Maglie Debuts with 2-1 Cardinal Win Over Milwaukee
Sal Maglie, 41, earns a starting assignment for St. Louis against Milwaukee, securing a 2-1 victory as Freddie Hutchinson relays in Irv Noren late. The win trims Milwaukee’s NL lead. San Francisco tops Philadelphia 5-4 in 14 innings as Willie Kirkland homers. Cincinnati, St. Louis, and Pittsburgh chase 3.5 games back.
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Associated Press
Sal Maglie
New York Yankees
St. Louis
Virgil Trucks
Freddie Hutchinson
Sal
Cardinals
Barber
Milwaukee
Maglie
Hutch
Pittsburgh
Braves
Cincinnati
Chicago
Gus Bell
Cubs
Steve Bilko
Johnny Klippstein
Los Angeles Dodgers
Celler
Klippstein
Ick Gray
Bilko
Joe Pignatano
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Philadelphia
Kroll Takes Two Stroke Lead in Flint Open Final Round
Kroll holds a two stroke edge over Tommy Bolt entering the final round of the Flint Open at Warwick Hills Golf and County Club. He carded a 3-under 69 to reach 211, two ahead of Bolt and Jack Fleck with Fleck posting 369 on Sunday.
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Tommy Bolt
Kroll
Bob
Warwick Hills Golf and County Club
Grand Blanc
Bolt
Jack Fleck
Rochester
Mich
Fleck
Elliott's Mile Mark In Doubt
Australian Herb Elliott clocked 3:57.9 for the mile at the AAU championships in Bakersfield. Officials question if the IAAF will recognize the mark due to its policy on decimals, as Landy’s 3:57.9 has also faced debate.
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Calif
Herb Elliott
Australia
John Landy
International Amateur Athletic Federation
Landy
IAAF
Pincus Sober
AAU Track and Field Committee
Elliott
AAF
Los Angeles
Stars Struggl e in Baseball Amid All Star Selection Scrutiny
A season of slumps and injuries hits top players as big leaguers vote for the July All Star game. Musial slips from .400 to .360 while Mays, Williams, Mantle, and Berra face slow lines. Newcomers Groves and Ripplemeyer surface in spring chatter as teams weigh form and distractions beyond baseball.
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Stan
Willie Mays
New York
Bob Nieman
Baltimore
Ted Williams
Mickey Mantle
Ernie Banks
RBI
Hank Aaron
Redlegs
Kluszewski
Post
Bell
Robinson
Musial
Berita
Rizzuto
Jersey
Roy Campanella
Newcombere
Brooklyn
The
Roberts
Mantle
West Frankfort Teen Bill Barnett Enters STU for Pre Medicine
Bill Barnett of West Frankfort will enroll at STU next fall as a pre medicine student. As a high school sophomore he won the state golf championship. He is a younger brother of Andy Barnett former SIU golf captain who will be eligible for a 1959 team.
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Bill Barnett
West Frankfort
STU
Andy Barnett
SIU
Yankees call up Zack Monroe from Bradly and LIU past
Zack Monroe, formerly a Bradly pitcher against LIU four years ago, has been called up by the New York Yankees.
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Zack Monroe
Bradly
Liu
New York Yankees
Larsen Turrets Tigers With Two-Hitter No-Hitter Near-miss
Don Larsen of the New York Yankees blanked the Detroit Tigers 15-0 on June 23, allowing only two singles. He walked two in the first and one in the eighth but rode to a dominant win as Casey Stengel steered the club back after a 1-0 loss.
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New York Yankees
Detroit
Don Larsen
Kansas City
Boston
Hector Lopez
Washington
Baltimore
Billy O’dell
Chicago
Maglie
Braves
Joey Jay
Jay
Ken Boyer
Cardinal
Willie Mays
Giants
Kirkland
Phoenix
Johnny Antonelli
Ray Semproch
Belli
Cincinnati
Cubs
New York Yankee
Detroit Tigers
Yankee Stadium
Billy Martin
Sen
Larsen
Gail Harris
Yankees
Casey Stengel
Jarrett Wins Murphysboro Open Tennis Title In trio finals
Decatur's Jim Jarrett and Granite City's Ronnie Underwood dominated the Murphysboro Open on the high school courts. Jarrett beat Underwood 6 2 6 8 7 5 in a three set final to claim the championship and teamed with Underwood to win the men's doubles. Bielicki and Kurrus won the junior titles in a close field, with Bielicki also taking a pivotal junior semifinal. Tournament supervisor Ted Bradley noted the event as Murphysboro's largest in a decade with over 40 entries.
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Jim Jarrett
Decatur
Ronnie Underwood
Granite City
B. Kurrus
J. Bielicki
Jarrett
Underwood
Bill Cohen
Charles Hicks
Bielicki
Andy Forman
Ted Bradley
Murphysboro
Nicklaus Wins Trans-Miss Amateur at 18 in Dominant Victory
Hutchinson Kansas June 2 AP Jack Nicklaus 18 of Columbus Ohio defeated Richard Norville of Oklahoma City 9 and 8 to win the Trans Mississippi Amateur Golf Tournament. Nicklaus blasted drives 300 to 325 yards and followed with solid putts to outplay Norville.
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Hutchinson
Kan
Jack Nicklaus
Columbus, Ohio
Richard Norville
Oklahoma City
Nicklaus
Norville
New Catskill Harness Track Opens Friday
Monticello Raceway in the Catskill Mountain area is New York State s newest night harness rac ing track and will open next Friday. The 200 acre complex cost 5 million dollars and sits about 90 miles from New York City. It provides parking for 6 000 automobiles and a grandstand for 15 000 with nearly 4 000 seats.
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Monticello Raceway
New York State
Catskill Mountain
New York City
Major League Stars Deliver Key Plays in Narrow Victories
Hector Lopez of the Athletics made a clutch eighth inning catch and scored the go ahead run on a single to lift Kansas City past Boston 2-1. Sal Maglie, now with St. Louis, won his first start beating NL leaders at Milwaukee 2-1 in his Cardinal debut.
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Hector Lopez
Athletics
Jackie Jensen
Hin
Kansas City
Boston
Sal Maglie
Cardinals
Milwaukee
St. Louis
Weekend Fights Shake Hollywood and Detroit Card
Charlie Smith from Hollywood stops Armando Mu noz in a 146 pound bout while Jose Torres from Brooklyn knocks out Joey Salvato from Puerto Rico. Joe Hemphill from Detroit outpoints Osee Green in a Chicago hosted match.
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Calif
Charlie
Tombstone) Smith
Detroit
Armando Muniz
Juarez
Mexico
Brooklyn
N.Y
Jose Torres
Puerto Rico
Joey Salvato
Yonkers
Joe Hemphill
Chicago
Osee Green
Watchmakers on Wheel Win National Wheelchair Games
The Joseph Bulova School of Watchmaking team won the second national wheelchair games beating teams from Canada New Jersey and Ohio. Frank Willis and Buddy Maxwell scored in 60 yard dashes while Jim Mathis of Cleveland won the high level archery event. The competition was for paralyzed veterans.
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Joseph Bulova
Canada
New Jersey
Ohio
Frank Willis
Buddy Maxwell
Jim Mathis
Cleveland
Murphysboro Legion Defeats Du Quoin 6-0 Behind Mileur
Murphysboro Post 127 beat Du Quoin 6-0 as Mike Mileur pitched a two hit shutout over nine innings. He fanned 13 and walked four, facing only occasional threats after the second inning. Murphysboro built a 3-0 lead early and added three more runs on walks, errors, and key hits including Shields homer and a late run-scoring single by Voorhees.
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Murphysboro Legion Post
du Quoin
Mike Mileur
Murphysboro
Mileur
Gross
Wright
Snyder
Jones
Shields
Ken Lavender
Davis
Voorhees
Murphy
Patty Berg Wins 7th Western Open Title
Patty Berg of St Andrews Tennessee captured her seventh Western Open title at Kahkwa Country Club in Erie Pennsylvania finishing the 72 hole event with a 293 total. Beverly Hansen earned $651 for second with 297 and Louise Suggs finished with 299 for $558. Hansen shot 74 and Suggs 73 in the final round.
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Patty Berg
St. Andrews
Kahkwa Country Club
Beverly Hansen
India
Calif
Louise Suggs
Sea Island
Hansen
Suggs
Motorcycle Winners Dominate National Races at Laconia
Brad Andres, 23 from San Diego, won his third straight 100-mile national motorcycle championship in Laconia New Hampshire on June 23. Roger Reiman, 19 from Kewanee Illinois, took the 50 mile amateur race in 52 minutes 40.11 seconds.
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N.H
Brad Andres
San Diego
Calif
Roger Reiman
Kewanee
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