Wynn Wins 261st As White Sox Top Yanks in Low-Scoring Duel
At 39, Early Wynn extended his major league win total with a 2-0 victory over the New York Yankees, aided by sharp defense and a two-run ninth inning. Jim Landis drove in both runs after a strategic bunt and intentional walk setup, while Ralph Terry pitched well for New York. The win kept Chicago tied for the AL lead with Cleveland, who edged Boston 8-7.
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Cardinals and Athletics Split Pee Wee and Midget League Games
In the city recreation league two games saw the Cardinals and Athletics each win once. The Pee Wee clash ended 14-6 with Finch allowing four hits in four innings despite control issues. Moody fanned six but walked ten, taking the loss. In the Midget game the Athletics prevailed 10-7 behind Shoffner’s seven hits and seven runs over five frames. Davidson limited the final with seven hits and three walks, but a six-run second inning doomed the Cardinals.
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Church League Clash At Forest Park Saturday Night
Saturday feature First Baptist faces First Methodist in a 7 pm church league game at Forest Park. Sunday action includes Elk's Legion Baseball Ottawa vs Kansas City Mo at 8 pm at Forest Park. Monday schedule lists Pee Wee League Boyg Club versus Braves at 5 pm plus Midget League Athletics versus Dodgers at 5 pm and Church of the Nazarene versus Sac red Heart at 7 pm, all at Forest Park. First Christian meets First Methodist at 8 30 pm at Forest Park.
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Committee Will Decide Fate Of Tennis Champ
Chicago AP report says the U S Lawn Tennis Association Clay Court Championships committee will meet at River Forest club to consider punishment for Davis Cup star Alex Olmedo after his poor Wimbledon showing. A suspension is unlikely but a reprimand or other action could be recommended to the USLTA at Forest Hills during nationals.
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Littler Opens Commanding Lead At Insurance City Open
Gene Littler holds a five stroke edge at the halfway point of the Insurance City Open in Wethersfield Conn. after 36 holes on the par 71 course Littler shot 64 66 for 130 with 58 putts and only two greens missed. Bruce Crampton Bob Goalby trail the leader with 136 while Al Besselink Fred Hawkins also sit in contention as 88 players remain from an initial 155.
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Calhoun Wins Split Decision In Ring War With Tiger
Rory Calhoun, 24, edged Dick Tiger 6-4 on the official scores in a 10 round welterweight bout as fans booed and threw trash after the final rounds. Referee Joe Palmer scored 5-3-2 for Tiger and The AP agreed. Calhoun chased Tiger most of the night and pressed late to claim the victory in Syracuse.
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Two church league games end 17 to 7 in both
North Baptist wins 17 7 over Nazarene after 12 runs in final three innings with Roger Howard homer. McAdoo wins, Morris loses, W Dyer catches. Sacred Heart rolls past Ruhamah Union Chapel 17 7 in six innings. L Wilhite and J Wilhite lose, Garcia wins, Wassmer catches.
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Dress Up Day Highlights At Eugene Field School
The Eugene Field school shows off its most popular costumes as part of a city recreation program Dress Up day for grade schools. Photo by John Macdonald.
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Reds And U S Begin Major Track Meet At Penn
Philadelphia AP The United States and the Soviet Union open a two day world class track meet at the University of Pennsylvania Franklin Field. NBC will televise Sunday 3:30 to 5 p m EST. Scoring on a 5 3 2 1 basis promises close tallies with two athletes per event.
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Solly Hemus Builds Hope With Cardinals Onward
St Louis manager Solly Hemus praised youth after Gene Oliver’s game winning hit off Warren Spahn gave the Cardinals a 4-3 win. Oliver’s eighth inning single followed Cunningham’s game tying double, lifting Oliver over the veteran pitcher and fueling Hemus’s pennant race optimism.
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Three Pitchers Boosting Baltimore In pennant chase
Baltimore Orioles manager Paul Richards pins hopes on a trio of pitchers Arnold Portocarrero Billy Hoeft and rookie Jack Fisher as the key to staying in the American League pennant race He notes none of them has won this season yet one of them likely must bear the load to relieve the staff
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Rains Soften Kansas Fishing Outlook for Weekend
Pratt Kansas. The Kansas Forestry Fish and Game Commission says rain showers make pinpointing ideal fishing spots difficult for the weekend. Forecasts of continued scattered showers reduce prospects, with heavy rains in eastern Kansas spoiling river and stream fishing and lakes receiving heavy inflows.
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Braves Fall From First as Skid Hits Four
The Milwaukee Braves, led by Spahn, drop four straight and fall three games behind in the NL standings. San Francisco leads the league after a 4-1 win over Pittsburgh while Los Angeles loses to Philadelphia. Cubs beat Reds 1-0 on Art Ceccarelli’s six-hitter. White Sox top Yankees 2-0 as Wynn wins. Cleveland edges Boston 8-7. Baltimore over Detroit 3-2. Kansas City defeats Washington 7-4. Ceccarelli scores on a fielder’s choice for the Cubs.
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Baseball Scores Friday Results and Weekend Schedule
Friday results include Chicago 2 New York 6 Kansas City 7 Washington 4 Baltimore 3 Detroit 2 Cleveland 3 Detroit 2 Cleveland 8 Boston 7. Sunday matchups list Chicago at New York Kansas City at Washington Cleveland at Boston Detroit at Baltimore. Monday shows no games scheduled. Also noted are series and exhibition details at Cooperstown with Pittsburgh vs Kansas City.
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