Braves Blank Cards Extend Lead In Class AAA Test
Asheboro Rockets clinched a semifinal berth by defeating Mercury Athletic Club 7-1 behind Betty Poteats four hit pitching and Eckie Jordans home run. The Rockets totaled 11 hits as Poteat struck out seven and walked two. Hanes Hosiery topped Saxapahaw 10-9 in Class A, Carolina Glass beat Griffin Clinic 12-11 in A, and Munro of Statesville shut out Charlotte 4-0 in Class AA with strong pitching and defense.
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Enterprise
Asheboro
Rockets
Mercury Athletic Club
Betty Poteat
Eckie Jordan
Pete Brown
Frances Cook
Poteat
Hanes Hosiery
Saxapahan
Carolina Glass
High Point
Griffin Clinic
Munro
Statesville
Statesville Charlotte
Gelliher
Crosby
Church
Posieman
Compton
Arria
Corre
Triton
McNealy
Daniels
Wittems
Berker
Smith
Lunsford
Staterville
Rockfts Broen
Clery
Nichileon
Cook
Ooo
Rot Thronburg
Mercury Ciup
Hamies
James Bent
Andrews
RBI
Jordan Andrews Smith
Coos
Andreee
Jordan
Mercure
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Bennett
Cecil
Decker
Reoth Pooh
Cockerham
Davie
Rocket
South Carolina
Betty
Mercury Club
Softball Notes Highlight Local AA and A Action
In AA action Charlotte Crazy Nine heads the field with Munro of Statesville as a dark horse entry. Class A race features Rardin Little Rockets Asheboro Carbide Saw Co High Point and Hanes Hosiery as top contenders. Sybil Williams hit a grand slam for Griffin Clinic in a 12 11 loss to High Pointers Ruth Salters YMCA Aetna Glass added a homer but missed third base. Booger Sarah Rumsey from Gastonia notes pace and quality differ from lower leagues as Betty Poteat leads Rocket pitching Eckie Jordan swears and works hard on defense and bench energy.
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Carolina
Sybil Williams
Asheboro
Griffin
Correll
Charlotte
Statesville
Crazy Nine
Southern Bell Telephone Operators
Munro
Dark Horse
Rardin Little Rockets
Carbide Saw Co
High Point
Hanes Hosiery
Carbide Saw
Little Rockets
Carolina Glass
Ruth Salters
Aetna Glass
Ruth
Mantle and Slaughter pace Yankees to win over Orioles
The New York Yankees beat the Baltimore Orioles 6-3 as Mickey Mantle hit the longest homer at Memorial Stadium and Enos Slaughter added key hits. Mantle collected three singles and stole his 15th base, lifting his average to .380 while Ted Williams remained at .389 era. Turley improved to 9-3 as Byrne closed out the win with bases loaded.
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Baltimore
Mickey Mantle
Enos Slaughter
New York Yankees
Baltimore Orioles
Orioles
Ae Byrne
al Pilarcik
Byrne
Bob Turley
Pilarcik
Mantle
Memorial Stadium
Mickey
Ted Williams
Boston
Roy Sievers
Washington
Sievers
Williams
Turley
Kingmaker Ekes Out Whitney Win at Saratoga
Kingmaker from Happy Hill Farm edged Greentree’s Riley by a nose to win the Whitney Stakes at Saratoga. Tick Tock placed third for Christiana Stable as Bobby Ussery rode the 115-pound winner in 1 54 4-5 over 1 1/8 miles. Purse to winner was $31,400 with the total race value $45,900.
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Saratoga Springs
N. Y
Happy Hill Farm
Kingmaker
Greentree Stable
Riley
Christiana Stable
Tick Tock
Bobby Ussery
Albemarle Defeats Sartin Nine in Piedmont League Bid
Albemarle outscored Sartin Cleaners of High Point 8 to 6 in a Piedmont Industrial League baseball game at Jamestown. Hal Blackwelder pitched all nine innings for Albemarle, allowing nine hits, while Ben Harding went distance for Sartin and yielded 14 safeties. Jim Coggin led Albemarle with three hits including a homer, and Bruce Crump added three hits. Richard Hiatt and Bob Gins posted two doubles for High Point and Sartin respectively. Next Sartin home game vs Burlington Mohawks is scheduled Tuesday at 6 30 PM.
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Jamestown
Albemarle
Sartin Cleaners
High Point
Hal Blackwelder
Ben Harding
Sartin
Jim Coggin
Bruce Crump
Richard Hiatt
Wettlaufer Holds One-Stroke Lead At World Meet
Ward Wettlaufer of Buffalo NY maintains a one stroke edge through 54 holes in the men's amateur division of the World golf championship at Tom O Shanter. Wettlaufer 21 captain of Hamilton College shoots 39 36 75 for 219 three over par, with Howard Everitt of Northfield NJ close at 220 after 38 37 75. Don Cherry now based in Chicago posts 76 for 223, while Bob Ross of Springfield Ohio tied for third after a 76 in round three.
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Chicago
Ward Wettlaufer
Buffalo
N.Y
Tom O'Shanter
Wettlaufer
Hamilton College
Howard Everitt
Northfield
N.J
Don Cherry
Bob Ross
Ohio
Springfield
Ross
Five-Hitter By Spahn Wins 9-0 For Braves
Milwaukee star Warren Spahn tossed a five hit shutout to rout St. Louis 9-0, extending the Braves’ win streak to six and widening their NL lead. Spahn improved to 12-6, while Von McDaniel fell to 6-3 as St. Louis dropped to a fifth straight defeat in front of 28,856 fans.
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ST. Louis
Milwaukee Braves
Warren Spahn
St. Louis Cardinals
Milwaukee
Braves
Cardinals
Spahn
von McDaniel
Oklahoman
Red Birds
Iee &T. Lovrabbe
Musial Ib
Fase
Moon Rf
Smith Ec
Crandall
Kasko
Spabn
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aMikels
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Ar. Miller
Wilhelm
Nanan
V. McDaniel
Ird
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Senenster
Cooper
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Amare
Lewis Honono
R-Mathews
Aaron
Hazle
E-Blasingame
Ral-Hazie
Logan
Mathews
Torre
BRB
V. McPanie
Wspahe
LV. McDaniel
U—Ralianfant
Jackowski
Crawford
Verizon
Tigers Rally Past White Sox 6-4 In Ninth Inning Burst
Detroit under Reno Bertoia mounted a dramatic ninth inning rally to defeat Chicago 6-4. Ray Boone sacrifice bunt and Bill Tuttle RBI singles followed Bertoia’s two run single to cap the comeback after Al Kaline was hit by a pitch with bases loaded.
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Chicago
Detroit Tigers
Reno Bertoia
Billy Pierce
Chicago White Sox
White Sox
New York Yank
Baltimore
Pierce
Jim Derrington
Derrington
Tigers
Bill Tuttle
Red Wilson
Bertoia
al Lopez
Harvey Kuenn
al Kaline
Dave Philley
Wilson
Ray Boone
Detroit
Tuttle
Mantle hits record 450-foot homer at Memorial Stadium
Mick Mantle of the New York Yankees belted the longest Memorial Stadium homer since 1954, a 450 foot drive over the centerfield hedge off Ray Moore. It was Mantle’s 31st of the season as he scored after Enos Slaughter’s single to put the Yankees up 2-0.
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Baltimore
Mickey Mantle
New York Yankees
Memorial Stadium
Baltimore Orioles
Ray Moore
Mantle
Ted Williams
Boston
Roy Sievers
Washington
Enos Slaughter
Yanks
Virginia Leads Halfway in Captain's Putter Golf Meet
At Hot Springs Virginia leads the Carolinas 32 to 27 42 at halfway of a two day Captain's Putter. Virginians won seven 30 scores in 20 matches on Cascades Course while Carolinians had five 30 shutouts. Tomorrow foursomes set with WVU reinforcements seeking revenge for April Pinehurst defeat.
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Hot Springs
Virginia
Carolinas
Cascades
Virginias
West Virginia
Pinehurst
N.C
Bill Tomlinson
Richmond
Jimmy Watts
Lynchburg
Aulick
National League scores and Saturday results report
Baseball results list shows Cincinnati defeating Chicago 7 2 and Brooklyn hosting Pittsburgh with various pitchers noted. Saturday night weather affected games as Philadelphia and New York rained out. Sunday schedule includes Philadelphia at New York and Milwaukee at St Louis with listed pitchers for each matchup.
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Milwaukee
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Philadelphia
New York
Chicago
Pittsburgh
Brovina
Verhont
Rain
Hadaxa
Barclay
Antonelli
Conley
Jones
Brooklyn
Padres
Newcombe
Ve Kline
Kippatein
Baseball Standings and Upcoming Schedule
American League standings show Boston, New York, Chicago, Baltimore and others with a mix of wins and losses. Sunday’s games include Detroit at Chicago and Kansas City at Cleveland among night matches and pitchers Hoeft Pierce Keegan Daley Moss Byrne Lehman Stobbe Hyde Porterfield Susce list.
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New York
Chicago
Boston Gan
Baltimore
Cleveland
Detroit
Washington
Kansas City
Boston
Veland
Running
Hoeft
Pierce
Keegan
Garver
Kellner
Daley
Moss
Byrne
Lehman
Stobbe
Hyde
Porterfield
Susce
Grid Candidates Asked To Report For 1957 Penn Football
William Penn High School invites all prospective football candidates for 1957 to meet in the high school gym on Monday August 12 at 6 30 p m. to receive physical examinations. practice to begin August 15. Coach James Atkinson says 23 returnees are already set for a strong squad this season.
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William Penn High School
High School
James Atkinson
Snead Named Captain of Ryder Cup Challenge Team
Sam Snead will captain the Ryder Cup challenge team facing the 1957 Ryder Cup squad at Wanakah Country Club Hamburg on September 21 and 22. The selection was announced by PGA President Harry Moffitt. Snead, a six time Ryder Cup competitor, narrowly missed qualifying for the 1957 team.
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Chicago
Sam Snead
Hamburg
N. Y
PGA
Harry Moffitt
Tolay
Snead
Wanakah Country Club
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