Mets End Nine Game Slide with 9-1 Win Over Pirates
Casey Stengel back on the winning road as the Mets snap a nine game losing streak by beating the first place Pirates 9-1. Jay Hook throws five shutout innings and drives in a run with a bases loaded single in the second. Giants top Reds 4-1 and Dodgers beat Braves 5-2 as Burdette suffers third loss.
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Casey Stengel
Mets
Pittsburgh Pirates
Pirates
Stengel
Jay Hook
Casey
Hook Hook
Cincinnati Reds
Met
Hook
Tom Sturdivant
Giants
Dodgers
San Francisco Giants
Los Angeles Dodgers
Milwaukee Braves
Billy Pierce
Reds
Cincinnati
Hank Foiles
Willie Mays
Ed Bailey
Jim ‘O'Toole
Young Joe Moeller
Lew Burdette
John Roseboro
Willie Davis
League Standings And Schedule Briefs
American League standings show Cleveland atop with 5 wins, New York 5, Kansas City 7, and Los Angeles 5, details of loss percentages. Tuesday and Wednesday night games include Chicago at New York, Cleveland at Los Angeles, and Minnesota at Baltimore among others. National League race tight with St. Louis, Los Angeles, Philadelphia leading, and multiple night games listed.
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New York
UPI
Ricky Ortiz
Brooklyn
Billy Bello
Philadelphia
Jesse Smith
Chicago
Johnny
Bang Bang
Alford
Los Angeles
Pth
Ralph Dupas
New Orleans
Frankie Ramirez
Eddie Machen
San Francisco
Bert ‘White
United Press International
W. L. Pet
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Baltimore
Kansas City
Oe Ie
Detroit
Minnesota
Boston
Buzhardt
Terry
Washington
McClain
Cisco
Taylor
Chance
Ditmar
Messi
Kralick
Pappas
Pittsburgh
St. Louis
Houston
Cincinnati
Milwaukee
S. Francisco
Koufax
Cardwell
Marichal
McBean
Anderson
Ellis
Mahaffey
Spahn
Jackson
Woodeshick
Wreckers Lead Merchants Elite League Top Standings
Beckley Wrecking, led by Chester Ferrell's 212 game and 522 series and Al Faull's 515, held the top spot in the Merchants Elite League last week. Post Office and Southern States each won games, with Roosevelt Rich and Alfred Burns contributing for the States. Other results include Slab Fork dropping two to Sophia Merchants and Midway Amoco defeating John W. Eye as framing continues in the league.
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Chester Ferrell
al Faull
Post Office
Denver Griffit
Alfred Burns
Roosevelt Rich
Slab Fork
Sophia Merchants
O. O. Kidd
C. Z. Kincaid
William Coughlin
Merchants
al Simms
Connie Calfee
Calfee
Sky Lanes
John W. Eye
Caffee
Sadie Houck
Eye
Elinor Shrewsbury
Lowe Bros. Electric
George’s
Thelma Thompson
Thelma
Glass House No. 1
Rose
Marshall Pushes January draft ban for NFL players
Washington Redskins owner George Preston Marshall urged the NFL to delay drafting college players until after January 1. He said early drafts corrupt college eligibility and announced plans to introduce a resolution at the May league meeting, claiming support from several owners and noting AFL poaching of top Redskins picks.
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Washington
Marshall
GPM
NFL
AFL To Avoid Sunday Dates
AFL releases a 56 game schedule with 19 non Sunday dates including 10 Friday night games 2 Saturday afternoons 6 Saturday nights and Thanksgiving. Boston Patriots play all seven home games on Friday nights Buffalo Bills five Saturday night home games lead non Sunday play. Schedule begins Sept 7 in Denver with Chargers visiting Dallas Sept 8 opens Dallas hosts Boston. two Sunday openers Houston at Buffalo New York at Oakland.
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Tex
UPI
American Football League
Joe Foss
Boston Patriots
Buffalo Bills
New York Titans
Buffalo
Denver
San Diego Chargers
Boston
Houston
New York
Oakland
San Diego
Navy
WVU Climbs to Second in SC Standings on Doubleheader Sweep
West Virginia moved to second place in the Southern Conference baseball standings by sweeping William and Mary in a doubleheader 9-3 and 4-0 at Williamsburg. The Mountaineers, now 4-1 in conference play, head to Hampden Sydney for a non-league game, while Furman leads the standings. Joe Jeran tossed a three-hitter in the nightcap, securing the shutout.
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UPI
West Virginia
William & Mary
Williamsburg
Mountaineers
Hampden Sydney
Citadel
Rollins
Stetson
George Washington
Vermont
Richmond
Indians
Furman
Joe Jeran
Major League Leaders List of Top Hitters and Potent Feats
Presentation of leading hitters in both leagues with batting averages and totals for Rollins and others. Highlights home runs and runs batted in across American and National Leagues, plus pitching records showing undefeated starts for several hurlers. Names include Kaline, Musial, Pinson, Post, Davis, Alou, Mays, and others.
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Pittsburgh
Cincinnati
Mantilla
Virdon
Chacon
Great
Kuenn If
Cardenas
Skinner
Hiller
Kasko
Smith Rf
Stuart Ib
Mays
Pinson
Thomas
Clemente
Cepeda
Robinson
Demerit
Burgess
F.alou
McFlane
Pagan
Coleman
Olive
Hook
aSchof
O*toole
San Francisco
Eee
Alou
Davenport
Foiles
Lamabe
Bailey
E—Virdon
Stuart
New Pierce
York
Erbbso Neal
Bouchee
Mazero- Pierce
Gilliam
T.aaron
Moon
Aaron
Snider
Butler
T. Davis
d-Menke
Roseboro
Jones
Carey
Mathews
W. Davis
Adcock
Bolling
Moeller
McMillan
Uecker
a-Klimek
Krsnich
Burdette
Wiley
Willey
U—Steiner
Boggess
Landes
Smith
G. AB R. H. Pet. Rollins
Minn
Chi
Boyer
N. Y
Jiminez
K.C
Paglini
Long
Wash
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Kuenn
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F. Alou
Musial
St. L
Oliver
Pitts
Dalrmple
Braves
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White Sox
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Twins
Cimoli
Athletics
Siebern
Landis
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White
Cards
Duaieea Tanneat
Terry
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Donovan
Indians
Walker
Barbert
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Friend
Piate
Purkey
O'Dell
Jackson
Stone
Colts
Simmons
Larsen
Ellsworth
Cubs
Pierce
Ortiz Gets Offer to Defend Title in Las Vegas
Flamingo Hotel owner Morris Lansburgh offered Ortiz a first title defense in Las Vegas the site of his win over Joe Brown last Saturday night. Lansburgh said he did not care who Ortiz defended against as long as it was in Las Vegas.
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Las Vegas
Joe Brown
Flamingo Hotel
Morris Lansburgh
Expected To Name New Football Coach At Beckley Board Meeting
The Raleigh County Board of Education may announce a new football coach tonight to replace Nelson Bragg who is expected to resign. Randy Broyles leads candidates for head coach role while Lawrence Wiseman is seen as leading applicant for athletic director post. Rumors swirl about Babe Riffe leaving Shady Spring and potential successors at Woodrow Wilson with Don Warden Willie Joe Chandler or Leland Richmond suggested.
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Beckley
Woodrow Wilson
Raleigh
Randy Broyles
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Bragg
Lawrence Wiseman
C. G. Peregoy
Board of Education
Woodrow
Biffe
Babe Riffe
Shady Spring High
California
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Shady
Beaver School
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Babe
Don Warden
Willie Joe Chandler
Clear Fork
Leland Richmond
Maryland
City Girls
Moose Club
Beckley Wrecking
Beckley College
Register
Marie Wilson
Gloria Sweeney
Linda Ellison
Damon
Hair Fashion
Donna Peck
Thurman's Garage
Nancy Elkins
Ginger Ayers
Neal
Betty Jo Greco
Damon’s
Hair Fashions
Kitty Maynor
Sophia Independents
Patty Garten
Annie Torrico
Myra Kay Barr
Mary Ann Totten
Mary Swann
Thurman’s
Theresa Biggs
Carol Thurman
Thurman's
Pre Atkins
Carole Kelley
Sophia
Arline Meadows
Eagles
Woodrow Wilson High School
Methodist Temple
Gene Corum
George King
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Ed Barrett
Jay Randolph
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Don Meadows
Herb Buckley
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