Bolt Wins Insurance City Open in Quick Playoff
Tommy Bolt defeated Earl Stewart in an 18 hole playoff at Wethersfield Conn to claim the Insurance City Open and the $2,400 top prize after Stewart conceded on the 18th due to a late shower. Stewart earned $1,800 with Bolt receiving roughly $1,000 from gate receipts.
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Dick Mayer
Redbirds Hold July Tryout Camp In Logan At Island Park
Cardinal scouts stage a two day major league tryout school on July 12 and 13 at Middleburg Island Park Logan for hopefuls aged 17 to 23. Sessions start at 10 a.m. with equipment provided by the Cardinals and no fee to attend.
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Pinecrest A Tops Appalachian In Inter-City Softball Battle
Pinecrest A defeated Appalachian 6-4 as Phil Fitzpatrick pitched four hits allowed and Eric's Jewelry beat Army Engineer 15-4 with Charcoal Bryant and Jack Stone driving the offense. Bill Seco and John Farrish homered for Pinecrest in the opener. Stone had three hits for Eric's.
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Photogs and Kings win Babe Ruth League games at Woodrow Wilson High
Silver Brand defeats Harrys 13 to 2 as Walter Rappold carries four singles before a Bob McNeish homer ends a no hitter bid in the final inning. Kings trounce Black Knight 15 to 1 behind Rick Crews five inning effort with Tony Mollish drilling three hits including a bases loaded homer and a later solo shot.
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Mueller Nears Snider Pace In Batting Race
New York Giants outfielder Don Mueller closed the gap on Dodgers leader Duke Snider in the National League batting race. Mueller raised his average to .365 after a .333 mark in 1953, while Snider remained the pace setter at .368 after dropping seven points last week.
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Standings and schedule from the National League
The page lists NL standings with New York leading at 45 23 and Brooklyn 44 24, followed by Philadelphia Milwaukee Cincinnati St. Louis Chicago and Pittsburgh with varying records. Today's schedule shows Brooklyn at New York with Newcombe against Maglie or Monzant, Philadelphia at Pittsburgh with Wehmeier versus Surkont, St. Louis at Cincinnati Beard versus Nuxhall, and Chicago at Milwaukee Minner versus Wilson.
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Nuxhall
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Wilson
Baseball Standings and Schedule for American League
In the American League Cleveland leads with 46 wins and 22 losses, followed by Chicago at 45-24 and New York at 44-26. Detroit is 29-36, Washington 29-38, Baltimore 27-42, Philadelphia 26-41, and Boston 24-41. Tonight’s games include New York at Boston McDonald versus Kinder, Washington at Philadelphia McDermott versus Portocarrero, Cleveland at Baltimore Houtteman versus Larsen, and Detroit at Chicago Gromek and Garver against Pierce and Consuegra.
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Exhibition Baseball Scores by Associated Press
Boston A beat New York N 8 to 6. Philadelphia N defeated Philadelphia A 3 to 2. Cleveland A topped Pittsburgh N 10 to 6. Cincinnati N defeated Detroit A 6 to 2. St. Louis N beat Rochester IL 3 to 2. Binghamton EL lost to New York IL 5 to 2.
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Crucial Series Bums Giants Open Nets Clash Tonight
The Dodgers visit the Giants in a pivotal three game set with Brooklyn aiming to seize first place and New York seeking a victory to stay tied. Ancient Sal Maglie likely starts for the Giants against Don Newcombe, with other pitchers named for each side.
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Rain Delays Charleston at Minneapolis and Columbus at St Paul
In a slate of weather affected games, Charleston at Minneapolis and Columbus at St Paul were postponed due to rain while Toledo led Kansas City 8 3 and Indianapolis was 4 4. Louisville trailed 1 9 at home against an opponent.
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Cards Top Giants In Opening Little League Card Game
The Cards beat the Giants 98 in Elks Stadium to start the National Little League season. Dodgers beat the Reds 9-5 in the second game behind one hit pitching by Lee Fuqua. Giants suffer their second loss of the year while the Cards and Dodgers pick up early wins.
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Sens Rained On Play Two Tonight in Minneapolis
The Charles Town Senators face the Minneapolis Millers in a two game set after last night’s rainout. Lou Sleater starts the opener with Mer Joe Becker handling mound duties, and either Bill Pope or Dick Fowler to pitch the nightcap. Fowler won Sunday’s second game, 11-6 over St Paul, after Charleston had lost 13 straight.
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Radio Stars Tangle in Benefit Game at Ellis Park Stadium
Gene Morehouse, co-manager of Radio All Stars, announces the lineup for a Wednesday night charity game against Little and Babe Ruth managers at Ellis Little League Stadium to benefit the Bloodmobile Fund. Tickets are 50 cents adults 10 cents children at the gate.
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