Olmedo Favored To Win Wimbledon Title
Alex Olmedo the Peruvian USC student is the No. 1 seed for the Wimbledon men's singles with Neale Fraser of Australia as runner-up. Barry MacKay of Dayton, Ohio sits at No. 5 in the draw, while Ashley Cooper has turned pro and Althea Gibson has taken a leave from the women’s event.
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University of Southern California
Neale Fraser
Australia
Olmedo
Barry MacKay
Dayton
Ohio
Ashley Cooper
Fraser
Althea Gibson
New York
Christine Truman
Angela Mortimer
Beverly Baker Fleitz
Long Beach
Calif
Darlene Hard
Montebello
Sally Moore
Bakersfield
Fleitz
Miss Hard
Miss Gibson
United States
Dorothy Round
Britain
America
Mervyn Rose
Mal Anderson
Ennis Ousted by White Sox to Meet 25-Player Limit
Outfielder Del Ennis a 10 year major league veteran was cut from the Chicago White Sox roster to reach the 25 man limit. Ennis 34 may be released or optioned to the Indianapolis farm club after being acquired from Cincinnati May 1 for pitcher Don Rudolph and Lou Skizas. He is replaced by rookie Norm Cash who was removed from the national defense service list. Bill Veeck said a bid to buy Roy Sievers from the Senators was rejected as he offered five players plus 250000 dollars and two Senators including Jim Lemon and a pitcher.
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del Ennis
Chicago White Sox
Ennis
Sox
Indianapolis
Cincinnati
Don Rudolph
Lou Skizas
Norm Cash
National Defense Service
Bill Veeck
Washington Senators
Washington
Roy Sievers
Senators
Jim Lemon
Besmanoff Outpoints De John In Milwaukee Bout
Willie Besmanoff outboxed Mike De John over 10 rounds in Milwaukee. The German native, fighting from Milwaukee, used shell defense and counter punching to win 97-94 on the referee scorecard, with two other judges also backing Besmanoff. De John pressed hard but failed to press effectively with rights.
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Milwaukee
Casey
Willie Besmanoff
Mike de John
Syracuse
N.Y
Besmanoff
de John
Lmost
Willie
Milt Goldstein
Ray Jackson
Julius Goldman
Associated Press
Goldman
Fox Eyes Pennant As Batting Title Remains Elusive
Nellie Fox, a perennial contender but never winner, doubts he will capture the AL batting crown, saying his walks are too few though he maintains a .340 average after a 5-1 loss to the Yankees. He credits teammate Luis Aparicio for driving in runs and notes Chicago’s September road schedule may help the White Sox chase a pennant. Doris Hart to coach British women in Wightman Cup effort.
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Joe Reichler
NEW York
Nellie Fox
Chicago White Sox
Fox
Nellie
White Sox
New York Yankees
Detroit
Harvey Kuenn
al Kaline
London
UPI
Doris Hart
Coral Gables
Fla
MacKay and Frost Reach London Tennis Quarterfinals
Barry MacKay of Dayton Ohio and Jack Frost of Monterey Calif advanced to the London championships quarter finals joining Alex Olmedo as American progress slowed in the men’s division. Belmar Gunderson of Chambersburg Pa moved to the women’s quarter finals, beating Jeanne Arth 6-2 2-6 6-4 in a tense match.
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London
Barry MacKay
Dayton
Ohio
Jack Frost
Monterey
Calif
Alex Olmedo
Earl Buchholz, Jr
St. Louis
United States
Belmar Gunderson
Chambersburg
Jeanne Arth
St. Paul
Franks
Olmedo
Ken Fletcher
Douglas
Australia
Rod Laver
Frank Gorman
Sherman
Billy Knight
Davis Capace
Miss Lampe
Pat Ward
Britain
Miss Johnson
Yolanda Ramirez
Mexico
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By John Farrow
Iam Richardson
MacKay
Air Force
Mon
Sherman Lollar
Luis
Aparicio
Fleischmanns
Fleischmann Distilling Corporation
New York City
Reischman IS
Conoco
U. S
Touraide
Touriffic
Continental Oil Company
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