National League tightens as Milwaukee tops Cardinals in NL race
Milwaukee and St Louis battle for the lead with Pittsburgh close behind after Milwaukee beat the Cardinals 10 3. Bob Friend won his eighth with a two hitter, Dale Long hit his eighth homer in eight games, and Cincinnati fell to Chicago 4 1 as Erskine took the loss. The Yankees lead the American League with a 414 game margin after a 2 4 win over Boston as Ford struck out seven.
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Bob Friend
Dale Long
Bob Rush
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Chicago Cubs
Philadelphia
New York
Giants
Memorial Day 500 Likely Sets Record Pace
Four former winners predicted the Memorial Day 500 will break the speed record with win speeds around 135 to 136 mph. Field qualifiers topped 145 mph on a newly surfaced 2½ mile track, while 12 drivers were halted by rain and wet spots delaying further attempts.
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Dale Burgess
Indianapolis
Bill Vukovich
Indianapolis Speedway
Bob Sweikert
Vukovich
Bill Holland
Johnnie Parsons
van Nuys
Calif
Troy Ruttman
Ruttman
Parsons
Sweikert
Kurtis-Kraft
J.C. Agajanian
San Pedro
Pat Flaherty
Chicago
Johnny Thompson
Springfield
Mass
Jim Rathmann
Miami
Fan Rosen Reflects On Boos From Cleveland Fans
Cleveland's injured third baseman Al Rosen says he understands why fans boo after leaving nine men on base in a long Chicago doubleheader. Manager Al Lopez criticized the crowd when Rosen was knocked down, and Rosen watched the game on radio and TV to see the reaction.
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Cleveland
al Rosen
al Lopez
Rosen
Tribe
Chicago
Lopez
Museum At Speedway A Treat For Race Fans
At Indianapolis Speedway a new museum displays relics from racing history. Early items include the Marmon Wasp 1911 winner with Ray Harroun, Wilbur Shaw’s Maserati 1939 1940, the Miller Hartz Front Drive with Fred Frame, the Junior Eight, Cummins Diesel driven by Fred Agabashian for the 1952 pole, and Riley Brett's Sampson Special with a 16 cylinder engine from Frank Lockhart's era.
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Ray Harroun
Wilbur Shaw
Shaw
Fred Frame
New Museum
Dave Lewis
Bennett Hill
Freddie Agabashian
Riley Brett
Frank Lockart
Museum plan aims to tell racing story of the 500
Tony Hulman urges collecting Duesenbergs and other items to chronicle Indianapolis 500 history. He notes the challenge of recapturing past thrills such as Ralph DePalma's late finish efforts and heroics on the two mile track. He promotes an early visit to the museum to showcase racing progress.
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Hulman
Ralph DePalma
Cotton Beats Giardello In Split Decision Win
Charley Cotton earned his second straight win over Joey Giardello with a split decision in a 10 round fight at St Nicholas Arena. The Toledo native, 26, improved to 2-0 against Giardello and drew offers for July 9 against Rory Calhoun or Gil Turner and a June 19 bid for Toledo. Cotton weighed 160 to Giardello’s 154 and trailed early before taking control and pleasing promoters with the result.
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Joey Giardello
Toledo
Ohio
Cotton
Giardello
St.Nicholas Arena
Rory Calhoun
Gil Turner
St.Nicks
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Hymie Wallman
Ted Brenner
St. Nick's
Billy Brown
Garden
Philadelphian
Joey
Fairborn Hires New Grid Coach
C W Jake Van Schoyck 27 resigned as athletic director at Berne Union High School Monday. He will become head football coach at Fairborn High School near Dayton. At Berne Union he coached basketball football and baseball since graduating Wilmington College in 1950.
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Ohio
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Jake} van Schoyck
Berne Union High School
Fairborn High School
Dayton
Berne Union
Sugar Grove
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Wilmington College
Jefferson High relay sets national prep mark in city trials
Jefferson High School 880 yard relay team clocked 1:26.5 at the Los Angeles city trials for the California state meet, breaking its own national prep record of 1:28.3 set last year.
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Jefferson High School
Boxing results from New York and San Diego shows
The AP reports light heavyweight results with Charley Cotton 154 of Toledo defeating Joey Giar dello 160 of Philadelphia by points in New York. Ramon Fuentes 157 of Los Angeles defeats Sonny Gill 159 of Pasadena in San Diego with 10 rounds.
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Philadelphia
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Ramon Fuentes
Los Angeles
Sonny Gill
Pasadena
Dartmouth Athlete Beagle Plays Football and Baseball
Dartmouth's Bill Beagle, a fifth ranked passer in 1955, also plays baseball for the Big Green.
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Dartmouth
Bill Beagle
Winning, Not Homers. Long Sets Mark Higher In Victory
Dale Long hit his eighth homer in eight games to break the major league record with 14th of the season as Pittsburgh beat Brooklyn 3 2. A 32 221 crowd roared as Long bowed from the dugout and fans shifted talk from Mantle to Long's power.
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Philadelphia
Mickey Mantle
Brooklyn
Bobby Bragan
Pirate
Long
Carl Ers
Kine
Frank Thomas
Mantle
Babe Ruth
Joe L. Brown
Pittsburgh Pirates
Brown
Forbes Field
Standings and results from baseball and leagues
National and American league standings show Cleveland Boston and New York leading in their divisions. Tuesday results include New York defeating Boston 2 0 and Baltimore beating Washington 6 5 in ten innings. National League actions feature Milwaukee and Pittsburgh leading with scores from multiple games across Chicago Cincinnati Brooklyn Philadelphia and New York. International League and American Association results cap the day with Montreal Montreal and Omaha posting wins.
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Ford Tosses Seventh Win As Yankees Edge Red Sox
Pitcher Whitey Ford earned his seventh win and his second shutout in eight starts by limiting the Red Sox to five singles in a 2-0 victory. Hank Aaron collected a double and three singles in four at bats, driving in two runs as the Braves beat the Cardinals 10-3.
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Yankees
Red Sox
Hank Aaron
Braves
Cardinals
Potent Redlegs Slump Deepens With 4 1 Loss to Cubs
The Cincinnati Redlegs bordered on a sinking spell as they managed only three hits in a 4 1 defeat to the Chicago Cubs. Joe Nuxhall lasted five innings, surrendering all Cubs runs, two unearned, while Roy McMillan drove in Cincinnati’s only two runs on a third inning triple and a sacrifice fly. Brooks Lawrence was slated to start next, opposing Sam Jones who has not completed a game since April 20.
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Joe Nuxhall
Ernie Banks
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Yanks
Frank Sullivan
Yogi Berra
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Brooklyn
Reds
Birdie Tebbetts
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Milwaukee
Braves
Tebbetts
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Cub
McMillan
Frank Robinson
Brooks Lawrence
Sam Jones
Cage Coach Quits Over Pay Dispute
Cleveland report states Dale Bruce resigned as head basketball and baseball coach and assistant football coach for Chagrin Falls after the school board refused a pay raise. Bruce led the team to the class B state semifinals last season. salary this year was $4,170.
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Chagrin Falls
Dale Bruce
Bruce
Margaret Tilton
Basilio to face Machado in 10-round middleweight bout
Troy event at Hobart Arena on June 9 features Carmen Basilio of Syracuse against Cuba’s Felix Machado in a scheduled 10-round middleweight match, promoter Jack Laken announced.
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Ohio
Hobart
Carmen Basilio
Syracuse
N. Y
Felix Machado
Cuba
Jack Laken
Wayjet Captures Fifth At Lebanon
Wayjet owned by Dr. William Kaufman and driven by Martin Perkinson won the feature CC pace at Lebanon Raceway last night, his fifth victory in 13 starts. The mile went in 2 16 3 5 with mutuels of 7 80 4 00 and 3 20. A heavy track from weekend rains limited times as 1,218 fans wagered $53,038.
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Appleton, Minn
Lebanon Raceway
Martin Perkinson
Appleton
Fang
Former Indians Face Defeat by Detroit Veterans
Three ex Indians who joined the Detroit Tigers key the 3-1 victory over Cleveland. Steve Gromek, Ray Boone and Bob Kennedy supplied the offense and defense capping the Indians behind the Yankees in the standings. Gromek pitched six hits allowed, Boone drove in runs including his seventh homer, and Herb Score took the loss for Cleveland as the team heads to a Memorial Day doubleheader with the White Sox.
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Bob Kennedy
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Mike Fornieles
Orioles
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Cleveland
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Jim Busby
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al Smith
Higgins Worried About Red Sox Pitching Brigade
Boston manager Mike Higgins expressed concern over the Red Sox pitching staff as they fell 2-0 to the Yankees. He noted Ted Williams is sidelined with a foot injury and said the pitching is thin and hurting, leaving the team far behind the Yankees in the standings.
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White Sox Acquire Gerry Staley From Yankees
White Sox purchase righthander Gerry Staley from the New York Yankees for an undisclosed sum. Staley, who pitched mainly for Cincinnati last season, had appeared in only one Yankees inning this year. In other moves, Pirates sell catcher Toby Atwell to Omaha, Tigers place Ned Garver on 30 day DL, and Howie Pollett is re signed by the White Sox after an earlier unconditional release.
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Omaha
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Howie Pollett
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Derr Eyes repeat win in Dayton Metropolitan 300 race
Little Ernie Derr of Keokuk Iowa seeks a second straight Metropolitan 300 victory at Dayton Speedway this Sunday. Derr won the 150 mile 300 in 1955 on the Dayton half mile and led MARC features in 1955 including Atlanta Columbus Toledo Carn.. He finished ninth in the national points that year.
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Ernie Derr
Keokuk
Iowa
Dayton Speedway
Derr
Atlanta
Columbus
Toledo
Carnagie
Ernie
College Boys Spark Opening of Western Amateur Golf
Nashville reports that 130 players began Western Amateur qualifying with 20 posting par or better. Rex Baxter of Houston and Mason Rudolph of Memphis State led with 67, while Jack Farrell of Oklahoma A&M shot 68 as the field narrows to 50 for match play.
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Tenn.w
Bella Meade Country Club
Rex Baxter
Amarillo
Tex
University of Houston
Mason Rudolph
Clarksville
Jack Parrell
Oklahoma A&m
Billy Vessels Starts As Rookie in Pro Grid Loop
Billy Vessels, former All America star, will join the Baltimore Colts as a rookie in the National League after two years in the Army. He was discharged at Ft. Sill and plans to begin early conditioning to win a spot in the Colt backfield.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Baltimore Colts
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Okla
Colt
Henry Shag Crawford Becomes NL's New Umpire This Season
Henry Shag Crawford is introduced as the sole new umpire joining the National League for the current season. The change marks Crawford as the only fresh arbitral addition among NL officials this year.
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Henry
Shag) Crawford
Garden Tour Set to Showcase Cincinnati Homes
Ohio Garden Clubs sponsor its seventh annual Garden Tour June 3 to 9 in Greater Cincinnati. Daily tours run 10 AM to 5 PM with at least one home open, floral arrangements featured, and homes in different sections highlighted each day. Also notes marriage of Orville L Stone to Mary Jane Moss and a home insulation ad from Middle Town Lumber Company.
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Ohio Assn. of Garden Clubs
Queen City
Greater
Cincinnati
Orville L. Stone
Mary Jane Moss
Middletown Lumber Company
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