Lawnmower Cost Phillies A Flag By BEN PHLEGAR
The Phillies slide in the pennant race as Curt Simmons loses form after a toe injury from a mower incident. Roberts shines with a 10-0 win for the Braves, while Simmons allows five runs in six innings, leaving Philadelphia seven games back. Dodgers hammer Chicago 15-4, Cardinals beat Giants, and Indians rally past Yankees as Chicago and St Louis close in on first place.
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Ben Phlegar
Philadelphia Phillies
Phillies
Curt Simmons
Simmons
Robin Roberts
Curt
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Braves
Brooklyn Dodgers
Chicago
St. Louis
New York
Giants
Cincinnati
Pittsburgh
Cleveland Indians
New York Yankees
Cleveland
Bob Lemon
Detroit
Washington
White Sox
Boston
Browns
Philadelphia
Leveland
Wisconsin tennis players jailed in Middletown incident
Three Wisconsin players Jack Vincent Nelson Wild and Duane Gomer spent the night in the Middletown jail during the Ohio State Tennis Tournament. They sought lodging at the police station after failing to find accommodations. The trio said they slept fairly well in the jail cells and could not have escaped if they wished.
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Buckeye
Wisconsin
Middletown
Jack Vincent
Madison
Nelson Wild
Milwaukee
Duane Gomer
Racine
Rubinoff On Target Off Course in Humorous Tennis Incident
Ed Rubinoff of Miami Beach misfired a baseline shot during a match with Jim Johnston of Hamilton striking a water pitcher under the umpire’s seat. The lighthearted mishap came as tourney officials noted weather delays and match logistics amid rain in Cincinnati.
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Ed Rubinoff
Miami Beach
Jim Johnston
Hamilton
Rubinoff
Harry Fogelman
McGregor-Goldsmith
Fogelman
Tourney Loaded With Collegians
The article notes Drobac may meet Jack Vincent of Madison in the finals for a championship, after Drobac beat Vincent to win the Western Conference singles crown. It highlights college stars at OSTC including Pete Green of West Palm Beach who played with North Carolina, and Bonnie MacKay who contemplates transferring from Ohio State. It also mentions Bob Evans, a Lima football alum aiming for a tackle spot with Ara Parseghian’s Miami Redskins.
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Drobac
Jack Vincent
Madison
Wis
Vincent
OSTC
Pete Green
West Palm Beach
Paton
North Carolina University
Michigan State
Bonnie MacKay
Ohio State
Ohio State University
Bonnie
Dayton
Oakwood
Bob Evans
Verity Courts
Lima
Ara Parseghian
Miami Redskins
Mers wins low gross in Wildwood Ladies Day golf
Mrs Mers pieced two 45s to take low gross honors with a 90 in the Ladies Day field at Wildwood Course. Mrs Fallance claimed low net with 57 and 53 while Mrs Sanderson repeated as low gross winner and had 28 putts to capture low putt honors. Carl Furillo of the Dodgers played his 1 000th Brooklyn game, homering with a triple and driving in three runs.
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C. L. Mers
Wildwood Course
Joe Fallance
M. B. Sanderson
Carl Furillo
Dodgers
Brooklyn
Milwaukee bowler Don Osep posts 807 in league play
Milwaukee bowler Don Osep, in his fourth season, totaled 807 in Lutheran Center Men's League, topping his prior high of 698. The 16 year old Dick Hoover recently surpassed that score with 847 including a 300 game, as Osep's 175 average stands in season play.
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Don Osep
Lutheran Center
Don
Osep
Dick Hoover
Arthur Donovan Referee of Fourteen World Heavyweight Bouts
Arthur Donovan served as the referee for fourteen world heavyweight championship bouts, earning a notable place in boxing history through his officiating in major title clashes.
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Arthur Donovan
Ben Hogan Faces Nonstop Post NY Parade Plans
Ben Hogan, exhausted at 40, presses on with business conferences and TV appearances after New York. He plans exhibitions in Washington, Sioux City, and Joplin with a Masters bid likely next spring in Augusta. Hogan hints at more Opens and a Fort Worth Colonial bid, while wife Valerie worries over his weariness.
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Ben Hogan
Arthur Godfrey
CBS
Joplin
Augusta
Fort Worth
Miami Redskins Announce 22-Game Basketball Schedule
Miami University releases a 22 game schedule for the upcoming season with games at home and away including Earlham Kent State Dayton Bowling Green Toledo Ball State Arizona State at Tempe New York University at Madison Square Garden Marshall Ohio Xavier Western Reserve Cincinnati Bowling Green Kent State Dayton Marshall Xavier Cincinnati.
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Oxford
Ohio
John L. Brickels
Miami University
Earlham
Kent
State
Dayton
Bowling Green
Toledo
Ball State
Arizona State
Tempe
Troy
New York University
Madison Square Garden
Marshal
Ohio University
Xavier of Cincinnati
Western Reserve
Cincinnati
Kent State
Marshall
Xavier
Major League Leaders By The Associated Press
List of national and American League leaders in batting runs hits and pitching for the season. Schoendienst leads NL in batting and hits. Campanella RBI. Burdette pitching record 7 0. Lopat wins. Rosen leads AL in RBIs and home runs. Rivera steals. Kell doubles and batting averages.
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Associated Press
Schoendienst
St. Louis
Snider
Brooklyn
Campanella
Musial
Brutor
Milwaukee
Mathews
Burdette
Roberts
Philadelphia
Kell
Boston
Minoso
Chicago
Rosen
Cleveland
Kuenn
Detroit
Rivera
Raffensberger Dominates Pirates With Three Run Homer
Ken Raffensberger scattered 10 hits and hit a three run homer as the Cincinnati Redlegs routed the Pittsburgh Pirates 7-2. The blast with two aboard in the second inning supplied the decisive burst.
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Pittsburgh
Ken Raffensberger
Cincinnati Redlegs
Pittsburgh Pirates
Kenny
Baseball standings and schedules from a midcentury card
Baseball standings show American and National League leaders with dates for games. Highlights include Raffensberger’s sixteenth win over Cincinnati, plus multiple scheduled and completed games across leagues with scores, times, and key moments.
Jethroe's Homer Keeps Toledo Sox On Tribe's Heels
Sam Jethroe's 10th inning homer with a man aboard gave the Toledo Sox a 7-5 win over Kansas City and kept them close to Indianapolis in the American Association. Indianapolis beat Louisville 5-3 to maintain a 1.5 game edge. Minneapolis swept Charleston 54 and 6-4 as St Paul and Columbus split. Dirk Tomanek and Bill Upton pitched well for Indianapolis, while Louisville stranded 14 baserunners. George Wilson homered twice for Minneapolis in game one, Bud Byerly outpitched Connie Johnson in game two, and Ray Moore limited Columbus to three hits in game one of St Paul’s twin bill.
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Sam Jethroe
Toledo Sox
Kansas City
Sox
Indianapolis
Indians
Louisville
Minneapolis
Charleston
Land St. Paul
Columbus
St. Paul
Dirk Tomanek
Bill Upton
George Wilson
Millers
Bud Byerly
Connie Johnson
Ray Moore
Bob Hoch
Saints
Pat Patrick
Pete Green Emerges as Dark Horse in Ohio State Tennis
The Ohio State Championships at Verity Courts move into the third round with Pete Green of West Palm Beach rising past Andy Paton and Wally Holzman to challenge Mac Maffett. Drobac remains the man to beat as seeding reshapes the field amid rain-delayed play and local hopes from Middletown.
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Harper Ink
Canton
Charles Atherton
Charleston
W. Va
Stan Drobac
Drobac
Michigan State University
Milwaukee
Pete Green
West Palm Beach
Fla
North Carolina University
Green
Wally Holzman
Wyoming
Andy Paton
Ann Arbor
Mich
Paton
Mac Maffett
Maffett
Carolyn Wikoff
Judy Hagan
Late Matches Set For Today in Men Singles and Doubles
Evening schedule lists four singles matches at 4 p.m. featuring Pete Green and Mac Maffett among others, plus five more clashes at 5 p.m. Ed DiLeone faces Charles Thomas as Ronnie Ryan meets Yves Lemaitre. In doubles at 6 p.m. Stan Drobac teams with Andry Paton against Pierce Klitch and Klein, with multiple other duos scheduled including Rubinoff-Green versus Vincent and Gomez-Buesman Thomas facing Hironimus-Martin.
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Pete Green
West Palm Beach
Fla
Mac Maffett
Middletown
Duane Gomez
Racine
Wis
Ed Rubinoff
Miami Beach
John Hironimus
Evansville
Ind
A Burns
Cincinnati
Ed DiLeone
Cleveland
Charles Thomas
Ronnie Ryan
Yves Lemaitre
Mexico City
Mex
Stan Drobac
Milwaukee
Norm Appel
Dayton
Andry Paton
Ann Arbor
Mich
Joe Pierce
Bob Klitch
Will Kaiser
Tom Brignand
Wayne Pearce
Salt Lake City
Utah
Nelson Wild
Rubinoff-Green
Jack Vincent
Madison
Curt Buesman
Charlie Thomas
Bob Martin
Indianapolis
Bob Evans
Lima
Bob Holzman
Wyoming
Jim Cahill
Chalmers Ratliff
Jim Johnston
Hamilton
Don Hackney
Jim Oehler
Joe Russell
Ed Brune
Andy Paton
Jim Spindler
al Burns
Steve Mack
John Been
Shawnee
Okla
Seeded Paton Stumbles as Drobac Advances by Default
The article notes Paton as the only seeded player to face trouble while others progressed, including Drobac who advanced by default over Steve Mack of Cincinnati. The top seed and Paton then won a doubles match against Don Hackney of Middletown and Bob Evans of Lima, as Ed Rubinoff of Miami Beach dominated his opponent.
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Drobac
Steve Mack
Cincinnati
Don Hackney
Middletown
Bob Evans
Lima
Ed Rubinoff
Miami Beach
Tuesday Tourney Second Round Results Update
Mac Maffett of Middletown drops Bob Evans of Lima 63 64 while Ed Leione defeats Ratliff 6 2 60 and Ap pel beats Martin 86 62. Multiple first and second round matches feature numerous players from Middletown Cincinnati Dayton and Milwaukee with wins by Turber Evans MacKay Kroeger and Hagan among others.
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Sara Mae Turber
Evansville
Gwynne Finkleman
Middletown
Pat Ratterman
Cincinnati
Carl Ann Heller
Bonnie MacKay Dayton
Sally Crosby
Toledo
June Kroeger
Louisville
Betsy Little
Joan Johnson
Wyandotte
Mich
R. A. Miller
Mil
Jim Cahill
Roy Davidson
Norm Appel
Dayton
Will Kaiser
Cleveland
Yale Schalk
Reed Needles
Hamilton
Ed Rubinoff
Miami Beach
Fla
Pete Green
West Palm Beach
Mac Maffett
Fred Weinman
Curt Buesman
Charles Thomas
Dan Guy
Fred Wellington
John Hironimus
Ind
Bob Martin
Indianapolis
Joe Rusell
Ed DiLeon
Dorothy Sellery
June Wilkinson
Betty Dillahunt
Aldene Acheson
Springfield
Bonnie MacKay
Betty Epstein
Lynne Lawson
Local Net Stars Fall In Western Junior Singles
Pat Arnold loses to Karl Kamrath in three sets 6-3 2-6 6-1. Bob Swanger falls to David Harum 6-2 6-3. Both nationally ranked, Arnold and Swanger win in doubles beating Jon Erickson and Leslie Dodson 6-3 4-6 6-1 and face Franklin Johnson and Grant of San Diego next.
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Pat Arnold
Karl Kamrath
Houston
Tex
Bob Swanger
David Harum
Coral Gables
Fla
Arnold
Swanger
Jon Erickson
Detroit
Leslie Dodson
Kalamazoo
Mich
Franklin Johnson
Grant
San Diego
Pitching Gem by Roberts Powers Phillies to 10-0 Over Brewers
Robin Roberts allowed seven hits and fanned six to earn his 16th win as Philadelphia defeated Milwaukee 10-0. Rip Repulski of the St. Louis Cardinals had two hits including a homer and drove in three as Saint Louis beat New York 10-6.
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Roberts
Simmons
Milwaukee Braves
Phils
Braves
Walker Cooper
Ton
Cubs
Dodgers
Dutch Leonard
Warren Hacker
Cardinals
Sal Maglie
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Gerry Staley
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Presko
Hearn
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Icinclongti
Robin Roberts
Philadelphia Phillies
St. Louis Cardinals
Tuesday's Fights in Brooklyn and San Antonio
The report notes Jimmy Slade of New York outpointed Nate Hayes of Elmsford over 10 rounds in Brooklyn Ridgewood Grove. In San Antonio Pappy Gault of Spartanburg outpointed Alex Santoy of San Antonio in bantamweights over 10 rounds, weights not listed.
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Jimmy Slade
New York
Nate Hayes
Elmsford
San Antonio
Tex
Pappy
Gault
Spartanburg
Alex Santoy
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