Pierce Loses No-Hitter as White Sox Top Senators 3-1
Billy Pierce carried a no-hit bid into the third inning but allowed a double to Ron Samford and walked three in a row to let in the decisive run. The White Sox moved a half game up in the AL with a 3-1 victory as Cleveland beat Baltimore 2-1 and other pennant notes followed. Colavito doubled home the go ahead run for Cleveland, while Don Newcombe and Johnny Podres led Dodgers and Braves in shutouts and wins across the league.
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Boston
Kansas City
New York
Johnny Podres
Philadelphia
Los Angeles
Podres
Dodgers
San Francisco
Pittsburgh
Giants
Milwaukee
Braves
St. Louis
Bob Buhl
Don Newcombe
Cincinnati
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Buhl
Casey Wise
del Crandall
Wilmer Mizell
Newk
Roy McMillan
Moe Drabowsky
White
Ned Garver
Yankees
A’s
Bob Turley
Kent Hadley
Mizell Stymies Braves as Mathews Aaron Shine for Milwaukee
Mizell blanked Eddie Mathews and Hank Aaron in seven innings as Milwaukee defeated Atlanta 8 0. Buhl opened the fifth with a hit and Casey Wise hit his first major league homer. Cardinals face trading deadline amid mixed performances led by Musial and Cunningham while Braves suffer injuries and pitching strain.
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Wilmer Mizell
Eddie Mathews
Hank Aaron
Braves
Bob Buh
Mathews
Aaron
Mizel
Mizell
Buhl
Casey Wise
del Crandall
Marv Grissom
Grissom
Crandall
Cardinals
Stan Musial
White
Cunningham
Cimoli
Hal Smith
Boyer
Blastname
Grammas
Musial
Gussie Busch
Eise
Mantilla
Andy Pafko
Billy Bruton
Wes Covington
del Rice
John Logan
University of Carolina names top spring batter Burgwyn
Left fielder John Burgwyn led University of Carolina hitters with a .324 average this spring, pacing the team in batting. The report highlights Burgwyn as the standout hitter among Carolina batters this season.
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John Burgwyn
University of Carolina
Standings and results from baseball and league schedule
Standings show Chicago at 31 24 and Cleveland 28 24 in the American League with Detroit 28 26 and New York 26 26. Friday games include Chicago at Baltimore and Detroit at New York. Pittsburgh beat San Francisco 12 9, Milwaukee 8 St Louis 0, Cincinnati 8 Chicago 0, and Los Angeles 11 Philadelphia 0. Saturday Cincinnati at St Louis and Los Angeles at Pittsburgh. Sunday Cincinnati at St Louis and Los Angeles at Pittsburgh with two games each.
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Milwaukee
Chicago
San Francisco
Philadelphia
Los Angeles
Pittsburgh
Cincinnati
St. Louis
Cleveland
Baltimore
Detroit
New York
Kansas City
Washington
Boston
Hogan Leads Open Contenders After First Round
Ben Hogan shares the 69 tally at the 59th U S Open with Gene Littler and Don Finsterwald, tied for first with Dick Knight at 69. Hillman Robbins sits one stroke back as a packed leaderboard forms around Winged Foot.
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Associated Press
Mamaroneck
N.Y
Ben Hogan
Texas
San Diego
Calif
Hogan
Gene Littler
Don Finsterwald
Winged Foot West
Littler
Finsterwald
Knight
Robbins
Cary Middlecoff
South Africa
Gary Player
Tommy Bolt
Lional Hebert
Billy Casper
Don January
Ted Kroll
Arnold Palmer
Don Fairfield
Bo Wininger
Mike Souchak
al Balding
Canada
Bruce Crampton
Australia
Bill Collins
Gene Bone
Doug Ford
Ernie Vossler
Ed Thies Tops Greater Egypt League Hitters
Chester coach and pitcher Ed Thies leads the Greater Egyptian Baseball League hitting list through Sunday with 11 hits in 22 at bats for a .500 average. He pitched a one hit shutout against Murphysboro Red Wings, scoring the lone run after a double. Dick Mayer 77 and Ed Furgol 83 follow.
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Ed Thies
Greater Egypt
Chester
Murphysboro
Greater
Thies
Murphysboro Red Wings
Redlegs Pitcher Nuxhall Ejected By Umpire Burkhardt
Umpire Ken Burkhardt ejected Joe Nuxhall in the first inning of Cincinnati against the Cubs in Chicago on Thursday. Nuxhall, 39, clashed with the call over a previous play after a prior start. He pitched the day before and was banished with no great loss to Cincinnati. Cub coach George Myatt wore No. 34.
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Joe Nuxhall
Cincinnati
Redlegs
Cubs
Chicago
Nuxhall
Burkhardt
The
Cub
George Myatt
Salukis Fall in NCAA Small College Tennis Semis
Jerry Budzelek and Ron Underwood of Southern Illinois State lost singles semifinal matches in Kalamazoo Michigan. Budzelek fell to Shaw Emmons of Denison Ohio 6-4 6-4. Underwood lost to Bill Japinga of Kalamazoo 6-0 6-2.
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Jerry Budzelek
Ron Underwood
Kalamazoo
Mich
Budzelek
Shaw Emmons
Denison
Ohio
Underwood
Bill Japinga
Major League Stars Dominate with Demeter Hitting Power
Demeter of the Dodgers collected four hits including two homers and drove in five as Los Angeles routed Philadelphia 11 to 0. Pierce of the White Sox allowed one hit and struck out six in a 3 to 1 win over Washington, yielding the shutout only after three walks and a Ford double.
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Don Demeter
Dodgers
Phillies
Billy Pierce
White Sox
Senators
Ron Samford
St Johns Golf Team Goes 15-0 as LI Champions
The St. John's University golf team from Long Island completed an undefeated spring season by winning all 15 matches to claim the local championship title.
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St. John’s University
Long Island
Little League Week Planned Contests Highlight National Observance
Contests will spotlight National Little League Week starting Monday with running throwing hitting and pitching events. Each major minor and farm team may enter two players per contest and may participate in only one event. Winners announced Friday night with points awarded if parents attend. Friday marks Foundation Day.
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Val Stanley
Stanley
Featherweights Battle Ends in Narrow Outpoint Decision
Marysville California born Baby Brown of San Jose outpointed Willie Woods of San Francisco in a featherweight bout by 10 round decision.
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Marysville
Calif
Baby Brown
San Jose
Willie Woods
San Francisco
Lane Ortiz Set for 12 Round Junior Welter Bout
Kenny Lane and Carlos Ortiz meet at Madison Square Garden for a revived 140 pound junior welterweight title bout to be recognized by the New York State Athletic Commission and the National Boxing Association. Duilio Loi awaits the winner in August. Lane holds a slight edge in betting.
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Kenny Lane
Carlos Ortiz
Lane
Ortiz
Madison Square Garden
New York State Athletic Commission
National Boxing Assn
Duilio Loi
Italy
Garden
NBC
Miami Beach
Fla
Two 18 Year Olds Land Large Tiger Shark in D. C.
In Garden City District of Washington two 18 year old boys Dickie Collins and Ray Smith from Florence used a rope two hook and sting ray bait to hook a 491 pound tiger shark. The shark measured 10 feet 1 inch after a two hour battle.
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Garden City
D.C
Dickie Collins
Ray Smith
Florence
Fight Results Los Angeles vs Kawula Bout Summary
Bobby Cervantes of Los Angeles outpointed Pete Kawula of Chicago over 10 rounds in a Mexico City bout. Cervantes fought evenly through the early rounds and gained a clear scoring edge in the final stretch.
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Bobby Cervantes
Mexico City
Pete Kawula
Chicago
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