Giants Hold Nl Lead as Banks Stars in Cubs Win
Ernie Banks Hopes to become NL MVP for a second straight year after a two run homer, his 36th, and a base hit in the Cubs 5-4 win over the Giants. Banks drove in runs and led the league with 112 RBIs while Stan Musial and Roy Campanella vie for multiple MVPs in the era. Giants still hold a 2½ game edge over the Dodgers despite the loss as St Louis crushed LA 5-3. Other results included Braves over Pirates, Phillies sweeping Cincinnati, and Pirates toppling the Dodgers in a 1-2 day split.
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Featherweight Title At Stake Wednesday
World featherweight champion Davey Moore and challenger Hogan Bassey prepared for their 15 round title fight in Los Angeles. Moore halted Bassey in 13 rounds last year and has been in seclusion at a mountain retreat, while Bassey completed intense sparring at the Olympic Auditorium for the Wednesday bout.
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Great Ottawa boy Murphy fans celebrate first major strikeout
Ottawa viewers watched Harry Murphy Jr. earn his 91st season strikeout for the Athletics in a 2-1 win over the White Sox. Bud Daly pitched well as Ottawa's Rotary league support was boosted by a $100 gift to Murphy's father. Fox twice came to bat after a fan called him a showman, but Murphy struck him out.
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Betsy Rawls Wins Title at Rainier Country Club
Betsy Rawls of Spartanburg South Carolina won the 30th annual Women's Western Championship at Rainier Country and Golf Club. She finished 71 for the round totaling 293 for 72 holes and led by six strokes, earning about $20,763 this year and setting a new money winnings record.
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Solly Hemus Clashes With Umpire Landes In Rainy Loss
Solly Hemus was ejected for the seventh time this freshman season as the Cardinals beat the Dodgers 5-3 in a rain drenched game. Landes booted Don Blas and Duke Snider, Ed Sudel ejected Ken Boyer, while Snider blamed officiating amid pennant tensions. rain delayed play by over an hour.
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Tittle Pulls Game Out Of Fire
Y A Tittle leads late comeback as the 49ers top Washington 27 24 in debut under coach Red Hickey. Rookie Paul Lowe key 40 yard run and a decisive TD pass to Clyde Conner in the final minute. Bears beat Green Bay 19 16 on Zeke Bratkowski to Rick Casares pass with 41 seconds left. Cardinals edge Lions 21 19 as John Crow runs 71 yards for a late TD.
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Boston trade proves to be smart move for Red Sox
The Boston Red Sox benefited from the January trade of Jimmy Piersall for Gary Geiger and Vic Wertz. Geiger, 22, has hit .279 with 10 homers and 38 RBI while Wertz, hampered by injuries, is at .280 with seven homers and 45 RBIs. Piersall, now with Cleveland, is hitting .240 with three homers and 21 RBIs.
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Souchak Wins Detroit Open Golf Title At Meadowbrook
Mike Souchak won the $25,000 Motor City Open at Meadowbrook by nine strokes after a final round 69, securing $3,500 and bringing his year total to $46,000. He set and tied course marks with a 268 total and a 63 in round two. Doug Ford tied for second with Bill Casper Jr. as Art Wall Jr. moved into a three-way fourth-place tie with Arnold Palmer and Dutch Harrison.
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