Boudreau new shift confounds Mantle in 7-4 win
Lou Boudreau, famed for the Williams shift, deployed a novel anti Mantle arrangement against the Yankees. The unconventional defense limited Mantle’s impact in two early at bats and helped the Kansas City Athletics to a 7 4 victory, with Mantle homering later in the eighth.
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Ted Williams
Mickey Mantle
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Jim Finigan
Andrews Fails To Stop Martinez In Phoenix Bout
St Paul boxer Al Andrews loses a unanimous decision to Phoenix middleweight Jimmy Martinez after 10 rounds in Phoenix Arizona. Martinez weighed 160 pounds to Andrews 161 with bout held Tuesday night.
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St. Paul
Minn
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Supt Special By Mierke Jones An Open Fo
Reid Martin a Carbondale coaching staff member and Park Board teen worker will organize teen baseball teams this summer. All boys 16 to 19 are invited to Teen Town Thursday at 7 30 p m to form four or more teams and set a schedule. The Carbondale Junior Baseball League also meets tonight at 7 30 at Teen Town.
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Reid Martin
Carbondale Community High
The
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Teen Town
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Martin
Carbondale Junior Baseball League
Bob Baker Competes as Heavyweight Boxer
The heavyweight boxer Bob Baker has fought at weights ranging from 210 to 230 pounds, reflecting his varying fight preparations. The note confirms his appearance in the heavyweight division within that weight span.
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Bob Baker
J. T. English Expresses Interest in Coaching Post
Anna native J. T. English, formerly at Du Quoin High School, has discussed returning to coaching after four years in private business in Maish. He seeks to succeed the resigned Galen Davis, who had followed English in the post four years ago.
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du Quoin High School
Mais
du Quoin
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English
Starkey Won’t Return as Waltonville Coach
Richard Starkey, once a brief Lesser assistant, is not headed to Waltonville to replace Dwight Mannen. He may stay on at Golconda as an assistant next year. Teachers face July 1 release timelines, while many districts hold signed personnel or delay releases. Terre Haute faltering for financial aid, needing about 1,200 fans per date to break even. Ron Gregory clocked 4:19.1 in St Louis. Sumner High students urged him on. De Kalb officials paused Bowers’s entry fearing student exodus to St Louis meet.
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Richard Starkey
Waltonville
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Stark
Golconda
Terre Haute
Ron Gregory
Sumner High
Norby Vogel tops SIU hitters in second season
Norby Vogel led Southern Illinois University hitters for the second straight year with a .348 batting average in 1956. Ray Tabacchi drove in 16 runs, while Ron Ayers led pitchers at 8-4 with a 2.26 ERA. the Salukis finished 12-7, second in the NAC, after a 15-2 midseason setback at Illinois.
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Abe) Martin
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Charles Scheibal
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Marion
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Scheibal
Sanders
Buyan
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Tt. Wilson
West
Tigers ride seven game streak push AL lead
Detroit blossoms into first division with a seven game win streak led by Harvey Kuenn and Ray Boone as they outslug Boston 14 11. Yanks fall to fourth straight 7 4 after KC tops them, Mantle hits his 21st, Lemon wins for Cleveland. Pirates edge out by three in NL standings.
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Associated Press
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Wally Moon
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Gubs
Bob Friend
Warren Hacker
Pirates
Frank Thomas
Baseball scores and tomorrow’s schedule across leagues
American League results include Washington 3 Chicago 1 Kansas City 7 New York 4 Detroit 14 Boston 11 Cleveland 8 Baltimore 3. National League games feature St Louis 3 New York 1 Chicago 7 Pittsburgh 3 Cincinnati 9 Philadelphia 4 Brooklyn 6 Milwaukee 1. Remaining matches list day’s pairings and two noted games tomorrow with Chicago Washington Cleveland Baltimore and others.
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Murphysboro Coop Action Highlights Youth Baseball Wins
Heavy hitting highlighted Murphysboro Khoury League play with Tom Boy defeating First National 25 18 in Atom division. Wides Oil beat Todds Laundromat 27 7 in Bantam division and VFW edged Brown Shoe 8 5 in Juvenile division. Duke track star Dave Sime aims to play major league baseball.
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Wides Oil
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VFW
Duke
Dave Sime
Bennie Oosterbaan Leads Michigan to Top Defensive Record
Ann Arbor Michigan AP under coach Bennie Oosterbaan since 1948 Michigan football teams hold the Big Ten best defensive record. The Wolverines have finished no worse than sixth and have placed first five times.
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