Cleveland Extends Its Streak To Six
Cleveland Indians push their pennant bid with a six game win streak and seven of eight, keeping 42 games behind the Chicago White Sox. The White Sox swept Washington to widen the gap while Cleveland swept Baltimore, with pitcher Jack Harshman and Jim Perry delivering two five-hitters in the doubleheader.
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Don Drysdale Ends Slump With 3-Hitter Win Over Phillies
Don Drysdale stopped a six game slide with a three hitter as the Dodgers defeated the Phillies 1-0. Wally Moon sparked the decisive run with aggressive base running, scoring on Gil Hodges' single.
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Texas Tackle Is Biggest Player in Nation
Houston AP report says James Sorey, 309-pound senior tackle from Tampa Florida, is the nation’s biggest football player. Sorey adds he has shed 16 pounds since reporting for football training at Texas Southern, a Negro school.
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Mantle to Lead AL in All-Star Game Return
Philadelphia report says Mickey Mantle of the New York Yankees will head an American League All-Star lineup against the National League at Connie Mack Stadium. The game is set for October 10 and marks Mantle’s standout appearance in the midseason classic.
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Seven Lettermen Back At Williamsburg Panthers
Seven of 14 football players at Williamsburg High School are lettermen under Coach Louis Coppoe. The team lost last year’s backfield and one lineman to service, but Thornbrugh moved to backfield to fill gaps. New line depth comes from Thornbrugh and Weigand. 1959 schedule lists Welda, Pomona, Melvern, Northern Heights, Westphalia, Quenemo, and Kincaid games.
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Intra Squad Game Canceled At OU
OU cancels traditional black and Gold intra squad game due to injuries to four key players. Ervin Uhrig returns from a bruised back. Derry Franz Rozel out with a bruised knee. Key linemen Jim Maendele and Eugene Sacha also sidelined with leg injuries. Peters notes drills focused on pass offense and defense.
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Baseball scores and results from Thursday and Wednesday games
Thursday games featured Pittsburgh at San Francisco Philadelphia at Los Angeles St Louis at Milwaukee and Cincinnati at Chicago. Wednesday results show Cincinnati 4 7 Chicago 2 2 innings darkness San Francisco 7 Pittsburgh 2 Milwaukee 5 St Louis 3 Los Angeles 1 Philadelphia 0.
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Grid Star To Go To KU
Houston Tex AP Bert ICoan Texas schoolboy star athlete drops out of Texas Christian and will enroll at the University of Kansas He cites Kansas law school and track program as reasons He is a sophomore and a star in football and track joining Rodger McFarland who switched from Texas A&M
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Big Ten title race shapes up with multiple contenders
In a rugged fall for the Big Ten Purdue and Wisconsin appear to have inside tracks while Iowa Ohio State and Northwestern also contend. Illinois Michigan Michigan State Indiana Minnesota and sleeper Illinois factor in the race with key lettermen and new quarterbacks shaping each program.
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