Orioles one game shy of first place in tense pennant race
The Orioles beat Detroit 9-3 to seize sole second place as Chuck Estrada pitched five hitters and Gus Triandos hit his second grand slam of the week. New York and Chicago were idle, while Boston’s win pushed Cleveland to fifth. Ted Williams and Vic Wertz supplied key blows for the Red Sox. The Senators rallied late against the A’s with eight seventh-inning runs.
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Three Way Tie Led Milwaukee Open After First Round
Doug Ford and Ken Venturi shared the early Milwaukee Open lead with 65 while Johnny Pott matched their score after a late birdie. Bob Goalby one stroke behind at 66 and Rudolph 67 anchored a crowded leaderboard. Cary Middlecoff Ted Kroll Barber Collins Brue King Palmer among an eight man pack at 69.
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Baseball Scores Thursday Results
Scores from Thursday show Boston 10 Cleveland T, Baltimore 9, Detroit 3 N, Washington 9 Kansas City 0 N. Friday games include Cleveland at New York, Chicago at Boston, Kansas City at Baltimore, Detroit at Washington. Saturday matchups Detroit at Washington, Kansas City at Baltimore, Cleveland at New York 2. Sunday slate lists Cleveland at Washington, Chicago at Baltimore, Detroit at New York 2, Kansas City at Boston, plus several Pittsburgh, San Francisco, Milwaukee, Cincinnati, Los Angeles games with multiple twi night notes.
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Injuries Hit U S Cage Team Before Olympic Opener
Rome AP reports the United States basketball team may be below par for its opening game against Italy. Allen Kelley may miss games due to a leg injury while Jerry Lucas has a recovering foot problem. Oscar Robertson and Jerry West remain in strong condition as coach Pete Newell seeks peak form in Melbourne.
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Four American Swimmers Score As Olympics Open
The first day of the Rome Olympics opened with two California teenagers Patty Kempner 17 and Anne Warner 15 reaching finals in the women's 200-meter breaststroke while USC and Harvard men Lance Larson and Bruce Hunter advanced to the men's 100-meter freestyle semifinals. Italy won the first gold in cycling, and the US trailed in the road race. Urselmann of Germany set a new Olympic record in the women's 200-meter breaststroke heats. The opening ceremony drew nearly 100,000 spectators as 84 nations paraded before President Gronchi.
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Delaney Considers Skipping 1500 at Olympics
Rome report states Ron Delany the Irish Olympic 1500m champion may skip the 1500 event to run the 800 and possibly both distances, citing a back and Achilles tendon injuries this year. Delany, 25, has trained in Dublin six weeks and faces six races over six days if he competes in both events. His 1956 Melbourne 1500m title set a late sprint record and remains his defining trait.
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Pirates Slipping From NL Lead As Crandall Sparks Braves
Crandall slugged a two-run homer after a 16 solo shots season to spark Milwaukee to a 4-2 win at Los Angeles. Hobbie homered in Chicago as the Cubs beat Pittsburgh 2-1. Giants beat Cincinnati 8-5 in the only other NL game. Mays hit an inside-the-park homer in a seven-run second for San Francisco.
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Kansas Girl In Semifinals
In Tulsa Oklahoma four players reached the National Women's Amateur Golf Championship semifinals at Tulsa Country Club. Veteran Ann Casey Johnstone 38 Mason City Iowa faced 21 year old Joanne Gunderson Kirkland Washington and Judy Eller 19 Old Hickory Tennessee alongside surprise qualifier Jean Ashley Chanute Kansas.
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Ted Williams Night Set At Briggs Stadium
DETROIT AP Ted Williams Night will be held at Briggs Stadium on Sept 7 as the Detroit Tigers meet the Boston Red Sox. Tigers president Bill Dewitt organized the tribute praising Williams as a thrilling slugger of this generation. Detroit Mayor Louis Mirani will proclaim Sept 7 as Ted Williams Night with presentations at home plate before the game.
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