Musial Leads Cards Past Reds in Opener as 1957 Season Opens
Stan Musial went 4-for-4 as the St. Louis Cardinals routed the Cincinnati Reds 13-4 in the season debut. Warren Spahn hurled four-hit ball to lift the Milwaukee Braves past the Chicago Cubs 4-1. Tom Morgan, claiming starter duties, earned a four-hitter for the Kansas City Athletics in a 2-1 win over Detroit. Gino Cimoli belted a 12th inning homer to lift the Brooklyn Dodgers 7-6 over the Philadelphia Phillies. Pirates, Giants, White Sox, Yankees, Red Sox, and Orioles also won or played in dramatic fashion across the league.
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New York Yankee
Gino Cimoli
Walt Alston
Brooklyn Dodgers
Philadelphia Phillies
Pittsburgh Pirates
Goathpaw Johnny Antonelli
New York Giants
De Soto dominates fourway meet at Bald win
De Soto swept nine firsts to total 834 points and win the quadrangular held at Bald win. Bald win finished second with about 60 percent of the points, Wellsville edged Eudora for third 44 to 42. Martinson of De Soto led with three firsts in sprints and relay legs.
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Garnett B Team Dominates Quadrangular Meet Win
Garnett B topped Mound City Parker and Kincaid in a Garnett cinders quadrangular meet. Garnett scored 88, Mound City 62, Parker 44, and Kincaid 30.5. Events highlighted include 100 yard dash won by Chapman Parker and a Garnett sweep across multiple relays and field events.
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Lane Defeats Princeton to Reach Franklin County Final
Lane defeated Princeton 7 to 3 in the Franklin County baseball semi finals. A four run sixth inning broke the game open after Princeton scored two in the second. Everett Wheeler started for Lane, Dick Davis relieved and performer Davis struck out 13. Pomona forfeited to Williams burg, setting up a semi final with Appanoose.
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Spahn Still Jittery On Opening Day
Warren Spahn, 35 going on 36, despite 12 majors seasons and 204th victory, admits opening day jitters. He allowed four hits and a walk in five innings but then retired 14 straight, beating the Cubs 4 1. Cal Neeman scored Chicago’s run on a single and Bob Rush double before Spahn settled in.
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Morgan Beams At Victory In Damp Opener
Kansas City Athletics opened the American League season with a 12 1 victory over the Detroit Tigers as Tom Morgan impressed in his first opening start. The 28 year old used a side arm and fastball to limit Detroit to four hits and beat Frank Lary, with Ray Boone supplying a fourth inning single and Bob Wilson doubling in the seventh for the Tigers lone early run.
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Ottawa Stock Car Racing Plan Aims To Boost Youth Entertainment
The Ottawa Stock Car Racing Association held its first meeting with 57 attendees at city hall to advocate supervised speed entertainment for youth. The piece traces speed culture from horse racing to jalopy derbies, notes regional programs like the Ottawa Boys Club and recreation commission, and cites broader national scenes including Vanderbilt Cup and Culver City Speedway as context for Ottawa's proposed track initiative. It also references local sports tidbits about the Athletics trades and Kansas City leading the American League.
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League Standings and Schedule Notes
National League standings show Milwaukee leading with 1,000 games played, Pittsburgh and Brooklyn close behind, New York and Chicago near .000 records. Wednesday’s slate features New York at Pittsburgh and St Louis at Cincinnati, with Tuesday results: Pittsburgh 9 New York 2. St Louis 19 Cincinnati 4. Milwaukee 4 Chicago 1. Brooklyn 7 Philadelphia 6 in 12 innings. American Association and Southern Association results include Minneapolis 1 Indianapolis 0 and Birmingham 4 Chattanooga 3. Atlanta 6 Nashville 0. Mobile 6 Little Rock 3. Texas League results list Dallas 7 Fort Worth 1 and Houston 9 Shreveport 2 with other games postponed.
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Spider Webb To Aim For Knockout
CHICAGO Spider Webb of Chicago No 3 middleweight contender will seek a knockout tonight in his 20th straight victory against Randy Sandy in a 10 round nationally televised bout at Chicago Stadium Webb a 2 1 favorite in the ABC telecast may grab a title shot with a win Webb 25 has lost only once in 22 pro starts after winning the NCAA 156 pound championship at Idaho State College and competing for the 1952 Helsinki Olympic team His lone defeat came in 1953 to Red Elby now retired.
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Ottawa Golfers Sixth In Highland Meet
Ottawa High School's young golfers finished fifth in a six team Highland Park meet. Topeka High won with 328, Highland Park 354, Lawrence 357, Leavenworth 372, Ottawa 376, and Atchison 392. Ottawa scorers were Bud Gollier 84, Jim Corlis 96, Mike Latimer 97, Fred Gollier 99. Ottawa to compete at Lawrence on April 26.
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Farm Team Leaders Discuss New Loop
Farm team directors from 16 major league clubs will meet in Johnson City Tennessee on May 2 to explore forming a new Class D rookie league. The proposed league would include about six teams in Tennessee and Virginia, operate on a summer schedule, and admit only rookies. Trautman noted the gathering was requested by major league farm club directors seeking another rookie league.
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Ottawa Braves Face Southwestern in Dual Meet
Ottawa University Braves travel to meet Southwestern College for a track and field dual. Field events show Dale Lanning and Ken McAdoo near OU records with throws around 190 feet and prospects to surpass 200 feet if spring warmth returns. The sprint medley at KU Relays looms as a key event with Bob F Knight, Ray Cooper, Dick Maack, and Bob L Knight in line for major duties.
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Bowling Scores ROYAL LEAGUE roundup
Bowling scores from the Royal League show Bundy Insurance 0 high 30 Royals with 627. Davis Paints 4 high 30 540. Goodyear 1 high 30 468. Sunrise Dairy 4 high 30 512. K of C 0 high 30 434. Wasmer s 1 high 30 451. Hewitt Chevrolet 0 high 30 496. Hitwin h 2 high 30 433. Philling 82 high 30 475.
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Don Newcombe in a writer feud over spring battles
Philadelphia reports Don Newcombe confronted New York Times writer Roscoe McGowen about a story comparing his performances. The exchange occurred near the batting cage before a game with the Phillies. Manager Walt Alston dismissed the implied challenge and moved on.
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Passing Era Ends Grant County Bounties in New Mexico
Silver City reports the Grant County Commission will stop paying predator bounties due to lack of funds. Historically bounties were $25 per mountain lion and $5 per coyote, reflecting a once-common Old West practice now fading away as money dries up.
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