Australian Lands Subfour Mile Record Rivalry Looms With Bannister
John Landy became the second man to break four minutes with a 3:58.0 mile in Turku Finland and set a world 1500 meter mark of 3:41.8. He welcomed a Britain Games duel with Roger Bannister while noting likely no faster time this year. Chataway helped push Bannister to his 3:59.5 as Landy hinted at next month's race against Bannister.
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Roger Bannister
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Major League Leaders From The Associated Press
The AP lists AL batting leaders Avila Cleveland .384 Rosen Cleveland .345 Fox Chicago .328 House Detroit .325 Stephens Baltimore and Minoso Chicago .322. AL pitching leaders Reynolds New York 8 1 .889 Keegan Chicago 10 2 .833 Stone Washington 5 1 .833 Consuegra Chicago 8 2 .800 Feller Cleveland and McDonald and Morgan New York 4 1 .800. NL batting leaders Snider Brooklyn .383 Robinson Brooklyn .365 Hamner Philadelphia .363 Mueller New York .358 Jablonski St. Louis .304. NL pitching leaders Antonelli New York 9 2 .818 Collum Cincinnati 4 1 .800 Haddix St Louis 11 3 .786 Grissom Newark 7 2 .778 Meyer Brooklyn and Raschi St. Louis 6 2 .750.
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Cleveland
Rosen
Fox
Chicago
House
Detroit
Stephens
Baltimore
Minoso
Reynolds
New York
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Stone
Washington
Consuegra
Feller
McDonald
Morgan
Snider
Brooklyn
Robinson
Hamner
Philadelphia
Mueller
Jablonski
St. Louis
Antonelli
Collum
Cincinnati
Haddix
Grissom
Newark
Meyer
Raschi
Eaves to Boost Rocket Pitching For July Push
Wallie Eaves joins the Rocket roster after a 19 11 Gulf Coast League season with Brownsville. He will start the Odessa series opener dubbed Merchants Night with 13 supporting merchants named for stadium promotions. Legion ball hosts Clovis Friday at 7 30 pm at Fair Park amid a busy July schedule including NuMexers double header and a single game July 6.
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Rocket
Eaves
Brownsville
Pat Stasey
Legion Baseballers
Fair Park
Clovis
Malco Edges Tucker Brothers 4-2 In Tight League Battle
Malco tops Tucker Brothers 4-2 at Elks Park as Ferrell Dunham drives in two with a second inning double. Tucker Brothers score on two in the first and two in the seventh, with Scott Beatty Milladge and Baxley aiding the offense.
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Malco
Tucker Brothers
Ferrell Dunham
Tucker Bros
Scott
Beatty Milladge
Baxley
Pampoa Oilers Surge to West Texas-NM Lead
In an 11 inning thriller the Pampa Oilers defeated Clovis 5-4 to seize first place in the West Texas New Mexico Baseball League. Abilene swept Albuquerque 2-1 and 16-4, Lubbock beat Borger 6-5 then lost 0-7, and Plainview beat Amarillo 5-3.
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Associated Press
Pampa Oilers
Clovis
Abilene
Albuquerque
Lubbock
Borger
New Face in Boxing Hits in Lightweight
Frankie Ruff, 22, of New York, remains undefeated in 12 pro fights after a lopsided victory over Brian Kelly at Brooklyn’s Eastern Parkway. Ruff floored Kelly in the eighth round as promoter Teddy Brenner plans Aug 9 pairing with Orlando Zulueta or Ralph Dupas. Ruff likely faces six weeks off due to a cut over his left eye.
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Frankie Ruff
Brian Kelly
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Brooklyn
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Niagara Falls
Teddy Brenner
Ruff
Orlando Zulueta
Ralph Dupas
New Orleans
Ryff
Cus D’amato
Floyd Patterson
D'Amato
Scortichini
Carmen Basilio
Miami
the Garden
Maureen Connolly Opens Wimbledon Title Defense
Maureen Connolly begins her Wimbledon title defense on center court as Miss J Scott of South Africa offers unlikely resistance. Doris Hart Louise Brough Shirley Fry and Margaret Du Pont join the field as top seeds and early rounds unfold across singles doubles and mixed events.
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England
Maureen Connolly
Mtss
Connolly
Doris Hart
Coral Gables
Fla
Georgie Woodgate
Louise Brough
Beverly Hills
Calif
Dorothy Gotta
Britain
Miss Brough
Shirley Fry
Akron
Ohio
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Switzerland
Margaret du Pont
Wilmington
Del
Valerie White
Rex Hartwig
Mervyn Rose
Australia
Stalian
Giuseppe Clerici
Orlando Sirola
Jim Tobin Ex-MLB Pitcher Takes Alameda Auto Sales Role
Former major league pitcher Jim Tobin has transitioned to selling cars in Alameda California. He brings pro sports discipline to the dealership, aiming to leverage public recognition to boost sales.
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Jim Tobin
Alameda
Calif
Red Hot Midland Dominates Big Spring For Fifth Straight
Midland Indians rout Big Spring 10 to 4 as Harold Hacker improves to 7-7 and Joe Riney collects four hits in four at bats. Rainey starts for Longhorn League. Rainey, Maren, La Grone, Doe Hacker and Briner handled the lines.
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Tex
Indians
Mike Rainey
Big Spring
Harold Hacker
Joe Riney
Rainey
Maren
la Grone
Doe Hacker and
Briner
Malco Leads Hondo League Amid Tie Games Ahead
Standings reveal Malco and LULACS tied, to play off later. Calco holds five straight unbeaten, Tucker Bros. and others trail with mixed records as the Home Little League nears its one third mark.
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Warren Spahn Key Boston Brave in 1948 World Series
Warren Spahn, ace southpaw, stands as the sole player to have appeared for both the Boston Braves in 1948 and the Milwaukee Braves. He is noted as the only member to bridge the two franchise eras.
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Warren Spahn
Milwaukee Braves
Boston Braves
Rotary Conoco Take Optimist Loop Tilts
Artis Allen pitched Clardy's to a 93 littl loop win over Conoco yesterday afternoon. He allowed five hits. Rotary whipped A H Homes 13 6 on a late inning surge with George Valdez the winning pitcher.
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Artis Allen
Clardy’s
Conoco
Rotary
A & H Homes
George Valdez
Line Scores Collapse in Rotary Victory
Rotary defeats A H Homes 4 to 3 in a nine inning game with runs by Glover Hardcastle Valdez Cooper. The score shows a late rally and decisive defense securing the win.
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A&h Homes
Rotary
Glover and
Hardcastle
Valdez and
Cooper
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