Indians Rally Past Red Sox 5-1 to Regain AL Lead
Cleveland powered three homers by Baxes Held and Minoso to beat Boston 5-1 as Gary Bell allowed three hits and improved to 6-5. Detroit edged Baltimore 6-4 behind Ray Narleski for a share of AL momentum while Washington topped Kansas City 8-5 with Harmon Killebrew homering.
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Harmon Killebrew
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Rocky Colavito
Baseball scores and schedule recap from Tuesday and Monday
Major League Baseball results show Kansas City 5 Detroit 6 and Baltimore 4 Cleveland 5 with Boston 1. Monday games include Los Angeles 4 Milwaukee 0 and Cincinnati at San Francisco. Wednesday features Chicago at New York Cleveland at Boston Milwaukee at Angeles Pittsburgh at Chicago Cincinnati at San Francisco Philadelphia at St. Louis.
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Garden State Stakes entries reminder sent to eligibles
Camden track mailed five hundred gold and black saddle cloths for the Garden State Stakes to eligible entrants. Each cloth bears The Garden State 1959 embroidery as a reminder that entries closed June 15 for the Oct. 31 race.
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Camden
Patterson Says His Own Training Boss Decides Workouts
CHATHAM New Jersey Floyd Patterson will train himself for the June 25 title defense against Ingemar Johansson at Yankee Stadium with manager Cus D Amato observing. D Amato says Patterson is self directing his sessions and insists the champion cannot be overtrained, noting his past independence among great heavyweights.
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Patterson
Sweden
Ingemar Johansson
Yankee Stadium
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D'Amato
D’amato
Gene Tunney
Jersey Joe Walcott
Patterson Prepares for Serious Training Sunday
Johansson voices doubt about opponents training and methods but notes his undefeated Europe record. Patterson plans to intensify training on Sunday to gear up for the upcoming fight.
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Johansson
Europe
Patterson
Mettille Pirates Defeat Root Cubs 16-5 in Opener
Mettille Pirates beat the Root Cubs 16-5 in Morris Recreation Pony league opener at MCHS field. Winning pitcher was Vacca, Hanoun took the loss. Mettille led 6-0 after the first inning, and top hitter Mettille went 3 for 4. Cubs had four hits distributed to Harper Root Hanoun and Berens.
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Root Cubs
Morris Recreation
Oregon's 99 year old angler leads senior licensees
George Wyatt, Oregon's senior angler at 99, is among four over 90s who have received fishing licenses this year as reported by the state game commission in Portland.
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Portland, Or
George Wyatt
Oregon
State Game Commission
Johansson Defends His Training For Patterson Title
Ingemar Johansson rebutts claims he slacks off training for the June 25 heavyweight title fight in Yankee Stadium. He says he has only danced twice and appeared on two TV programs, has logged 131 ring rounds, and missed two days of work while focusing on speed and stamina.
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N. Y
Ingemar Johansson
Floyd Patterson
Johansson
Patterson
Yankee Stadium
Ingemar
Outfield Swap In Dream Week Ends With Asterisk Lineup
American League managers Casey Stengel and Harry Craft joined an unusual outfield stunt by playing for National League teams, a cross league exhibition that captured fan interest and drew headlines.
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Yankees
Harry Craft
Athletics
Dodgers Hand Braves 4-0 Setback in Los Angeles
Don Drysdale fired a four hit shutout with 12 strikeouts as the Dodgers blanked the Braves 4-0. The win trimmed Milwaukee’s NL lead to a .019 edge over San Francisco and marked a second straight strong game for Los Angeles over the pennant contenders.
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Dodgers
Don Drysdale
Milwaukee
San Francisco
Braves
Bob Buhl
Drysdale
Bols Hornets Top Black Bears 8 3 In Opener
Bols Hornets defeated the Black Bears 8 to 3 in the Morris recreation Little League season opener at Goodwill Park. Winning pitcher was Smith over Johnson. Gabel had two hits for Bols as the team tallied two runs in the first inning, one in the third, four in the fourth and one in the fifth while the Bears scored two in the third and one in the fifth.
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Every Homer a Record for Yogi Berra in 1959 Season
Yogi Berra of the New York Yankees keeps breaking major league records as a catcher with home runs each season. He started 1959 with 273 career homers as a catcher and added 11 more as an outfielder.
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Youi Berra
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Haney Signals Possible Retirement This Year
Los Angeles report says Fred Haney may retire after this season whether the Braves win the pennant or World Series. The Milwaukee manager, 61, has been named vice president of a new Studio City Bank and wants to spend more time with family in California. He notes his 42 years in baseball and plans to stay with Milwaukee if he continues in the sport.
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Fight Results Across Cities With Notable Clashes
Box results list bouts in New York Chicago Little Rock New Orleans Rome. Flamio outpointed Schmidt in 10 rounds. Ellis KOed Linnear in 3. Gray outpointed Walker in 10. Hank KOed Vaughn in 10. Douglas and Caruso drew in 8.
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Covert
Mich
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North Little Rock
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New Orleans
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Detroit
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Hollywood
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Drew
Morris Mufflers Hold Practice and Plan Friday Game
The Morris Mufflers hold practice today at 6 30 p m at the high school field. They will meet New ark Friday at 8 p m on the Lisbon field.
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High School
Newark
Lisbon
Garnet Hart Keeps 62 Fight Amateur Unbeaten Run
Philadelphia welterweight Garnet Sugar Hart remains unbeaten in his 62nd amateur bout as he eyes a pro debut. Hart, known for quick combinations, has dominated regional tournaments and earned praise from coaches for his discipline and speed.
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Philadelphia
Major League Stars Shine In Tight Standings Duel
Minnie Minoso and the Indians rallied with a three run homer in the fourth to beat the Red Sox 5-1 and reclaim first place. Don Drysdale of the Dodgers fanned 12, walked two, and allowed four hits in a 4-0 win over the Braves.
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Indians
Red Sox
Cleveland
Don Drysdale
Dodgers
Braves
Baseball Schedule Featured Games At MCHS And Goodwill
Wednesday schedule shows Root versus Smith at MCHS at 9 30 a m and Black against Connor at Goodwill at 6 p m On Thursday Vilands plays Lisbo at 8 p m and Mettille meets Darling at MCHS at 9 30 a m Boss faces Olson at Goodwill at 6 p m.
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Harvard misses conversion kicks after touchdowns in 1958
Harvard failed to make a conversion kick on 18 touchdowns during the 1958 season. The Crimson often attempted two point plays after scoring rather than the traditional extra point kick.
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Mass
Harvard
Crimson
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