Yanks Edge White Sox 3 2 In Chicago Showdown
New York defeated Chicago 3-2 at Comiskey Park as Art Ditmar earned the win after replacing Whitey Ford in the second inning. Andy Carey belted a two run homer for the Yankees, trimming Chicago’s lead to 14 games in the pennant race.
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Chicago
Chicago White Sox
New York Yankees
Sox
Art Ditmar
Whitey Ford
Kansas City
Yankees
Andy Carey
Carey
Comiskey Park
Billy Martin
Luis Aparicio
Jim Wilson
Old Canebrakes and Local Nature Notes
Outdoors column recalls a once vast canebrake along the river between Highway 31 and Limestone Creek and notes their decline due to clearing. It covers otoliths in drum and crawfish pearls, the career of Lar ry Givens in wildlife service, a statewide conservation meeting in Auburn, arrests of fish telephoners, and practical field tips on waders and crow hunting.
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Highway 31
Limestone Creek
Alabama
Ry Givens
Fish and Wildlife Service
Atlanta
Falkville Beats Priceville 9th inning for 6-5 win
Falkville edged Priceville 6-5 in nine innings at Falkville. Zane Hill earned the win after a tight pitching duel as Falkville hitters totaled six hits off three Priceville pitchers. Bobby Alford homered in the eighth to force extra frames before Falkville won on a ninth inning wild pitch.
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Falkville
Priceville
Zane Hill
Lee
Sharp
Thomas
Bobby Alford
Hornets Romp To 9-4 Victory
Austinville Hornets rout Union Hill 9-0 as Ray Mitchell throws a seven inning one hit shutout with three strikeouts. Mike Moebes opens with a triple and Wyman Logan adds a three bagger in the sixth as Austinville improves to 6-0 and plans to face Trinity on May 13.
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Union Hill
Austinville
Hornets
Ray Mitchell
Mitchell
Mike Moebes
Wyman Logan
Trinity
Bosox Slump Continues As Indians Win
Cleveland Indians beat Boston Red Sox 5 4 for their fourth straight win as Early Wynn fends off Stone. Wynn drives in two with a bases loaded single in the sixth and Chico Carasqueal adds two of four Tribe hits. Ted Lepcio belts Boston’s first homer of the year in the third.
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Cleveland
Cleveland Indians
Boston Red Sox
Indians
Wynn
Dean Stone
Tribe
Chico Car- Tasquel
Ted Lepcio
al Smith
Vic Wertz
Roger Maris
Carrasquel
Wertz
Stone
Boston
Jim Hegan
Gen Duke Entered In Preakness After Derby Withdrawal
Trainer Jimmy Jones announced Gen Duke the Calumet colt will be shipped by rail to Baltimore for the $100000 added Preakness at Pimlico on May 18. Jones said the foot bruise hurt his Derby chances little and he expects a quick healing before the Belmont Stakes June 15.
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Louisville
Jimmy Jones
Gen. Duke
Baltimore
Pimlico
New York
Law, Pirates Shut Out Braves 1 0 in Pittsburgh
Vernon Law pitched the Pirates to a 1-0 win over the Milwaukee Braves securing his first win while facing Juan Pizarro in a tight duel. Gene Freese delivered the decisive seventh inning hit scoring Bill Virdon as Dick Groat collected three hits for Pittsburgh in front of 6,398 fans in 44 degree weather to complete the series sweep.
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Pittsburgh
Vernon Law
Pittsburgh Pirates
Milwaukee Braves
Braves
Law
Juan Pizarro
Gene Freese
Bill Virdon
Pizarro
Pirates
Pirate
Hank Aaron
Johnny Logan
Bill Mazeroski
Hank Foiles
Freese
Dick Groat
Milwaukee
Neal's ninth inning homer lifts Dodgers past Cardinals 4-2
Brooklyn W 4 2 over St. Louis as Charlie Neal hits a two run homer with one out in the ninth after Roy Campanella doubles to spark the rally. Campanellaopened the surge with a line double and Clem Labine earned the win in relief.
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Brooklyn
Charlie Neal
Roy Campanella
Brooklyn Dodgers
St. Louis
Neal
Ebbets Field
Campanella
Lindy McDaniel
Don Drysdale
Don Zimmer
Roger Craig
Eddie Kasko
Don Blasingame
McDaniel
Junior Gilliam
Gino Cimoli
Clem Labine
Craig
Kasko
al Dark
Hobie Landrith
Hal Smith
Labine
Conlan Urges Return of Spitball to Major Leagues
New York May 4 Jocko Conlan a National League umpire urged bringing back the spitball to baseball. He said the pitch helped pitchers reach the plate and would ease umpire calls if allowed again. He spoke during a pre game TV interview with Frankie Frisch.
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New York
Jocko Conlan
Conlan
Frankie Frisch
Augusta National trims Masters field and revises rules
Augusta National Golf Club announced changes to Masters eligibility to reduce the field and clarified no lifetime Masters invites for amateur champions who turn pro. The 40 low scorers plus ties will compete the final rounds, replacing broader amateur-based invitations and cutting U S Open invites from 24 to 16.
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Augusta
Augusta National Golf Club
Itout
Ben Hogan
Cary Middlecoff
Bobby Jones
Augusta National
Cliff Roberts
Frank Stranahan
Toledo
Billy Maxwell
Odessa
Tex
Sam Urzetta
Rochester
N. Y
U.S
U. S
Auburn Cage Slate Includes Birmingham Classic in 1957 58
Auburn Athletic Director Jeff Beard announced a 22 game basketball schedule for 1957 58. The Tigers play in the Birmingham Classic December 13 14 with TCU Miami and Mississippi State and travel to Dallas for SMU December 19 and Baylor in Waco December 20. Regulars include Jacksonville Wake Forest Howard Mississippi Florida Alabama Georgia Tech and others.
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Auburn
Jeff Beard
Tiger
Texas Christian
Miami
Fla
Mississippi State
Tigers
Southwest
Southern Methodist
Dallas
Baylor
Waco
Tex
Jacksonville
Wake Forest
Columbus
TCU
Howard
Mississippi
Oxford
Florida
Gainesville
Alabama
Montgomery
Georgia Tech
Phillies Stop Chicubs 5 To 2
Phillies rookie Jack Sanford limited Chicago to four hits and struck out 10 to earn his third win of the NL season at Connie Mack Stadium. The Phillies backed him with four runs in the third, two driven in by Jones who doubled twice, and added a seventh inning tally on Stan Lopata's single.
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Philadelphia
Jack Sanford
Chicago
Cubs
Phillies
Connie Mack Stadium
Sanford
Cub
Phila
Jim Brosnan
Jack Collum
Dick Littlefield
Brosnan
Jones
Stan Lopata
Georgia and opponents schedule slate detailed
A schedule list shows Georgia visiting Athens on Feb 1 Vanderbilt at Auburn Feb 3 Georgia Tech at Auburn Feb 8 Georgia at Auburn Feb 10 Florida at Auburn Feb 15 Louisiana State at Baton Rouge Feb 17 Tulane at New Orleans Feb 22 Tennessee at Auburn Feb 24 Kentucky at Birmingham March 1 Alabama at Montgomery.
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Atlanta
Georgia
Athens
Vanderbilt
Auburn
Georgia Tech
Florida
Louisiana State
Baton Rouge
Tulane
New Orleans
Tennessee
Kentucky
Birmingham
Alabama
Montgomery
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Bill Skowron
Wilson
Tony Kubek
Gil McDougald
Mickey Mantle
Paul LaPalme
Kubek
Wrong
Hopper
Bubba Phillips
Bauer
Ford
C. H. Harris
Leo Martin
Ben Jaco
Paul Bryan
Clarence White
Marvii Coppins
Yellow Jacket
Norris Craft
Smith Craft
Aero Craft
Aluminum Motors
Buccaneer Oliver Trailers
Kennedy Motors
Max’s Trade Mart
Bank Street
Scars Em Wallace
Garrison
Oldacre
Ewen Metcalf
Fann
Parsons
Johnson
Eween
Yancey
Culbreath
Preakness
Brooks
Augusta Golf Club
CAIN
Bank ST
Ryan's Tire & Battery Service
Moulton Street
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