AL Fight For 2nd Braves Regain NL Lead, Cards Top Pirates
The Yankees trounced the White Sox 13-0 as Johnny Bucks pitched well and Mickey Mantle homered. Washington swept a doubleheader, tying Boston for third, while the Milwaukee Braves moved to the NL lead with 12 homers in a 7-6 win at San Francisco. Stan Musial hit his 390th major league homer as St Louis beat Pittsburgh 8-4 and Banks homered for the Cubs in a 12-4 rout of Philadelphia.
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Standings and results for American League games midweek
The schedule lists Wednesday matchups including Chicago at New York Cleveland at Boston Kansas City at Washington Detroit at Baltimore and Washington 5 10 Kansas City New York 13 Chicago 0 Baltimore 2 Detroit 0. Thursday results show Chicago 12 Philadelphia 4 St Louis 8 Pittsburgh 4 Cincinnati 8 Los Angeles 3.
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Northwestern Big Ten medal honors Scheuermann
Tom Scheuermann from Rock Island receives Northwestern University's Big Ten medal for distinguished achievement in athletics and scholarship announced in Evanston on June 4.
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Herrin to Organize Industrial and Independent Softball League
A Herrin softball league of 58 teams from industrial and independent groups is planned with a meeting Friday at 7 p.m. in City Hall. Independent teams and any organized unit may send representatives, and each team could play about three times weekly with twilight doubleheaders being arranged, says Tom Reagan of Herrin Memorial Ballpark.
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Giants Sign 18-Year-Old Pitcher Perry for 80 000
The San Francisco Giants announced they paid a reported 80 000 bonus for 18-year-old Gaylord Perry a 6 foot 4 right hander from Williamston North Carolina. Perry was assigned to the Phoenix club of the Class AAA Pacific Coast League.
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Danville and Niles Favored In Illinois Baseball Tourney
Undefeated Danville and Niles of Skokie emerge as co favorites at the 19th annual Illinois High School Baseball Tournament finals at Bradley University. Danville sends ace Steve Kelly (11-0) against United of East Moline. Niles counters with Ron Chez (13-3) and Bill Ihne (4-0) as Highland, Maine, Tuley and Taylorville face the other openers in the eight team field.
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State Cage Tourney Receipts Rise by Fifty Thousand
Gross receipts from the 1958 state high school basketball tournament exceeded 1957 by about 50 000. The Illinois High School Association reported total gross receipts of 477 533 from district regional sectional and final rounds, up from 427 610 in 1957 and 423 754 in 1956.
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Musial and Mays Share NL Player of Month Award
Stan Musial of the St Louis Cardinals and Willie Mays of the San Francisco Giants tied for the National League Player of the Month for May 1958. Both receive duplicate engraved desk set trophies with a clock and calendar, chosen by 39 sports writers and broadcasters.
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Major League Leaders Highlight Batting and Pitching Feats
The leaders include Nieman of Baltimore at .367 with McDougald and Fox near .350 and .343, Cerv with 15 home runs and 45 RBIs for Kansas City, and Turley of New York at 8 wins with an .889 ERA. Other top marks feature Mays and Ashburn in batting averages and Banks with 14 homers for Chicago.
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Route One'rs Win in Jackson 4-H League
The Route One'rs defeated the Willing Workers 12 to 9 on the Jackson County 4-H diamond north of Murphysboro Tuesday night. Route One built a 12-2 lead early, the Workers rallied for five in the seventh but could not overcome the deficit.
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Weathered St Andrews See-Through Amateur Round Dims Crowd
At St Andrews on the fourth, heavy rain and fog kept spectators off the fairways as nine Americans battled through a soggy third round. Frank Strafaci and Jimmy McHale lost shots in the murk but won their matches. Gene Andrews fell to Reg Taylor 2 and 1 in a misty grind.
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Derby Plans To Lure More Foreign Horses
Churchill Downs directors consider moving Kentucky Derby nominating date to March 15 to attract European horses, after noting they mature later than American entrants. Downs President Bill Corum said the change would make the race more appealing to international contenders.
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Jay Fullmer Meets Miceli In TV Debut Bout
Youthful welterweight Jay Fullmer faces 29 year old Joe Miceli of New York in a 10 round bout in West Jordan Utah. The event marks Fullmer's television debut and pits his speed against Miceli's experience and weight advantage. Fullmer, 21, seeks a long pro career but hopes not to hear bells early.
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Annual Golf Meet Coaches Swing Away in SI Assn Event
Jim Dutch Mitchell won with a 67 in the Southern Illinois Coaches Association outing at Jackson Country Club. Les McCullum netted 69 after banker handicap adjustments, amid a 23-player field followed by a coaches and wives dinner.
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Clarkson Tech Hockey Notches Academic Dean's List Trio
Clarkson Tech's hockey squad earns four spots on the dean's list for outstanding scholastic achievement. The team combines athletic excellence with top academic performance across the season.
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Pacific Coast Conference Nears Collapse Amid upheaval
The Pacific Coast Conference faces imminent ruin as Stanford University trustees prepare to meet June 19 to decide on drastic action likely ending the PCC after 43 years of controversy and instability.
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