Pirates Clinch 1927 Flag Hope With NL Pennant Win
The Pirates clinched the National League pennant with a 4-2 win over the Milwaukee Braves in ten innings aided by Eddie Mathews homer. Cubs shut out St Louis 4-0 to remove the Cards from contention. Yankees clinched the American League flag with a 4-3 win over Boston as Glenn Stengel equaled McGraw’s pennant record at 10 titles.
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Sunday results from major league games listed
Chicago 5 St. Louis 0 Milwaukee 4 Pittsburgh 2 in 10 innings Philadelphia 7 Cincinnati 1 San Francisco 13 Los Angeles 9 New York 4 Boston 3 Baltimore 3 Washington 1 Cleveland 4 Chicago 0 Detroit 6 Kansas City 5. Monday games show New York at Washington Cleveland at Kansas City Detroit at Chicago.
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Layne Sets Record As Steelers Win
The Steelers beat Washington 20-0 as Bob Layne led a parade of NFL stars in the opening weekend. Layne threw a 49 yard TD to Preston Carpenter and a 65 yard scoring pass to Tom Tracy, with Lenny Moore scoring for Baltimore in a 4 yard run.
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Elias Pleased With Colonials Upset Over The Citadel
GW coach Elias celebrated a 19-14 upset of The Citadel that snapped an eight game skid. The Colonials, now tied for the conference lead with VMI and Virginia Tech, face William and Mary next in Williamsburg. Other results include VMI 28 14 over Buffalo and William and Mary 41 21 at Virginia.
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Texans Top Chargers In Dallas Showdown
Dallas Texans upset Los Angeles 17-0 to move into a first place tie with Denver at 2-1 in the AFL West. Cotton Davidson threw a 6 yard TD to Johnny Robinson, added two conversions and an 11 yard field goal. The sellout crowd of 42,000 supported the Texans as Houston, New York and Oakland also won or led their divisions.
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Ridgeley Becomes Class A Contender
Ridgeley of the Eastern Panhandle rose in status with three straight wins this season across Class A, AA, and AAA levels, strengthening their bid in the scholastic title race. Masontown Valley and Parkersburg also feature prominently as early big-school contenders.
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Yankees clinch pennant with 4 3 win over Red Sox
Roger Maris drove in two runs to raise his season total to 107 as the Yankees clinched the American League pennant with a 4 3 victory over Boston. Glen Hobbie of the Cubs shut out St Louis 5 0 to secure the Pirates NL pennant. Dick Felt of Air Force will join the New York Titans next season after duty at Bolling. He previously starred for Brigham Young University and will report to practice at Durham New Hampshire on July 9.
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Notable NFL Scores and Plays From Week Highlights
Quarter by quarter scoring shows Cleveland overcoming early deficits with drives by Mitchell Plum and Brown plus Baker kicking. Philadelphia trades field goals and passes including Van Brocklin to Walston and Jurgensen connections. Baltimore, Green Bay, Chicago also post scores including unit runs, FGs, and notable receptions. Attendance cited at 53,818.
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Layne Leads Steelers Past Cowboys in Aerial Duel
Layne fired precise passes in a high scoring NFL clash, lifting the Pittsburgh Steelers to a 35-28 win over Dallas. He eclipsed Sammy Baugh’s career receiving yardage record with 288 passing yards on 16 of 25 attempts, reaching a 22 351 yard career total.
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Dodger Star Larry Sherry Emerges as World Series Hero
The New Sherry Los Angeles reports Dodger reliever Larry Sherry rose from obscurity to World Series hero. The 1959 season saw him log more innings than any prior season since joining the Dodgers in 1953, with a 2.18 ERA over 95 innings. His prior peak was a 3.07 ERA over 3.07 innings at Fort Worth in 1957.
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Young bowler Tom Daniel Narrowly Misses 300
Cheyenne Wyoming AP reports nine year old bowler Tom Daniel with a 120 average nearly shot a perfect 300, overcoming eight consecutive strikes before a missed spare in the ninth frame and finishing with two more strikes for a 265 total.
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College football scores roundup notable ties and wins
Alabama and Tulane tied 6 all while Tampa and Furman also split 7 apiece. Georgia routed Vanderbilt 18 to 7 and Duke defeated South Carolina 31 to 0. Mississippi beat Kentucky 21 to 6 as WEM topped Virginia 41 to 21. Wofford fell to Davidson 6 to 0 and George Washington beat The Citadel 19 to 14. In midwest Cincinnati defeated Dayton 27 to 21 and Wichita State edged Xavier 20 to 13. Baylor shut out Colorado 26 to 0, Texas A&M beat Texas Tech 14 to 14 with a tie, and Georgia Tech defeated Rice 16 to 13. Utah led Arizona 13 to 3 with far west games awaiting results.
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Tigers to Undergo Housecleaning After Poor Season
Detroit Tigers president Bill DeWitt announces a winter housecleaning following a disappointing season. Billy Hitchcock is fired as manager after 1955 veteran service and will stay until season’s end. The club sits sixth in the American League and Dewitt signals further changes may come.
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