Western Lawn Tennis Assn Tournament Opens Here
Springfield youths Marmee Fry and Rob Fry lead seeds in 11 and under and 13 and under divisions as the Western Lawn Tennis Assn tournament begins at Verity Courts. Other top seeds include Mike Fahy and Janie Lawson, with Middletown and Springfield contesting top seedings. action continues with doubles brackets starting tomorrow and titles to be decided by Thursday if weather permits.
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Springfield Frys
Marmee
Robin
Verity Courts
Western Lawn Tennis Assn
Springfield
Mike Fahy
Middletown
Janie Lawson
Mike Miller
Robin Fry
Pam Goetz
Cathy Little
Ann Kernwein
Rockford
Marmee Fry
Sheryl Smith
North Miami Beach
Fahy
Brian Marcus
Pirates Extend Lead as Comeback Maintains Drive
The Pittsburgh Pirates again surged to a six game lead after sweeping a double header with the Cardinals. Vern Law earned his 17th win, and the club rode strong hitting including Bob Skinner and Don Hoak as they flipped a 2-0 edge into victory. Dink Ellsworth pitched well in the opener as Chicago rebounded from a slow weekend.
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Pittsburgh
Vern Law
Pirate
St. Louis
Law
Pirates
Lindy McDaniel
Bob Skinner
Don Hoak
Dink Ellsworth
Cubs
Ben Santo
Ernie Banks
McLish on Beam Captures First Shutout Since 1951
Cal McLish pitched his first shutout since 1951 as the Cincinnati Reds beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 2-0 in the first game of a doubleheader. Frank Robinson and Gordie Coleman delivered early runs, while the Dodgers rallied in the nightcap for a 9-5 win. The two-game set precedes a five-game series with Milwaukee.
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Reds
Cal McLish
Dodgers
Chicago
Cubs
Philadelphia
nAmelialheta Law
Pirates
Larry Jackson
Rocky Nelson
Bucs
McLish
Cincinnati Redlegs
Larry Sherry
Cleveland
Stan Williams
Guspell
Frank Robinson
Gordie Coleman
Roger Craig
Craig
Ed Roebuck
Warren Giles
Vada Pinson
Ed Kasko
Sherry
Claude Osteen
Maury Wills
Charlie’ ‘Neal
Norm Sherry
Joe Nuxhall
Frank Howard
Milwaukee
Bob Purkey
Jim Maloney
Juan Pizarro
Carl Willey
Birds Chisox Lead AL But Casey Fit To Be Tied
Baltimore and Chicago pace the American League while Casey Stengel battles anger over a Yankees loss doubleheader to Washington. Mantle defends his legs as Maris injures, and Stengel ejects frustration after a tough day with two losses and a lengthy twin bill.
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Chisox
Casey
Baltimore
Chicago White Sox
Casey Stengel
Stengel
New York Yankees
Washington Senators
Mickey Mantle
Yanks
Roger Maris
Oldest Hall of Fame Pirate Fred Clarke Dies at 87
Frederick Clarke, 87, famed Pirates outfielder and manager, died in Winfield Kansas of pneumonia. He guided Pittsburgh to four NL pennants and the 1909 World Series title over Detroit, finishing with a 22 year major league career and a .315 batting average. He lived on the Little Pirate Ranch near Winfield and supported local sandlot baseball. He is survived by his widow Annette two daughters eight grandchildren and a great grandson Funeral held at Holy Name Catholic Church in Winfield.
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Pittsburgh Pirates
Clarke
Louisville
Pittsburgh
Pirates
Honus Wagner
Chief Bender
Rube Waddell
Tommy Leach
Claude Ritchey
Deacon Phillippe
Pat Flaherty
Detroit Tigers
Ty Cobb
Conpro Baseball
Annette
D. J. Donahoe
Ponca City
Okla
Neal Sullivan
Newkirk
Holy Name Catholic Church
Baseball scores and results roundup from Monday and minor leagues
The Associated Press reports AL games Washington, New York, Boston, Baltimore, Chicago, Kansas City, Detroit, Cleveland results with 15 and 11 inning notes. Pittsburgh, Milwaukee, San Francisco, Cincinnati, Los Angeles, Philadelphia, St. Louis, Chicago scores also listed. Minor league Pacific Coast results Spokane to Tacoma and Salt Lake to Portland plus American Association results in Charleston, St. Paul, Louisville, Indianapolis, Denver, Minneapolis, Dallas-Fort Worth.
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Chicago
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Pittsburgh
St. Louis
Milwaukee
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Cincinnati
Los Angeles
Philadelphia
Spokane
Tacoma
Salt Lake
Portland
Seattle
Sacramento
San Diego
Vancouver
Charleston
St. Paul
Louisville
Houston
Indianapolis
Denver
Minneapolis
Dallas-Fort Worth
W. L. Pet.g.b. Pittsburgh
St. Louis Veneer
Cincinnati Eee
Yesterday's Star Pitching-Lew Burdette Leads Braves
Lew Burdette pitched a three run win over the Giants allowing five hits and one inning while striking out two as the Braves blanked the Giants 3-0. Luis Aparicio powered the White Sox with six RBIs across a 9-3 and 7-2 sweep of the A's to pull into a share of the American League lead.
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Boston
Orioles
White Sox
Stengel
Billy Pierce
Eadly Wynn
Red Sox
Ron Hansen
Willie Tasby
Ted Williams
Rocky Colavito
Tigers
Charlie Maxwell
Cleveland
Lew Burdette
Braves
Giants
Luis Aparicio
A's
Sox
Middletown Wins State Class C Title With Squeeze Bunt
Ed Fugate delivers a bunt down the first base line in the bottom of the final inning scoring Fred Nori for Middletown's 6-5 victory over Akron in the State Class C Amateur League Championship. Nori reached on a deep short single and stole second then third as Middletown outhit Akron 11-5 securing their 31st win of the season.
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Fred Nori
Akron
Nori
Fugate
Crowe
Bob Bauer
Bud Dirschel
Dirschel
Middletown
Joe Loeffler
Larry Sullivan
Baseball at Crosley Field Cincinnati vs Milwaukee
Cincinnati meets Milwaukee in a Crosley Field baseball game at 8:30 p m. The schedule also lists a 11:15 p m film of racing at River Downs.
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Milwaukee
Crosley Field
WCPO
River Downs
Middletown 77 Cab-Post 218 champs eye Fort Wayne regional
Middletown's 77 Cab-Post 218 state champions may compete in the five state regional tournament in Fort Wayne Indiana on Friday. The team faces funding concerns as club funds are near empty after the state championship trip jeopardizing plans to advance to the national tournament.
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Lakewood
Mudville
Middletown
Fort Wayne
Ind
Indiana
Illinois
Wisconsin
Kentucky
Ohio
Thompson Fails To Reach 400 MPH On Salt Flats
Mickey Thompson of El Monte California reached about 320 mph in a 3000 horsepower Challenger I on Bonneville Salt Flats but felt the car lose traction and aborted the run to avoid a crash. He noted the need for control before attempting 400 mph.
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Utah
America
Mickey Thompson
el Monte
Calif
Salt Lake City
Athol Graham
Thompson
Doe
International League scores snapshot
Jersey City beats Toronto 6 to 2 while Miami advances 50 to 34 over Montreal. Rochester wins 8 to 4 against Richmond as Columbus falls 6 to 2 to Buffalo who sits at 3 and 3.
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Toronto
Miami
Montreal
Rochester
Richmond
Columbus
Buffalo
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