Pirates Rally To Top Of Heap In NL Race
Pirates win their sixth straight by defeating the Braves 10 to 4 as George Witt nets his first major league shutout on two hits. St Louis beats San Francisco 7-3, Cincinnati cushions lead with 12-4 over Philadelphia, Cubs top Dodgers 9-3. Frank Thomas drives in three with a 29th homer. Hank Aaron homers for the Braves in the ninth.
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Crawford To Meet Ortega In Rematch At Garden
Mickey Crawford a painter fighter from Saginaw Michigan faces Gaspar Ortega in a rematch after losing a 10 round split decision July 11 in Madison Square Garden. Crawford vows to bring his paint brushes to the Garden ring tonight as Ortega a top welterweight from Mexico aims to prove his rank in a nationally televised ABC bout starting at 8 p.m. CST.
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Mantle Seeks 50-Homer Season Pace With 33rd Blast
Mickey Mantle sparks the Yankees with his 33rd homer as New York defeats Baltimore 7-2 pushing him toward a 50 homer season. He moved into the AL lead while boosting his batting average to .308 as Gil McDougald also homered and Bob Nieman connected for Baltimore. Sturdivant earned the win, Hee Brown took the loss, and Detroit beat Kansas City 7-6 while Chicago and Boston won earlier games.
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All-Star QBs Slated to Face Lions at Soldier Field
Chicago AP reports quarterback roster for Friday night clash with Detroit Lions. Likely starter King Hill of Rice or Ray Brown of Mississippi, with Otto Graham coaching and promising a wide open game. The All-Stars boast a 234 pound line and strong backfield as ABC televises at 7:30 p.m. CST.
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Ottawa Legion Faces Garnett In Evening Park Game
Non league clash at 8 15 p m features Ottawa Legion and Garnett in a park contest. Both teams seek momentum with a high energy matchup under lights.
Baseball Scores From Wednesday AP Report
Detroit defeats Kansas City 7 to 6 while Chicago tops Cleveland 4 to 1. New York beats Baltimore 7 to 2. Washington visits New York and Boston plays Baltimore with rain delays. Detroit played Cleveland twi night. Kansas City at Chicago also listed.
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Wednesday Games Loom Large Across League Standings
Cincinnati beat Philadelphia 12 to 4 while Pittsburgh defeated Milwaukee 10 to 0. Chicago routed Los Angeles 9 to 3 and St Louis won 7 to 3 over San Francisco. Tuesday results show Milwaukee blanked by Pittsburgh and other matchups.
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Ottawa Legion to Meet Garnett in Non-Conference Game
Ottawa Legion faces Garnett in a Friday night non league tilt at Forest Park diamond set for 8 15 p m Garnett from the southern division of the Second District league finished league play 2 3 this season Anderson Countians won two district tourney games before losing to Paola Ottawa coach Gene Ramsey plans to start Bob Lewis Homer Collins or Cliff Fischer on the mound Garnett may counter with Dick Fishburn or Jerry Louk Fishburn has been strong this season Larry Gifford stars for Garnett while Ottawa’s Mike Hudnall tied for the tournament batting title alongside Gifford Ramsey indicated infield set with Hudnall Jack Smith Don Miller and Leland Kueser and outfielders Junior Hawkey Larry Cyre Charley Spooner with Jerry Smith or Paul Turvey catching
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Dodgers defeat Yankees 13 to 0 in Rotary Rec clash
Larry Hotaling pitched a two hitter to lead the Dodgers past the Yankees 13 0 in a Rotary Recreation League double header. Max Kirkland sparked the offense with three hits as Dodger hitters totaled six runs in the first and seven in the third and fourth innings. The White Sox forfeited to the Redlegs in the second game due to a short roster. A rematch is set for Forest Park Thursday.
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Triplett Returns as KU Football Assistant Coach
Lawrence Kan AP reports Tom Triplett will rejoin Kansas University as an assistant coach under new head coach Jack Mitchell. He returns after resigning with Chuck Mather last season and replaces Gene Corotto who moved to Norman High School. Triplett has spent two seasons at KU.
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Old Pros To St Paul Open Brings Legends Back
The St Paul Open welcomes its old timers for Auld Lang Syne and $25,000 prize. Horton Smith Light horse Harry Cooper and Ed Dudley return as field legends from the 1930 inaugural event. The tournament begins Thursday.
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Open's Silver Anniversary at Keller Course
The Open marks its 25th year at Keller Course with original field players honored in anniversary ceremonies. Cooper, champion in 1930 35 and 36, hit a symbolic opening shot as sponsors hosted the event. The sentiment fades tomorrow as current pros face a likely demolition of the 6 567 yard public course par 36 36 72.
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