Yanks open big AL lead as Giants pace NL title chase
The New York Yankees stretched their lead with six straight wins and 10 of 11 as Casey Stengel’s club climbed to 19-5. Boston, Cleveland, and Detroit fed the pennant chatter while San Francisco surged to the NL lead with back to back wins over Chicago. Reds, Phillies, Dodgers, and Cardinals won as the campaign tightens.
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Ryne Duren
Lookouts Stretch Eight-Game Win Streak in Southern Association
Chattanooga travels after sweeping a seven-game home stand from New Orleans and Mobile, then beat Mobile 9-6 to reach eight straight. The run could tie a club record if they beat Atlanta tonight as Atlanta, Memphis and Nashville jockey for position in the pennant race.
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Jacobs Rail Job Tops At Moulton
Carl Jacobs from Birmingham won the second heat in the classifica tion at Moulton Drag Strip with 98.9 mph. Clayton Harris led first heat at 104.65 mph but slowed in the second. Watson of Cullman drove a 1957 Chevrolet at 85.71 mph. Other entrants include Gamble, 70.31. George, 75.00. McLemore, 83.33. Cupp, 85.71. Dunn, 62.50.
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Plymouth
United States Wins First Round Davis Cup Tie
The United States swept Venezuela 5-0 in Caracas as Barry MacKay and Bill Quillian won the final two singles and Perry Jones’s squad moved toward the year end Davis Cup challenge against Australia.
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United States
Australia
Perry Jones
Venezuela
Barry MacKay
Bill Quillian
Caracas
Daily Across Puzzle Clues Mixed with Historic Answers
A list of crossword style clues across and down with numbers for across and down entries including Bernhardt and capital of Nigeria among others. The puzzle features short definitions such as astonish neat and smart Canadian leaf and warbler hints plus various linguistic and geographic prompts.
Cryptogram puzzle sample and quote
Crossword page presents Oriental crossword clues with a Cryptoquote example by Longfellow and Dryden quote. It explains letter substitution and notes the daily changing cipher. The page includes puzzle instructions and publication details.
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Longfellow
College Players Battle Gorilla in Carnival Bout
Catawba College lineman Pat Carlisle and John McGrath wrestled a caged gorilla at a Salisbury carnival. The fight lasted one minute with the players earning a dollar per minute plus a chance at larger pay. Both players sustained facial injuries. admission charged two dollars to hospital and one dollar per stitch.
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Major League Leaders From Associated Press Baseball Stats
A summary of top MLB statistical leaders: Mays and Musial lead batting with high averages, Mays also key in runs and hits. Thomas leads home runs with 12 while Mays Cepeda Walls tie in some categories. Spahn leads pitching with 66-0 and 1.000, Gomez tops strikeouts with 40.
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Philadelphia
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Los Angeles
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Pittsburgh
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San Francisco
Spahn
Milwaukee
Elston
McCormick
Gomez
Antonelli
San Franci
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St. Louis
Baseball Southpaw Cerv Leads A.L. Records In 1960s At Bats
Baseball leaders list shows Cerv of Kansas City leading runs batted in with 30 and at bats with 390 for Nieman Baltimore and .384 Vernon of Cleveland in a compact season stat rundown. Other top performers include Kuenn Detroit with 43 hits and 12 doubles, Jensen Boston with 23 RBIs and 8 home runs, Malzone Boston, Lem on Washington triples, and Mantle New York with 7 doubles.
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Monday Games and Tuesday Schedule Preserve Historic Scores
Report of Monday results with New York 5-3 over Washington and Cleveland 7-10 plus other scores. Includes Saturday results with Boston, Baltimore, and Chicago outcomes and the Tuesday slate with cross matchups and noted San Francisco and St. Louis results.
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Milwaukee
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Los Angeles
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Pittsburgh
Trade School Beats Lawrenceburg 4-2 in Narrow Victory
Trade School defeated Lawrenceburg 4-2 yesterday afternoon as Collier pitched a five hitter for the winners. Price Parker led off with two of Trade School's six hits. The winners advance to Lexington Thursday night.
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Pirates Prep In Pony League Showdown At West Town Park
Local brief notes Pony League junior division Pirates set 5 30 p m practice today at West Town ball park. Stolen base and pitching leaders are listed for several major teams with figures for Aparicio Piersall Mantle Turley and other stars.
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Pony League
West Town Ball Park
Giants Rally Twice Clinch Doubleheader Sweep Over Cubs
San Francisco manager Bill Rigney savors a doubleheader sweep of the Chicago Cubs 7 3 and 4 0. Johnny Antonelli, Stu Miller and Danny O Connell lead the win as Willie Mays sits out with the team remaining atop the standings.
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