Swaps Dominates American Derby in Turf Debut
Swaps ridden by Willie Shoemaker, owned by Ellsworth, won the $148,425 American Derby at Washington Park in a turf debut. He tied the American turf mark with 1:54 3-5 for the mile and a third, earning $89,600 and boosting his career to nine straight wins and 14 starts with two shows. Traffic Judge and Parador trailed as Swaps heads toward the Nashua match race on August 31.
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Brooklyn Fans Relocate Dodger Games and TV Effect
Brooklyn fans jeer the move of seven Dodger games to Jersey City while TV broadcasts keep access open. Attendance shifts for Polo Grounds clashes with Giants may affect fan action. Archie Moore battles Rocky Marciano under boxing contracts as boxing and stadium trends mix.
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Pro Football Scores From Saturday Cardwell Bears Loss
Chicago Cardinals defeated the Chicago Bears 21 to 6 while the New York Giants posted 2 percent, San Francisco 49ers beat Cleveland Browns 17 to 13 and Green Bay Packers faced Baltimore Colts with a 61 point result at Fort Belvoir.
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Olson Fights Giambra At Cow Palace Friday
Middleweight champion Bobo Olson meets soldier Joey Giambra in a non-title bout at the San Francisco Cow Palace Friday night televised by NBC. Also on the card heavyweight Baker faces Layne in a rematch at West Jordan Utah, and Chuck Davey returns to boxing against Pat Manzi in Saginaw Michigan.
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Terre Haute Wins Babe Ruth World Series Title
The Terre Haute Indiana team overcame a Birmingham Alabama rally with a four run seventh inning to win the Babe Ruth League World Series 54 to ? last night before 5,500 fans, in a series that set attendance records totaling 16,000. Scissors are more efficient than a knife when removing seeds and pulp from peppers.
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Baseball Leaders Named Across American and National Leagues
The season highlights national and American League leaders in batting runs RBIs hits and fielding. Aaron and Mantle top batting and home runs as Kluszewski and Newcombe lead pitching with notable counts from Detroit Cleveland New York and Chicago among others. Record totals are noted for league marks and the all time high is cited.
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Phillies sweep Dodgers as Jones hits grand slam
Yesterday's Stars by the Associated Press notes Willie Jones of the Philadelphia Phillies belted a grand slam in the third inning to power a 64 win and complete a three game series sweep over the Brooklyn Dodgers. Dick Donovan and Connie Johnson of the Chicago White Sox delivered strong outings, with Donovan limiting Detroit to eight hits in a 2 0 victory after Johnson blanked the Tigers in the opener. In Moscow, the Soviet Union picked national team defeated West Germany 3-2 before 80,000 fans at Dynamo Stadium.
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Australians poised to reclaim Davis Cup at Forest Hills
Roundup by Gayle Talbot notes Australia likely to win the Davis Cup 3-2 or 4-1 over the United States with Tony Trabert and Lew Hoad in key singles. The piece highlights nationalistic Australian sports fervor and Willie Mays facing criticism amid Giants’ woes and a stark media spotlight.
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Backfield Woes Loom for Navy as Welsh Takes Lead
Aug 2 Annapolis reports coach Eddie Erdelatz faces backfield questions while quarterback George Welsh, a Pennsylvanian from Coaldale, Pa, takes full charge after a strong finish to last season. Welsh, 5-10, 184, blossomed with bold play calling against Army and Mississippi.
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Weekend Fight in Hollywood Ends Narrowly for North
Mickey North Rup from Los Angeles outpoints Gil Muntz of Juarez Mexico at BPI Juarez. The bout, held in Hollywood Calif, features North securing a close decision over Muntz on the weekend card.
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Piedmont League Yesterday's Reselta Scores
In Piedmont League play yesterday Youk led Reselta past Lynchburg 7 to 6 while Lancaster defeated Portsmouth 3 to 0. Newport News beat Sunbury 6 to 1 and 5 to 3 in the doubleheader.
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