Football bound Weber hopes hinge on Missouri lure
Keith Weber, star quarterback and pitcher from Senior High School, may lose baseball profits to glandular fever as scouts delay offers. Missouri coach Dan Devine touts him as a top national prospect while Weber plans to enroll at Missouri, balancing football ambitions with possible pro baseball interest and upcoming commitments.
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Debutant Dickie Diets Ends In Loss For Artesia
Sad debut by Sophomore League call up Dickie Diets of Artesia who fanned three times and made three errors in a loss. Vern Sellmeyer earned his second win as Ban Johnson's Bears defeated Boonville 12 to 5 at Washington Park. Long and Taylor led the Bruins with multi hit games as Cadillac errors paved the way for a seventh straight win.
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Sugar Ray Seeks Jth Middle Title In Friday Fight
Pender defends his two state middleweight title Friday against Sugar Ray Robinson in a Boston rematch at the Boston Garden. Robinson, suspended earlier, seeks to regain the crown once more as NBC plans live coverage from 9 p.m. EST with pay and gate percentages outlined.
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Jose Torres
Sunnyside Gardens
Randy Sandy
Brooklyn
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San Juan
Baseball Standings and Results Summary
AL standings show Baltimore Cleveland Chicago New York Detroit Washington Kansas City Boston with records. Sunday results include New York over Boston 54 43 and Detroit beating Cleveland 7 to 0. Chicago over Kansas City 2 to 0. Baltimore over Washington 6 to 5. Monday features Washington at Baltimore and Chicago at New York.
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Runnels Admits Eye Doctor Help Boosted Hitting
Pete Runnels of the Boston Red Sox, the AL batting leader, recalled visiting an eye doctor during a rough spell in 1957. The doctor told him to focus on the ball, not his worries. Runnels rebounded, finishing the season strong, and later explained his left-field pull strategy and advice from Wally Moses that helped him aim for 20 homers a season.
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Open House At United Sportsmen’s Club Draws Crowd
About 450 people visited the United Sportsmen’s Club grounds six and one half miles west of Jefferson City for a Sunday open house with trap and skeet shooting demonstrations, dog retrieves, and a pistol range match. McClung Park barbecue drew 675 attendees, leaving only 2.5 pounds of meat. At least five extra memberships were taken as 25 of 300 family memberships remained open.
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Jay Boosters to Pick Project for Year
The Jay Booster Club will close his project for the year at a meeting at 7 30 p m today at Senior High School. Jim Loyd president called the meeting one of the most important of the season and urged all members to attend. A report on the membership drive also will be given.
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Joyce Ziske Captures Wolverine Open Golf Title
Joyce Ziske, Wisconsin proette, won the Wolverine Women's Open at Hillcrest Country Club with a 299 total, finishing three strokes ahead of Betsy Rawls Wiffi Smith and Mary Lena Faulk. She earned 1,313 dollars after closing with a par 37-38-75 and carded an eagle on the 10th hole.
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Lowly Phillies Defeat Front-Running Pirates In Twin Bill
White collects four hits as St Louis Cardinals top Giants 9-4 in a game aided by five Giants errors. Ray Sadecki started for the Cardinals as Lindy McDaniel earned his third win. A’s were swept 2-0 by Chicago in a doubleheader. In Chicago, Kemmerer pitched a three-hitter in game one and Baumann shut out Kansas City in game two.
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White, Kemmerer pace baseball routs in twin bill
Bill White doubled twice and singled twice to spark the Cardinals past the Giants 9-4 while Russ Kemmerer and Frank Baumann teamed for two 2-0 White Sox shutouts over Kansas City. Kemmerer yielded three hits in game one and Baumann seven in game two.
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Fight Results From AP: Lopez Cruz OConneisl Victories
Havana fight Reinero Lopez from Suba outpointed Frankie Daniels of San Diego. Solomon Boysaw from Cleveland outpointed Roberto Cruz from the Philippines. Jim OConneisl of Steubenville knocked out Mert Brownfield of McKeesport in 10.
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Red Birds Outlast Giants In Comedy of Errors 9-4
The Pirates refuse to sympathize with the depleted Phillies as Philadelphia, missing four players to injury, drop two straight games 2-0 and 4-1 while hosting in the series.
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Park Board Baseball Schedule and Evening Scores
Park Board lists baseball matchups for multiple divisions with dates and times, including Capital Supply, Elis Tabane, Lions, Imperial, and more. The schedule shows interleague games, intercity clubs, and upcoming fixtures across Monday through Friday with various teams and venues.
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Qualifying Rounds Open For U S Open In New York
Golfers across the country began qualifying for the U S Open with hopes to join about 150 who will tee off next week at Cherry Hills Club near Panver. Only about one in four entrants will advance to the main event scheduled for June 16 to 18.
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Major League Leaders Roundup From Tuesday Qualifiers
The 36 hole sectional qualifying rounds began at multiple cities including San Francisco Washington Atlanta Chicago Detroit St. Louis Rochester Oklahoma City and Fort Worth. 479 players advanced from local rounds with 128 earning spots in the tournament. Leading batting runs and hits across leagues featured Runnels Herzog Mantle Maris and Clemente among others with notable pitching marks from Bunning Drysdale Koufax and others.
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Minor League Results From The Pacific Coast And Others
The Associaten Prevey reports scores across leagues. Pacific Coast games included Seattle 12 San Diego 4 and Spokane 10 Portland 4 with Salt Lake 4 Salt Lake 2. International League saw Toronto 7 Montreal 6 and Buffalo 9 Richmond 5. American Asia results show Indianapolis 3 Minneapolis 2 and Denver 8 Charleston 1.
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Three Golf Greats Tie For Memphis Open Title
In Memphis the $30,000 Memphis Open ended in a dramatic 18 hole playoff among Ben Hogan Tommy Bolt and Gene Littler. All finished 273 to share top honors in front of a 144 player field at Colonial Country Club. Bolt learned of his wife's surgery during the round and headed for the hospital after a late playoff round.
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Woodling Sees Orioles Winning Flag This Year
Baltimore veteran Gene Woodling says the Orioles can win the pennant if they stay near current pace into late summer. He cites strong pitching depth from Reynolds Raschi and Lopat, compares the team to the 1949–53 Yankees, and notes the Orioles’ youth and workmanlike attitude as key ingredients for a potential title run.
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Spike Briggs Stricken by Cerebral Hemorrhage in Bennington
Bennington Vermont reports Spike Briggs 48 a noted sports figure and former Detroit Tigers president is in critical condition after a cerebral hemorrhage. He traveled from Detroit to attend his son James Williams College graduation in Williamstown Massachusetts. Briggs Sr. previously led Briggs Manufacturing and owned the Tigers before selling in 1956 for a then record $5.5 million.
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Evangelical Men’s Bowling Finals Determine League Champion
The Evangelical Men bowling league finished Friday with the Tigers sweeping the top two games. Louis Kramp led the night with a 544 in 30 and a 743 overall in ten, while a 20 cent tie occurred between Kramp and Bears’ John Bradshaw in ten. Tigers clinched the league crown at 67-38, Bears close at 66-39, followed by the Squirrels 53-52 and the Skunks 52-53.
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