Campanella Offered Deputy Boxing Commissioner Post
Roy Campanella, paralyzed from the waist down after a Jan 28 accident, is offered an $8,000 a year deputy boxing commissioner job by Gov. Averell Harriman of New York. Campanella begins treatment at NYU Bellevue Medical Center and shows signs of increasing mobility and purpose.
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Campy
New York
Averell Harriman
Campanella
Harriman
New York University-Bellevue Medical Center
Roy
Dodger
Donald A. Covalt
Covalt
Cattle Thieves Strike Idaho Slaughterhouse
Idaho Falls report cites Glen Stranger saying burglars broke into a slaughterhouse and stole two prime rear quarters of prize cattle while leaving two front quarters behind. The incident highlights ongoing concerns about livestock theft in the region.
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Idaho Falls
Idaho
Glen Stranger
Trade School Triumph 7 2 In Russellville Victory
Tennessee Valley State Trade School defeated Russellville 7 to 2 at Eastside Park. Jack Crowe and Jim Stephenson teamed to limit the home nine to five hits. The Trade School team returns to Russellville for a second game Wednesday at 7:30 p.m.
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Russellville
Tennessee Valley State Trade School
Eastside Park
Jack Crowe
Jim Stephenson
Baseball scores and schedules for Monday through Sunday
Summary of American League baseball results and upcoming games including Baltimore at Kansas City, daily scores from Sunday and Saturday games, and Tuesday and Monday fixtures. Also notes rain effects and miscellaneous results from other leagues and cities such as Philadelphia Chicago Milwaukee and San Francisco.
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Los Angeles
Philadelphia
Chicago
Milwaukee
San Francisco
Pittsburgh
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Battle for Second Place Roars Through American League
The American League race tightens with Boston nine games behind the Yankees who swept Cleveland 6-1 and 6-3. Detroit and Washington climb from the cellar while Boston and Chicago split. Mantle homers as White Sox win game two. pitcher Billy Pierce notches win. In the National League, expiring trades fuel Cubs Cardinals and Reds. Giants sweep Pirates as benches empty in Philadelphia rainout night.
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Washington
Red Sox
Yankees
Cleveland
Chicago
White Sox
Jim Landis
Billy Pierce
Yogi Berra
Whitey Ford
Elston Howard
Taos Slaughter
Johnny Bucks
Dick Tomanek
Milwaukee
Cincinnati
St. Louis
Taylor Phillips
Sammy Taylor
Bob Rush
Bill Wight
Curtis Flood
Harvey Haddix
Steve Bilko
Phillips
Cubs
Braves
Taylor
Rush
Flood
Cardinals
Redlegs
Wight
Reds
Haddix
Bilko
San Francisco Giants
Pittsburgh
Los Angeles
Phillies
Philadelphia
Bill
Vernon Law
Ruben Gomez
Frank Cascoli
Law
Pirate
Danny Murtaugh
Gomez
Murtaugh
Crax Player Ties HR Mark In Southern
Johnny DeMerit of Milwaukee's Crackers, two home upstart bursts, matches a 1928 Southern league HR record with four consecutive homers in a 9-0 victory over New Orleans at City Park Stadium. Atlanta extends league lead while Mobile and Little Rock win. Chattanooga and Nashville drop.
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DeMerit
Fleet Atlanta
Milwaukee
University of Wisconsin
Michigan
Asia
New Orleans
Dick Wade
Nashville
Crackers
City Park
Atlanta
Birmingham
Mobile
Memphis
Vols
Little Rock
Chattanooga
Ray Ripplemeyer
Ripplemeyer
Buck Riddle
Sammy Meeks
Jake Striker
Bob Thorpe
Striker
Barons
Kent Hadley
Bob Spicer
Spicer
Lookouts
Rush Irked At Cub Pilot Rush Irked At Cub Pilot
Milwaukee Braves pitcher Bob Rush used beating his former team the Cubs as a reply to lingering remarks by Bob Scheffing. Rush defeated Chicago 5-2 in the second game of a doubleheader after Taylor Phillips edged the Braves 1-0 in the opener.
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Milwaukee Braves
Bob Rush
Bob Scheffing
Cubs
Rush
Chicago
Taylor Phillips
Braves
Phillips
Scheffing
Mesa
Ariz
Veterans In Front For Start Of 50 500-Mile Race
The 33 fastest Indy 500 drivers line up for the 42nd 500 mile race on the Indianapolis track with an average qualifying speed of 143.272 mph surpassing the 1956 record. Veterans hold the first three rows, newcomers total eight, led by Dempsey Wilson and Bill Cheesbourg as 12th and 2nd starters respectively.
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Indianapolis
Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Dempsey Wilson
Sorenson
Bill Cheesbourg
Tucson
Ariz
Cheesbourg
Paul Russo
Johnnie Parsons
van Nuys
Calif
A. J. Foyt
Dean
Monza
Italy
Jimmy Bryan
Bryan
AAA
Sam Hanks
Sandy Beland
Tony Bettershauser
Jim Rathmann
Rodger Ward
Jimmy Reece
Don Freeland
Eddie Johnson
Major League Leaders By The Associated Press
Baseball season leaders listed by league in batting runs batted in and hits. Notable names include Cerv, Fox, Kuenn, Mays, and Spahn among top performers across the American and National Leagues with leading averages, home runs, and pitching marks.
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Associated Press
Nieman
Baltimore
Ward
Cleveland
Fox
Chicago
Cerv
Kansas City
F. Bolling
Detroit
Minoso
Jensen
Boston
Gernert
Kuenn
Avila
Mantle
New York
Turley
Garver
Sisler
Pierce
Wynn
Ramos
Washington
Decatur Team Captures Valley Golf Trophy
In Tuscumbia Alabama a Decatur Country Club quartet won the Tennessee Valley Team golf trophy by amassing 153 points. Al Jones led scoring with rounds of 34 and 31 for 65, followed by Frank Troupe Charlie Morris and Dr. O. B. Evans. Jasper placed second 143. other clubs Florence Huntsville Athens and Tuscumbia competed. A Huntsville team won a dogfight adjourned during the afternoon.
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Ala
Decatur Country Club
Decatur
al Jones
Jones
Frank Troupe
Charlie Morris
Dr. O. B. Evans
Jasper
Florence
Huntsville
Athens
Jacobs Tops At Moulton Drag Strip Meet
Carl Jacobs of Birmingham led the top eliminator at Moulton Drag Strip as rain shortened the program. The rails ran only a brief event with two top eliminators planned for next Sunday and a list of attendees including Gamble Collins Grimes Green Harris Long Jacobs Patterson.
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Birmingham
Moulton
Jerry Gamble
Guntersville
R. J. Collins
W. M. Grimes
Huntsville
R. V. Green
Decatur
Clayton Harris
Wade Long
Jacobs
Pat Patterson
Trenton Ordinance Bans Hoop Skirts Over Five Feet
In 1857 Trenton New Jersey passes an ordinance limiting hoop skirts to a five foot diameter, regulating fashion silhouettes citywide.
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N. J
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