Pirates Upstart Bucs Narrow Gap in National League Race
Pirates surge to a doubleheader split with Milwaukee snapping a five year attendance high at Forbes Field as Lowe blasts two homers and Dale Long drives in runs. Bragan’s club tightens the pennant chase moving within one game of the league leaders while the Yankees reel in a win at Kansas City.
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Associated Press
Robby Bragan
Pittsburgh
Dale Long
Forbes Field
Pirates
Milwaukee Peeves
Trials Fuel Indianapoliss 500 Field as Qualifiers Near
Twenty five veterans and four newcomers held most of the 590 mile field spots for the May 30 race. Qualifiers surpassed 140 mph with Johnny Thomson and Pat Flaherty near the new track speed record of 145.549. Rookie pilots Tomas and Satie posted fast times as practice continued, with drivers from California to Florida chasing the final spots.
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Cohen
Indianapolis Motor Speelway
George
Francis Patrick
Pat) Flaherty
Johnny Thomson
Rcord
Mark
Jack McGrath
Bob Sweikert
Troy Ruttman
Lynwood
Calif
Sweikert
Tomas Ot Satie
Oneenane
Ockiaan Cale
Garrett
Burbank
Veitha
Calumet's Fabius Faces Needles in Belmont Stakes Showdown
In Garden State near Camden crowds watched Fabius surge to stake a Belmont bid against Needles after two Keeneland victories. The 30,000 fans anticipated a tension heavy showdown on June 16 with stakes rising for Calumet Farm and Pimlico.
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Fabius
Betaking
Needles
Garded State
Minor Loop Play Pays Off Bragan
Pirates manager Bobby Bragan praised his young team after a big crowd of 32 046, the largest in five years. Dale Long powered the offense driving in seven runs across a doubleheader and posting 11 RBIs in the last three games while batting .398 in that stretch.
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Pittsburgh
Bobby Game
Dale Long
Long
Carolina League Schedule And Weekend Results Recap
The Carolina League lists games for Sunday with Winston-Salem losing 1 to 6 at Greensboro, Wilson beating Greenshore 5 to 4, and Kinston defeating Danville 5 to 1. Tuesday matchups include Hi-Toms at Kinston 6 30 pm Danville at Winston-Salem 745 Fayetteville at Wilson 745 Greensboro at Durham.
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Durham
National League Mondays Schedule Preview
The schedule notes a St Louis at New York game at 12 3 p m with the day focused on Mondays while Saturdays results are listed separately.
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New York
Charles to Meet Bethea in Heavy Go at St Nicholas Arena
Charles faces Bethea in a featured heavyweight bout at St Nicholas Arena New York. Bethea enters with a 41 knockouts record while Charles has 94-2 with 41 KOs, and Exzy has four career knockouts since 1940. DuMont plans partial telecast. other notes include radio plans for Summerlin versus Carter and Robinson in middleweight chatter.
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New York at Kansas City Baseball Game
The American League game features the New York team visiting Kansas City at 3 p m. Local fans await pivotal early season action between the clubs with potential impact on standings.
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Baltimore
Detrett
Kansas City
Pena Assumes Role As Hard Luck King
In Winston-Salem the Hi-Toms drop a 1-0 decision to the Twins as Pena yields four hits in a masterful setback. Former Hi-Tom lefty Closet fires a complete game two-hitter, while Kinston’s lone run is unearned. The defeat marks Pena’s second straight pitching loss after a 2-1 win prior. The Hi-Toms begin a two game set with Kinston tonight.
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Sterday
Themeven
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Short Putts Give Meet To Wininger
Wininger wins at Milburn Country Club lifting his 1956 winnings with a 34 500 purse. Rosberg led briefly in final round before bogeys and late putt by Wininger secured victory over Hawkins and others. Ohio State linked sentence notes NCAA title history but not directly tied to event.
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Stan Leona
Tachute Canada
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Gindle
Gere Ity
Dick Mayer
Duke Star Sime Sets World Marks In ACC Meet
Sime, the Duke track ace, set a world record indoor time in the ten yard dash and a 22.2 second mark in the 220 yard hurdles. He won the 100 yard dash by five yards and helped Duke amass 45 points to Carolina’s 32 in the ACC meet while prospects point toward Olympic trials.
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Duke Athletic Assen
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North Carolina College
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