Indians Jolt Yankees Twice In 14 Inning Doubleheader
Cleveland rode Cal McLish and Jim Grant to a doubleheader sweep over the New York Yankees 4 2 and 5 4 in 14 innings. Colavito and Power homered for the Indians as the win moved them two games ahead in the AL.
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Joe Reichler
Associated Press
Cleveland Indians
Cal McLish
Jim Grant
McLish
Grant
New York
Yankees
Billy Pierce
White Sox
Boston
Ford Wins Canadian Open With 276 Total
Doug Ford of Paradise Florida clinched the Canadian Open title with a 72 hole total of 276 earning 3500 dollars. He overcame a one stroke deficit in the final round posting 70 to finish 12 under par. Don Finsterwald and Art Wall Jr. tied for second earning 1866 each with Bo Winger also battling to reach 278. Bruce Crampton faded after a fast start.
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Doug Ford
Paradise
Fla
Ford
Don Finsterwald
Tequesta
Bruce Crampton
Sydney
Australia
Finsterwald
Art Wall Jr
Pocono Manor
Bo Winger
Odessa
Tex
Crampton
Henry Halts Powless In Lawn Finale
Maryland Dell ranked 17th nationally, top seed, defeats John Powless in a two and a half hour finals. Dell and Yale’s Tom Frierburg win men’s doubles 6 2 2 6 6 4 over Henry and Larry Shippey. Women’s singles is Jean Clarke over Justina Bricka 6 1 6 0. Bitsy Grant wins fourth Southern senior title 6 1 6 0. Mixed doubles Dell and Cindy Goldbert win by default.
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Henry
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Powless
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Larry Shippey
Jean Clarke
Birmingham
Justina Bricka
St. Louis
Sandra Loubat
New Orleans
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Nell Martin
Australia
Marilyn Montgomery
San Antonio
Tex
Sara Mae Turber
Cincinnati
Bitsy Grant
Atlanta
W. E. Hester Jr
Jackson
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Howells
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Speed
Leslie Longshore Sr
Anniston
Ala
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Clemson
Cindy Goldbert
Puerto Rico
Loubat
Baseball Standings and Monday Schedule Highlights
The schedule lists New York at Kansas City night game as the only matchup. Sunday results include Chicago 3 Boston 2, Cleveland 4 5 New York 24 in 14 innings, Kansas City 7 Baltimore 0, Washington 4 7 Detroit 3 5. Also Chicago 4 Philadelphia 0 and Cincinnati 17 Los Angeles 3. Milwaukee 13 San Francisco 3, St Louis 5 4 Pittsburgh 1 10. Chattanooga Shreveport, Mobile Birmingham, New Orleans Atlanta, Nashville Memphis 6 Chattanooga 5 in 21 innings with second game to be rescheduled. Nashville 10 Shreveport.
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Cardinals
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Vic Power
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Yankees
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Harry Simpson
Sammy Esposito
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Billy Hoeft
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Angeles Dodgers
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Shelby's Aston Martin Wins Le Mans 24 Hours
Shelby of Dallas and Roya Salvadori of Great Britain won the Le Mans 24 hour endurance race in an Aston Martin covering 2,720 miles at 112.5 mph. The runners up were Maurice Trintignant of France and Paul Frere of Belgium.
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France
Carroll Shelby
Dallas
Tex
Roya Salvadori
Great Britain
Aston Martin
Maurice Trintignant
Paul Frere
Belgium
U S Open Champion Caspar Finishes Poorly After 66 Final Round
Fifth at 280 Billy Caspar, U S Open champion, shot 66 in the final round but finished well back at 283 as the event concluded.
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Billy Casper
Chicks Triumph 21 Innings Over Lookouts 6-5
The Chattanooga Chicks outlasted the Lookouts 6-5 in a 21 inning marathon led by Elio Toboso who singled to score Gair Allie for the winning run. Chattanooga improved to 8-4 in overtime games while Memphis chased a first place finish and Birmingham widened its lead in the division.
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Lookouts
Chattanooga Lookouts
Shreveport
Memphis
Elio Toboso
Gair Allie
Chattanooga
Balanced Group Represents U S In Pan Am Games
The Stars and Stripes will be carried by a mix of veteran champions and new talents at the Pan American Games in Chicago starting August 28. The top AAU finishers will also compete against a Russian dual team in Philadelphia July 18-19, with other leading runners slated for tours in Germany and Scandinavia. Notable newcomers include Ray Norton Cyrol Burleson and Tom Murphy, while Charlie Tidwell missed selection due to his 200 meters hurdles specialty not matching international events.
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Chicago
Philadelphia
Germany
Scandinavia
Ray Norton
San Jose State
Miler
Cyrol Burleson
Oregon
Tom Murphy
New York Athletic Club
AAU
Charlie Tidwell
Kansas University
Trade School Loses, Wins Over Weekend
Tennessee Valley State Trade School baseballers split a weekend series at West Town field and Columbia. In the Saturday loss to Columbus Mississippi the pitchers were Don Pettus and Charles Stewart with Stewart, Hoody Richards and James Irby collecting two hits. Teague hit three homers for Columbus. Sunday at Columbia Trade School won 4-2 behind four shutout innings from Stewart who was relieved by Howard Busbey. Price Parker and Irby had two hits for Trade School. The team heads to Scottsboro tonight.
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Tennessee Valley State Trade School
West Town Field
Columbus
Miss
Columbia
Tenn
Don Pettus
Trade School
Charles Stewart
Stewart
Hoody Richards
James Irby
Teague
Howard Busbey
Price Parker
Irby
Scottsboro
Orioles top White Sox 13 in Pony League junior game
Billy Stevenson earned the win for the Orioles as they defeated the White Sox 13 to 9. Orioles posted 14 hits while the Sox had seven. Hill took the loss and Turner went 4 for 5 with a home run for Chicago.
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Orioles
White Sox
Billy Stevenson
Sox
Hill
Turner
Two Games Tonight In Civic Softball League
Delano Park hosts two Civic Softball League games tonight Decatur Jaycees face Hartselle Civics at 7 PM and Kiwanis vs Civitans at 8 30 PM Hartselle sits 2 1, Jaycees 3 2, Civilians 3 2, Rotary 2 2, Kiwanis 1 4.
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Delano Park
Decatur Jaycees
Hartselle Civics
Kiwanis
Civitans
Hartselle
Jaycees
Rotary
Patterson Prepares at Chatham Camp For Yankee Stadium Fight
Floyd Patterson weighs about 180 after two rounds in heavy heat at Chatham camp as he tightens defense for Thursday bout at Yankee Stadium. Ingemar Johansson plays golf and swims nearby with fiancée Birgit Lundgren as Rocky Marciano observes ringside.
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Jack Hand
Associated Press
Chatham
N.J
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Floyd Patterson
Yankee Stadium
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Ea Um
Dan Florio
Floyd
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Joe Louis
Champ
Bill Tate
Chicago
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Rockford
Ill
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Jones
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Marciano
Little League Top Hitters and Game Box Score
Highlights include top hitters for American Westmoreland Red Sox Bridges Tigers Wallace Tigers Lovelace Tigers B Ballentine Red Sox M Hagen Red Sox Kimbrell Orioles Lewis Yankees Taylor Red Sox Seibert Indians and National League leaders D Ryan Braves Quillin Dodgers Harwell Dodgers Sparkman Braves Slayton Braves Evans Dodgers Baker Braves Morris Giants G Davie Braves plus a Yankees Indians game box score and winning pitcher Wilson.
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Bridges
Tigers
Wallace
Lovelace
B. Ballentine
M. Hagen
Kimbrell
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Lewis
Yankees
Taylor
Seibert
Indians
D. Ryan
Braves
Quillin
Dodgers
Harwell
Sparkman
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Evans
Baker
Morris
Giants
G. Davie
Browning
Cubs
Cardinals
Wilber Named Buffs Manager After Walker Dismissal
Houston Buffs appoint Del Wilber as new manager replacing Al Rube Walker who was dismissed after a 29 41 mark left the team in last place in the Western Division.
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Houston, Tex
del Wilber
Houston Buffs
al (Rube) Walker
Walker
Houston
Braves regain lead after 13-3 rout of Giants
Aaron's batting average climbs to .391 with 19 homers and 61 RBIs as the Braves crush the Giants 13-3 to claim a one and a half game lead. Warren Spahn wins his ninth, while Johnny Antonelli takes his fourth loss. Crandall and Logan homer support the effort.
Braves Hammer Giants as Aaron Drives Three Homer, Six RBI
Milwaukee center Lew Burdette and Warren Spahn guide the Braves to a 13-3 win over San Francisco. Hank Aaron drives in six runs with three homers to lift Milwaukee to a 1 game NL lead while hitting to a season best .391. Three sellout crowds total 68 823 attendance for the series and push Giants season tally.
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Jack Stevenson
Associated Press
San Francisco
Milwaukee
Fred Haney
Braves
San Francisco Giants
Hank Aaron
Haysey
Lew Burdette
Warren Spahn
Burdette
Aaron
Giants
Bowling's Ancient Roots Reach Back to 5000 Years
A note on how modern alley bowling traces its origins to ancient games that resemble rolling balls to knock targets, with evidence possibly dating to 5000 years ago. The piece links antique play to contemporary sport and venues.
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