Major League Owners Back Frick Session on Kefauver Bill
In Chicago top executives from 16 clubs spent over five hours in the Chicago Club sealing a united position on Commissioner Ford and Frick’s response to Kefauver’s antitrust bill. Spokesman John Galbreath said no firm comments yet to avoid disfavoring Frick or Congress while outlining baseball’s stance on the Continental League.
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Frick
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Senate
Washington
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Estes Kefauver
D-Tenn
Newsa
John Galbreath
Pittsburgh Pirates
Phil Wrigley
Chicago Cubs
Dan Topping
New York Yankees
Galbreath
Congress
Kefauver
Columbus
Ohio
Lake dedicated by outdoor club at Camp Airy ceremony
A lake dedicated to the late Aaron Straus, Baltimore philanthropist, was formally turned over to Camp Airy near Thurmont during the Brotherhood of the Jungle Dock annual campfire. The event featured a fly casting exhibition by Joseph W. Brooks and included a variety of activities for 200 attendees at the campfire and lake stocking plans for youths.
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Baltimore
Camp Airy
Thurmont
Brotherhood of the Jungle Dock
Straus
Straus Foundation
Camp Louise
Brotherhood
Big Hunting Creek
Joseph W. Brooks
Richmond
Robert Gabler
North Carolina
H. David Hagan
Jennings
R. F. Jennings
Cortland Fishing One
Cortland
WN. C
William H. Triplett
Serge N. Benson
Silver Spring
Frank L. Bentz Jr
Thomas J. McNally
Chicago
Charles B. Gillham
Cedona
Ariz
Gurney Godfrey
F. J. Stephenson
Pikesville
Wilbur Freeze
Arnold Stewart
Wilmington
Del
J. Kenneth Manning
Lansdowne
Pas
J. Henry Ayres
Hagerstown
W. Db. Cantler
Joan H. Cheape
Owings Mills
Kenneth
Crawford
Columbus
Ohio
John W. Meyers
Newark
Michael Hudebe
Washington
David L. Lewis
Edward P. Little
John F. Lutz
Tacoma
Wash
Joseph Mears
Pasadena
Calif
Frank Smoot
Albert C. White Jr
Springfield
Mass
Frank Wright
Reisterstown
Excelsior Edges Rotary In Ruth League Clash
Excelsior took a 3 run fifth inning setup and rode strong pitching to beat Rotary 37 to 1 in a Babe Ruth League game. Gatrell Smith Myers and Rice led Excelsior with key hits as Rotary struggled with an error and walks scoring the decisive padding.
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Rotary
Excelsior
Dairymen
Excelsior Rotary
Abrh
Gatrell
Rice
Seiching
Myers
Stoll
Smith
Yountz
Wiles
Sewell
Monath
Brooks
Schans Cf
Mactan
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Seicing
Culler
Hammond
Kenedy
Moss
League Leaders From The Associated Press Batting and Pitching Lists
League leaders across the National and American Leagues include Roberto Clemente of Pittsburgh with 43 hits and 28 RBIs tied for the season, as well as Willie Mays and others leading in batting, runs, and doubles. The pitching leaders feature Jim McCormick and Bob Friend among top decisions, with strikeout leaders including Drysdale and Pascual. Also, boxing results report recent scores from Los Angeles and St Paul events.
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Pittsburgh
Mays
San Francisco
Skinner
Clemente
MicCovey
Great
Bailey
Cincinnati
Pinson
Taylor
Philadelphia
Aaron
Milwaukee
Banks
Chicago
McCovey
Boyer
St Louis
Steven Bases — Pinson
Mars
McCormick
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Drysdale
Los Angeles
Friend
VICTORS WILL PLAY YESTERDAY IN OXCO NECA LETTERS
In two wild Little League games North End beat Civitan 26 in the National League. Oxco routed the Elks 195 in the American League. Young hit two home runs for North End, aided by Bruce Frushour who won on the mound and had four hits in six plate appearances. Oxco blasted four home runs and ten total by Sheckles, with Ben Grove and Naylor also homering. Oxco pitchers and batters combined for power with four doubles by Oxco players Hummer, Boyer, Naylor, and Dorman. Elis Oxco
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Civitan
Oxco
Elks
Young
Bruce Frushour
Sheckles
Ben Grove
Naylor
Oxco Power
Bob Hummer
Boyer
Dorman
Giants widen league lead with 9 2 win over Reds
San Francisco Giants punch past Cincinnati 9 2 to stretch NL lead. Orlando Cepeda belts a leadoff homer in the seventh for the Giants, joining Mullins and Mays in a 14-hit attack led by starter Jocko Leaford. Reds manage only scattered runs as Bailey and McLish suffer setbacks.
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San Francisco Giants
Reds
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Giant
Jock Leaford
Jim Davenport
Orlando Cepeda
Feadoff
Andre Rodgers
Bill Schmidt
San Francisco
Sanford
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Sanchez
Nuxhall
Bailey
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Cepeda
Howard Blasts Grand Slam Los Angeles Tops Braves
Frank Howard recalled from the minors hit a bases loaded homer in the eighth to lift the Dodgers 6 4 over the Milwaukee Braves. Larry Sherry added a homer as Los Angeles rallied from a slow start to win at Milwaukee in seven innings.
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McWaukee
Frank Howard
Los Angeles Dodgers
Milwaukee Braves
Dodgers
Milwaukee
Bob Buh
Wally Moon
Norm Larker
Joe Adcock
Howard
Ohio State
Larry Sherry
Lau
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Los Angeles
L. Sherry
Aaron
Mathews
Sugar Ray Robinson to face Maryland Boxing Board hearing
Former middleweight champion Sugar Ray Robinson must answer before the Maryland Athletic Commission Thursday after missing a Baltimore bout with Pedro Gonzales of Rankin Pa. The hearing will decide suspension or fan refund questions as promoter Al Flora cites a rain reschedule and legal attachment on Gonzales purse as reasons for Robinson's absence.
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Sugar Ray Robinson
Maryland Athletic Commissain
Robinson
Pedro Gonzales
Rankin
Mone Nieves Pee
Candy McFarland
Jordan
George Gainford
Commission
Charles Rosenbaum
al Flora
Gainford
New York
Flora
Gonzales
Retro
Pirates Outslug Cubs 116 to 4 in victory over Chicago
Bob Friend earned his fifth win as the Pirates slammed 13 hits off four Cubs pitchers. Don Hoak drove in three runs with three hits while Dick Smith also added three hits. Ernie Banks homered for Chicago as Glen Hobbie took the loss. Roy Face finished the final inning for Pittsburgh.
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Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh Pirates
Chicago Cubs
Bob Friend
Friend
Chicago
Ernie Banks
Roy Face
Pirates
Glen Hobbie
Don Hoak
Dick Smart
Pithssurgh
Abrhbi
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Hoak
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Clemente
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Dradersky
Denniga
Ceccarelli
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Donatelli
Burkhart
Vargo
White Sox shell Red Sox 11 to 6 on 14 hits
Chicago White Sox rout Boston 11 to 6 aided by 14 hits led by Ted Khiszewski and Kluszewski. Bob Shaw pitched eight innings for the win as Boston's pitchers allowed three homers and fell to 0 for 10 on foreign soil.
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Chicago
Ted Khiszewski
Chicago White Sox
Boston Red Sox
White Sox
Esposito
Kluszewski
Bob Shaw
Frank Malzone
Gene Stephens
Haywood Sullivan
Shaw
Boston
Brewer
Bowsfield
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L—Brexer
Malzone
Stephens
Knife wound argument ends in Kansas City fan's death
In a tavern dispute over the Baltimore Orioles standings a 58 year old Kansas City fan was fatally stabbed in the abdomen with a pocket knife. James F. Robertson 47 confessed to the stabbing. Baltimore had just moved to first place by beating the Kansas City Athletics. Major League notes also include Jack Sanford and Frank Howard performances.
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Kansas City
Baltimore Orioles
Robert Kean
James F. Robertson
Kean
Baltimore
Robertson
Kansas City Athletics
Maureen F Wins Ninth at Charles Town Track
Samuel Jacobson's Maureen F, a Pavot filly, upset the crowd of 3,193 to win the ninth race at Charles Town. Jockey Joe French rode a driving half-length victory over Heathertone, with Maureen F paying 15.60 to win and 3.80 to show while Heathertone paid 6.20 and 4.40. The Shenandoah double Flirty Pat Mister Buckie paid 123.00, mutuel handle 3161.615.
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Charles Town
W. Va
Samuel Jacobson
Maureen F
Pavot
Joe French
Lelia Everhart
Heathertone
Shenandoah Daily
Pat
Mister Buckie
Joe Kennedy Clinches Match Play at V.F.W. Golf
Thirty golfers contested the V.F.W. course in a Sunday match play event. Joe Kennedy won clear by four up on par, with Mrs. Dan Wight and Carroll Eicholtz tied for second at two up, and Pete Demchak third at one up. Forests of the United States are growing more wood than is removed by harvest and by loss to fire, insects and disease.
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V.F.W
Unday
Ph Kennedy
Dan Wight
Carroll Eicholtz
Pete Demchak
United States
Russia Space Ship Sends Back Data From Orbit
Tass reported the Soviet space ship continued to transmit a wealth of space information after three days in orbit around the earth. Ground stations with special regulation systems tracked conditions in the jettisonable cabin for the human occupant while the ship, weighing 4 and a half tons, circled the earth 43 times by 6 p.m. Moscow time with a dummy aboard.
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Moscow
Tass
Earth
Lary shuts out Senators as Lary helps Tigers win
Detroit runs past Washington 3 1 with Frank Lary scattering seven hits. Kicking off a strong night, Lary retired the last 12 batters. Norm Cash drove in two with a single and double, while Jim Lemon managed the Nats lone RBI with a sac fly.
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Frank Lary
Detroit Tigers
Washington Senators
Lary
Pedro Ramos
Senators
Norm Cash
Tigers
Jim Lemon
Washington
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Celavito
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Allison
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Queen Opens Kariba Dam Ceremony in Southern Rhodesia
Queen Mother Elizabeth of Britain opened the Kariba Dam on the Zambezi River in Southern Rhodesia. She hailed the project as a symbol of broader African cooperation and unity, noting many nations and races contributed to its construction.
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Kariba
Southern Rhodesia
Elizabeth
Britain
Africa
Zambezi
Preakness Date Near as Bally Ache Dominates Prep
In Baltimore Venetian Way leads a crowded field of Derby horses and contenders for the Preakness. Bally Ache romps to a four length win in the 1 1/16 mile prep claiming the spotlight with Di vine Comedy second and Divine Comedy carrying 16 pounds more in the Preakness. Other top Derby finishers and possible challengers struggle as analysts weigh track conditions and late entries for the $150000 added race.
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Associated Press
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Bally Ache
Baily Ache
Llangollen Farm
Divine Comedy
Bob Ussery
Advanta
G 3 Sery
Venetian Way
Ache
Leonard Fruchtiman
Toledo
Ohio
Joseph L. Arnold
Lexington
Chase McCay
Tvlark
California
Paul Parker
Green Dunes Farm
Celtic Ash
Victoria Park
Pimlico
Elizabeth Arden Graham
Edward Seinfield
Don Rickles
Pebbiebrook Farm
Wallace Gilroy
Leaves Large Estate To His Dead Son
TORONTO AP A California man unaware his son was killed in World War II left half his 25 million dollar fortune to Lt. Donald N. Sharp who was missing and believed dead. The will also left fingerprints to prove identity and specified a grandson would inherit if the son did not appear.
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Toronto
Thomas E. Sharp
Sango
Calif
Sharp
Donald N. Sharp
Leutenant
Ontario
Bandung Reaches Million Population Milestone
West Java’s Bandung, famed for the first African Asian conference, has surpassed one million residents. It remains Indonesia’s third largest city after Jakarta and Surabaya.
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Bandung
Indonesia
API
West Java
Jakarta
Surabaya
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