Welterweight Rudell Stitch Crowns In Rescue Attempt
Orioles veteran Gene Woodling, final Santa line, sees potential in a youth filled roster led by six rookies and nine players 26 or younger. He notes strong pitching depth, businesslike attitude, and high team spirit as Baltimore pursues pace atop the league and an October run.
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Baltimore
Gene, Woodling
Baltimore Orioles
Orioles
Woodling
Allieanya Vie Raschi
Ed Lopat
New York
Yankees
Orta Gelanaenes
Yankee
Negro Boxer Rudell Stitch Won Carnegie Medal Heroism
Rudell Stitch the Negro welterweight boxer earned a Carnegie Medal two years earlier for saving a white man from drowning near an Ohio River dam. He later died with Charles L. Oliver after Oliver slipped from a ledge while fishing below the dam, Bruner and others present. Stitch had a storied boxing career and was active in church and youth programs.
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Louisville, Ky
Rudell Stitch
Stich
Law
Joseph Schifcar
Elizabeth
Ind
Army Corps of Engineers
Stitch
Australia
Hawaii
Charles L. Oliver
Oliver
Louisville Negro
Edgar
Bud) Bruner
Bruner
Rudell
John C. Burns Jr
Sitch
New York
Gaspar Ortega
Ortega
Alwny
Oak Hill Folks Show Em Where They're From
Oak Hill White Oak Country Club captured the attendance trophy at Roaring Gap North Carolina as nine members and guests played in the Southern Seniors Golf Tournament June 2 3 4 J E Lewis led with 132 for 36 holes and posted net scores of 65 66 67 C P White won the blind bogey prize with a 77 members and guests included Dr and Mrs Wat kin s Mr and Mrs Lewis Mr and Mrs White J W Jones with the foursome and Dr J B Thompson as a playing guest who will receive engraving on the attendance trophy for White Oak continuously.
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Oak Hill
RNS
W. Va
Roaring Gap
N. C
White Oak Country Club
J. E. Lewis
Lewis
C. P. White
White Oak
C. E. Watkins
White
J. W. Jones
J. B. Thompson
Dr. Thompson
Pacific Coast and International League Results Summary
Results from Sunday and Saturday show Pacific Coast scores with Seattle 13 San Diego 3 Spokane 10 Salt Lake 4 Portland 10 Tacoma 6 Sacramento 3 Vancouver 2. International League games include Toronto 7 Columbus 6 Montreal 8 Richmond 8 Buffalo 9 Havana 1 Rochester 2 Miami 6. Saturday Vancouver 11 Sacramento 9 Tacoma 6 Portland 1 Salt Lake 7 Spokane 5 Toronto 1 Columbus 0 Montreal 9 Richmond 4 Buffalo 8 Havana 6 Miami 9 Rochester 5.
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Associated Press
Pacific Coast
Seattle
San Diego
Spokane
Salt Lake
Portland
Tacoma
Sacramento
Vancouver
Toronto
Columbus
Montreal
Richmond
Buffalo
Havana
Rochester
Miami
Track misdirection and clashes at Prosperity stock race
The No. 77 Coal City entry driver lost direction and went over a bankside sign after the far turn at Prosperity stock car races. In the feature 35-lap stock division Nos 7 and 71 boxed and pushed at an inside turn, with No 7 leaving the track and colliding with a parked racer in the pits. Spectators witnessed speeds over 80 mph as a large field battled for position.
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Coal City
Prosperity
No. 7
Clay Family Sweeps Two Tours At White Oak
J C Clay of Fayetteville swept the White Oak Country Club spring golf tournaments with 18 year old Juanda Ann winning the ladies tourney. Juanda Ann defeated Mrs B F Puckett one up with a par five on the 19th hole in extras. Mrs J W Jones won the first flight 5 and 4, Mrs William R Moore the second flight 5 and 4, and Mrs Clay 6 and 5 in the third flight.
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Clay
White Oak
Oak Hill
J. C. Clay
Fayetteville
White Oak Country Club
Juanda Ann
Thompson
B. F. Puckett
J. W. Jones
A. L. Snyder
William R. Moore
C. R. Hill Jr
John Duda
Quality Lumber And Supply Co Additions Offer
Room additions and repairs advertised with no down payment. Financing up to 36 months available. Located at 200 City Ave with telephone CL 2-5394.
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Quality Lumber and Supply Co
City Ave
City Loop Opens Regular City Softball League
The City Softball League will start its regular season at Ballard Stadium Tuesday night with five teams entered and a sixth needed to complete the circuit. Waterdale won the earlier warmup tournament as four teams competed.
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City
Ballard Stadium
Frank Rodriguez
Waterdale
Hogan Bolt Littler In 18 Hole Memphis Open Playoff
In Memphis Tennessee a dramatic playoff at the $30 000 Memphis Open matched Ben Hogan Tommy Bolt and Gene Littler after 72 holes at Colonial Country Club. Hogan birdied the final hole for 68 Bolt finished 67 after news of his wife Mary Lou undergoing surgery and Littler surged with a 64 to force a full 18 hole playoff before Bolt could depart for hospital care.
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Memphis, Tenn
Ben Hogan
Tommy Bolt
Gene Littler
Colonial Country Club
Hogan
Fort Worth
Bolt
Crystal River
Fla
Mary Lou
Sweep Double Header Phillies Knock Wind From Pirates' Sails
Philadelphia battles through injuries to split with Pittsburgh as Haddix and Umbrecht struggle in a 4 2 Phillies win led by Lepcio Neeman and Stuart homers. Reds, Cubs, Giants, and Braves win to tighten NL leads. Detroit and Cleveland split twin bill.
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Joe Reichler
Associated Press
Pittsburgh Pirates
Philadelphia Phillies
Phillies
Pittsburgh
Gene Conley
Bucs
Phils
Jim Owens
Dick Stuart
St. Louis
San Francisco
Pirates
Giants
Milwaukee
Cincinnati
Braves
Chicago
Cubs
Los Angles
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Cleveland
Washington
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Tigers
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Boston
Bob Friend
Harvey Haddix
Bobby del Greco
Tony Taylor
Tony Curry
Haddix
Iwo
Ted Lepcio
Cal Neeman
Jim Umbrecht
Bill White
Redbirds
Lindy McDaniel
Sandy Koufax
Dodger
Juan Pizarro
Billy Martin
Roy McMillan
Vada Pinson
Bob Purkey
Felix Mantilla
Henry Aaron
Onry
Joe Nuxhall
Philadelphia
Hoak
DelGreco Cf
Great Sf
Taylor
Skinner
Curry
Nelson
Smith
Clemente
Anders
Burgesse
Walterski
Cimolicf
M’zerski
Cokere
Malkmus
Triple-Headers Open WW Loop At Lewin Field
League opened summer play at Lewin Field with two losses as Schiff's and Post 70 won. Post 70 defeated the Shoemen 5 to 4, while Schiff's beat Post '32 12 to 1 in the final game of Sunday's tripleheader. Thompson Drug beat Duncan Catron 7 to 6 as a seventh-inning surge carried the Druggists.
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Lewin Field
Schiff
Post
Shoemen
Thompson Drug
Duncan Catron
Frank Barksdale
Premadane
Harry Lewin
Barksdale
Gray
Manns
McBride
McVey
Edmonds
Major League Leaders In Batting And Pitching
Baseball leaders listed by league with top averages and RBIs. Notable names include Runnels and Clemente leading batting, Mantle and Minoso topping runs, and Drysdale and Koufax dominant in strikeouts. The compiled figures reflect 80 at bats or more and five decisions for pitchers.
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Associated Press
Runnels
Boston
Herzog
Kansas City
Mantle
New York
Minoso
Chicago
Maris
York
Hansen
Baltimore
Es Minoso
Titer
Skowron
Fox
Lemon
Washington
Aparicio
Piersall
Cleveland
Coates
Estrada
Brown
Staley
Pascual
Bunning
Detroit
Clemente
Pittsburgh
Adcock
Milwaukee
Skinner
Hoak
Mays
San Francisco
Banks
Pinson
Cincinnati
Groat
Robinson
Boyer
St. Louis
Law
Sanford
Drysdale
Los Angeles
Koufax
Stump Tops Bears to End Charleston Reign in Denver
Jim Stump pitched a five hitter to upset the Charleston dominance over the Denver Bears in an American Association game. Stump earned 10 strikeouts across 30 batters, boosting Colorado's victory. The lone Charleston run was unearned after a Versalles single and Alusik error, with Boros tying the game on a Boros triple before a costly rally.
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Denver
Colo
Jim Stump
Charleston
Denver Bears
Colorado
Bears
Stump
Zorro Versalles
George Alusiks
Paul Smith
Bubba Morton
Steve Boros
Boros
John Schaive
Porterfield
Alusik
Mike Rourke
Jack Urban
Denver Versalles
Rh Smith
Morton
Wood
Valdespo
Schaive
McDaiel
Michnel
Osborne
Thurman If
Alusk
Hassell
Veal
Hannah
Roarke
Portersid
Sadowski
Urban
Sik
Porter L
Hanneh
Deary
Baker
Gustavo
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Welterweight Rudell
Stitch Crowns
Beckley
Dreamer
Toronan Rockwell
Kentucky
Schenley Dist. Inc
Frankfert, Ky
Gene Thompson
Juanda Clay
Buick
Motor Trend Magazine
Wildcat
Buick ‘60
Bays Buick, Inc
First Avenue
Beckley, W. VA
Umbricht
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Owens
Neeman
Nuxhall
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Bailey
Jay
Spahn
Crandall
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L—Nuxhall
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PCA
Friend
Walters
Phil
Conley
Crawford
Venton
Martin
Bruton
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Mathews
Logan
McMillan
Lau
Henry
Pizarro
Covington
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Mip
Erbbso
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Cepeda
Kirkland
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Schmidt
Burton
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Miller
McDaniel
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Mata
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Javier
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Francisco
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McDevitt
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Geles
Zimmerard
Neal
Thomas
Moon
Ashburn
Freeman
Sete
Sabine Seveeee
Rakow
Williams
Gilliam
Balk-Rakow
Das
Jackowski
Ckowski
Landis
Mills
Shumate
Karbonit
Price
Stump Bears
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