Dodgers Giants Park Crisis Sparks City Hall Showdown
In New York City a tense meeting at City Hall with Mayor Wagner, Walter O Malley, and Horace Stoneham warned the Dodgers and Giants may move to Los Angeles and San Francisco unless the city provides new park sites by October 1. O Malley cited a decade of attempts and offered five million dollars for a Brooklyn ballpark, now withdrawn. Stoneham kept options open, saying the Giants are not dependent on the Dodgers and a future announcement would come at the proper time.
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Brooklyn
Walter O'Malley
New York
Horace Stoneham
Robert F. Wagner
City Hall
Dodgers
Los Angeles
Giants
San Francisco
O'Malley
Stoneham
West Coast
Wagner
National League
Haddix Shuts Down Reds as Phillies Move Up
Harvey Haddix pitched a three hitter for his 18th Phillies complete game in 43 starts, guiding Philadelphia to a 3 1 victory over Cincinnati. The win pulls the Phillies within one percentage point of the league leaders as Haddix overcomes recent sinus trouble.
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Brooks Lawrence
Redleg
Art Fowler
Tom Acker
Harvey Haddix
Harvey
Philadelphia
Haddix
Miller Suggests Car Pool To State Tournament Trip
Al Miller urges forming a car pool for fans from Fort Pierce to attend Sarasota’s 1 p.m. State Tournament game in Fort Pierce. Those with seats or rides should contact Miller at Ben Hopkins Motors RI 17 1001 to coordinate.
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al Miller
Miller
Ben Hopkins Motors
Blind Bogey Meet Winners At Bobby Jones Course
Winners in the blind bogey tourney sponsored by the Women’s Golf Association at Bobby Jones Golf Course were Kay Adler Ruby Campbell Dorothy Whitesell Gladys Walser and Helen Rappaport. Eddie Hoag won low putt honors. A luncheon and business meeting followed.
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Women's Golf Association
Bobby Jones Golf Course
Kay Adler
Ruby Campbell
Dorothy Whitesell
Gladys Walser
Helen Rappaport
Eddie Hoag
League Leaders By International Service nArions LEAGUE
League leaders listed with players from major clubs. Musial of St Louis leads batting with strong averages. notable names include Mays Crowe Bailey Robinson and Snider across clubs. Stolen bases and runs batted in cited with multiple players noted.
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Pet. Fondy
Pittsburgh
Musial
St. Louis
Great
Moon and Musial
St Louis
Snider
Brooklyn
Mays
New York
Crowe Bailey
Robinson
Cincinnati
Aaron Gane
Hoak
Mays Pee Gu See
Temple
Ukee
Gilliam
Brooklyon
Om Louis
Wes
Urgh
Baseball batting leaders and stats from the American League
The record lists AL players and clubs with at bats and hit totals. Mantle leads with 138 hits in 277 at bats, while Fox and Sievers add notable RBI counts. Zernial from Kansas City and Landis from Chicago also appear among stolen base figures.
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Mantle New York
Fox
Chicag
Rulne
Wamsern
Cyesee
Zernial
Kansas
Sievers
Jensen
Boston
Minoso
Chicago
Landis
Cha Francone
Baltimore
Piersall
Boe
Larcik
Beltionore
Palatka Routs Leesburg as FSL lead grows
Palatka's 11-0 victory over Leesburg, supported by Daytona Beach beating St Petersburg 3-2 in 10 innings, widens the gap as Palatka moves four games ahead. Gene Bennett drove in Bill DiCrosti with the deciding hit. Orlando edge Cocoa 7-6 in 11 innings, Tampa tops Gainesville 4-3 amid a league-record 16 errors.
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Leesburg
Daytona Beach
St. Petersburg
Redlegs
St. Pete
Islanders
Gene Bennett
Bill DiCrosti
Orlando
Cocoa
Tampa
Gainesville
Vice
Congress invites baseball leaders to probe industry practices
House Judiciary Committee plans June 17 hearings with invited figures from baseball including Commissioner Ford Frick and league presidents Warren Giles and Will Harridge. Witnesses may include player reps Robin Roberts and Eddie Yost as the panel examines the reserve clause and baseballs legal status.
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Washington
INS
House
Judiciary Committee
Warren Giles
Will Harridge
Robin Roberts
Philadelphia Phillies
Eddie Yost
Washington Senators
J. Norman Lewis
Celler
The
Braves Rookie Seen Busting Into Majors After Debut
Milwaukee catcher Bob Taylor an $112000 prize 18yearold rookie says he felt little chance to play in New York as the Giants beat the Braves 87 in 18 innings. He warmed up Spahn and Phillips in his first bigleague game while praising majorleague pitching and stressing his goal to reach the majors. Braves manager Fred Clarke celebrates the acquisition noting every team chased him. Taylor was a 14letter star in high school excelling in track basketball football and baseball.
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New York
Bob Taylor
Milwaukee Braves
New York Giants
Braves
Dusty Rhodes
Taylor
Warren Spahn
Taylor Phillips
del) Crandall
Fred =e
Mayor Howard To Open Field At New Sarasota Diamond
Mayor Ray Howard and Parks head Ted Wilson will lead the 7 p.m. ceremony at Sarasota's new city softball diamond on 12th Street. The first game begins at 7:15 p.m. Royal Palm vs Barton and Rule in the opener. Merchants meet Les' Outdoor Life in the second game.
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Ray Howard
Ted Wilson
Parks and Recreation Dept
Sarasota
New City
Royal Palm
Barton
Rule
Merchants
Les’ Outdoor Life
Florida State League Standings and Tuesday Matchups
The note lists Florida State League teams and standings with Palatka Leesburg Cocoa and Petersburg in play. It mentions Tuesday games across the league including Atlanta versus Nashville and Chattanooga versus Little Rock as teams contend on wet grounds.
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Florida State
Palatka
Cocoa Seseasaen
Leesburg
Ae FF Ks
Petersburg
Southe! Association
Atlanta
New Nashville
Memphis
Chattanooga
Little Rock
Spangler Drills Sailors In Long Payne Park Practice
Coach Gene Spangler pushed his Sailors through a intense three and a half hour workout at Payne Park as they prep for the Florida High School Baseball Tournament in Fort Pierce next week. They will face Andrew Jackson of Jacksonville in their tournament opener Monday at 1 p.m.
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Gene Spangler
Payne Park
Fort Pierce
Andrew Jackson
Jacksonville
Giants rally in 13th to edge Braves 8 7 at Polo Grounds
Dusty Rhodes delivered a 13th inning run batted in to cap a high scoring game in which Willie Mays and Red Schoendienst homered for New York while Frank Torre Hank Aaron Carl Sawatski and Del Crandall went deep for Milwaukee. 18 Giants hits off Crone Trowbridge and Conley. 10 290 in attendance.
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INS
Dusty Rhodes
Valmy Thomas
New York Giants
Milwaukee Braves
Polo Grounds
Rhodes
Giants
Ray Crone
Bob Trowbridge
Gene Conley
Willie Mays
Red Schoendienst
Braves
Stu Miller
Curt Barclay
al Worthington
Frank Torre
Hank Aaron
Carl Sawatski
del Crandall
Milwaukee
Aaron
Thomson
Torre
Worthington
Bee
Crone
Barclay
Sauer
Katt
Wastrum
Trowbridge
Malkmus
York
Mathews
Crandall
Sawatski
Mark
Trewe
Conley Crone
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Savana
Acme
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St. Louis
White Sox
Pierce
Billy Klaus
Norm Zauchin
Sox
Nellie Fox
Ike Delock
Bauer
Yankees
Hank Bauer
Tom Sturdivant
Mickey Mantle
Yogi Berra
Billy Martin
Whitey Ford
Yankee
Bud Daley
Phillies
Brooks Lawrence
Chico Fernandez
Haddix
Koufax
Duke Snider
Gil Hodges
Dodgers
Sandy Koufax
Clem Labine
Bob Speake
Cubs
Ernie Banks
Merchants Defeat Rotary In 10-7 Rain-Delayed Tilt
The Merchants of the American League beat Rotary 10 to 7 at Little League Park in a game postponed last Saturday by rain. Winning pitcher Richard Youngstrand allowed five Rotary hits with two by Bill Buckmaster and Cary Barr, while Tom Burnham went two for three for the Merchants.
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Rotary
Little League Park
Richard Youngstrand
Bill Buckmaster
Cary Barr
Gary Pearson
Tom Burnham
Youngstrand
Burnham
Egan
Buckmaster
Restated II Games-Kain Forces Schedule Change for Tonight
The II Games-Kain postponement requires rescheduling of the Venice Rotary and Osprey Kilowatts Little League game to 7 30 p m today at the Venice Athletic Field.
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Venice Rotary
Osprey
Venice Athletic Field
Pitchers Carry Phils ChiSox In Tight Major League Action
Two strong pitching showings highlight a day of tight majors action. Billy Pierce won his ninth as the White Sox topped Boston 1-0 in 10 innings. Harvey Haddix earned his fourth win for the Phillies in a 3-1 victory over Cincinnati.
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ED Wilks
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Philadelphia Phillies
White Sox
Phillies
Billy Pierce
Boston Red Sox
Pierce
Cincinnati
Redlegs
Harvey Haddiz
Yanks Trip Tribe
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Baltimore
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Washington
Detroit
Brooklyn Dodgers
Chicago Cubs
Milwaukee Braves
Pierce Gets Ninth As Sox Win 1-0
Chicago White Sox beat the Boston Red Sox 1 to 0 in 10 innings at Comiskey Park. Billy Pierce earned his ninth win, Nellie Fox delivered a bases loaded RBI single to score Jim Landis, with a strong performance and seven strikeouts. Lefty Dean Stone left after seven innings with a blister.
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Chicago
INS
Chicago White Sox
Boston Red Sox
Comiskey Park
Billy Pierce
Nellie Fox
Jim Landis
Pierce
Billy Klaus
Norm Zauchin
Ted Williams
Dean Stone
Boston
Harmon's Maintains Scratch League Lead At Par 3
Harmon's of the Scratch League beat Williams' Stationery 14 to 4 at Par 3 Golf Club to extend their lead. Darby Buick lost 13 4 to Sara sota Federal Savings and Loan. Lyon's Paint Mart defeated Sarasota Flower Shop 11 to 7.
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Par 3
Williams’ Stationery
Darby Buick
Sarasota Federal Savings and Loan
Lyon's Paint Mart
Sarasota Flower Shop
Sailors to be Broadcast Live from State Prep Tournament
WSPB will carry live play by play of the Sarasota High School Sailors at the State Tournament from Jaycee Field Fort Pierce. Don Priest will broadcast the first game at 1 p.m. Monday assisted by Eddie Hamilton. Sponsors include C L Thompson and Son Orange State Lumber Co Abstract Co of Sarasota and Metropolitan Service and Appliance Inc. All Sailors games will air.
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Sailors
Sarasota High School
Don Priest
Jaycee Field
Fort Pierce
Sarasota
Eddie Hamilton
C. L. Thompson & Son
Well Drillers
Orange State Lumber Co
Abstract Co
Nellie Fox Player Of The Day For 1956 Sox
Nellie Fox of the Chicago White Sox is named outstanding second baseman of the American League. The 29-year-old from St. Thomas Pa. batted .296 in 1956 and led AL second basemen in fielding for the third time in five years. Fox stands five eight and 160 pounds and is known as Mr Reliable. He joined the White Sox from the A’s in 1949 for catcher Joe Tipton and remains a clutch performer with a .352 current batting average, second to only Mickey Mantle and Ted Williams.
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Nellie Fox
Nellie
Reliable
Chicago White Sox
Fox
ChiSox
Philadelphia A's
Joe Tipton
St. Thomas
Jamestown
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