Mantle's Booming Bat Dominates American League Headlines
Mickey Mantle leads the majors with a .392 average and 21 home runs two weeks into the Chicago White Sox series as he nears a second straight triple crown. He powered a doubleheader with six hits, a homer off Dick Donovan, and lifted the Yankees to a 9-2 opener win as Shantz earned his ninth. The pennant race tightens with Chicago, Cleveland, Boston, and St Louis close behind. Mantle’s hot streak comes amid a flurry of big games across the league, including Crowe's multi-homer performances for Cincinnati and the Giants’ rapid Western swing.
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Early Wynn
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Ray Narleski
Frank Malzone
Ted Williams
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Taylor Phillips
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Bill Bruton
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George Crowe
New York Giants
Cubs
Dick Crott
Moe Drahowsky
Baxter Wins Trans-Mississippi to Seek NCAA Crown
Rex Baxter Jr. of Amarillo and University of Houston led the Texas Walker cupper to victory in the Trans-Mississippi finals over John Zibnack of Denver. Baxter, two over par after 30 holes, headed to Colorado Springs to pursue his first collegiate title while Zibnack finished 11 over.
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Topeka Hikes League Lead In Tight Race
Kyle of the Hamilton Olympic Club set a six mile run mark while Backus boosted a weight throw to 44 feet 84 inches. Topeka edged closer in the Western League after Lincoln swept and Albuquerque fell after a Sunday doubleheader. Third baseman Mike Krisnich was disabled by a fractured vertebra, and Stadnicki improved Topeka’s pitching record as the team won the second game.
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Albuquerque
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Texas
Topeka
Lincoln
Amarillo
Des Moines
Gordon Moebla
Kenzie
Pueblo
Colorado Springs
Sioux City
Mike Krisnich
John Stadnicki
Sad-Eyed Swedish Runaway Returns Home
Sad-eyed Christina Wennerstrom, age one, was sheltered in Stockholm after a short elopement with 18-year-old Huw Williams of Falls Church, Virginia. The couple could not marry due to age. Williams lost his Senate job. Christina arrived back with her mother aboard a plane while her diplomat father said no legal action would follow.
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Sweden
Christina Wennerstrom
U.S. Senate
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Huw Williams
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Williams
Senate
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Young Williams
Marks Fall At NAAU Meet
Dayton Ohio last weekend the National Amateur Athletic Union meet saw three American and ten meet records set as the 69th championships concluded. Don Bowden of California and Merv Lincoln of Australia failed to repeat their four minute mile, Lincoln winning in 4 06.1 to set a new meet record while Bowden finished third in 4 07.2 behind Bob Seaman of the Southern California Striders. Americans Bakkus and Glenn Davis of Ohio State along with Douglas set new marks in their events.
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National Amateur Athletic Union
Don Bowden
California
Merv Lincoln
Australia
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Bowden
Bob Seaman
Southern California Striders
Rob Backus
New York Athletic Club
Glenn Davis
Ohio State
Douglas
American Association Leads Shuffle Amid Baseball Skirmishes
The American Association standings zigzag as St. Paul slides to second after Wichitas 9 5 win while Minneapolis briefly leads. Indianapolis swept doubleheaders over the Millers 84 and 60 as Denver's Ryne Duren no hits Louisville 3 0 in a nine year stadium first. Bears win 13 2 and Don Gibson earns first league win in Omaha 4 1. Cardinals tighten to half game behind leaders with Charleston series. Tonight Denver at Minneapolis Indianapolis at Wichita St Paul at Omaha Louisville at Charleston.
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Wichita
Minneapolis
Indianapolis
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Saints
Denver
Ryne Duren
Kansas City
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Omaha
Charleston
Cardinals
Soviet Ships Sail Through Suez Canal
Cairo reports two Soviet destroyers and an auxiliary tanker traversed the Suez Canal the first Russian ships to do so since World War I. Authorities say they head toward Vladivostok with possible time in the Red Sea amid Middle East tensions over Gulf of Aqaba access.
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Vladivostok
Far East
Red Sea
Middle East
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Israel
Gulf of Aqaba
Show of strength at Port Said draws sailors attention
Soviet sailors shouted from shipboard to curious Egyptians along the Port Said harbor. Dennis Baker, a sophomore free-styler, is noted as the first Hawaiian-born swimmer in Michigan State University history.
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Port Said Harbor
Dennis Baker
Michigan State University
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