One Hit Game For Scribner Opens Ottawa Softball League
Scribner delivers a one hit shutout in a Forest Park opener as Phillips beats Baldwin 7 to 0 and Skelly edges Budges 5 to 4. Scribner hurled five and two thirds innings with a single and two walks. Phillips built a three run lead in frame one and added two in the second.
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Phillips
Ottawa
Forest Park
Baldwin
Brelly
Badges
66Ers
Shisler
Skelly
Budges
Keltner
Budge’s
Brown
Harrell
C & O Q Crane
Bittenb
Snider
Burd
Layton
G Shigier
O Blagks
R. Redd
Carlson
Redd
Lbs
Dowdy
Allen
Webker
Softball Practice Tonight for Girls in Forest Park
Girls who want to play softball may practice tonight at seven in Forest Park. Frank Bogard is the sponsor and manager.
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Forest Park
Frank Bogard
Orioles Hope Teeth Heal Pitcher Billy Loes Debut
Baltimore Orioles hope a dental extraction will cure Billy Loes arm trouble that has plagued him for two years. The 26-year-old former Brooklyn right-hander underwent a head-to-toe checkup by five physicians after being acquired by Paul Richards for about 10 thousand dollars. Teeth cited as possible source of infection were found to be definitely dead.
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Baltimore
Billy Loes
Baltimore Orioles
Loes
Brooklyn Dodger
Oriole
Paul Richards
Lees
Erwin Mayer
Sooners Seek Title In Big Seven Baseball Finale
In Columbia Missouri and Oklahoma battle for the conference crown with the winner earning a clear berth to NCAA district playoffs. A Missouri victory would force a playoff coin flip between Oklahoma and Nebraska to determine the postseason rep.
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Columbia
Oklahoma
Missouri
Nebraska
John Simmons
Norm Stewart
Bears Slip At Home
The Bears lost the opener of a five game home stand to Omaha 14 7 in a game where home stand losses are common. Indianapolis beat Wichita 1 0 in 10 innings marking its Kansas City debut. The St Paul Minneapolis game was rained out. Louisville and Charleston were not scheduled.
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Omaha
Bears
Indianapolis
Wichita
Kansas City
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Louisville
Charleston
Enos Slaughter Lifts A’s With Ninth Inning Homer
Enos Slaughter, age 40, crushed a two run homer off Chicago ace Billy Pierce in the ninth to lift the Kansas City Athletics to a 6-4 comeback win over the White Sox. Slaughter also added a RBI on a fifth inning fly as Oakland erased a 4-0 deficit and moved from last to seventh.
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Chicago White Sox
Billy Pierce
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A’s
St. Louis Cardinals
Redbirds
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Braves
White Sox
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Hector Lopez
Enos
Slaughter
Finigan
Gus Zernial
Lopez
Harry Simpson
Dick Donovan
Sam Espisito
Ed Burtschy
Yom Lasorda
Pierce
Gene Conlye
Milwaukee
Fred Hutchingon
Vessels Fears He Can't Make Colts
Billy Vessels, Heisman winner and two year Army veteran, will join the Baltimore Colts as a rookie this July at Ft. Sill. He fears not making the team as Colts rookies begin practice July 19. Vessels notes his conditioning is down but will train independently, facing strong backfield competition with Buck McPhail and Alan Ameche also in the mix.
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Billy’ Vessels
Baltimore Colts
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Vergsels
Oklahoma
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Edmonton
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Cannnoneers
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Buck McPhail
Baltimore
McPhail
Colts
Alan ,Amche
Cotton Is King After Winning
Charley Cotton defeated Joey Giardello by split decision in a bruising 10 round bout at St Nicholas Arena. The Toledo native, 26, earned a second straight win over Giardello and drew attention from promoters with a possible July 9 matchup against Rory Calhoun or Gil Turner and future bids for Madison Square Garden or Toledo showings.
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New York
Charley (King) Cotton
Joey Giardello
Toledo
Ohio
Cotton
Giardellé
St.Nicholas Arena
Rory Calhoun
Gil Turner
St.Nicks
Madison
Senate Garden
Philadelphian
Joey
Bowling Scores Ladies League details and leaders
Towners 2 High on 10-30 with Christy 197 and 459. Zera bk High led by Wolgast 171 and 437. Ottawa BEL High 10-30 Carlson 179 and 455. Lee's Cafe 1 High 10 Wenthe 152. High 30 Burgoon 466. Elks 2 High 10 Wiedner 158. High 30 Hayward 416. Mode O Day 1 High 16-30 MecGhee 164 and 414.
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Ladies League Towners
Christy
Zera Bk
Wolgast
Ottawa Bel High
Carlson
Lee's Cafe
Wenthe
Burgoon
Elks
Wiedner
Hayward
Mode O Day
MecGhee
Paige Cathern Leads SEC Scoring With 74 Points
Paige Cathern, Mississippi full back, topped the Southeastern Conference scoring last season with 74 points. U. S. Savings Bonds are safe.
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Paige Cathern
Mississippi
U. S
Dartmouth figure led league with 11 steals in 1931
Red Rolfe, Dartmouth's athletic director and ex Yankee third baseman, topped the Eastern Intercollegiate Baseball League in stolen bases with 11 for the 1931 season. Gil Hodges of the Dodgers opened 1956 with 11 grand slams.
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Red Rolfe
Dartmouth
Gil Hodges
Dodgers
Braves In Lead Al Bums Slump Braves In Lead
Milwaukee and St Louis compete for NL lead as Pirates close in, with Brooklyn slipping to fifth. Bob Friend earned his eighth win on a two-hitter for Pittsburgh. Dale Long hit his eighth homer in eight games. Cubs and Phillies win. Yankees lead AL with Ford’s shutout. KC and Baltimore win in tight games.
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Dodgers
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Milwaukee
Pittsburgh
Pirates
Cardinals
Brooks
Bob Friend
Dale Long
Bob Rush
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Chicago Cubs
Philadelphia
New York
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New York Yankees
Boston
Whitey Ford
Cleveland Indians
Detroit
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Chicago
White Sox
Nos! Slaughter
Baltimore
Washington
Farm Bill Critic Says It Harms Kansas Wheat Farmers
Rep Wint Smith of Kansas denounces the Farm Bill signed by President Eisenhower as unfair to Kansas wheat farmers. He argues that Secretary Benson's administrative interpretations would guarantee a support price for every acre of corn growers in commercial corn areas, regardless of marketing quotas or acreage allotments.
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Eisenhower
Rep
Wint Smith
R-Kas
Kansas
Benson
Pirates Break Mark With Eight Home Runs In Eight Games
Dale Long, in the Pittsburgh clubhouse after a 3-2 win over Brooklyn, celebrated his eighth homer in eight games, breaking the major league mark he set Saturday in Philadelphia. He joked about having more power and emphasized team victory over Mantle comparisons.
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Philadelphia
Dale Long
Mickey Mantle
Brooklyn
Speedway Predicts Record Pace for Memorial Day 500
Four past Memorial Day 500 winners forecast a record race speed for the 40th running in Indianapolis. They expect winner speeds above Bill Vukovich’s 1954 mark of 130.84 mph, with 135 to 136 mph or more likely. Names include Bob Sweikert, Bill Holland, Johnnie Parsons, and Troy Ruttman.
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Bill Vukovich
Indianapolis Speedway
Bob Sweikert
Vukovich
Bill Holland
Johnnie Parsons
van Nuys
Calif
Troy Ruttman
Ruttman
Parsons
Sweikert
Kurtis-Kraft
M.P.H
J. C. Agajanian
San Pedro
Kuzma Leads Indy Racing Quota Amid Slowdown
Kuzma entered by an Indianapolis racing group as veteran drivers Pat Flaherty Johnny Thompson and Jim Rathmann posted speeds above 145 mph in trials. Flaherty set 145.596 with Thompson at 145.549 and Rathmann at 145.120 while the field averaged 142.507, up from 137.96 last year. A three day flood left rivulets on the track forcing officials to halt qualifying with 12 drivers still at the line.
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Indianapolis
Pat Flaherty
Chicago
Johnny Thompson
Springfield
Mass
Jim Rathmann
Miami
Major League Leaders from the Associated Press
American League leaders include Mantle in batting 423 at bats 361, Maxwell 361, Vernon 344. Mantle 43 RBIs, Berra 35, Livers 33. Mantle 60 hits, Kuenn 61. Mantle 17 homers, Berra 12. Pitching leaders Ford 6-1 .875. Lemon 6-1 .857. National League batting includes Long 414, Boyer 361. RBIs led by Long and Boyer 37. Musial 33. Jablonski 27. Banks 23. Home runs Long, Iron Post, Boyer 11. Banks 10. Pitching Lawrence 5-0 1.000, Friend 8-2 .800.
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New York
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Detroit
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Boston
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Livers
Washington
Simpson
Kansas City
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Chicago
Moon
Pittsburgh Iron Post
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