Pirates Close In On Flag II With Law Victory
Pittsburgh rode Law to a 10-2 win over Los Angeles to keep a 5 game edge over St Louis as he neared 25 wins, with Hal Smith and Don Hoak blasting three run homers and Hoak adding a triple. St Louis won 3-0 over Milwaukee to stay second. Philadelphia beat San Francisco 2-0.
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Fight Ends In A Brawl In Porthcawl England
European Heavyweight champion Dick Richardson retained the title by stopping Brian London in Porthcawl Wales. A postfight melee erupted, requiring 20 police to separate fighters, spectators, and ring officials as London alleged a butt caused his cut eye and both men argued with Referee Andrew Smyth. London said the brawl began when he tried to shake hands with Richardson.
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More Treatment For Injured Pitcher
Chicago Cubs rookie pitcher Jim Brewer is back in a Chicago hospital for further treatment of his right eye after fractures requiring two prior orbital bone surgeries. The eye injuries occurred in a brawl with Billy Martin of the Cincinnati Reds on August 4 at Wrigley Field.
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U S Hopes In Olympics Rise On Two American Wins
In Rome, Russia led with 71 points after a cycling road race win by Viktor Kapinitov and Italy’s Knut Epine Jensen’s posthumous medal, while the United States made strides in fencing with an upset in men’s foil and in swimming and pentathlon with Bob Beck’s strong 300 meter freestyle showing.
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Orioles Close Gap On Yanks To 12 Games
Orioles beat the Chicago White Sox 4 to 1 to narrow the gap to 12 games behind the idle New York Yankees. Jack Fisher tossed a four-hit shutout for his 10th win and first shutout, while Cleveland beat Washington to move within two of the Senators.
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Sugar Ray Robinson Arrives to Train for Oct. 8 Fight
Sugar Ray Robinson landed in Los Angeles with his entourage to begin preparations for the title bout with Gene Fullmer set for October 8 at Memorial Sports Arena. He disputed his age, weighed about 164 pounds, and planned a training camp at Gilman Hot Springs after a Beverly Hills hotel stay.
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Baseball scores and standings update across leagues
American League results show Baltimore 4 Chicago 0 Cleveland 6 Washington 4 Boston 4 Kansas City 2 with notable subplots in standings. National League results list Pittsburgh 10 Los Angeles 2 and Philadelphia 2 San Francisco 0 with multiple matchups and future schedule notes.
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U.S. and Brazil Lead Olympic Basketball Semifinals
The United States and Brazil finished the three day elimination phase unbeaten with three wins each to top eight teams advancing to the Olympic Basketball Tournament semifinals. Uruguay Italy Poland Russia Yugoslavia and Czechoslovakia also qualified as draws to set semifinal pairings were to be made by FIB. The first games are scheduled for Thursday.
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Twining retirement set for September 130 chairing chiefs
Washington AP reports General Nathan F. Twining will retire as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, effective September 130, with the White House confirming the date.
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High Jumper Faces Crowded Life Ahead of Olympic Bid
Rome AP says high jumper John Thomas, 19, faces relentless public scrutiny ahead of Thursday’s Olympic bid. Coach Larry Snyder reports he cannot eat or sleep, with crowds invading his privacy at every turn. Officials consider moving him to a hotel to regain calm before competition.
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