National League Favored In All Star Tilt At Forbes Field
The National League led by Henry Aaron Willie Mays and Ernie Banks is favored to end the American League’s two year run in the 26th All Star game at Forbes Field Pittsburgh. A capacity 35000 crowd is expected for the mid summer showcase with NL boasting 13 batters over .300 and four of seven pitchers with 10 or more wins. Managers Stengel and Haney ponder opening lineups with righty starters and left handed bench options as star players from across the league prepare for the game and the potential pitching matchups.
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Ernie Banks
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Banks
Nationals
American
Chicago
Arly Wynn
Casey Stengel
Fred Haney
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Hoyt Wilhelm
Baltimore
Wynn
Haney
Lew Burdette
Milwaukee
Stan Musial
Bill White
Joe Cunningham
St. Louis
Vada Pinson
Cincinnati
Smoky Burgess
Frank Robinson
Reds
Ken Boyer
Hal ‘Smith
Cards
Dick Groat
Bill Mazeroski
Pirates
Billy Pierce
Kansas City
Bud Daley
Whitey Ford
Wilhelm
Jim Bunning
Indians Lead American League By Two Games At Break
Cleveland opens the All-Star break two games ahead in the AL after a 5-4 10 inning win at Detroit. Bell earns another relief win for 8 8. Strickland drives in the decisive 10th with a Detroit error. Washington beats New York 7-0 to move closer in the standings.
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ED Wilks
Associated Press
Cleveland
Joe Gordon
Herb Score
Gary Bell
Detroit
Chicago
White Sox
Kansas City
New York Yankees
Washington
Senators
Camilo Pascual
Yankees
George Strickland
Larry Osborne
TV Fight Fans To See Two Title Bouts This Week
Armchair boxing fans get a break with two world title fights telecast this week. Bantamweight champ Alphonse Halimi of France defends versus Joe Becerra in Los Angeles Wednesday on ABC TV at 8 p.m. CST. Welterweight king Don Jordan of Los Angeles defends against Denny Moyer in Portland Friday on NBC radio TV at 9 p.m. CST. Halimi’s first title defense in nearly two years pays a $65,000 guarantee. Jordan’s second defense this year pays $70,000. Becerra, 23, has a 32-2-1 record with 20 knockouts. Halimi is 27-1 with 15 KOs. Jordan 45-11 with 15 KOs. Moyer 20-0 with 6 KOs.
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Don Jordan
Los Angeles
Halimi
Mexico
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Jordan
Denny Moyer
Moyer
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Ore
NBC Radio-Tv
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Virgil Akins
St. Louis
Ring
NBA
Ottawa Girls to Face Overbrook at Forest Park
The Ottawa Girls softball team aims for its seventh win in nine setbacks as they meet Overbrook at Forest Park at 8 30 p m tomorrow night Coach Ralph Emerson notes the lineup is not definite yet After more than a week since start of league play the squad seeks improvement and a reversal of fortunes.
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Ottawa
Forest Park
Overbrook
Ralph Emerson
Players Aim for Rested Form Before Tuesday Night Contest
The team plans to have players well rested and in top shape for the upcoming Tuesday night contest.
Favor Betsy Rawls in Women's Meet
Betsy Rawls of Spartanburg South Carolina was a heavy favorite to win her sixth LPGA Tournament of the season as rain postponed the final round. Rawls led by four strokes over Joyce Fiske with a 54 hole total of 218 while Fiske stood at 217 in the frenzied chase for the title at French Lick. Patty Berg and Louise Suggs followed with 210.
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Spartanburg
S.C
West Chicago
Ill
Louise Suggs
Cincinnati
All Star Game Highlight And Weekend Baseball Scores
All Star game at Pittsburgh tops the schedule with Pittsburgh 7 3 Cincinnati 5 2 before extra innings. Weekend results include Washington 7 0 New York and 10 0 6 7 for the Mets, Cleveland 5 Detroit 4 in 10, Chicago 4 3 Kansas City 10 innings, Baltimore 11 Boston 5, and San Francisco 10 St. Louis 3 with other daily results across the circuit.
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Washington
New York
Boston
Baltimore
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Chicago
Kansas City
Cincinnati
Milwaukee
Philadelphia
Los Angeles
St. Louis
San Francisco
Weekend and weekday youth sports slate across parks
On Monday several youth leagues host games at Forest Park and Garfield including Pee Wee Athletics against Indians at 5 p.m. and Dodgers versus Redlegs at 5 p.m. Sacred Heart meets Wesleyan Methodist at 7 p.m. First Christian faces Ruhamah Union Chapel at 8 30. On Tuesday Braves clash with Pomona Lions at 5 p.m. Yankees meet Giants at 5 p.m. and Ottawa defends vs. Overbrook in Girls Softball at 8 30 while Elk's Legion baseball features Ottawa at Olathe at 8 p.m.
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Pomona Lions
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Giants
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Ottawa
Overbrook
Elk’s Legion
Olathe
Flint Open Golf Championship Ends In Tight Finish
Don Finsterwald and Art Wall Jr. tie at 282 after 72 holes and duel in final round for $9,000 and first place. They edge Jerry Barber and Cary Middlecoff by one stroke as Barber posts 67 and Middlecoff sets a course record with $431.65. Wall led money list with $45,783 season total.
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Don Finsterwald
Art Wall Jr
Finsterwald
Wall
Jerry Barber
Cary Middlecoff
Barber
Middlecoff
Gene Littler
Michigan
Pocono Manor
Pebble Beach
Azalea
First Baptists Win Fourth Straight in Softball Clash
First Baptist Church league team routed North Baptist 19 to 4 at Forest Park, with Boyer on the mound for the losers and McAdoo catching. The game ended after the fifth inning due to time as First Baptist built a big lead. Gillbert earned the win for First Baptist and E der was the catcher. In the nightcap Union Chapel defeated Wesleyan Methodist 15 to 4 as an 11-run second inning widened the gap. Pearson was the winning pitcher and Moody the loser with Willhite and Garrett catching.
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Garrett
Redlegs Beat Yanks In Pee Wee Game
The Redlegs defeated the Yankees 13-9 at Garfield playground in the lone Pee Wee league game. Eight Redlegs hits, aided by walks and errors, produced a steady run flow each inning. Harkins pitched scoreless until the fourth, then yielded four runs aided by Yankee errors. Killough took the loss for New York.
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Braves Edge Phillies To Take Over First
The Milwaukee Braves regained the NL lead by beating the Philadelphia Phillies 5-3 after San Francisco and Los Angeles had mixed results. Willie Mays hit his 14th homer, and Dodgers shortstop Wally Moon delivered a decisive late catch and run, while Sam Jones and Carl Willey starred for their teams. The pennant race tightened as Pittsburgh and St Louis also won, keeping the NL standings tight going into the All-Star break.
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Ed Mathews
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