Williams improves to .500 vs Red Sox in 8-6 win
Washington Senators, on a 18 of 21 slide, snapped an eight-game skid with an 8-6 victory over the front-running Boston Red Sox. Frank Howard hit a two-run homer in the first as Ted Williams, now managing the Senators, improved to 20-40 all-time against Boston. Joe Foy and Paul Casanova delivered decisive eighth and seventh inning doubles to seal the comeback.
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Clarence Gaston
Dave Campbell
Terry Matthews
Ed Avila
Amarillo
Matthews
Stan Wall
Arkansas
Albuquerque
Charlotte
Jacksonville
Fred Smith
Mike Burger
Jerry Bond
Burger
Bond
Bonallack Sees British Team Aiming to Retake Walker Cup
St Andrews Scotland AP Mike Bonallack vowed his British amateur team would win back the Walker Cup from the United States this week for the first time since 1938. He praised a deep 10 man squad and noted Britain and U S press odds as he guides the squad into a 24-match two day showdown.
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Scotland
Mike Bonallack
United States
Bonallack
Ray Mitchell Boosts Home Improvement Loans at First State
First State Bank of Decatur promotes home improvement loans with Ray Mitchell advocating flexible financing. The campaign emphasizes loan options for adding on, fixing up, or painting a home to meet customer needs.
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Ray Mitchell
First State
Ray
Braves spoil Expos Victoria Day with 9 4 win at Jarry Park
Atlanta pounds 11 hits and capitalizes on three Expos errors to beat Montreal 9 4 at Jarry Park. Key early rally in the fourth fueled by Cepeda Millan Evans walk sequence, and Millan drives in three in the ninth as Gosger and Sutherland homer for Montreal.
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Marty Perez
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Gary Sutherland
Ron Fairly
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Evans
Jim Gosger
Bob Bailey
Fairly
Braves
Sonny Jackson
Cepeda
Fortune Smiles On Indy Hopeful
Jim Malloy quit a Denver job to race cars and seeks victory in the Indianapolis 500. He drives the No. 42 Eagle for Dan Gurney's team after a last minute chance, qualified at 171.838 mph and later improved to 173 mph. Malloy, a Denver native, has had mixed results at Indy with a pace-lap crash last year. The field worked on engines and carburetion runs as spectators were to attend for the first time at the Speedway course.
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Southern
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Dan Gurney
All-American Racing
Yarbrough
Speedway
Amarillo Ties Dixie Division Lead With 9-5 Win
Amarillo roared to a 9-5 victory over Shreveport to pull even with Dallas-Fort Worth atop the Dixie Association Western Division while Birmingham beat Dallas-Fort Worth 7-4. Other scores include Asheville 6 Columbus 5 and Savannah 7 Montgomery 6 in one run thrillers.
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Dallas-Fort Worth
Shreveport
Birmingham
Asheville
Columbus
Albuquerque
Arkansas
Jacksonville
Charlotte
Savannah
Montgomery
San Antonio
Memphis
Veteran driver Lloyd Ruby seeks first Indianapolis 500 win
Veteran race driver Lloyd Ruby returns to Indianapolis hoping for his first victory. He notes a bit of luck could have earned him the title years earlier and reflects on past near misses.
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Lloyd Ruby
Ruby
Operation Clean-Up Underway At NFL Owners Meeting
NFL owners opened a meeting in New York to finish spring work. Tex Schramm of the Dallas Cowboys will report on progress in negotiations with the players after a stalled talks period marked by a grievance with the National Labor Relations Board. They will also review a revised playoff tiebreaker procedure.
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New York
National Football League
Tex Schramm
Dallas Cowboys
Players’ Association
National Labor Relations Board
Big Ten Begins Search for New Commissioner
A Big Ten search committee started the hunt for the best available man in the country to replace late Commissioner William R Reed. John Dewey was named interim commissioner, declined candidacy for the permanent post, and a five member committee will screen nominees for final approval by the Council of Ten.
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Iowa City
Big Ten
William R
Bill) Reed
League
John Dewey
Reed
Dewey
Plante
Concerno
Petoskey
Mich
Alabama signs duo from Lee High to track scholarships
University of Alabama coach John Mitchell signs two Lee High School standouts Henry Orum and Thomas Whatley to grant in aid scholarships. Orum is unbeaten in hurdles and cited as most outstanding athlete at the Alabama Relays. Whatley has undefeated sprints with best times of 9.5 and 21.3 seconds and both helped Lee win the 4-A state title in the 440 relay.
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Ala
University of Alabama
John Mitchell
Montgomery
Robert E. Lee High School
Henry Orum
Thomas Whatley
Lee
Orum
Alabama
Whatley
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