Montgomery Blanks Huts On Eight-Hitter
Burlington tops Terre Haute 3 0 as Jim Montgomery tosses an eight hit shutout for the Bees at Memorial Stadium. Terre Haute loses fifth straight at home and trails Brewers by six games while facing Burlington in the series finale. Ray Taliaferro pitched well, but four Hut errors and cold offense doomed the hosts.
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Ralph Tucker
Terre Haute
Evansville Braves
Burlington
Jim Montgomery
Memorial Stadium
Bees
Keokuk
Kernels
Ron Davies
Hats
Jim Dunn
Montgomery
Ray Taliaferro
Taliaferro
Dick Johnson
Dave Hanrahan
Don Voigt
George Altman
Hut
Jim Hughes
Dick Camilli
Hut-Burlington
Evansville clinches first half of Three-I League split
In Peoria eight teams voted 7 1 for a split season with Evansville guaranteed the first half title and Terre Haute facing possible exit unless finances improve by July 3. The Huts risk folding after Tuesday’s game with Keokuk if funds do not rise toward the 20 000 goal.
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Evansville
Terre Haute
Peoria
Hal Totten
Frisz
Detroit Tigers
Keokuk
D Agata and Macias Planned Showdown for Bantam Title
In Rome on June 30 efforts were under way to stage a title bout between Mario D Agata of Italy and Raul Macias of Mexico for the world bantamweight championship likely in Mexico City. D Agata had just claimed a share of the title by beating Robert Cohen in Paris in front of 38 000 fans, with 15 rounds planned though the NBA disputes Macias as champion.
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Rome
Italy
Mario D’agata
Raul ‘‘Raton” Macias
Mexico
Mexico City
D'Agata
Robert Cohen
France
U. S. National Boxing Association
Macias
Margaret Smith Aims for American Women’s Amateur Crown
Margaret Smith the 19 year old from St Clair Michigan aims for the American Women’s Amateur title after winning the British and French championships this year She defeated Mary Patton Janssen 8 and 7 in the British final amid rain and sun and forgot to bring her irons.
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Sunningdale
England
Europe
Margaret Smith
St. Clair
Mich
Miss Smith
Mary Patton Janssen
Charlottesville
Margaret
City Parks Baseball and Great Lakes Fishing Link
City Parks ties into the Great Lakes fishing industry which lands a yearly catch exceeding 26 million pounds. Industry analysts note the scale of commercial fishing and its regional impact on local recreation and commerce.
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Great Lakes
Inter-Club Golf Tourney set for Terre Haute Country Club
About 48 golfers from four city clubs compete in the sixth annual inter-club tournament at the Terre Haute Country Club. Play begins at 9 a.m. with 12 players from each club, using net and gross scoring, trophies awarded. Notables include Gene Verostko and Ed Ijams.
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Country Club of
Terre Haute
Rea Park
Gene Verostko
Ed Ijams
Baxter Versus Jones Set for 59th Intercollegiate Final
In Columbus Ohio Rex Baxter Jr of Houston University and Rick Jones of the Bucks meet in the final of the 59th National Intercollegiate Golf Championship at Ohio State. Baxter led 36-hole qualifying by six strokes and won 12 birdies while Jones needed extra holes to reach the final after a late surge.
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Columbus
Ohio
Ohio State University
Rex Baxter
Houston University
Rick Jones
The
Bucks
Baxter
Amarillo
Tex
Jones
Youngstown
George Clark
North Texas State
Jimmie Hiskey
Houston
Oliver Palmer Still Share Insurance City Golf Lead
In Wethersfield Conn two rounds show Ed Porky Oliver and Arnold Palmer tied for the lead at 135 after two rounds in the fifth Insurance City Open. A large field trails with 13 players within three strokes, while Paul McGuire sits alone at 136 in second.
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Wethersfield
Conn
Porky
Oliver
Canton
Mass
Arnold Palmer
Latrobe
Palmer
Paul McGuire
Wichita
Kan
Gene Littler
Singing Hills
Calif
Fred Hawkins
el Paso
Tex
Bob Rosburg
San Francisco
Dick Mayer
St. Petersburg
Fla
Robinson asks NL hearing on $50 fine after balking umpire
National League President Warren Giles declined comment on Jackie Robinsons request for a hearing. Robinson wrote Giles seeking review of a $50 fine after an argument with umpire Augie Donatelli in a game against the Cincinnati Redlegs last Sunday.
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Cincinnati
National League
Warren Giles
Jackie Robinson
Augie Donatelli
Cincinnati Redlegs
Robinson
Giles
Boxing results from AP in New York and Rome bouts
The Associated Press report lists boxing results with bouts in New York and Rome. Yama Bahama outpoints Gil Turner in Madison Square Garden for a bantamweight title shot. Mario D Agata stops Robert Cohen in Rome for the European title.
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New York
Madison Square Garden
Rimini
Bahama Islands
Gil Turner
Philadelphia
Rome
Italy
Mario D' Agata
Robert Cohen
France
Casey's State Backing Sways AL Standings and Sox Indians Clash
Casey Stengel enjoys a favorable run as the Yankees extend their AL lead while the White Sox win 11 of 12 and the Indians string nine. In Cleveland, a doubleheader opener saw Herb Score beat Chicago 5-2 before Billy Pierce shut them down 13-2 as New York gains on Chicago and trims the gap.
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Casey Stengel
Chicago White Sox
Cleveland Indians
New York Yankees
White Sox
Yankees
Washington
Herb Score
Tribe
Billy Pierce
Sox
Indians
Boston
Baltimore
Dumas Sets World High Jump Mark At Olympic Trials
Charley Dumas cleared 7 feet 5 inches, with the 7-foot barrier finally broken, at the Los Angeles trials. Glenn Davis and Eddie Southern posted world marks in the 400 meter hurdles, while Bobby Morrow won the 100 meters. Oregon’s Bill Dellinger set an American 5,000 meter record as Parry O'Brien and Cy Young led field event results.
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Charles Dumas
Compton
Calif
U. S
Dumas
Los Angeles
Uncle Sam
Charley Dumas
California
Compton Junior College
Ohio State
Glenn Davis
Yuriy Lituyev
University of Texas
Eddie Southern
Josh Culbreath
Marines
Bobby Morrow
Abilene
Christian
Ira Murchison
Army
Thane Baker
Air Force
Leamon King
Heartbreaker
Duke
Dave Sime
Oregon
Bill Dellinger
Fred Wilt
New York
Parry O’brien
Cy Young
al Hall
Cornell
Greg Bell
Indiana
John Bennett
Abilene Christian College
Texas
Peeratey
Willie Atterberry
Bill Dellingar
Curtis Stone
New York Athletic Club
Max Truer
U.S.C
Dick Hart
Philadelphia
Charlie Dumas
Vern Wilson
Santa Clara
Phil Reavis
Villanova
Bernie Allard
Notre Dame
Rafer Johnson
U.C.L.A
Mal Andrews
Southern California Striders
Cyr Young
San Francisco
Olympic Club
Phil Conley
Cal. Tech
Benny Garvin
Navy
Bud Held
Parry O'Brien
Ken Bantam
Manhattan College
Bill Nieder
Kansas
Don Vick
All Hall
Cliff Blair
Boston U
Hal Connolly
Boston Athletic Assn
Martin Engel
Giants sign Edelman and assign to Johnstown
New York Giants sign former Milwaukee Braves bonus pitcher John Edelman and assign him to Johnstown Pennsylvania in the Eastern League. Edelman appeared in five Braves games in 1955 and had no decisions.
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New York
John Edelman
Milwaukee Braves
New York Giants
Johnstown
Edelman
Braves
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Russ Roberts
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Bill Dean
Jack Black
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