More Life Shows Up In Hitting New York June 14
AP survey shows rising home run totals across majors with 1952 benchmarks passed. Yankees lead AL with 76 homers, Reds pace NL at 84 for 50 games, while 10 clubs post increases over last season.
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Lake Forest Broker Leads Senior Meet at Apawamis
Rye New York June 14 A 56 year old Lake Forest Illinois broker Franklin G Clement led the United States Seniors Golf Association championship after two rounds at Apawamis Club with a four stroke edge over Joseph Wells Wells 1949 champion posted 73 74 147 while defending champion John W Roberts Columbus Ohio faded with 75 77 152
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Giambra Beats Sullivan In Narrow Points Victory
Syracuse report from June 14 states Joey Giambra of Buffalo won a ten round decision over John L Sullivan of England by points. Sullivan was listed at 159 and Giambra at 156 pounds.
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Warren Spahn Stars in Milwaukee Hurling Triumph
Milwaukee ace Warren Spahn, who started the season needing 17 wins for 200, finally notches his first shutout of the year after a 3 1/2 week wait, marking a milestone in a dominant pitching arc.
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Baseball Standings and Schedule Across Leagues
Standings show Chicago tied with New York 7s, Cleveland and Boston 8 after 11 innings rain halted the Cleveland Boston game. Tonight Chicago visits New York and Cleveland hosts Boston. tomorrow features Washington at Chicago and Baltimore at Kansas City among others. In another set, New York led Milwaukee 6 5, with rained out Pittsburgh Cincinnati and Milwaukee Brooklyn games on schedule.
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Gamble On Billy Loes Pays Off
Baltimore Orioles manager Paul Richards gambled $10 000 to acquire Billy Loes from Brooklyn. Loes pitched six innings versus Detroit allowing two baserunners, while Charley Maxwell hit a ninth inning homer off Orioles reliever George Zuverink in a 2 0 Detroit win.
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Akron bowler Dick Hoover wins ABC Masters title
Dick Hoover of Akron Ohio succeeds Buzz Fazio of Detroit as the American Bowling Congress Masters champion. Hoover had finished third the previous two years before this victory.
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Arizona and Minnesota Vie for College World Series Title
Arizona and Minnesota face off in Omaha for the third time in the NCAA College World Series with the championship at stake. The teams split the series so far with Arizona’s 10 4 win following Minnesota’s 3 1 victory, as the double elimination tournament continues.
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Giambra Seeks More Fights Before Middleweight Title Run
Joey Giambra, 24, plans several bouts to climb back into the middleweight elite after a 10 round unanimous decision over John L. Sullivan of England. The victory marks his third straight win since leaving the Army and lifts his record to 44-4-1.
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Herrin League Schedules Action Across Diamonds
The Herrin league lists a week of games at multiple diamonds with matchups including Clothiers Fraternals Sauer Debs Ward Dixon Norge Bank VEW Engineers Zwicks Elks Industrieals Financiers VFW Walkers Hays and others. Play times span 5:30 and 7:30 p m from Monday through Friday with lighted diamonds noted for key games.
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Floyd Patterson Keeps Monkey as Pet in Training Camp
Heavyweight champion Floyd Patterson reportedly owns a pet monkey during training camp. The unusual choice highlights Patterson's personal life away from the ring as he prepares for upcoming bouts.
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Pirates Send Hall in for Medical Check
Pittsburgh reports pitcher Dick Hall has been sent to Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore for examination by Dr Bennett. Hall a right hander with a sore arm since last winter pitched in only one game since May 13 and holds a 3 0 record.
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Mantle Joins 20 Home Run Club in 1956
Mickey Mantle of the New York Yankees became the first major leaguer to reach 20 homers in the 1956 season marking a milestone for the season and solidifying his status as a premier slugger.
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