Barons Split Vols Chicks in Twin Bill Action
Nashville Vols and Memphis Chicks both won one game in a doubleheader sweep era, with Nashville beating New Orleans 10-8 and 6-2 while Memphis edged Atlanta 9-8 and 4-3. Stan Palys delivered a two run triple for Nashville, Roy Pardue won in his return to Nashville, and Chick King fueled Atlanta’s offense with a five RBI night.
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New Orleans
Memphis
Vols
Little Rock
Chicks
Chattanooga
Stan Palys
Vel
Jerry Davis
Pel
Jerry Buchanan
Southern
John Gebhard
Roy Pardue
Havana
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Bill Gabler
George Shuba
Bob Coats
Chick King
Gabler
Glenn Hobbie
Bill Henry
Bob Montag
Lary Osborne
Birmingham
Baron
George Brunet
Travelers
Golf Tournament Planned at Decatur Country Club
Two big golfing events are set at Decatur Country Club over the next days. The Ruth Banks Tournament for Women runs tomorrow through Friday with three nine hole rounds each. The 27 hole men’s medal play follows next Sunday with roughly 60 entrants from Huntsville Birmingham Tri-Cities Athens and Gadsden.
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Ruth Banks
North Alabama
Bill Curtis
Bill
Frank Campbell
Huntsville
Frank
John
Birmingham
Tri-Cities
Athens
Gadsden
Curtis
O. B. Evans
Major League Leaders in Batting and Pitching
The chart lists American League leaders with Williams of Boston at .394 batting and 9 homers, Sievers of Washington leading in runs and RBIs, plus Landis and Trucks tied in stolen bases. In the National League Aaron of Milwaukee leads batting runs and hits, with Mays of New York atop stolen bases. Labine and Gross tied for pitching with 3 0 and Arroyo of Pittsburgh leads in appearances.
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Sievers
Washington
Washingon
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Trucks
Kansas
Cleveland
Aaron
Milwaukee
Mays
New York
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Brooklyn
Cincinnati
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Arroyo
Pittsburgh
Harrison Takes Golf Festival
Dutch Harrison won the Sam Snead Golf Festival at Old White course with a 62, eight under par, after switching putters and taking a lesson. The 48-year-old Arkansas native overcame an eight-stroke deficit to seize the $2,300 first prize as Paul Harney faltered with a 72. Harrison recorded nine birdies and one bogey.
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W. Va
Dutch Harrison
Arkansan
Paul Harney
Worcester
Mass
Harney
Harrison
Weather and scores loom large in Sunday sports roundup
A summary of Sunday results shows Detroit defeating Washington 6-1, Baltimore routing Kansas City 10-0, and New York beating Cleveland 6-3. Chicago downed Boston 6-2 as Monday’s slate features Detroit at Washington and Kansas City at Baltimore among others.
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New York
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Minneapolis
Indianapolis
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Omaha
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Charleston
Louisville
Mays Indicates He Is Feeling Oats Again in Giants Return
Willie Mays, the Giants center fielder, returned from a virus-induced hospital stay to post a .315 season average. He has nine straight hits, four steals in a game against Cincinnati, and his pace boosts his team as he discusses baserunning against pitchers, noting right-handers are easier to steal on.
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Willie Mays
New York Giants
New York
Mays
Cincinnati
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Giants
Milwaukee Braves
Willie
Bill Rigney
Rigney
Joe Nuxhall
LSU Track King Wins SEC Title After Five Frustrating Years
LSU captures its 15th SEC track and field crown after five seasons of Florida and Auburn taking the championship. The Bengals scored 59 percent of the points as they reclaimed the conference title in Birmingham.
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Louisiana State
Bengals
Florida
Auburn
Redlegs Pitcher Acker Shines In Double-Header Wins
Tom Acker earned two relief wins lifting the Cincinnati Redlegs to a two game NL lead over Milwaukee. George Crowe collected four hits in the opener, Wally Post hit a go ahead homer in the second, and Ray Katt fueled a New York 6-3 win over Milwaukee with a bases loaded two run single. Other notes include Mantle’s seventh homer in a 6-3 Yankee victory and Bobby Shantz silencing Cleveland as the Yankees extended their lead. The Philadelphia Chicago doubleheader was rained out.
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Hersh Freeman
Birdie Tebbetts
Acker
George Crowe
Pittsburgh
Wally Post
Smoky Burgess
Bob Thurman
Ray Katt
New York
Tory
Katt
Johnny Antonelli
Red Murff
Don Newcombe
St. Louis
Cardinals
Brooklyn Dodger
Carl Furillo
Philadelphia
Chicago
Larry Doby
Chicago White Sox
Cleveland
Bill Fischer
Paul LaPalme
Boston
Mickey Mantle
New York Yankee
Bobby Shantz
Indians
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Rocky Colavito
Shantz
Duke Maas
Detroit
Washington
Chuck Stubbs
Tito Francona
George Kell
Baltimore
Kansas City
Hector Brown
Orioles
Rip Coleman
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Rookie Breaks Into Memorial Race Front Row
Eddie Sachs becomes the first rookie to start in the front row of the Memorial 500 in seven years, alongside Pat O'Connor and Troy Ruttman. O'Connor won the pole with 143.948 mph. Sachs clocked 143.822 for four laps. Ruttman faced rain delays and could not match earlier speed.
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Eddie Sachs
Indianapolis Motor Speedway
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Troy Ruttman
O‘connor
Sachs
Ruttman
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Bowes Racing
Rex Mays
Louis Schneider
Fred Agabashian
Walnut Creek
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Carpenter Leads Meet Scoring as Auburn, Florida Veer
Harry Carpenter again tops the meet as the individual high scorer for the second straight year. Auburn finishes second with 34 3 5 points while defending champ Florida places third with 33 3 5.
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Auburn
Florida
Orioles Purchase Art Houtteman From Indians
Baltimore buys pitcher Art Houtteman, 29, former Detroit ace, from Cleveland for an undisclosed price. Cleveland manager Kerby Farrell noted Houtteman’s control problems after a 19 win season in 1950 and limited four innings pitched this year.
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Baltimore Orioles
Art Houtteman
Detroit Tigers
Cleveland
Indians
Kerby Farrell
Houtteman
Detroit
Decatur Wrestling World Title Bout Sets Rematch
The Fargo Brothers Jack and Don defeated Cyclone Anaya and Ronnie McKay in a world championship tag match at the Armory. Anaya clashed with the referee after the bout, and a rematch is signed by promoters Bill Golden and Bill Jobe. Anaya hails from Central America and weighs 224 pounds, McKay from Glasgow weighing 218, while the Fargos from New York total 454 pounds and have held the title about a year. Bonnie Watson from Florida faces Belle Starr in a girls bout, with crowd whooping to see the all-star card.
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Don
Cyclone Anaya
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McKay
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Bill Jobe
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