White Sox close in on Yankees in tense AL race
The White Sox swept Baltimore 6-2 and 3-0 while New York faltered at Detroit 7-2. Chicago would narrow the gap further with a New York sweep at Comiskey Park, trimming the gap to within three percentage points if the Sox take three from the Yankees.
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Sports stay with us on vacation from Gettysburg to West Point
The author notes sports shadow a holiday trip from Gettysburg to Washington and West Point. They glimpse Abner Doubleday's legacy, mention Col Earl Blaik and veteran Bevans, visit Ebbets Field and Bear Mountain Inn, and observe NFL Giants practice while stressing sports permeate daily life even on vacation.
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Boxing results from major bouts report AP card
In St Paul Del Flanagan outpointed Ralph Tiger Jones at 10 rounds. Hollywood Ramon Tiscareno defeated Willie Morton in Los Angeles at 10 rounds. Mexico City Ramon Calatayud stopped Pimi Barajas in 10. Tokyo Koji Ishibashi beat Saburo Otaki over 10 rounds.
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del Flanagan
Ralph Tiger Jones
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Ramon Tiscareno
Los Angeles
Willie Morton
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Mexico City
Ramon Calatayud
Venezuela
Pimi Barajas
Mexico
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Koji Ishibashi
Japan
Saburo Otaki
Monday and Tuesday Baseball Schedules and Results
The schedule lists Monday games Cincinnati at New York Milwaukee at Philadelphia with Sunday results Brooklyn 6 St. Louis 5 New York 10 Cincinnati 1 Milwaukee 7 Philadelphia 3 Pittsburgh 3 2 Chicago 0 8 Tuesday's schedule Chicago at Brooklyn Milwaukee at New York Cincinnati at Philadelphia St Louis at Pittsburgh In the American League New York leads with 79 wins Chicago 48 Boston 63 Detroit 62 Baltimore 59 Cleveland 60 Kansas City 48 Washington 47 Boston at Kansas City New York at Detroit Detroit 7 New York 2 Kansas City 3 Boston 2 Cleveland 3 6 Washington 2 4 Chicago 3 Baltimore 2 0 New York at Chicago Washington at Kansas City Boston at Detroit Baltimore at Cleveland
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Florida team crowns Babe Ruth World Series title
Pensacola Florida led by pitchers Lou Vickery and Don Griffey shut down rivals to win the 1958 Babe Ruth World Series for ages 13 to 15 in Vancouver British Columbia. Vickery tossed two hit games and struck out nine in the final while Griffey also starred in semifinal wins. Lyndhurst earned third place after a 4-0 victory.
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Joe Tita
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Redlegs Power Dormant as Giants Dominate Series
New York Giants routed Cincinnati 10 1 as Ruben Gomez struck out seven over seven innings. Don Mueller and Danny O Connell homered in a six run sixth inning while Frankie Robinson was held to four straight strikeouts. The Reds finish a two game set with Vicente Amor facing Mike McCormick in the single game today.
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Don Drysdale
Gil Hodges
Sam Jones
Don Mueller
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Ruben Gomez
Gene Woodling
al Smith
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Ed Bailey
Hogan
Mike Garcia
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Ray Narleski
Cal McLish
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Frankie Robinson
Giant
Danny O'Connell
Mueller
Cincinnati
Vicente Amor
Mike McCormick
Roberts Loses Starting Role After 18 Losses
Robin Roberts, veteran Phillies pitcher, is dropped from the starting rotation after a 7-3 loss to the Milwaukee Braves. Don Cardwell and Jack Meyer will replace him. Roberts, 30, has endured a poor stretch with 18 losses this season, a career of speed decline and frequent home runs.
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Venturi's Milwaukee Open Victory Boosts Money Ranking
Ken Venturi of San Francisco won the Milwaukee Open by five strokes in a 13 under par 267 at Tripoli Golf Club. The $6,000 prize pushed him to 15th on the PGA money list with about $14,211 in four months. He also claimed last week’s St. Paul Open with 266, beating top money winners including Al Balding and Sam Snead.
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Sherm Lollar
Billy Fischler
al Kaline
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Bob Turley
Billy Hoeft
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Rathmann Captures Wisconsin State Fair 200-Mile Big Car Race
Jim Rathmann a nine year veteran auto racer from Miami won the 200 mile Wisconsin State Fair big car race in a record pace of 98.1 mph average over 124 laps on the one mile asphalt track. He finished in 2 hours 2 minutes 16.9 seconds earning 8572 plus lap and accessory money. The win puts Rathmann first in the USAC national standings and ties him to the event where Henry Nykaza was fatally injured the previous day during a midget race. Johnny Parons led a separate feature in Van Nuys California at 92.2 mph for 894 dollars. Third place went to Pat O Connor with John Thomson fourth and George Amick fifth. The crowd was 22 465 for a total purse of 30975 dollars.
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Rathmann
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Calif
Jim Reece
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Pat O'Connor
North Vernon
Ind
John Thomson
Bogerstown
George Amick
Venice
United States Auto Club
Manuel Ayulo
Middletown Journal WPFB softball game rescheduled
The annual Middletown Journal versus WPFB softball clash moves from Aug 28 to Sept 5 at Goldman Park. It will form part of a doubleheader with the Fireman and Police contest set as the other game.
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Hazle Becomes Braves Spark With Hitting Burst
Bob Hazle, a former minor leaguer, has surged as MLB’s hottest hitter for the Milwaukee Braves. In 57 at bats since promotion from Wichita, he has 30 hits, five home runs, and 21 RBIs during a 14-4 stretch, fueling a seven-game NL lead. His emergence has energized teammates and filled the lefty punch Bruton’s injury left.
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Braves
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Philadelphia Phillies
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Hazle
Henry Aaron
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Columbia
Bill Bruton
Wolner Wins Wildwood Golf Soars To One Over 72
John Wolner shot 37 on the front and 35 on the back for a 72 to win low gross at Wildwood. Cliff Sweeney was one stroke back with 73, Walt Payne 74, Bill Rapp Ill 76, and others tied in the field. Pro Marty Coghlan announced a deadline tonight for next Sunday's Calcutta Tournament entries.
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Wildwood
Cliff Sweeney
Walt Payne
Bill Rapp
Joe Rapp
John Blust
Dave Woodward
E. J. Sabo
Sam Bartel
Woodward
Bert Feinthal
C. W. Denny
Warner
Marty Coghlan
Wildwood Pro
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