Sherry Leads Dodgers In Relief To 8-5 Win Over Giants
Dodgers right-hander Larry Sherry earned his 13th win in relief, pitching 7 1 3 innings of three hit relief to help Los Angeles rally past San Francisco 8-5. Sherry’s fifth straight win as a reliever boosts Dodgers in NL race behind leaders Pittsburgh and St Louis as Norm Larker drove in three and Gil Hodges homered for the Dodgers.
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ED Wilks
Associated Press
Larry Sherry
Los Angeles Dodgers
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San Francisco
Sherry
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St. Louis
Chicago Cubs
Cincinnati
Cubs
Billy Martin
Reds
Jim Brewer
Giants
Don Drysdale
Stu Miller
Norm Larker
RBI
Larker
Gil Hodges
Dodger
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Felipe Alou
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Cal McLish
Don Zimmer
Ron Santo
Bob Anderson
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Record National Amateur entries top 1,700 at St Louis
More than a dozen U S players with Walker Cup pedigree seek spots in the National Amateur Championship to be held at St Louis Country Club September 12 through 17. A record 1,757 entries require 36 hole qualifiers August 29-30. Exempt entrants include seven foreign amateur champions and past U S, British champions Chick Evans Jack Nicklaus Charlie Coe Harvie Ward Dick Chapman.
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St. Louis
Chick Evans
Jack Nicklaus
Charlie Coe
Harvie Ward
Dick Chapman
U. S
Pacific Coast League scores and results brief
Minor league baseball results from the Associated Press show Salt Lake defeating Sacramento 6 to 3, Spokane and Vancouver also listed with scores, Seattle beating Portland 9 to 4, and Portland game noted. In the American Association Louisville blanked Indianapolis 4 to 0, Houston beat Denver 8 to 7, Charleston won over Dallas Fort Worth, and St Paul defeated Minneapolis 6 to 2.
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Salt Lake
Sacramento
Spokane
Vancouver
Seattle
Portland
Louisville
Indianapolis
Houston
Denver
Charleston
Dallas-Fort Worth
Major League Leaders in Batting and More
Major league leaders include Smith of Chicago at .326 batting with 145 hits, Skowron of New York at .312 and 28 doubles, and Maris leading in RBIs with 95 and home runs with 35. Mantle, Lemon, Fox, and Banks also stand out in runs, homers, and other stats across teams like New York, Chicago, San Francisco, and Cincinnati.
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Washington
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Robinson
Baltimore
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Aparicio
Landis
Coates
Perry
Cleveland
Bunning
Detroit
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Larker
Los Angeles
Mays
San Francisco
Ashburn
Pinson
Cincinnati
Banks
Aaron
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Pittsburgh
White
St. Louis
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Wills
Law
Roebuck
Drysdale
Friend
International League scores Montreal edges Richmond
In a tight game Montreal defeated Richmond 7 to 6 while Toronto beat Buffalo 8 to 5 in parallel IL action. Montreal and Toronto claimed wins as Richmond and Buffalo fell short.
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Richmond
Toronto
Buffalo
Midget Football Season Opens At Woodrow Wilson Field
A large crowd is expected as midget football opens at Woodrow Wilson Field with four of five teams in action. Bowling Addition vs South Beckley at 6:30 p.m. and West Beckley vs North Beckley, then East Beckley starts Aug. 30. No gate charge, eight games in 10 weeks ending Oct. 23. South Beckley coach Gene Schlatterer calls his squad average in size but short on experience. Rusty Rappold is the only returning back.
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Richard Cooper
Post-Herald
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Rusty Rappold
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Schlatterer
Jim Bivens
Bowling Addition
Larry Ciccarelli
Bob Miller
Cleveland
Held
Minnie Minoso
John Romano
Bubba) Phillips
National League Baseball Scores and Schedule Rumors
Yesterday Chicago beat Cincinnati 6 to 3 as standings show Pittsburgh and Milwaukee atop the league. Tonight’s games feature Haddix vs Ellsworth in Chicago and Purkey against Sanford in San Francisco while several pivotal matchups shape the pennant chase.
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Los Angeles
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Philadelphia
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Ellsworth
Conley
Sadecki
Burdette
Williams
Purkey
Sanford
Nieder Breaks Recognized Mark At Eugene Meet
Bill Nieder of Lawrence Kansas won the shot put with 63 feet 11 3 4 inches surpassing the world standard of 63 4 held by Parry OBrien. Jack Thomas cleared 7 feet in high jump for his 20th straight meet with the height. Ray Norton beat Harry Jerome in a photo finish 100 meters with Stone Johnston close behind as all three timed at 10.4 seconds.
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Ore
Bill Nieder
Lawrence
Kan
U.S
Nieder
Parry O'Brien
Santa Monica
Calif
O’brien
Jack Thomas
Cambridge
Mass
Ray Norton
Harry Jerome
Canada
Stone Johnston
Yachtsmen Association to select U S hydro team
The Yachtsman’s Association of America planned to name the hydroplane crew to challenge Canada for the Harmsworth Trophy. Gale V. Miss Detroit and Nitrogen are set to race Miss Supertest II, with the event at Picton Ontario on August 19 20 22 in a best two of three format over 35 nautical mile races.
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Murphy rower in Syracuse trials a son of actor George Murphy
Dennis Murphy who competed with a Menlo Park California four without coxswain in the Olympic rowing trials at Syracuse New York is the son of actor George Murphy.
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Menlo Park
Calif
Syracuse
N. Y
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Palmer Remains Top Pro Money Winner
Palmer of Ligonier, Pa., leads pro golf money list with $73,600 this year, PGA headquarters reported. Finsterwald of Tequesta, Fla., is second with $38,900, followed by Ken Venturi of Palo Alto, Calif., at $37,600. Jerry Barber of Los Angeles and Mike Souchak of Durham, N.C., hold the fourth and fifth spots with $32,400 and $32,100 respectively.
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Tequesta
Ken Venturi
Palo Alto
Calif
Jerry Barber
Los Angeles
Mike Souchak
Durham
N.C
Trout Stocking Club Keeps Colorado Trout Abundant
The Boulder Fish and Game Club, 51 years old, stocks 63 high mountain lakes in the St Vrain and Boulder Creek drainages. In 1947 127 stocking trips yielded 48 650 rainbow 30 500 native 5 000 brook and 2 500 brown trout with no fees for anglers.
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Harold Firth
White Sox Open Series With Yankees Tonight
The White Sox aim to snap toward a pennant as they open a two game set in New York against the first place Yankees. Chicago trails by 1% games behind and faces a heavy schedule with doubleheaders ahead while New York runs through a tough stretch with pitching questions and late season tests.
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ED Wilks
Associated Press
Chicago White Sox
New York
Yankees
White Sox
Baltimore
Billy Pierce
Early Wynn
Cleveland Fans Blame Lane For Team's Fall
AP report from Boston records Cleveland Indians slipping to fifth place, 11 games behind New York after 80 games. GM Frank Lane defends moves, cites Woodie Held injury and pitching woes as key factors, defends Minnie Minoso trade, predicts young pitchers will improve with time.
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Woodie Held
Stanky's Field Goal Burns Rizzuto at Coaches Clinic
AP Newsfeatures recalls Phil Rizzuto recounting a 1951 World Series fielding miscue by Stanky as Joe DiMaggio and Yogi Berra listened during a college baseball coaches clinic in New York. Whitey Ford and Yogi Berra shared pitching and hitting insights while Rizzuto joked about signs and cheating steps, highlighting Stanky’s dirt kicking and an embarrassing moment that ended with an error charged to Stanky.
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AP Newsfeatures
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Berra
Rizzuto
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Stanky
Ted Williams
Williams
Bucky Harris
Nida resigns as coach at St. Albans High School
Charleston AP report says Al Nida quits as St. Albans High School basketball coach after eight years. He will teach physical education and join Kentucky Industries and Trust Co. as area representative. His teams went 84-49, with 32-5 in Kanawha Valley Conference last two seasons. He played multiple sports at St. Albans and attended West Virginia Tech.
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al Nida
St. Albans High School
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Kentucky Industries and Trust Co
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Trapshoot Even Today at Grand American in Vandalia
AP report from Vandalia Ohio covers day one of the 61st Grand American Trapshoot. Veterans, women veterans, and family pairs lead notable 100 or 400-target events, with Adolph Nelson over Charles Hinckley in a 99 100 shootoff for the veterans crown and Mrs Van N Marker firing 100 straight in women veterans. Richard Urban and Helen Urban head the husband wife list after 392 of 400. Mike and Kevin Onka top the fathers and sons with 397 while Bud and Bill Fishler win the brothers title with 392.
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van N. Marker
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Helen Urban
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Mike
Kevin Onka
Sugar Creek
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Bud
Bill Fishler
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