Surging White Sox Seek Seventh Straight Win
CHICAGO White Sox on a six game streak set to visit Los Angeles after defeating the Angels 4-1 and 9-8. Ray Herbert and Frank Baumann earned wins as Nellie Fox Minnie Minoso and Ray Sievers led a first inning rally. Dodgers top Cubs 7-0 while Giants pull ahead with seven run seventh.
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Major League Leaders in Batting and Pitching
American League leaders include Piersall with 370 at bats and 81 hits for Cleveland and Cash with 367 at bats and 54 RBIs for Detroit. Mantle drives in 51 runs for New York, while Maris has 22 homers. pitching honors go to Grant and Latman of Cleveland with 7 0 0 and 6 0 1 000 records respectively.
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Reds and Indians Win Opening Night in Farm Bureau League
The Farm Bureau Softball league opened one week late with the Reds defeating the Blue Seals 9 5 and the Indians beating the Green Hornets 13 3 in six innings. The season runs through June and July with champions advancing to Champaign for the Illinois Sports Festival. one June 7 game was rescheduled to July 19.
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Morris Could Boost Baseball for 15 and Up This Summer
Morris faces a gap for 15 and older players as the town lacks a county league. Local volunteers push for a Morris American Legion team and possible schedules with Ottawa Joliet teams, aiming to join a Northern Illinois Prep league. Community support drives donations near $1,000 for the Summer Recreation program.
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Racehorse naming trend linked to Kentucky Derby wins
The practice of giving race horses two names grows in popularity as Derby winners show. Five latest champions carry double names, following a long history with single names and rare three-name cases. Independent notes also mention Ira Hutchinson managing the Charleston White Sox in the South Atlantic League and Mel Parnell steering the Alpine Cowboys in the Class D Sophomore League.
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Southern Cal Favored in NCAA Track Meet
The University of Southern California is a solid favorite for the NCAA Track and Field championship with coach Jess Mortensen predicting about 50 points to win. Star performers Dallas Long Luther Hayes John Thomas and others headline a strong USC squad as defending Kansas and several other teams also field top contenders.
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Norm Hoffman
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Wednesday Results and Thursday Night Baseball Scores
Wednesday results show Chicago 4-9 to Los Angeles 1-8 at twi night Washington 5 Baltimore 1 New York 11 Cleveland 5 Kansas City 9 Detroit 4. Thursday games include Boston at Detroit Los Angeles at Chicago New York at Cleveland Washington at Baltimore Kansas City at Minnesota and more from multiple MLB matchups with several rain postponeds.
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Ray Hathaway Leads Ashville in South Atlantic League
Ray Hathaway manages Ashville North Carolina in the South Atlantic League. The Tourists are connected with the Pittsburgh Pirates.
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Snead Seeks First U S Open Victory at Oakland Hills
Sam Snead, 49, makes his 21st U S Open start at Oakland Hills aiming for his first win. He faces defending champion Arnold Palmer, Gary Player and Ben Hogan among others, with Palmer predicting 280 as a likely winning score. Snead vows to stay calm and hopes for four 71s to claim the title.
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South Africa
Denver
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Deadline for Baseball Trades In Major Leagues Is Tonight
Major league GMs wait for the midnight June 15 deadline. Afterward trades require waivers, with order as teams near the bottom get first chance. New York and Kansas City complete 17th deal since 1955 trading Bud Daley for Art Ditmar and Deron Johnson.
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Associated Press
New York
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Yanks
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Finley
Bud Daley
Whitey Ford
Daley
Art Ditmar
All-America Bowl Practice Begins
Practice sessions started today for two 30 man college teams who will meet June 23 in the All-America Bowl game. The event is sponsored by the American Football Coaches Association. The roster includes nine of the 1960 AP All-America selections.
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