Cubs Pounce On Giants For 6-1 Victory
Cubs win 6-1 behind Bill Pyles pitching six innings allowing no runs on six hits. Offense backs him with early run in first, two more in fifth, and two in seventh. Don Taylor drives in two, Jim Murray and Garry Miller contribute key hits. Giants finally score in fifth on Ronnie Heller double but fall short.
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Orioles Free Agent Pignatello Declared After Signing Misunderstanding
Vincent Pignatello a youthful Montclair New Jersey pitcher signed by the Baltimore Orioles and sent to a farm club was declared a free agent today by Commissioner Ford Frick due to a misunderstanding of terms in the contract. He may sign with any other baseball organization except the Orioles after August 10.
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Standings and Scores from United Press MLB and Tennis News
National League results show Pittsburgh Philadelphia Cincinnati New York St Louis Brooklyn Milwaukee with pitchers and line scores. American League, Southern Association, American Association game results included. Tennis note: Visions officials chase Tony Trabert, Vic Seixas advance. U.S. Army reports 45 000 daily mail.
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Underdog Boyd KO's Anthony in TV bout at St Nick's
Bobby Boyd, a 3-1 underdog, upset Tony Anthony with a third round knockout at 1:32 in New York. The Chicago middleweight explained his win came from body work and will return for another TV fight at St. Nicholas Arena on September 12 or 19, per Tex Sullivan.
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Hex Follows Team Chicago New Mascot Rex the Hex
The Chicago Cardinals introduce a dog mascot named Rex the Hex with one blue eye and one brown eye. Players nicknamed the mascot Rex the Hex reflecting a new team persona for the franchise.
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Western Maryland Net Tourney Draws 80 Players Opens
The 34th Western Maryland Championship tennis tournament opens in Mountain Lake Park Cumberland with about 80 players from West Virginia Pennsylvania Maryland Virginia and the District of Columbia. Defending singles champions John Myers and Margaret Disco did not enter this year. First round byes and initial pairings feature players from Washington Bethesda Wheeling Charleston Hagerstown Chevy Chase and other areas as the event runs through Saturday.
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Big Jim Friedley Delivers Doubleheader Comeback
In Denver, Big Jim Friedley hit a game winning homer with two outs in the seventh as the Bears erased a 10-3 deficit to beat the Charleston Senators 11-10 in the first game. Lou Skizas powered a 2-homer night in the nightcap, with Wordy Held also homering for Denver.
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Virginias Vie On Links First Round Instate Match
Veteran golfers from the two Virginias competed in an interstate 50-plus event at White Sulphur Springs. The opening round set leaders across five age classes, with R. Richardson of Charleston posting 75 in Class C and multiple players tied near 76 in other classes.
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Dodgers Close In On World Series Flag After Braves Loss
The Dodgers beat the Braves 4-3 in ten innings as Brooklyn stretched its lead to 14 1/2 games in the National League with five straight wins on a Western trip. The Dodgers now hold a magic number of 37 toward clinching the pennant, possibly on an early date in league history. A stray line mentions Abraham Lincoln’s youth wrestling and a Sac Indian uprising in 1832, appearing in the same clipping.
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TV Shares Blame Pony Boys For Attendance Tourney Funds Cut
Major league baseball officials blame four factors for falling attendance: park access, television, costs, and slow games. Stephen Titzgerald, hired to study the issue, presented preliminary findings to owners. Morgantown’s baseball champions will travel to Greensboro for a regional tournament thanks to a two hour telethon by WAJR broadcasters raising over $500 for the trip.
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Frost Favored In Hambletonian At Goshen
Scott Frost a high stepping trotter from California is the heavy favorite at Goshen New York for Wednesday's Hambletonian. Some horsemen are not betting and London has not seen a total eclipse in over 150 years.
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Bethany appoints Harold Martin as basketball coach
Harold Martin, 28, of Wheeling, is named to succeed John Knight as head basketball coach at Bethany College. General Motors produced half of all U S automobiles in 1954.
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Jockey Championship Battle Tightens at Washington Park
CHICAGO Willie Shoemaker rode three winners on Washington Park opening day to close to one victory behind leader Willie Hartack in the national jockey championship. Hartack won two races on the same card, bringing his year total to 225. Norway’s per capita cement consumption rose by 50 percent over the past five years.
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