Mantle's Two Homers Lift Yankees Over Orioles 4-3
The Yankees rallied behind Mickey Mantle who hit two two run homers, his second of the year, to beat Baltimore 4-3 and reclaim the AL lead. Art Ditmar pitched strong, improving to 12-7 as Baltimore blew a 2-0 edge and Roger Maris missed action due to bruised ribs.
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Sievers Deal May Prove Best For White Sox
New York AP report notes the White Sox acquired Roy Sievers from Washington for 150000 dollars plus catcher Earle Bailey and first baseman Don Mincher last April. Sievers leads Chicago with 23 home runs and 74 RBIs, raised his batting average to .319, and trails Al Smith in the AL race. Norm Larker leads NL at .339 while Willie Mays sits second after a 3-for-20 week.
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New Market Tops Harmony 17-0 In Playoff Opener
New Market defeated Harmony 17 to 0 in the Frederick County Junior League playoff opener at Staley Park Frederick. Harriman pitched the complete game allowing only hits as New Market takes a 1-0 series lead. Game two is scheduled for tomorrow at 6 p.m. with New Market to host Harmony.
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Boxing great Sugar Ray Robinson wins suspension lift
The Maryland State Athletic Commission lifted Sugar Ray Robinsons suspension and admonished him to set an example in the ring. Robinson had been suspended indefinitely May 19 for missing a May 16 fight in Baltimore against Pedro Gonzales, a bout postponed due to cold weather. He was offered a shot at Gene Fullmer in Los Angeles on October 8, with chair Charles H. Rosenbaum saying his 20 year career influenced the decision.
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Boston Downs Senators 11-3 in Washington visit
Boston defeated Washington 11 to 3 before 13 751 including President Eisenhower as Frank Sullivan relieved Earl Wilson to earn his fourth win. Lu Clinton drove in five runs with a homer and squeeze bunt while Clinton and Sullivan contributed key hits, and Boston built a big lead after a sharp performance by the bullpen.
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Earl Wilson
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Night baseball results mix on Milwaukee Cincinnati teams and stars
Milwaukee split games with Cincinnati as Pizarro, Maloney, and Crandall led an 8 to but final tallies show Milwaukee’s 6 3 win after errors. Post and Mays powered San Francisco and Detroit bore 9 run outputs while underwater channel swim from Folkestone stalled.
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St. Louis
Phillies Nudge Pirates 4-3 in ninth inning win
Phillies edge Pirates 4 3 as pinch hitter Tony Gonzalez doubles home Ruben Amaro in the ninth. Art Mahaffey earns his first major league win in eight innings, boosting Philadelphia from last to above Chicago. Elroy Face charged with the loss as Vinegar Bend Mizell chased early. Also notes on other boxing results and a Siberian meteor event.
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Mahaffey
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Yesterday's Results and Probable Pitchers Schedule
Scores list New York 4 Baltimore 3 Detroit 4 Chicago 1 Boston 1 Washington 3 and links to scheduled games. Probable pitchers include Estrada Ford Bunning Baumann Hall Harshman Casale Woodeschick Roberts Owens Friend Witt Marichal Gibson Spahn Hook Koufax Cardwell
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Local Boxscores Highlight Unclear 7th Inning Actions
Box score fragment from Wamsville and Brunswick shows grounded out by Martz in the seventh for MOST and Singies subbing for Wagner while Ran for Carpenter. Sequences include DP Carpente to Manz to Young, with unclear abbreviations and multiple unreadable names and numbers.
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Rose Konrads Top Swimmers in Olympic 400 and 1500
Australia's Murray Rose and John Konrads along with Japan's Tsuyoshi Yamanaka are seen as favorites in the Olympic 400 and 1500 meter freestyle events. Indiana's Alan Somers and George Breen expect to challenge, believing the Australian duo may hold back until competition. Somers, Breen and the U S team trained at the Olympic Village as Tokyo awaits the meet.
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Tsuyoshi Yamanaka
Alan Sommers
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Yamanaka
Konrads
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George
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Breen
Olympic Village
Opening Parade Slashed as 1950 Rome Games Loom
Rome AP reports nearly half of the 7,700 athletes from 87 nations will be benched for the opening parade on August 25. The U S faces 67 sidelined team members as the ceremony is cut to 4 minutes per nation.
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City Tennis Tilts Planned by Jaycees
The Frederick Jaycees announce a city wide tennis tournament in men singles and doubles and two youth divisions under 18 and under 15. Entry deadline is August 18 with matches starting Monday at the Bath House courts. Contestants sign up at Shipley's Inc or Bartgis and Zimmerman. Liard Rice recently won the Hagerstown City title.
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Mt. Lena Set to Face Jamsville Under Lights at McCurdy Field
Mt. Lena, second in the Washington County Independent League, visits Jamsville tonight at 8. Don Neal starts for the Maryland State League pennant winners while Dick Baker and Dick Mercer join Mt. Lena in the lineup. Mercer marks his first season with the club after stints in Frederick and Babe Ruth leagues. Tris will be the fourth night game for Ijamsville, who still seek a win at McCurdy Field. Middle town holds first in the Tri-County League, having defeated the State League champions and Leone’s Baltimore in recent games.
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Support gains in fight for Los Angeles AL expansion
AP reports New York Yankees owner Don Topping builds AL support to open Los Angeles to the American League as Chicago and Cleveland back the drive. Commissioner Ford Frick says LA should join the AL, while Dodgers' Walter OMalley demands a stadium first in Chavez Ravine. Hyndman leads Ottawa golf qualifier with a 70 in Canadian Amateur round one.
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NFL Exhibition in Toronto: Chicago 16 New York 7
In an exhibition game hosted in Toronto, the Chicago Bears defeated the New York team 16 to 7. The matchup showcased early season form with Chicago capitalizing on key plays and defense limiting New York’s scoring opportunities.
7-Ft Axman Heads Russian Olympic Team
Rome Rome AP dispatch notes a 7-foot-3 Soviet wood chopper and 161 neatly clad athletes arriving at the Olympic Village. The giant Janis Kruminis draws crowds. interviews go through channels. Russians wear blue with hammer and sickle crests. American swimmers call the pool fast. Japanese gymnasts predict a team title win over Russia. a third U S contingent departs for Rome after city honors at City Hall.
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