Braves Elimination Adds Pressure as Giants Clinch Window
New York dispatch notes Milwaukee and Brooklyn victories tightening the National League pennant race. St Louis beat the Braves, Pittsburgh toppled Brooklyn, while the Giants can clinch with one win in a three game set at Ebbets Field. American League results include Cleveland’s 10th straight win and New York’s 100th victory as Philadelphia and Chicago also played.
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Brooklyn Man Wins 31-Mile Walk Championship
Len Sjogren of Brooklyn wins the National 50 Kilometers Championship Walk in Baltimore with a record 4 hours 43 minutes 44 seconds. 44 starters. 18 dropouts. 83-year-old Tom Brown finishes 26th in 6:59:00 earning two trophies. James E Hewson places second 4:53:43. Don Heinicke third 4:58:42. Sjogren runs for Finnish American A C.
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Exhibition Game Won By Middletown
Middletown won 2 to 1 in an exhibition baseball game at Bolivar after a clash with Tri-County and Heart of Maryland reps. Pat Gilroy led a wild pitching effort with 12 strikeouts and six walks, Bolivar errors aided Middletown, Doc Long and Paul Koogle produced Bolivar’s only run, and Middletown finally broke through in the fifth and won in the eighth. Next Sunday the teams meet again in Middletown for another post season exhibition.
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Brunswick Triumph Ties Series In 7-3 Playoff Win
Brunswick evened the Shaugh nessy series versus Tramsville with a 7 3 victory to force a deciding championship game at Brunswick next Sunday. The Railroaders broke a 3 3 tie with a fourth inning rally and tacked on additional runs in the fifth. Bobby Dawson drove in two runs with a timely single and Lewis added the go ahead hit. Winning pitcher was B Dawson with Smith taking the loss.
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Fights this week feature Giardello Jones title bid and TV bouts
Boxing fans get a crowded slate led by Joey Giardello risking his No.1 challenger spot against Ralph Tier Jones at the Philadelphia Arena in a major week’s card. NBC telecasts include Giardello Jones and Jimmy Carter against Freddie Babe Herman with other showcases on CBS ABC and DuMont across Boston New York Hazleton New Orleans Detroit and other venues.
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Bobby Woods
Carlos Chavez
Maxie Docusen
Pirates blank Dodgers 1-0 in pennant race effort
The Pittsburgh Pirates shut out the Brooklyn Dodgers 1-0 behind Bob Friend, virtually eliminating Brooklyn from the NL pennant race. Hank Mayeski of the Cleveland Indians delivered a three run homer as Cleveland beat Detroit 4-2, marking the Indians’ 10th straight win.
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Weekend College Football Scores From The Associated Prom
A roundup of college football results listing numerous games with teams such as Rice Florida UCLA San Diego Navy Texas Tech Texas ARM Cincinnati Detroit Georgia Florida State Concordia Moorhead Eastern Kentucky Appalachian Guilford East Tennessee Austin Peay Emory & Henry Concord West Chester East Carolina Clemson Presbyterian Richmond Randolph-Macon West Virginia Tech Findlay Kent State Waynesburg Bowling Green Dayton Maryville Hiwassee Murray State Louisville Bluefield Morristown Maryland Kentucky Oklahoma California Georgia Tech Tulane Texas LSU TCU Kansas.
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Weekend college football shows early trend in major upsets
Oklahoma, Maryland, Texas and Georgia Tech opened with decisive wins as analysts watch for signs of a trend amid new substitution rules. Alabama fell to Mississippi Southern 7-2 while Notre Dame prepares to meet Texas and Oklahoma faces California in strong showings across the nation.
Weekend Fights and Regatta Highlights
Weekend sports wrap includes boxing results with Bangkok Robert Cohen defeating Chamrern Songkitrat for the world bantamweight title, and Danny Giovanelli stopping Mike Colucci in Brooklyn. In Washington, Gale IV won the President's Cup Regatta amid a large crowd, while the Detroit Lions defeated the Pittsburgh Steelers 42-14 in NFL action.
Lopez Hero Of Cleveland Fans Roundup As He Guides Tribe To Pennant
Cleveland celebrated its first American League title in six years as Al Lopez, the Indians manager, defied early doubt and led the team to pennant glory. Greenberg praised Lopez, while locals recalled his calm leadership and the 1952 53 rebound after a string of runner up finishes.
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Hal Lebovitz
Indianapolis
Detrick Men Win At Tennis Camp Championship
Camp Detrick players David Shibley and Emil Johnson captured the singles and doubles titles at the Frederick City Tennis Club tournament. Shibley defeated Lloyd Rice 6-3 6-3 7-5 in singles, while the pair beat Bob Clapp Jr and Dick Ramsburg 1-6 6-3 6-1 in doubles after a 49-game weekend final.
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League Leaders In American and National Baseball
A summary of season leaders in both leagues features Avila of Cleveland with a .338 batting average and Mantle of New York with 122 runs. Berra of New York tops RBIs with 124, Kuenn of Detroit has 187 hits, Vernon of Washington leads doubles with 33, Minoso of Chicago 18 triples, Doby of Cleveland 30 home runs, Jensen of Boston 21 stolen bases, Consuegra of Chicago 163.842 innings pitched, and Turley of Baltimore 180 strikeouts. In the National League Snider of Brooklyn bats .342 and Musial of St. Louis leads runs with 118 and RBIs with 137. Mueller of New York has 200 falls. Snider also tops doubles, with Hammer and Musial tied at 38. Mays of New York leads triples with 12, Kluszewski of Cincinnati hits 48 home runs, Bruton of Milwaukee 34 stolen bases, and Antonelli of New York 21-6 with a 7.78 ERA for pitching, Haddix of St. Louis records 14 strikeouts.
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Baseball Standings and Scores for Other Leagues
American League leaders include New York and Cleveland with mixed results this week. Saturday results show Cleveland 3 Detroit 2, Washington 8 Boston 4, Chicago 6 Baltimore 2, New York 6 Philadelphia 4. Tonight’s games feature Keegan at Feller and Schmitz at Ford among others.
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Plastic Boat To Be Demonstrated At Ft Eustis
The Englander Co Inc will demo the world’s largest plastic boat a 51 foot self propelled inland barge built for the armed forces at Ft Eustis Va The 10 2 ton vessel carries five tons of dry cargo and tows up to 100 tons of displacement with a draft of inches in shallow waterways It breaks into 15 sections for easy overland shipping President Ira M Pink said the Army requires a transportable cargo vessel suitable for peace or wartime use.
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Englander Co. Inc
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Ft. Eustis
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Plastic hull ship boasts steel-strength design
The vessel features a molded plastic hull 1 5 16 inches thick designed to provide about five times the strength of steel for its weight. It is powered by two 165 horsepower diesel engines and includes living quarters for a crew of two.
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Cohen captures bantam crown in Bangkok thriller
Robert Cohen of France, with a sprained right hand, edged Chamrern Songkitrat by a split decision after 15 bloody rounds for the world bantamweight title. The stretched bout drew 60,000 fans including Thailand’s king and queen. Chamrern fought with a broken nose as Cohen weighed 117 4 and Chamrern 117.
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