Baseball Trends Show Tigers Clear in Title Race
Baseball notes warn of a long summer as Detroit leads with a 13-6 mark in early June and a potential 100 wins, while Minnesota slips but still tops second place. Giants drop from a June surge as St Louis and Atlanta vie for NL pressure relief. Commissioner Eckert faces criticism over funeral-day game cancellations. Attendance on June 8 exceeds prior Saturdays, led by Dodgers and Tigers crowds.
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Indians slump extends to seven as Sox edge Indians
Pinch hitter Bill Voss belted a two run triple in the seventh inning lifting the Chicago White Sox to a 2 1 victory over Cleveland Monday night. Jack Fisher held the Indians to five hits until the ninth when Bob Locker came in for relief after Willie.
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Local softball league results and tame baseball notes
A jumble of softball scores leads the list with Bearded Clampatters, Douglas Bilazers, and others in action. Baseball highlights include White Sox beating Indians 4 1 at Milwaukee behind Voss and Hargan, Quilici and Kaat contributing for Minnesota, and Bando delivering a ninth inning RBI for Oakland in a 3 2 win over Baltimore.
Aussies Push for Open Davis Cup Play
The Australian Lawn Tennis Assn reverses stance and urges open competition in Davis Cup. ALTA delegates will back moving from amateur to professional status at the London conference, amid recent losses of stars Emerson Newcombe Roche. Bill Bowry remains as the sole survivor from last year’s defending squad.
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California League Scores Reach Big Fresno Victory
Fresno defeats Bakersfield by 10 to 2 while Visalia tops Modesto 4 to 2 in regional baseball action. The doubleheader results showcase offensive bursts from Fresno and competitive pitching from Visalia and Modesto.
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Trevino Surges From Eighth To Fourth In PGA Earnings
Lee Trevino rose from eighth to fourth in the PGA earnings list after winning the U S Open in Rochester. He earned 30000 in the Open, boosting his year total to 84426 as Weiskopf and Archer trailed closely. Billy Casper maintained the lead with 126760 and Miller Barber moved to fifth with 69233.
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WSC Chase Narrowed to Three Clubs in Softball Race
The Western Softball Congress pennant chase narrows to two main fronts with La Mesa San Diego Sub-Flot No 1 and Oxnard contending for top honors while a battle for fourth includes Long Beach Nite Hawks who sit at No 4 as they begin a four game week traveling to Hawthorne then Oxnard and La Mesa. Robert Devies Occidental College earns May athlete of the month by the Helms Foundation for winning the 21st Western Hemisphere Marathon.
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Streaking Pirates Win Sixth in Row
Willie Stargell homered on the first pitch of the fifth inning to lift the Pittsburgh Pirates to a 4 3 win over the Houston Astros and sweep the five game series. Al McBean earned the win with support from Roy Face as Pittsburgh earned its sixth straight victory while Houston dropped their sixth in a row. Maury Wills led off with a single for the Dodgers in the other NL game as rain halted Philadelphia.
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