Mohawk Shenango Move to Class B Reflects Enrollment Shifts
Mohawk and Shenango will drop to Class B next fall as WPIAL classifications switch to using grades 10 through 12 for sizing. Mohawk enrollment 498. Shenango 402. other Class B schools listed with enrollments, while Class AA remains unchanged. The move aids scheduling for Lawrence County teams in the race for the WPIAL title.
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Shenango
Neshannock
Union
Wilmington
Laurel
Ellwood City
Farrell
Butler
WPIAL
New Castle
Beaver Falls
Ambridge
Aliquippa
Sharon
New Castle High
McKeesport
Penn Hills
Mt. Lebanon
Baldwin
Hempfield
Wilkinsburg
Altoona
Reading
Bethlehem
Allentown
Allen
Abington
Upper Darby
Johnstown
Lawrence County
Al Kaline Adds 200th and 201st Home Runs in Tigers Win
Kaline hit his 200th and 201st homers to pace Detroit to a 6-1 win over Boston as he eyes a possible triple crown. He also leads the AL in RBIs with 45 and is second in batting at .337, two behind leader Bob Allison. The Indians, Angels, and Senators posted other AL results.
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al Kaline
Kaline
Mickey Mantle
Ted Williams
Ty Cobb
Jimmy Foxx
Lou Gehrig
RBI
Bob Allison
Minnesota Twins
Tigers
Boston Red Sox
Mantle
Yogi Berra
Joe Adcock
Rocky Colavito
Roger Maris
Jake Wood
Billy Bruton
Detroit
Bill Faul
Carl Yastrzemski
Indians
Orioles
Cleveland Indians
Baltimore Orioles
Los
Shenango Indians Dominate Orioles in Local Game
Shenango Indians beat the Orioles 10 to 2 at Shenango Two. Jim Nail pitched a two hit game for the winners with Vitto White Matis and Lamm contributing. Orioles had two runs on a pair of fourth inning errors and a late rally. 2B Hudak.
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Indians
Orioles
Shenango
Jim Nail
Nail
Vitto
White
Matis
Lamm
Hudak
Golla Captures Class AA 20 Gauge Title at State Skeet Shoot
John Golla of New Castle wins 20 gauge Class AA with a 98 at Traxltown Pa state skeet meet. He edges Robert Rodell but loses 12 gauge title after a shootoff with Gil Rodeler of Pittsburgh. Rodeler prevails after Golla misses in extra shots.
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John Golla
New Castle
Traxlertown
Golla
Robert Rodell
Gil Rodeler
Pittsburgh
Rodeler
Chalmer Osborn
Hadley
Rodell
Robert Johnson
Jim Boyd
Gladys Marnhout
Narberth
Karen Hanley
Sewickley
Dodgers Need New Book On Cepeda Bailey Slump Ender
Los Angeles nursed a slump against San Francisco as Orlando Cepeda and Ed Bailey fueled a 7-3 win. Cepeda hit a tie breaking homer in the eighth and Bailey added a two run shot in the ninth to back Don Larsen’s win. The Giants closed the gap to one game of first while the Dodgers’ lead over St. Louis shrank to two percentage points.
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Orioles
Leon Wagner
Charlie Dees
Ed Sadowski
Angel
Albie Pearson
Lee Thomas
Dan Osinski
Orlando Pena
al Downing
Claude Osteen
Senators
Yankees
Clete Boyer
Elston Howard
Chuck Hinton
Ed Brinkman
Fred Down
UPI
Los Angeles Dodgers
Orlando Cepeda
Ed Bailey
Dodgers
Cepeda
Bailey
Orlando
Dodger
San Francisco Giants
Los Angeles
Giants
Don Larsen
Ron Perranoski
Willie McCovey
Willie Mays
Maury Wills
John Roseboro
Dick Tracewski
St. Louis Cardinals
Cubs
Chicago Cubs
Houston Colts
Philadelphia Phillies
Milwaukee Braves
New York Mets
Cincinnati Reds
St. Louis
Pittsburgh
Ken Hubbs
Jim Schaffer
Lindy McDaniel
Hal Woodeshick
Cincinnati
Joey Jay
Tim Harkness
Mets
Cool Caution Wins Debut at Delaware Park in Daily Double
Cool Caution paid $112.40 in his first start to win the opening race at Delaware Park. Shore Party adding an $86.60 payoff in the second race completed a $1,057 daily double.
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Stanton
Del
UPI
Delaware Park
Missouri Downs Holy Cross to Reach Winners Bracket
Missouri’s pitching stars led a 3-0 win over Holy Cross as Keith Weber tossed six hits for the Tigers. The victory sent Missouri into the winners’ bracket to meet Texas, with Texas slated to start Charley Hartenstein. Arizona also advanced by beating Penn State 8-1, to set up a Florida State clash, while Penn State faced Western Michigan in the double elimination series.
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Omaha
Neb
UPI
Missouri
Jack Stroud
Texas
Keith Weber
Misson
Holy Cross
Weber
Tigers
Charley Hartenstein
Longhorns
California
Arizona
Penn State
Florida State
Seminoles
Western Michigan
Jim Nichols
al Thomas
Dick Noe
Lee Salo
Don Riedl
Pete Hillman
Duane White
Southern
Return of Pro Boxing Lights Up New Castle After 13 Years
Promoter Don Elbaum of Erie brings a top lineup to Flaherty Field for a Friday card marking New Castle’s first pro boxing show in 13 years. Heavyweight Dick Wipperman of Buffalo heads the eight round main event against Lloyd Washington, with Davis vs Williams and Weir vs Matthews also on the slate. Tickets available at Bart's Coin Shop and other local outlets.
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Matt Szykowny
Pittsburgh North Catholic
University of Iowa
Minnesota Twins
Bob Bennett
Sewickley
Ewing Park Courts
Bocce
New Castle
Jerry Ingram
Northwestern
Darlington
Princeton University
Cleveland Stadium
Browns Stadium
Detroit Lions
New York Giants
Baltimore Colts
Browns
Kennedy
Don Elbaum
Erie
Flaherty Field
Primus Williams
Fate Davis
Dick Wipperman
Buffalo
Lloyd Washington
Davis
Madison Square Garden
Wipperman
Garden
Liston - Patterson
Chicago
Cassius Clay
Doug Jones
Luther Murphy
Ring Magazine
Billy Weir
Herman Matthews
Weir
Marine Corps
Matthews
Hal Woodeshick Emerges as Top Lefty Reliever
Houston Colts pitcher Hal Woodeshick is viewed as the best left handed reliever by manager Harry Craft after a 0.95 ERA through 48 innings. He added a new slip and curve, shed 25 pounds, and improved from a 5-16 last season to five wins this year.
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Houston
UPI
Houston Colts
Hal Woodeshick
Colt
Harry Craft
Woodeshick
Cubs
Paul Richards
Woode Shick
Colts
Oklahoma City
Turner duo postpones junior archery tournament
The junior archery tournament overseen by Bob and Helen Turner has been postponed indefinitely. It was scheduled to begin this Saturday.
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Bob and
Helen Turner
Bow and Arrow Licenses Issued in Minnesota Seasons
More than 10,000 bow and arrow deer hunting licenses are issued annually in Minnesota for various seasons. The quota reflects growing interest in archery hunting across the state.
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BOW and Arrow
ST. Paul
Minnesota
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Canfield, Ohio
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W. Grant Street
New Castle, Pa
Charlie Feel
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Central Barber Shop
Leslie Hotel
Rictor’s Market
East Brook
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