Covington Leaves Braves for White Sox in $20,000 Waiver
Wes Covington, a Milwaukee World Series hero, is headed to the Chicago White Sox after being sold on waivers for $20,000. He said he is happy about the move and expects it to benefit his career, while declining to comment on Milwaukee management. Covington, who joined the Braves in 1952, hit 21 home runs this season and made key catches in the World Series.
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Preseason Guesses For The Birds Baltimore Orioles
Orioles pitchers falter yet hitting rises with Brandt Gentile and Brooks Robinson among AL leaders. Gentile drives in 33rd RBI as Orioles beat Twins. Barber struggles, Wilhelm wins as Baltimore seizes third place and closes gap on New York. Senators top Tigers. White Sox linger bottom.
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Officials' Pay Hike Refused by Arizona Council
The Arizona Interscholastic Association legislative council rejected a proposed pay boost for athletic officials and denied higher mileage rates. They did grant a faster method to advance in classification but refused establishing a separate wrestling league for the coming season.
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Weightlifters Meet in Southwestern National Junior AAU
Weightlifters compete in the Southwestern division of the National Junior AAU championships at North Phoenix High School this Saturday.
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LaVorante Stops Folley in Seventh Round Upset
Argentine challenger Alejandro LaVorante floored favorite Zora Folley four times to win by seventh round knockout at Olympic Auditorium. In his 14th pro bout he emerges as a top South American heavyweight prospect and promoter offers Floyd Patterson $500,000 for a title bout this summer after prior $350,000 proposal.
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Angel) Firpo
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Scottsdale II Opens Season
Scottsdale II opens its summer Little League season with 350 plus players at Saloma School field at 8 00 p m The opening game features the Cubs versus the Yankees A pre game ceremony honors 14 year old polio victim Bill May honorary Giants member and recipient of a uniform All games free to the public
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State Uses New Type Gun To Study Animals
The Arizona Game and Fish department tests experimental .50 caliber syringe guns to sedate game for study. Research teams report animals recover quickly with an antidote, aiding deer and other species research across Scottsdale area lakes and river basins with bass, crappie, and other catches noted.
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Baseball scores and future games from Thursday to Saturday
Scores show Washington 9 Detroit 4 and Baltimore 8 Minnesota 7 on Thursday. Friday pitchers list includes Grba vs Ramos in Minnesota and Ditmar vs Lary in New York. Saturday schedules feature Detroit at New York and Boston at Washington among others. National League standings list San Francisco, Los Angeles and Cincinnati with games at night.
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Nagle Opens Colonial with Five Under Round
British Open champion Kel Nagle carded a five under par 65 at Colonial Country Club to maintain a three stroke lead in the Colonial National Invitation. De Bill Casper and Mike Uchak joined one under 69s as challengers on the tough 3535-70, 7048 yard layout.
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Kefauver sidesteps Patterson Liston title decision
Senator Kefauver stated Patterson’s challenge to Liston should be handled by athletic commissions, not Congress. The Tennessean senator indicated the job of approving a title shot belongs to the commissions, not lawmakers, in the Sonny Liston matter.
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Boys Club Plans Arizona Track Meet At Scottsdale High
More than 150 boys from six Arizona Boys Clubs will race in a regional meet tomorrow at Scottsdale High. Events span ages under 10 to 16 with four to six events per class, no team totals, and entries limited to regular club members, two per event per club.
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Desert Greyhound Park Evening Entries and Races
Official entries for Desert Greyhound Park on May sixteenth show ten races with graded stakes. Early heats list dogs such as Ponca Sands and Duty D in Grams and multiple runners per race, with distances including 693 yards and notable names like Exotic Miss and Apache Tear among the field.
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