White Sox explode for five in 10th to top Yankees
Chicago beats New York 8-3 in ten innings to seize first place from the Yankees. Jim Landis hits a three run homer after Minnie Minoso and Ted Kluszewski sparked the rally. Gerry Staley gains the win in relief, ending New York’s bid to extend its lead.
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Yankees
White Sox
Landis
Fred Kipp
Jim Coates
Jim Landis
Minnie Minoso
Chicago
Yankee Stadium
Ted Kluszewski
Sherman Lollar
Minoso
Lollar
Coates
Kipp
Sam Esposito
al Smith
Jim Rivera
Staley
Gerry Staley
Billy Pierce
Pierce
Roger Maris
Mickey Mantle
Bill Skowron
Maris
Elston Howard
Hector Lopez
Sammy Esposito
Yogi Berra
Kluszewski
Joe DeMaestri
Kent Hadley
Nellie Fox
Cletis Boyer
Tony Kubek
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Haynie Wins State Amateur Golf Championship
Miss Sandra Haynie, 16, of Austin defeated Mrs. John Rathmell of Houston 2 and 1 to defend the Women’s State Golf title at Beaumont Country Club. Haynie led 3 up after 18 holes and built a 6 up edge in the afternoon before Rathmell rallied, with the match ending on the 35th green as both halved 34.
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UPI
Sandra Haynie
Austin
John Rathmell
Houston
Beaumont Country Club
Miss Haynie
Austin High School
Ratherill
Run Sets Record at Detroit Stadium in 1959
A total of 200 home runs were cleared at Briggs Stadium in 1959, a new record for the Detroit park.
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Detroit
UPI
Briges Stadium
Giants Dominate Pirates 13-1 on Seven Errors
San Francisco built a 4-0 first inning and a six-run fifth, aided by seven Pittsburgh errors as the Giants sprinted past the Pirates 13-1. Mike McCormick won his 4th with six hits allowed, while Willie McCovey drove in four runs and earned his 1959 RBI crown.
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Felipe Alou
Pittsburgh
Hal Smith
Frank Cascoli
Alou
Bob Schmidt
Giants
San Francisco Giants
Pirates
Mike McCormick
Bucs
Pirate
Dick Groat
Joe Gibbon
Don Blasingame
Jim Davenport
Willie Mays
Gibbon
Willie McCovey
Jim Umbricht
Orlando Cepeda
Groat
Gino Cimoli
Ed Bressoud
Bob Skinner
McCormick
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Mays
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Reds rout Cardinals as Pinson hits grand slam
Cincinnati overwhelmed St Louis 5 2 behind Cal McLish four hit effort. Vada Pinson delivered a grand slam in the second inning to spark the Reds seven game win streak, the club's first since 1957. Bill Henry closed the ninth as McLish handled the Cardinals with steady if imperfect run support.
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St. Louis
Cal McLish
Vada Pinson
Bill Henry
McLish
St.Louis
Pinson
Cards
Larry Jackson
Billy Martin
Eddie Kasko
Jackson
Tony Gonzalez
Leon Wagner
Stan Musial
Joe
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Ren
Broglia
Robinson
White
Gonzalez
Boyer
Bailey
Spencer
McMillan
Wagner
Martin
Sawatski
eSmith
Henry
U-Burgess
Gorman
Smith
Sudol
Venetian Way Leads Preakness Field After Derby Win
Venetian Way, fresh from a Kentucky Derby win, heads toward the Preakness at Pimlico on May 21 with several top contenders aiming to challenge on a dry fast track. Tompion Bally Ache Victoria Park Divine Comedy Fighting Hodge and others are listed as possible starters. Derby winner Venetian Way plans to race again in Maryland before Belmont Stakes exploration.
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Baltimore
Churchill Downs
Old Pimlico
Venetian Way
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The
Pimlico
Bert Wheeler
C. V. Whitney
Tompion
Adele L. Rand
Vic Sovinski
Isaac Blumberg
New York
Leonard Fruchtman
E. P. Taylor
Victoria Park
Llangollen Farm
Considerine Muses Downs Is Different With Corum Gone
Open letter to Bill Corum from a Louisville sports correspondent reflects on the 86th Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs. The writer lauds Corum for coining Run for the Roses while noting Eddie Arcaro did not ride in 1960 and recalls other racing figures and nicknames. He praises Corum’s impact and affection from fans, despite no statue at Churchill Downs.
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Bob Considine
Louisville
Bill Corum
Buddy
Harp Section
Churchill
Eddie Arcaro
Eddie
Bill
Belmont
Jack Dempsey
John L. Sullivan
Boston Strong
Wild Bull
Pampas
Damon Runyon
Dempsey
Jack
Bill Slocum
Runyon
Frank Conniff
Luis Angel Firpo
Charlie Ward
Detroit
Joe Louis
Louis
Jack Dunn
Baltimore
George Herman Ruth
Babe
Grantland Rice
Ty Cobb
Georgia Peach
Tilden and
Johnston
Mark O. B. Keeler
Ed Danforth
Robert Tyre Jones
Emperor Jones
Christie Mathewson
Maxwell
Walter Johnson
Churchill Downs
Campbell’s
New York
Booneville
Corum
Arcaro
Jimmy Cannon
Luro
Lure
Kentucky
C. V. Whitney
Calumet
Baylor Could Beat Texas In Southwest Conference Meet
AP reports Baylor eyeing its first SWC title as Texas seeks a six year hold. Baylor shines in sprints relays weights and high jump with multiple possible records. John Fry already tops shot put. Baylor and SMU foes push pole vault two mile and relays. freshman division favored with several school marks expected to fall.
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Fort Worth
Texas
Baylor
Bears
John Fry
Ray Dyck
Arkansas
Dexter Elkins
SMU
Baylos Bennett
Jan Ahlberg
Bob Mellgren
Billy Hollis
Ralph Alspaugh
Bill Kemp
Mike Kelly
Jim Tomlinson
Bob Johnson
Eller Wins New Orleans Tourney
Pretty Judy Eller of Old Hickory Tennessee overwhelmed Jackie Higgins of New Orleans to win a second straight Southern Amateur Golf title. The 19 year old Curtis Cup team member defeated Higgins 6 and 4 on the muddy Metairie Country Club course, sealing victory on the 32nd hole with a three foot birdie putt.
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New Orleans
Judy Eller
Old Hickory
Tenn
Jackie Higgins
Miss Eller
U.S
Metairie Country Club
Eller
Yawata Steel Athlete Sets Japan Shot Put Record
Hitoshi Goto of Yawata Steel shattered the Japan record with a 15.22 meter shot put on Sunday, breaking his own 14.96 meter mark from two years earlier in Fukuoka.
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Fukuoka
Japan
Hitoshi Goto
Yawata Steel Track and Field
Coody Wins Brownwood Invitational Golf by Six Strokes
Charles Coody of Stamford fired a 3 under 69 to win the 24th Brownwood Invitational with a 211 total. Roland Adams of Lubbock finished second at 217, while C A DeWees of Arlington placed third at 218. Doyle Norris beat Don Fritz 2 up in the fourth flight consolation. Brayton Smith edged William Fritz 1 up in the second flight consolation.
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Brownwood
Charles Coody
Stamford
TCU
Roland Adams
Lubbock
C. A. DeWees
Arlington
Coady
Adams
Doyle Norris
Ralls
Don Fritz
William Fritz
Brayton Smith
Sonny Watson
Balls
Lamar Dickinson
Al Oerter tops US discus mark in NYC meet
Olympic champion Al Oerter hurled the discus 190 feet 7 inches in a New York Athletic Club preparatory meet. It was the best U S throw this year and set him as a strong Rome games threat. his Melbourne Olympic toss was 184 feet 10 and 3 4 inches.
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New York
al Oerter
New York Athletic Club
United States
Oerter
Melbourne
California favored as national volleyball championships open
About 60 teams from Hawaii to California converge in Dallas for the National Volleyball Championships at Southern Methodist University. The Armed Forces, collegiate, and masters divisions wrap by Thursday. women's and open divisions finish Saturday night with defending champs Los Alamitos NAS, George Williams College, Hollywood YMCA Comets, Santa Monica Mariners, and Hollywood YMCA Stars among the top entrants. The Stars face a strong field including West Side Jewish Community Center and others from Hawaii, Chicago, and New York.
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UPS
Hawaii
California
Southern Methodist University
Los Alamitos
Calif
Naval Air Station
Armed
Syracuse Coach Plans Two Week Europe Clinic Tour
Syracuse University head football coach Ben Schwartzwalder and assistants Roy Simmons and Ted Dailey will spend two weeks in Europe this summer conducting clinics for the U S Army. Schwartzwalder is a former paratrooper and a lieutenant colonel in the Army Reserve.
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Syracuse
N.Y
UPI
Ben Schwartzwalder
Syracuse University
Roy Simmons
Ted Dailey
Europe
U.S. Army
Schwartzwalder
Army
Coker's Three-Run Homer Lifts Phillies Over Dodgers
Rookie Jim Coker hit a three-run homer in the sixth as the Philadelphia Phillies defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers 4-2 to take the series two games to one. Ed Rakow started for the Dodgers, while Jack Meyer earned the win for Philadelphia.
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Los Angeles
Jim Coker
Philadelphia Phillies
Los Angeles’ Dodgers
Phillies
Phils
Ed Rakow
Ken Walters
Coker
Rakow
Ed Bouchee
Walters
Phillie
Dodgers
Jack Meyer
Philadelphia
Lencio
Gillam
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Roseboro
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Farrell
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Moon
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Farrella
Rakaw
Sabine
x-Faced
Three Teams Tie In Polo Debut At Tech Pool
Texas Tech Texas A&M and New Mexico Military Institute tied for first after two wins and one loss each in the invitational debut at the Texas Tech pool. Aggies edged NMMI in sudden death after two overtimes 3-2 while Tech beat Aggies 3-2 and overwhelmed Tech P. E. 8-3. About 300 fans watched all day.
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Texas Tech
Texas A&m
New Mexico Military Institute
Tech P. E
Aggies
New Mexico Military
A&m
Tech
NMMI
Japanese Weightman Sets World Record
Yoshinobu Miyake of Hosei University set a bantamweight snatch mark at 110 kilograms and achieved a 345 kilogram total to tie Vladimir Stogov of Russia for the world record.
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Tokyo
Yoshinobu Miyake
Hosei University
Vladimir Stogov
Russia
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