Hot Foot Lee Wins Dirt Track Race Despite Split Left Shoe
In a dramatic Long Beach dirt track victory, Troy Lee of Pico Rivera rode at speeds up to 115 mph with a split steel shoe on his left foot. He overcame the handicap on lap 46 to pass Bart Markel of Flint and win the Pacific Coast Championship at Ascot Stadium before a 50,000 strong crowd.
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Hank Hollingworth
Goscntive Sports Lester
Springfield
Long Beach
Little Troy Lee
Pico Rivera
Slim Kars
Troy
Lee
Ascot Stadium
du Quoin
Millnois
Chicago White Sox
Jet Mr. Lee
Ioe
Bart Markel
Flint
Markel
Bart
Black Bart
Jerry Brand
Tony Flores
Pace Gamners Split Nod vs Villarreal at Olympic
Eddie Pace and Silvestre Villarreal battled in a 10 round welterweight feature at the Olympic Auditorium Tuesday night. Pace won by a split decision as Villarreal, heavily favored, appeared outmatched with ring exchanges and sharp head and body shots through the fight.
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Pace Gamners
Villarreal
Eddie Pace
Santa Montes
Silvestre Villarreal
Olympic Auditorium
Dodgers to Sell Montreal Club
Dodgers will not operate a farm club in Montreal next year. The report notes boxing results and statements from Abe Viliz and Walter O'Malley about sales, rounds, judges scores, and upcoming venues in 1961, with multiple bouts and locations mentioned.
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Dodgers
Montreal
Giants_top Pirates 6-3 as McCormick fans 13
Mike McCormick struck out 13 as the San Francisco Giants beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 6-3. McCormick allowed 10 hits for his 13th win while the Giants piled up 12 hits to snap Pittsburgh’s late-season victories against San Francisco.
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Pirates
Pittsburgh
UPI
Mike McCormick
San Francisco Giants
Pittsburgh Pirates
South- Paw
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Ijan
Francisco Re Piniarch
AmiMana
Seine
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Clemeste
Aaizell
Labing
San Frances
Alin Uno
Op—Hoak
Marcross Stu
San Francisco
Maia
Ghtirhlend
Brassous
Reds Rally Past Cubs 8 6 In Detroit? (Note: Source text uneven)
Eddie Kasko hit his first grand slam of the year as the Cincinnati Reds defeated the Chicago Cubs 8 to 6. Marshall Bridges earned the win in relief after Bob Purkey struggled in the bullpen, while Chicago tied the game at 6 in the sixth on Frank Thomas’s double driving in Ron Santo.
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UPI
Eddie Kasko
Cincinnati Reds
Chicago Cubs
Marshall Bridges
Bob Purkey
Chicago
Frank ‘Thomas
Ron Santo
Tavione
Banedey
Mellon
Burkey
Thoba
Ono Ckinut
Tatas Maite
Burwell Tn
Alt
Tavior
Elston
Burwell
Banke
Thomas
Bell
Robins
HR Sean
Rdlimen
Kesty Boeman
SO Abier Sbaney
Set Jones
Phr
Fa “Goleman
Robinsotts
Del Mar Winds Up Successful Meet
Del Mar concludes a 12 day meet at the turf track with crowds, records, and notable finishes. Cleave led wire to wire in the feature with average mile time around 4:41 and daily handle totaling over 563 thousand dollars. Double and Sante Blast posted strong showings. Beefeater and Baron E carried light weights to place money. top win payouts reached 28.49 and 2.80 in varied combinations.
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del Mar
Iwasun
Baron E
Jay
Tux
Del Mar Two Year Olds In Turf Debut And More
Del Mar reports a split card with first race results and notes, listing entrants such as Jysaroth and Lucky Danny James among others. The seventh race features claiming for horses three years old and up with a purse of 2200, while the eighth offers a 419,000 stake with small town girl and other runners contesting the miles.
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Claming
Tisha Pica
Aeamine
Oddred Soult
Torus
Neves
Seid Punk
Tanaway
Danny Janes
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Coste BO
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de Véind Boy
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Guez
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Fox Wins for Sox in Eleventh
Nellie Fox homered in the 11th inning to lift the Chicago White Sox to a 6-5 win over Washington, extending their streak to six. Baumann earned the victory in relief after a tense late rally by Washington, with the Sox loading the bases but failing to capitalize in the previous frame.
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Nellie Fox
Chicago White Sox
Washington
Fox
Sox
Frank Baumann
Fall races start today at Tanforan track
Tanforan racecourse in San Bruno California opens the fall season with a nine race card expected to draw about 10000 fans. Despite smaller purses than Hollywood Park or Santa Anita many of the same Southland horses will compete at the historic Northern California track.
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Calif
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California
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