Cardinals End Slump With First Win Behind Musial
Stan Musial powered the St. Louis club to a 9-4 victory over unbeaten Chicago after the Cardinals dropped four straight. Musial belted two homers and drove in four as St. Louis snapped the skid at the Los Angeles Coliseum in front of 47,234 fans. Giants' win over Dodgers cut Chicago’s NL lead to a half game while Phillies beat Braves and Pirates edged Reds.
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Relays Smash Records at Kansas Relays Weekend
Oklahoma and Texas led a record assault at the Kansas Relays with intercollegiate records set by both teams. Texas anchored by Eddie Southern clocked a 3:09.1 mile relay and an unofficial 44.6 anchor, while Oklahoma posted 3:19.5 in the sprint medley and 0:50.8 distance medley. Bruce Parker of Texas threw 232 feet 8 inches in the javelin as Michigan State pursued one big record, and other meet marks surfaced across events including 880-yard relay, 3000-meter steeplechase, and two-mile relay by various colleges.
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Wilson Fifth In KU Relays Decathlon Finish
Marvin Wilson of Ottawa University placed fifth in the Kansas Relays decathlon with 5,174 points at Lawrence. Mulkey of the Memphis Olympic Club won with 6,544, Kelly of Brooke Medical Center was second with 6,511, Smallwood of Texas A&M third with 5,747, and Missouri State’s Bill Anderson fourth with 5,249. Wilson moved from fourth after day one to fifth on Saturday, while Mulkey set a meet record and Wilson’s best was a 1,500 m second place.
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Senators Slug Boston Third Time In A Row
The Washington Senators beat the Boston Red Sox 6-5 with a 10th inning homer by Roy Sievers, marking their third straight win over Boston. Other results include Kansas City, Yankees and Cleveland victories shaping early-season standings. Sievers also doubled and tripled, while Urban and key Kansas City homers highlighted the day.
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Russians Demand Tickets for Soviet US Basketball Series
In Moscow coach Victor Geigoriev announced a two night series between the United States amateur teams and the Soviet Union. Telegrams from Riga Ukraine Uzbekistan and Central Asia flooded the Lenin Sports Palace for seats. He estimated the arena would reach its 15000 capacity both evenings.
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Ottawa Bowlers Score At KC
Wayne Lewis and Leo Akers teamed up to take fifth in the Midwest American Legion Bowling Tournament in Kansas City with Ottawa's four teams entered. Beets Pontiac led with a 2936 scene and prize money. Cardle earned money in scratch and all events. Other Ottawa squads included Russ and Pat's and the Hyders Batt. team with members named.
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Don Ewbanks
Stan Musial Nears Records In Chicago Victory
Stan Musial lifted the St. Louis Cardinals to their first win of the season with two homers and moved closer to all time marks. He sat in the dressing room noting Cubs night baseball and quipped about five more good years if he played in Chicago. The New York Daily News report tied Musial’s hitting to the era’s other stars as Patterson eyed a title defense. Musial now has 1,579 runs batted in tied for ninth with Rogers Hornsby, and 2,967 hits, ranking behind Ruth Gehrig Cobb and Speaker in career totals.
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Pittsburgh Rookie Stevens Burns Up Plate
Pittsburgh rookie Stevens, the Pirates’ best producing player in the young season, went to the plate four times with two singles and two home runs. Bob Friend urged him not to quit, saying he could become the only player to hit 1,000.
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Chicago and Kansas City duel in tight baseball game
Chicago Cubs and Kansas City box score clash ends with a 4 to 3 Kansas City win as Tuttle, Hunter and Urban drive runs. Aparicio scores for Chicago while Fox and Torgeron contribute for Kansas City, with pitchers Fisher and Keegan on brief mound duty.
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Roberts revival fuels Phillies win over Braves
Robin Roberts said he felt better on the mound than in years as he ended a pitching slump with his 190th career win. He limited Milwaukee to five hits, including two homers, and Philadelphia defeated the defending world champions 3 to 2, tying Grover Cleveland Alexander for the all time Phillies victory record with 190 wins.
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Heavyweights To Fight This Week In England
The Associated Press reports wandering Willie Pastrado barred from a tire fight by Floyd Patterson's manager fights Joe Bygraves in Leicester England a 10 round bout Pastrado aged 92 from Miami Beach faces the 26 year old Bygraves with expected easy win.
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London Fights Highlight Boxing Night in Syracuse
Pastrano scored a large victory over Dick Richardson in London on October 22 and then edged Brian London on February 25. Two heavyweight contenders Mike DeeJohn of Syracuse and Nino Valdes of Cuba clash on Wednesday night television in Syracuse.
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