Ten year old wins Ted Williams fly rod prize
Allen L. Long, 10, of Thurmont, won the Ted Williams fly rod donated for sportsmanship at the fourteenth campfire of the Brotherhood of the Jungle Dock held at Camp Airy. Frank L. Bentz selected Long from 110 juvenile anglers after a drawing due to the large field. The event ran Friday through Sunday with fishing on Big Hunting and Fishing Creeks and a 22 inch rainbow caught by Donald Benson. Officers were elected including donn Mock as president. The gathering featured films, an aly casting exhibit by Joe Brooks, church services, and greetings from President Eisenhower at Camp David. The government opened 192,000 acres in the Natanuska Valley for mineral leasing to spur coal prospecting.
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Williams Showed Power Despite Shoulder Pain in Detroit
Ted Williams, 35, slugger for the Boston Red Sox, powered eight hits in nine at bats over two games at Briggs Stadium, lifting his average to .727 while enduring a shoulder fracture. He rode out pain from a stainless steel pin and faced the decision about removing it in the next three days.
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Snead Wins Round Robin with Five Under Par 65
Sam Snead clinched his third Round Robin Golf Championship at Meadow Brook New York with a five under par 65. He amassed 62 points, a record margin of 36, beating Hob Toski who had 26 and Lloyd Mangrum with 18 as Cary Middlecoff slipped to plus 16. The $3,000 victory comes 16 years after Snead won the inaugural event and adds a third title to his 1952 win.
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Lloyd Mangrum
Cary Middlecoff
South Africa
Bobby Locke
State League Games Sunday deliver mixed results
In Maryland State League play at New Market Ijamsville shaded Sunday’s action with an 11-4 win, aided by two big four run rallies and Chizz Staley's four hits including a home run. Brunswick’s Railroaders upset Damascus 11-2, Mt Airy beat Jefferson 13-5, and Beallsville defeated Frederick 11-1 as Junior Luhn excelled on the mound and the Firemen rapped 15 hits.
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Roundup Of Sports Roundup Of Sports
The item bundles multiple game notes and player actions including Staley Stockman D McClain, double plays and pitching lines from a baseball roundup. It mentions Rice as winning pitcher over Day, and notes on hits, walks, and errors with scorers and umpires listed. The piece also includes a field-by-field box and a brief column on weather and players like Williams Musial Hodges.
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Selby
Baseball ruling sparks debate over fielder's choice call
A baserunning play left runners safe after a hurried toss failed to reach the base in time. Hodges was charged with a fielder's choice for attempting to retire a prior runner though no throw occurred. Musial, aiming for 3,000 hits, lamented the decision and questioned the rule.
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League Leaders By The Associated Press
American League batting leader Avila of Cleveland at .378 and 26 runs, 33 RBIs by Rosen. Avila tops hits with 42 and doubles by McDougald. Minoso leads triples. Cleveland and Boone pace homers. Pitching Lemon and Lopat at 501.000, Turley Ks leader. National League batting Jablonski. Moon RBIs Musial leads. Jablonski hits 47. Snider 11 doubles. Sauer Musial lead homers. Haddix Ks leader.
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Williams stars in doubleheader. Red Sox swept by Detroit
Ted Williams returned as a regular for the Boston Red Sox and hit eight times in nine at bats with two home runs and a double, driving in seven runs, but Detroit won both games 7-6 and 9-8. Mike Garcia of the Indians joined the one hit pitcher ranks by holding Philadelphia to one hit in the second game, a 6-0 win after Cleveland took the opener 12-7.
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Weekend Fights Feature New York Ring Names
In Syracuse Carmen Basilio from Canastota won a point decision over Italo Scortichini of Italy in a 150 pound bout. Hollywood fighter Jack Johnson from Los Angeles outpointed Willie Bean in a 12 round match at Los Angeles. Potatoes are noted as a rich source of vitamin C in a casual aside.
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Italy
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Calif
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Los Angeles
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