Yanks Sweep Sox With Twinbill Win as Cubs Fall
Casey Stengel again steers the Yankees to a 7-5 and 5-3 doubleheader sweep over the Chicago White Sox to stay atop the American League race. Elsewhere the Pirates, Cubs, and Phillies split and a Willie Mays homer fueled the Giants in a 2-1 loss.
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Little League and Pony League Matchups From Week Calendar
The schedule lists Monday games including Little League Struck versus Steele and Pony League Smith against Darling at 9 a.m. Softball features Yorkville against Mufflers in Lisbon. Tuesday schedule shows Little League Black versus Knapp and Pony League Mettille versus Root at 6 p.m. plus Newark versus Mufflers in Lisbon.
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OSU pitchers' fathers are city firefighters
In Stillwater Oklahoma State pitchers Dick Soergel and Bill Burgess Jr. hail from firefighting families. John Soergel serves in the Oklahoma City department while Burgess is a Tulsa department captain.
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Morris ACs Lose Third Straight 5-0 to Dwight
The Morris ACs were blanked 5-0 Sunday as Dwight pitched freely. Jerry McNamara limited the local club to three singles with trouble in the fourth before retiring the side. Larry Fox collected two of Morris’s three hits as Rich Sterriotti took the loss.
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Ingemar Johansson Favored To Retain Crown At Polo Grounds
Heavyweight champion Ingemar Johansson is a 74 to 5 favorite for the title rematch with Floyd Patterson at the Polo Grounds tonight. Promoter estimates project a 35,000 crowd and $800,000 gate with top prices up to 100 dollars. Patterson seeks to erase last year's crushing defeat as negotiations and setup dominated prior to the bout.
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Minor League opens with 192 players in league tournament
Ninety two squads of 24 players each gather for first round play at Goodwill Playground and Morris Paper Mill diamonds. Matches run June 20 through July 8 with captains’ names used for team identifiers and a full roster list provided.
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1958 Indy 500 champ Bryan killed in Langhorne race
Rugged cigar smoking racer Jimmy Bryan, 33, winner of 1958 Indianapolis 500, was killed at Langhorne Speedway during the National Championship Big Car race when his car skidded and rolled on the first lap while attempting to pass Don Branson. No fire reported.
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Yogi Berra hits 305th HR on 35th birthday
Yogi Berra homered for the 305th time in the American League with the New York Yankees, achieving the milestone on his 35th birthday.
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