White Sox take 1 run lead as Pierce hurls another one hitter
Billy Pierce despite a one hit game for the fourth time in his career, helps the White Sox beat the Senators 8 to 1 to gain a 1 1/2 game lead in the American League. Nellie Fox and Jim Landis spark late for Chicago. Columbus and Cleveland both win, tightening standings.
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Podres Fans Dodgers in 11-0 Over Phillies for 2nd Two-Hitter
Johnny Podres pitched his second two hitter in three weeks guiding Los Angeles to an 11-0 win over Philadelphia. He allowed only two early hits as the Dodgers dominated to stay near NL leaders while Newcombe also shut out Chicago in a separate 8-0 win.
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Major League Leaders From The Associated Press
Almanac style list highlighting top MLB leaders in batting runs RBI hits doubles triples home runs and pace pitchers with five or more decisions. Notables include Kuenn Kaline and Fox leading batting averages and Cepeda Banks Mays and Aaron among RBI and hits leaders.
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Buhl Shuts Out Braves as Pirates, Giants combine for errors
Buhl improved to 6-3 with a four earned run game and eight strikeouts after a late-season return from arm trouble. Braves power came from homers by Wise and Crandall, while Mizell took the loss. Pittsburgh and New York booted 12 errors and 11 unearned runs in a sloppy night. Roy Face earned his 14th straight win in relief. Newk posted his 23rd shutout with five straight complete games as McMillan slugged a three-run homer in the second.
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Barons Face Val Threat In Weekend Series
Birmingham leads the Southern Association first half by one game over Nashville as Chattanooga threatens with a potent pitching staff. Nashville beat Mobile 6 0 behind Tom Gibson, who improved to four victories and remains unbeaten since late May. Chattanooga’s Lookouts edged New Orleans 1 0 in 12 innings, moving to sixth place ahead of Shreveport.
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Baseball Standings Update From The Associated Press
National League and American League standings show Milwaukee leading, with San Francisco, Chicago, Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Philadelphia and Los Angeles in chase. Thursday results include Chicago 3 Washington 1 and Kansas City 9 New York 4, plus Southern Association notes on Birmingham Memphis and Atlanta schedule.
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City Softball League faces Farm Industries in Saturday doubleheader
In Athens local sports, the City Softball League teams will clash with Farm Industries on Saturday night at 7 30. Delano Park hosts the doubleheader with Merchants taking the first game.
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Little League Tigers Triumph in Low-Scoring Win
RHE Tigers beat Orioles 9 to 3 as Lovelace earns the win and Sutton the loss. Bridges adds two doubles, Lovelace collects a double and a single, and McGee chips in two hits for the Tigers.
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Dodgers Braves game summary with hits and errors
Dodgers 6 0 0 2 7 8 Braves 2 0 1 4 1 0 8 winning pitcher Slayton losing pitcher Quillin leading hitters Braves Ryan three hits including a triple Baker a double Sparkman three hits double G Davis a double Adams two hits Dodgers Harwell a double Evans two doubles and Quillin a double.
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Sword Dancer Belmont Choice Sword Dancer Belmont Choice
Sword Dancer, the Brookmeade Stable colt, is a 7-5 favorite for the $125,000-added Belmont Stakes on Saturday after a Derby defeat. The odds are perilous as only three favorites have won the mile and a half 3-year-old classic in the last decade: Native Dancer, Nashua, and Needles.
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Wolverine S Oppose Athens in Second Tilt at 7 30
In the National League B Minor Little League standings the Giants lead with a 2 0 record followed by the Cubs 1 1 Braves 1 2 and Dodgers 0 1. The Americans edged the Nationals 10 9 in Gordon Bibb League play yesterday.
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Hogan Shares Open Lead In U S Open After First Round
Ben Hogan shot a 69 to grab a share of the lead at Winged Foot in the 59th U S Open. Tied with Hogan at one under par are Gene Littler and Don Finsterwald, with Dick Knight close behind and Hillman Robbins one stroke back as many top players sit within striking distance.
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Sweden’s forests see rare fires due to even summer rainfall
A Canadian forestry expert explains that Sweden experiences a fairly even distribution of rain during the summer, which helps prevent large forest fires. The comment highlights climate patterns as a key factor in fire rarity.
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