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Morton of Cicero defeats Peoria Central 12-2 in a semifinal to reach the championship game, with Wood River topping Canton 11-19 to join them in the final. Amy Vesely fueled Morton with a grand slam and five RBIs. Central’s Bill Coker starred on the mound and at the plate. Canton and Wood River won tight quarterfinals to reach the semis.
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Associated Press
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Skokie
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Chicago
Decatur Eisenhower
Marion
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RBI
Bill Coker
Twilight League Golf Results Standings and Low Scores
Team standings show Griffin led Team 2 with 12 points while Tibbetts Team 5 posted 10 and Lehmkuhl Team 4 earned 9. Borger Team 3 had 6 and Johnson Team 6 5. Low gross was Bob Walsh with 39 and low net was Bud Domm with 40-8.
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Johnson
Curry
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Bud Domm
White Sox sale bid could shift control within a week
Chicago attorney Bernard Epton and entertainer Danny Thomas offered to buy 54 percent of the Chicago White Sox from Bill Veeck and associates for about 4.8 to 5 million dollars. Veeck Greenberg and A C Allyn Jr announced the bid and a decision was promised by Monday. The proposal excludes Chuck Comiskey's 46 percent stake.
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Chicago White Sox
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Bernard Epton
Thomas Syndicate
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A. C. Allyn Jr
Veeck Syndicate
Chuck Comiskey
Comiskey
Thursday Scores Bring Dual Wins and Tied Detroit Game
Baseball results show Boston 7 New York 5 and Kansas City 4 Detroit 4 in a rain affected 744 innings. Washington 3 Los Angeles 2 leads a schedule with Minnesota at Detroit and New York at Chicago among others with multiple matchups postponed or listed.
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Washington
Los Angeles
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Chicago
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Cleveland
Wilson Newark Win Openers in Lisbon Softball
Newark upset defending champion Lisbon 10 2 as Wes Severson pitched Newark to three hits and six strong innings Don McCluckie pitched Wilson to a 9 4 victory over Muffler s Auto Supply McCluckie allowed five hits four walks and 10 strikeouts Muffler s catcher C Kaufmann homered the night cap Box Scores highlight opening roundCounty Line Softball League action at Lisbon
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Wilson Chevrolet
Morris
Lisbon
Wilson's
Muffler
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Willard Harper
Gene Johnson
Wilson
Mouffler
Don MccCluckie
McCluckie
Gary Granby
C. Kaufmann
Fight Results Spokane and Nearby Bouts
In Spokane Washington Von Clay 179 of Philadelphia knocked out Kirk Barrow 1812 in the sixth. In Los Angeles Eddie Garcia 136 defeated Marvin Carter 13442 in El Paso by knockout in five. In Oakland Manuel Elias 117 out pointed Jimmy Abeyta 117 in Phoenix 10 rounds.
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Philadelphia
Kirk Barrow
Los Angeles
Eddie Garcia
Denver
Marvin Carter
el Paso
Oakland
Calif
Manuel Elias
Phoenix
Ariz
Jimmy Abeyta
Giants Fall, Cards Win as Pirates, Cubs Rally
Idle Cincinnati surged in the National League as St Louis beat San Francisco 7-6 to drop the Giants half a game back. Pittsburgh beat Milwaukee 8-2 in rain-shortened action, while Chicago swept Philadelphia 10-3. In the AL Detroit and Kansas City tied 4-4 in 7% innings, Boston topped New York 7-5, and Washington edged Los Angeles 3-2. Smoky Burgess and Dick Groat powered Pittsburgh, Harve Haddix earned his fourth win in five decisions, and Don Zimmer and George Altman homered for Chicago while Norm Cash and Vic Wertz provided the power for Detroit and Boston.
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Vic Wertz
Bosox
Bill Skowron
Bob Turley
Gen Woodling
Angel E
Earl Averill
Ryne Duren
Billy Klaus
Woodling
Snead, U S Lead in Canada Cup Play
Sam Snead put the United States in front in the Canada Cup with a 5 under par 67 as the first day leader Ben Arda of the Philippines drew attention for his smooth swing and a 69 before his wife’s heart condition prompted nerves. Celestino Tugot added a 76 to lift the Philippines into fourth with 145 while Demaret and Snead trailed in the team standings.
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Associated Press
Dorado Beach
Puerto Rico
Sam Snead
United States
Ben Arda
Philippines
Arda
al Balding
Canada
Peter Thompson
Australia
Snead
Celestino Tugot
Jimmy Demaret
United Statse
Dublin
Demaret
Minnesota renews Big Ten Rose Bowl pact after vote
The University of Minnesota approved renewal of the Big Ten contract with the Rose Bowl by a 70-42 Senate vote. The reversal ends the 5-5 split on the bowl question and may improve team selection once a new formal contract is drawn, said athletic director Ike Armstrong.
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University of Minnesota
Senate
Pasadena
Calif
Ike Armstrong
Australian Thom son leads in fluctuating team standings
The United States trailed as Thom son, a four time British Open champion, posted a strong 143 for Australia. Wales was third with 144 and the Philippines followed at 146, while Egypt Argentina and Colombia tied at 146 in a tight team race.
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Philippines
Egypt
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Colombia
Wager Returns Highlight 1960 Delaware Steelechase Betting
Mutuel records from the Delaware Steelechase and Race Association show 86.88 percent of each dollar wagered in 1960 was returned to the public, indicating the payout ratio for bettors.
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Delaware Steelechase and Race Association
Saratoga Hands Opdyke First Loss in Close Game
The Saratoga Grade school baseball team defeated Opdyke 11 to 10 at Morris High School diamond. Opdyke, after five straight wins, suffered its first defeat with 10 errors and 15 hits by Opdyke while Leo Newman hit two home runs for the losers. Opdyke next plays Erienna this Saturday at 1 30 p.m.
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Opdyke
Morris High School
Leo Newman
Erienna
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