Cubs Rally To Beat Brewers As Walls And Banks Shine
Banks and Walls hit homers and drive in three apiece to power the Cubs to a 9-7 victory over Milwaukee, reducing distance to first place Atlanta to four games. Walls homered in the first, Banks his 16th in the same frame as the Cubs jump ahead early.
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Local Summer Ball League Opens With Big Lineups
The Morris recreation program launches its Little League and Pony League seasons with first games at Goodwill Park and the high school. Teams include Black Bols and a full list of players across four divisions plus a detailed first round schedule from June 15 to July 21.
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Camping Cruiser Tops For Small Boats Popular With Families
Restless boaters turn to convertible tops that transform cockpits into sheltered sleeping spaces. Navy style canvas tops fit over windshields or cockpits with optional side curtains and mosquito netting. Trailers enable overnight stays in harbors with a ready launch at dawn.
Weekend and weekday baseball schedule for Morris Ottawa and Lisbon
Sports calendar lists Saturday doubleheader Morris AC s and Ottawa AC s at Ottawa 2 pm Sunday Minooka at Morris here 2 pm Morris Jr Legion at Earlville 2 pm Tuesday Plattville and Nettle Creek at Lisbon 8 pm Thursday Vilands at Lisbon 8 pm Friday Newark and Mufflers at Lisbon 8 pm
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Lisbon Downs Beats Plattville 4-2 in league opener
Lisbon defeated Plattville 4-2 to win their first league game Friday night at Lisbon. The matchup delivered a competitive start to the season with Lisbon securing the lead in the later innings.
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Baseball results and schedule scattered across MLB Saturday
Detroit beat New York 3 1 and Kansas City won 3 2 while Chicago at Baltimore was postponed by rain. Cleveland beat Washington and Detroit, Kansas City, and Chicago face Sunday games with multiple rain affected installments and rescheduled contests.
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Ortiz Stops Lane for Junior Welterweight Title at MSG
In New York City at Madison Square Garden Carlos Ortiz stopped Kenny Lane in the 2nd round to win the junior welterweight championship. Barreto knocked out Cartuqui in Sao Paulo for the Brazil title while Sixto Rodriguez outpointed Monroe Ratliff in San Diego to claim the California light heavyweight crown.
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Penn State Adds VMI To 1959 Football Schedule
Virginia Military Institute joins Penn State's 1959 slate, with a Sept whoop opener against VMI at home on Sept 26. The Nittany Lions will then play 10 straight Saturdays under coach Rip Engle.
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Belmont Stakes Fast Track Predicted Despite Night Rain
Belmont Park was forecast for a fast track at post for the $125000 added Belmont Stakes as weather predictions called for a cloudy morning with possible showers, then mostly sunny skies and temperatures near 80. The article notes Red Sox rookie Jerry Casale was an orphan at 14, now 25.
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Tigers Defeat Yankees 3-1 in Rain-Interrupted Tilt
Don Messi improved to 5-2 with four straight wins over New York as the Tigers beat the Yankees 3-1. Harmon Killebrew’s would-be homer was wiped out by rain, while Messi yielded six hits over eight innings and Bill Skowron provided the only offense for New York with a fourth inning single. The win pulls Detroit to a deadlock with Baltimore for third in the AL.
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Tigers tie for third with six-hit win over Yankees
Major League Stars Pitching Don Messi and the Tigers beat the Yankees 3 to 1 as Messi allowed six hits and struck out five while walking two. Hitting star Harry Chiti of the A's belted his first homer with two on in the fourth to power a 3-2 win over the Red Sox.
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Rocky Colavito Says He Is A Changed Hitter
Right fielder Rocky Colavito of the Cleveland Indians declares he has altered his approach at the plate. He explains he no longer swing for a homer every at bat and expects homers to come naturally as he now focuses on meeting the ball.
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Pirates Off to Slow Start as Rivals Surge
The Pittsburgh Pirates managed just four runs across their first four games, while their opponents totaled nineteen, highlighting a stark early-season scoring gap for the team and signaling a rough start.
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Assault Sets Record With $400000 Purses In One Year
The 1946 Triple Crown winner Assault became the first horse to earn $400,000 in purses in a single season, marking a landmark financial achievement in American racing.
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