Senators Hear Ball Players Testify on Baseball Practices
Washington witnesses including Casey Stengel Mickey Mantle and Stan Musial urged antitrust exemptions for major leagues while defending the reserve clause and draft. Williams Roberts Yost and others backed players in their dealings with club owners as they testified before a Senate antimonopoly subcommittee.
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Baseball Leaders And Kefauver Hearing On Antitrust
League leaders and batting and pitching leaders highlighted a Kefauver Senate hearing on baseball antitrust issues. The discussants, including Stengel, defended the sport as entertainment and a high-spirit game while lawmakers questioned regulation and integrity. Boston, Cleveland, Chicago and New York figures led, with Mantle and Fox among top batters and Turley and Larsen key pitchers.
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Cards Buy Stobbs From Washington Cards Buy Stobbs From Washington
AP report notes Billy Muffett of the St Louis Cardinals is optioned to Omaha on a 24 hour recall while Bob Mabe is recalled and Chuck Stobbs is purchased from the Washington Senators. Stobbs has appeared in 191 games with 2 wins and 6 losses and a 3.89 ERA.
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Fight Results Spokane Valdes Stops Carter in Ninth
In Spokane Nino Valdes stopped Harold Carter in the ninth round. Earlier Porthcawl saw Dick Richa Tdson decision Bob Baker over ten rounds. Baker fought from Pittsburgh while Richa Tdson fought in Wales.
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Indians Bash Yankees 12-2 in eight run outburst
Cleveland rapped 19 hits and erupted for seven runs in the eighth inning to rout the New York Yankees 12-2. Cal McLish held the Yanks to five hits before leaving after the eighth, while Billy Skowron and Tony Kubek produced the Yankees only earned run. Cola rono and Vernon hit Cleveland home runs.
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Ogun Sports Snapshots From Charles Town and Beyond
Odds and exds note the largest single winning payoff at Charles Town on December 5, 1933, for Zombies 52 bet. Georgia Tech coach Bobby Dodd earned nine letters at Tennessee. Earl Blaik, Army coach, was a high school basketball and baseball star in Dayton. Gay Yankee, a harness horse owned by Charlie Keller, won at Roosevelt Raceway July 7 with 2300 purse. J Eyler guided Eyler's Stables Thurmont. Pirates baseball camp announced for Charles Town July 28 29 for ages 16 to 22. Chuck Howley to debut with Chicago Bears September 12 in Armed Forces Benefit game at Soldier Field. Navy to meet West Virginia in 1963. Pittsburgh to host annual All Star Game next year.
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Excelsior Downs Price Electric in Babe Ruth League
Excelsior defeats Price Electric 7 to 4 in the Babe Ruth league with four first inning runs on three hits. Zimmerman and Richy keyed the losers with a triple and a double as Shriner pitched seven innings for the win and Rinehart took the loss.
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Amvets Blank Tall Cedars In 2-0 Baseball Game
Amvets defeated Tall Cedars 2-0 to gain at least a first place tie in the second half standings. Pitcher Brooks earned the win over Bruchey, with Hess delivering the lone extra-base hit for Tall Cedars. Cardwell returns to the Phillies after a successful stretch in the International League.
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Nats Board Votes To Stay and Hold Franchise
Washington baseball club directors voted to stay in Washington and reaffirmed that no officers or directors will engage in negotiations or discuss offers for a transfer. Senators President Cal Griffith confirmed the board’s resolution despite earlier talks with other AL owners.
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Fullmer Giardello Set Nears Signing In Salt Lake City
Promoter Joe Dupler expects the Gene Fullmer versus Joey Giardello middleweight bout to occur the week of Sept. 7 at Derks Field, Salt Lake City, with signed contracts the remaining hurdle. Event tied to Babe Ruth League Optimist Little League activities and Salt Lake Bees venue.
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Baseball standings and results update of the American and National Leagues
The American League table shows New York Cleveland Detroit Chicago Baltimore and others with records and paces. Thursday schedule includes Cleveland at New York Kansas City at Baltimore Detroit at Washington Chicago at Boston. The National League results page lists Milwaukee and Los Angeles in standings with Pittsburgh Cincinnati Philadelphia St Louis and San Francisco and notes Wednesday results Pittsburgh at Chicago Milwaukee at Los Angeles Cincinnati at San Francisco Philadelphia at St Louis.
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Valdes KOs Carter in ninth round at Spokane
Cuba’s Nino Valdes stopped Harold Carter at 1 minute 40 seconds of the ninth round in Spokane. Valdes, 33, dropped Carter with a right-left before finishing with a swift finish after Carter rose briefly. Carter, 192 pounds, is a two-year Army veteran making his second start. Valdes earns a decisive victory as he presses toward a title shot.
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Essig Opens Lead in 3rd Round at Public Links
Don Essig, the defending champion and medalist, moved into the third round of the National Public Links Golf Tournament after two decisive victories at Silver Lake. The former Indianapolis caddy, aiming to become the first repeat winner since 1929, shot three under par through two rounds and defeated Walt Durdle 4 and 3 and Bill Krause 4 and 2. He faces Dan Sikes Jr. in the third round as the field narrows toward the semifinals.
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News Director Of The Confederacy Appointed
Mrs. Michael S. Gordon, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. Harry Haller of this city, is named news director of The Confederacy, a new outdoor symphonic drama premiering July 1 at a $100,000 amphitheatre in Virginia Beach. The production is by six Tidewater municipalities and aims to be well established by 1961, the Confederacy’s 80th anniversary. Gordon handled publicity releases, program advertising, and souvenir production. She studied at Hood College and Feagin School, with prior work in agency copywriting, advertising, and community publicity. Also noted, Russia’s women gymnasts won their second consecutive world title, giving the Soviet Union a complete medal sweep in team and individual events. the men’s team scored 575 for the men’s title.
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All-Star Game Set For Pen Mar Loop
An all-star game between Pen Mar and South Penn is set for Thursday night July 17 at 8 p.m. under lights in Littlestown Pennsylvania with rain date the following night. Pen Mar selections include Glenn Herring Ray Harbaugh Don Joy Preston Duppins Doug Johnson Guy McClear Robert Rohrbaugh Lloyd Spencer Chester Cornwell Max Slike Donald Simax Robert Weaver and others. managers Fred Shank and coaches Gus Weikert Marvin Breightner plus 25 players total. South Penn last won, Pen Mar aims to reclaim.
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Indians rout Yankees as Hitting-Vic Power stars
Yesterday's Stars report the Indians rout the Yankees 12 2 with five hits in six trips by Hitting-Vic Power and Stan Williams on the mound. Dodgers win fourth in a row four hitter over Milwaukee and strike out four as they beat the Braves 10 3.
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Governor names new appointees to state boards
ANNAPOLIS AP Gov McKeldin names Dr Robert E Chenowith to replace Dr William B Noble on the Advisory Council for Hospital Construction. Noble resigns creating vacancy. Other appointments include C E Wise Jr Mrs E W Ditto Dr Charles T Woodland and Dr Harold W Eliason plus Frank Hall Howard Cooksey George W Cooper Lloyd Balderston Sil Olin S Davis Frank Donaldson Brown Louis McL Merry man to various terms on state boards and commissions ahead of a Europe vacation.
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