Youth-Minded Cubs Surge in National League Run
Cubs ride youth to six straight series wins and stand six games behind Dodgers while three ahead of Giants. Ernie Banks drives in four with a grand slam as Bob Speake scores thrice in a 9-6 win over the Braves. Dodgers beat Giants 8-5 as Snider Gilliam and Robinson homer. Musial lifts Cardinals over Reds 7-2. Phillies win to stretch streak to seven. Yankees win sixth straight as Score fans five and Rivera homers. Indians top KC 4-2. Sox hammer Detroit. Red Sox nip Senators in a 31-hit slugfest.
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Four Games Slated In Baseball Tourney
Weirton and East Bank lead an eight team field as four opening round games swing into action at 1 p.m. Monongah Bluefield Martinsburg and Pirle meet in a twin bill with standout pitchers DeMoss Smallwood Hatfield Ayres Musser and Wingle in action. Semifinals are set for tomorrow night and the title game for Wednesday at 7 p.m. The day also features a West Virginia Secondary School Activities Commission meeting and golf title decision pending.
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Perfect weather set for 89th Indianapolis 500 race
In sunny, calm conditions the 89th Indianapolis 500 is expected to yield a track record. Bill Vukovich of Fresno is favored to win three straight, with 33 cars in time trials and a $269,375 purse last year. Contenders include veteran drivers Jimmy Bryan Jack McGrath Fred Agabashian Don Freeland Cal Niday Mike Nazaruk and Larry Crockett.
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Mounties Meet Deacons Today in NCAA Series Opener
Wake Forest lefthander Lowell Davis (8-0) pitched for a possible final game today as WVU needed a win to force a third game. Wake Forest defeated West Virginia 5-1 in the opening game of a best-of-three, taking a 1-0 series lead behind pitcher Jack McGinley (4-2). WVU’s Jim Heise took the loss, his third defeat in 13 decisions, while Wake Forest improved to 20-5. The winner faces Rollins, who beat Alabama to reach the final.
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Peck Leads Elks Golf Tourney at Willow Wood
Logan’s Jack Peck shoots 67 68 135 after 36 holes to lead the State Elks Golf Tournament at Willow Wood Country Club. Defending champ Dick Fouthe sits 9 over par 144 with 73 71. Ed Tutwiler Jr. is absent. Other 36-hole scores include Brawley 145 Hinchman 147 Spence 150 Burger 150 Cartwright 151 Mlaki 153 Garretson 154 Williams 155 Jones 156.
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Unclear match results across multiple cities and teams
Score snippets show Toledo 9-4, Louisville 3-3, Minneapolis 85, Omaha 7-1, Denver 5-11, St. Paul 3-4, Charleston 11-2, Indianapolis 10-4 with scattered abbreviations. Readable context and exact opponents are missing, leaving mixed results across several venues.
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Four Negro Heavyweight Champions Named in History
The record lists Jack Johnson, Joe Louis, Ezzard Charles, and Joe Walcott as the four men who have held the world heavyweight title. It notes Warren Spahn leads the active NL in shutouts, starting 1955 with 33. Brooklyn Dodgers never won a World Series, finally pennant years listed. Racing silks trace to Newmarket in 1962 with 17 noble color registries. Hall of Fame inductees cited as Joe DiMaggio, Ted Lyons, Dazzy Vance, Gabby Hartnett.
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State Star to Play In England Tuesday
In England for Britain’s largest amateur golf championship 45 Americans entered with a dozen favored. 60 planned, 15 scratched. First rounds start today, second rounds tomorrow, 36-hole final Saturday. Irishman Joe Carr is Britain’s top hope. Walker Cup standouts Campbell Conrad Jackson in action tomorrow. Dale Morey Yost Cherry Patton Cudd among first-rounders today. Jim McHale also a heavy favorite.
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Senators face Toledo in Memorial Day doubleheader
Charleston Senators meet Toledo in a day night American Association twin bill after splitting with Indianapolis. Yesterday's opener saw a frantic 11-10 Charleston win aided by Forrest Smith's bases loaded single in the seventh. Hank Aguirre hurled five hits to beat Charleston in the nightcap, 4-2, as the Senators chased early leads. Floyd Melliere and Vito Valentinetti were slated to pitch for Charleston with Crone and Willey assigned to Toledo.
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Batting and pitching leaders in the 1960s baseball leaders list
National League leaders show Ashburn Mueller and Kluszewski atop batting and home runs. Notable mentions include Snider Klein and Newcombe, with players from Brooklyn Philadelphia Pittsburgh and St Louis reaching double figures in runs and hits.
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Red Sox power past Senators as Jensen drives 5 runs
Jackie Jensen hits two homers a single and a sacrifice fly to plate five runs in Boston's 12 7 win over Washington. Bob Grim hurls five hitter to edge Baltimore 1 0 in pitching duel.
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Weekend Fights Highlight Local Boxers
Hollywood fighter Evatt, 133 pounds, from Los Angeles outpointed Leroy Richards, 129 pounds, also of Los Angeles, over ten rounds in Reno. Howard King, 184 pounds, from Reno, defeated Hans Friedrich, 195 pounds, of Germany in ten rounds. The Baltimore Orioles farm system has been cut to six clubs, half its previous size.
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Major League Boxscores Highlight Brooklyn and Other Parks
Readable box score snippets show Brooklyn Gilliam and Reese powering 8 runs while New York, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, and Cincinnati-Louisville contests produce multi-run games. Key performers include Gilliam, Reese, Snider, Dark, Mays, and Musial with RBI and HR tallies across the ledger.
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Rookie Roebuck Emerges as Dodgers Rookie of the Year Candidate
Brooklyn notes rookie Ed Roebuck, 23, earning a mark as the Dodgers' lone freshman. Manager Walter Alston praises his curve and sinker, cites relief in a key late game versus the Giants, and notes Roebuck’s 2-1 record with seven saves across 17 appearances.
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Major League Standings and Schedule Summary
The standings show Brooklyn leading the league with 30 wins and 10 losses, followed by Chicago and New York in tight pursuit. Yesterday's results featured Brooklyn over New York, St Louis over Cincinnati, Chicago over Milwaukee, and Philadelphia edging Pittsburgh in two games before curfew halted the second game. Today’s key matchups include Pittsburgh at Brooklyn, Philadelphia at New York, Milwaukee at Cincinnati, Chicago at St Louis, plus several intercity games with implied playoff implications.
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