Wimbledon May Signal Davis Cup Hopes for U S Team
United States tennis experts doubt a strong Wimbledon showing will yield a Davis Cup victory over Australia this year. Budge Patty leads Americans as a fourth seed while Rosewall Head and other Australians loom as top contenders. Pros note a potential generational gap between U S stars and Aussie youth.
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Forester Signed by Giants to Play in Hastings Farm Club
Cincinnati player Paul Forester is signed by the New York Giants and assigned to the Hastings Nebraska State League farm team for the season. The move places Forester in the Giants organization with a path through the Nebraska circuit.
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Americans Face Tough Draw In Wimbledon Singles
Budge Patty Vic Seixas and Ham Richardson lead American hopes at the All England Championships with Richardson set to finish a halted marathon set against Jack Arkinstall of Australia. Patty meets Bobby Wilson in round two while Seixas faces Jean Molinari as other U S players battle international opponents.
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Dodgers utility infielder Don Zimmer's cheek fracture deemed successful
Brooklyn Dodgers infielder Don Zimmer had surgery on a fractured left cheekbone after being beaned by Hal Jeffcoat of the Cincinnati Redlegs last Saturday. Dr. Stephen Murray McCoy called the procedure a success.
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Cincinnati Redlegs
Dixie League opens with Odessa youths in tight race
The Odessa Dixie League features four teams contending for the first championship. Melvin Davis Clothiers lead with a 5-2 mark, Empire Machinery and Johnson Brothers tied at 4-3, while Model Shop sits 1-6 in the standings. The league, starting late, will not adopt a split season and will crown a champion before July 12 in city playoffs. Games are played Monday and Thursday at South Side Park with next Thursday pitting Johnson Brothers versus Melvin Davis and Model Shop versus Empire Machinery.
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Big Birthday Gain For Early Born Reseda Baby
Jeffrey D. Jaeger born three months early at 27 ounces grows to an expected 17 pounds for his first birthday. His parents Donald and Yvonne Jaeger work in movie studios in Reseda California.
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Ontario boxing chief weighs Moore Parker world title claim
Commissioner Merv McKenzie of Ontario started considering recognizing the Archie Moore versus James J. Parker bout on July 25 at Mayle Last Baseball Park as a world heavyweight championship. Managers echoed that the winner would inherit Rocky Marciano's vacancy, while Nat Fleischer of Ring Magazine resisted that labeling.
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