Dodgers Rally to Top Giants 7-4 as pennant gap narrows
Johnny Podres earned the win for Brooklyn who defeated the New York Giants 7-4 to keep the Dodgers' faint NL pennant hopes alive. Junior Gilliam and Duke Snider homered, and Brooklyn pulled away with three runs in the seventh inning after a 3-1 lead.
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Indians Beat White Sox to Extend AL Lead
Cleveland wins 8-2 over Chicago as Bobby Avila collects four singles to lift his average to .334. Avila drove in two in the second and opened the fourth with a hit that chased Billy Pierce. Ray Narleski shut the door in relief. The loss drops the Yankees four games back after Washington beat New York 5-4 in a late thriller.
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Cleveland
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Hubbers split twin bill with Abilene in playoff bid
Lub bock opened with a 13-5 sun win over Abilene but lost 9-6 in nightcap. Andy Alonso earned his 23rd win after 16th loss as Milt Ardrey claimed his 13th, aided by a Hubber miscues night. Abilene widened lead, Hubbers four games back with four to play, slim playoff odds remain if Lubbock sweeps.
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Avalanche
Prosperity
Rich
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Abilene
Hubbers
Blue Sox
Andy Alonso
Milt Ardrey
Sox
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Bolt Wins Rubber City Open In Akron After 64 Finish
Tommy Bolt of Houston shot eight under par 64 at Firestone Country Club to win the Rubber City Open collecting $2,400 of the $15,000 purse. He posted 265 total, 2 under par, and set a course record of 64 on Sunday, after tying 68 the previous day. Fred Hawkins and Fred Wampler followed for second and third, with several others tied for lower prizes. Low amateur Fred Jones of Youngstown totaled 286.
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Dallas
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Toronto
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Kiam Lake
Bud Holscher
Santa Monica
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Ed Furegal
St. Louis
Fred Jones
Youngstown
Tommy
Cardinals End Seven-Game Slump In Victory Over Cubs
Brooks Lawrence steadies the St Louis Cardinals as they beat Chicago 6 to 2 to halt a seven game losing streak. The Cubs drop further behind the Redbirds while Phillies and Pirates results follow on page 1. Stars include Kiner Hermus Musial and Jablon with strong pitching and timely hits.
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Pampa Pony League Wins On Sullivan Drive
Williams and Sam Williams led Pampa with back to back homers and a sixth inning rally as the Ponies downfalled Box Score details show errors and singles fueling a three run seventh. Dean Smith and Don Tierney sparked infield and outfield plays while Hardaway and Tanner contributed in the early scoring.
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Abilene
Rudy Tanner
Dean Smith
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Don Stokes
Smith
Sullivan
Ponies
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Bill Adelhelm
Tierney
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Doug Lewis
J. B. Palmer
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Adelheim
Tanner
Ben Feld
Don Chamberlain
Gene Hauradou
Johnson
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Seixas Hartwig Reach U S Amateur Finals at Forest Hills
Vic Seixas of Philadelphia and Rex Hartwig of Australia moved into the Labor Day finals of the U S Amateur championships at Forest Hills. Seixas defeated Richardson 6-3 12-14 8-6 6-2, while Hartwig beat Rosewall 6-4 6-3 6-4. Louise Brough and Doris Hart also advanced to the women’s final.
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Forest Hills
N. Y
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Philadelphia
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Richardson
Baton Rouge
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Montebello
Calif
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Akron
Ohio
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Salt Lake City
U.S. — Jets
Bill Maxwell
Browns Meet Detroit Dallas Preseason Crowd Expected
A crowd of 40 000 to 50 000 is expected Friday night as the Detroit Lions meet the Cleveland Browns in a Cotton Bowl exhibition.
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Cleveland Browns
Brashear Wins National Motorcycle Race at Langhorne
Everitt Brashear of Lake Charles Louisiana won the 100 mile national motorcycle championship at Langhorne speedway in 1 hour 6 minutes 15 seconds setting a 90.768 mph record. The event was marred by a fatal crash that killed Henry Robitaille 27 of Lawnsdale R J and seriously injured Clarence Chandler of Bennington Vermont.
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Everitt Brashear
Lake Charles
Henry Robitaille
Lawnsdale
R. J
Clarence Chandler
Bennington
Brashear
Langhorne Speedway
Billy Huber
Reading
Yesterday's Results in Minor and Major Leagues Across Cities
Box scores from a jumble of games show WI-NM results in Lubbock Abilene Pampa Plainview Albuquerque Amarillo and more. Major league lines list Cleveland Baltimore Detroit Washington New York Boston Philadelphia and others with varied scores and pitching matchups.
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Philadelphia
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Ouston
Oklahoma City
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San Antonio
Cs.e
Tulsa Vee
Beaumont
Dallas
Texas-New Mexico
Abrbiene
Pampa Amarillo
Bowland and Touchet Lead Lone in High School Tilt
Two-base hit Bowland and a home run by Touchet powered a scoring flurry as Bowland 2 Touchet 32 and scattered hits. Pascal Burns Walker Leslie contributed with RBI and defensive plays including DP Touchet. Lubbock pitched with 6 strikeouts while Newberry allowed a run and walk totals noted. Time 2:22.
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Clark Beats Shreveport On Four-Hitter
Mike Clark pitched a four hitter as the Beaumont Exporters defeated the Texas League champion Shreveport Sports 9 to 2. Beaumont scored early, then erupted for a six run eighth to seal the win, while Shreveport held its league lead despite the defeat. Jacobs took the loss for Shreveport with Muffett closing the eighth.
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Beaumont Exporters
Shreveport Sports
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Shreveport
Jacobs
Muffett
Martin
Clark and Curnan
Indians edge Dallas in home run filled Texas League clash
Oklahoma City defeated Dallas 10 to 9 on Joe Damato’s ninth inning RBI single. Buzz Clarkson homered for Dallas, Howie Boles hit his 38th for Oklahoma City, with Burns driving in seven runs between the two teams.
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Houston
Joe Damato
Bill Bagwell
Pie
Cis
Buzz Clarkson
Howie Boles
Les Fleming
Russ Burns
Boles
Burns
Fleming
Clarkson
Okla City
Milankovich
Bagwell
Lubbock Boosters Fall 3-1 in Season Finale at Smyer
Lubbock Boosters lose the last game of the season to Smyer 3-1 in the rubber match. Wayne Stevens earned the win while Carroll Walker took the loss after relieving Benny Day, who started for Lubbock.
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Boosters
Smyer
Wayne Stevens
Carroll Walker
Benny Day
Marker Missed All Star Game For Date With Girl
West Virginia star Bill Marker skipped the College All Star football game last season due to a date with his girlfriend.
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Bill Marker
West Virginia
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