Opti-Derby Opens Sunday With Parade Of Racers
Middletown hosts the fifth annual Opti-Derby on E Central Ave between Shaler and Roosevelt with a 1:30 start. 63 entrants must report by 12 noon for inspections. 1,100-foot track prepared by Optimist officials. convertibles parade at 1:15, followed by heats until a champion is named and trophies awarded at a banquet on Aug 6 at Le Lourdsville Lake. If rain cancels, the derby shifts to next week.
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E. Central Ave
Shaler St
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Hooper nine players crown San Luis Valley champs
In the late 1890s the Hooper team dominated the San Luis Valley baseball championship with nine players and one utility man who served as manager and bat boy, giving them a full squad despite a lean bench.
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Hooper
Colo
San Luis Valley
Unbeaten Church League squads lead second-round standings
In the Church Softball League EUB Middletown Nazarene and Oakland Presbyterian sit tied for first after week two of round two. EUB beat Trenton Nazarene 52 at Barnitz Field Ray Miller pitched a two hitter as Marv Monroe and Larry McMonigle starred for their teams. Middletown Nazarene beat Calvary Methodist 10-4 with McMonigle earning the win and four hits, while Oakland Presbyterian shut out First Presbyterian 120. Holy Trinity returned to winning ways 12-7 over Churoah of God with Lou Andres homering and Frank Long delivering a triple and double.
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Middletown Nazarene
Oakland Presbyterian
EUB
Trenton Nazarene
Barnitz Field
Calvary Methodist
First Presbyterian
Holy Trinity
Churoah, of
God
Ray Miller
Trenton
Don Manning
Marv Monroe
Larry McMonigle
McMonigle
Dick Lemmons
Nazarenes
Oakland
Ed Gunderson
Charlie Adkins
David Cole
Church of God
Lou Andres
Trinity
Frank Long
City Loan
Mike Phillips
Sta On
Geisler
Lee
Miller
American Legion
The
Elks
Romans
Jim Ousley
Ousley
Knights of Pythias
Oglesby-Barnitz
Phil White
Busick
O. & B. Schiff
Interstate
Smith Park
Schiff
Lopez Seeks 40-Player Control Limit for MLB Teams
Baltimore report says White Sox manager Al Lopez urged a 40 player limit on major league clubs under control. He argued this mirrors pre farm system days and would equalize team strength. He noted another option would be drafting all minor leaguers after one year.
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al Lopes
Chicago White Sox
Lopez
White Sox
Knothole Teams Stage Benefit at Gardner Diamond
A benefit game between top Class B Knothole teams will be held tonight at Gardner diamond at 8 p.m. FOP leads second round with 6-1, facing Aeronca at 5-2 tied for second with Jim Curry Motors. Proceeds from a free will offering go to Middletown Knothole baseball.
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Knothole
Gardner Diamond
FOP
Aeronca
Jim Curry Motors
Toen Middletown Knothole Baseball
Yesterday's Stars By The Associated Press PITCHING
Jim Bunning limited the Tigers to two Yankees hits in a 3-2 win, allowing a lead off triple by Yogi Berra in the seventh and Mickey Mantle's 200th career homer in the ninth. Norm Zauchin fueled the Red Sox with four runs in a 10-1 rout of the Indians, going 3-for-3 with a homer, double, and single.
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Jim Bunning
Tigers
Yankees
Yogi Berra
Mickey Mantle
Norm Zauchin
Red Sox
Indians
honor roll sports bow contest results and 200 games
Bowling honors list includes Marty Kucer with 159 215 161 535 and results for teams Kraity Keglers Four Pins Hi-Low's Stick-it-outers Alley Gaiters Thunderbirds Outlaws Rolley Pol ey's. Women 200 games Mary Kucer 215 and men 200s Howard Reider 201 Cain 216 218 Saylor 222 Busby 211 Tickle 204 Smith 205 Grimmett 200 Stone 208. 180s Myrtle Pummill 186 Bev McClain 180.
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Thunderbirds
Dutch Tavern
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Larry Cain
Jim Saylor
Ed Busby
Bill Tickle
Sam Smith
Jinks Grimmett
Ed Stone
Myrtle Pummill
Bev McClain
All Californians In Court Finals at Illinois meet
An all California field competes for Western Junior and Boys tennis titles at the University of Illinois Courts. Top junior Chris Crawford of Piedmont faces Rudy Hernando of Modesito. In the Boys division, Bobby Siska of San Francisco meets Bill Bond of La Jolla for the title.
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University of Illinois
Chris Crawford
Piedmont
Rudy Hernando
Modesito
Crawford
Bon Bowditch
Worcester
Mass
Hernando
Alan Roberts
Brooklyn
N. Y
Bobby Siska
San Francisco
Bill Bond
la Jolla
Siska
Dennis Ralston
Bakersfield
Calif
Bond
Francisco Castillio
Hamtramck
Mich
Money On Line In Turf Classics At Arlington Park
The Arlington Handicap headlines a day of big stakes with 14 starters in the 13 16 mile grass race for 4-year-olds. Swoon's Son carries 128 pounds aiming for a seventh all time money list mark as $125 400 purse distributes $88 000 to the winner and $10 000 to third moves him past Social Outcast and Assault.
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Arlington Park
Monmouth Park
Belmont Park
Narragansett Park
del Mar
Oceanside
Swoon
E. Gay Drake
Arlington
Major League Leaders in Batting and Pitching Across Leagues
The compiled leaders include Williams and Mantle sharing the AL batting lead with .364 and .359, Mantle topping runs with 89, Sievers leading RBIs at 69, Fox and Malzone high in hits, and Gardner and Malzone tied in doubles. Pitching leaders show Bunning and Donovan with top win totals, Wynn and Bunning high in strikeouts. NL leaders include Aaron and Musial in averages RBIs and hits, with Schmidt and Sanford prominent in wins and strikeouts. The data mirrors season-long excellence across both leagues with notable names like Aaron, Musial, Mays, and Williams.
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Washington
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Chicago
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Wynn
Cleveland
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Milwaukee
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St. Louis
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Hoak
Cincinnati
Bouchee
Philadelphia
Mays
Bruton
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Snider
Brooklyn
Temple
Schmidt
Sanford
Drott
Courtney Aims to Break World 800m Record
Sweden Tom Courtney of the New York Athletic Club targets the world 800 meter mark of 1 45.7 after winning a 89 meter race in 1 46. He believes he can beat the record if he gets a chance in an Oslo meet next Wednesday and the weather cooperates.
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Gaevie
Sweden
Tom Courtney
New York Athletic Club
Oslo
One-Armed Woman Mother Delivers 12th Child in Boston
Mrs. Constance O'Reilly, 37, who lost her left arm at birth, gave birth to her 12th child yesterday at St Margaret's Hospital. The baby girl weighs 8 pounds 12% ounces. The O'Reillys, wife of Richard J., a dock builder, now have seven daughters and four sons. oldest is 15. One child died at six months.
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Constance O'Reilly
St. Margaret’s Hospital
Middletown, Hamilton Ladies Softball Split Series
Middletown defeated Hamilton 4-0 at Hamilton Ford Field to level the annual Hamilton Middletown All Star series at one win each. Larry Kibler and Whitey Huff teamed for a three hit shutout as Kibler allowed one hit through four innings and Huff yielded two singles in the fifth. Hamilton won the opener 4-3 last week on Merle Brunner’s fourth inning double and single by Jack Gordon.
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Tonians
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Waisman
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Pate Pitches FOP Into Top Rung In B League
Milton Pate pitched FOP to undisputed first place in the Class B Knothole League with a two hitter over Jim Curry Motors. FOP led 7-2 as Baker and Weidner fueled the win with hits and runs. Aeronca topped Lincoln Mercury 4-1, Billy Crowe earning his 13th win with a four hitter.
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Fop
Jim Curry
Funs
Aeronca
Lincoln Mercury
Billy Crowe
Knothole
Mullins
Alpha Council
Frisch
Shortstop Hooker
Gardner
van Cleve
Chicago grain table shows Sep to May quotes across Wheat Corn and Oats
The Chicago grain table lists Wheat Sep Dec Mar May with old and new figures and close values, Corn Sep Dec Mar May with fractional changes, and Oats Sep Dec Mar May with daily percent figures, reflecting prices and shifts across futures months.
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