In This Corner Two Track Pioneers Face New Feats
The athletics world buzzes as four minute mile and 60 foot shot put targets loom. Matt Whitfield sets a 3 56.59 in the mile while Ernie Shelton eyes seven feet in the high jump. Gordien and Hunt lead discus and two mile efforts as Parry O’Brien earns top field honors and rivals chase new marks at Coliseum Relays and upcoming meets.
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Tange Harriers
Snall
Southland
Serbhines
Matt Whitfield
Sam
Aono
Coliseum
New York
Bannister
Timate
Roray Hunt
UCLA
Parry O'Brien
Ncclaim
Hunt
Bruin
Michigan
California
O'Bren
Barry
USC
Felice Helman
Nancy Vinetz
Sandra Turbow
O'Brien
Fresno
Patty Mixes Marathon Victory Sets Italian Final
Argentine Patty defeated Jaroslav Drobny in a near 41 hour epic, winning 7-5 7-5 7 and advancing to the Italian International Tennis Tournament final against Enrique Morea. The match, halted by darkness, resumed next morning in Rome at Foro Italico, lasting 3 hours 20 minutes, the longest pre Wimbledon encounter.
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Romeo
Budget Patty
Jaroslav Drobny
Patty
Darkvinss
Drobny
Argentina
Enrique Moréa
Rome
Enrique Morea
Tony Tracae
Cincinnati
Faulk Riley Duel Looms In Southern Women's Golf
In Birmingham Alabama FI Medalist Mary Lena Faulk and defending champion Polly Riley moved into the second round of the Southern Women's Golf Tournament facing underdog opponents in round one. Faulk, from Thomasville Georgia, drew Mrs Harry Webb of Huntsville Alabama while Riley met Mrs Carl Robbins of Fort Smith Arkansas. Winners meet Wednesday with a Faulk Riley inevitable clash.
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Birmingham
Ala
Mary Lena Faulk
Polly Riley
Faulk
Thomasville
Harry Webb
Huntsville
Ila
Miss Riley
Ft. Worth
Carl Robbins
Ft. Smith
Ark
Oilers rally wins 8-7 over San Jose in Bakersfield crowd
Bakersfield drew 6580 fans as the Channel City Oilers overcame a two run homer in the eighth with a two run single to beat San Jose 8-7 in a California League game. Kern County grocers bought out the stands and gave away free ducks to fans. The Oilers also topped the Salinas Packers in the other scheduled game.
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Bakersfield
San Jose
California
Kern County Grocers
Ducks
Channel City Oilers
Salinas Packers
Airman TKO Victor Over Substitute Foe at Olympic Auditorium
Los Angeles Monday night boxing at the Olympic Auditorium featured a technical knockout as Specialist J B Reed of Fairfield AFB defeated substitute foe Sonny Andrews of Los Angeles after Andrews complained of a jaw injury in the fourth round. Reed forced the pace and earned the verdict despite Andrews stepping in for injured Bob Al tight.
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Los Angeles
Olympic Auditorium
Sonny Andrews
J. B. Reed
Fairfield Afb
Andrews
Bob Altight
Red Sox Not Alone in Raittout Blues
Boston’s Red Sox faced rain interruptions during their home stand as the Greater Boston Intercollegiate Baseball League schedule suffered. Collegians managed to play only 15 of 28 scheduled games due to weather.
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Red Sox
Boston
Greater Boston
Collegians
Sports Calendar irregularities and city listings
A scrambled sports calendar item lists multiple teams and venues with unclear spellings. It mentions Loyola, Parker, Recreation Park, and Downey among others, plus times like 8 30 p m and 3 30 p m. The segment reads like a fragmented schedule note with municipal venues and amateur matchups.
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TCL
Barehadd
Holva
Oakland
Poppetine
Loyola
Oman Poy
Recreation Park
Wilson
Baculai
Ompton
Vena
Downey
Rane Davie
Australians Lose Horse Events Keep Games In Melbourne
The 1956 Olympic Games were assured for Melbourne after the IOC voted two thirds to move equestrian events to a later site. Brundage announced the vote counted 30 for relocation and 13 against, with Brussels Dublin Berlin named as possible hosts. The move aims to avoid a six month horse quarantine in Australia, a law Australia will not change, leaving a European site likely for the equestrian portion.
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Athens
Melbourne
Australia
International Olympic Committee
Avery Brundage
Chicago
Brundage
OIC
Budapest
Rome
International Equestrian Federation
Brussels
Dublin
Berlin
Fot Hacking
E. J. Holt
Race fuel expert dies near Indianapolis speedway
Albert Bach, 59, renowned racing fuel expert for Socony Vacuum Oil Co., died Monday night in Speedway City near the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Based in Huntington Park, California, he had supervised special fuel mixtures for the mid-mile races at the speedway since 1934.
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Indianapolis
Albert &, Bach
Huntington Park
Calif
Speedway City
Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Socony Vacuum Oil Co
The
Speedway
Two escape crash in Indy practice spins for race
In Indianapolis Indiana UK driver Frank Armi of Hanford California and Johnny Tolan of Denver Solo escaped uninjured after cars ran out of control during practice spins for the mile Auto race on May 33.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Frank Armi
Hanford
Calif
Johnny Tolan
Denver
Solo
Mulloy Urges New Davis Cup Plan For Tennis Fathers
Gardnar Mulloy profiles a four point program to fund and reform the Davis Cup effort. He calls for a year around captain, a better selection system, and focus on playing talent over entourages as he heads to Europe for Wimbledon. He cites past selections like Schroeder Trabert and Seixas, urging realistic team choices and ongoing talent review.
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New York
Gardnar Mulloy
Sam
Europe
Wimbledon
Coral Gables
Fla
Australia
U.S
Harry Hopman
Mansper
Bill Tatbert
Ted Schroeder
Tony Trabert
Vic Seixas
Bob Perry
Ham Richardson
Dirt Larsen
Ken Rosewall
Canada U S grid duel to air on NBC TV this fall
NBC will televise 23 Interprovincial Rugby Football Union games from Montreal Ottawa Toronto and Hamilton Aug 28 through Nov 20 plus playoffs. The deal values around 320000. Canadian rules differ with 5 point TDs three downs and larger fields attracting U S viewers while clashing with NCAA and NFL telecasts. Commissioner Bert Bell supports the telecast.
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New York
United States
National Broadcasting Company
Acc
NBC
Montreal
Ottawa
Toronto
Hamilton
Grobe and
Mall
Dumont
National Collegiate Athletic Association
Ing
NCAA
Jed Ahc
U. S
Familliars
Bert Belt
NFL
Death of Alabama coach Frank Thomas leaves mark on gridiron
Frank Thomas, the stocky Alabama coach and athletic director, died after a long illness. He piloted Alabama for 15 seasons with 115 wins, 24 losses, and seven ties, guiding teams to three Rose Bowls and appearances in Cotton Orange and Sugar Bowls. His 1934 squad was undefeated and famed for Dixie Howell to Don Hutson in the 29-13 Rose Bowl victory over Stanford. Thomas, 55, was born in Muncie Indiana and played at Western State Normal College Kalamazoo Notre Dame before coaching stints at Georgia and Knoxville before returning to Alabama in 1931.
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Tuscaloosa
Thomas
Toomms
Crimson Tide
Dixie Howell
Don Hutson
Stanford
Muncie
Ind
Dopree
Rockne
Georgia
Chattanoora
Alabama
Tramns
California
Southern California
Rough Day for Jockeys at Belmont Park
Jockeys faced a rough day at Belmont Park on Monday with six riders unseated. Pete Moreno suffered a broken leg when thrown from Libbys First at the gate, while his brother Hank fell in a later race. Ted Atkinson and Grover B also slid from mounts, Grover B requiring ambulance transport for a broken leg. Other riders Morigiello Murphy and Egitta were unseated during the meet.
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Pete Moreno
Belmont Park
New York
Moreno
Libby
Pete
Hank
Ted Atkinson
Grover B
T. Morigiello
Ip. Murphy
A. Egitta
Garver Simmons ERA Leaders in Big Show
New York AP report shows Ned Garver of Detroit and Curt Simmons of Philadelphia leading MLB in earned run averages after returning from injuries. Garver’s AL ERA stands at 0.49 through 37 innings with 3-0 record. Simmons’ NL ERA sits around 1.40 with a 2-0-2 mark after partial limb surgeries.
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NEW York
Ned Garver
Detroit Tigers
Curt Simmons
Philadelphia Phillies
Carver
Associated Press
Ney
Ohio
Simmons
Curt
IP Sarvet
Detroit
Turley
Baltimore
Sromek
Kraegan
Chicago
Lapat
Phil Phan
Roberts
Philadalphia
Antonski
Burdette
Milwaukee
Dickson
Pautphia
Poulter
Brooklyn
Macle
Nichols
Lapaime
Pittsburgh
D'Bonnel
Piish'pe
Charo
Ghicapa
Baseball batting leaders in major leagues
New York AM. The major league season enters week five with Stan Musial of the Cardinals leading the NL in batting at .382 and Stan Tuttle rookie pacing the AL at .379. Duke Snider, Don Mueller, Billy Goodman, Jackie Jensen and others follow with strong averages and RBIs as Yogi Berra and May Sievers pace home runs.
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New York
Don Mueller
Giants
Billy Goodman
Red Sox
Joop
Jackie Jensen
Musial
N. L
Hank Sauer
Cubs
Joop Minnie Vlinoso
White Sox
Rhi
Yogi Berra
Yanks
May Sievers
Senators
Minor League Results From An Egmented Recap
Minor League results are listed with scattered team names and scores. Buffalo and Haven play unknown opponents with unclear outcomes. Indianapolis beats Columbus 4 2 while Charlesmon edges Kangas. several other games show partial team fragments and inconsistent spelling making full results uncertain.
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Leagle Buffalo
Haven
Ayrecune
Indianapetla
Columbus
Charlemon
Kanga
Bistow
Fouerie
of Paul
Banner Apoe
Toledo
Texas
Trative
Braymont
Houston
Juan Antonio
Anne Quthern
Little Rock
Atanta
MO Phinirmingham
Monie
Naghville
Florida's No 1 Quarterback Dropped From Gators
Speers, No 1 passer and extra point kicker, is removed from the Florida athletic scholarship roster for disciplinary reasons after a nightclub incident. The 20 year old Knoxville Tenn sophomore says he got into trouble with police but no arrest was made. He plans to finish the semester and may seek reinstatement if he proves he belongs on the squad.
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Gainesville
Fila
Bob Woodruff
Harry Speers
University of ‘Florida
Speers
Knoxville
Tenn
Doug Dickey
Bobby Lance
Kingsport
Dick Allen
Atlanta
Fred Robinson
St Peters
Woodruff
Gators
Negro Dance Hall
Indians Upset Yankees In Three-Act Home Stand Drama
Cleveland fans saw a hero turn the tide as the Indians stunned the New York Yankees 9-4 in 10 innings, then 10-2, and finally 8-7 in Monday night’s three game series. Baltimore edged Philadelphia 7-6 for the Orioles’ highest run total of the season.
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al Lopez
Cleveland
New York
Indians
Tnndians
Yaniees
Yankees
Baltimore Orioles
Philadelphia Athletics
Orioles
Diate de Mantle
Sain
Rose
Ao Bony
Careyb
Dindysa
Unclear OCR sports schedule fragment with teams and cities
Fragmented item lists multiple cities and teams with scores and times, including Chicago Milwaukee Detroit Cleveland New York Philadelphia Washington and others. The garbled OCR obstructs coherent meaning. readable bits indicate a multi city sports schedule or results note with nightly games and scattered scores.
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Dick Zeus
Joss Mortensen
Ernie Shelton
Ernie
Shelton
Dallas
Trojans
Gigk
Troy
Ann Arbor
Mich
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Gordien
Gordlen
Freana
Compton
Patty Mix
Faulk-Riley
Oilers
Airman
Jess Mortensen
Mulloy
Canada
Grid
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Frank Thomas
Tuttle
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Florida
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Manten
Siivern
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RBI
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Roien
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Avila
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Carey
Soren
Hegan
Dougald
Noren Woodiins
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McDouglad
Hrenephilley
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National League
Keret Brocktrn Cibuatan Prinaelpnie
Chicago New York
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Binokivo Meyer
Mewakth al Nawpeta
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Prine Im Mile
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Pious
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Philadelphia
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Cheveland
Eahbmars
Datrott
Claveland
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