Cards Equal Number of Wins Last Year
In his first year as a big league manager Sally Hemus guided the St. Louis Cardinals to 71 wins in 1950, lifting them from seventh to second place behind Pittsburgh. The story covers key games as Ray Sadecki and Walter Moryn beat the Reds, Roberto Clemente fuels Pittsburgh, and Milwaukee and Los Angeles publish notable performances in a fast-paced sports roundup.
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Pirates
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Chicago Cubs
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Ray Sadekcit
Walter Moryn
Cards
Reds
Sadecki
Syracuse Grid Coach Carries Crying Towel
Syracuse coach Ben Schwartzwalder worries about injuries and depth as he fields a strong lineup led by Ernie Davis and Art Baker. Returning starters and a talented freshman unit raise hopes of a national title bid, but he cautions about overconfidence and key interior line questions after a demanding 1959 season.
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Schwartzwalder
Ernie Davis
Art Baker
Kansas
Pittsburgh
Penn State
Army
Miami
Florida
Texas
John Brown
Tom Gilburg
Dave Baker
U S Hopes Rise As Olympics Enter Sixth Day
In Rome on day six of the Olympic Games Gary Tobian led the platform diving semifinals and Wilma Rudolph led the 100 meter qualifiers. The United States chased more gold as finals loomed in the men's high jump and 100 meters, with Russia still ahead in points.
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Associated Press
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Sam
Wilma Rudolph
Clarksville
Tenn
United States
Russia
John Thomas
Cambridge
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America
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Britain
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Santa Ana
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Miss Rudolph
Australia
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Barbara Jones
Nashville
Martha Hudson
McRae
Miss Cutberth
Vera Krepkina
Irina Press
Thomas
Boston University
Dave Sime
Durham N.C
Ray Norton
Oakland
Frank
Chris von Saltza
Saratoga
Dawn Fraser
Ilsa Konrads
Jeff Farrell
Wichita
Kan
Nieder Is Glad He Changed His Mind
Army lieutenant Bill Nieder, after winning Olympic shot put gold, recalls low moments and a vow to quit. He defeated Parry O'Brien 64 ft 6.5 in as the U S swept medals with O'Brien second and Dallas Long third. Nieder credits practice and a renewed belief, plans to marry Barbara Huffman and retire after future Army duty in Germany.
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Rome
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Olympic Stadium
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Texas
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O’brien
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Lawrence
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Dave Davis
Lawrence Carpenter
University of Kansas
Barbara Huffman
Chicago
Germany
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Orioles Have Chance To Unseat Yankees
The Baltimore Orioles face the New York Yankees in a pivotal three game series with a sweep capable of placing Baltimore first in the American League. Gene Woodling hit a grand slam as Baltimore defeated Cleveland 6 3, Skinny Brown earned his 10th win in relief, and the day featured strong starts from Yankee rookie Bill Stafford and Ned Garver for Kansas City in a double header.
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Orioles
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New York
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Chicago
Detroit
Boston
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Dick Stigman
Steve Barber
Skinny Brown
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Stafford
Mickey Mantle
Yogi Berra
Garver
Russ Snyder
Ralph Terrry
Jack Kralick
Bob Shaw
White Sox
Senators
Earl Battey
Chico Fernandez
Red Sox
Jones Knocks Out Bobo Olson in Chicago Feature
Doug Jones, 23, of New York stopped former middleweight champion Carl Bobo Olson in the sixth round at Chicago Stadium. Jones connected with a left and right uppercut to end the scheduled 10 rounds, inflicting Olson his first defeat in 16 fights and dimming Olson’s comeback hopes. Olson weighed 179 pounds, Jones 176, with no other knockdowns. Olson’s manager Sid Flaherty said they would lick their wounds after Olson wasn’t scratched.
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Chicago
Carl
Bobo
Sid Flaherty
Olson
Davey Moore Named Fighter Of Month
Davey Moore of Springfield Ohio World Featherweight Champion was named fighter of the month by Ring Magazine for his title defense against Kazano Takayama now ranked No 9. Heavyweight rankings saw minor changes as Robert Cleroux moved to eighth and Dick Richardson to ninth while Billy Hunter dropped to tenth.
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Davey Moore
Springfield
Ohio
Ring Magazine
Moore
Japan
Kazano Takayama
Robert Cleroux
Montreal
Kayo Victor
Roy Harris
George Chuvalo
Dick Richardson
Wales
Billy Hunter
Baseball Scores and Upcoming AMERICAN LEAGUE Games
Wednesday results include New York 1 Kansas City 0 and Baltimore 6 Cleveland 3. Washington 2 Chicago 1 and Detroit 4 Boston 2. Thursday Cleveland at Kansas City. Friday Washington at Boston and New York at Baltimore. Also Detroit at Chicago and Cleveland at Kansas City.
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Chicago
Detroit
Boston
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