Cincinnati Redlegs Rally Seals First-Place Ties
The Cincinnati Redlegs moved within six percentage points of the NL lead after Smoky Burgess hit a three-run homer as Cincinnati swept a Pirates doubleheader and moved into a near first-place tie with Milwaukee. Frank Robinson sparked the rally with an RBI single, while Detroit and the Giants also posted wins.
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Cincinnati Redlegs
Redlegs
Smoky Burgess
Pittsburgh Pirates
Smoky
Ed Bailey
New York Giants
Pirates
Milwaukee
Giants
Brooklyn
Dodgers
Detroit
Harvey Kuenn
Kansas City
Frank Robinson
Cincinnati
Burgess
Frank Thomas
Johnny Klippstein
Tom Acker
Luis Arroyo
Foster Castleman
Jackie Brandt
Bill White
Daryl Spencer
Bill Sarni
Don
Jack McMahon
Pittsburgh
Kuenn
Threat to Bomb Pirates Home Field Calls Fire Alarm
A crank threatened incendiary bombs at Forbes Field home of the Pittsburgh Pirates. Warnings telephoned to the Pirates department store two theaters and earlier to another store and two newspapers. A search before the Pirates vs. Cincinnati game found no bomb. 9,915 fans attended mostly unaware of the threat.
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Gripe Over Selecting Of All Star Team
Chicago baseball leaders voiced dissatisfaction with how starters for the annual All Star game are chosen. Will Harridge P K Wrigley and Charles Comiskey criticized the poll process saying it lacks broad cross section and favors fan whim. Comiskey argued selections like Ted Williams Kell and Vernon were based on name and past fame rather than current excellence. Minnie Minoso and Al Smith were suggested as better picks, while Wertz Power Rosen and Carey were noted as possible alternatives. The group called for a change but offered no clear solution.
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Chicago
Will Harridge
P. K. Wrigley
Chicago Cubs
Charles Comiskey
Chicago White Sox
Ernie Banks
Cubs
Harridge
Ford Frick
Wrigley
Comiskey
Ted Williams
George Kell
Mickey Vernon
Williams
Kell
Vernon
Minnie Minoso
Sox
al Smith
Cleveland
Vic Wertz
Vic Power
Kansas City
al Rosen
Andy Carey
New York Yankees
Commissioner’s Office
All-Star Baseball Lineups Set for July 10 Game
The 23rd All-Star game in Washington on July 10 will feature fan-selected starters with pitchers chosen later by managers. National lineup includes Long, Temple, Boyer, McMillan, Robinson, Bell, Musial, Bailey. American lineup features Vernon, Fox, Kell, Kuenn, Williams, Mantle, Kaline, Berra with standings and averages through June 27.
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New York
Washington
Dale Long
Pittsburgh
Johnny Temple
Cinci
Ken Boyer
St.Louis
Roy McMilan
Frank Robinson
Cinc
Ted Williams
Boston If
Mickey Mantle
N.Y
al Kaline
Detroit
Yogi Berra
Harvey Kuenn
Nellie Fox
Chicago
George Kell
Baltimore
Casey Stengel
Walter Alston
Eddie Mathews
Milwaukee
Ernie Banks
del Ennis
Philadelphia
Duke Snider
Brooklyn
Don Mueller
Jim Finigan
Kansas City
Mantle
Berra
Boston
Mickey Vernon
Standings and Schedule From Friday to Saturday Night
Friday schedule lists Chicago at Cleveland, Boston at Baltimore, Washington at New York, Detroit at Kansas City as nationally televised games. Detroit beat Kansas City 4 0 in the Thursday result. Saturday adds Chicago at Cleveland and Washington at New York with Boston at Baltimore and a twi night double header.
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Cleveland
Boston
Baltimore
Washington
New York
Detroit
Kansas City
W. L. Pet. G
Chicago Saeeewe
Cleveland Eorece
Atone
Detroit Oneness
Washinton
Thursday Baseball Results and Schedule
Scores show New York defeating Brooklyn 6 to 3 and Cincinnati beating Pittsburgh 4 to 3. Remaining games include New York at Pittsburgh Philadelphia at Brooklyn and Cincinnati at St Louis.
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L Pd. G.B. Milwaukee
Cincinnati
Brooklyn
St. Louis v
Pittsburgh
Philadelphia
Aenee
New York
Chicago Susere
Milwaukee
Chicago
St. Louis
Bill Veeck Tries To Buy The Tigers
Bill Veeck aims to buy the Detroit Tigers from Walter O Briggs estate with a 250000 dollar good faith bid. He names a Detroit area syndicate plus a Baltimore brewery executive and John S Hilson as key backers. Ten other groups are also bidding with bids possible Monday, Briggs emphasizes the estate may refuse bids.
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Bill Veeck
Cleveland
St.Louis
Detroit Tigers
Tiger
Walter O. Briggs
Detroit Baseball Co
Veeck
Baltimore
John S. Hilson
New York
Hilson
Cleveland Indians
St.Louis Browns
Indians
Spike Briggs
Tigers
Briggs
Briggs Stadium
Major League Leaders Highlights Batting and Pitching
Highlights of top 10 batting leaders with Bailey of Cincinnati batting .344 and Boyer of St. Louis collecting 88 hits while Musial adds 54 RBIs. Pitching leaders show Lawrence of Cincinnati undefeated 10 0 and Craig of Brooklyn 7 2. Strikeout leader is Friend of Pittsburgh with 85.
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Bailey
Cincinnati
Boyer
St. Louis
Robinson
Snider
Brooklyn
Musial
Ashburn
Philadelphia
Lopata
Mays
New York
Aaron
Bruton
Milwaukee
Long
Pittsburgh
Moon
Lawrence
Craig
Friend
Haddix
Mantle Tops 1961 Batting and Run Records
Baseball leaders include Mantle of New York hitting .380 with 97 hits and 64 runs, 27 home runs and 67 RBIs. Kuenn of Detroit shows strong numbers with 16 doubles and 7 stolen bases, while Simpson of Kansas City leads triples with eight and hits with 83.
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Battin
Mantle
New York
Kuenn
Detroit
Lopez
Kansas City
Yost
Washington
Newer
Simpson
Piersall
Boston
Vernon
Jensen
Fox
Minoso
Chicago
Lemon
Berra
Francona
Baltimore
Pierce
Wilson
Chicago and Bucks
Cleveland
Yama Bahama Makes Main Event at Madison Square Garden
Yama Bahama of Bimini Bahamas rises to a MSG main event against veteran Gil Turner in a middleweight clash. Bahama, unbeaten in 22, headlines after undercard success, most recently defeating Hardy Smallwood in Syracuse. Turner, a familiar NBC presence, has decades in boxing and TV.
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Madison Square Garden
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Bimini
Bahama Islands
Gil Turner
Bahama
Hardy Smallwood
Syracuse
N. Y
Turner
Network Radio and Television
NBC
Philadelphia
Mt V Elks Capture Flora Golf Meet After 30 Holes
Mt V Elks of Mt Vernon edged Flora in a 30 hole medal play contest to win by four strokes. The championship foursome of Smith, Hancock, Phemister and Lackey prevailed with 74 77 83 85 scores led by medalist Paul Smith with 74. Koons won the driving contest with a 307 yard drive.
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Elks
Vandalia
Centralia
Salem
Fairfield
Olney Mt. Carmel
Lawrenceville
Flora
Curt Bradley
Sen. Paul Broyles
R. C. Gann
John Koons
Smith
Hancock
Phemister
Lackey
Paul Smith
Pitch results from league games with winning pitchers
In the American League Orelton Hatinwameee pitched for the Indians in a 1 0 loss to the Moose Lodge, with James How ell earning the win and Mike McClure taking the loss. In the National League the Liberty Cubs defeated Mt. V The Cardinals 6 5 as Steve Rogers gained the win and Dennis Hale took the loss.
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James Howell
S. O
Mike McClure
Yankees
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Mt. V. the Cardinals
Steve Rogers
Cubs
Dennis Hale
Cardinals
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Tigers Senators
Giants
Dodgers
Diamond Jim the Rockfish Prize Contest in Maryland
A 10-pound striped bass nicknamed Diamond Jim is pursued by a Sept. 14 deadline with a $25,000 prize for catching him by hook and line in Chesapeake Bay. The contest, promoted by the League of Maryland Sportsmen and a Baltimore brewery, aims to publicize Bay fishing.
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Baltimore
Diamond Jim
Chesapeake Bay
League of Maryland Sportsmen
Maryland Department of Information
Baltimore Brewery
Louise Suggs Leads In Iowa
DES MOINES Louise Suggs held a three stroke lead at the Women's Western Open after the first round. The Sea Island, Georgia pro shot a 72 at Wakonda Club's 6475 yards, setting a new women's course record. Patty Berg shot 75 to stand one behind with Betty Hanson and Jo Ann Prentice tied for second among pros, while amateurs Futh Jessen and Jackie Yates also near the top.
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Des Moines
Louise Suggs
Sea Island
Wakonda
Patty Berg
Patty
Betty Hanson
Apple Valley
Calif
Jo Ann Prentice
Birmingham
Ala
Futh Jessen
Seattle
Pacific Northwest
Jackie Yates
Honolulu
Wise Stops Ole USA in Oakland Boxing Bout
The Associated Press reports San Francisco welterweight Ben Wise of Oakland halted Neil OpatoL in a sharp nine round boxing match. Wise controlled the pace with accurate jabs and left hooks, earning a unanimous decision from the judges.
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Associated Press
San Francisco
Ben Wise
Oakland, Calif
Neil
Opatol
Ole
USA
U S Olympic finals draw 50 000 crowd in LA Memorial Coliseum
Los Angeles reports a record crowd of more than 50 000 expected at Memorial Coliseum for eight U S Olympic finals with nine more spots to be decided Saturday. Coach Jim Kelly hails the group as the best yet while warning Australia’s meet will be tougher. Major events include the hammer throw javelin high jump broad jump shot put 100 meter dash 400 meter hurdles and 5 000 meter run. Duke sprinter Dave Sime's status remains doubtful due to groin injury.
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Sam
Australia
Memorial Coliseum
U.S
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Jim Kelly
Duke
Dave Sime
Bobby Morrow
Abilene Christian
Ira Murchison
Army
Olympic Committee
Willie White
Jefferson High School
Art Bragg
Morgan State
Bakersfield
Bragg
Mt Vernon Tire and De Molays Win Loeal Park Games
Mt Vernon Tire defeated Wagner 20 to 0 as Wallace pitched a three hitter in the opener. De Molay beat Logan St. 15 to 14 for their first win of the season. Tonight at 7:00 Mi Lasco vs Brehm Hanna and 8:30 Sun Drop vs Western Auto.
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Wallace
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Sun Drop
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Ohio State Leads In College Golf Tourney
Ohio State star Rick Jones, 22, leads a field of 64 at the National Intercollegiate Golf Championship on the Buckeye course. Jones faces Jack Parnell of Oklahoma A&M in quarterfinals as the North champion bids for the crown, with rivals from Texas Oklahoma California North Carolina and Purdue among the survivors.
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Ohio
Rick Jones
Buckeye
Charown Toe Campbell
Purdue
John Garett
Rice
Ceril Calhoun
Louisiana State
Rex Baxter Jr
Hot
Jack Parnell
Oklahoma A&m
Jones
Youngstown
Jimmie Hiskey
Housty University
Pocatello
Idaho
Jerry Pullan
Southern Veriodist
Dotson Named New Harrisburg Basketball Coach
John B. Dotson, former Paducah Junior College coach, is named head basketball coach at Harrisburg High School. He succeeds Gene Bland who retired after a heart attack last season. Dotson, 36, previously coached at Leavenworth Indiana and English, Indiana before Paducah.
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John B. Dotson
Paducah
Harrisburg High School
Gene Bland
Dotson
Leavenworth
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English
Beore
Five Redlegs start in All Star lineup
Cincinnati dominates the 1956 All Star starters with five Redlegs chosen by fans for the starting 11. Dale Long Ted Kluszewski Ray Jablonski Wally Post and Ed Bailey win starting spots along with Johnny Temple Roy McMillan Frank Robinson Gus Bell and Stan Musial among others. Mantle leads overall votes with 206,524 and Yogi Berra second with 191,146 as final tallies are released.
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Jack Hand
New York
Cincinnati
Washington
al Handy
Dale Long
Pittsburgh
Ken Boyer
St.Louis
Stan Musial
Ted Kluszewski
Ray Jablonski
Wally Post
Johnny Temple
Roy McMillan
Cincy
Frank Robinson
Gus Bell
Ed Bailey
Mickey Mantle
New York Yankees
Babe Ruth
Mantle
Yogi Berra
Ford Frick
Roy Campanella
Brooklyn
Bailey
Campanella
Kluszewski
Red Schoensdienst
Birdie Tebbetts Learns From Gabe Paul Star pupil in Reds rise
New York reports Birdie Tebbetts credits Gabe Paul with transforming Cincinnati Redlegs from a struggling club into a strong contender. Tebbetts admired Paul’s leadership and boasts working under Branch Rickey or George Weiss was once his goal, but now values Paul’s youth and bold deals that shaped the team.
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Gabe Paul
Birdie Tebbetts
Cincinnati Redlegs
Redleg
Branch Rickey
George Weiss
Tebbetts
Rickey
Birdie
Redlegs
Paul
Providence College
New Hampshire
Cincinnati
Warren Giles
The
Rochester
Gabe
Giles
National League
Reds
Gus Bell
Pittsburgh
Herschel Freeman
Easton
St. Louis
Brooks Lawrence
Jackie Collum
Chicago
Johnny Klippstein
Marty Perkowski
Sports scores from weekend American Association games
The Associated Press reports Charleston defeated St. Paul 6 to 5 while Omaha beat Wichita 2 to 0. Louisville topped Minneapolis 5 to 3 and Denver won over Indianapolis 13 to 2 in late season action.
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American Assn
Associated Press
Charleston
St. Paul
Omaha
Wichita
Louisville
Minneapolis
Denver
Indianapolis
Michigan Girl Wins British Open Golf
Michigan club secretary Margaret Wiffi Smith, 19, from St. Clair, defeats Mary Pat Janssen of Charlottesville 8 and 7 in the first all American final in the British women's amateur championship at Sunningdale. Smith, a power hitter, led from the start and built a commanding advantage after morning and afternoon rounds.
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England
Margaret (Wiffi) Smith
St. Clair
Mich
Mary Patton Janssen
Charlottesville
Miss Smith
Miss Jassen
Britain
Jessie Valentine
Behnd
Wiffs
Mexico
Babe Didrikson Zaharias
Louise Suggs
Janssen
Wilfe
Cardinals Face Test Of Leftie Jinx Tonight
The St. Louis Cardinals return home after a 5 win, 8 loss trip and face Cincinnati lefty Joe Nuxhall, hottest southpaw in the league, aiming for a turnaround. Vinegar Bend Mizell seeks his eighth win as the Redbirds hope to coordinate hitting and pitching to end a lopsided slide.
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Leftie Jinx
ST. Louis
St. Louis Cardinals
Redbirds
Cincinnati
Joe Nuxhall
Nuxhall
New York Giants
Brooklyn Dodgers
Vinegar Bend Mizell
Redbird
Cardinal
Johnny Hopp
Terry Moore
Fourth of July Softball Tournament At Park
A Fourth of July holiday softball tournament will be held at city park sponsored by the Mt. Vernon Softball Commission. Schedule lists games Monday to Wednesday with semifinals and finals, prizes of 75 45 and 20 plus trophies for sportsmanship and outstanding player, no admission charge. Major League notes mention Smoky Burgess of the Redlegs hitting his 100th season homer as Cincinnati beats Pittsburgh 4-3.
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Herrin
Western Auto
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West Frankfort
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