Haddix Shuts Out Cardinals After Doubleheader
Harvey Haddix pitched eight hits allowed over nine innings to defeat the St. Louis Cardinals 3-1 in the completion of a suspended game. Haddix improves to 4-3, while the Pirates stay 4 1/2 games behind the NL leader as Milwaukee and Los Angeles win elsewhere. Hank Aaron goes 3-for-3 for the Braves in a 5-4 loss to Cincinnati.
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Bucs
Larry Jackson
Bil Virdon
Dick Roat
Gnats Force Wilhelm Off Mound Then Veeck Bomb
Hoyt Wilhelm exited the mound after a gnats swarm halted the game for 16 minutes at Comiskey Park. Baltimore later beat the White Sox 3-2, moving into second place as Wilhelm earned his eighth win in 11 starts. Bill Veeck joked about the insect mischief and a bug bomb finale.
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al Vincent
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Eddie Weidner
Soar
Light Brigade
Rattler Hooks With Rod and Reel Surprise Catch
In McAlester Oklahoma Mickey Shave and a young companion while walking saw movement and cast to hook a four foot rattlesnake in the grass triggering a local oddity.
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Okla
Mickey
Amething
Pawnee Prep Star Is Heading for Wichita
Ralph Howerton, a Pawnee Rock standout with 12 athletic letters, signed a letter of intent to enroll at the University of Wichita this fall. Coach Chalmer Woodard announced the decision. Howerton is 5-11, 190 pounds, earned letters as end, halfback, quarterback in football, guard in basketball, and in track, and was valedictorian with an A average.
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Wichita
Ralph Howerton
Pawnee Rock
Basilio Demands Title Bout After Robinson Retains Crown
Basilio, the No. 1 challenger, protests NYSAC ruling allowing Sugar Ray Robinson to keep the world middleweight title. Basilio plans to sign for a title bout with Gene Fullmer as decreed by the NBA, while Robinson defends his crown amid contract disputes and public interest considerations.
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NEW York
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Camen Basilio
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Sugar Ray
Basilio
Robinson
National Boxing Assn
Fullmer
Tigers blank Yankees behind strong pitching
Detroit pitchers held New York to four hits as the Tigers shut out the Yankees 2-0. Don Mosal struck out five and walked none for the victory. Ron Saurford of the Senators hit a 10th inning homer to defeat the Indians 3-2.
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Yankees
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Indians
Doctoring Your Golf Patient's Complaint
An advice column on fixing shanks cites anxiety as the root cause and recommends a smooth, slow takeaway with weight kept back on the heels and a fixed head. It also promotes a free pamphlet The Putt by Cary Middlecoff and asks readers to send a stamped return envelope to the paper.
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Cary Middlecoff
Swedish Heavyweight Testimony in Ford Case
Swedish heavyweight Ingemar Johansson and promoter-manager Edwin Ahlquist prepared to testify in federal court over a claimed fighter manager relationship. The case centers on Eddie Machen’s bid to block Johansson from a potential title bout with Floyd Patterson at Yankee Stadium on June 25 after a September 14 knockout.
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Ingemar Johansson
Edwin Ahlquist
Sweden
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Ahlquist
California
Eddie Machen
Machen
Floyd Patterson
Yankee Stadium
Maurice Chevalier Born in Paris in 1888
French singing star Maurice Chevalier, noted for a comeback in film and stage revues, was born in Paris on September 12 1888.
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