Pioneers and Walsh Set For Late Night Game
Garden Citys Pioneers travel to Walsh Colorado tonight for a Kansas Colorado League contest scheduled at 9 p.m. Garden comes in 2-1 while Walsh, led by Eugene Dillon, is 7-0. Weather may affect play with Walsh reporting rain and a potentially playable field.
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Baseball standings and Thursday results across AL and NL
The Associated Press summary shows American League standings with Cleveland leading at 28 17 and Baltimore 29 21, New York 23 21, Detroit 21 21, Chicago 23 21, Washington 20 26. Boston 15 33. Thursday results include Cleveland 3 Boston 2 and Detroit 7 7 Baltimore 5 4. Final note lists Friday and Saturday matchups and NL games Pittsburgh 11 Chicago 3 Cincinnati 7 San Francisco 4 Milwaukee 6 Los Angeles 5.
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Sugar Ray Robinson Favored In Boston Pender Rematch
Sugar Ray Robinson named 8-5 favorite to defend his middleweight titles against Paul Pender in a 15 round rematch at Boston Garden. The fight drew court orders over gate receipts and TV rights with NBC coverage planned and a 11,000 attendance expected. Robinson receives $105,000 of the $150,000 TV money as promoters tie up rematch funds amid legal challenges.
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Noted Golfer Caldwell Dies at Wadsworth Kansas
John H Caldwell, 72, a prominent golf figure, died Thursday at the Wadsworth Veterans Hospital in Kansas. He served as golf pro at Moira Country Club from 1929 to 1955 and held similar posts in Council Bluffs Iowa Kearney Nebraska St Louis Missouri and Vicksburg Mississippi. Born in Scotland he was a World War I veteran who served overseas with the American army.
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Indians Defense of AL Lead Faces Yanks in New York
The Indians, 12 games up in the AL after Baltimore’s slide, open a four game series at Yankee Stadium. Cleveland had won five straight by 3-2 over Boston, while New York beat Chicago 5-2 to close gap. George Strickland hit his first homer, Wynn Hawkins earned his first win, and Mickey Mantle belted his 11th homer as Detroit and Kansas City also won.
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Johnny James
Frank Baumann
A’s
Danny Kravitz
Perro Ramos
Ken Johnson
Weather Washes Out Local Softball and Baseball Action
Rain disrupts the opening schedule for both women and men softball at Finnup Park and Knothole League baseball. Women’s doubleheader Welder's Supply versus Yellow Cab and Coca-Cola versus Pierceville were postponed with makeups planned. men's games also postponed with three to be rescheduled. Minor League started with Knights leading 9 0 after 1 ½ innings before rain halted play and Clint Lightner Field tilt did not start.
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Mixed League In Third Week At Garden Rowl Thursday
In week three of the Mixed League Jim Nesbitt and Lelia Stine Metz led with top scores. Nesbitt rolled 206 and 569 series, while Stine Metz posted the best women’s game 175 and Leona Dickerson led women’s series with 472. DR. Anthony’s claimed the top team series 1,842 and Hits and Misses had the best team game 670. Results: Satan’s Angels beat Colorado Interstate Gas 3-0, 1,801-1,640. Dr. Anthony’s beat Anonymous 2-1, 1,842-1,703. Hits and Misses beat Elliott Printers 3-0, 1,788-1,486.
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Satan's Angels
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Palmer Wall Lead Oklahoma City Open Race
Arnold Palmer and Art Wall Jr. head a strong field of 138 pros and 10 amateurs in the opening round of the Oklahoma City Open at Twin Hills. The event offers 4300 to the winner over four days as 34 qualifiers aim for next week's National Open in Denver.
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Jaycees Schedule Second Annual Junior Golf Meet
Garden City hosts the second annual Jaycees junior golf tournament at Jaycee Airlinks on June 26. Top finishers advance to the state meet in Coffeyville July 22–24, with berths to the national Jaycee tourney for the four best. Last year 13 youngsters competed and local champs included Dick Turner and Doug Weber.
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Giants Opening Four-Game Set With Braves Sparks Worries
The San Francisco Giants, two games behind Pittsburgh, begin a four game series against the Atlanta Braves amid a six losses in 11 games home stand. Lew Burdette and Joey Jay beat the Dodgers 6-5 as Ed Mathews drove in the go ahead run. Don Drysdale took the loss after a late Dodger rally, while the Reds rallied past the Cubs and Pirates triumphed over the Cubs.
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Red Schoendienst
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Drysdale
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Burdette
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Local Youths Win Numerals At Wentworth Academy
Three Garden City Kansas cadets earned softball letters at Wentworth Military Academy. Cadet Dennis Wing of Company C, Cadet Larry Lancaster of Company D, and Cadet Larry Ellington of Headquarters Company were honored after a council approved by intra mural staff.
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UNC Welcomes 6-7 Sophomore Jim Hudock Across Sports
Jim Hudock a 6 foot 7 sophomore from Lankhannock Pennsylvania shifts from the basketball court to the UNC baseball diamond this spring.
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University of North Carolina
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