Proper Pitching Part 3 Pivoting for Velocity
AP Newsfeatures article advises young pitchers to use a comfortable stance and three quarter or overhand motion. Pivot the hips and turn the shoulders with the body to gain momentum, avoid early sidearm work, and face the batter sideways for better hide and speed. Next: Stamina.
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Married men enter hospitals more often than bachelors
A historical observation notes that married men visit hospitals more frequently while recovering time favors husbands, suggesting differing health patterns by marital status.
Barons Move Game In Front In Southern League Race
Gerry Davis refused to report to the Sally League prompting Nashville to sell his contract to Shreveport. The 2%-year-old lefty then defeated Atlanta in relief for Dick Donnelly and again in another scoreless relief effort. Shreveport moved into sixth, narrowing Memphis and Birmingham while Nashville fell behind Mobile and Barons in the standings. Chattanooga beat New Orleans, widening the Pelicans’ pennant chances. Ed Drapcho’s relief stint helped Mobile win.
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Pony Graduates Begin Action Red Sox Winners
Fred Champion cracked a hit in the eighth inning to drive in the winning run as the Red Sox edged the Indians 54 in Pony League Graduate play. Joe Teague got the win in relief of three innings. Turney and Rollins pitched for the Indians with Rollins in the eighth. The Red Sox had three hits in extra innings while the Indians tallied four. Mize and Jones added hits for the winners. Baughers, Pentecost, and Smith produced for the Indians.
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Pet Dairy Extends Girls League Lead With Win
Pet Dairy beat Tennessee Valley Co op 14 to 7 to stay atop the Girls League standings at 11 1. In a protest delayed second game Mutual defeated Chemstrand 13 to 3. Pet Dairy hitters Bowling Beggs and Hutcheson homered while Johnson went 3 for 4 for Valley Co op. Mutual’s McDonald Farrish homered and Nixon homered for Chemstrand.
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Cards Nip Reds In Pony Jr. League
The Cardinals edged the Redlegs 3 to 2 in Pony League action last night behind pitcher Hammond. The Cards had four hits and one error while the Redlegs had five hits and one error. Harp was charged with the loss.
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Buck Face Shines as Pirates Reliever Key to Surge
Elroy Face dominates NL relief duties with eight wins and four saves this season, posting a 1.03 ERA in 35 1 3 innings. His late inning work helped Pittsburgh end a four game skid with a 12 9 victory over the Giants, while Willie Mays rests after a bruised side. Lew Burdette leads Braves with 4 RBI and a 4-for-4 day as Atlanta wins 8 7.
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Indians Prepare for Pony League Practice at 5 P M
The Graduate Indians schedule a 5 p m practice Thursday at the Pony League field. In minor league action yesterday the Nationals beat the Americans 7 to 5 in the Gordon Bibbe League.
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Orioles win in Little League. Langley tops Indians
The RHE Orioles defeated the Indians 8 to 6 in a Little League game. Langley earned the win with Johnson taking the loss, while Johnson led Orioles hitters. Seibert homered twice for the Indians.
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Bears top Vols in ninth inning rally at Nashville
Drapcho entered with bases loaded and none out in the ninth, forced Altus Alvarez into a double play, and struck out Eddie Irons for the final out. Mobile improves to seven wins in 11 meetings with Nashville this year as Rudy Hernandez hurls four-hit shutout innings through a bruised hand for Chattanooga.
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Casey Stengel Targets Westward Comeback for Yankees
New York manager Casey Stengel vows to erase the early season woes as the Yankees open a Western road trip with Kansas City. He says the club will be different now after winning nine of 11 and aims to settle the score with West Coast foes.
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Figures Little League Is Safer
Oklahoma City AP E G Rea says he will quit umpiring to manage Little League teams after suffering a broken nose two black eyes chipped teeth and a cut lip from an incident following a game in which one team won 11 to 0 Rea filed an assault charge against John H Dial the losing team's manager.
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All Star Tilt Approved For Aug 3 In Los Angeles Coliseum
New York AP reports unanimous approval for an All Star tilt set for August 3 at the Los Angeles Coliseum with Frick and MLB pension committee members present. The game will use plane travel to avoid schedule disruption and likely feature the same teams as the prior game. Receipts split 60 40 between players pension fund and central league fund.
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Tigers Surge Under Dykes to BreakAL Standings
Detroit under Jimmy Dykes has surged from 102 games back to within a game of third place in the AL with a 24-10 mark since his arrival. The Tigers moved past Kansas City, won their fourth straight, and climbed over .500 for the first time this season as they chase Cleveland. In the NL Milwaukee held a three-game lead after a 9-5 win while the Giants fell to San Francisco in a late game. Jim Bunning silenced the mound and Adaline drove in three runs as Detroit began a 16-game eastern trip following a 6-2 home stand.
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