Mantle Strains Neck During Bat Frustration
New York AP Mantle struggles through a neck strain limiting head movement and throwing in recent Yankees games. He has one homer in two weeks and a .262 average, blaming the strain after attempting to break a bat following his fourth strikeout vs Boston. The Yankee captain remains confident of a pennant push.
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Lead-Lined Shoes Fuel Howard's Hot AL Rise for Senators
Washington Senators defeated Los Angeles Angels 18-0 and 7-1 as Frank Howard collected six hits in 10 at bats with two home runs and five RBIs. The veteran-turned-rookie raised his batting average to .802 in 17 points, leading in runs, homers, and hits while wearing weighted shoes in spring training. The doubleheader helped the Senators leap to eighth in the AL amid other action: Minnesota over Boston, Baltimore over Kansas City, and rainouts at Detroit vs New York and Chicago vs Cleveland.
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Orioles Injuries Lift Orioles Into Fourth Place
Kansas City AP report on Hank Bauer and the Baltimore Orioles trading injuries for resilience. Baltimore, 26-21 in fourth place, beat Kansas City 6-4 as Blefary and Mebern sparked a rally with Padgett’s contributions and Hall and Barber pitching contributions.
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Jazy Sets European Mile Record at St Maur Stadium
Paris. Michel Jazy, France's Olympic track star, ran 3:55.65 for a mile at St Maur Stadium, a European best. He moved from seventh with 300 yards to go to beat Jean Wadoux by about 12 yards as the first five finishers went under four minutes. Peter Snell of New Zealand holds the world record at 3:54.4 with a faster 3:54.1 pending.
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Buick Open Draws Many Pro Golfers
Grand Blanc Michigan AP golfers on the tour begin an $18,000 prize and a new car at the eighth Buick Open at Warwick Hills. Tony Lema defends, field includes Arnold Palmer Jack Nicklaus and Bobby Nichols with 144 players on a 7280 yard course. First prize doubles last year’s win, winner gets a car for five years and a car for any hole in one. Three aces have already been scored in the event setup.
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Independence Legion Elks blank Ottawa in opener pitching duel
Independence Missouri pitcher Charlie Burt fired a two hit, 2-0 victory over the Ottawa American Legion Elks on West Second Street Field. Burt fanned 10 and walked one, while Ottawa’s Harry Murphy allowed two runs on seven hits and struck out eight.
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Little League A'S-4 Ends With Wide-Open Bout
In a rough all-star style game the White Sox A's and the Yankes fall behind early. Star batters Kornhaus Pacheco and Gumm post multi hit efforts as Pirates pieces Lawson and Fitzgerald spark late scoring to seal a 2-9 defeat.
Williamsburg Pee Wee and Waverly schedule update
Pee Wee game Williamsburg at Waverly Tuesday and Midget at Quenemo Wednesday. Girls softball set for Melvern Wednesday with multiple age groups on the docket.
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Belmont Stakes A Grudge Race
New York AP reports the Belmont Stakes shaping as a grudge race between half brothers Tom Rolfe and Dapper Dan, with Hail to All as a strong stretch threat. Trainer Eddie Yowell keeps Hail to All at Monmouth Park until Friday before the final Triple Crown leg, aiming for a major upset after Jersey Derby victory. The field includes Selari and La Cima, with a $144,150 purse and CBS TV coverage slated for 4:15 p.m. EST.
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Baseball Scoreboard Tonight’s MLB Schedule
The listing shows Boston at Minnesota as the only game scheduled Friday. Other notes include several postponed or called games with rain and inactive matchups such as New York at Pittsburgh and Houston at Cincinnati.
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Senators Crush Angels 13-0 Behind Howard Four Homers
The Associated Press reports Major Stars Frank Howard of Washington collected six hits with two homers and five RBIs as the Senators routed the Los Angeles Angels 13-0. Pitching ace Phil Ortega shaded the mound with a five hit effort for his sixth win in the lopsided victory.
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