Milwaukee Braves Begin Strong Run With Seven Straight Wins
Milwaukee moves into second place with seven straight victories after an 8-2 win over the Dodgers. Lew Burdette pitched all nine innings for his fifth win as Eddie Mathews hit a 485-foot homer, the longest at County Stadium. Chicago, New York, and Cincinnati also posted wins as the AL title race tightened with Yankees, Tigers, and Red Sox in pursuit.
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Major League batting leaders and pitching leaders list
AP American League leading batters Kaline and Mantle with high averages and runs. Kaline 94 hits, 63 runs, 50 RBIs. Mantle 18 homers. National League leaders include Snider and Ashburn in runs and hits. Bruton and Mayes top in triples. Labine and Newcombe lead in pitching with 60 and 121 strikeouts respectively.
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Orient flyweight title bout result noted in ringside
In Syracuse text the bout lists Vince Martin from Paterson NJ outpointing Chito Varona from Havana with 15174? Osaka Danny Kidd from Manila outpointing Hitoshi Misako of Japan. The piece references an Orient flyweight championship with two outcomes.
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Hoeft Wins Seventh as Kaline Hits .376 Mark
Hoeft coasted to his seventh victory while Al Kaline raised his AL leading batting average to .376 with three singles. Arnie Portocarrero and Tom Gorman had two hits each to help Baltimore lose for the fifth straight time and for the 14th time this season shut out. Ruben Gomez earned his second shutout as the Giants held the Cardinals to six hits. Whitey Lockman belted a fourth inning homer for New York on Tom Poholsky. Paul Minner earned win number six as the Cubs snapped a three-game skid and Ernie Banks added three hits and his 16th homer. The Pirates dropped their fifth straight. Ted Kluszewski hit his 22nd homer as Cincinnati rallied in the nightcap. Roy Smalley homered for Philadelphia in the eighth to put the Phillies ahead.
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Saturday Schedule for Major Leagues with Noon Starts
Saturday schedule lists Detroit at Washington Kansas City at Baltimore Cleveland at New York Chicago at Boston an Delphia at Cincinnati 12 Brooklyn at Milwaukee 130 Pittsburgh at Chicago 1230 New York at St Louis 7 Friday results Chicago 10 Pittsburgh 3 Philadelphia 9 0 Cincinnati 6 6 Milwaukee 8 Brooklyn 2 New York 1 St Louis 0 Sundays Philadelphia at Cincinnati 2 12 30 p m pm Pittsburgh at Chicago 1230 p m New York at St Louis 2 Monday No games scheduled
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Baseball scores and schedule from the day
Detroit beat Washington 16 to 7 in a game with Chicago 3 Boston 2 and New York 2 Cleveland 1 in 10 innings. A schedule shows Detroit at Washington at 11 30 a m Kansas City at Baltimore at noon Cleveland at New York Chicago at Boston at 11 30 a m.
Konstanty Saves Yankees In Extra Innings Victory
Jim Konstanty, relief pitcher for the New York Yankees, pitched two innings in relief to beat the Cleveland Indians 2 to 1 in 10 innings. It was his fifth win this season and his ERA stood at 0.88 with 11 saves. He reflected on his form and keeping strict pitching records to monitor his performance.
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Olson Wife Sees Husband Knocked Out in New York Bout
Mrs Bobo Olson watches in horror as her husband, the middleweight champion, is knocked out by Archie Moore in the third round of a light heavyweight fight in New York. The Olson family and friends viewed the bout on television in Hillsborough, California. Photo by Jim Sargent of the Burlingame Advance Star.
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Sports Writer Hy Turkin Dies At 40
New York Daily News sports writer Hyman C. Hy Turkin died Friday at University Hospital at age 40. He co authored the official Encyclopedia of Baseball and leaves a widow and a daughter. He served as a prominent figure in baseball journalism and literary circles.
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Braves Sign Two Young Players
The Milwaukee Braves announced the signings of two young players to club contracts. Robert Theiss, 20, a left handed pitcher from Salem Ohio, will join the Evansville Indiana club. Sam Elder, 19, a shortstop from Avon Park Florida, was signed to a contract with the Jacksonville Florida farm.
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Giants Pitcher Ruben Gomez Fires Second Shutout at St Louis
New York Giants hurler Ruben Gomez delivered his second shutout of the season with a six hit 1-0 win over the Cardinals in St. Louis. Al Kaline drove in four runs and collected three hits to raise his AL leading average to .376 during a 187th loss to the Senators.
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Martinez Stays Unbeaten With Varona Victory in Syracuse
In Syracuse, top welterweight Vine Martinez of Paterson NJ extended his win streak to 14 by defeating Cuban Chico Varona over 10 rounds. Martinez used sharp left jabs and a timely left-right to drop Varona in the fourth, while Varona was warned for low blows in rounds two and five. Martinez hinted at facing Basilio soon.
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Billy Maxwell Sets Pace In West'n Open
Billy Maxwell former national amateur titlist led 68 golfers into the Western Open third round in Portland Oregon Maxwell 137 for 36 holes Friday led by 12 strokes over the qualifying line Some 100 golfers were eliminated in the first 36 holes Bob Rosburg and Mike Souchak tied for second at 138 Cary Middiecoff and Gene Littler tied at 139
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Zernial Tops All Star Poll In AL Left Field
Chicago report shows Gus Zernial of the Kansas City Athletics leading the American League left field ballot with 222,798 votes ahead of Ted Williams at 213,552. The June 10 poll update also notes the July 1 deadline and the July 12 All Star game at Milwaukee County Stadium.
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Readette and Victor Vie In Illinois Amateur Golf Final
Readette and George Victor meet in a 36 hole Illinois Amateur Golf Championship final in Champaign. Victor advanced by defeating John Hobart 2 and 1 after a steady comeback with holes 10 11 and 12 won. Readette beat Sam Stout 1 up to reach the final after edging Dick Eisenpreis.
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Rookie Hurlers Arrested After Assault on Sports Writer
Syracuse New York two rookie pitchers from the International League Syracuse club Richard Farrell 21 of Brookline Massachusetts and Seth Morehead 20 of Shreveport Louisiana were arrested for allegedly beating Normile A Hannon 26 of the Syracuse Post Standard in a tavern. Hannon is in hospital with a possible nose fracture and a five stitch cut above the left eye. Hannon had never covered a Syracuse Chiefs game.
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Big Klu Leads Musial In Poll
Ted Kluszewski of Cincinnati and Jim Finigan of Kansas City regained leading positions in the All Star baseball poll. Kluszewski overtook Stan Musial of the St. Louis Cardinals in the National League first base race by 12 103 votes. Finigan passed George Kell of the Chicago White Sox for the American League third base starting spot. Finigan has 379 588 votes to 364 243 for Kell. Voting opened June 10 and ends near Friday for the All Star game in Milwaukee on July 12.
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Marty's Sox End Boston Win Streak
Chicago White Sox edged the Boston Red Sox 3-2 at Wrigley Field ending Boston’s five game winning run. Yankees outlasted Cleveland 2-1 in 10 innings to maintain a two game lead. Cubs crushed Pirates 10-3 as Ernie Banks homered and Walker Cooper also went deep.
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Quiet Jack Fleck Finds Open Title Means Noise
Jack Fleck, the Open champion, confronts sudden fame and offers from clubs, sponsors, and television. He will move from Davenport to a major resort, endure media attention, and adjust to a life of travel, endorsements, and a demanding schedule.
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Lockman's Homer Tops Cards 1-0
New York's Whitey Lockman hit a decisive homer off Tom Poholsky as the Giants won 1-0. Ruben Gomez pitched a six-hit shutout, while St Louis stranded three extra-base hits and threatened in the ninth before Wayne Terwilliger ended the game with a forceout.
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M O Valley baseball MOV league standings and scores
In the three I league action Terre Haute beat Evansville 7 to 3 and Waterloo defeated Cedar Rapids 5 to 3. In the American ALSN series Indianapolis edged Denver 5 to 4 while Charleston topped St Paul 6 to 5 and Minneapolis won 6 to 3 over Toledo.
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Golf putting tips on green reading and stroke
Guidance on reading greens and adjusting stroke. Light green grass signals fast speed while darker green indicates slower pace. Be cautious on freshly mowed or sun baked greens. Use a shorter backswing and gentler impact. Observe grain and sun glare to judge putting with the grain.
Colorado Altitude Slows Runners In NCAA Events
In Boulder Colorado the mile high altitude hindered several runners at the NCAA AAU track championships. Harold Connolly set a hammer throw record, while Santee and Whitfield skipped events to focus on others. Santee won the mile in 4 11.5, with Fred Dwyer second. Bobby Morrow upset in the 100 yard dash with 9.5. Gregory Bell won the broad jump with 26 feet 4 3/4 inches. John Bennett placed second.
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Campanella Leads All Star Race Front in National Poll
Roy Campanella of Brooklyn leads the balloting for the All Star game with 319,179 votes as Yogi Berra of the Yankees moves into second place with 317,024 ballots. Al Kaline, Duke Snider, and Mickey Mantle sit third to fifth as fans voted from Milwaukee County Stadium plans for July 12.
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