Yankees May Face Fifth Pennant Bid From Trucks led White Sox
Chicago slowed by Virgil Trucks four hit shutout of Philadelphia after an earlier 4-3 loss to the A's. The win keeps the White Sox 14 games behind the Yankees as New York split a doubleheader with Detroit. Dodgers, Cardinals, Giants and Red Sox details follow in broad AL and NL standings update.
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Middletown sports lore and a pair of tennis quips
Off the bench features Zany school board chatter about Middletown's famed high school hoops success and a quarterbacking ball of jokes from the local tennis scene.Included are superintendent Seidner's nerves over a looming championship loss and pro Tom Frydell's wry reply to a boy asking why he does not compete.
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Duff's Belts Lebanon 9-1 For Valley Loop pennant
Duff's Belts Lebanon 9 1 to clinch the Miami Valley Baseball League title as 15 year old pitcher Roger Mattingly hurled a three hitter. Mattingly and Duff's offense combined for 16 hits led by four each from Dick Fuller and Dick Cope with Fuller driving in three. The win secures the championship despite South Lebanon’s late loss to Mason.
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Browns Houston Quits Gridiron
Lin Houston, a 32 year old guard who spent his entire career with Coach Paul Brown, announced his retirement from the Cleveland Browns. A Massillon product and Ohio State alumnus, Houston cites leg injuries from the past two seasons and plans to go into business in Massillon.
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Tigers May Have A Prince Hal In Hoeft
Detroit pitcher Billy Hoeft, 21, emerges as a potential rival to Hal Newhouser for the Yankees. Hoeft beat New York 5-1 in one start and earned another win in relief as he advances to 7-7 on the season. He impressed Casey Stengel and Fred Hutchinson with veteran poise at a young age.
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National League and American League Standings and Schedules
Summary of 195? standings for the National and American Leagues with current records for Brooklyn Milwaukee New York Philadelphia and St Louis plus upcoming games and results. Includes daily schedule details and postponed games.
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Starter Killed at Attica Speedway Hot Rod Collision
In Willard Ohio two hot rod racers locked wheels at Attica Speedway and struck race official Eugene S. Gentry 30 as he fled the track. Gentry died after leaping a fence as cars plowed through the stand. Drivers Robert Danhoff 24 Shelby and Danny Wood 24 Lima confessed they did not see him and escaped serious injury.
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Hall of Fame Opens Doors for Simmons and Dean
Cooperstown N Y Hall of Fame opens to Dizzy Dean and Simmons as new members plaques are dedicated George Trautman NAM president leads ceremony at the Hall of Fame and Museum. The day ends with Chicago White Sox vs Cincinnati Reds at Doubleday Field.
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Western Amateur Starts In Cincinnati
The 53rd Women’s Western Amateur opens at Camargo in Cincinnati as 112 golfers begin 18-hole qualifiers. The 32 low scorers advance to a 36-hole title round on Saturday with five flights of 16 for the rest. Favorite Polly Riley of Fort Worth is defending champion.
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Indians Drop Split as East Trip Opens in 8-Game Gap
Cleveland’s four game Washington series ends in a split keeping the Indians four games back of the Yankees who lead the American League. Bob Porterfield pitched Washington to an 11th win in the opener, while Cleveland faltered in the nightcap. Kansas City Oliver wins the Open at Chicago for a $3000 prize with a 269 tournament record.
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Colonels Split with Columbus in Doubleheader
The Louisville Colonels won 9-4 in the first game and lost 2-1 in the second, leaving them 14 percent behind the league leading Indianapolis Indians and one percentage point ahead of Toledo in the American Association standings. Indianapolis and Toledo had rainouts, while Charleston and Kansas City split with the Senators taking game one 8-7 and the Blues 5-0 in the other activity.
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Sandusky Boatmen Sweep Three Sailboat Races
Sandusky area men took the top three spots in the Lake Erie district thistle class races ending yesterday. James Johns defended his championship with a 744 percent point total, George Butts was second with 72 percent, and James Igereon finished third with My.
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Reds Lose To Giants In Hall Of Fame Day Clash
The Cincinnati Redlegs travel to Cooperstown to face the New York Giants as Hall of Fame Day highlights baseball. Hermie Wehmeier starts for Cincinnati while Larry Jansen pitches for New York in the twin bill. The Giants win the first game 5 4 after a late rally and take the second by a shutout until the ninth inning.
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Browns Open Training Camp In Hiram Ohio
The Cleveland Browns began camp in Hiram with 33 NFL jobs to settle. Today featured picture taking and meetings under Coach Paul Brown as 26 holdovers from 1952 joined the session. Fred Bruney of Ohio State and Billy Reynolds of Pitt stopped by en route to college All-Stars practice.
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Frontier Cafe and Coca Cola face off in Federal League playoff
The Federal League playoff final pits Frontier Cafe against Coca Cola tonight at Gardner diamond to determine the second round champion. Kent Little will pitch for Coca Cola while Harlan Bishop seeks a rare loss for Frontier. If Coca Cola wins, a rematch with Frontier awaits next Monday for the regular season title.
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Ex Grid Coach Dies at 65 in Denver
The dean of Rocky Mountain football coaches Harry Walker Hughes died yesterday in Denver at age 65. He spent 42 years at Colorado A and 1 College in Fort Collins and retired June 30 as athletic director after coming from the University of Oklahoma.
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