Dodgers Hand Rush First Loss On Late Rally
The Dodgers scored two eighth inning runs on four straight singles to defeat the Milwaukee Braves 3 2. Junior Gilliam matched a four hit day with a walk and scored twice as Clem Labine retired two perfect innings for the save. Bob Rush suffered his first loss despite strong seven inning work by Koufax who allowed eight hits and two unearned runs. Henry Aaron collected his 1000th career hit for the Braves in the seventh.
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Milwaukee
Los Angeles Dodgers
Milwaukee Braves
Bob Rush
Junior Gilliam
Dodgers
Clem Labine
Sandy Koufax
Koufax
Wally Moon
Henry Aaron
Braves
Giants Beat Reds 13-3 Behind Sam Jones Eight-Hitter
In Cincinnati the Giants exploded for 18 hits as Sam Jones pitched a clean eight and San Francisco built a big early lead. Leon Wagner homered off Bob Purkey in the first with Willie Kirkland doubling and Orlando Cepeda single. Every Giants batter reached base safely as Hal Jeffcoat and Tom Acker managed some retirees. The Reds only scored unearned runs in the third.
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Cincinnati
San Francisco
Giants
Sam Jones
Leon Wagner
Bob Purkey
Willie Kirkland
Orlando Cepeda
Bill Rigney
Hal Jeffcoat
Tom Acker
Reds
Acker
Mayo Smith
Archie Dees Joins Detroit Pistons In Trade Deal
Archie Dees signed a 1959 contract with the Detroit Pistons after being traded from the Cincinnati Royals where he played 68 games and scored 559 points. The Pistons sent pivotman Phil Jordan and Cincinnati's second draft choice for 1959 in the deal.
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Detroit
Archie Dees
Detroit Pistons
Indiana
Cincinnati Royals
Pistons
Dees
Phil Jordan
Cincinnati
Royals
Ragan Ties Littler For Eastern Open Lead
Dave Ragan 23-year-old pro rallied to equal leader Gene Littler at 203 after a 66 in the Eastern Open third round. Littler faded with a 71 while Ed Oliver trailed in a three way tie at 206 alongside Don Whitt Henry Ransom and Billy Maxwell.
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Associated Press
Baltimore
Dave Ragan
Gene Littler
Ragan
Florida
Chattanooga
Tenn
Littler
Singing Hills
Calif
Porky) Oliver
Denver
Don Whitt
Borrego Springs
Henry Ransom
St. Andrews
Ill
Oliver
Billy Maxwell
Odessa
Texas
Sullivan Signs With Lions After Army Service
Ed Sullivan a Notre Dame co captain and center in 1957 signed with the British Columbia Lions of the Western Interprovincial League. The one time Notre Dame star completed a two year hitch in the United States Army.
Wertz and Malzone power Red Sox past White Sox 4
Boston wins 4 to 2 as Vic Wertz and Frank Malzone hit two run homers off Ray Moore. Ted Wills earns the win in his second major league start, with Mike Fornieles finishing and Chicago leaving the bases loaded in the eighth.
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Boston
Vic Wertz
Frank Malzone
Chicago White Sox
Ted Wills
White Sox
Wills
Mike Fornieles
Harry Simpson
Simpson
Red Sox
Wertz
Malzone
Ray Moore
Pete Runnels
Finsterwald edges Bolt with 67 in Omaha match
Don Finsterwald the 1958 PGA champion shot 67 to beat Tommy Bolt by one stroke in the National Golf Day target match at Happy Hollow Golf Club Omaha. Bolt struggled with putting as others nationwide posted low scores for medals from the PGA.
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Don Finsterwald
Tommy Bolt
Bolt
Finsterwald
Hppy Hollow Club
Beckwith Takes Over New Duties at Auburn
Auburn athletic director Jeff Beard announced that sports publicist Bill Beckwith will direct ticket sales and promotion while continuing to lead the athletic public relations department. Norm Carlson was named in the PR department as publicist. Carlson is 25, a University of Florida graduate, and former Atlanta Journal staffer from St Louis.
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Auburn
Ala
Jeff Beard
Bill Beckwith
Beckwith
Beard
Norm Carlson
Carlson
University of Florida
The
Atlanta Journal
St. Louis
Clett Shines In Dallas Skeet Shoot
In Dallas Tex AP veteran George T Vicknair a retired Baton Rouge grocer who suffered a heart attack last year led the Pan American skeet shoot opening rounds at age 61 He won two senior championships taking the sub small gauge with 289X100 and the small gauge with 99X100 Ed Scherer of Waukesha Wis and 15 year old Miner Cliett of Childersburg Ala won major crowns Scherer captured the sub small targets crown while Cliett starred in the event
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Dallas
Tex
George T. Vicknair
Baton Rouge
Vicknair
Ed Scherer
Waukesha
Wis
Miner Cliett
Childersburg
Ala
Ma- Scherer
Caddo Edges Summit 3-2 in Saturday contest
Caddo defeated Summit 3-2 as Thrasher limited Summit to five hits. R B Jones pitched for Summit and yielded seven hits while collecting two of his team's hits. M Shelton went 3 for 4 for Caddo. Summit set Thursday practice at 5 p.m. and an all day picnic follows with three baseball games including Summit versus Neels, Houston and Flint.
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Summit
Thrasher
R. B. Jones
Jones
M. Shelton
Neels
Houston
Flint
Comeback fuels Woodley golf playoff bid
In a rain drenched finish at Woodley Country Club Tuscaloosa's Robert Maness ties Jimmy Cotton after 18 holes to force a sudden death playoff for the fourth Woodley Invitational semi final berth. Ed Brown Ralph Sharpe Taylor Miller and others advanced to Sunday action with Brown facing Miller and Sharpe meeting the Cotton Maness playoff winner.
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Miller
Sharpe
Montgomery
Ralph Sharpe
John Mowat
Henry Cummings
Tuscaloosa
Farrar Bond
Robert Maness
D. Hamp Green
Nashville Wins First Game In Swell Baseball Match
In a tight early contest Nashville edges New Orleans 6 4 with key hits from Thiel Baldwin and Cade while Rodemeyer and Parks contribute. Wagner Newkirk Prout Beene anchor the mound as Shreveport battles back scoring late runs.
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New Orleans
Nashville
Thiel
Baldwin
Tate
Bailey
Pe Rodemeyer
Cade
Mendenhall Signs with Cincinnati Royals
The pro Royals Mendenhall was their third draft choice, confirming his signing with Cincinnati.
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Cincinnati
Royals
Local Youth Softball and Baseball Schedules and Standings
Monday schedule for Girls Softball at Pop Oliver Field shows Pet Dairy vs Tennessee Valley Co op at 7 and Mutual Savings against Chemstrand at 8. Little League Minors at Gordon Bibb Field notes Americans and Nationals tied 2-2 in the series. Church Softball and Junior Division games listed for Thursday and Tuesday at various churches and fields. Pony League action at West Town Field runs Monday through Saturday with 7 15 p m starts except Saturday’s first game at 4 15 p m.
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Austinville Methodist
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Fairview Baptist
Central Baptist
West Town Field
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Cardinals
Pirates
White Sox
Orioles
Gadsden Host Silvey Shines In Invitational Rounds
Bud Silvey of Gadsden Coun t ry Club advances in the club invitational with a 3 and 2 win over Billy Hamilton and 1-up victory over Sonny Holt. Art Gleason of Selma also wins, while Woodfin Grimes and others advance to the semi finals.
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Ala
Bud Silvey
Gadsden Country Club
Silvey
Billy Hamilton
Anniston
Sonny Holt
Selma
Art Gleason
Joe Hedrick
Bill Fry
Robert Carter
Bob Woodfin
Walker Reynolds
Ormond Grimes
D. C
Gleason d. Fry
Selman d. Hester
Site Picked For Baseball Meet In Selma Alabama
Bloch Park in Selma was chosen as the neutral site for Jackson High of Parris Island? and Woodlawn of Birmingham to decide the state high school baseball title. The twin bill starts at 12 30 p.m. Monday with a possible third game Tuesday. Jackson, South Alabama champion, beat Central of Phenix City to reach the final. Woodlawn, North Alabama champion, seeks its third state crown after defeating Anniston.
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Ala
Bloch Park
Jackson High
Woodlawn
Birmingham
Jackson
South Alabama
Central
Phenix City
Anniston
North Alabama
Hillsdale Wins Argonaut Handicap at Hollywood Park
Hillsdale ridden by Tommy Barrow won the Argonaut Handicap at Hollywood Park in Inglewood California. The 4 year old Hoosier star raced to a margin over Fleet Nasrullah in the 1 mile race clocking 1 34 3 5. Hillsdale earned 31 650 boosting his season total to 301 900 and giving owner C W Smith of Detroit another major victory.
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Bob Myers
Associated Press
Inglewood
Calif
Hillsdale
Hollywood Park
Nasrullah
How Now
Amerigo
Terrang
C.W. Smith
Detroit
Tommy Barrow
John D. Hertz
Fleet Nasrullah
Barrow
Phillies Rally To Break Skid With 10 Inning Win Over Cardinals
In Philadelphia the Phillies beat St Louis 4 3 in ten innings to climb out of NL cellar. Richie Ashburn had four hits and scored the decisive run as Robin Roberts pitched the complete game for his fourth win against four losses. Lindy McDaniel took the loss.
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Philadelphia Phillies
St. Louis
Cards
Richie Ashburn
Phil
Robin Roberts
Lindy McDaniel
Phils
Yankees Bash Docile Tribe
The New York Yankees defeated the Cleveland Indians 2-1 as Bob Turley propelled New York with nine strikeouts over six innings. Tito Francona hit a ninth inning pinch homer for Cleveland. Don Ferrarese took the loss, marking his third defeat in seven decisions. The win extended New York’s stretch, while Cleveland dropped to seven straight losses and nine of their last ten.
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Turley
Tito Francona
Don Ferrarese
Suf
Yankees
Deatock
Hank Bauer
Elston Howard
Mickey Mantle
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