Indians Sweep Yankees as Win Streak Reaches Five
The Cleveland Indians, down two weeks ago, swept a July 4 doubleheader from the Kansas City A’s and cut New York’s lead in the AL to 1¼ games. Gary Bell pitched a three hitter for his first win in a month, and Jimmy Piersall returned to drive in key runs. The Yankees lost 9-8 at Washington while Baltimore split with Boston and Detroit swept Chicago.
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New York Yankees
Gary Bell
Jimmy Piersall
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Cleveland
Yankees
Jim Coates
Washington
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Ray Herbert
Marty Keough
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Harvey Kuenn
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Johnny Romano
Ken Aspromonte
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Ted Bowsfield
Johnny Bucks
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Ryne Duren
Reno
Orioles
Frank Malzone
Ron Hansen
Billy Hoeft
Billy Muffett
Tigers
Frank Baumann
RBI
Chico Fernandez
Bunning
Nellie Fox
Minnie Minoio
Minnie
Tiger
Norm Cash
Dave Sisler
Bob Shaw
Doctoring Your Golf By Cary Middlecoff
A golf instruction piece explains that long irons are treated with the same swing as mid and short irons, differing only in arc length due to shaft length. It guides a down and through strike, urges confidence with 2 irons, and promotes a pamphlet by Cary Middlecoff available for 10 cents with a SASE.
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Cary Middlecoff
Open Tournament Aims for Wimbledon Open Over Pro Players
London AP report notes Jack Kramer plans an open Wimbledon format with professional players if prizes justify it. Kramer expects Paris talks by the ITF to decide prize money and eligibility while Herman David of the All England Club says traditions must endure and a class of authorized amateurs may be rejected.
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Paris
International Tennis Federation
Herman David
All-England
David
International Federation
Cardinals and Dodgers split doubleheader amid beanball tiff
In St Louis the Cardinals won 6-2 as Dodgers pitcher Larry Sherry hit cardsman Ken Boyer, then Sherry hit Daryl Spencer prompting a warning. in the nightcap Los Angeles won 5-4 after further warnings. Cleveland edged Kansas City 7-4 as John Romano and Ken Aspromontes homered.
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Cardinals
Los Angeles Dodgers
St. Louis
Larry Sherry
Dodgers
Ernie Broglio
Kansas City
Cleveland
Sherry
Mississippi Park Cleared After Integration Move
Harrison County Sheriff Curtis Dedeaux and 20 deputies cleared both Black and white visitors from the De Soto National Park recreation area after a dispute over the ball diamond. The move, framed under a new state law, ended without violence and followed reports of planned beach integration near July.
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Harrison County
Curtis Dedeaux
DeSoto National Park
Here
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Californians Dominate Olympic Track Squad Qualifiers
At Stanford 52 athletes qualified for the US Olympic team with Californians accounting for 16 spots. The event drew 105000 spectators over two days as Don Brage set a world vault record of 15 feet 94 inches. Notable misses included Charlie Tidwell and Bill Nieder in field events.
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United States
California
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Los Angeles Coliseum
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Charlie Tidwell
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Big Bill Nieder
J. D. Martin
Oklahoma
Ole Miss Bowed 7-3 by LSU in Hard Fought Game
The University of Mississippi football team allowed just three touchdowns all season but one proved decisive as Ole Miss lost to LSU 7-3 in a tight contest. LSU's lone TD amid a stout Ole Miss defense stood as the decisive score in the narrow defeat.
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University of Mississippi
Ole Miss
LSU
Science Shrinks Piles With New Non Surgical Treatment
A new healing substance Bio-Dyne used in Preparation H suppositories and ointment claims to shrink hemorrhoids stop itching and relieve pain without surgery. Case reports show reductions and patient statements that piles have ceased to be a problem. Availability through druggists with money back guarantee.
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New York, N. Y
Sick TWA Employees To Explain In Court
Forty Trans World Airlines workers who called in sick since last Friday were ordered to explain in federal court why they should not return to work. Summonses target a group of stewardesses and pursers accused of feigning illness to block an arbitration award. The union official said they are genuinely ill with ailments including diarrhea and earaches.
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New York
Trans World Airlines
George M. Haag
Woman Dies Near 103rd Birthday in Kansas Nursing Home
Mrs Ida Belle Harmon 102 years old died in a Galena Kansas nursing home Monday night. She had been invalided for 37 years after a hip fracture and lived in Baxter Springs since 1880s. Survived by two grandchildren Mrs June Swalley Baxter Springs and James Harmon Joplin Missouri.
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Baxter Springs
Kan
Ida Belle Harmon
Galena
Harmon
Indiana
June Swalley
James Harmon
Joplin
Two Railway Cars Burn In Pittsburg Pole Disaster
Two flatcars on the Kansas City Southern Railroad burned overnight in Pittsburg Kansas carrying creosoted telephone poles. Firemen battled the blaze for more than an hour and the cause was not known.
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Pittsburg
Kan
Kansas City-Southern Railroad
Red Wilson Becomes Detroit Tigers Player Representative
Robert Red Wilson, veteran catcher, has replaced Harvey Kuenn as the Detroit Tigers’ player representative, signaling a leadership role within the club.
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Robert
Red) Wilson
Harvey Kuenn
Detroit Tiger
Congo Troops Fire on Demonstrators in Coquilhatville
Soldiers of the infant republic opened fire on a crowd urging higher living standards in Coquilhatville. One person was killed and several injured, a government spokesman said.
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Leopoldville, Congo
Coquilhatville
Henry Saves Three as Cincinnati Starts California Trip
On Cincinnati's first California road swing this season, left handed reliever Bill Henry earned three saves behind the starting rotation.
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Cincinnati
California
Bill Henry
Dog Daring Completes Fifth Space Ride for Soviets
Moscow reports the dog Daring has completed a fifth spaceflight aboard a Soviet rocket and returned safely. A rocket expert cites the recovery system's reliability after a mission lifting two dogs and a rabbit 130 miles high. Comparisons are drawn to the previous American chimpanzee flights Able and Baker reaching 300 miles.
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Daring
Earth
A. Blagonravov
Armed Forces
Soviet Academy of Sciences
Blagonravov
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