Frank Lane Shuffle Shakes Up Race In NL Title Chase
The Cardinals push toward first in the National League as Murty Dickson shines with a 6-0 blanking of the Dodgers. Ennis’ two-run homer and Antonelli’s five-hitter pace the Giants, while the Braves and White Sox win to stay in pursuit of the leaders. Musial and Morgan spark St Louis, and Pierce earns his 10th win for Chicago in a packed Tuesday night of MLB action.
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Old Murry Blanks The Bad Bums
Murry Dickson, 39, the oldest Cardinals starter, shut out the Dodgers 6-0 at Ebbetts Field. Stan Musial led with a two run homer and two singles as St Louis moved into a virtual tie for first with Cincinnati. Dickson improved to 4-3 after joining St Louis May 11 in a five pitcher trade. Sandy Koufax took the loss for Brooklyn.
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Coe Qualifies With 68 In Trans Mississippi Round
OKLAHOMA CITY Charlie Coe fired a three under par 68 in qualifying at the Trans Mississippi championship on the Oklahoma City Golf and Country Club course. He topped a group of six players who shot 70s including Jim English Topeka Sig Harpman Jr. Rocky Thompson Orville Goins Ab Justice and L W Scott Jr. all of Oklahoma City.
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Three-I League Scores From Terre Haute and Nearby
Terre Haute beats Waterloo 7 to 6 in a rain affected game as Keokuk visits Peoria and Evansville travels to Cedar Rapids. Burlington plays Quincy in rain with weather delays noted.
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Tribe rally produces seven runs in big second inning
Wertz belted a three run homer in the second as the Tribe jumped to a 7-2 edge. Don Messi weathered a late Boston charge and earned his eighth win. Ted Lepcio homered for Boston while Roy Sievers powered the Senators with two homers and a single driving in five runs.
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Baseball Standings and Schedule From A Baseball Almanac
National League and American League standings show Cincinnati New York St Louis Chicago Milwaukee Boston Pittsburgh Cleveland Brooklyn Baltimore Chicago Detroit Kansas City Philadelphia Washington New York Philadelphia Milwaukee Pittsburgh St Louis Brooklyn Chicago New York Cincinnati Philadelphia Milwaukee Pittsburgh Baltimore Chicago Washington Kansas City New York Detroit Washington Kansas City Boston Cleveland Chicago New York Detroit Chicago Baltimore Washington Kansas City Boston Cleveland
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Alvin Dark Brings Spark to Cardinals in Dodgers Win
In Brooklyn, Alvin Dark solidifies his role with the St. Louis Cardinals after a dozen hits in 22 at bats, boosting the lineup and helping the Cardinals to a 6-0 victory over the Dodgers behind Murry Dickson. Teammates praise his team ethic and timely hits as he pivots the pennant race.
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Major League Leaders in Batting and Pitching
Long of Pittsburgh leads batting with .352 after 125 at bats followed by Bailey in Cincinnati at .346 and Sni der of Brooklyn with 41 runs. Boyer of St Louis drives in 50 and 76 hits, with Musial also strong. Mays leads triples and Snider ties for home runs. pitching leaders include Lawrence 8 0 and Labine Freeman at 5 1. Friend tops strikeouts with 75 as Mizell follows.
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Mantle Sets Marks In Slugging And Runs
Mantle of New York leads with 60 runs and 85 hits while driving six home runs and 25 doubles. Berra and Sievers share 17 home runs, with Wertz and Lemon contributing in the field as notable hitters.
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Salem Defeats Junior Legion In Extra Innings
Salem Junior American Legion team defeated Jefferson Post of Mt. Vernon 2-1 in eight innings at Salem. Mt. Vernon pitcher Pete Bouxsein allowed ten hits but kept a 1-0 lead until Salem tied in the seventh and won in the eighth. Salem’s Chuck Steevens struck out 11 while giving up five hits. A return game is set for tomorrow at 5 p.m. on the Garment Factory diamond.
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Charles Stops Albright In San Fernando Bout
Ezzard Charles, weighing 197 pounds, defeated Bob Albright, 209 pounds, by stoppage in seven rounds in San Fernando, California, with the Phoenix, Arizona event cited as the venue.
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Belardi’s 30 Pound Change Stars For Tigers
Wayne Belardi, once a journeyman first baseman, trimmed 30 pounds and seized the Tigers’ first base job. His spring surge boosted him to a .368 average with a seven game hitting streak, while veterans Earl Torgeson and Jack Phillips lost playing time.
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Old Timers Prepare for 8th Senior Tourney in Indy
INDIANAPOLIS The Western Senior Golf Assn will stage its eighth annual championship at Highland Golf and Country Club over Thursday and Friday. About 220 entries include 65-year-old Chick Evans who cannot attend after a car crash injures his ribs. The field features 10 players age 75+ and six declined electric cart transport between strokes. 82-year-old Freeman Eagleson of Columbus will walk. The event is two rounds of medal play on a par 72 course.
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Ellis Jaycees and Lions pull junior league wins
Ellis thumped Rotary 11 6 and the Jaycees edged the Lions 7 6 in Mt Vernon junior league action. Vernel Berry of the Lions dazzled with two outfield assists from deep center while Jaycees and Lions pitchers and a home run by Bob Wolter highlighted the day.
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Briton Gordon Pirie Halts World 5000m Mark in Bergen
Britains Gordon Pirie set a world record in the 5000 meters in Bergen Norway, finishing amid a rain soaked track. He outpaced Russia's Vladimir Kuts who also beat the old mark, clocking 13 minutes 36.8 seconds to surpass the prior record of 13 minutes 40.6 seconds.
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Metropolis Names New Grid Coach for High School
Metropolis Illinois nine Tom Grier 29 of Carbondale named head coach of football and track at Metropolis High School succeeding John Evers who resigned to take a post in Carmi.
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Green Hills championship tourney pairings announced
Roy Glenn unveiled pairings for five divisions in the Green Hills championship golf tournament. First round must be finished by Sunday June 24 and second round by July 1. Matchups include Clyde Lackey vs Gene White in the Championship and numerous fixtures across four lower divisions with byes noted for several players.
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Omaha and Charleston split long opener as innings stretch
In a tense 11 inning first game, Omaha edged Charleston 3 to 1 while the nightcap ended 0 to 4. Meanwhile Minneapolis dominated Indianapolis 6 to 1 and Louisville beat Denver 3 to 2. Wichita defeated St Paul 14 to 4.
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Mixed League high and high series and league game scores
The report lists top high games by F Bayer 232 A Richards 223 H Bennett 199 F Bouxsein 176 Anthony 159 H Kelley 154 and high series led by B Kelley 593 F Bayer 533 H Bennett 517 G Anthony 449 F Bouxstein 431 D Bennett 417. It also covers a baseball game Moose Lodge Indians 4 6 Yankees 6 with winning pitcher Mike McClure Yankees and losing James Howell Indians and two home runs by David Keen for the Yankees.
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Cubs Beat Cardinals In Low-Scoring Battle
Winning pitcher Steve Rogers of the Cubs bested H. Smith of the Cardinals in a pitching duel. Archie Clemons hit two home runs for the Cubs as the teams exchanged runs in a tense contest.
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Distance Swimmer To Try 35 Miles
Asheville swimmer Jimmy Woods, 40, leaves for Toronto to train for a 35 mile Lake Ontario crossing. He plans to swim from Youngstown, New York to Toronto in July.
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Major League Stars Shine In Doubleheader Action
Roy Sievers blasted two homers and a single with five RBIs as the Washington Senators defeated Kansas City 10 to 5. Murry Dickson of the St. Louis Cardinals shut out the Brooklyn Dodgers 6 to 0, holding the Dodgers to three hits.
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Summerlin Seeks 13th Straight Victory In Chicago
Johnny Summerlin of Detroit, 30-4-2, headlines a Chicago Stadium ten rounder against Bob Satterfield 40-21-4. Summerlin, 24, is 8-5 favorite to move toward a title shot as Archie Moore Floyd Patterson bout looms. Marciano praised his potential after visiting Chicago. ABC TV plans coverage at 8 p.m. CST.
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Robin Freeman To Test Hand After Accident
Columbus Ohio Robin Freeman All America basketball star says he will learn Friday if the loss of portions of two fingers on his left hand from a woodchopping accident will affect his playing ability The former Ohio State University ace received bids to play pro basketball and said stitches in the two fingers will be removed Friday The accident happened at Freeman's Cincinnati home and cost the first two fingers of the left hand down to the second knuckle
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Boxing results from multiple bouts across cities
Corpus Christi. Bobby Dykes 163 of San Antonio and Frankie Lawson 165 of Detroit fought to a draw. Hartford. Billy Lynch 145 of Hartford outpointed Luther Rawlings 151 of Chicago over ten rounds.
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Office Worker Henry Laskau Aims for Olympic Walking Title
Henry Laskau, a shy office worker with a wife and two children, seeks an Olympic walking gold for the United States. He claims American championships, laments past disqualifications in 1948 and 1952, and criticizes Olympic rules while insisting he will finish in Helsinki. He notes tensions with European competitors and vows to be in at the end.
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Master Your Game Feet Motor Of Swing By Jackie Burke
Jackie Burke explains a method to assess swing timing by counting seconds the ball stays aloft after contact with short and long irons. He argues loft fixes distance, address position matters little, and power should stem from the feet with hip pivot during backswing and downswing to free the hands.
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