Dodgers face decisive stretch as Wills heats up
Dodgers manager Walter Alston touts Maury Wills after a string of left field hits and improved at bats while the Dodgers eye the pennant race. Alston notes Wills’s poise and improved defense as he positions him at leadoff. the team prepares for two games with the Braves and a three game set with the Giants in San Francisco.
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Goodman Sparks Chisox Rally Past Red Sox in Boston
Billy Goodman hit his first homer in two years as the Chicago White Sox beat Boston 3 to 1. Bob Shaw, Bully Pierce, and Turk Lown combined on a six hitter while Gelvin Sullivan took the loss.
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Rockets Fall to 6th Inning Assault 5-3
The Los Angeles Colored Yankees relief pitcher Danny Adams allowed three runs in the ninth to rally past the Long Beach Rockets 5-3 at Mair Field. Casey Cox pitched the first eight frames for the Rockets before Adams came on with three balls in the ninth. The Yankees totaled two singles and a triple for the decisive runs. Next Sunday the Rockets play the Nationals Diamonds in Los Angeles.
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Salt Lake Wins PCL Flag In Tight Finish
Pacific Coast League pennant race ended with Salt Lake edging Vancouver by a game and a half for the title as San Diego claimed third place after a rally against Phoenix. Attendance reached 2,47 with Sacramento, Seattle, and Portland also in the standings during a season marked by a franchise shakeup and high drama.
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Flag Football Opens Tonight At Pan American Field
The adult flag football program kicks off tonight at Pan American Field with teams in two leagues. The American League includes Gopher City No 1 Long Beach Sports Club Tom Nortross Detstrection Athletics Van Liest Bros and Monterey OL The National League features Nazarene First Christian First Foursquare Gopher City No 2 General Petroleum and the Long Teach Fire Dept. kickoff is at 2 pm.
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Mantle Maas Star in Sweep as Yankees Top Indians
Mickey Mantle hit a two run homer in the first game and Duke Maas fired a six hit shutout in the nightcap to give the New York Yankees a 2 0 and 1 0 doubleheader sweep over Cleveland, narrowing the Indians pennant bid. Chicago White Sox beat Boston 3 1 to widen their lead. Yankees and White Sox home crowd of 40 870.
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Fraser Bueno Win US Tennis Crowns at Forest Hills
Blond Neale Fraser defeated Alex Olmedo 6-3 5-7 6-2 6-4 to win the men’s title as Australia’s Fraser claimed the US amateur crown. Maria Bueno of Brazil won the women’s title 6-0 6-4 over Christine Truman becoming the first foreign winner in 22 years.
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American Association Fert worm 2 Levi 7S wins Fea warts inace
In a fragmented report the American Association event notes Levi 7S securing a win as Fea and Wak compete against a Vernon group. The exact outcomes and participants are unclear due to damaged text.
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