Veterans Spark Redbirds to Third in Big League Action
Old Guard stars led scoring as Feller won his 250th, the Indians beat Baltimore 14-3 and 2-1, and Boston rose to third with Williams adding hits and walks. Dodgers tied Milwaukee after Roe’s solid start and Snider homered twice. Reds' win over the Cardinals dropped St Louis to third.
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New York Yankees
Kinder
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Red Sox
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Kell
Chicago White Sox
Grady Hatton
Roe
Brooklyn Dodgers
Pittsburgh
Milwaukee
Duke Snider
Brooks
Pafko
Chicago Cubs
Ater
Braves
Ray Crone
Chet Nichols
Grissom
Leo Durocher
Philadelphia Phillies
Giants
Phils
Willie Mays
Curt Simmons
Vernon
Washington
Detroit
Steve Gromek
Avalanche
Wally Post
Cincinnati Redlegs
St. Louis Cardinals
Reds
Baksi and Baker Square Off In Brooklyn Bout
New York boxers Joe Baksi aged 32 and Bob Baker prepare for a nationally televised fight at Eastern Park. Baksi returns from a farm in East Nassau weighing 261 pounds, after weeks of training and a tuneup knockout victory.
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New York
Joe Baksi
Brooklyn
Eastern Parkway
Abc-Tv
Bob Baker
Pittsburgh
Baksi
East Nassau
N.Y
White Sox land Kell in big deal as Cavarretta pursuit grows
Chicago negotiates major trade for George Kell after paying about 100000 with Grady Hatton and cash. Frank Lane aims to add Phil Cavarretta as slugger and coach while seeking clutch pinch hitting help for pennant chase.
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Tom Branagan
Chicago
Chicago White Sox
George Kell
Phil Cavarretta
Frank Lane
Sox
Kell
Boston Red Sox
Grady Hatton
Red Sox
Joe Cronin
Lane
Paul Richards
Cavarretta
Chicago Cubs
Cubs
Richards
Comiskey
Bob Keegan
Cub
Stan Hack
Hot Car Dominates 38th Indianapolis 500 Qualifying
Indy 500 field includes pole starter Jack McGrath and newcomer Frank Armi. Among 33 contenders only Armi posted a pace near last year’s top speeds, as 27 veterans and 6 first timers exceeded 138.632 mph for the 10 mile trials. McGrath led with 141.033 mph May 15 while Armi’s 137.672 mph pace marked a standout first qualification for Hanford California.
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Jack McGrath
Frank Armi
Indianapolis Motor Speedway
McGrath
Tailender Arms
Hanford
Calif
Bill Vukovich
Bill Holland
Armi
Vukovich
Jimmie Davies
Shirai Retains World Flyweight Title in Narrow 15 Round Win
In Tokyo Yoshio Shirai defeated challenger Leo Espinosa of the Philippines by a close 15 round decision to retain the world flyweight championship.
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Tokyo
Yoshio Shirai
Leo Espinosa
Philippines
Boxing Night Adds Local Flair To TV Card At St Nichol Arena
The card pairs Baker facing a slide in form as he weighs 209 after a 223 tally against Archie Moore on March 9 in Miami Beach. Tonight the Du Mont telecast features Ralph Tiger Jones versus Pedro Gonzales in a 10 round middleweight bout. Jones dropped a May 14 bout at Madison Square Garden as a 5-1 favorite. Gonzales from Rankin Pennsylvania has 11 wins in 18 pro starts, with losses to Langlois and Castellani in 1954.
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Archie Moore
Miami Beach
St. Nicholas Arena
du Mont
Ralph
Tiger) Jones
Pedro Gonzales
Jones
Jacques Royer
Madison Square Garden
Gonzales
Rankin
Pierre Langlois
Rocky Castellani
Parkerless Thumbs Down in Tennessee Valley Semi Pro Loop
Russellville and Huntsville clubs fail to join the Tennessee Valley semi pro league as Florence officials bar two teams. Four teams—Decatur Florence Sheffield Monsanto—are set to start the season with Ramblers and Indians shaping up rosters for a June 5 home opener against Monsanto.
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Russellville
Huntsville
Parkers
Decatur
Sheffield
Monsanto
Columbia, Tenn
Ramblers
Tri-Cities
Tribe
Columbia
Maulers
Bill Freeman
Max Kelley
Bobby Ray Smith
Billy Howell
Jimmy Johns
Marvin Breeding
Smith
Freeman
Phillies Visit Giants in Mon Night Baseball Showdown
In Monday action in the American League only one game is scheduled with Philadelphia at New York at night. Sunday's results include Boston over New York and a Cleveland rout of Baltimore. Predictions hinge on Kellner facing Grim with Maglie meeting Dickson in a later clash.
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New York
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Grim
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Cleveland
Baltimore
Washington
Chicago
Detroit
Pet. Wit
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Eee Ee Ewners
Southern Association Standings From Birmingham
The report lists teams and records for the Southern Association including Atlanta, Birmingham, Chattanooga, New Orleans, Nashville, Memphis, Little Rock, and Mobile. It notes match results such as Atlanta beating Memphis 5 to 1 and New Orleans beating Nashville 10 to 2, with schedule pairings Chattanooga at Mobile and Nashville at New Orleans.
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Southern Association
Birmingham
Atlanta
Chattanooga
New Orleans
Nashville
Memphis
Little Rock
Mobile
Chief Bender Dies at 71 in Philadelphia
All-Time baseball great Chief Bender, famed pitcher for the Philadelphia Athletics, died Saturday night at age 71 after a long illness. He had been hospitalized for months with heart disease and cancer, with his wife of 40 years at his bedside.
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Chief Bender
Philadelphia
Charles Albert
Chief
Toski Looms As Successor To Little Ben Hogan
Bob Toski, 127 pounds from Livingston New Jersey, wins the $20,000 Eastern Open by seven strokes to vault atop the money list with $10,988.74 in 1954 and to be seen as Hogan’s potential successor. He shot 277 72 holes on Mt Pleasant in Baltimore and earned $4,000 plus added drama from rival Jack Burke Jr. and others.
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Lou Panos
Baltimore
Bob Toski
Ben Hogan
Livingston
N.J
Toski
Baton Rouge
Azalea
Hogan
Fairways
Northhampton
Mass
Colonial National Invitation
Fort Worth
Tex
Mt. Pleasant
Jack Burke Jr
Kiamesha Lake
N.Y
Burke
Jim Turnesa
Briarcliff
Ed Oliver
Lemont
Ill
Ted Kroll
New Hartford
Lloyd Mangrum
Niles
Julius Boros
Mid- Pines
N.C
Southern Amateur Golf Qualifiers Open At Memphis Course
Dixie’s top play for fun golfers tee off to qualify for 64 berths in the Southern Amateur at Memphis Country Club. Thirty six holes of qualifying, plus 18 today and tomorrow, lead to four days of match play. Notables include defending champ Joe Conrad, Hillman Robbins, Tommy Barnes, and Dick Collard as 114 entries face bermuda rye greens and rough fairways.
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Dixie
Memphis Country Club
Joe Conrad
San Antonio
Tex
Hillman Robbins
Tommy Barnes
Atlanta
Husky Dick Collard
New Orleans
Conrad
Lackland Air Force Base
Barnes
Ronnie Wenzier
Southern
Mason Rudolph
Clarksville
Tenn
Jimmy Brass
Lackland Base
Tourney Brass
Bermuda
Crax Threaten as Crackers Win to Narrow Lead
Atlanta Crackers on a nine game win streak threaten to regain the Southern Association lead after a 5-1 win over Memphis. Bob Giggie pitched six solid innings, Chuck Tanner hit a long first frame homer, and Adolph Regelski added his eighth of the season for Birmingham. Elroy Face led New Orleans past Nashville 10-2 while Mobile edged Chattanooga 1-0. R. C. Otey turned a bases loaded danger into a double play to end a Barons rally.
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Associated Press
Atlanta Crackers
Southern Association
Little Rock
Birmingham Barons
Crackers
Memphis
Atlanta
Bob Giggie
Chicks
Ed White
Giggie
Elroy Face
New Orleans
Nashville
Mobile
Chattanooga
Dick Hyde
Gonzalo Narranjo
Chuck Tanner
Reynolds earns Tuscaloosa Invitational title in Texas golfer’s run
Sam Reynolds of Wichita Falls Texas captured the Tuscaloosa Country Club Invitational with a 1 up victory over Tommy Nicol of Tuscaloosa. Reynolds trailed early before tying on the 10th with a 25 foot putt and rode a sharp driving game to the win.
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Texas
Tuscaloosa
Reynolds
Opp
Ala
Marianna
Fla
Dothan
Brewton
Army
Ft. Benning
Texan
Jackie Maness
University of Alabama
Nicol
Dick Pride
Bull Moose Reaches Weight of 1800 Pounds
A bull moose can weigh as much as 1,800 pounds, highlighting the impressive size of male moose and their physical presence in northern habitats.
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