U S Aims to Overtake Russia in Olympic Scoring Lead
United States athletes seek to overtake Russia in the Olympic team competition on the third day of Helsinki action. Mal Whitfield dominates the 800 meters and leads a US sweep in the pole vault setup, with hopes of more points from John Barnes Reggie Pearlman and others.
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Jamaica
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Rtake
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Italy
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U. S
John Barnes
Occidental College
Reggie Pearman
New York
Wint
Bob Richards
Laverne
Calif
Don Laz
Champaign
George Mattos
San Francisco
Earle Meadows
Russians Lead With 128 Points In Olympic Standings
In Helsinki on Monday, Russia leads the unofficial Olympic team standings with 128 points. The scoring awards 10 for first, five for second, four for third, down to one for sixth, with the United States second at 72 and other nations trailing.
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Romania
Australia
Standings and schedules across the major leagues
Baseball standings show New York leading the American League with 82 wins and 54 losses, followed by Boston and Washington. Tonight’s games feature Cleveland at New York and Boston at Chicago among others, with tomorrow’s schedule including Cleveland at New York night game. In the National League New York and St. Louis lead, with Pittsburgh and Philadelphia in pursuit. multiple games slated tonight and tomorrow. Minor leagues report Louisville and Kansas City results, while new sources for high grade iron ore are found in Labrador, Venezuela, and Liberia, though projects may take years.
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LL East Two Games At Lap Pin Field
Two Little League East games are scheduled today at Lap pin Field. D and N Coney Island meet Knights of Columbus at 6 o'clock and Lorain Glass plays Gardner Jewelers at 7 15 in a pair of contests on the card.
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Radio And Beverage Teams To Play Today
Radio and Cherney's Beverages, City Class B Softball League teams, meet in an independent game on Recreation Board's diamond Route 113 today. First pitch set for 6:30. Players urged to take notice.
Irvin Near Return For Giants After Leg Injury
Monte Irvin may return tonight as a ninth hitter for the Giants for the first time since breaking his right leg in spring training. He was reinstated to the active list yesterday but will not be ready for full-time duty for several weeks, according to Giants doctors.
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New York
Monte Irvin
Giants
Irvin
East team dominates in Ridgeville Class B game
Bob Machovina pitched a one hit shutout for Fields Corners as East won 5 to 0 in five innings. The game ended early due to the five inning limit.
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Ridgeville
Bob Machovina
Fields
Goodyear Secured Vulcanized Rubber with Sixty Patents
The invention of vulcanized rubber by Charles Goodyear relied on a set of sixty patents to protect and establish the breakthrough. This landmark protection enabled commercial development and industrial adoption of the material.
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Charles Goodyear
Campanella Out With Finger Fracture For Dodgers
Brooklyn Dodgers catcher Roy Campanella will miss a week to ten days after X rays show a fracture in a finger on his throwing hand. He injured the finger July 10 in Chicago while attempting a throw to second base after colliding with Tony Atwell's bat. Al Walker will fill in for Campanella.
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Brooklyn Dodgers
Roy Campanella
Campanella
Chicago
Tony Atwell
Rube
State Boundaries Shaped by Straight Latitude and Longitude Lines
The text notes that U S state borders largely follow straight lines. Colorado and Wyoming are described as near perfect rectangles with two north-south and two east-west borders, reflecting grid-based boundary drawing.
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United States
Colorado
Wyoming
Indians Edge Yankees 6-5 in Eaton League thriller
Indians score in the sixth to pull a 6-5 win over the Yankees as Wayne Burgess earns the mound win. Ed Norris leads Indians hitters with two triples while Ralph Birth and Jim Petrokowski split time for the Yankees with Kline.
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Fighter Gene Burton jailed on narcotics charges in Harlem
New York police report prizefighter Gene Burton once earning thirty thousand yearly in the ring was arrested on narcotics charges. He faced twenty thousand dollars bail after federal agents followed him for weeks and he arranged a drug sale to a federal agent.
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Harlem
Gene Burton
Lee Willaims
Johnny Bratton
U. S
James E. Branigan Jr
Burton
Fight Results From Port Hamilton and New Orleans
United Press reports New York's Pat Manzi of Syracuse outpointed Ted Murray in a 146 pound bout at Port Hamilton. In New Orleans Bernard Ducusen knocked out Joe Hartegen after a 4201-2 record, as the card featured bouts in the 146 and related weight class.
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New York
Port Hamilton
Pat Manzi
Syracuse
N. Y
Ted Murray
New Orleans
Bernard Ducusen
Joe Hartegen
Ducks rotate wings to fly straight up in a spiral
Ducks can rotate each wing separately enabling steep ascent and vertical spiraling flight. This maneuver allows rapid vertical takeoffs and compact aerial control for maneuvering in tight spaces.
Italian marcher Cordoni sets 50,000m world record at Olympics
Giuseppe Cordoni of Italy, a 30 year old unemployed bricklayer, won the 50,000 meters walk in a world record time of about four hours 28 minutes before 45,000 spectators. He celebrated with flair, waved to the crowd, and explained he takes his girlfriend for a walk on Sundays.
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