Cards Beat Astros 6 4 Behind Early Aces In Busch Park
St Louis built a 6 4 win over Houston at Busch Stadium with a first inning run spree as Ray Washburn improved to 2 0. Ed Bauta finished the late innings to seal the victory while Dean Stone took the loss. Curt Flood extended a 14 game hitting streak and Detroit dropped Kansas City 3 2 in 10 innings with Vic Wertz driving in the winning runs.
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Ottawa High Falls 3-1 to Lawrence Lions
Ottawa High School tennis ended the regular season with a 3-1 loss to Lawrence High School. The lone win came from Roger Reynolds and Eddie Davidson in doubles 7-5 6-3 over Allen Hitt and Tod McCluggage. Other results: Tom Chappell lost 6-0 6-1 to Chris Pinet, Roger Casteel fell 6-1 6-1 to Richard Harp, Loren Shofner and Jan Jefferis lost 6-3 4-6 6-2 to Ken Creye Bruce Nelson. Ottawa advances to NEKL playoff at Highland Park on Friday.
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OHS
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Richard Harp
Loren Shofner
Jan Jefferis
Ken Creye
Bruce Nelson
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Highland Park
Yankees Stretch AL Lead With 6 1 Win Over White Sox
The Yankees won 6-1 over the Chicago White Sox for their sixth straight victory, widening their AL lead to 1 1/2 games. Vic Wertz fueled Detroit’s 3-2 win over Kansas City, while San Francisco’s Billy O'Dell pitched a complete game in a 4-2 win over Pittsburgh.
St Benedicts No Hits Washburn in Doubleheader Sweep
Frank Myers and Dick Weiderhold combined for a no hitter as St Benedict's Ravens swept Washburn University Ichabods in two seven inning games. Saint Benedict's won 4-2 in the opener and 5-2 in the nightcap.
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Rantoul youngster tops county track meet
Ken Turley of Rantoul led Class A with two firsts and one second at the Franklin County Grade School Track meet at Cook Athletic field. Pomona, Princeton, Lane, Williamsburg, Richmond, and Rantoul competed. Turley won the 100 yd dash in 11.8 seconds and the open 220 yd dash in 27.4, placing second in the 50 yd dash behind Schroeder of Pomona.
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Sir Gaylord and Ridan Favored In Derby Field
The Kentucky Derby field grew to at least 16 with Sir Gaylord and Ridan as leading choices for the 88th Derby at Churchill Downs. Roman Line Sharp Count Royal Attack are definite starters from Derby Trial results with Mister Pitt possible. Cicada may join Sir Gaylord if entered. Post time 4:30 p.m. EST, CBS TV 4:45 p.m. EST.
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Ortiz Named As No 1 In Ring
New York reports lightweight champion Carlos Ortiz named fighter of the month by Ring Magazine for his 15 round title win over Joe Brown in Las Vegas on April 21. Brown drops to No 2 contender, while Dave Charnley slips behind. Hernandez moves up in welterweight ranks and Johansson climbs in heavyweight listings after Cleroux loss, with Clay rising to ninth and Lavorante dropping to tenth.
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Ring Magazine Today
Joe Brown
Las Vegas
Brown
Dave Charnley
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Venezuela
Doug Vaillant
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Sweden
Ingemar Johansson
Bob Cleroux
Montreal
Canada
Cleroux
Zora Folley
Chandler, Ariz
Cassius Clay
Louisville
George Logan
Boise
Idaho
Argentina
Alejandro Lavorante
Lawrence Lions win Haskell Relays with strong 59 point score
At Haskell Relays Lawrence Lions topped the field with 59 points, taking seven firsts in 14 events. Highland Park and Ottawa led nearby, while Chanute and Haskell posted third and fourth place showings. Reed won the broad jump for Cyclones, Bow ling and Dunn placed in pole vault.
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Chanute
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Haskell
Lawrence Lions
Mickey Reed
Cyclones
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Crane
Dunn
Scoreboard Tuesday's Results Across Major Leagues
Minnesota 8 Baltimore 3. Los Angeles 8 Cleveland 6. Washington 2 Boston 1. New York 6 Chicago 1. Detroit 3 Kansas City 2 in 10 innings. Cincinnati 8 New York 2. St Louis 6 Houston 4. San Francisco 4 Pittsburgh 2. Los Angeles 6 Chicago 5 in 16. Milwaukee at Philadelphia rained out Thursday. Schedule Pittsburgh at San Francisco Milwaukee at Philadelphia Houston at St. Louis only games.
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