Cards Kid Whiz Blanks Bums in 17 Innings Shutout Run
Von McDaniel, aged 18 and just out of high school, stretched his major league shutout streak to 17 innings as the St. Louis Cardinals blanked the Dodgers 2-0. He won his second decision after debuting with a one hit relief appearance, while the Cardinals stretched their NL lead and several other games unfolded around the circuit.
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Chicago White Sox
Casey Stengel
von McDaniel
St. Louis Cardinals
Dodgers
Hollis
Okla
Lindy
Philadelphia
Brooklyn
Cardinals
Milwaukee Braves
Phils
Cincinnati
Cleveland
Washington
Boston
Kansas City
Detroit
Baltimore
Danny McDevitt
McDaniel
Eddie Kasko
Southpaw
Stan Musial
Don Bessent
Don Blasingame
All Dark
Brook
Pirates
Hal Jeffcoat
Bob Purkey
Bucs
Giants
Andre Rodgers
Cubs
Danny O'Connell
Bobby Thomson
Braves
Yankees
NCAA Final Spotlight Sets Giammalva and Andrews Matchup
Salt Lake City reports third seed Art Andrews of Iowa faces top seed Sam Giammalva of Texas in the NCAA tennis semifinals. Giammalva defeated John Powless of Murray State 6-3 8-6 6-1 to reach the semis as Texas and Iowa stay in title contention alongside Michigan and Tulane.
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Salt Lake City
Art Andrews
Iowa
Sam Giammalva
Texas
Andrews
Crawford Henry
Tulane
Giammalva
John Powless
Murray
State
Powless
Barry Mackay
Ron Holmberg
Michigan
PCC faces major shift as California and UCLA outline plans
California and UCLA confirmed continued PCC membership for the next season but warned the 42 year old loop may dissolve. Chancellor Clark Kerr said policy changes or a new school alignment could reshape the conference. The regents set athletic principles and announced California and UCLA will not follow the PCC round robin football schedule after 1957.
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Berkeley
Calif. Us
California
UCLA
Clark Kerr
Board of Regents
Regents
PCC
Sports Scores From Tuesday The Associated Press
American Association results show Charleston 7 over Omaha 3, Denver 19 against Louisville 2, St. Paul 6 defeating Wichita 2, Indianapolis at Minneapolis postponed.
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Associated Press
Charleston
Omaha
Denver
Louisville
St. Paul
Wichita
Indianapolis
Minneapolis
Three-I League Showdown Sparks Nine Run Upset
Davenport blanked Cedar Rapids 11 to 0 while Burlington beat Keokuk 4 to 3 in a high scoring day. Johnny Bucks earned his fourth win aided by a three inning mop up from Bob Grim. Enos Slaughter Bobby Richardson and Mickey Mantle each had two hits in an eight hit attack off Jim Wilson. The Senators distributed good luck charms to fans amid a rally driven by Stubbs slump. Jim Bunning yielded four runs in a rough ninth as Detroit dropped a two run lead. Ken Lehman and Willard Nixon contributed to relief wins for their clubs. Jackie Jensen drove in three for Boston as Nixon added another win.
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White Sox
Johnny Bucks
Bob Grim
Enos Slaughter
Bobby
Richardson
Mickey Mantle
Jim Wilson
Senators
Stubbs
Bob Hale
Detroit
Jim Bunning
Billy Gardner
Don Lee
Ken Lehman
Brooklyn
Jackie Jensen
Willard Nixon
Red Sox
Standings and results of major leagues
American League standings show Chicago leading with 37 wins and New York at 31. Friday results include New York 4, Chicago 2 and Washington 6, Cleveland 3. National League lists St. Louis 35 24 and Milwaukee 34 26 with several games reported including New York 12, Chicago 10 in 10 innings.
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New York
Cleveland
Detroit
Foner Remare
Boston
Baltimore Revee
Kansas City
Washington
Pet. G.B
Chicago
Baltimore
W. L. Pet. G.B
St. Louis
Milwaukee
Philadelphia Stra
Pittsburgh
Cincinnati
iRenoklyn Seruce
Philadelphia
Brooklyn
Southern Illinois Bass Boom At Little Grassy Lake
Southern Illinois Fisherman’s Guide reports Little Grassy Lake as the region’s bass hotspot with many anglers taking four to seven pound bass. Deep-water plugs like the Bomber work best near land points and old roadbeds. after-dark fishing yields several four to six pounders in shallow near weed beds.
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Witnois
Albert Peithmann
Carbondale
Findent
Murphysboro
John Hodgson
Pinckneyville City Lake
Lake Moses
Five records fall at AAU Track Meet in Dayton
The 69th annual AAU championships opened with five records, led by Harold Connolly hammer throw and Bill Nieder shot put marks. Don Bowden and Merv Lincoln headline tonight’s mile showdown, with Tom Courtney also in the mix. Charles Dumas set a meet record high jump, while Olympic Club posted a six mile American mark.
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Dayton
Ohio
WWA
Don Bowden
San Francisco
Harold Connolly
Boston
Bill Neider
Kansas U
Imark
Ken Bantum
Manhattan College
Douglas Kile
Hamilton
Ont
Olympic Club
Gordon McKenzie
Charles Dumas
Southern California Striders
St Louis Boy Wins National Scholastic Tennis Title
St Louis teen Earl Buchholz, 16, 6-1, 155 pounds, claimed the National Scholastic tennis championship in Charlottesville Va by sweeping Lawrence Nagler Roslyn Heights N Y in straight sets 6 0 6 1 6 0 in 67 minutes. Percy Rogers of the USTA predicted he could become national champion in five or six years.
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Earl Buchholz
St. Louis
Lawrence Nagler
Roslyn Heights
N.Y
Percy Rogers
United States Lawn Tennis Assn
Major League Leaders In Batting And Pitching Stattributes
Baseball season leaders listed include Musial of St Louis batting .365 with 53 RBIs and 86 hits tied with Schoendienst. Aaron of Milwaukee leads in runs 48 and 19 homers. Sanford of Philadelphia 8-1, Schmidt 6-1. strikeout leader Sanford with 73. Mantle hits 77, Williams 76 in batters. Series covers multiple categories and players across teams with top marks in doubles, triples, steals, and pitching wins.
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Fondy
Pittsburgh
Aaron
Milwaukee
Robinson
Cincinnati
Blasingame
Schoendienst
Gilliam
Brooklyn
Hoak
Bruton
Mays
New York
Snider
Temple
Sanford
Philadelphia
Schmidt
Droft
Chicago
Malzone
Boston
Fox
Mantle
Skowron
Plews
Washington
Simpson
McDougald
Williams
Landis
Aparicio
Minoso
Shantz
Trucks
Kansas City
Bunning
Detroit
Wynn
Cleveland
Ex-Big Leaguers From Mt Vernon Hold Baseball School
Three former major leaguers led a Jasper County baseball school in Newton Illinois this week. Emil Leonard headlined the camp with Ray Blades and Jimmy McLaughlin assisting. Mt Vernon residents Blades and McLaughlin joined Leonard in guiding 126 Jasper County boys.
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Mt. Vernon
Jasper County
Newton
Emil
Dutch) Leonard
Ilinois Youth Commission
Ray Blades
Jimmy McLaughlin
Blades
McLaughlin
Stobbs Wears No 13 Wins After 16 Losses
Washington southpaw Chuck Stobbs ended a 16 game skid by defeating the Cleveland Indians 6-3 at Griffith Stadium. He started wearing No 13 with a rabbit foot charm and a silver dollar in his glove as fans celebrated a turnaround, with his teammates mobbing him after the win.
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Chuck Stobbs
Stobbs
Senators
Griffith Stadium
Virginia
Washington Hurlers
Nick Altrock
Cleveland Indians
Stubbs
Rosburg Extends Lead At Flint Open Halfway Mark
Rosburg of San Francisco stretched his advantage to four strokes at the Flint Open on Friday as the 72 hole event nears completion at Flint Golf Club. He fired a 69 to add to a 65 first round for a two day total, while Duden, Weaver, Sanders tied for second at 138 along with veteran Kroll. Venturi Harney and Whitt trailed by one stroke. The course par is 71 with a 6,625 yard layout.
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Mich. U
Bob Rosburg
San Francisco
Flint Golf Club
Bob Duden
Hermosa Beach
Calif
Bert Weaver
Beaumont
Tex
Akron
Ohio
Giambra Edges Calhoun In Tough War Memorial Draw
In Syracuse a 10 round middleweight bout between Joey Giambra and Rory Calhoun ended in a draw after a late surge by Giambra. Judges split results with Calhoun favored on one card, while Giambra held the others as both fighters eyed a rematch. Giambra, 25, preserved his unbeaten streak and rose in rankings. Calhoun, 22, claimed the bout was decisive in his view.
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N. Y. Vp
Joey Giambra
Rory Calhoun
War Memorial
Giambra
Nick Gamboli
Ruby Goldstein
Calhoun
Frank Forbes
Billy Brown
International Boxing Club
Here
New York
Buffalo
San Francisco
VFW Baseball Team Plays At Nason Sunday
Mt. Vernon VFW faces Nason at 2 30 p m Sunday on the Nason diamond. Bob Brookman will pitch for Mt. Vernon as the VFW club sits second in the eight team league with three wins and one loss. Centralia remains undefeated in first place.
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Mt. Vernon
VFW
Nason
Bob Brookman
Centralia
No Punches Fly As Yanks Close Gap In Rematch
New York and Chicago played a quiet battle as Larry Napp umpired. Doby’s punch last week dominates talk while Ditmar waits to start. Doby retires from boxing, and the Yankees move within a half game of the league leaders after a 4-2 loss for Chicago.
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White Sox
Larry Napp
New York State Athletic Commission
Chicago
Napp
Larry Doby
Art Ditmar
Doby
Jim Rivera
Bob Grim
Yanks
Champs
Sox
Four-Wold Tie In Mt. Vernon League
Logan Street beat Sundrop 5-2 at City Park to create a four way tie in the Mt. Vernon softball race with Western Auto Brehm Hanna Sundrop and Logan Street sharing first place. Logan’s Jack Edson and Albert McKee each had two safeties in three trips while Tom Clinton added two hits for Sundrop. DeMolay edged General Radiator 6-5 in the nightcap. No games tonight. Monday schedule pairs Logan Street with Brehm Hanna and Western Auto with General Radiator.
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Sundrop
City Park
Mt. Vernon
Western Auto
Brehm- Hanna
Jack Edson
Albert McKee
Tom Clinton
DeMolay
General Radiator
Logan
Brehm-Hanna
General
Lions Edge Kiwanis 2-1 to Grab League Lead
In a key Junior League clash at the city park diamond, the iLions defeated Kiwanis 2-1 to move atop the standings. Pitcher Mike Waters scored the decisive run with a solo home on a fourth inning lead after a first inning rush. Harry Shields took the loss in a two hitter effort. The Lions return Monday to face First National Bank at 4:00 PM.
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iLions
Kiwanis
City Park
Lions
Rotary
Jaycees
Mike Waters
Waters
Harry Shields
First National Bank
Young Von McDaniel Stays Up In Clouds After 2 Hit Show
ST. LOUIS VON McDANIEL, a new Cardinal rookie just out of high school, hurled a 2-0 shutout over the Brooklyn Dodgers. The 18-year-old Oklahoma farm boy captured headlines after his first major league start, a two-hit gem against Dodger rookie Danny McDevitt. He called home to Hollis, Oklahoma, while teammates praised his stuff and future potential as his brother Lindy also shines for St. Louis.
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von McDaniel
St. Louis Cardinal
Brooklyn Dodgers
Oklahoma
Brooks
Dodger
Danny McDevitt
Lindy McDaniel
Von
Hollis
Okla
Newell
Ada Mae McDaniel
Lindy
McDaniels
Dodgers
Golf Interest Lags In County Youth Program
The Jefferson County Youth program reports low participation in golf with few boys and girls attending the golf school held Monday and Tuesday. Co directors Noble Thomas and J. D. Shields urge greater interest and invite all interested boys to Homestead Hills at 9 15 Monday and girls the following morning. No charge to attend.
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Jefferson County
Noble Thomas
J. D. Shields
Homestead Hills
Major League Stars Pitching Shines in Opening Week
Von McDaniel, Cardinals, notched a second win in a two hit 2-0 game over the Dodgers. In his first start he extended his scoreless IP to 17. Ed Bouchee powered the Phillies to a 6-1 win against the Braves with five RBIs.
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Associated Press
von McDaniel
Cardinals
Dodgers
Ed Bouchee
Phillies
Braves
Mt V Lake Stocked With 1000 Channel Catfish
The Mt. Vernon Gun and Sportsman's Club released 1000 pan sized channel catfish into Lake Miller seven miles north of town to balance the lake ecology and improve fishing. State officials expect cats to reduce bluegill numbers while university biologists plan to shock the lake later this year to study fish.
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Mt. Vernon
Sportsman’s Club
State Conservation Department
Southern Illinois University
Witch hazel name tied to divining twig use
The term witch hazel derives from superstition in which forked twigs were used as divining rods.
Shoemaker wins second straight National Lefthanded Golf title
Dallas reports Harry Shoemaker of Signal Mountain Tenn. shot 74 to finish 295 seven over par at the Dallas Athletic Club and capture a second consecutive National Lefthanded Golf championship. J C Tharp of Corpus Christi birdied the last two holes for second place as the state title went to the low scoring Texan in the National. Tharp was defending state champion.
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Harry Shoemaker
Signal Mountain
Tenn
Shoemaker
Dallas Athletic Club
J. C. Tharp
Corpus Christi
Tex
Tharp
Calhoun Giambra Fight Ends In Draw In 1956 Summary
Syracuse reporters note a 10 round draw between Rory Calhoun of White Plains and Joey Giambra of San Francisco at 159 and 157 pounds respectively. The item also states Detroit's transit authority retired its last trolley car in April 1956.
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Associated Press
Syracuse
N. Y
Rory Calihoun
White Plains
Joey Giambra
San Francisco
Drew
Detroit
Public Transit Systemr
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