Readers Letters air Dodgers TV, Roy Campanella and trades
The postman’s week brings letters on weekend baseball TV blackouts in Southern California, Roy Campanella Night, and the Cardinal-Giant trade. Readers question Dodger radio contracts, discuss Campanella’s charity game, veteran welfare, Hodges, and a plan to attract teams to Southern California training bases, with local signatures from Lakewood and Long Beach readers.
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California
Roy Campanella
Tam
Walter O'Malley
O'Malley
Dodgers
Dodger
Gil Hodges
New York
Calfornia
Hodges
Bilkol
Chauncey Demarest
Bellflower
Chauncey
Chamber of Commerce
Washington
Baltimore
T. G. Grenueci
Long Beach
Shultz to Lead South Gate Freshmen On Floor
48 Earl Shultz, junior from South Gate, steps in as floor leader for Newell's fresh team. He earned a varsity letter this season and previously helped a young squad go 18-4 two years ago, averaging over 17 points per game as a strong shooter and rebounder. Basilio Favored Over Seifer In 10-round Bell Auditorium Bout.
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Earl Shultz
South Gate
Newell
Shultz
Ambiguous OCR: scattered basketball club notes and scores
Fragmentary OCR text shows scattered mentions of AAU basketball teams, places like Defiance Ohio and Chicago, various names and numbers, and unclear scores. The readable fragments indicate an athletics brief or scoreboard roundup with multiple entities but no coherent single event.
Daigh Among Favorites in International Daytona Sports Car Race
The USAC IA International 1000 kilometer event at Daytona Beach draws global entrants. Top Americans Jim Rathmund and Chuck Daigh face Italian Maserati Pontin, Ferrari, and Jaguar entries while Tealy fields Fiat-Abarths and Pedro and Ricardo Rodriguez arrive from Mexico. Count Antonio Von Dory represents Argentina with a Porsche RSK as Sebring alumni compete.
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Daytona Beach
Fla
Daytona International Speedway
Ram
Jim Rathmand
Miami
John
Edgar
Maserati - Ponting
Chuck Daigh
Long Beach
Calif
Ferrari
Bob Stonedale
Housjton
Texas
Jaguar
Tealy
Mexico
Pedro
Ricardo Rodriguez
Count Antoni von Dory
Argentina
Sebring
Phillies Braves Trade Kazanski Lopata O'Brien for Conley
Philadelphia trades Stan Lopata Ted Kazanski and Johnny O'Brien to Milwaukee for Gene Conley Joen Koppe and Harry Hannebrinks. Milwaukee aims to fix infield and pitching depth while Louisville-bound Kazanski leaves. Ted Williams shows promising X rays with no fracture or arthritis.
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Clearwater
Philadelphia Phillies
Stan Lopata
Ted Kazanski
Johnny O'Brien
Milwaukee Braves
Gene Conley
Joen Koppe
Harry Hannebrinks
John McHale
Milwaukee
Bradenton
O'Brien
Medale
Lopala
Braves
Kazanski
Louisville
Conley
Ted Williams
Giants Rally in Ninth Beats Cleveland 7-5
In Tucson, the San Francisco Giants rallied for four ninth inning runs to upset the Cleveland Indians 7-5. A wild throw by Woodie Held and two errors sparked the rally, with Boo, Schmidt and Orlando Cepeda homering for the Giants who had eight hits against Bell and Cicotte.
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Tucson
Ariz
San Francisco Giants
Cleveland Indals
Giants
al Civotte
Woodie
Russ Nixon
Boo
Schmidt
Orlando Cepede
Gary Bell
Cicotte
Bell
Barclay
Xeit Schmidt
Bail
Cleotte i
Macon
Zanni
LP Cicatle
MR Raila
Eeneda
A's Halt N.Y. Again 4-2 in St. Petersburg
In a spring game played in St. Petersburg, the Kansas City Athletics defeated the New York Yankees 4-2. John Gabler endured a rough final inning after eight solid frames by Art Ditmar while Art Houtteman earned the win in his spring debut.
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ST. Petersburg
Fla.Mi
Kansas City
New York Yankees
John Gabler
Art Ditmar
Art Houtteman
New York
FF Anureert
Fe Houttensars
Wr Todtiervan
Bell's 2 Homers Pace Reds Past Phillies 5-0
Bell homered twice and Ed Bailey added a homer as the Cincinnati Reds blanked the Philadelphia Phillies 5-0 on Tuesday in Clearwater. O'Toole Schmidt and Mabe combined for a three-hitter against Robin Roberts who pitched the distance for the Phillies. The Reds totaled 11 hits, scoring their only first inning run on a ball not credited to O'Toole.
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Clearwater
Fla
Nieman Lifts Orioles Past Washington 9-8 in Orlando
Bob Nieman delivered a two run single in the first inning to propel the Baltimore Orioles to a 9-8 victory over the Washington baseball club in a Tuesday game played in Orlando. The line score and remaining player details are partially garbled, with multiple names and abbreviations unclear.
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Washington
Orlando
Fla
Bob Nieman
Baltimore Orioles
Fisher
Janes Guhtesh
Clavenser
Pacsad Kilp
Pascua
15 Tiger Hits but Friend Wins 6 5
Pirates edge Tigers 6-5 in a high hit game at Lakeland Florida as Bob Friend limits Detroit after Harvey Kuenn belts a three run homer in the seventh giving Pittsburgh the lead. Don Hoak adds a solo shot in the eighth to seal the win.
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Lakeland
Fla
UPI
Pittsburgh Pirates
Detroit
Tigers
Bob Friend
Harvey Kuenn
Theiscare
Don Hbak
George ‘Spencer
Pirates
16 Hit Cub Attack Jolts Bosox 11 6
Cubs pound Boston with 16 hits including homers by Earl Averill and Johnny Goryl to win 11 6 in Boston's finale at the training base. Averill adds a double and two singles, driving in two runs while Goryl also circles the bases as he belts a homer with a man aboard.
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Scuditsdale
Ariz
UPI
Chicago Cubs
Earl Averill
Johnny Goryl
Boston
Red Sox
Averill
Tom Brewer
Goryl
Bill Monbousquette
Baxes Paces Dodger Romp
Dodgers back Wally Moon spearheads a 4-2 lead over the Phillies with a late offensive surge. Rookie pitcher Gene Snyder shines, while Don Zimmer and Dick Gray struggle at the plate. Baxes notes include walks and infield defense as Alston weighs platoon options and future lineups.
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Baxes
Cardinal
Eame
Alston
Moon
Philadelphias
Pizarro
Phillies
Clearwater
Don Zimmer
Dick Gray
Gene
Snyder
Zimmer
Gray
Hollywood
L.A. Anl
Gels
Alsinn
Spokane
Dodger
Dodgers
Pierce Tames Cardinals 4-1 in Tampa tuneup
Billy Pierce pitched seven shutout innings to lead the Chicago White Sox to a 4-1 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals in Tampa. The lefty, the Soxs top pitcher, allowed five hits but faced little real trouble as the game progressed.
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Tampa
Fla
UPI
Billy Pierce
Chicago White Sox
St. Louis Cardinals
White Sox
Sia Mela Cane Ginon
Kel and Pierce
Shaw UR
Reman
Perce
Cp—Gibton
Hr—Waile
Dodgers May Improve In Fresh Spring Camp News
George Lederer notes dodger camp chatter from Sarasota where Alston juggles lineups and uniforms amid spring workouts. Quotes from Vin Scully, Buzzie Bavasi, Hank Greenberg and others reflect optimism and insider buzz as players like Dresser and Gentile top the chatter amid AirPort drills and manager Fred Haney’s comments.
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Buzzie Bavasi
Dodgers
Tommy Davis
Willie Mays
Davis
Victoria
Montreal
Billy Herman
Braves
Gina Cimoli
Florida
Cincinnati
Vada Pinson
Hank Greenberg
Bill Veeck
White Sox
AY Lopez
Arnett and Flint Engagement Announced for June
Football star Jon Arnett of the Rams and Yvonne Flint a pretty coed from SC disclosed their engagement on Tuesday. Miss Flint said the wedding is set for June 5.
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Jon Arnett
Rame ‘J
Yvonne Flint
Miss Flint
College Baseball Scores Across California
San Diego Marines 14 LES 5 and Annona 3 VELA 1 highlight a day of college baseball across California. Cal Poty SLO Bi Santa Manica 0 Cerritos 7 and Compton 7 Pierte 2 add further results from regional matchups.
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San Diego Marines
Les
Annona
Vela
California
Cal
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George Lederer
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Danny Goodman
Charlie Dresser
Charlie
Dresser
Carl Erskine
Deessen
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Bump Holman
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