National League tightens race as Cincinnati wins in comeback
Cincinnati's Pedrito Brooks Lawrence Smoky Burgess and Ted Kluszewski lifted the Reds past the Giants 32 to trim the gap to five games behind idle St. Louis. Burgess hit two homers and Kluszewski drove in the go ahead run with a ninth inning single. Brooklyn blanked Milwaukee 2-0 to keep the leaders close while the Phillies and Braves faltered. In the American League Chicago White Sox moved a half game up with a 2-1 win over Boston as Cleveland crushed the Yankees 13-2 and Detroit edged Washington 7-4 in 10 innings. Baltimore beat Kansas City 5-0. Cubs left the cellar.
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Baseball Boxscores From American and National Leagues
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Baseball Standings and Schedule In Today's National League
The Associated Press provides updated standings for the American and National Leagues with teams like Philadelphia Chicago New York Brooklyn Cleveland Detroit and Pittsburgh listed with won loss records. It also lists today's schedule featuring multiple games including Chicago at Boston New York at Cincinnati and Brooklyn at Milwaukee with results from yesterday.
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Southpaws Stoke Dodgers Braves Clash McDevitt Tops Milwaukee
Dodgers manager Walter Alston, short on lefties, used rookie Danny McDevitt to beat the Milwaukee Braves 4-1. McDevitt allowed four hits in a two run victory, raising his ERA to 1.0 through 23 innings. Alston favors leftys against Milwaukee, noting the Braves struggle versus left-handed pitchers.
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Braves blank Braves shutout in third major league start
McDevitt and Gedgers held the Braves to four singles as the Indians won 2-0. McDevitt struck out six and walked six while leaving eight runners on base in his second to fourth major league start. Rocky Colavito drove in five with a sacrifice fly and hit the majors first grand slam this season to move the Indians ahead of the Yankees.
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Terms Hold Up Bout Between Robby Basilio
Sugar Ray Robinson and the International Boxing Club remained at odds over terms for a proposed middleweight title fight with Carmen Basilio. Robinson sought 45 percent of the gate while IBC manager director Harry Markson said the total for both fighters cannot exceed 65 percent and Basilio has 25 percent agreed.
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Senators split doubleheader with Colonels in Charleston
Charleston Senators and Louisville Colonels split the twin bill as Pete Vosey and Chuck Daniel were slated to pitch for Charleston. Don Eggert propelled Louisville’s second-game win with a go-ahead double and scoring the tying run in the seventh. Joe Preska earned the opener win for Charleston. Arch Wilson hit his 13th homer in the first inning.
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WVU Riflemen Take 3rd in National Indoor Matches
West Virginia University sharpshooters placed third in the National ROTC Indoor Smallbore Rifle Matches, totaling 7 601 points in the postal tournament, 35 behind Oklahoma. Maine finished second with 7 511. Ten WVU members earned bronze medals for top scores, with others contributing to the team standings.
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Lees Stars As Orioles Blank A's 3 Hits For 8th Win
Broadway Billy Lees, 26, shaky arm early in his career, delivered a near flawless nine innings against Kansas City, allowing three singles, striking out six, and earning his eighth win as Baltimore raised his 1957 contract by 1,000.
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Boxing Bouts and a Birth Noted in Odd Chronicle
In Oakland and San Jose bouts, fighters including Leo Alonzo and Willie Morton earned decisions, while a San Francisco win by another boxer was logged. A separate line notes Mamie Van Doren’s birth in Rowena South Carolina and an extreme temperature claim of 47 degrees below zero.
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Kellmeyer Triumphs in Middle Atlantic Junior Girls Tennis
Peachy Kellmeyer of Charleston West Virginia, seeded second, won her first round match in the Girls Division at the Middle Atlantic Junior Girls Tennis tournament in Richmond Virginia. Frances Farrar of Warrenton defeated Virginia Canfield 60 64 in another top seed victory. Kellmeyer beat Donna Chapman of Charlottesville and Susan Alexander of Charleston in later rounds, while Bonnie Loving of Charlottesville advanced past Kellmeyer in a second-round contest.
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Underdog Kerwin Edges DiBiase In Fifth Round KO
Gale Kerwin a Canadian welterweight with newly developed power scores a fifth round technical knockout of Tony DiBiase at St Nick's Arena in New York. He becomes the eighth underdog winner in 11 television main events at the venue once dubbed The House of Upsets by Teddy Brenner.
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Mike and Ike insurance ad from Omar O. Stover
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