Drott Strikes Out 15 as Cubs Top Braves in Twin Bill
Rookie Dick Drott fanned 15 in a 7-5 win over the Milwaukee Braves, nearing all time strikeout marks. Ernie Banks provided a late RBI hit in the nightcap as the Cubs swept Milwaukee, while other NL and AL results shift standings with strong performances from Banks, Labine, and Koufax.
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Major Standings and Jersey Stakes Win Highlight Sports
United Press report from Camden New Jersey notes Iron Liege winning the Jersey Stakes by 8 nose over Clem in a $62,400 race. It also mentions other tracks, standings, and upcoming games across major leagues including the 1956 Olympics and a 1000 kilometer sports car race in Merburg Germany with Tony Brooks and Noel Cunningham-Reid.
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Results from doubleheader and Davis Cup win in Venezuela
Baseball and tennis items show Chicago and Cleveland split a doubleheader with games in 10 innings, Pittsburgh beat Philadelphia in two games, Milwaukee and Chicago played a separate series, and the U S Davis Cup team clinched the American Zone final with a 4-1 victory over Venezuela in Caracas.
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Score To Leave Hospital Tuesday
Cleveland Indians pitcher Herb Score will be discharged from Lakeside Hospital Tuesday. He will undergo several more weeks of recuperation from a severe eye injury after being struck in the right eye by a line drive on May 7, according to Dr. Charles I. Thomas.
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Hundley Wins Southern Conference Athlete of the Year
West Virginia standout Hot Rod Hundley has been named Southern Conference athlete of the year in a landslide vote by the conference sportswriters association. Hundley, now Pvt. Rodney C. Hundley at Fort Hood, was a top All-American guard for West Virginia University.
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High School Baseball Tournament Field Nears Draw
Eight favorites loom as the state high school baseball tournament opens at Mullens on Wednesday. Martinsburg enters undefeated with 12 straight wins, while Ripley, Greenville, Buckhannon, Weirton, East Bank, Logan and Clear Fork also eye the title. Opening doubleheaders feature Greenville vs Logan, Clear Fork vs East Bank, Martinsburg vs Weirton, and Ripley vs Buckhannon, with semi finals Thursday and finals Friday.
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Babe Ruth League opens May 30 with four teams schedule
The Babe Ruth League starts its 1957 season May 30 with a Tigers vs Cubs opener at 3:30 on the Grafton High field. Four teams play 18 games apiece across four nights weekly, with Wednesday and Saturday set aside for rainouts. The schedule lists matchups through late June and into Memorial Day events.
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Paris bout postponed by subway strike
A ten round lightweight fight in Paris between Ralph Dupas of New Orleans and Seraphin Ferrer of France was postponed until Friday night due to a Paris subway strike.
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Baseball Season Leaders And Standings Snapshot
Pitching and batting leaders across the National and American Leagues are listed with key players such as Musial Aaron and Mantle leading in runs batted in and home runs. The text highlights top hitters like Purillo Aaron and Sievers with several players tied on multiple stats across teams including the Braves Cardinals Dodgers Reds White Sox and Yankees. It also notes standout pitchers Trucks Acker Sanford Wilson Jackson with win loss marks and team affiliations.
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Eagles Sign Two GIs as Football Players in Germany
The Philadelphia Eagles announced the signings of two players from the 3rd Armored Division in Germany. Vinnie Drake, a former Fordham quarterback, and Jim Greer, an end from North Carolina State Teacher College, who had a trial with the Cleveland Browns.
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