Braves May Add Ready Prospects To Pitching Staff
Milwaukee aims to bolster its rotation with two Wichita alums Carleton Willey and Joey Jay. Willey, MVP of the association, posted a 21 6 record with 174 strikeouts in 247 innings. Jay, 23, had a 17 10 mark in Wichita last year and is viewed as matured. Also eyed as relievers are Phil Paine and Humberto Robinson. Don Nottebart and Ray Ripplemeyer are noted as promising. Outfielder Al Spangler, Duke alum, prepares to join camp after Army duty.
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Toronto
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Atlanta
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Legion League Opens City Pin Meet With Fourteen Teams
Fourteen teams from the Sports Bowl American Legion League start the 22nd annual Men's City Bowling Tournament at the Sports Bowl on March 1. The opening night shifts include 12 teams from the Song Paper League and four from the Sports Bowl All-Star League, Ronto Service, and Fairbanks Containers.
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Braves To Be Better Ball Club Says Haney
In Pittsburgh Fred Haney declared the Milwaukee Braves will be a better club next season. Lew Burdette backed the claim noting pitching depth. Both spoke at a Dapper Dan Club dinner prelude event honoring Dick Groat, the 1957 Dapper Dan award winner.
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Indians In Fold Now Number 15
Four more Cleveland Indians signed contracts including pitchers Cal Metich and Don Mossi along with infielders Clarence Moore and Gary Geller. The tally reaches 15 players with signed deals for the team. Mossi posted an 11-10 record and 4.13 ERA as a reliever turned starter. McLish led the staff with a 2.74 ERA and 9-7. Moore, from Panama, hit .298 in 140 games for Louisville last season. Geiger joined from Omaha in the recent draft.
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Rangers Edge Hawks In Televised NHL Thriller
Andy Bathgate scored midway in the final period lifting the New York Rangers to a 3-2 victory over the Chicago Black Hawks in a nationally televised game.
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McKinney Seeks 100 Yard Back Record in Miami Meet
Indiana University freshman Frank McKinney aims to break the 100 yard backstroke record of 56.8 set by Yoshi Oyakawa at the AAU Mid-West Open in the Miami University event February 1 and 2. McKinney swam :56.7 in an exhibition during the Indiana Miami dual meet.
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MWBA Sets Dates For City Tournament
The Middletown Women's Bowling Association will set dates for the 1958 Women's City Tournament at a 2 p.m. meeting today in the Cincinnati Gas & Electric Auditorium on Mary Etta Street. All league presidents and secretaries are urged to attend or send a qualified representative.
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Sylvia Wene to Exhibit at Sports Bowl Event
Sylvia Wene, famed as the only U S bowler with a 26 average, will appear all day at the Sports Bowl on Tuesday February 11. She will bowl exhibitions and offer instruction. Wene is 4 11 and 27, and has held record averages and high series in women bowling, including three consecutive years with the all time high average.
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Panthers Upset Lions in CYO American League
The Panthers defeated the Lions 38 to 21 at Holy Trinity Gym as the Eagles stayed atop with a 23 to 13 win over the Cardinals. Hawks rallied to beat Wildcats 20 to 19 while players like Barnes Wallace Cornella and Klamp led their teams.
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Konrads Sets World Freestyle Marks at NSW Meet
Sydney based teenager John Konrads, 15, shattered world freestyle records by winning the 220 yard and 200 meter events at the New South Wales championships in North Sydney. His time of 2 minutes 4.8 seconds surpassed the old 2:05.8 record set May 18, 1956 by Gary Chapman of Australia.
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Milwaukee Reaches 1957 World Series in NL West First
Milwaukee Soapstone Press notes that Milwaukee’s 1957 World Series berth marked the first NL western team to reach the classic since 1946, when the St. Louis Cardinals won the NL flag.
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Texans Tackle Outdoor Safety In Big Texas Style
Texas eyes broad safety programs for water and gun use with lessons from Nevada Oregon and California. The Sportsmen's Club of Texas chairs a governor's conference on boating and firearms safety with state agencies and national groups joining.
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Juniors Take to Friday Nite M V L Action
In Middletown two junior high teams play Friday in Miami Valley League games. McKinley visits Hamilton Wilson while Roosevelt's Teddies host Hamilton Washington. Both games start at 7 p.m.
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New York Edges Chicago 3 2 NBA Play
New York defeats Chicago 3 to 2 in NBA action with St Louis winning 105 to 103 over Detroit in a separate game.
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Lack Of Sleep Doesn't Bother Barry Mackay
Barry MacKay the 1957 Davis Cup challenger won his first two rounds in the Australian national tennis tournament despite only an hour of sleep. He tended his injured teammate Holmberg through an emergency operation, then defeated Wayne Reid 6-2 6-2 6-2 and paired with Mike Green to beat Phillips-Moore and Edward 6-4 6-3 7-5 in doubles before a Tuesday singles clash with Roy Emerson.
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Net rankings update shows MacKay slipping to fifth
Tom Brown Jr. of San Francisco jumps from 14th to 7th after winning two December tournaments. Bill Quillian of Seattle rises to 10th as seven others shuffle in the men's singles listing. New USLTA president Victor Fenny outlined a fundraising push while Arthur Kaiser’s committee approved the changes based on December play and nonranking results.
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Amateur Baseball Group Adopts Sputnik Ball
The National Baseball Congress adopts a luminous pinkish orange baseball called Sputnik for the 1938 national non pro tournament in Wichita. Tests in Lawrence Stadium show higher visibility in daylight. the ball, designed by Dave Fishback, will be licensed to manufacturers and available in 1959.
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