Pirates Ride High With 7th Win In 8 Games
The Pittsburgh Pirates, led by Vern Law and Elroy Face with Bob Friend adding a string of shutouts, won 5-0 over St Louis to seize an 11 game lead over Milwaukee. Dick Groat, Roberto Clemente and Bob Skinner keyed 11 hits with timely run production as Pittsburgh stretched to seven wins in eight games. The Braves, Phils, Dodgers, and Giants also posted varied results with Bruton’s inside the park homer fueling Milwaukee’s win while Philadelphia swept a Cubs doubleheader.
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Don McMahon
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Tony Curry
Tony Gonzalez
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Joe Schaffernoth
Site dispute over Patterson Johansson third fight
New York reports the third Patterson Johansson heavyweight bout venue remains unsettled. Los Angeles wired Memorial Coliseum with offer and police protection concerns, while New York officials rebut promoter criticism of policing costs and crowd management at Polo Grounds.
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Ingemar Johansson
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Los Angeles
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Feature Sports, Inc
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Dallas
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Stephen Kennedy
Polo Grounds
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Defending Women's Champion Wins Match in Kansas Amateur
Natasha Matson of Wichita, the defending champion, seeks a fourth Kansas Women's Amateur title as she faces Mrs. Paul Graham of El Dorado. Matson, Tuesday medalist with 76, beat Mrs. L. J. Holgerson 5 and 4 in round one. Graham defeated Mrs. Engleman 5 and 3. In a surprise, Mrs. Robert Allen of Chanute eliminated four-time winner Tillie Becker of Topeka 4 and 3.
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Paul Graham
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L. J. Holgerson
Graham
Howard Engleman
Salina
Robert Allen
Chanute
Marshall Tillie Becker
Topeka
Early Wynn Triumphs In 3 1 Victory Over Orioles
Early Wynn, 40, ends five game skid with a two hit complete game as Chicago White Sox beat Baltimore 3 1. Wynn improve to 3 6. Maris and Kaline homer for their teams. Yankees beat Detroit 7 3 to stay in first. Cleveland blanks Washington 1 0 behind Bowsfield five hitter.
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Associated Press
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Washington
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Marv Breeding
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Bill Skowron
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Roger Maris
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Art Ditmar
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Indians
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Ray Herbert
Red Sox
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Frank Sullivan
German Expects His Speed Mark To Stand
West Germany's Armin Mary, dubbed the "fastest human," doubts any runner will beat his 100 meter world record claim of ten seconds. He returned from Zurich where he set the feat and suggested the 10.0 sec barrier may stand for a very long time.
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Armin Mary
Zurich
Jesse Owens
Baseball Scores Thursday Games Summary
Thursday matchups featured New York at Detroit Baltimore at Chicago Washington at Cleveland and Boston at Kansas City with Friday repeats including Boston at Chicago Baltimore at Kansas City and Washington at Detroit plus New York at Cleveland. Wednesday results show Pittsburgh 5 St Louis 0 Milwaukee 7 San Francisco 4 with several suspended and rain‑delayed games noted.
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Tiger Loses Split Decision In Edmonton Bout
Wilf Greaves of Edmonton was awarded the British Empire middleweight title after a recount reversed an apparent draw. Nigeria's Tiger had led with a 69 69 tally, but scores showed Greaves winning 6 rounds to 5 with one even, in a 15 round thriller before a crowd of 3,500 plus.
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Tiger
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Dempsey at 65 looks back with gratitude and grit
In New York Jack Dempsey, the Manassa Mauler, turns 65 and says life has been good. He eats to manage high cholesterol and weighs 200 pounds after a doctor ordered diet. The former heavyweight champion runs a Broadway restaurant and a Chicago radio TV school with 2,600 students and 20,000 in correspondence courses. He hopes boxing cleans up and stays wholesome.
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Dempsey
Barbara
Joan
Chicago
Braves Defeat Athletics 5-0 in Babe Ruth League
Babe Ruth league action last night saw the Braves blank the Athletics 5-0 as Larry Crane doubled and singled in his only Braves hits and scored no runs. Pomona beat Richmond 10-3 in the other game, which ended after five innings due to a 90 minute limit. The Braves advance to face the Yankees 0-1 at 5 p.m. Friday.
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Larry Crane
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Roy Dunn
Yankees
Arizona Girl Is Favored in Women's Golf Meet
Jo Anne Gunderson of Arizona State University led the field by posting medalist honors with a six under par 71 and advanced to the semifinals along with defending champion Judy Eller. Gunderson faces Barbara Fayr White while Eller takes on Jean Ashley as the Women’s Collegiate Golf Tournament progresses.
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Arizona State University
Judy Eller
Miss Gunderson
Barbara Fayr White
Centenary
Miss Eller
Jean Ashley
Kansas University
Husky Jo Anne
Kirkland
Wash
Judy Kimball
Kansas
Julie Hull
Purdue University
Old Hickory
Tenn
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Miss White
Sherry Wheeler
Arizona State
Miss Ashley
Besty Cullen
Oklahoma
Ottawa golfers shine in Tomahawk Hills meet
Mrs Dick Peters posted the low gross with 92 for Ottawans yesterday in Mission. Mrs Paul Fredeen had the best 9 hole score and Mrs Charles Fletcher posted a low net of 78.
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Tomahawk Hills
Mission
Paul Fredeen
Charles Fletcher
City Tennis Meet Planned For Ottawa This Summer
Ottawa Recreation Commission manager Don Hoglund announced a nine bracket city tennis tournament running July 3 to 28. Boys brackets include under 19 13 16 and 16 18 with three girls brackets. Events include singles doubles and mixed doubles for men and women. Entries due July 1.
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Ottawa Recreation Commission
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