Mantle and Berra Power Yankees as Berra Busts Slump
Yankee Leadoff man Mickey Mantle sits on base as Yogi Berra homers to fuel New York’s seven game win streak and lead over Cleveland. Berra belts five homers in four games against Baltimore while Mantle bats in, boosting the A L lead. The Dodgers extend a six game NL lead as Campanella and Erskine star for Brooklyn and Milwaukee's Gene Conley wins.
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Yogi
New York Yankees
Baltimore
Kansas City
Alex Kellner
Don Mueller
New York Giants
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Pirates
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Philadelphia
Dodgers
Giants
Roy Campanella
Carl Erskine
Gene Conley
Milwaukee
Chicago
Sam Jones
Luis Arroyo
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Clint Courtney
Ron Jackson
Mueller
Hoyt Wilhelm
Johnny Antonelli
Erskine
de] Ennis
Roy Smalley
Ed Roebuck
Borkowski Adds Catchers Mitt as Redlegs Embrace Utility Role
With roster short on catchers, Jack Borkowski shifts to catching duty and bullpen work for the Cincinnati Redlegs under manager George Tebbetts. Teammate Bush, from Dayton, trains at catcher as emergency backup while Borkowski handles warmups and drills.
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Cincinnati Redlegs
Bob Borkowski
Mitt
Bush
Dayton
George “Birdie” Tebbetts
Redlegs
Nashville
Akins Faces Miceli In Video Battle At St Nicholas Arena
Virgil Akins a 13-10 favorite faces Joe Miceli in a 10 round welterweight bout at St Nicholas Arena New York Akins 27-13-1 Miceli 45-20-7. Du Mont televises at 9 p.m. Saddler seeks ninth straight knockout tomorrow in Sacramento Lopes home town. Holly Mims meets Charley Green in St Louis Arena tilt.
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St. Louis
Ronnie Delaney
New York
Joe Miceli
Akins
Miceli
St. Nicholas Arena
Delaney
Yleft
Micell
Luther Rawlings
du Mont
Sandy Saddler
Joey Lopes
Sacramento
Calif
Lopes
Sandy
Holly Mims
Washington
Charley Green
Los Angeles
Penny Drugging Probe To Resume
The Pennsylvania Athletic Commission resumes its probe into who drugged Harold Johnson before his May 6 televised bout with Julio Mederos. Johnson collapsed after round two and Mederos won by second round TKO. Commission physicians testified Johnson was drugged via a barbiturate after Johnson ate an orange Johnson said he ate before the fight.
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Harold Johnson
Julio Mederos
Pennsylvania Athletic Commission
Johnson
Gov. George Leader
Pennsylvania
Mederos
Commission
Pair Is Sixth In ABC Tourney
Will ie Ebosh of Cleveland and Tony Amato of Irvington New Jersey teamed Sunday to take sixth in doubles at the American Bowling Congress tournament. Their 1 287 total trimmed two Detroit Stroh’s duo from the top 10 while leading entries held secure as the 59th day opened with two weeks remaining.
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Willie Ebosh
Cleveland
Tony Amato
Irvington
N.J
Ebosh
Earl Linsz
Amato
Detroit
Stroh
Eddie Lubanski
Pete Carter
Threadier billiard forms listed in United States
The threadier forms of billiards in the United States are balkline, 3-cushion and pocket billiards.
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United States
Front-laden 39th Indy 500 field set by time trials
Indy 500 qualifying produced a 33-car lineup for May 30 with Bill Vukovich, Jack McGrath, Tony Bettenhausen, Fred Agabashian and Sam Hanks among the front contenders. McGrath set a 10 mile speed record of 142.580 mph while Don Freeland led Sunday’s qualifiers at 139.866 mph.
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Bill Vukovich
Jack McGrath
Tony Bettenhausen
Fred Agabashian
Sam Hanks
McGrath
Don Freeland
Los Angeles
Bob Estes
Hanks
Burbank
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Bettenhausen
Tinsley Park
Ill
Agabashian
Albany
Duane Carter
Speedway City
Ind
Johnny Parsons
van Nuys
Vukovich
Williams returns to Red Sox in exhibition tonight
Ted Williams, 36, takes part in conditioning drills as he rejoins the Boston Red Sox lineup for an exhibition against the New York Giants to test his training before a likely official return next weekend against the Washington Senators in Boston.
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Ted Williams
Boston Red Sox
New York Giants
Snigger
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Red Sox
Washington Senators
Wynn Fans First One-Hit Game Of 15 Year Career
Cleveland pitcher Early Wynn, after battling pneumonia, threw his first one-hit game of his 15-year career as the Indians beat Detroit 4 to 0. A fourth inning single by Fred Hatfield was Detroit’s lone hit, with Wynn retiring the last 16 Tigers in order.
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Redlegs
Berra
Casey Stengel
Yanks
Eddie Lopat
Fred Hatfield
Wynn
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Tribe
Ned Garver
Enos Slaughter
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Ex Cornell Track Coach Moakley Dies at 91
John J. Moakley former Cornell track coach and once U S Olympic team head coach died at his Ithaca home. He guided the 1920 Olympic squad and led Cornell to 29 IC4A titles across outdoor and cross country events.
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Ithaca
N. Y
John J
Jack) Moakley
Cornell University
U.S
Moakley
U. S
Miami's Tom Jones Aims For 60 Foot Shot
Miami University senior Tom Jones the NCAA shot put champion seeks to become the first collegian to reach 60 feet He set a NCAA mark of 59 feet 1 inch at MAC meet and says his next goals include four upcoming meets in June to attempt the record.
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Tom Jones
Miami University
Jones
Parry O’brien
Southern California
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Los Angeles
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Three World Records At California Relays In Modesto
Modesto Calif Javelin star Bud Held set a world mark with 268 feet 2 inches while the Texas 440 yard relay squad clocked 40.2 seconds and Wes Santee ran 880 yards in 1 48.5 as three world records highlighted the meet.
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Franklin
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Wes Santee
Big Ten golf title in reach for Purdue and rivals
In Lafayette Indiana the 36th annual Big Ten golf championship begins with Ohio State the defending champions Iowa and host Purdue as top challengers. Minnesota unbeaten in 11 duals and Michigan also seen as contenders.
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Ohio State
Iowa
Purdue
Minnesota
Michigan
Hopper tops DU class at Norwest Boat Club race
John Hopper of Middletown captured first prize in the DU class at the Norwest Boat Club races on White Lake at Pontiac Michigan yesterday. Hopper will travel to Detroit for his second showing Sunday.
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Norwest Boat Club
White Lake
Pontiac
Mich
Hopper
Detroit
Orioles infielder Bob Young is Baltimore native
Infielder Bob Young is the only Baltimore Orioles player to make his home in the city. He was born in Granite Maryland.
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Bob Young
Baltimore Orioles
Granite, Md
Heintzelman Faces Role Dispute With Virginians
In an International League showdown President Shaughnessy weighs a ruling as Ken Heintzelman, a Richmond veteran, appears as a pitcher in the nightcap against Columbus. Columbus claims a 20 player limit breach, while Richmond says Heintzelman was moved to the list to replace Al Tesauro. The Virginians win both games 7-4 and 6-5.
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Shag) Shaughnessy
Ken Heintzeman
Richmond Virginians
Columbus Jets
Coumbus
Nick Cullop
Virginians
Virginian
Luke Appling
Heintzelman
al Tesauro
Cullop
International League
Shaughnessy
Baseball Standings and Results Across Leagues
Major League update shows New York leading the American League with a 23 1/2 games edge and Cleveland atop the N L. Week results include New York 5 Baltimore 0 in a rain-shortened program and Cleveland 4 Detroit 0. National League notes New York Brooklyn and Chicago lead, with several games postponed by rain. minor league scores feature Minneapolis Omaha and Toledo games, plus Toronto Montreal Rochester and Buffalo results.
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Toledo Wins Two For Second Place
Toledo's Sox defeated Charleston 3-2 and 11-0 in a doubleheader to pull into a second place tie with Omaha in the American Association. Minneapolis beat Omaha, leaving Toledo 3½ games behind the Millers. Denver and St. Paul split a doubleheader, with St. Paul winning 9-8 in 10 innings and 8-7 in nine. Baltimore?
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Bob Richardson
Don Bessant
Indiana Capital
Redlegs Suffer Loss as Six-Game Streak Ends in Milwaukee
Cincinnati's Redlegs headed to Milwaukee after a 5-2 defeat to the St. Louis Cardinals, snapping their six-game win streak. Arroyo allowed five hits as Klu’s 11th homer highlighted the nightcap, while Nuxhall and Tebbetts argued with an umpire after a late rain delay.
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St. Louis Cardinals
Reds
Luis Arroyo
St. Louis
Joe Nuxhall
Redleg
Birdie Tebbetts
Stan Landes
Wally Post
Ted Kluszewski
Smoky Burgess
Big Klu
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George Schultz
Klu
Rudy Minarcin
Warren Spahn
Assault Expected In June In WIBC Tournament
Keglers from 17 states fail to break two WIBC all time marks as June 4 looms. Gittelman’s and Sons of Philadelphia join Morris Plan of Indianapolis in the final assault. Leaders include Nellie Vella in singles, Frances Klein and Eloise Greenbauer in doubles, Ladewig tops all events, Falstaff Beer leads teams.
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Gittelman
Mich
Shirley Garris
Chicago
Wyllis
Fight Results From Hollywood and Berlin Card
The Associated Press reports Macias of San Jose stopped Filippo in Los Angeles after 7 rounds while Scholz of Germany outpointed Portuquez of Costa Rica in Berlin. The events list weights 139 percent for Macias and 159 percent for Scholz with 156 percent for Portuquez.
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Jorge Macias
San Jose
Calif
Lou Filippo
Los Angeles
Berlin
Gustav Scholz
Germany
Tuzo Portuguez
Costa Rica
Wikoff Reaches Under-18 Net Final at Bloomfield Hills
Carolyn Wikoff of Middletown advances to the Under-18 final at the Michigan Interscholastic Tennis Championships after defeating Gwen McEvans 6 0 8 10 6 0. Joyce Pniewski of Hamtramck defeats Phyllis Saganski 6 3 8 10 6 3 to join Wikoff in the final. The title match will be played during the Western Girls Closed Tournament at Middletown Tennis Club due to rain delays.
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Carolyn Wikoff
Wikoff
Joyce Pniewski
Hamtramck
Mich
Bloomfield Hills
Nancy Benadum Loses Finals Again in Ohio Tennis
Nancy Benadum of Middletown lost in the finals of the Ohio Women's Intercollegiate tennis tournament for the second year in a row. Shirley Turvey of Dayton and Ohio Wesleyan defeated Benadum 6-4 6-2 in the final yesterday.
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Middletown
Shirley Turvey
Dayton
Turvey
Ohio Wesleyan
Miami
Yesterday's Stars Batting and Pitching Highlights
Yesteday's Stars details Yogi Berra of the Yankees hitting three home runs and driving in six runs in a doubleheader sweep of Baltimore. Early Wynn of the Indians held Detroit to one hit in a 4-0 victory.
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Yankees
Baltimore
Early Wynn
Indians
Detroit
Fred Hatfield
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