Roberts Brings Braves To Halt With 5-Hitter
The Associated Press notes Robin Roberts pitched a five-hitter to halt Milwaukee as Philadelphia’s ace logged his third straight win. He went the distance, striking out seven, as the Braves tied 2-2 in the seventh before Elmer Vale’s RBI and a Thomson error decided the game. Milwaukee’s lead shrank to 1.5 games with Brooklyn and Pittsburgh surging. The MLB scene also highlighted Walker’s two-run homer for Brooklyn and Gomez’s three-hitter for the Giants as St Louis and Chicago faced decisive results.
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Rube) Walker
St.Louis Cardinals
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Ruben Gomez
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Jack Harshman
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Washington
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Elmer Vale
Walker
Roy Campanella
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Jackie Robinson
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Jim Davis
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al Dark
Whitey Lockman
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Wilmer Mizell
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Jackie Jensen
Bosox
Tom Brewer
White Sox
Ted Williams
Luis Aparicio
Yogi Berra
Billy Martin
Joe Collins
Yankees
Whitey Ford
Harshman Has Marty All Smiles
Chicago White Sox pitcher Jack Harshman delivered a three hit win over the Boston Red Sox to push his club to nine straight victories. Harshman improved to 5-4 with a 4-1 win highlighted by his fourth one run game of the season and a string of 29 scoreless innings across three recent outings as Marty Marion praised his improving form and the team’s defense behind him. Marion noted the schedule looming doubleheaders and expressed optimism with Donovan and Wilson ready for a midweek Cleveland twin bill.
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Chicago White Sox
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Marty Marion
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Baltimore
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Donovan
Billy Pierce
Jim Wilson
Boxing results from Associated Press card in three cities
Flash Elorde stopped Cecil Shoonmaker in Stockton while Lulu Perez outpointed Rudy Ortega in Miami Beach. Tommy Elder defeated Ray Riojas in Houston, with all bouts featuring multiple city locations and weights listed.
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Stockton
Calif
Flash Elorde
Manila
Cecil Shoonmaker
Los Angeles
Miami Beach
Fla
Lulu Perez
New York
Rudy Ortega
Havana
Houston
Tex
Tommy Elder
Cleveland
Ray Riojas
Fort Worth
Protest Over Tie For Replayed Game
A protest over a tied game triggers a decision to replay the match from the start, postponing any final result. Officials review the incident and set a date for the rematch, citing fair play and league rules.
Baseball Standings and Schedule Highlights
National League and American League schedules listed for Wednesday and Thursday with key matchups. Tuesday results include Brooklyn 10 Chicago 5, New York 3 St. Louis 0, Philadelphia 4 Milwaukee 2. Rain affected Cincinnati at Pittsburgh and other games.
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Red Schoendienst Seeks Quick Return From Arm Injury
New York Giants star Red Schoendienst, sidelined after a 3-0 win over the Cardinals, explains a calcium deposit in his right shoulder and a medical shot. He cannot throw or swing for at least six days and will have further injections and X rays. Chub Feeney urged his speedy return, noting the trade from St Louis and his own demand to see him play.
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Red Schoendienst
New York Giants
St. Louis Cardinals
Chub Feeney
Red
Doc
Feeney
Cardinals
Schoendienst
Giants
Alvin Dark
St.Louis
Dark
Top Seeded Stars Score Tennis Wins at Wimbledon
At Wimbledon second round play, most top seeds won with several upsets in the men’s singles as Krishna Krishnan toppled Jaroslav Drobny’s group while Ham Richardson battled light in a four setter. Americans Fry Knode Gibson Hard and Briton Mortimer advanced with others advancing in women’s seeds.
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Wimbledon
England
Louise Brough
Beverly Fleitz
Long Beach
Calif
Britain
Angela Buxton
Shirley Bloomer
Jaroslav Drobny
Ramanath Krishnan
Ashley Cooper
Lew Hoad
Trevor Fancutt
South Africa
Vic Seixas
Philadelphia
Frances Jean-Claude Molinari
Ken Rosewall
Australia
Geoff Ward
Budge Patty
Los Angeles
Paris
Brig
Althea Gibson
Darlene Hard
Angela Mortimer
Charlie Coe Wins Trans-Mississippi Golf Championship
Charlie Coe of Oklahoma City captured his fourth Trans-Mississippi Championship at the Oklahoma City Golf and Country Club, defeating Rennie Wenzler of Memphis 11 and 9 after 36 holes. Coe previously won titles in 1947 1949 and 1952 and also claimed the National Amateur in 1949.
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Charlie Coe
Coe
Young Rennie Wenzler
Memphis
Tenn
Cincinnati Redlegs Rise Aided By Trading Prowess 1951 1956
The Cincinnati Redlegs, once a chronic cellar-dweller, surged toward the pennant with a team-built core from Gabe Paul's trades and Birdie Tebbetts's managing. Key players like Kluszewski Post Bell Robinson Jablonski and Burgess anchored a lineup formed largely through moves with St. Louis Pittsburgh Chicago and Philadelphia.
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Redlegs
Red Raiders
Ted Kluszewski
Wally Post
Gus Bell
Frank Robinson
Gabriel Paul
George
Birdie) Tebbetts
Paul
Tebbetts
Johnny Temple
Roy McMillan
Post
Post and Bell 14 Each, Kluszewski
Ed Bailey
Ray Jablonski
Smokey Burgess
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Temple
Bailey
Joe Nuxhall
Bell
Pittsburgh
Cal Abrams
Gail Henley
Joe Rossi
Jablonski
St. Louis
Gerry Staley
Frank Smith
Johnny Klippstein
Chicago
Harry Perkowski
Brooks Lawrence
Jackie Collum
Hal Jeff
Coat
Hobie Landrith
George Crowe
Milwaukee
Bob Hazle
Alex Grammas
Joe Frazier
Charley Harmon
Burgess
Philadelphia
Andy Seminick
Jim Greengrass
Bob Gorbous
Herschel Freeman
Boston
Seminick
Brehm Hanna Lasco Win Softball Doubleheader
Lasco defeated Western Auto 7-2 and Brehm Hanna edged Sundrop 4-3 at City Park last night. Rusty Hilliard delivered a bases loaded triple to break a 2-2 tie in the first game. Sundrop led 3-2 in the seventh of the nightcap before Brehm Hanna rallied on a Jim Payne double and Elmer Sursa and Estes singles, aided by a passed ball for the winning run. Tinsley and Sursa had two hits each.
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Western Auto
Brehm-Hanna
Sundrop
City Park
Rusty Hilliard
Jim Payne
Elmer Sursa
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Tinsley
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Illinois Boxing Official Behr Dies at 62
Johnny Behr of the Illinois State Athletic Commission and Illinois Athletic Club died Tuesday from a heart attack at the club. A former boxing referee, he collapsed while watching a handball game. Livingston Osborne, chairman of the Illinois Athletic Commission, died of a heart attack two months earlier.
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Johnny Behr
Illinois State Athletic Commission
Illinois Athletic Club
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Livingston Osborne
Anion Athletic Commission
Pipes Tied Medal Contender In Illinois Amateur Golf
The 26th Illinois Amateur at the University of Illinois course opens with Gene Howard of Winnetka leading qualifiers after a 73, 69 the previous day giving him 142, edging 1943 champ Mike Stolarik and Pursie Pipes. Strong winds and rain sent scores up as 63 players compete for title held by Gene Readette with a dense bracket of matchups listed.
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Illinois
University of Illinois
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Winnetka
Howard
Mike Stolarik
Waukegan
Pursie Pipes
Mount Vernon
Gene Readette
Rockford
Gaylon Simon
Melrose Park
Johnny Hobart
Moline
Jim Frisina
Taylorville
Harold Foreman
Highland Park
Hogan Snead Bang To Win In England
Ben Hogan and Sam Snead teamed to win the Canada Cup over 72 holes in Virginia Water England with Hogan claiming the individual trophy. The duo finished 14 strokes ahead of South Africa as Snead recovered form despite a hand injury and Hogan announced this would be his last Britain contest.
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Sam Snead
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Texan
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Hoylake
Britain
Moorhead golfers set endurance record with 155 holes
At Moorhead Country Club two players John Kodelka of Fargo and Lyle Hornbacher of Moorhead completed 16 straight hours and 155 holes in a test of endurance. Kodelka scored 689 strokes, just two more than Hornbacher, before fatigue and darkness halted the challenge.
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Hornbacher
Northwestern Golfer Leads NCAA Meet in Columbus
In the second round of the 59th National Intercollegiate Golf Championship qualifier at Columbus Ohio a tight field of 28 players remained within three strokes of par Ohio State star 72 led the pack as 246 golfers teed off Rudy Boyd Northwestern senior from LaPorte Indiana and Bill Redding Purdue junior from Logansport Indiana shared the lead each posting two double bogeys while Boyd added five birdies to match par 72
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Ohio State University
Rudy Boyd
Northwestern
LaPorte
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Bill Redding
Purdue
Logansport
Boyd
Rex Baxter
Houston University
Ohio State
Baxter
Major League Batting Roars Across The Leagues
Al Smith’s 600 batting surge fuels Cleveland seven game win streak as he hits .283 with 15 hits in 25 at bats. Stan Musial nears NL extra base record, Ott racks 1,071 EBH, and Stan the Man stands at 1,050 career extra-base hits. Tigers struggle in one run games, while Long slumps after eight straight homers. White Sox pitchers go the distance in nine of 13 games as Ted Williams’ seven game hitting streak ends. Harry Simpson drives in 20 runs in 20 games, and Rube Walker belts six RBIs in one game to rebound from drought.
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Milwaukee
Cincy
Dodgers
Cubs
Cleveland
Yanks
White Sox
New York
al Smith
Indians
Smith
Baltimore
Stan Musial
St. Louis
Giants
Ott
Stan
Dale Long
Pittsburgh
Long
Ted Williams
Boston Red Sox
Jack Harshman
Thumper
Harry Simpson
Kansas City
Mickey Mantle
Simpson
A’s
Ike Chestnut Versus Carmelo Costa at Capitol Arena
In Washington a 10 round featherweight bout features Ike Chestnut 25 from Harlem facing Carmelo Costa from Brooklyn who holds a No. 4 accalens ranking for Sandy Saddler's title. The bout airs on ABC at 8 p.m. with usual Wednesday night regional coverage.
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Carmelo Costa
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Sandy Saddler
Regio
ABC
Jackie Robinson Fined by NL President for Umpire Incident
Brooklyn star Jackie Robinson said he was fined 50 dollars by National League President Warren Giles after a Sunday clash with umpire Augie Donatelli. He plans to protest and seek a hearing on the decision.
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Jackie Robinson
National League
Warren Giles
Augie Donatelli
Robinson
Standings Sparks Survival Tilt Across Two Leagues
American Association results show Denver 6 Indianapolis 13, Wichita 5 Omaha 9, Charleston 6 St Paul 0, Minneapolis 7 Louisville 1 with tied leaders Minneapolis and St Paul and midseason shifts across multiple matchups.
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American Assn
Associated Press
Denver
Indianapolis
Wichita
Omaha
Charleston
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Louisville
Doris Phillips Repeats As S. Illinois Champion
Doris Phillips of Belleville won the southern Illinois amateur women golf championship by 15 strokes at Elks Country Club near Du Quoin. She posted 80 and 77 for 157, nine over par, with Maxine Tucker second at 172 and Erline Crisp third at 176.
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Mayer Captures Philadelphia Open After Long Play
Dick Mayer of St Petersburg Florida defeated Bud Holscher of Apple Valley California at the Philadelphia Daily News Open in a 74th hole playoff. Mayer birdied the 12 foot putt to win after two years of extra holes in the event. The first sudden death hole was halved in par and Mayer reached the green in two on the second extra hole while Holscher needed four strokes.
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Dick Mayer
St. Petersburg
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Bud Holscher
Apple Valley
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Mixed League high scores and standings summarized
High games by Pietersen 248 Chambliss 199 Bundy 198 Hicks 506 Bouxsein 196 Kelley 170. High series led by Heiderscheit 608 Bundy 537 with Metroinn 608 Bundy 537 Boyer 522 Bouxsein 467 Hicks 449 Skaggs 427. Standings show WW SL.
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Ticket Rush At Milwaukee Braves Break 11-Game Streak
The Milwaukee Braves see a 20 percent surge in ticket demand as their East run draws crowds for the next homestand starting July 4 against the Cards. Assistant Ticket Director Charles Blossfield notes the box office spike despite the Braves 11 game winning streak ending with a 42-Phillies setback in Philadelphia.
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Milwaukee Braves
Charles Blossfield
Braves
Phillies
Philadelphia
Major League Stars Spark Wins as Giants and Dodgers Triumph
Ruben Gomez pitched the Giants to a 3-0 win over St Louis with three infield singles, one walk, and five strikeouts ending a four game skid. Al Walker, Dodgers catcher, hit his first homer of the year with a triple and double in four at bats, driving in six in a 10-5 win against the Cubs.
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Associated Press
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Rube) Walker
Archie Tops Rankings In 2 Divisions
New York Archie Moore leads Ring Magazine monthly rankings dominating heavyweight and light heavyweight divisions. Patterson and Hecht secure top contenders spots as Moore eyes a planned heavyweight title bout with Patterson after a potential match with James J. Palmer.
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Archie Moore
Rocky Marciano
Ring Magazine Today
Floyd Patterson
Tommy
Hurricane) Jackson
Gerhard Hecht
Germany
Moore
Yolande Pompey
London
James J. Palmer
Major League Leaders in Batting and Pitching Features
Baseball leaders listed by team and stat with names such as Musial Banks Mantle Aaron Mays and Boyer. Highlights include .351 batting average for Bailey and 49 runs by Robinson and Boyer, 17 home runs by Mantle and Long, 9-0 pitcher Lawrence and 78 strikeouts by Friend.
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Detroit
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Washington
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