Newk Nears 2nd 20-Game Year In 1950s NL Race
Newk closing in on a second straight 20-win season and his eighth consecutive shutout as he blanked Pittsburgh 3-0. Snider and Aaron provide late support. Williams fined for spitting as Red Sox edge Yankees in 11. Ashburn safes 1,600th hit on interference call after rhubarb. Haddix wins opener, Simmons the nightcap.
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Rigney
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Harvey Haddix
Curt Simmons
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Fenway Park
Middletown Club delays new tennis courts ceremony planned
Construction of three tennis courts at the Middletown Tennis Club is stalled by an eastern firm behind on orders. The MIC plans an elaborate ceremony later this month. Also noted are Middies football players at Purdue and regional college linkups with Ohio talent highlighted.
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Robert Endres
George
Hahn
Hamilton
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Purdue
Stu Holcomb
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Jack Mollenkopf
Ohio
Ohio State
Miami
Cincinnati
Xavier
Dayton
Browns Are Big in Friday Night Soldier Field Clash
The Cleveland Browns will field 52 players in uniform Friday night against the Collegiate All-Stars at Soldier Field in Chicago. Twenty are first-year men, with Elijah Childers and Charles Griffith at 255 pounds and Griffith at 6-8, the tallest on the group. The game will be televised.
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Browns
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Charles Griffith
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Williams College World Record Holder Mentors Olympic Hopefuls
The article notes Williams College record holder in the 100 yards, and U S Olympic tryouts in Melbourne celebrate sprinters like Robin Moore and Bill Woolsey taking berths. Alongside are Ohio State divers and Michigan standout Carl Woolsey, with top five finishers clocking around 57.0 seconds in the 100 yard freestyle.
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Stanford Husky
Australia
United States
Williams College
Melbourne
Robert Mu
U. S
Robin Moore
Bill Woolsey
Michigan
Dick Hanley
Reid Patterson
Pineville
Carl Woolsey
Moore
Redlegs fall to Cardinals in 84 defeat at home
Cincinnati slipped three games back in the National League pennant chase and a game and a half behind second place after a 84 loss to St. Louis. Ed Bailey and Wally Post hit two run homers but a late Cardinals surge broke the game open. Brooks Lawrence was tagged for the defeat as Cardinals pitchers scattered six hits while Wally Moon led the visitors with a five for five night.
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Spitting Slugger Williams Defies Fine and Fans
Ted Williams, fined $5,000 for spitting at Boston fans after a fielding error in the 11th against the Yankees, declares he would spit again at the same booing crowd. Owner Tom Yawkey says the fine is a strong rebuke and hints Williams may retire. The incident followed a costly misplay and a 36,350 crowd, the largest since World War II.
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Yogi Berra
National League standings and schedule snapshot
Baseball standings show Milwaukee Brooklyn St. Louis Philadelphia Cincinnati Pittsburgh and others with win totals and percentages. Wednesday and Thursday schedules list NL matchups including Philadelphia at New York St. Louis at Milwaukee Brooklyn at Pittsburgh Chicago at Cincinnati with two games noted.
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Hurling Fails ST. Louis ABRHORE
ST LOUIS and Cincinnati produced a tense baseball game with Moon and Bailey delivering power. Post and Morgan added key RBIs while Nuxhall and Konstanty held strong pitching, guiding Cincinnati to a 4 8 victory over St Louis in 2 28.
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Kluszewski
Lawrence
Rer— Schmidt
W-Konstanty
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Crawford
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Landes
Hockey Scores From The Night On Ice
Miami beat Columbus 6 to 2, Buffalo defeated Rochester 1 to 0, and Toronto won 5 to 4 against Montreal while Havana edged Richmond 6 to 5 in a set of late season hockey results.
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Columbus
Buffalo
Rochester
Toronto
Montreal
Havana
Richmond
Duke Snider Aims To Break Dodger Home Run Crown
Jersey City report says Duke Snider leads NL in homers with 31 after a 3-0 win over the Pirates. Dolph Camilli last held the crown in 1941. Snider trails Mickey Mantle by six. Snider credits slump recovery and discusses mental focus and swing tweaks. The Dodgers, top in seven straight seasons, eye rest of season goals.
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North-South all star scrimmage prep underway in Canton
Canton Ohio Wade Watts orders two scrimmages daily for the North squad as they prep for the annual Ohio high school all star game. The 25 players train 90 minutes each session, with 20 minutes focused on scrimmaging, under coach Watts and facing coach Ralph Webster’s South squad at Fawcett Stadium in a week.
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Middies
Ohio
Wade Watts
Wade
Canton McKinley
Ralph Webster
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Fawcett Stadium
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Barberton
Neall
University of Cincinnati
Ernie White
Youngstown East
PCC Athletic Cudgels Taken By Presidents
Portland report says nine Pacific Coast Conference presidents seized athletic control from faculty amid two days of sessions. Professors reviewed confessional reports and fines on UCLA Washington USC and California to ensure equity. Conference action followed unauthorized aid to athletes.
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Filly Favored In Hambletonian at Good Time Park
Egyptian Princess leads a field of 20 trotters in the Hambletonian at Good Time Park Goshen for 3 year olds. The 31st running offers a $100603.99 gross purse with $59155.15 to the first to win two heats. Egyptian Princess, among the fastest 83 year old fillies, is expected to be even money in the opening heat.
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Good Time Park
Browns to Start Kansas Rookies at Linebacker
With Chuck Noll sidelined by a heel injury, Cleveland Browns coach Paul Brown announced two Kansas rookies will fill the starting linebacking spot against the College All-Stars Friday. Galen Fiss from Kansas or Jim Furey of Kansas State are slated for Noll’s assignment.
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California Puts Finger On Bad Men Of Boxing
A California special investigating committee urged drastic boxing reforms and revoking licenses of major figures tied to organized crime. It named Babe McCoy Cal Eaton and Jimmy Murray as corrupt dictators and called for a New York style one man rule with a paid commission chairman after a yearlong probe of 72 violations including fight fixing and manager conspiracy.
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Goodwin
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Babe McCoy
Cal Eaton
Los Angeles
Jimmy Murray
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Mickey Cohen
Frank Carbo
New Orleans
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Graham warns Browns face All Stars in Soldier Field clash
Otto Graham ex Browns quarterback warns that pros must be mentally aligned to beat the College All-Stars. He notes Cleveland’s scrimmages and the potential impact of his retirement on the line up. Curly Lambeau’s team drills focus on pass defense to counter Browns led by Brewster and Lavelli.
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Carmichael Placed On NEL Waiver List
Stevens Point Wissee Pookie and Jim Carmichael were acquired by the Green Bay Packers from the Los Angeles Rams for a draft choice. If he performed well he was returned to the Rams on Tuesday. The Rams then placed Carmichael on Football League waivers.
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