Calhoun Stops Vaughn in 8th Round at Madison Square Garden
Rory Calhoun, 21, undefeated with 22 straight wins, edged Willie Vaughn by technical knockout in the 8th round of a 10 round bout at Madison Square Garden. Vaughn, inactive since July 1955, fought hard butCalhoun kept pressing and remains aimed at top 10 rankings.
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New York
Rory Calhoun
Gene Fullmer
Bobby Boyd
Calhoun
Fullmer
West Jordan
Utah
Sugar Ray Robinson
White Plains
N.Y
Robinson
Willie Vaughn
Los Angeles
Vaughn
Madison Square Garden
Charlie Goldman
Rory
Rocky Marciano
Tike
Rocky
Goldman
Eau Claire Ties Up Northern Lead With Home Run Spree
Eau Claire pounded two homers to beat Aberdeen 3 to 2 and extend its Northern League lead over the Pheasants to one game. Winnipeg dominated Duluth-Superior 9 to 0 as Duluth-Superior led 4 8 at fifth when a forfeit halted the game due to an ineligible player. St. Cloud handed Grand Forks its fourth straight loss 4 to 1 while Wausau beat Fargo Moorhead 10 to 9.
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Fau Claire
Aberdeen
Pheasants
Winnipeg
Duluth- Superior
Duluth-Superior
White Sox
Joe Hauser
Mack Crumm
St. Cloud
Grand Forks
Wausau
Fargo-Moorhead
Bobby Dudley
George Holder
Wes Stock
Frank Funk
Sam Buell
Davis Sets World Mark In 1956 Amateur Meet Then Fails in Final
Jack Davis, USC graduate and Navy lieutenant, smashed the world hurdle record with 13.4 seconds in a preliminary heat at the National Amateur Athletic Union championships in Bakersfield. He finished runner up to Lee Calhoun of North Carolina College in the final. Bobby Morrow tied the 100 meter world mark in prelims and won the final in 10.3. Bobby Truex won the 10,000 meters to clinch a U S Olympic spot along with Hart and Gordon McKenzie.
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Calif
National Amateur Athletic Union
Jack Davis
University of Southern California
4Ieutenant
Navy
Abilene Christian
Bobby Morrow
California
Seamon King
Thane Baker
Air Force
Davis
Lee Calhoun
North Carolina College
Joel Shankie
Duke
Dick Attlesey
USC
O’brien
Bobby Truex
United States
U.S
Los Angeles
Dick Hart
Pennsylvania
Gordon McKenzie
New York
Five Braves In Running For Position
Five Milwaukee Braves remained in contention for spots on the All Star team as balloting closed Friday night. Final tallies will be counted by the Commissioner’s office through June 26 before the July 10 game in Washington. Braves named were Mathews, Thomson, Aaron, Crandall and Logan with varying vote counts in the NL races.
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New York
Ken Boyer
Cardinals
Logan
Ernie Banks
Chicago
Thomson
Rip Repulski
Frank Thomas
Pirates
Aaron
Stan Musial
Crandall
Roy Campanella
Dodgers
Harvey Kuenn
Milwaukee
Detroit Tigers
Chico Carrasquel
Cleveland
Baseball Standings and Schedule Across Leagues
National League standings list Milwaukee leading with 58 wins 31 losses followed by Cincinnati and Brooklyn. American League shows New York atop with 40 21, Chicago 33 22. Weekend results include several night games and multiple upcoming doubleheaders.
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Milwaukee
Cincinnati
Brooklin Nn
Pittsburgh
Bt. Louis
Chicago
New York
Philadelphia
St. Louis
Schmidt
Liddle
Haddix
Brooklyn
Jersey City
Cleveland
Boston
Baltimore
Detroit
Washington
Kansas City
Pascual
Lemon
Grim
Wilson
Moore
Lary
Parnell
Gorman
Joyce Ziske Ties For Fourth With 148 In PGA Championship
Joyce Ziske of Waterford Wisconsin shot 75 in the second round and 73 in the opening round to finish two rounds at 148, tied for fourth with Louise Suggs Alice Bauer and Mickey Wright as Marlene Bauer Hagge led with 142.
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Detroit
Joyce Ziske
Waterford
Wis
Louise Suggs
Alice Bauer
Mickey Wright
Marlene Bauer Hagge
Search For Craft In Newport Race
Four planes searched above Bermuda waters for The Echo the lone missing vessel in the Newport Bermuda yacht race. The Echo a Class D sloop owned by William R. Ryan of Riverside Connecticut remains unfound after the fleet began the race in Newport.
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Newport
Hamilton
Bermuda
Newport - Bermuda
The
Class
William R. Ryan
Riverside
Conn
Wettstein's Triumph Ties Second with Quality in Standings
Wettstein's Nets win 2-1 over Ray mond Bros. to break a first place tie with Quality Lumber and Coal, while Wettstein's vs Raymond's keeps them in second at 9-3. Quality Lumber defeats Village Shopping Center 17-2 with Len Wingers and Ronnie Otto homering, Bud Tischer the winning pitcher. Wiggert Bros. edges Pepsi-Cola 2-1 in a three-hitter by Synoground, Oelke allows six singles for Pepsi-Cola. Trane Co. winfeit from Vic Zahn Sheet Metal. Trane improves to 5-7.
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Wettstein
Raymond Bros
Quality Lumber
Coal
Trane Park
Quality
Village Shopping Center
West Avenue
Hazry Wohlhoefer
Wettstein’s
Don Hawking
Tom Larkin
Jarvis Mattes
Babe Harnish
Leo Davis
Orrie Thompson
Bob Maringer
Maringer
Thompson
Wohlhoefer
Raymond
Whipping Village
Quality Lumber and
Len Wingers
Ronnie Otto
Bud Tischer
Rolf Syneground
Loren Oelke
Wiggert Bros
Pepsi-Cola
Ward Avenue
Synoground
Oelke
Bob Halaska
Wiggert’s
Trane Co
Vic Zahn
Trane
Halaska
Panke
Sofia
Gillette
Amman
Crews
Earp
Oscheck
Nustad
lAbeggienss
Wildt
Olson
Seller
Synogr'ad
Eagon
Delap
Hagge Leads Berg in Detroit Women's PGA Tilt
Marlene Bauer Hagge holds a two-stroke lead over Patty Berg entering the third round of the LPGA event at Forest Lake Country Club in Detroit. Hagge carded a 2-under 73 on Friday despite a two-stroke penalty for an unplayable lie, reaching 142 halfway. Berg posted 73 to remain within striking distance as the field totals unfold.
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Detroit
Marlene Bauer Hagge
Patty Berg
Asheville
N. C
Miss Berg
St. Andrews
Forest Lake Country Club
Sammy Esposito Delivers Late Heroics In Sox Win Over Yankees
Sammy Esposito pinch hits for Chicago and belted a two run double in the 11th to tie the game and added a bases loaded single in the 12th as the White Sox upend the Yankees 4 2 to halt New York’s seven game streak. Esposito, batting .191, delivered in a clutch moment after a string of misses. The victory narrows the Yankees AL lead to four games while other AL and NL races see Braves and Lawrence shining and Phillies edging St Louis.
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New York Yankees
Chicago White Sox
Sammy Esposito
Sammy
Sox
Yankees
Tigers
Milwaukee
Braves
New York Giants
Cincinnati
Brooks Lawrence
Brooklyn
Philadelphia
St. Louis
Pittsburgh
Chicago
Cubs
Little Sammy
Memphis
Dick Donovan
Bombers
Billy Martin
McDougald
Mickey Mantle
Joe Collins
Donovan
Esposito
Walt Dropo
Minnie Minoso
Rip Coleman
Dave Philley
Tom Morgan
Coleman
Sherm Lollar
Jim Delsing
Bubba Phillips
Ron Northey
Braves Rally Past Yankees In Extra Innings
In a high scoring contest the Braves overcome a 4-2 deficit with late runs in the 11th and 12th. Mickey Mantle and Donn Seaver are mentioned in key moments as the Yankees lose after a dramatic late push. Milwaukee stays hot with back to back homers by Bruton and Mathews in the third.
Braves Extend Win Streak Behind Crone Seven Hits
Milwaukee Braves beat the New York Giants 3 1 to claim their seventh straight win and top National League standings. Ray Crone allowed seven hits in a complete game, aided by early homers from Bill Bruton and Eddie Mathews. Bruton’s fifth homer sparked the scoring, with Mathews adding his 11th later. The Giants stranded runs as Ruben Gomez faltered before Marv Grissom relieved.
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Milwaukee
Fred Haney
Billy Bruton
Ed Mathews
Ruben Gomez
Ray Crone
Lawrence
Cardinals
Redlegs
Carl Furillo
Jackie Robinson
Ed Bailey
RBI
Frank Robinson
Sal
Maglie
Brooks
Gil Hodges
del Ennis
Tom Poholsky
Robin Roberts
New York
Milwaukee Braves
New York Giants
Haney
Charlie Grimm
Bill Bruton
Eddie Mathews
Braves
Jackie Brandt
Willie Mays
Brandt
Bill White
Crone
Giants
Mays
White
Mathews
Bobby Thomson
Johnny Logan
Bruton
Eddie
Crandall
Crone J
Hank Aaron
Gomez
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Bill Friese Cards Ace at La Crosse Country Club
Local golfer Bill Friese made a hole in one on the 16th at La Crosse Country Club using an eight iron. He achieved the shot in a Friday foursome witnessed by Russ Stormondt Norm Schulze and Jim Howard.
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Bill Friese
la Crosse Country Club
Friese
Russ Stormondt
Norm Schulze
Jim Howard
Trans Miss Quarterfinals Highlight Elite Golf Matchups
Oklahoma City hosts a quarterfinal round of the Trans Miss Golf Tournament with former national amateur champion Charlie Coe facing Rex Baxter Jr. of Amarillo. Other matches pair Art Hall of Tulsa against Ronnie Wenzler of Memphis, John Cain of Lubbock versus Air Justice, and Jim Hiskey of Houston against Richard Norville of Oklahoma City.
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Oklahoma City
Charlie Coe
Oklahoma City Golf and Country Club
Rex Baxter Jr
Amarillo
Tex
Art Hall
Tulsa
Ronnie Wenzler
Memphis
Tenn
John Cain
Lubbock
Calhoun and Greaves Triumph in Ring at MSG and Winnipeg
Rory Calhoun from White Plains stopped Willie Waugh of Los Angeles in eight rounds at Madison Square Garden. Wilf Greaves of Pittsburgh outpointed Alan Kennedy of Detroit over ten rounds in Winnipeg. Ricky Meadog Miner based in Guam stopped Puyas Bay of the Philippines in seven rounds at featherweight.
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Associated Press
New York
Madison Square Garden
Rory Calhoun
White Plains
Willie Waugh
Los Angeles
Winnipeg
Wilf Greaves
Pittslburgh
Alan Kennedy
Detroit
Guam
Ricky Meadog Miner
Puyas Bay
Philippines
Law Of Averages Propels Braves Seven-Game Win Streak
Milwaukee Braves surge under new manager Fred Haney after taking over a week ago winning seven straight. Haney credits the law of averages while noting relief after Charlie Grimm’s resignation and a stronger lineup, with Crone’s pitching and Bruton and Mathews homers boosting a 3-1 win over the Giants.
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Haney
Braves
New York
Fred Haney
Milwaukee Braves
Charlie Grimm
Eer
Recreation Softball Sunday Schedule
June 24 Trane Co Plant League games at Trane Park 10:00 Old Grand Dads vs Nitehawks. Houska Park 10:00 Pencil Pushers vs Mohawks Hogan 10:00 Hawkeyes vs Punchers. West Ave 11:00 Rays Tavern vs Gladstone Tavern make up game.
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Trane Co
Trane Park
Old Grand Dads
Nitehawks
Houska Park
Mohawks
Hogan
Hawkeyes
Punchers
West Ave
Ray's Tavern
Gladstone Tavern
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Joe Adcock
Marv Grissom
Warren Spahn
Johnny Antonelli
Trans-Mississippi
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Pittsburgh Pirates
Red Schoendienst
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Bill’s Wholesale House
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