Indians Rally Past Orioles as Held Delivers Grand Slam
Cleveland moved to the AL lead after an 8-7 and 5-2 sweep at Boston with Woody Held driving in six runs including a sixth inning grand slam. Bob Turley highlighted the Yankees 6-0 win over the White Sox as Mantle hit two homers to push career total to 290.
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Yankees
Mickey Mantle
Roger Maris
Hector Lopez
Turley
Bob Shaw
New York
Julio Becquer
Senators
Don Tee
Trowbridge
Machen Edges Alonzo Johnson In Uninspiring Chicago Bout
Eddie Machen, ranked No. 4 heavyweight, won a unanimous decision over Alonzo Johnson at Chicago Stadium 49-45 on the AP card 49-42. Johnson dropped to 18-6 while Machen, 34-2, weighed 195 and sought a title shot ahead of Johansson Patterson plans. Machen hoped for a future bout with Sonny Liston after the fight.
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Floyd Patterson
Alonzo Johnson
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Ore
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Sonny Liston
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Palmer Wall Start $30 000 Oklahoma City Open
Arnold Palmer and Art Wall Jr head a strong field of 138 professionals and 10 amateurs opening round play at Twin Hills Country Club for the Oklahoma City Open. Wall leads qualifiers with a 128 after two rounds, while 4 300 goes to the winner Sunday.
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Arnold Palmer
Art Wall Jr
Twin Hills Country Club
Wall
Twin Hills
Denver
Palmer
Julius Boros
Lloyd Mangrum
Tommy Bolt
Doug Ford
Jackie Burke Jr
Young Bob Goal
Indians and Giants Top League Standings In Early Season
In small league play the Indians fell 15-4 to the Tigers while the Dodgers beat the Cardinals 9-1 behind Terry and Livingston. Roger Mathis led the Indians with a double and two singles. Bud Smith added three singles. Terry earned the win for the Dodgers with two singles and a homer.
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Tigers
Braves
Cubs
Dodgers
Terry
Livingston
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Johnny Stephenson
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Patton Leads Southern Amateur Match Play After Qualifying
Billy Joe Patton, Walker Cup veteran from Morganton, North Carolina, tops qualifying by six strokes at the Southern Amateur. He posts a 67 in the second round to reach 140 after 36 holes, paired against A. D. Dorsett Jr. of Salisbury in the first round of 32. Cobby Ware, Augusta, Georgia, shoots 69 for 146 to claim second after two days. Patton had a 70 later wiped from the books.
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Cobby Ware
Augusta
Ga. Ware
University of Georgia
Ware
Comiskey resigns from White Sox front office
Charles A. Comiskey resigns as executive vice president of the Chicago White Sox while remaining a director and keeping 46 percent ownership. He says he will spend time with family and has no immediate plans. President Bill Veeck calls the move a complete surprise and notes the absence of a Comiskey in the front office.
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Charles A
Chuck) Comiskey
al Lopez
White Sox
Bill Veeck
Dorothy Rigney
Veeck
Flour Mills Defeats Merchants In City Softball Make-Up
Flour Mills scored five runs in the first inning and routed the Decatur Merchants 8-4 in a City Softball League make-up game. Noy earned the win while Rutherford took the loss as both teams totaled six hits. Friday night Wolverine meets Flour Mills and Chemstrand faces Merchants.
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Noy
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Flour Mills
Chemstrand
Player Edges Palmer by Two Strokes Last Year
A golfer finished two strokes behind Palmer and Gene Littler as a strong closer repeated last year.
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Gene Littler
Bally Ache Gives Belmont Stakes Pace With Jet Like Start
Bally Ache, the Belmont favorite, bursts from the gate in fast fashion similar to a jet jackrabbit. He already won the Preakness, Jersey Derby, Flamingo, and Florida Derby while leading early in the Kentucky Derby before Venetian Way surged. Eight starters are expected for Belmont with rivals Merrick Stable's John William and Cain Hoy Stable's Tooth And Nail capable of pressuring the pace.
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Bally Ache
Venetian Way
Darling
Bobby Ussery
Merrick
John William
Cain Hoy Stable
Tooth and Nail
C. V. Whitney
Celtic Ash
Green Dunes Farm
Pender Confident He'll Take Robby
Paul Pender predicts a repeat win over Ray Robinson in Friday night’s Boston Garden rematch. He plans a tactical fight to outpoint Robinson and wait for a late knockout if opportunity arises. Manager Johnny Buckley backs a Pender victory, while Robinson supporters allege a scoring vendetta. promoter Sam Silverman expects 11,000 attendees and a gate above 100000.
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Ray Robinson
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Robinson
New York-Massachusetts
Brookline
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Tommy Bell
Rocky Castellani
Johnny Buckley
Paul
Buckley
Massachusetts Boxing Commission
Sam Silverman
Boston Garden
Silverman
Gators Face Possible Loss of Key Quarterback
Florida football could be without its only letterman quarterback for the fall as Jack Jones of Commerce Oklahoma failed to make spring grades and seeks summer school to regain eligibility. Three freshmen and six other players are ruled out for the season due to grades, with key freshmen Frank Lasky Bill McClellan and Joe Messer named.
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Fla
Florida
Jack Jones
Commerce
Okla
Frank Lasky
Miami
Bill McClellan
Raleigh
N.C
Joe Messer
Panama City
Jimmy Morgan
Lake City
Braves Win Over Tigers In Hartselle Connie Mack Tilt
In Hartselle the Braves defeated the Tigers 6 to 4 in nine innings in the Connie Mack League for 16 to 18 year olds. Ralph Cash drove in two runs with a ninth inning double as Tommy McDaniel and Stanley Roberts scored. Rayford Luter pitched seven strikeouts for the winners and Clyde Taylor took the loss. Roberts Henderson and Luter each had two singles. Tigers’ Wayne Brown and Steve Kirkemier added two hits.
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Tigers
Connie Mack
Ralph Cash
Tommy McDaniel
Stanley Roberts
Rayford Luter
Clyde Taylor
Allen Collum
Jimmy Henderson
Luter
Wayne Brown
Steve Kirkemier
Williams Dominates Braves as Dodgers Rally to 4-1 Victory
Stan Williams hurled three hitless innings in relief to stop Milwaukee and give the Dodgers a 4-1 win. Walter Moon and Duke Snider hit two-run homers in the eighth while Billy Bruton and Ed Mathews produced the only Braves runs. The Pirates, Giants, and Phillies won as Cincinnati and St Louis suffered losses.
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Braves
Milwaukee
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Duke Snider
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Carl Willey
St. Louis
Moon
Don McMahon
Rush
Wes Covington
Billy Bruton
Ed Mathews
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Dick Stuart
Wilmer
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Mizell
Elroy Face
Bob Anderson
San Francisco
Ed Bressaud
Giants
Jim O'Toole
Cincincinnati
Mike McCormick
Billy Martin
Eddie Kasko
Bob Schmidt
Jones
Frank Robinson
Gus Bell
Tony Curry
Phils
Lindy McDaniel
John Buzhardt
Decatur Legion Team Defeats Hartselle 16 to 0
American Legion Post 15 of Decatur shut out Hartselle Red Sox 16-0 at West Town field as Milton Clark pitched a one hit game with one batter reaching on a steal attempt. Clark drove in four runs with a fifth inning homer, and Post 15 faces Athens Post 49 next at 7:30 p.m. Saturday at West Town field.
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Red Sox
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Draper
Garnett
Charlie Vaughn
Rollins
Ford
American Legion Post 49
Athens
West Townfield
Injured Fighter Tommy Pacheco Dies After Ring Crash
New York AP report says 20 year old Tommy Pacheco died early today at 11 seconds before the end of a 10 round bout with Benny Gordon at St Nicholas Arena. He never regained consciousness after brain blood clot surgery. Pacheco leaves a widow and young son. This marked the fourth New York ring death and second in the nation that year.
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Benny Gordon
St. Nicholas Arena
Howard Dunbar
Pacheco
Gordon
Charles Mohr
University of Wisconsin
Merrick
N.Y
Madison
Wis
Stu Bartell
San Jose
Calif
Wrestling Set Here For Tuesday at Decatur Armory
Wrestling returns to the Decatur Armory on Tuesday under National Guard sponsorship. Promoter Nick Gulas brings two main events headlined by Frankie Cain of Louisville vs Karl Kokalski of Buffalo, and Tom Drake with Lester Welch against the Green brothers Al and Don from Nashville.
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National Guard
Nick Gulas
Decatur
Frankie Cain
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Kentucky
Buffalo, New York
Karl Kokalski
Tom Drake
Cullman
Lester Welch
Pawhuska
Okla
Don Green
Nashville
U S Agricultural Commodities Share of World Trade
The United States ranks as the world’s second largest trader of agricultural commodities behind the United Kingdom. U S imports account for about one sixth of global agricultural trade.
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United Kingdom
U.S
Baseball Standings and Results Snapshot
Standings show New York 6 Chicago 2 Detroit 2 and Baltimore 0 Washington 6 Kansas City 6 Cleveland 8 5 Boston 7 2. Thursday games list Los Angeles 4 Milwaukee 1 Philadelphia 5 St Louis 4 Pittsburgh 5 Chicago 3 San Francisco 2 Cincinnati 1. Matchups include Pittsburgh at Chicago Cincinnati at San Francisco Milwaukee at Los Angeles.
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Baker Says He's Just A Fill-In For Sox's Jurges
Del Baker says he is filling in for ailing Boston manager Billy Jurges and has no desire to manage. The Red Sox lost twice to Cleveland, dropping to first place with two heavy defeats as Jurges rests after doctors cite heavy strain.
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Jurges
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del Baker
Billy Jurges
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Bucky Harris
1960 Marks 300th Anniversary of Restoration
This year 1960 marks the 300th anniversary of the British Restoration after the collapse of the Commonwealth and Charles II's accession to the throne in 1660. England then entered a dynamic period of colonization and overseas trade.
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