Giants New York Lead Field At Memorial Day Pole
Memorial Day opens with the Giants two games ahead in the National League race as Ruben Gomez and Mike McCormick start a doubleheader against Wilmer Mizell and Jim Brosnan of the St. Louis Cardinals. In the American League New York leads with Whitey Ford and Bobby Shantz facing the Washington Senators as the A's and Indians contest second place.
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Bears Rally Past Crackers As Baumer Homers In Ninth
Bear Baumer’s ninth inning homer with one on powered Mobile to an 8-7 win over Atlanta as he again tormenting the Crackers. Memphis posted a 9-1 victory over Chattanooga while Nashville defeated Little Rock 10-3 and Birmingham beat New Orleans 6-4. Baumer also added two singles after returning from a week on the bench. Don Dillard and Stan Pawlaski homered for Mobile.
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Stan Pawlaski
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Paul Cave
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Jim Heise
Tony Ponce
Glen Stablefeld
Yankees fret over Mantle strikeout spree
New York star Mickey Mantle has 32 strikeouts in 32 games and only four home runs as the Yankees lead by 7% games. Mantle cites swinging issues and shoulder soreness while teammates urge him to stay relaxed and swing naturally to end his slump.
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Gil McDougald
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Flag Fever Grips Giants Fans in San Francisco
Pen nant fever hits San Francisco as Giants fans flood tickets offices with World Series requests and even checks. Ticket manager Peter Hoffman says reservations are not accepted but a form letter explains the situation. The Giants, preseason expected fourth to sixth, lead the National League and prepare for a series with the Milwaukee Braves, likely packing capacity crowds. Hoffman notes new ticket offices in San Francisco and Oakland amid strong demand.
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Secondary victory fuels late-season push for Barons
The Barons won their game as the starting pitcher went seven innings for the second straight victory on a seven-hitter. Stablefeld joined the Chicks from Minneapolis last week and Nashville backed Gene Hayden who allowed seven hits. Reed shut out New Orleans after the fourth while Birmingham's rally produced two runs in the seventh. Demeter Brose and Clark homered for Birmingham with North driving in a run for New Orleans.
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al Aber
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al Grunwald
Dave Reed
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Steve Demeter
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Lamar North
Thirty three drivers seek gold in fifty second Indianapolis 500
Thirty three auto race drivers from thirteen states compete in the Indianapolis Motor Speedway 500 mile race. Prize money totals about three hundred thousand dollars, with the winner to be decided after four hours of racing. Top contenders include Ed Elisian and Dick Rathmann, both fast qualifiers, with strong showings by Jud Larson Jimmy Reece and Jimmy Bryan as well as veteran Paul Russo and rookie Bill Cheesbourg.
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Friday and weekend baseball schedule with results recap
The Associated Press lists American League games on Friday including Cleveland at Kansas City and Washington at New York with none results provided. Thursday results show Birmingham 6 New Orleans 4 Memphis 9 Chattanooga 1 Mobile 8 Atlanta 7 and Nashville 10 Little Rock 3. Friday schedule covers New York at Boston Washington at Baltimore Chicago at Detroit and Cleveland at Kansas City plus Cincinnati at Philadelphia and San Francisco at St Louis etc.
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16th Ave Baptist Tops Church Loop in early league play
16th Ave Baptist remains undefeated after a 9 8 forfeit win over Central Baptist while Shoal Creek Baptist loses. Tonight at Pop Oliver Field Fairview Baptist meets Central Methodist at 7 p m and First Baptist faces East End Methodist at 8 30 p m. Standings show 16th Ave Baptist 2 0 with several teams tied at 1 1 and others at 1 0 or 1 1.
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Pat's Freezette Faces Tri Cities Powerhouse in Twin-Bill
Decatur’s Pat's Freezette hosts Carl's Service Station in a doubleheader at Delano Park starting at 7:30 PM. Pat's pursues a 7-0 league start while Carl's sits atop Tri-Cities softball with an unbeaten record and top players Hoyt Alvis and Scott McClanahan.
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Richardson to Start for Visitors in Alabama Softball Clash
North Alabama fans will see one of the area’s top pitchers, Billy Richardson, start for the visitors. The event features LSU right now, with Bazzell LF Bazzell and Bobby Clardy listed in the lineup and Dennis Allred at third base as part of the hosts' defense.
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Bobby Clardy
Dennis Allred
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Church of Sweden Assembly votes against women ordination
In Stockholm the Church of Sweden Assembly rejected a proposal to allow women to become ordained ministers by a 2 to 36 vote. The result preserves male ordination rules and limits.
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