Charley Neal’s 3-Run Homer Beats Pittsburgh
Intercollegiate boxing faced a possible knockout as Wisconsin voted to drop boxing after the death of boxer Charles Mohr from brain injury. The faculty decision ends major intercollegiate competition. intra mural boxing may continue on a reduced scale. Willie Mays remains the only active major leaguer with more than 50 homers in a season, a 1955 feat.
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Pittsburgh
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Wisconsin
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Pacific Coast
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Vern Woodward
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Williamson
Merrick
N. Y
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San Jose
Calif
Willie Mays
San Francisco Giants
Big Ten starts wrestling with round robin schedule
ANN ARBOR Mich AP The Big Ten will begin a round robin football schedule next season with a three stage plan. At stake is 10 games in 65 66 nine conference games 69 70 and an attempt to boost revenue. critics led by Fritz Crisler oppose the move as dangerous to Big Ten prestige and autonomy.
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East Lansing
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Short To Start Important Game Against Indians
New York Yankees turn to 22 year old Billy Short making his fourth major league start in a pivotal series opener against the Cleveland Indians. Short, just out of the Army, carries a 2.35 ERA with two wins and one loss after three starts, but his control has been inconsistent with six walks per game. Coach Eddie Lopat notes better control at Richmond last year and expects improvement as he adjusts to the mound.
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Chicago
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Turk Lown
Hennessy Holds Undefeated Run in ABC Masters
In Toledo, former champion Tom Hennessy remains undefeated after two Monday matches in the American Bowling Congress Masters Tournament. He upset Joe Kristof 891-824, then beat Al Thompson 777-751 and edged Pete Carter 774-747 to stay atop an 8-0 field of 64 finalists.
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St. Louis
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Fort Wayne
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Milwaukee
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Fights Last Night Across Cities and Weights
Boxing results from New York Philadelphia Holyoke Sydney Tokyo Swansea show wins by stoppage outs and points. Notable bouts include J B Ellis stopping Chico Rollins in New York and Clive Stewart outpointing Tony Dupas in Sydney.
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Holyoke
Mass
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Hartford
Conn
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Claremont
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Australia
Clive Stewart
Tony Dupas
New Orleans
Standings and results wrap from the American League
The standings show Chicago 2 6 667 last in a tight pack with New York 10 6 625 and Boston 8 7 553. Detroit 5 1 .333 leads in the West, while Kansas City sits at 6 12 .333. Today’s pitching matchups feature Mes si at Washington, Herbert at Baltimore, Perry at New York, and Wynn at Boston.
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Major League Leaders Batting and Pitching Highlights
Major League leaders across batting pitching and fielding include Maris of New York with a .458 average in 35 at bats. Skowron of New York and Allison of Washington each hit .400. Mantle of New York led runs with 20, while Woodling of Baltimore had 18. Skowron drove in 20 RBIs, Gentile of Baltimore had 19. Allison led with 28 hits, Lumpe of Kansas City 27. Allison also had 9 doubles, Lollar of Chicago 8. Fox of Chicago Han sen, Baltimore Power of Cleveland and Mantle and Howard of New York had two triples. Held of Cleveland and Lemon of Washington each hit six home runs. Aparicio and Smith of Chicago Power, Cleveland and Kaline of Detroit each had three stolen bases. Staley of Chicago and Coates of New York tied with 30 in pitching. Pascual of Washington led strikeouts with 42, Bell of Cleveland had 37.
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New York
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Allison
Washington
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Woodling
Baltimore
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Lumpe
Kansas City
Lollar
Chicago
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Hansen
Power
Cleveland
Howard
Lemon
Aparicio
Smith
Kaline
Detroit
Staley
Coates
Batting and pitching leaders dueling in early season stats
Mays of San Francisco leads batting with .425 on 35 at bats while Clemente of Pittsburgh follows with .385. McCovey and Clemente pace runs batted in with 27 and 23. Mays has 34 hits. Pinson and Mays share doubles leaders with 9 and 8. T Taylor tops triples with 3. McCovey, McMillan, Clemente, Boyer tied with 6 home runs. Pinson leads steals with 9. McCormick dominates pitching with 4 0. Drysdale has 55 strikeouts.
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San Francisco
Aaron
Milwaukee
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Philadelphia
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Pittsburgh
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Clemente
Pinson
Cincinnati
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Anece
Agers
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Boyer
St. Louis
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Miller
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Los Angeles
Friend
Pascual Nets Second Three Hit Win in 8-1 Senators Victory
Camilo Pascual of the Senators earned his second three hit win of the season despite an unearned run in the third inning. He struck out 11 and allowed only singles in an 8-1 victory over the Athletics. Charlie Neal and the Dodgers rallied late, with a three run homer in the ninth to beat the Pirates 7-4.
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Snead Wins 50,000 Round Robin Golf Classic
In Yorba Linda California Sam Snead captured the 50,000 round robin event finishing Sunday with a 13 under par 203 for 54 holes. Closest rivals Jimmy Demaret and Cary Middlecoff ended at 209 after Monday play.
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White Sox relief duo eyes pennant edge in 1960 race
The Chicago White Sox bullpen led by Jerry Staley and Turk Lown is praised as the AL’s toughest relief pairing. The piece notes their late surge in 1959 and compares bullpen strength with Dodgers and Giants, highlighting journeymen like Art Fowler Clem Labine and Billy Lees as pivotal in close races.
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Larry Sherry
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Joe Page
Jim Konstanty
Giants
Sam Jones
Mountaineers Taught Rough Start Under New Coach
West Virginia was slowed by Alumni defense for 18 negative rushing yards in a 21 to 14 loss. Gene Corum faces a tough season but gains time to install an offense and begin rebuilding with potential recruits like Fred Colvard.
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Fred Colvard
Dodgers Struggle as Slump Hits the Lineup
The Dodgers suffer a losing stretch after a weekend series loss to Philadelphia. Manager Walt Alston calls it a team-wide slump with batters short of production, while pitching remains only so-so. Hope rests on lineup adjustments and a hot streak as the league tightens. The author notes the Giants appear strong but cautions on doubleheaders and hot weather altering results.
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Wesleyan Wins Track Meet At State College Conference
Wesleyan captures the track title led by Bill Smith a basketball refugee scoring in the 100 yard dash low hurdles and broad jump Smith also starred as Wesleyan amasses 62 1 2 points to beat defending champion West Virginia State and Bethany Concord Davis Elkins Shepherd West Liberty and Salem in a windy conference meet. West Liberty led at halfway in golf with Bethany in front at mid point the two day windup concluded today.
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Concord
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Bluefield State
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Salem
Pascual Pitches Washington Past Kansas City 8-1
Camilo Pascual pitched his second three hit win as Washington defeated Kansas City 8-1. Don Williams and Reno Bertoia contributed two hits each for the Athletics while Jim Lemon belted his sixth homer leading Cleveland.
Rebels Fall to Oceana 12 4 in Second Loss
The Mullens Rebels were defeated by the Indians of Oceana High School 12 to 4. Doug Bailey limited the Rebels to eight hits and struck out eight for the win. Charlie Stump pitched for the Rebels, allowing nine hits with seven strikeouts and four walks to take the loss. Tom Hamilton had two hits in three at bats to pace the Oceana offense. Canada and Elliott each added two hits for the Indians.
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