White Sox sweep Indians in doubleheader for big rally
Chicago White Sox win 15-3 and 11-1 over Cleveland to run their streak to 13 of 14 and close within 10 games of Detroit. Roy Sievers and Al Smith homer five times, Sievers driving in seven in the opener with a pinch hit grand slam as Gary Bell takes loss. Public crowd at Comiskey Park reaches 45,125 as Greenberg and López vow a strong push for the pennant.
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al Lopez
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Pony League schedule and results with Panthers and Cougars
In a 4 2 split game Denny Knapp earned the win for the Panthers while Gary Cassem took the loss for the Cougars. Tim Connor led Panthers with two hits while Gary Cassem contributed two for three for the Cougars. Midget League saw Rezerle's trounce Woolridge 15 2 with Gary Brooks winning and Dick Rudow taking the loss. Keven Woodridge and John Boyle hit homers.
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Wildcats and Cubs Clash At Goodwill Park Series
Schedule shows Thursday at 6 p.m. Goodwill Park Wildcats host Cubs and Friday features Panthers vs Cubs plus minor league Waddell vs Tibbet No 1. Bloomfield faces Granville No 1 at Goodwill Park and nine o clock starts at Morris Paper Mill No 2.
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Fox's Edge Hanouw's In Pony League Thriller
Fox's defeated Hanouw's 4 to 3 in a five inning game led by Larry Fox and Doug Gipes each with two hits. Jack Waddell's fifth inning triple produced the winning run as Bill Ferguson pitched five solid innings for Fox's. Gary Wren took the loss for Hanouw's with Bob Steele adding two hits for the losers.
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Bob Steele
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Waddell's edge Granville s in league slugfest win
In a Wednesday Min or league game Waddell's beat Granville 18 to 17 after a tight back and forth. Tim Sterritt earned the win for Taylor's in the earlier 4 run margin while Steve Grieff notched the Granville s loss with Larry Lanier on the mound.
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Panthers Top Cougars 4-2 In Goodwill Park Little League
Knapp's Panthers defeated Cas sem's Cougars 4 to 2 at Goodwill Park on Wednesday. Denny Kenny contributed a two run homer helping the Panthers secure the win.
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Major League Leaders in Batting and Pitching
National League leaders include Hoak and Moon in batting averages and Cepeda with 53 RBIs. Hitter Pinson leads in hits with 84 and doubles shared by Coleman and Pinson. Pitching shows Miller undefeated at 6 0 with 1.000 ERA and Padres and Dodgers strong teams nearby. American League lists Mantle and Maris atop runs batted in and home runs, Piersall and Robinson high in hits, Aparicio and Howser in steals, plus Latman and Terry perfect records.
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Detroit
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Baltimore
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Wood
Landis
Chicago
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Cleveland
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Washington
Aparicio
Howser
Kansas City
Latman
Terry
Ford
Ramos
Minnesota
Weathered baseball scores and rain postponements
Scores show Cincinnati beating St Louis 9 2 and Los Angeles 4 4 with Chicago 1 2 and Pittsburgh at Philadelphia postponed by rain. Friday games include Philadelphia at Pittsburgh and Chicago at Milwaukee while Baltimore edges Minnesota 11 5 and New York defeats Kansas City 5 3.
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Women use course handicaps in Morris County golf program
Water holes on the Morris County club course were used as handicaps in scoring by 29 women Wednesday who participated in the weekly golf program. Winners included Mrs. Arthur Reitzel in first flight Mrs. Charles McCollum in second flight and Mrs. William Miller in third flight.
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First Round Scores in Ill golf tourney in Champaign
Thirty two survivors lead by defending champion Ed Moehling Jr advance in the 31st Illinois Men's State Amateur at the University of Illinois course. Moehling beat Wayne Etherton 4 3 to reach round two alongside Dredge and Nannini.
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Hinsdale
Martin
Stanovich
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Stan Pawlowski
Aurora
R. F. Zammar
John Sjostrom
Flossmoor
Leo Pechauer
Kankakee
Harry Mussatto
Macomb
Urbana Frazier Sr
Bourbonnais
Gardner Triumphs Over Dwight in 13-0 Win
Gardner scores 13 runs on 18 hits with no errors to defeat Dwight 13 to 0 at Dwight. Terry Markiel earns the win with five strikeouts and two walks, Spaulding takes the loss while Dwight’s only hit comes in the seventh. Larry Sorenson has three extra base hits and Richard Lardi adds four singles for Gardner.
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Gardner
Terry Markiel
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Markiel
Larry Sorenson
Richard Lardi
County Line Softball League Schedule Update
Tonight's games feature Lisbon against Yorkville at 7 30 p m Muffler's versus Nettle Creek at 9 p m On Friday Sheridan meets Wilson's at 7 30 p m and Lemont plays Newark at 9 p m.
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Dodgers Sweep Cubs as Reds Halt Giants Push
Dodgers topple Cubs 4-1 and 4-2 to cut Chicago’s lead as Reds beat St. Louis 9-2. Burdette improves to 6-5 with five hit performances and Sherry nails down both wins in relief. Cubs Ernie Broglio loses game one.
Glen Ellyn Man Leads Western Seniors Golf Tourney
George Dawson of Glen Ellyn Illinois holds a five stroke lead at Blue Mound Country Club entering the final round of the 13th Western Seniors Golf tournament. Dawson 59, a former U S Seniors champion and sporting goods executive, shot a 2 under par 68 with five birdies including long putts on holes 14 and 18. Carl Benkett of Louisville trails after a 77 in Round 1.
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Sporting Goods
Radiators With High Blood Pressure
Heat waves stress cooling systems as radiators clog from neglected anti-freeze and rust. Experts say draining and flushing in spring prevents summer overheating and costly labor. Wilson Chevrolet of Morris urges drivers to service radiators now to avoid fall costs.
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