Pirates Narrow Reds Lead With 8-1 Win in NL Action
Pirates beat Cincinnati 8 1 to cut the Redlegs lead to half a game as Bob Purkey spun five hits over seven innings. Braves, Dodgers, Cardinals, Giants win while Yankees and White Sox split. Musial ties NL record with 822 straight games and Mantle drives in key runs in Chicago crowd of 49 411.
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Ed Wilks
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Baseball Standings and Schedules Show Tight AL Race
The American League standings list Chica 32 16 667 New York 29 21 .580 Cleveland 26 23 .531 Detroit 97.23 399 Boston 26 26 .500 Baltimore 23 27 .460 Kansas City 21 29 .420 Washington 18 35 .340. Wednesday features Baltimore at Detroit Boston at Cleveland New York at Chicago Washington at Kansas City. New York 3 Chicago 2. Cleveland 7 Boston 6. Baltimore 4 Detroit 1. National League standings show Cincinnati 31 21 .596 Milwaukee 29 20 .592 Philadelphia 28 20 .583 Brooklyn 28 21 .571 St. Louis 27 21 .563 New York 21 31 .404 Pittsburgh 18 32 .360 Chicago 14 30 .318. Wednesday schedule includes Milwaukee at Brooklyn St. Louis at Philadelphia Cincinnati at Pittsburgh New York at Milwaukee Chicago at New York Cincinnati at Pittsburgh.
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SIU Women Athletes Receive Awards
The annual Women's Athletic Association banquet at Southern Illinois University honored deserving athletes. Small I awards went to Carolinley Park Joanne Beckmann Becky Petit and Rose Marie Cunningham. Winners included Lillian Clark Rosalie Glover Lor aine Sanders Kay Burris Nora Langreder and others for tennis bowling ping pong badminton fencing swimming and more.
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Jan Dale
Leland
Sharyn Russell
Carbondale
Women’s Athletic Association
Southern Illinois University
Carol Noinley Park
Joanne Beckmann
Becky Petiit
Wood River
Rose Marie Cunningham
Collinsville
Lillian Clark
Rosalie Glover
Grayville
Miss Cunningham
Loraine Sanders
Ping. Pong
Miss Clark
Kay Burris
Edwardsville
Nora Langreder
Roxana
Sandra Juda
Granite City
Darlene Wenner
Staunton
Mary Chandler
Sue Wiggins
Kirkwood
Jane de Chicago
Lee Wilson
Waukegan
Marsha van Cleve
Fencing Tourney Showdown: Juda Defeats Holt in Granite City
Sandra Juda of Granite City won the intramural fencing match against Sheila Holt of Granite City who finished as runner up in the tournament.
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Sandra Juda
Granite City
Sheila Holt
Don Burnham Still Holds Dartmouth Mile Record
Don Burnham, a 1944 graduate, remains the Dartmouth mile run record holder with a 4 10.6 time. West Point was established in 1802 by act of Congress.
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The Umpire Question About Bat Interference
A reader asks about a batter who nubs a ball down the first baseline and is safe when the catcher trips over the bat. The answer notes only deliberate bat interference by the batter should be penalized, otherwise play stands with runners on first and second as the pitcher resumes motion after the slip and catch of the ball.
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Joe Hessel
Runners advance on balk rule cited by official
John Jacobs asks about a play on leads and the ruling. The official states it is a balk and the runners advance one base.
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John Jacobs
Orioles Rally Past Tigers As Johnson Wins Fifth
In a three run seventh inning the Orioles defeated Billy Hoeft. Connie Johnson earned his fifth win after a first inning homer by Maxwell.
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Connie Johnson
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