Drobny Seeks Wimbledon Crown In Allot Final Bid
Wimbledon coverage shows Jaroslav Drobny, age 32, challenging Ken Rosewall for the singles title as the aging veteran aims to become the oldest champion since 1930 while Rosewall eyes the youngest-ever crown. Separate men and women semis feature Rex Hartwig with Mervyn Rose and Tony Trabert with Vic Seixas advancing, with Doris Hart and Louise Brough eliminated, and Maureen Connolly looming for the title.
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Gardner Mulloy
Coral Gables
Fla
Tony Trabert
Cincinnati
Vic Seixas
Philadelphia
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Lew Hoad
Australia
Louise Brough
Beverly Hills
Callif
Doris Hart
California
Miss Hart
Miss Brough
Maureen Connolly
San Diego
Calif
Louise
Miss Connolly
Betty Pratt
South Orange
N. J
Margaret du Pont
Wilmington
Del
U.S
Origin of the one handed push shot traced in Middletown reunion
At a reunion of Green's proteges Rayner Greene recalls Paul Sixt demonstrating the one handed push shot. Greene says the move originated in an alley and spread through Middletown teams. R W Bobby Richardson notes earlier rough play forced development of the shot in Utah in 1903.
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Utah
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Famous Talent Played Here Two Athletes In The Valley
Sports mention Middletown connections with Brooks Lawrence and Pat Stewart. Lawrence, a St. Louis rookie, faced Middletown opponents in his past with Springfield High. Stewart, top seed in Tri-State Tennis, has history with Indianapolis Junior Wightman Cup teams on local courts. Also notes Karol Fagaros and June Kroeger competing nearby. Hint of post-season basketball series next year centering Middletown.
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Cincinnati
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Karol Fagaros
Miami
June Kroeger
Louisville
Dream like debut for Cards rookie Cunningham in Milwaukee
Milwaukee reports Joe Cunningham, 22, of the St. Louis Cardinals, homered off Warren Spahn in his second major league game and followed with a second homer later as he tallied five RBIs in a stellar debut after a December trip from Rochester. He said the experience feels like a dream and joked about only packing one pair of pants.
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St. Louis Cardinals
Warren Spahn
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Cardinals
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Taney
Cleaners
Cincinnati
Art Fowler
Spahn
Ray Jablonski
Rip Repulski
Seeded Stars Struggle as Tri-State Tennis Tourney Narrows
In the 55th Tri-State, three of eight seeded men’s singles players are out. Jae Frost, 1952 junior champion from Monterey, lost to 17-year-old Mike Green of Miami 64 75. Billy Talbert of New York was set to debut against Rawdon Meyers of Cincinnati.
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Miami
Fla
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New York
Clark
Allen Morris
Atlanta
Morris
Don Fontana
Toronto
Canada
Fred Hagist
Berkeley
Jerry Moss
Miami Beach
Fia
Confident Babe Sets Early Pace In National Open
Babe Zaharias shares the lead with Claire Doran of Cleveland after a 72 at Salem Country Club. She cards a 35 on the front nine and finishes strong with two late birdies, as the three day women's national open proceeds with 18 holes today and 36 tomorrow.
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Claire Doran
Cleveland
Salem Country Club
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Yesterday's Stars Focused On Rookie Power And Relief
In its second major league game, Joe Cunningham of the St. Louis Cardinals slugged two homers and drove in four as the Cards defeated Milwaukee 9-2. Johnny Sain of the New York Yankees yielded one hit in three innings to salvage an 8 7 victory over Boston.
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Ruben Gomez
Hoyt Wilhelm
Mary Grissom
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Cardinals
Tom Alston
Cincinnati
Musial
Harvey Haddix
Joe Adcock
Redlegs Face Fourth Place Scrap With Milwaukee
Cincinnati Reds travel to Milwaukee for a two game set to settle fourth place in the National League race. St Louis and Chicago also in contention as eight of 13 remaining games before the All Star break come against the Brewers. Gus Bell and Charlie Harmon homered in a 54 exhibition loss to Indianapolis.
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Charlie Harmon
Haddix Out Only Three Hurling Turns
St Louis left hander Harvey Haddix will miss about ten days and three pitching turns after an injury in Milwaukee. Manager Ed Stanky said Haddix was lucky and the team felt fortunate he escaped more serious harm.
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A's Plea to Mayor to Save Philadelphia Franchise
The Philadelphia Athletics plead for help to boost attendance after 34 home games draw about 125000. Mayor Joseph S. Clark Jr. calls for a July 8 meeting of 75 citizens to form a committee to keep the A's in Philadelphia and raise turnout.
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Quaker City
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Boxing Results Highlight Two Tight Calif Conn Fights
Hollywood report shows Vince Martinez from Paterson defeated Art Aragon in a 10 round bout. Danbury notes Frankie Sodano from Philadelphia outpointed Jimmy Ithia from Havana in a 10 round contest.
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N. J
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Los Angeles
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Frankie Sodano
Philadelphia
Jimmy Ithia
Havana
Baseball and basketball scores with schedules and standings
Friday's Major League baseball schedule lists Chicago at Cleveland and Washington at New York with pitching matchups Feller Wynn and Lopat Ford. National League results show New York, Brooklyn, Philadelphia, Milwaukee, Cincinnati, St. Louis, Chicago, and Pittsburgh games. standings include New York leading with 48 23 and Brooklyn 44 27. Minor league or independent results include Charleston 3 Minneapolis 1 and Kansas City 4 Toledo 3 with other scores from St. Paul Indianapolis and Louisville.
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East Palestine High picks Hinton as basketball coach
East Palestine Ohio named Donald L. Hinton of Senecaville to succeed Jack Swinderman as basketball coach. Swinderman leaves to coach at Denison University after earning Muskingum College connections as classmates.
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Palestine East Palestine
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East Palestine
Yankees Face Open Path After Cleveland White Sox Showdown
The Yankees hope Cleveland and Chicago trade wins over the next 10 days as Cleveland leads the AL by three games and must meet the White Sox eight times. New York also faces seven games with Washington while Senators seek to complicate the pennant chase. Other notes include Dusty Rhodes hot with late Giants rallies and Musial supplying two homers for St Louis.
Capoziello Named Portsmouth Line Coach
Portsmouth High School head coach Tom Watson announced that Michael R. Capoziello, 28, former Springfield Catholic Central High School head football coach, was appointed line coach at Portsmouth High School with a salary of $3,900.
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Michael R. Capoziello
Springfield Catholic Central High School
Portsmouth High School
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