Negro Stars Withdraw From Texas Track Meet
The sixth annual Track Meet of Champions saw all 20 Negro entries withdraw over segregated seating protests. World record holders John Thomas and Ralph Boston led the walkout, while Don Bragg and Dick Crane set meet records in field events before the disruptions.
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Houston
Tex
Bob Goehrs
Gulf Coast Division
AAU
Goehrs
Gulf Aau
Texas Southern University
John Thomas
Ralph Boston
Hayes Jones
Anthony Watson
George Kerr
Stone Johnson
U. S
Eldrewey J. Stearnes
Progressive Youth Association
Boston
Thomas
Stearnes
Don Bragg
Earl Young
Abilene
Dick Crane
Jerry Dyes
Groth Leads Decatur Commodores as Class D Manager
Former Detroit outfielder Johnny Groth now manages the Decatur Illinois Commodores in the Midwest League at the Class D level.
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Detroit
Johnny Groth
Decatur
Archie Moore favored to defend title against Giulio Rinaldi
Archie Moore, 44, faces Italian challenger Giulio Rinaldi in a scheduled 15 round light heavyweight title fight at Madison Square Garden ABC telecast at 9 p.m. CDT. Moore carries an 8-5 favorite line and aims for his ninth title defense, while Rinaldi, 25-5 with eight knockouts, seeks an upset after earning the title shot with a Rome win.
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New York
Archie Moore
Giulio Rinaldi
Italy
Marvel
Anzio
Madison Square Garden
Rinaldi
Archie
ABC
Giulio
Moore
Yvon Durelle
Canada
Montreal
National Boxing Association
Massachusetts
Europe
Joey Maxim
Maxim
St. Louis
Olympic Sports Palace
Rome
Indians Beat Tigers 5 4 on Bubba Phillips HR
Bubba Phillips hit a ninth inning homer as Cleveland beat Detroit 5-4. Barry Latman preserved the lead with 428 innings of one hit relief in a tight AL race. Willie Kirkland drove in three in the third, and a strange double play ended the game after a foul pop.
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Chicago White Sox
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Los Angeles
Angels
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Los Angeles Dodgers
Philadelphia
Cincinnati
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Reds
San Francisco
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Chicago Cubs
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Phillips
Paul Foytack
Willie Kirkland
Phil Regan
Latman
Rocky Colavito
Bobby Locke
Indians
Johnny Romano
Steve Boros
George Thomas
Senators
White Sox
Harry Bright
Dick Donovan
Sox
Warren Hacker
Frank Baumann
Danny O’connel
Dale Long
Willie Tasby
Johnny Klippstein
Cubs
Nettle Creek, Lemont stay unbeaten in county softball
Nettle Creek topped Wilson Chevrolet 6 3 as Del Johnson struck out 15. Lemont rallied to beat Lisbon 13 12 after eight Lisbon runs in the fifth. D Evans homered for Nettle Creek and four Lemont players hit home runs in a slugfest.
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Wilson Chevrolet
Morris
Lisbon
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Don Mulvey
Vernon Hill
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Nestle Creek
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Ghdeon Nson
Wilson
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Evans
Renaes Chesharek
Charek
Memara
Scamen
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Stevinski
Morris Invitational Golf Meet Scheduled for Sept 16 17
The Morris Invitational Golf tournament will be held Saturday and Sunday September 16 and 17 at the Country club course. George Shriver, tournament chairman, says this seventh annual event will follow prior formats with three classes. Championship flight includes scratch to six handicap. Class A covers seven to 11. Class B covers 12 and over. Entry blanks available locally and to nearby clubs later.
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George Shriver
Early Baseball Standings And Weekend Results Incompletely
Weekend results show Chicago and Minnesota with mixed scores while several ties and suspended games appear. Notable scores include Chicago 11 over Milwaukee 10 and Cincinnati 4 over St Louis 8 with multiple night doubleheaders and postponed notes.
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Milwaukee
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Los Angeles
Philadelphia
San Francisco
Pittsburgh
Francisco
T. Louis
Duren Prefers Wins Over Records Despite Strikeout Streak
Ryne Duren, in a rare Friday start for the Los Angeles Dodgers, struck out seven straight Red Sox and earned a win in the second game of a doubleheader. He humbly favored victory over setting records, noting his World Series pitching and numerous strikeouts. The feat matches the modern NL record set in 1953 by Max Sarkont. Johnny Vander Meer later managed in the Florida State League.
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Boston
Ryne Duren
Red Sox
Los Angeles Hurler
Duren
Milwaukee Braves
Max Sarkont
Twilight League Golf Standings And Awards
Twilight League standings list Team No 5 Tibbitts leading with 21 points followed by Team No 4 Lehmkuhl and Team No 6 L Johnson with 18 each. Low Gross honors go to George Shriver and Low Net to Jim Peacock. Former Reading Indians catcher Ray Mueller now manages the Reading Indians in the Eastern League.
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Tibbitts
Lehmkuhl
Griffin
Curry
L. Johnson
Borger
George Shriver
Ray Mueller
Reading Indians
Oklahoma State Wins College World Series Opener
Oklahoma State edged Duke 3 2 at Rosenblatt Stadium in Omaha as Bill Ketchum hit a ninth inning homer after Gentry Pollitte reached on a bunt, giving Oklahoma State the win and Wixson his 11th victory of the season. The series opens a three game slate with Colorado State vs Syracuse Western Michigan vs Boston College and Southern California vs Texas.
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Oklahoma State
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Colorado State College
Syracuse
Western Michigan
Boston College
Southern California
Texas
Lynn Feder
State
Gentry Pollitte
Bill Ketchum
Jim Wixson
Ketchum
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