Skirmish for No. 2 in American League races
Four teams chase the runner-up behind the Yankees who now lead by nine games. Boston sits second by one percentage point over Chicago Minnesota, with Baltimore three behind. Segui threw a first major league shutout as Kansas City beat Boston 1-0. Detroit swept White Sox 5-1 and 6-4, while Cleveland edged Minnesota 3-2 on Mudcat Grant. Orioles topped Washington 4-0. Yankees beat Angels 7-0 behind Blanchard, Williams, Hamilton.
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White Sox
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Mudcat
John Blanchard
Stan Williams
Steve Hamilton
Los Angeles Angels
Los Angeles
Washington
Ottawa Loses Meet to Lawrence at Home Meet
Ottawa Country Club swimming team fell to Lawrence Olympic 291½ to 263½ yesterday afternoon. Lawrence dominated diving, sweeping most firsts, while Ottawa led in swimming with 240½ points, but the visitors pulled ahead in diving. Next Ottawa meet is July 4 at Leavenworth.
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Lawrence Olympic
Lawrence
Ottawa
Leavenworth
Braves Beat Cards 4 to 3 in Park Tilt
Stan Sheldon pitched the Little League Braves to a 4 3 victory over the Cardinals at Forest Park. Brad Reynolds took the loss for St Louis. Box score supplied by the Ottawa Recreation Commission.
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Cardinals
Forest Park
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Otawa
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Burns
Perener
Ledom
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WBA chief calls for federal probe of boxing promo cartels
Abe J. Greene, commissioner of the World Boxing Association, urged a congressional investigation into promotion cartels that control the heavyweight championship. He wired Senators Kefauver and Williams warning that without strong federal control and legislation a major scandal, possibly eclipsing past ones, is inevitable.
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N.J
Abe J. Greene
World Boxing Association
Greene
Estes Kefauver
D-Tenn
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D-N.j
Trinity And Richter Win In Church League Softball
Trinity Methodist defeated Faith Lutheran 12 to 2 at Forest Park with D Downey suffering the loss. J Hayden led Trinity with 3 hits in 4 at bats and B Hayden added 2 for 4. R Buck topped Faith Lutheran with 2 for 3. Richter Methodist beat North Baptist 10-8 as Willhite went 2 for 4 for North Baptist and B Beauchamp D Johnson and T Johnson each had 2 for 4 for Richter. tawa Recreation Commission
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T. Johnson
Ottawa Recreation Commission
Lawrence Upsets Ottawa 3-1 In District II Tourney
Lawrence Hawks defeated Ottawa Elks American Legion 3-1 in Lawrence. Ralph Light worked for Lawrence while Roy Dunn of Ottawa allowed eight hits with 13 strikeouts. Elks had four errors aiding Lawrence's two unearned runs. Matt Peterson doubled and Armbrister tied the game with a key fielder’s choice in the fourth.
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Cleavenger
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Wellsville Midget C Division Opens Blue Valley Tourney
The Wellsville Blue Valley Midget C tournament opened with Spring Hill beating Stilwell 31 5 and Wellsville edging Bucyrus 17 16. Tom Bachelor earned the win for Wellsville while DeGraves took the loss for Bucyrus. Finals set for Thursday at Wellsville with Bucyrus Stilwell on 5 30 pm and Wellsville Spring Hill at 8 00 pm. Trophy presentation by Rev Homer Ganong followed by sportsmanship award. Superintendent L C Haughn is scorekeeper. Mothers of players operate a concession stand led by Mrs Keith Adriance.
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Stilwell
Mike Findley
Kates
Duggan
Bucyrus
Tom Bachelor
DeGraves
L. C. Haughn
Keith
Adriance
Meet Tonight To Play Off A Tie Between Churches
Nazarene and First Christian Church league softball teams will play off a tied game tonight at Forest Park at 9 after the first double elimination contest between Sacred Heart and Wesleyan Methodist. The opener starts at 7.
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First Christian Church
Forest Park
Sacred Heart
Wesleyan Methodist
Indians Defeat Bears 7-3 in PeeWee League
The Indians beat the Bears 7 to 3 yesterday at Forest Park in a three-inning game. The Chiefs and Twins also played three innings and finished 0 to 0. Box scores show the latest results from the Ot paper.
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Twin-Double Pays $17,748 at Sportsman's Park
Irene Dwyer, a 65 year old widow and mother of 12, cashed a $17,748 twin double winning ticket at Sportsman's Park after hitting Monday night but cashing Tuesday night. The Chicago harness track win was described as Irish luck and a long time coming.
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Irene Dwyer
Sportsman’s Park
Dodgers’ sound formula fuels 6-0 shutout of Pirates
Dodgers extend NL lead with Johnny Podres pitching his fifth shutout of the season. He allowed seven hits with six strikeouts in a 6-0 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates as St Louis beat Milwaukee 5-1 and other results included Jim Maloney’s one-hitter for Cincinnati and Willie Mays homers in the Giants 9-1 win over the Mets.
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Associated Press
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Pittsburgh Pirates
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John
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US track team orders warm-up before Moscow dual meet
United States track coaches urge a tune-up before facing the Soviet Union in the annual dual meet after a troubled trip to Moscow. Payton Jordan recommends at least one pre Moscow meet and brief stay to adjust to conditions and avoid the prior missteps in international competition.
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