Prospect Roundup 1957 Major League Clubs Face Changes
The piece surveys 1957 prospects across clubs noting ex-Yankees and ex-Pirates fueling rosters. It highlights players like Bob Elliott and Curt Roberts battling for infield spots, and the depth in pitching with Bobby Shantz Rip Dermott and Tom Gorman.
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Gus Zernines
Lou Skizas
Yankees
Skizas
Tike
Desivery
Bob
Jim Pisoni
Vancouver
Hi St. Louis
Smith
Bo Wilmer Shantz
Bro
Timmy Thompson
Yanke
Bobby Shantz
Rip ¢ Dermott
Threr
Ditmar
Gil Trucks
Averoft Terror Grapple Headlines Wal hos Wrestling Night
Averoft the top draw returns for a fourth straight week to face the Golden Terror in a double main event at Wal hos Wrestling Arena. Leone Bay NY teams with Bernard Hodgemyer to meet George Curtis and Jock Curtis Jr in a four man tag. The event opens with the tired meteor at seven oclock.
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Chits Averoft
Isane
Walhos Wrestling Arena
Golden Terror
Tike Avereft
Monroe Mint
Skull
Erv Thet
Patra
Ayo
Cyuhe
Tad Pee
Pete Alert
Meather
Newcomer
Sch
Danita Value
Antunei the Ripper
Leone
Jaupiop
Hheayvaveight
Curtises
Ads
Oklahoma Squeezes To Win Over Pitt In Wrestling
Oklahoma pins down a 177 pound title as Dan Houee defeats Pitt foe to claim his 48th win and third straight NCAA run. Hinze, Gratto and Blubaugh also take victories as the Sooners push toward the four day national meet with 400 entries from the US, Canada and Japan.
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Oklahoma
Pitt
Phutsbreghtp
Dan Houee
Cohen
Ad Cent Pace
Hodge
St Jamipion
P . Tir Hingis Woang
Miinnesota
Ming
Ron Ricard
John Johnston
Penn State
Joe Gratto
Lehigh
Simon Roberts
Iowa State
Doug Blubaugh
Tradge
States
Canada
Japan
Gonzales Quits Pro Tennis Troupe Amid Health Worries
Champion Pancho Gonzales announces retirement from his professional group due to health concerns and surgery. In other news Gen Duke at Caliente earns top Derby odds, surpassing Native Dancer as the era’s favorite after a Florida Derby win.
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Pancho Gonzales
Gen. Duke
Caumet Farm
Pee Wee Reese Longtime Shortstop Star of 1940s Era
Pee Wee Reese of the Brooke Ion Dedgers is highlighted as an outstanding Major League shortstop since 1940. He played in 2,004 regular season games and seven World Series, with power to hit for distance exemplified by 19 doubles. He is described as a capable hunter and expert at hit and run plays.
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Pee Wee Reese
Dodgers Pull Off Sacrifice Play To Tie And Win
In St Louis the Dodgers trail 3-2 in the eighth when Reese bunts to sacrifice after Gilliam walks. Smider singles for the tying run and Brooklyn scores three more, winning 8-6 as the Cards’ late rally falls short. Also Globetrotters beat College All Stars 64-44 in New York on their cross country tour.
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Dodger
Walter Alston
Keys
Dodgers
St. Louis
Tom Poholsky
Junior Gilliam
Brooklyn
Reese
Duke Snider
Randy Jackson
Rocky Nelson
Smider
Gillam
Cards
Kine
New York
Harlem Globetrotters
General Duke Triumphs in Florida Derby Close Finish
In Hallandale Florida General Duke with Eddie Arcaro aboard upset the favored Bold Ruler and tied the world record time in the Florida Derby. The Calumet Stable keeps aiming for Kentucky with Bold Ruler likely to enter the Rose Run.
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Jack
Ben’ Jones
Joneses
Ben and Son
Jimmy
General Duke
Duke
Bold Ruler
Eddie Arcaro
Dixie Leaguers Set Up Teams Across Parishes
Ten teams of 14 and 15 year olds from Franklin and Richland parishes form the Dixie League to bridge Little League and Babe Ruth. Two Winnsboro and Mangham teams, three from Delhi and Mangham, play 180 games as each team meets twice, with John Clark named league president. Disclosures include Winnsboro attendees Dr. Magee and Hiram B. Waller.
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Franklin and
Richland Parishes
Babe Ruthers
Winnsboro
Manghan
Delhi
Mangham
John Clark
Disa
Dr. Magee
Hiram B. Waller
Michigan Captures NCAA Swimming Title Over Yale
Michigan edged Yale 69 to 61 to win the NCAA men’s swimming championship in Chapel Hill. Yale led 61 46 after two events, but Michigan earned 23 points in the final two events to clinch the title with Indiana and Michigan State nearby in the final team standings.
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Gus Stager
University of Michigan
Chapel Hill
N. C
Chapel Hill, Inc
UP Michigan
Yale
University of North Carolina
Michigan
Elis
Wolverines
Michigan State
Indiana
Harvard
May Hold Dupas Martinez Fight in Indianapolis
The Dupas Martinez lightweight bout, center of a racial controversy, could move to Indianapolis on May 29 if barred in New Orleans. promoter Lee Farb proposed co-promoting with Heard Ragas to stage the fight in Indianapolis. Legal hearings on the Louisiana commission inquiry and injunctions loom as advance ticket sales in New Orleans reach into the tens of thousands.
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New Orleans
Ralph Dupas
Vince Martinez
Indianapolis
Lee Farb
Heard Ragas
Farb
Ragas
Dupas
Paterson
N. J
Rene Viosca
Louisiana
Martinez
Frark
Idianapolis
Mad Man Moose starts gas price war at West Monroe Esso station
Reporters chat with Mad Man Moose formerly Joe the Cajun who cuts regular grade by three cents and premium by two cents declaring a gas price war to aid motorists. Interview reveals partner Nick the Greek expects a $50,000 game with Farb weighing in on rematch plans and Indianapolis as a possible next venue.
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Mad Man
Moose
Joe the
Esso
Big Bend
Hy 80
West
Monroe
Nick the Greek
Jer
Con Farb
Indianapolis
Krazy
Ady
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