Ward Lifts White Sox With Grand Slam In 4-1 Win
Pete Ward slugged his second grand slam in a week as the Chicago White Sox beat Detroit 4-1. Ward has three homers in six days, driving in 11 runs while boosting his season average to .315. Harmon Killebrew and Rocky Colavito led home run rivalries in AL action as Minnesota and Kansas City won.
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Segui Fork Ball Stuns Yanks Twice As A's Beat NY 4-1
Diego Segui with a sharp fork ball and stubborn endurance beat the Yankees twice this season. He pitched 8 1/3 innings in the May 15 win after a virus lingered, throwing 143 pitches and striking out key batters. Rocky Colavito homered for the A's, as Ed Lopat praised Segui's fork pitch and control.
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Strongman Dallas Long Bores Into New Shot Put Mark
Dallas Long broke the world record in shot put at the Southern Pacific AAU meet at Occidental College. He hurled the 16 pound ball 66 feet 3 3/4 inches to surpass the previous record of 65 feet 10 1/2 inches set in 1962. Long, a 22 year old dental student at USC, had previously posted 66 feet 7 3/4 inches in Fresno three weeks earlier.
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Eagles Trade Dean for Lamson and Hultz in Fifth Move
Philadelphia Eagles ship fullback Ted Dean to the Minnesota Vikings in a six player deal and acquire Ray Poage Don Hultz Chuck Lamson and Terry Rosens. Coach Joe Kuharich says more trades are likely before July training camp.
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Speedway prelude to a perilous Indianapolis 500
Indianapolis fans anticipate a fast perilous race with 33 cars including 18 front-engine Offenhausers and 12 rear-engined entries. Bobby Marshman and pole-sitter Jimmy Clark express confidence as dangers loom at the track where 30 drivers have died since 1909, though recent crashes are common and only Eddie Johnson’s broken leg in last year’s event stands as the latest casualty.
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Friday Night Speedway Results at Lawrence
Mickey Harris of Lawrence and John Bennett of Osawatomie won A and B trophies at the Lawrence Speedway Friday before 527 fans. Heat results list Ken Bannister Dale Vaughan John Bennett as top finishers in Heat 1. Heat 2 is Sweade Mealman Don Meyer Red Andrews. Consolation winner Les Milan with Gary Harrison and Jack Harper placing. A Feature led by John Bennett with Ken Bannister and Jack Harper behind. B Feature won by Sweade Mealman with Red Andrews and Gary Harrison placing.
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Pagan Suffers Torn Muscle In Lower Left Rib
New York AP reports San Francisco shortstop Jose Pagan has a torn muscle in his lower left rib cage and will be out about two weeks. Pagan was injured while striking out in the fifth inning at St. Louis Thursday night.
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Sadecki McCarver Show On Road Lifts Cardinals Past Reds
Ray Sadecki pitched seven hits allowed and Tim McCarver provided the big bat with three hits and two RBIs as the Cardinals beat the Cincinnati Reds 4-3 to end a five game skid. The roommates also entertained in the dugout with their comedy act on the road.
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Cubs' Billy Williams Boosts Average in 6-5 Loss to Milwaukee
Yesterday's Stars note Billy Williams of the Cubs went 4-for-4 lifting his season average to .414 with a homer a double and two singles in Chicago's 6-5 defeat by Milwaukee. Jim Roland earned the win for Minnesota allowing only two hits both in the second inning as the Twins beat Boston 3-2.
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