Seven-Team AL Race Sees Tight Standings for Second Place
In a tight American League chase for second, Boston trails the Yankees by nine games after New York swept Cleveland 6-1 and 6-3. Boston beat Chicago 6-3, while Detroit toppled Washington twice and Kansas City beat Baltimore. Yanks’ Berra and Slaughter homered, Mantle extended his hitting streak, and White Sox Pierce won again. In the NL, castoff-driven rallies featured Cubs and Cardinals in double-header drama, plus Giants sweeping Pittsburgh as rain halted LA-Philly.
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Marathon golf challenge aimed at 133 holes in one day
The piece notes Jerry Brown of Frisch's and Tom Sizer of Middletown High plan a near eight round marathon course run at Wildwood starting 6 a.m. June 23 to beat Shorty Wagner's unofficial 132 hole record with caddies Jerry Lucas and Billy Martins aiding the effort. It also mentions basketball coaching shifts for Paul Walker and potential Ohio State and Northwestern links for Lucas and McCoy, plus a baseball note on Bob Hazle's trade from Milwaukee to Detroit.
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Rush Not Mad At Cubs Just Sove At Scheffing
Milwaukee pitcher Bob Rush beat his former team the Cubs 5-2 in game two of a doubleheader to earn his fourth win against Chicago. Taylor Phillips, now with the Cubs, won game one 10-2. Rush dismissed any quarrel with Scheffing while Scheffing said he was misquoted and praised Rush’s eight hitter.
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Yankees Sweep Indians With Pair of Three-Run Homers
Yesterday's Stars report Yogi Berra Elsion Howard and Enos Slaughter of the Yankees hit three-run homers as New York swept Cleveland in a doubleheader 6-1 and 6-3. Pitcher Taylor Phillips of the Cubs blanked former Milwaukee teammates for his first major league shutout, a 1-0 win in the opener.
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Baseball standings and results across leagues this Monday
American League results show Boston sweeping Chicago and Detroit defeating Washington while New York and Kansas City split. National League standings list San Francisco and Milwaukee atop, with Chicago and Pittsburgh in the middle. International League notes Columbus at Montreal and Buffalo over Miami as scores roll in.
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Big Ten Athletes Must Be In Top Two-Thirds To Get Aid
In Lafayette Indiana AP report the Big Ten conference faculty voted that athletes seeking financial aid must rank in the upper two thirds of their high school class to qualify for need based aid. The rule aims to curb academic risk while maintaining aid limits at 100 per school.
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Cleveland Signs Elida Pitcher
TIFFIN Ohio AP Dick Wagner pitcher for Elida High School was signed by the Cleveland Indians for a small bonus. The 18 year old right hander who lost to Goshen in the state scholastic baseball semi finals will be sent to North Platte in the Class D Nebraska State League.
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Goshen Welcomes State Class A Baseball Champions
Goshen Ohio with 250 residents turned out to greet the state Class A high school champions. A motorcade and school band escorted the Goshen team from the edge of town to a formal welcome at the school before a county tour. Goshen defeated Gnadenhutten 3 to 1 to win the title.
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Brawling at Forbes Field Ends With Murtaugh Ban
In a 15 minute Pittsburgh episode, Ruben Gomez hit Billy Mazeroski prompting warnings from umpire Frank Dascoli. Vernon Law sparked a brawl with Gomez as Danny Murtaugh charged the mound, leading to partial benches clearing and a banned Pirates manager. Giants won 5-2 and 6-1 in a doubleheader.
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Campanella Offered Deputy Boxing Commissioner Post
Roy Campanella, paralyzed from the waist down after a 1958 accident, was visited by Gov. Averell Harriman who offered him an $8,000 a year deputy boxing commissioner job in New York. Campanella, now using a wheelchair, can start the work while still in hospital and expressed interest in boxing.
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Bowling Pros Form Association Led By Carter
A professional Bowlers Association has been formed with Don Carter elected president. Charter members include Bill Welu Steve Nagy Buzz Fazio all of St Louis and Allie Brandt of Lockport. About 100 top pro bowlers attended during the Masters Tournament in Syracuse.
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Buffalo Hewson Wins National AAU 40k Walk Title
Jim Hewson of Buffalo New York, Olympic competitor, won the National AAU 40 kilometer walk at Wright Patterson Air Force Base near Dayton Ohio with a time of 3 hours 49 minutes 45 seconds. Nine of 25 entrants did not finish. Penn Athletic Club of Philadelphia led the team results.
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Roy Is Reunited With Teammate
In New York hospital room on a rainy Philadelphia rainout day two Dodgers battery mates Carl Erskine and Roy Campanella reunited for three hours. Campanella remains paralyzed from the chest down after January car accident and the pair recalled old Brooklyn days.
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Boxing results list from Detroit Brooklyn and Athol cards
Detroit Nino Valdes 209 pounds defeated Johnny Summerlin 189 pounds in Detroit. Brooklyn Jose Torres 163 pounds stopped Gene Hamilton 160 pounds in Gastonia NC. Athol Gordon Parker 136 pounds outpointed Merle Olmstead 140 pounds in Springfield Mass.
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Tebbetts Finds Reason To Smile With One Win
Cincinnati Redlegs split a doubleheader with St Louis. Harvey Haddix pitched a full game win in the nightcap for Cincinnati 7 3, while Roy McMillan and Steve Bilko delivered key hits. Cardin als won the opener 4 2 behind Haddix 11 hits allowed. Reds next face the Cubs on Tuesday.
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Vossler Wins Kansas City Open With Glasses and Putter
Ernie Vossler, 29, from Midland Texas, crediting his new glasses and putter, captures his first major victory at the Kansas City Open. He finishes 19 under par 269, earning $2,800 after a final round 33 34 67 at Hillcrest Country Club, beating Billy Maxwell and Lionel Hebert who place second and third respectively.
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Weekend Fights End in Wins Across California and Ohio
Hollywood bout saw Art Aragon stop Alfon Flores as Mexico’s 6 claimed a victory in Mexico City. Davey Moore edged Roberto Garcia over ten rounds in Springfield Ohio.
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