Valley Tennis Tour shines in men singles action
At the Missouri Valley Tennis Tournament in Oklahoma City top seeds Barnard Bartzen of San Angelo and Hal Surface of Kansas City advanced to the quarterfinals with straight sets wins. Upset star George Counts from Oklahoma City knocked off Frank Wilkinson to surprise the bracket.
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Baseball score roundup from multiple minor leagues
Results across the American Association Southern Association Western and Texas leagues show scattered scores. Highlights include Atlanta beating New Orleans 7 0 Chattanooga over Little Rock 12 9 Nashville 7 2 Memphis 6 13 Pueblo over Denver 5 2 Omaha over Lincoln 1 Sioux City 16 Des Moines 1 Oklahoma City 11 Fort Worth 4 Tulsa 10 Dallas 6 Houston 6 Shreveport 4 in 11 innings Beaumont 1 San Antonio 0.
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FIGHTS LAST NIGHT AP REPORT DETAILS GLAZED RESULTS
Havana Rafael Lastra defeated Ike Williams in a ten round outpoint decision in Cuba. Melbourne Pat Ford outpointed Ivor Germaine for the British Empire lightweight title. In Kitchener Mike Garlash beat Don Grinton over twelve rounds in Ontario.
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Ivor Germaine
West Indies
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Mike Garlash
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Brantford
Lopez Cautious Yet Happy As Indians Lead
Cleveland manager Al Lopez praises the Indians for a 32 and 54 record and a four game edge over the Yankees after back to back wins against the Chicago White Sox. He notes June as a typically tough month but says the club is in good shape heading into July while White Sox injuries weaken their lineup.
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Persley Faces Khalfi In Comeback Ten Round Showdown
Atlantic City N J Clever light welter Persley aims to rebound to title contention as he meets Hassan Khalfi in a ten round telecast bout at Convention Hall ABC will air the event coast to coast Persley 433 2 12 KOs holds a 16 of 17 win run Khalfi 37 4 12 KOs upset Saddler May 17 in US debut never stopped and will be judged by a ringside referee scoring by rounds.
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Baseball Star Voting To Close At Midnight
Chicago voters have until midnight to cast ballots selecting all non pitcher starters for the Cleveland July 13 all star game. Final results are due Monday with pitchers and other starters announced Tuesday. Stan Musial, Yogi Berra, and Roy Campanella appear to have secured starting spots with about 300000 vote leads.
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San Beals Flower Box 5-1 in City Softball clash
Lawrence Sanitary defeated Flower Box 5-1 Friday night at Woodlawn Park in a City Softball League game. The Greenbrier Tennis Club in White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia, will host the revived Mason and Dixon tennis tournament July 19-25.
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Willie Mays Idolized DiMaggio as a Young Player
New York report recalls Willie Mays admiring Joe DiMaggio and copying his stance though Mays had not seen DiMaggio play until the 1951 World Series. Mays details his mechanics, learning habits, and modest life in Harlem while avoiding the spotlight.
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Seven stroke lead for Babe Zaharias in Women's Open
Babe Zaharias stretched a seven stroke edge entering the final 36 holes of the Women's National Open in Peabody Massachusetts. She carded a one under par 71 to reach 143 on Salem Country Club's 72 par layout, with Betsy Rawls of Spartansburg, Pennsylvania second at 150 after a 73.
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Crash Landing for C119 in Russell Wheat Field
A C119 Flying Boxcar crashed in a Russell wheat field yesterday near Russell Kansas. All aboard escaped injury after a forced landing during a routine training flight from Lowry Field Colorado to Greenville South Carolina. The plane was not severely damaged and did not overturn.
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Lawrence Junior Legion Begins Holiday Two-Game Trip
The Lawrence Junior Legion baseball team travels to Junction City tonight and Minneapolis Sunday for a two game Holiday set. This starts an 11 game series in the first two weeks of July before returning home Tuesday to face Emporia at Municipal Park.
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Thieves Loot Lockers of Wichita Ball Club
Cash and jewelry valued at 2400 dollars were stolen from the Wichita baseball team lockers during a game with Colorado Springs. Fans contributed 824 dollars to be divided among affected players. players were paid their salaries on Thursday, covering part of the losses.
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Cigarette sales hold steady amid medical report confusion
A national survey of 75 tobacco sources across major cities finds most dealers report cigarette sales unchanged since a cancer study linking smoking to earlier death. Some declines appear in a few markets with a shift toward filtered cigarettes and more pipe tobacco, while many retailers expect a rebound by midsummer.
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Pravda Claims Churchill Eisenhower Talks Deepened Rift
Pravda editorial from Moscow says the Churchill Eisenhower conference shows Britain and the United States cannot reconcile differences. It predicts future aggravations in the free world alliance due to excluding France and notes a growing split in the Western Big Three.
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Rhee Declines Ike Invitation Citing Korea Turmoil
President Syngman Rhee said he cannot accept President Eisenhower’s invitation to visit Washington because of unrest in Korea. The 79 year old leader left open a future trip to the United States.
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