Yankees Favored To Win A pennant In 1957
New York leads as the odds-on favorite to repeat as American League champions, with Detroit Tigers as the main threat. The piece outlines strong Yankees pitching led by Larsen Turley Ditmar and a deep lineup featuring Mantle and Berra, while Detroit counters with Lary Hoeft Foytack and Ramirez surging hitters like Kaline Maxwell and Kuenn.
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Boston
Red Sox
Johnny Bucks
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Whity Ford
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Bob Turley
Art Ditmar
Bobby Shantz
Tommy Byrne
Bob Grim
Ralph Terrry
al Cicotte
Detroit
Baltimore
Washington
Kansas Ciy
Frank Lary
Billy iHoeft
Paul Foytack
Rhodes Pan Am Invites Spark Ire From Officials
Ohio Auditor James Rhodes invited Latin American countries to hold the 1959 Pan American Games in Cleveland without State Department knowledge. State officials testified the government did not back federal funding and learned of the invitations only after Rhodes spoke in Mexico City in 1955. Congress opposed the 5 million dollar appropriation, amid alternative bids from Guatemala which later withdrew.
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State Department
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James Rhodes
Cleveland
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House Appropriations
Roy R. Rubottom Jr
Isaac W. Carpenter Jr
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Mexico City
Aring
Rooney
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Guatemala
Hagge wins Zaharias Open with hot putting
Hagge, from Delray Beach Florida, captured her second Babe Zaharias Open title in Beaumont Texas finishing with a 72 for a 222 total and $882 top prize. Betty Dodd second at 226, Betsy Rawls third at 228, Fay Crocker fourth at 229. Hagge had 24 putts in the final round despite rough front nine and six greens in regulation.
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Fay Crocker
Montevideo
Uruguay
Exhibition Baseball Scores Across Leagues
Milwaukee defeats Brooklyn 4 to 3 while Chicago (N) edges Baltimore 8 to 6 and Cincinnati posts a 9 to 7 win over Washington. Cleveland tops New York (N) 8 to 7 as Detroit seals a 5 to 4 victory over Philadelphia. Pittsburgh beats Kansas City 6 to 4, New York (A) sinks Boston 3 to 2 in 10 innings, and St. Louis overwhelms Chicago (A) 13 to 0 then 10 to 2 in the second game (4 1/2 innings).
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Pee Wee Reese
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Bill Bruton
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Bruins Best But Haunted By Richard
Montreal overwhelms Boston 5 to 1 in the opening game of the Stanley Cup final as Maurice Richard, at 36 the league’s oldest star, scores four goals on the Forum ice. Boston coach Milt Schmidt credits mistakes and travel fatigue while Toe Blake praises Richard’s speed and power ahead of game two on home ice.
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One Thing At A Time In Taking Stance
In approaching a bowl, focus on a single adjustable element each time. If missed spot, concentrate on the target. if timing off, focus on timing. if footwork drifting, refine that. The writer urges one focus per delivery and offers a pamphlet on picking up splits with a stamped self addressed envelope.
Hollywood Card Fights End In Points And KO
In Hollywood Ernesto Figueroa 128 pounds from Mexico outpointed Rudy Garcia 132 pounds of Los Angeles in a ten round bout. In Pittsburgh Bert Whitehurst 191 pounds from New York outpointed Garvin Sawyer 189 pounds in a ten round bout. In Havana Teddy Davis 1392 pounds from New York outpointed Tato Menendez 136 pounds from Cuba in a ten round bout. In Muskegon Kenny Lane 138% pounds from Muskegon stopped Danny Davis 140 pounds in 2 30 of the fourth round of a scheduled 16.
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Pittsburgh
Bert Whitehurst
New York
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Havana
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Red Top
Baseball spring notes from around the league show mix of struggles and praise
In Dallas Bob Scheffing criticizes Walt Moryn for weak fielding and hitting. Charlotte's Whit Wyatt predicts Donovan can win 20 games for the White Sox if he stays healthy. St Petersburg reports Tony Kuback of the Yankees proving clutch with timely hits and a .296 average. Oklahoma City notes Pee Wee Reese’s shin injury is minor and healing. New York hears unconfirmed talk of a Willie Mays trade to St Louis. Fort Worth says Del Crandall expects to rejoin the Braves in Tulsa Tuesday.
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Walt Moryn
Scheffing
Moryn
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N.C
Whitlow Wyatt
Dick Donovan
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Chicago White Sox
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Tony Kuback
New York Yankees
Yanks
Tony
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Pee Wee Reese
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del Crandall
Milwaukee Braves
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Fullerton
Calif
Three Teams Tie For First In Trapshoot at Club
Three teams share first place with seven points each after the Butler County Industrial Trapshoot at Middletown Sportsmen's Club. Armco No. 1 and National Lead No. 1 led the pack with strong scores, while Armco No. 2 and Champion No. 1 also near the top. Bill Euler of Gardner No. 2 shot 49 of 50, with H. Cox of Armco No. 1 at 48 and F. Whipple of Champion No. 2 at 47. Permanent trophy goes to the team with the most points as of May 12.
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Riazzi Named Dayton MVP Amid Close Vote
Carmen Riazzi, a 5-11 guard from Erie Pennsylvania, selected as most valuable senior by sports writers and sportscasters for the Dayton basketball team. He edged Jim Palmer a 6-8 forward from Keokee Virginia and Al Licking a 6-6 center from Cincinnati for the trophy. The Cincinnati Redlegs hit 221 home runs in 1956 to tie the major league record set by the 1947 New York Giants.
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Erie
University of Dayton
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al Licking
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Celtics Rally Past St Louis In Sunday Clash
Boston defeats St Louis 123 to 118 to even the best of seven series at 2 2 as the NBA playoff showdown remains tightly poised.
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