Willie Mays Leads NL Batting Race Amid Giants Rally
Willie Mays boosts the Giants with a .433 average and a 684 slugging pace over the last four games. Cincinnati defeated San Francisco 5 4 as Don Zimmer homered for the Dodgers in a 9 3 win over Milwaukee. Don Hoak and Jerry Lynch powered the Reds with a bases loaded double and a three run homer. Sam Jones of St Louis struck out 12 Phillies to lead the NL with 65 K. Dick Crott earned his third win for the Pirates as they shut out the Cubs 6 0.
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Akins Eyes Basilio Bout After Vicious Martinez KO
Akins, fresh from a brutal stoppage of Vince Martinez in St Louis, seeks a big payday against former welter champ Carmen Basilio. Basilio weighs options for a third bout with Sugar Ray Robinson and weighs return to 147 if money persuades. Martinez was stopped after seven knockdowns in 52 seconds of round four.
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Baseball report set for Little and Pony Leagues start
Report dates announced for Monday at Goodwill Park for Little League players at 1 30 p.m and at the High School for Pony League eligibles at 6 00 p.m. First week practices run afternoons for Little Leaguers and evenings for Pony League, with a schedule change in the second week.
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Akins Wins World Welterweight Title In San Diego Upset
St Louis fighter Virgil Akins defeats Vince Martinez in San Diego to claim the world welterweight title. The card also features Kid Anahuac knocking out Jimmy Moser in Mexico City and John DeMerit listed as a bonus player for the Atlantic Crackers in Milwaukee.
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Championship diving talk at Morris Pool in Long Beach
The piece praises John Stuart Kind of Swim Art School and his claim of swimming 225 feet underwater. It lauds Morris Pool as a top facility with four Olympic diving boards and a safe wading area for children. It offers tips on starting dives and urges aspiring divers to aim for swimming trophies.
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Viland's Take CLSL Opener At Lisbon
Viland's crushed Muffler's in the Morris starved opener of the County Line Softball League at Lisbon Friday night. Joe Struck shut the Mufflers down with one hit allowed while Viland's rapped nine hits off three Muffler pitchers. Viland's tallied three in the first four in the fifth and four in the sixth. Muffler's scored in the third and sixth.
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Elisian Cleared in Indianapolis Pileup Probe
USAC failed to prove Elisian at fault for the May 30 500 mile race crash at Indianapolis that killed Pat O Connor and injured two others. Elisian a former 148 mph lap holder remained in good standing after suspension by USAC director Duane Carter.
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Redlegs rely on six starters in first 11 games
Six Cincinnati pitchers drew starting assignments in the Redlegs first 11 spring games. The only two complete games were turned in by Bob Purkey, ex Pittsburg hurler.
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Tim Tam Set for Belmont Challenge TV Coverage Looms
Tim Tam, the Calumet colt, faces Irish rival Cavan in the Belmont Stakes with a possible ninth Triple Crown. Eight 3 year olds start the 90th Belmont in a field worth $109000 added. Tim Tam is a heavy 1 to 10 favorite with Flamingo Nasco and Chance It among other contenders. Bets list Saferris and Martins Bullah among low-odds entrants with sunlit, fast-track conditions expected for national TV and radio.
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Pitching Stars Pappas Delivers One-Hit Shutout as Yankees Win
Milt Pappas allowed four hits with three strikeouts and no walks in six innings for his first major league complete game in a 2-1 3-1 doubleheader sweep over the Athletics. Mickey Mantle powered the Yankees with two homers and six RBIs across six games, plus a 3-for-3 performance in a 6-5 win over the Indians.
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Mantle Powers Yanks Past Indians in Narrow 6-5 Victory
Mickey Mantle slugged two homers and drove in four as the Yankees beat the Indians 6-5. Bill Skowron delivered a bases‑loaded two‑out single in the seventh to push New York ahead, with Bob Turley earning his ninth win.
Baseball scores and schedule from Friday and Saturday
American League standings show New York Chicago Cleveland Detroit and others with results Baltimore 2-3 Kansas City 1-1 New York 6 Cleveland 5 Detroit 11 Washington 2 Boston 3 Chicago 2. National League results Pittsburgh Chicago Milwaukee Los Angeles and Cincinnati San Francisco listed with scores and a five errorless third-base game by Hal Griggs as the loser.
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Boxing Hi Jinks In High Gear
In New York a one million dollar offer aims to pit Sugar Ray Robinson against Floyd Patterson for the heavyweight title. Sy Weintraub, a TV producer who bought Sol Lesser Productions, proposes staging the bout at the Los Angeles Coliseum in September. Neither champion nor manager commented.
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