Old Men Lead Batting Race in Major League Baseball
Stan Musial and Ted Williams pace the batting race as aging stars challenge youth. Williams hits his 420th career homer and 2,200th hit in a 3-1 Bosox win over Baltimore, while Musial struggles with a single in three at bats as St Louis falls 6-4 in ten to Cincinnati. Sievers drives a key ninth inning homer in Washington's 3-1 win over the Yankees.
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Stan Musial
Ted Williams
Williams
Boston Red Sox
Baltimore
Chicago Cubs
Milwaukee
Mustal
Cal Neeman
Braves
Pete Burnside
Pittsburgh
St. Louis Cardinals
New York Giants
Roy Sievers
Williamse
Washington
Senators
York Yankees
Cleveland
T'll
Herb Score
Chicago
White Sox
Kansas City
Detroit Tigers
Spitball Fight Still Going On
Milwaukee Braves pitcher Lew Burdette demanded a public apology from Cincinnati manager Birdie Tebbetts after Tebbetts labeled him a cheating spitballer in a dispute over alleged spitting. NL president Warren Giles said umpires see no spitball throwing. Tebbetts and GM Gabe Paul filed a protest seeking a rule interpretation after Burdette’s latest denial.
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Dette
Milwaukee Braves
Birdie Tebbetts
Cincinnati Redlegs
Warren Giles
Burdette
St. Louis
Redlegs
Cardinals
Tebbetts
Tebbets
Tebbetts and Redlegs
Gabe Paul
Satchel Paige Leads Off The Season With Humung Pitch And Minor League Echoes
The piece tracks Satchel Paige with the Miami Marlins as he unveils a new pitch dubbed humbug while recalling his era spanning career. It surveys aging stars on minor league rosters, noting familiar names like Astroth Easter Baxes and McCullough among clubs such as Buffalo Montreal and Toronto, and reflects on critics of the Athletics as they sit third in the AL.
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Satchel Paige
Satch
Miamn Marlins
Joe Dimaggios
Bill Dickeys
Bobby Bragans
Joe Astroth
Luke Easter
Mike Baxes
Bill Serena
Buffalo
Johnnie Lipon
Columbus
Joe Hattan
Nino Escalaro
Chico Alvarez
Paige
Clyde McCullough
Cal Abrams
Jim Greengrass
Maimi
Jim Gentile
Bert Hamric
Montreal
Harry Chitit
Ed Jampe
Richmond
Lynn Lovenguth
Dick Teed
Billy Shantz
Allie Clark
Bill Kunkle
Rochester
Featherweights In Fight On TV In Providence
Harold Gomes of Providence meets Bobby Rogers of Chicago in a national television clash at the Metropolitan Theatre. Gomes, 23, fresh from ten straight wins and the New England 126-pound title, is a 17-5 favorite in a 10 round bout aired by ABC at 9 pm CST. Gomes boasts a 38-3-? record with 19 knockouts. Rogers, 21, began boxing in the Air Force and turned pro June 15, 1955 with a 10-3-2 mark.
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Providence
Harold Gomes
Bobby Rogers
Chicago
Metropolitan Theatre
Gomes
New England
ABC
Wet Weather Delays Ottawa Area Track Meets
Persistent rain forced three Ottawa area track meets to be postponed yesterday with plans to run later this week. Garnett Invitational involving about 16 area schools shifted to Thursday, Baldwin hosts a quad with Vinland Overbrook and Spring Hill, and Melvern triad was cancelled with future duals set against Hocking ton. Next Tuesday Baldwin faces De Soto in a dual meet and Garnett will compete in Baker Relays Saturday.
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Ottawa
Garnett
Baldwin
Vinland
Overbrook
Spring Hill
de Soto
Melvern
Lyndon
Carbondale
Hoclinton
Tigers Rally as Skizas Blast Detroit Past A's in Loss
Detroit edged Kansas City 5 4 after Lou Skizas homered in the ninth inning. Reliever Virgil Trucks earned the win as Detroit dropped to last in the standings amid a tough start to the season. Pancho Gonzales and Rosewall are not linked to this score but Pancho’s rivalry is noted in box commentary.
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Detroit Tigers
Manssa
Wetrnit
Graff
Kuennse
Thompson
Bolling
Bernial
Porter
Katine
Simpson
Boone
Bkizaa
Tuttle
Lopez
Wilson
Pisons
Bertola
Coleman
Lee
Ant aCery
Foylack
Trucks
DeTorgeson
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Dem
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D McParmott
Gorman
Tolala
Noren
Hunter
Foytack
Kansas City
Detroit
Simpson Hunter
Cory
Skizag
Kalina
Fisoni
Hr—Simpson
Carv
Britas
Kaline
Lopez - Gratt- Simpann
Kanaan Cry
Bb—Coleman
Ho— Coleman
Gorman O Im
Rer
Trucke
L—Lee
Honochick
Flaherty
Chulak
Summers
Rosewall on Gonzales Rivalry and Pancho’s Tough Nights
In White Plains New York tonight Rosewall says Gonzales shows rare bad days only when opponents pace to perfection. He recalls Adelide February match where Pancho’s racket flew at a microphone. The feud with promoter Kramer lingers as Gonzales plans a rest after May 26 and may strike out on his own if Kramer pushes too hard.
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White Plains
N.Y
Gonzales
Rosewall
Pancho
Ken
Adelaide
Australia
Big Pancho
Jack Kramer
Kramer
Flanagan Faces Kid Gavilan In St Paul Welter Bout
Flanagan, 30, returns to his hometown to challenge former welterweight champion Kid Gavilan in a 10 round bout at St Pauls 10 000 seat auditorium Promoter Jack Raleigh predicts a gate between 45000 and 50000 The clash could mark Flanagans final bid toward a title shot Gavilan also pursues regaining the title with both expected to weigh near 149 pounds
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ST. Paul
Dell Flanagan
Kid Gavilan
Jack Raleigh
Flanagan
Ramon Fuentes
League Standings and Wednesday Schedule Summary
Baseball and minor league scores update with standings and upcoming games. Notable results include Chicago 3 over Milwaukee 2 in 10 innings, Cincinnati and St Louis 4 in 10, Denver 7 Indianapolis 4, and New Orleans 7 Memphis 4 with several postponements and scheduled contests across American Association Southern and Texas leagues.
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Milwaukee
Wehmeier
Crone
New York
Brooklyn
Surkent
Jones
Maglle
Pittsburgh
Philadelphia
Friend
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Chicago
Cincinnati
Drabowsky
Lawrence
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Pet
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Boston
Baltimore Washington
Ben Cleveland
Detroit
Harshman
Baltimore
Johnson
Ditmar
Washington
Meyer
Ramos
Cleveland
Atansas City
Lemon
Garver
Renuus
Kansas City
Brooklyn Vances
Sewege
Louis
Rand
Ottawa High School Nets Past Emporia 9-0 in Tennis
The Ottawa High School tennis team defeated Emporia High School 9-0 on two courts in Ottawa. Six singles matches needed three sets, with three singles and all three doubles going to three sets before Ottawa clinched the win.
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Ottawa High School Tenniseam
Emporia
Emporia High School
Ottawa
Tennis results from Ottawa Herald April 24 1957
Don Higgins defeated Charles Reed 6-2 6-2 in singles. Joel Berglund beat David Forrester 1-6 6-3 6-2. Bob Keelin over Curtis Maxwell 6-4 2-6 6-4. Wallace Henning beat Jim Brown 5-7 6-4 6-1. Larry Forsythe over Kenneth Cozad 6-0 6-? Gary Burke defeated David Rankin 6-3 6-4. Berglund Henning won doubles 6-2 5-7 6-2. Keelin Forsythe defeated Maxwell Brown 6 6-4 6-? Higgins Burke beat Cozad Rankin 6-3 3-6 6-1. Ottawa to meet Highland Park on the Scotties courts this afternoon.
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Don Higgins
Charles Reed
Joel Berglund
David Forrester
Bob Keelin
Curtis Maxwell
Wallace Henning
Jim Brown
Larry Forsythe
Kenneth Cozad
Gary Burke
David Rankin
Berglund
Henning
Reed
Forrester
Keelin
Forsythe
Maxwell
Brown
Sand Higgins
Burke
Cozad
Rankin
Ottawa
Highland Park
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