Betting odds set in Las Vegas frame World Series
Las Vegas bookmakers list the Yankees as 6-5 favorites to win the opening World Series game over the Dodgers with Koufax set to start. Santa Anita Turf and Sports Book posts odds on Liston-Cassius Clay and other events, while Jasper Martin runs the house catering to horse players and casual bettors alike.
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Sandy Koufax
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Sonny Liston
Jippy Cassius Clay
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Burdette Beats Spahn in Hurling Duel Before 22,231
Lew Burdette outpitched Warren Spahn in a pitching duel as the St Louis Cardinals edged the Milwaukee Braves 2 to 1. Burdette, credited with a 2-3 season mark for the Cards, retired 12 straight hitters after a fourth inning trouble and held off a late rally. Cards manager Johnny Keane called it his greatest game. The day drew 22,231 fans, including 15,019 paid.
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Lew Burdette
St. Louis
Cardinals
Warren Spahn
Lew
Spahn
Burdette
Braves
Denny Menke
Eddie Mathews
Curt Flood
Hank Aaron
Lee Maye
Johnny Keane
Keane
Mets
Giants
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Dodgers
Pittsburgh
Cincinnati
Cubs
Houston
Philadelphia
Sandy Koufax
Pirates
Roberto Clemente
Koufax
Tommie Sisk
Joe Gibbon
Stan Musial
Johnny Edwards
Marty Keough
Chicago
Frank Robinson
al Worthington
Ernie Banks
Hector Skinny Brown
al Spangler
Phillies
Ray Culp
Dunn to turn pro after state amateur win
Tulsa report says Tall Cotton Dunn 25 formerly of Duncan now Oklahoma City will join the professional golf tour. The 1955 National Junior champion and noted long hitter announced during the state amateur in Tulsa that he must try to win money and sync his all around game with his driving.
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Dodgers
Jasper
Martin
Tulsa
UPI
Cotton Dunn
Dunn
Duncan
Oklahoma City
All-American Gridiron Index endorses Sooners and top juniors
Column notes Maj. L B Chapman rates Oklahoma among the nation's top five on the All-American Gridiron Index. He also lists Cameron Aggies as a top junior college power and names Texas, Alabama, Georgia Tech, Oklahoma and Southern Cal as major leaders. Chapman highlights OU facing USC and Texas early, with junior colleges like Bakersfield and Cameron noted for matchups and a looming Junior Rose Bowl TV broadcast.
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Leroy Montgomery
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Alabama
Georgia Tech
Oklahoma
Southern Cal
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Boise
Ida
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el Camino
Henderson County
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New Mexico
Roswell
Orange Coast
Miss
Pearl River
Tyler
Northeastern
A&m
Miami
Texarkana
Wharton
Mid-Season Driving Crowns Up For Grabs At Speedway
Lawton Speedway gears up for two 35 lap features on Saturday as the mid season driving championships narrow to a heads up final in September. Gilbert Hutson leads Lawton in super modifieds with 89 points while Ralph Parkinson tops standard stocks with 49 points.
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Lawton Speedway
Bill Smith
Smith
Lawton
Gilbert Hutson
Billy Calvert
Wichita Falls
Ralph Parkinson
Jimmy Schults
Texas City
Rune
Frank Riley
Shady McWhorter
Jerry Douglas
Colonels Out Darko Nears Legion Crown
Anadarko leads the district finals as Lawton exits after a 9-2 loss to Duncan, with Holladay delivering a three run homer. Anadarko, undefeated under Cecil Powell, faces Chickasha and Duncan in a tight playoff before potential rematch with Darko. Lawton ends the season 2 24.
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Legion Crown
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Lawton Colonels
American Legion
Cecil Powell
Chickasha
Duncan
Lawton
Frank Antone
Terry Due
Ray Mitchell
Lynn Harmeyer
Due
Mitchell
Antone
Lamar Howell
Holladay
Box Score Update Highlights Players and Substitutions
Summary shows Matney and Howell among standard duties with HR by Wilson and Holladay. Due and Sac Cagle are listed with DP Massad and Fremin LOE Lawton 4, Duncan 3% indicating performance notes and play counts.
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Due
Hr—Wilson
Howell
Holladay
SB Due
Mitchell
Sac Cagle
Dp—Massad
Fremin Loelawton
Duncan
Lawton
Sillmen Host Polk Tonight In Fort Polk Baseball Clash
Fort Polk invades Butnerfield tonight for a three game series with the Fort Sill Cannoneers. First pitch is 7 30. The Cannoneers beat Fort Bliss 12 5 in the finale as Fort Bliss rallied in the ninth. Sill pitcher Bill Burgess left with a foot blister after trouble in the seventh. Roger Hackett earned the win with six scoreless before Burgess worked the seventh. Henry Duke led Sill with three hits and two runs. Ed Williams will start for the Cannoneers in the three game set ending Sunday.
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Butnerfield
Fort Sill
Fort Bliss
Sill
Bill Burgess
Bob Batchelder
Roger Hackett
Falcons
Burgess
Henry Duke
Dave Seddon
Mike LaPointe
Ed Williams
Cannoneers
Lawton Youth Golfers Take First Round Wins in TXOK Tour
Four Lawton youngsters won first round matches in the Texas Oklahoma junior golf tournament in Wichita Falls. Jim Dickey Johnny Elkins Bob Dickey and Gene Cubbison each defeated opponents in early flight play as Robert Holmes of Oklahoma City led the championship flight with a 72.
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Lawton
Jim Dickey
Johnny Elkins
Bot Dickey
Gene Cubbison
Robert Holmes
Oklahoma City
Mark Hayes
Duff Weddle
Jerry Schmitton
Jacksboro
Tex
Jim We
Bob Dickey
Bill Parkinson
Dallas
Ken Reynolds
Yanks Ready To Atone For Sad Showing
American track stars prepare for a Poland meet aiming to win and build goodwill. Coach Payton Jordan says the objective is both competition and sightseeing, with arrival timing debated by AAU official Dan Ferris. The squad, arriving in Warsaw after a Moscow showing, trains and explores the city while hoping to secure victories in two day events.
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U. S
Payton Jordan
Stanford
Jordan
Moscow
Dan Ferris
AAU
Europe
John Pennell
Cary Weisinger
U.S
Hawkins Leads Western Open With Four-under Par 67
Fred Hawkins, 39, captured a four-under par 67 to lead the Western Open first round at Beverly Country Club, one stroke ahead of a crowd including Nicklaus and 128 competitors. Arnold Palmer struggled with a 73 as the field braces for the 36-hole cut and a $10,000 top prize.
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Fred Hawkins
Beverly Country Club
Medinah
Hawkins
Gay Brewer
Howie Johnson
Art Wall
Mason Rudolph
Arnold Palmer
Arnie
Palmer
Charles
Bob Pratt
Pratt
Beverly
Mays Hot as Giants Rally for Pennant Push
Willie Mays fuels Giants with nine hits in five games including four home runs as he leads San Francisco to four wins in five games. The Giants beat the Mets 6 6 and climb to third place behind the Dodgers while Pirates Relievers and Koufax struggles frame the pennant race.
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San Francisco Giants
Los Angeles
Dodgers
Willie
Giants
New York Mets
New York
Philadelphia Athletics
Browns Cut Craft Hiram Players Trim Browns Roster
Gerry Craft, former Oklahoma State University fullback, was released by the Cleveland Browns along with four other players, reducing the roster to 52.
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UPT
Oklahoma State University
Gerry Craft
Cleveland Browns
Browns
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