NBA Asks Congress to Clean Up Pro Boxing
The National Boxing Assn. will seek congressional help to regulate professional boxing, saying the task is too large for the NBA alone. FBI probes into the sport were cited as prompting a push for nationwide uniform boxing laws with a seven member committee to be named. The resolution urges a full federal inquiry.
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Major League Baseball Leaders Highlights and Records
The Associated Press reports league leaders in batting pitching and fielding for the National and American Leagues. Ashburn hits .333 for Philadelphia while Snider leads runs and RBIs for Brooklyn and Boston respectively. Mantle cores at 29 homers with 20 stolen bases by Rivera. Newcombe and Byrne top pitching figures with impressive win totals and strikeouts as league home runs near the 1000 mark.
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Mantle Belts 2 Ted Hits 13th Slam Yankees Win 2
Yankees sweep two from Baltimore 5-4 and 12-6 to push Cleveland out of first place in the AL race. Mantle hit his 29th homer with two on, Henk Bauer homered in the ninth, and rookie Johnny Bucks earned the first game win. Ted Williams hit a grand slam for Boston as they beat Washington and closed within 3.5 games of New York. Milwaukee routed St Louis 12-1 behind Willard Schmidt, with Eddie Mathews homering for the Braves.
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Washington
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Roy Sievers
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Jim Piersall
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Ralph Kiner
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Yesterday's Stars Pitching and Batting in New York Sweep
Pitcher Leo Kiely of the Boston Red Sox earned an 8-4 relief win while fending off a Washington surge with two strikeouts and one hit allowed after the third inning. Mighty Mickey Mantle of the New York Yankees belted his 28th and 29th home runs with two doubles and a single, driving in five as New York swept Baltimore in a 5-4 and 12-6 doubleheader to regain first place.
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Spahn Wins As Braves Beat Cardinals In Milwaukee
Spahn twirls a 2 2/3 inning win in relief for Milwaukee as the Braves outslug St. Louis 12 to 1. Mathews, Hemus, and Spahn lead the offense with multiple RBIs while OConnell, Crowe, and Tanner pace the Cardinals in a lopsided game at Milwaukee.
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First Game New York Beats Baltimore in Doubleheader
In the opener, New York edges Baltimore 5 to 4 as Mantle and Bauer drive runs. Bauer hits a homer, Wiesler and Rizzuto contribute, while Kucks secures the win in relief.
Major League Standings and Tonight's Schedule Summary
Eastern standings show New York leading with 71 wins. Cleveland and Chicago chase, while Baltimore and Washington lag. Tonight's games feature key matchups: Kansas City at Chicago, Cleveland at Detroit, New York at Boston, and Baltimore at Washington. Several late games include Brooklyn vs Milwaukee and Philadelphia vs Pittsburgh.
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Fight Last Night in New York Rivers Beats King
Neal Rivers of New York outpointed Jimmy King from Birmingham in a ten round boxing match held last night in Niagara Falls New York. River delivered sharper combos and controlled the center en route to the decision.
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Appalachian League Standings Quick Scores Report
Marion defeats 5-11 Pulaski 3 to 2 while Johnson City leads Wytheville 10 to 6 and Bristol edges Kingsport 4 to 2. Salem tops Bluefield 3 to 1 with Kingsport and Bluefield close in the standings.
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Fans gripe as baseball games grow longer this season
NEW YORK Major league baseball games run over 30 minutes longer than 25 years ago and more than 20 minutes longer than 15 years ago according to an Associated Press survey through Aug 15 1930 1930 average 11 hr 58 min under two hours 443 over three hours 2 1940 average 2 hours 7 minutes under two hours 281 over three hours 5 1955 average 2 hours 29 minutes under two hours 38 over three hours 55 Frick promises winter meetings action citing wasted time as fans dislike and calls for shorter faster paced games while noting scoring levels have not increased significantly 1930 tallies 13695 1940 11563 1955 around 8300 to 10000]
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Cluszewski Narrowing NL Batting Race Lead
In New York Richie Ashburn of the Phillies holds a slim seven point edge over Ted Kluszewski in the National League batting race. Kluszewski boosted his stats with 16 hits and five homers in 32 at bats, lifting his average to .326 and his home run total to 41. Ashburn rose to .333 after 8 hits in 17 trips. Roy Campanella slipped to .322 while Al Kaline led the American League at .348.
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Detroit
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Mickey Mantle
New York Yankees
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Boston
Moravian College to hire Rocco Calvo as grid coach
Rocco Calvo, a member of Cornell's 1952 football team, will begin his first season as grid coach at Moravian College in Bethlehem Pennsylvania this fall. He brings college playing experience and will lead the program in the upcoming season.
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Stratton High names 10 lettermen for football squad
Ten lettermen were among 51 candidates reporting to Coach Murray Jeffries for Stratton High School football. Front row shows Bob Grimm halfback Bobby Allen halfback Raymond Jackson quarterback Robert Washington fullback Joe Moss.
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Murray Jeffries
Bob Grimm
Bobby Allen
Raymond Jackson
Robert Washington
Joe Moss
Woodrow Stratton and Central Grid Candidates Form 1955 Camps
Beckley’s Woodrow Wilson Stratton and Beckley Junior High opened 1955 football practice with 240 players. The Flying Eagles drew 136 under Nel son Bragg, Blue Eaglets 53 under Ross Irle and Ross Hutchens, Stratton 51 under Murray Jeffries. Heldovers include four captains and several veterans. Bragg plans speed to offset heavier opponents. Junior high co captains Bill Flanagan and Tom Sparks lead a large Blue Eagle squad with many listed players.
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