Stan Musial Inches From 3000 Hit Milestone In NL Heroics
Stan Musial of the St. Louis Cardinals remains two hits shy of a 3000 career hit mark after five in a game that featured a ninth inning rally to sweep the Cubs. He finished with a .494 average for the season and leads in total bases and extra hits while ranking high in RBIs, home runs, and doubles.
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All-Star Wrestling Card Returns to Decatur
Pro wrestling resumed in Decatur last Monday with two top matches. The Fargo Brothers defended their title as Chief Little Eagle and Johnney Walker defeated the Corsican Brothers by disqualification. A capacity crowd saw upcoming women’s semifinals and a main tag match featuring O'Toole, Kenneth, Little Eagle, and Costello. Bell time 8:30, sponsored by D. A. V.
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Musial Party Celebrates 3000th Hit Amid Cardinals Win Streak
Stan Musial’s 3000th hit celebration doubled as a four game Cardinals win streak after a doubleheader sweep of the Chicago Cubs. Musial, 37, boosted batting to .494 with five hits in the two games and hinted he would reach the milestone in Chicago today or tomorrow. The party at Musial and Julius Garagnani’s restaurant drew 350 friends including Senator Stuart Symington Governor James T. Blair and Mayor Raymond R. Tucker as Musial praised the team’s improved pitching and hitting.
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Boros Wins Hot Springs Open in Narrow Finish
Julius Boros, 38, from Mid Pines North Carolina, won the $20,000 Hot Springs Open with a final 71 to finish 72 holes at 273 one under par. Cary Middlecoff, Bob Rosburg, and Don January chased, Rosburg tied for third after a 69, Bolt finished four back in ninth place. prize money went to Boros 2800 dollars.
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Tulane Sec Net Champs Capture 7th Straight Title
Tulane wins its seventh straight Southeastern Conference tennis championship finishing with 32 points to LSU's 26. Ron Holmberg earns the No 1 singles title by defeating Ned Neely of Georgia Tech 6-3. Holmberg and Lester Sack win No 1 doubles 6-3 6-1 over Foster Hopkins. Georgia Tech finishes third with 21 points.
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Baseball Schedule And Results
Monday features Boston at Washington and Chicago at Kansas City. Sunday results include New York 4 Washington 3 and Baltimore 3 Boston 2. Saturday results show New York 8 Washington 0 and Baltimore 5 Chicago 2. Tuesday pits Baltimore at New York and Cleveland at Detroit.
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National League Standings and Schedule Report
The National League tables show Milwaukee and San Francisco tied at 15 wins with Chicago and Pittsburgh close behind. Notable results include Pittsburgh beating Philadelphia in an 11 inning second game, and multiple weather affected or rescheduled games with outcomes like St Louis 8 Chicago 6 and Milwaukee 7 Cincinnati 6.
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Huntsville Bowlers Lead Derby Tourney in Louisville
A Huntsville Pepsi Cola team led the derby bowling tournament in Louisville Kentucky Sunday night with 3139 handicap. The five bowlers are Ed Turner John Babis Jim Beckham Bill Geloneck and Cecil Turner. They surpassed the Louisville team at 3061 and also hold 2819 pinfall. The event continues for another week.
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Olympic Decathlon Champion Foresees U S Loss in 1960
Bob Mathias, two time Olympic decathlon champion and film candidate, predicts the United States will lose the 1960 Olympics to the Soviet Union. He cites stagnation in track events while the Russians focus on events historically led by the United States. Mathias spoke after touring Germany and lecturing to Army athletes. The note ends with a mention of the Gaelic college in St Ann's Nova Scotia.
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Monday Schedule and Sunday Results From Southern League
Monday features Little Rock at Atlanta Memphis at Birmingham Mobile at Nashville and New Orleans at Chattanooga. Sunday results show Atlanta winning 3 2 Birmingham beating Little Rock 9 6 7 percent attendance figures appear. Nashville at New Orleans and Chattanooga at Mobile postponed due to rain.
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Hurlers falter as form breaks and upsets sweep AL
American League managers learn upsets when pitchers fail to back past performances. Portocarrero and Zuverink shut out the Red Sox to give Baltimore a doubleheader sweep, Pascual blanks the Yankees, and Shantz beats the Senators as Detroit bats Urban for eight runs. Billy Pierce suffers another loss as Cleveland tops Chicago, with O’Dell earning Baltimore’s win in relief.
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Lincoln Road And Tim Tam Top Field For Preakness
Baltimore reports weeds out field for Saturdays Preakness as Tim Tam and Lincoln Road loom. Tim Tam bucking 81 year history since 1875 Kentucky Derby winner to win Preakness and Belmont before. Lincoln Road carries strong Derby-Preakness potential with Belmont as possible.
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