Bums Davis Cotero Clash for Feather Title at Hollywood Legion
Promoters set a 12 round main event for the California featherweight crown as Kenny Davis meets Jose Luis Cotero tonight at Hollywood Legion Stadium. Dorgin Me. Whorter opens the show against Herman Beasley with Channel 9 telecast starting 8 30 p m.
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Kenny Davis
Jose Luis Cotero
California
Hollywood Legion Stadium
Dorgin
Whorter
Crown City Boxing
Herman Beasley
Channel 9
Ed Bailey Grabs NL Batting Lead in Narrow Rise
Ed Bailey of Cincinnati moved past Dale Long to lead the National League with a .351 average through Wednesday. Long dropped to .324 as Ken Boyer and Bob Clemente moved up, while Mickey Mantle topped the American League in five categories. Brooks Lawrence led pitchers with a 9-0 record.
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New York
Ed Bailey
Cincinnati
San Diego
Pittsburgh
Dale Long
Scrappy
Redlegs
Strawberry Plains
Tenn
Gon Ange
Long
Bailey
Ken Boyer
Cardinals
Bob Clemente
Pirates
Wally Moon
Boyer
Mickey Mantle
Yankees
Charlie Maxwell
Tigers
Harvey Kuenn
Mickey Vernon
Red Sox
Sherman Lollar
White Sox
Lollar
Bob Friend
Billy Pierce
Dodgers Hit Three Homers In Ninth For Major League Record
Brooklyn Dodgers surge to a 6 5 1 win over Philadelphia by three straight ninth inning homers. Duke Snider and Gil Hodges connected, Clem Labine notching his seventh win as Milwaukee and Cincinnati pace NL race. Yankees, Indians, White Sox win. Cubs top Braves 8 4. Bob Rush stars for the Giants, Pirates.
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First Nazarene shutsout Bethany in Church League play
Bob McRorey pitched a no hit ball game with 14 strikeouts leading First Nazarene to a 5-0 win over Bethany at Brookside Park. Immanuel edged Community Covenant 1-0 with Bruce Budge’s one hit effort, Die Stevens driving in the run with a fourth inning triple. Tremont beat Church of Christ 5-4 and Lake Ave defeated Hill Ave 10-3 in the same slate.
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First
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Bethany
Brookside Park
Immanuel
Community Covenant
Bruce Budge
Die Stevens
Tremont Nip
Church of Christ
Lake Ave
Hill Ave
Elks Shine In Pasadena League Win Over 7-Up
Doug Cowden tossed a three hit game guiding the Elks to a 7 to 4 victory over 7-Up in the Pasadena Central League. In the Pasadena National League McKeands, already league champs, were upset by E.P.B.A. 4 to 4.
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Elks
Pasadena
McKeands
E.P.B.A
Romero Captures Pasadena Arena Main Event
Tito Romero pinned Matt Murphy to win the main event after trailing early. Murphy opened with an 8:20 fall using a forearm, Romero replied with a 5:10 neck driver and a 4:42 back body drop to secure victory. Honest John Cretoria defeated Enrique Romero with a half crab and knockdown press. Henry Millan and Danny Cano defeated Honolulu Hank and Curly Orlando by referee decision before Cano pinned Hank to seal the win for their team.
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Matt
Hank
Cano
Milne Bros. Defeat Freeway Behind Davis Erickson Five Hitter
Davis Erickson pitched a five hit game to lift Milne Bros. to a 4 3 win at McKinley Jr High. Milne Bros scored two runs in the second and fourth innings while Freeway managed a late rally. Melchior and Hancock combined for the Milne Bros. run support.
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Milne Bros
Freeway
McKinley Jr. High
Hollywood Park Six Furlongs Six Race Card Handicaps
At Hollywood Park Inglewood on June 26 1956 the sixth race a six furlongs event for four year olds and up carried a purse of 6000 with top claiming price 8500. Ali's Gift led through the stretch finishing first with Gesticulator second and Bayou Boy third. Trainer M E Millerick and jockey Trejos delivered the win as mutuel pools exceeded 255000 dollars.
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Ceylon Athletes Invited by Reds to Moscow Games
The Ceylon government said the Russian Olympic Committee and Russia sports sections invited Ceylon to send an athletic team to the third International Friendship Games of Youth in Moscow from July 29 to August 10. Russia will cover all expenses from the border crossing onward.
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Ceylon
Russian Olympic Committee
Russia
Moscow
Ussr
Former Stanford Grid Coach Dies at 63
Claude F. Tiny Thornhill longtime Stanford football coach and architect of three Rose Bowl teams died yesterday in Berkeley at Alta Bates Hospital after a heart condition. He served as line coach from 1922 to 1932 and head coach until 1939.
Brave Castoff Inks with Giants
New York Giants sign 20 year old bonus pitcher John Edelman who was released by the Milwaukee Braves earlier this month. He is assigned to the Johns town farm club in the Class A Eastern League for development.
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John Edelman
Milwaukee Braves
New York Giants
Johnstown
Bantams Sought in World Bantam Title Showdown
In Rome officials reported efforts to set a world bantamweight title fight between Mario D'Agata of Italy and Raul Macias of Mexico, likely to be held in Mexico City.
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Italy
Mario D'Agata
Raul
Aaton) Macias
Mexico
Mexico City
Babe Ruth League State Tournament Set for August
The fifth annual Babe Ruth League State Tournament will be held at Brookside Park August 13 to 15 with four teams: Northern and Central California champions and two Southern California clubs. Tournament director is Stuart FE. Marsee, appointed by Stan Gray. The winner advances to the Western States event in Stockton August 10 to 12, with the ultimate Nationals in Austin Texas. Babe Ruth League baseball targets boys ages 13 to 15.
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Stan Gray
Pasadena
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Tex
Orioles Boss Bans Scribes After Game
Baltimore Orioles manager Paul Richards barred all reporters from the clubhouse after the game with Boston, saying the action would stand until further notice to prevent players from saying things in heat of the moment. Earlier, Cleveland beat the Orioles 12 to 11 in 11 innings, drawing sharp critique of several players in local papers.
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Paul Richards
Baltimore Orioles
al Rosen
Indians
Hal Smith
Tito Francona
Italian Wins Bantam Title In Rome Fight
Italian deaf mute Mario D Agata defeats Robert Cohen of France by technical knockout in the sixth round before 38000 at Foro Italico Stadium to claim the world bantamweight crown. Referee Teddy Waltham stops the bout after Cohen's cut brow. American Boxing bodies dispute the title.
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Robert Cohen
France
Foro Italico
Cohen
Teddy Waltham
England
National Boxing Assn
Aaton Macias
Mexico
American Ring Magazine
Auto emergency fix with improvised fan belt
A broken fan belt on a remote trip can be replaced with a country store coil springs and baling wire. Link springs together to fit the water pump and generator and stretch only a couple of inches to avoid excess tension.
All-Star Game Preview Sparks AL-NL Showdown
The piece argues the American League should win the July 10 All-Star game at Griffith Stadium, citing rising AL stars like Mantle and Berra while noting fading NL icons such as Musial Campanella and Spahn. It highlights expected NL pitching from Friend Newcombe Mizell and strong AL rotation under Casey Stengel.
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Washington
Griffith Stadium
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Yankees
Mickey Mantle
Stan Musial
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Alvin Dark
Robin Roberts
Warren Spahn
Yogi Berra
Ted Williams
Harvey Kuenn
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Pirates
Bob Friend
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Don Newcombe
St. Louis
Vinegar Bend Mizell
Clem Labine
Casey Stengel
Cleveland
Herb Score
Chicago
Billy Pierce
Detroit
Billy Hoeft
Whitey Ford
Boston
Tom Brewer
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Wiffi Smith Wins British Amateur Crown After Dominant Month
Margaret Wiffi Smith of La Canada California and St. Clair Michigan defeated Mary Patton Janssen of Charlottesville Virginia to claim the British amateur title. The 19 year old adds the French championship to her haul and eyes the U S amateur and a potential grand slam. She also contributed two points to the U S Curtis Cup effort. The victory marks her as the third American to win the British Amateur after Babe Didrikson Zaharias and Louise Suggs.
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Eng
Margaret (Wiffi) Smith
la Canada
Cal
St. Clair
Mich
Mary Patton Janssen
Charlottesville
Miss Smith
U. S
U.S
Britain
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Louise Suggs
Box Scores and Scoring Details From Morning Games
Box scores show Milwaukee at Chicago with Rush and Burdette 1-7. Banks homered for Chicago while Banks and Whisenant fueled Milwaukee. Attendance 14,000. Detroit and Baltimore scores listed with Maxwell and Clemente homer contributions. Details include pitchers Hearn, Lasorda, and Zuverink with respective records and who hit homers.
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Milwaukee
Knight Talks With Prospects For State Board Post
Governor Knight disclosed in Washington this week that he met two candidates for executive secretary of California's revamped State Athletic Commission. He named Stanley Tracy a former FBI assistant director and David Luce a California attorney as prospects, at the request of Dr. Dan Kilroy of Sacramento who chairs the commission and aims to clean up boxing.
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Knight
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State Athletic Commission
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Stanley Tracy
FBI
David Luce
California
Attorney General's Office
Dan Kilroy
CHISOX SIGNS SCHEME DENIAL FROM LEAGUE PRESIDENT
Chicago White Sox accused of stealing signs at Comiskey Park drew a quick denial from American League president Will Harridge who called the charge bunk. Baltimore manager Paul Richards suggested the idea, but offered no formal protest and limited remarks to reporters. The defense cited Sherm Lollar’s scoreboard number wiring to flicker lights as a possible explanation.
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White Sox
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Sherm Lollar
Knights Fall 4-3 to Indians in CJBA Tilt
Pasadena Knights suffer first defeat in 10 starts as Burbank Indians rally for a 4-3 win at Pacific Park Burbank last night. Leonard Perkins struck out nine with two doubles before losing control in the final inning.
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California Junior Baseball Association
Burbank Indians
Burbank
Pacific Park
Indians
Pasadenans
Leonard Perkins
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