Only Lemon Is Left From 'Big Four' Indians Pitching
Mike Garcia leaves Cleveland with Bob Lemon as the sole survivor of the Big Four from 1951 1954. Garcia may need back surgery after a slipped disc, while rookie Gary Bell joins the Indians to bolster the injury depleted staff.
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Mantle presses on as Yankee slump haunts leaders
New York's Mickey Mantle faces a batting slump amid Yankee league lead. With 32 strikeouts in 32 games and four home runs, Mantle cites lingering shoulder soreness while Casey Stengel and Gil McDougald note swing mechanics and mental pressure as cause for worry.
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Gil McDougald
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Glaucoma The Sinister Halo
An article explains glaucoma caused by eye fluid pressure damaging the optic nerve and how early testing and treatment can prevent blindness. The piece comes from a June Reader's Digest author sharing personal experience and promotes the magazine.
Flag Fever Hits Frisco as Giants Refuse World Series Reservations
SAN FRANCISCO RP Nant fever grips Giants fans as hundreds email and mail checks for World Series seats. Ticket manager Peter Hoffman says no reservations are being accepted and a form letter explains the situation while the team leads the National League and prepares for a three game series with the Milwaukee Braves.
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San Francisco Giants
Peter Hoffman
New York
Pacific Coast
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Milwaukee Braves
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Oakland
Delany and Davis Lead IC4A Championship Contenders
The 82nd IC4A outdoor championships begin with East track stars led by Olympians Ira Davis and Ron Delany. Villanova is favored to defend the team title as last year’s five individual winners compete in trials with finals possible. Delany pursues a second straight mile and half mile double and may anchor Villanova’s mile relay if the coach limits events to boost individual scoring.
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Ron Delany
Delany
Jim Elliott
Three Tilts Open Shops League Opener at Armco Diamonds
Masonry defeated Pipe Shop 12 to 5 while Machine Shop beat East Processing 12 to 2 and Roundhouse edged Hot Strip 6 to 5 in the Armco Maintenance League season opener at Armco East Side diamonds. Arnold Brown held Hot Strip to three hits as Roundhouse rallied twice from behind.
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Roundhouse
Machine Shop
Armco Maintenance League
Armco East Side Diamonds
Pipe Shop
Hot Strip
Power
Open Hearth
Arnold Brown
Armco Jets Doubleheader Schedule Set at Douglas Park
The Armco Jets formerly the Middletown Barons host a holiday baseball twin-bill at Douglas Park starting at 1 p.m. Springboro Merchants oppose first game, Dayton Steel to face Jets in the second. Lefty Ray Johnson draws the first game, Dave Williams the second. Local teams may contact co-managers Babe Calhoun or Ed Johnson to schedule.
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Armco Jets
Middletown
Fourth Game Set July 19 For Cagers
Middletown High men to form an Ohio all star team for a July 19 game against a Kentucky club at the 18,000 seat fairgrounds coliseum in Louisville. Dave West will be replaced by Bud Olson of Dayton Belmont. West graduates from Taft on June 9.
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Dayton Belmont
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Cincinnati
Taft
Fort Wayne
Harness Driver Billy Haughton Tops 1957 Earnings
Billy Haughton of Brookville New York led harness racing money winners for the fifth straight year in 1957. His horses earned a total of 586000 dollars for the year.
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Brookville
N. Y
Country Kitchen Wins Opening Night Slo-Pitch Exposition
Country Kitchen built a 14 to 1 rout over W. & R. Market as Paul Lansow blasted a homer and drove in seven runs. Skeeter Payne Steve Neal and Homer Fultz added homers for Country Kitchen while Junior Stampler earned the win. Davey's Bar beat Local 114 7 to 5 and Martin's Grill topped Whitey Huff's Middletown Mercurys 4 to 1 in Barnitz Field league play.
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A. & W. Root Beer
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Skeeter Payne
Steve Neal
Homer Fultz
Junior Stamper
Huff
Sloitch
Mercurys
Kenny McDaniels
Church Slo-Pitch Loop Opens Season With High Scoring Games
The Church Slo Pitch League opened at Goldman Park with 106 runs and 126 hits across three games. Salvation Army beat First Methodist 25 138, Crawford St topped Meadowlawn 20 19, and St Paul defeated Trenton Nazarene 16 15 as Doug Johnson hit two homers including a grand slam.
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Jan
Salvation Army
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Crawford St
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J. Diefenbach
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Stewart
Hopper
Romans
St. Paul
Wilson
Trenton
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Drawings Made For Girls Slo Pitch League Opener
Opening games for a six team Girls Slo Pitch League were drawn last night in the American Legion Building. The league debuts Sunday at 4 pm at Barnitz Field with Armco Steelers vs Nana maker Healing on diamond one, Triple B Hardware vs A. W Root Beer on diamond two, and the Raymonettes vs Trader's Mart on diamond four. The league formed from winter bowling leagues.
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Nanamaker Healing
Triple B Hardware
A. & W. Root Beer
Raymonettes
Trader’s Mart
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