts next week after a season of four prior meetings detailing the official rule book from cover to cover.
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Little League
Delano Park
Baseball Scores And Schedule From The Week
Wednesday results include New York 10, Kansas City 5 and Chicago 7, Baltimore 1. Thursday’s schedule shows Kansas City at New York, Detroit at Cleveland, Chicago at Baltimore, Chicago at Washington.
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New York
Kansas City
Boston
Cleveland
Baltimore
Washington
Chicago
Detroit
Associated Press
Wednesday Scores and Schedule Across Cities
Wednesday results show New Orleans 6 over unidentified opponent while Mobile 5 and Atlanta 4 share the results chain, Chattanooga 3 Memphis 2, with Nashville at Little Rock and Atlanta at Mobile on the schedule. Birmingham visits New Orleans in a follow up matchup.
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Mobile
Atlanta
Chattanooga
Memphis
Nashville
Little Rock
Birmingham
Southern Assn
Neneneenews
Mowncane Meeenne
Cheattanooga
Little Rockennene
Major League Leaders and Batting Highlights
In National and American leagues, leaders include Mantle of New York with home runs and runs batted in and Kuenn of Detroit with stolen bases. Other names touch batting averages and hits, with scattered figures such as 401 RBI and 71 hits.
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New York
Mantle
York
Kuenn
Detroit
Brew
Pirikeguts
Cleveland
Long
Boyer
St, Louis
Huntington doctor performs first heart surgery in city
Dr. William B. Blake Jr. operated to remove an obstruction in Mrs. Sidney Ferris’s heart, allowing normal blood flow. The Herald-Advertiser deemed it Huntington’s first heart surgery, lasting 27 seconds. The report notes Savage’s manager Jack McCarthy signaling to stop the bout as the fighter appeared to suffer injuries.
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W. Va
William B. Blake Jr
Sidney Ferris
The
Herald-Advertiser
Savage
Jack McCarthy
Joey White
McCarthy
Illinois Athletic Commission
John Pribble
Utah
Demopolis Tigers Lead in Prep Championship Series
In Demopolis Alabama the Tigers lead the best of three Alabama high school baseball final after a 7 6 extra inning win over Woodlawn High of Birmingham. Alan Koch saved the victory driving in the winning run as Bobby Jackson earned a double and interference nullified a Woodlawn score.
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Ala
Demopolis Tigers
Woodlawn High
Birmingham
Steel City
Woodlawn
South Alabama
Tuscaloosa
Alan Koch
Bobby Jackson
Tigers
Koch
Jackson
Courtney Sets Fastest 800 Meter Mark This Year
Courtney of the 1st Army wins the All-Army 800 meters in 1:47.5 at Compton California to lead the nation this year. Gene Maynard of the 1st Army finishes second in 1:49.6 with Ernest Castillo of the 4th Army third in 1:51.9 as the meet ends with new records.
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Calif
Tom Courtney
1St Army
Fordham
Los Angeles
Courtney
Gene Maynard
1St
Army
Ernest Castillo
Richard Lepard
Stassen Delivers Classified Lecture at Maxwell AFB
Harold E. Stassen spoke to a class at the Air War College on Maxwell Air Force Base, delivering a classified lecture to a small group of officers cleared for access. The public detail of his remarks remains undisclosed.
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Montgomery
Harold E. Stassen
Air Force
Stassen
Washington
Air War College
Maxwell Air Force Base
Calhoun Aims to Defend SE Golf Crown in Columbus
Cecil Calhoun, local favorite, attends the 21st Southeastern Golf Championship at Columbus Country Club as about 200 players contend the 72-hole medal play format. Last year Calhoun defeated Mason Rudolph of Clarksville to claim the title. this year the low 32 qualifiers advance to the championship flight.
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Columbus
Cecil Calhoun
Mason Rudoplh
Clarksville
Tenn
Columbus Country Club
Shrimp Catches Rise in Mobile Bay and Nearby Waters
A sharp upturn in shrimp catches across Mobile Bay and Mississippi Sound followed by better runs at Bayou La Batre and Cedar Point. Prices rose up to 20 cents per pound as shortages eased. Union official Lazarus Johnson notes boats idled during the shortage while workers found other jobs. shrimpers may not return to the trade. Heavy rains earlier pushed muddy water into the bay, driving shrimp offshore, with smaller boats kept idle. Now shrimp move closer to shore and into the bay again.
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Mississippi Sound
Bayou la Batre
Cedar Point
Lazarus Johnson
Mobile Bay Seafood Union
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Lee Callaway
Gulf Shores
Memphis Plant to Lay Off Up to 300 Workers in June
International Harvester's Memphis branch will lay off 200 to 300 employees by the end of June, manager Ray Mahal said yesterday, due to a cutback in the pro-...
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International Harvester
Ray Mahal
Mahal
Managers Poke Fun At Mickey Mantle Shift
New York reports show Detroit manager Bucky Harris dismissing the idea of following Lou Boudreau's right side shift against Mickey Mantle. Boudreau used the tactic against Mantle in Tuesday's game, but Mantle struck out or grounded out on both shifts. Other AL managers, including Al Lopez and Marty Marion, doubted the effectiveness and joked about strategies to stop Mantle.
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Mantle
Detroit
Bucky Harris
Kansas City
Lou Boudreau
Mickey Mantle
New York Yankees
Ted Williams
Lou
Cleveland
Yankees
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al Lopez
Cleveland Indians
Williams
Marty Marion
Chicago White Sox
Faulk Leads Round Robin Golf Title Race
Mary Lena Faulk of Thomasville Georgia holds a four point edge after the second round of the Triangle Round Robin at Cavalier Yacht and Country Club. Mickey Wright shot 69 to a plus 16, tying the course record. Marlene Hagge plus 15 and Joyce Ziske plus 14 follow as others trail with mixed scores in the plus and minus format.
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Mary Lena Faulk
Thomasville
Miss Faulk
Cavalier Yacht and Country Club
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Mickey Wright
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Marlene Bauer Hagge
Sarasota
Fla
Joyce Ziske
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Wis
Louise Suggs
Sea Island
Betty Jameson
Patty Berg
Bonnie Randolph
Alice Bauer
Betty Hicks
Betty Dodd
Betsy Rawls
Gloria Armstrong
Betty Bush
Memphis plant expands as hay baler unit adds workers
The Memphis plant, which also builds cotton pickers, now has 2 700 employees, 600 more than it had last Jan. 1.
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Barons Snap Back and Dominate Pelicans 6 1
The Barons defeated the Pelicans 6 1 as Birmingham surged to a 4 1/2 game lead in the standings while Nashville climbed to third place in the Southern Asia league. Brechin pitched seven solid innings, Clint Weaver homered, and Country Brown backed the offense with a triple and a homer.
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Associated Press
Brown Boys
Tom
Nashville
Vols
Asia
Browns
John Brechin
Little Rock
Marvin Rotblatt
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Atlanta
Chicks
Chattanooga
Crackers
Mobile
Birmingham
New Orleans
Brechin
Clint Weaver
Country Brown
Harry Minor
Eric Rodin
Trav
Crawford Davidson
Jess Levan
Cal.Emer
Wilson Parsons
Hal Grote
Bold Ruler Delivers Mark Time In Juvenile Stakes
New York reports Bold Ruler the two year old colt trained by Sunny Jim Fitzsimmons and ridden by Eddie Arcaro set an 80th Juvenile Stakes record at Belmont Park with 5 furlongs in 56 seconds. The performance fuels hopes for Derby glory and future classics in 1957.
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Bold Ruler
Sunny Jim Fitzsimmons
Eddie Arcaro
Widener
Belmont Park
Jet Master
Polly's Jet
Arcaro
Eddie
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