Action rises as major league baseball heats up
The piece notes hotter baseball action in the majors with Mantle heckled and Ramos blamed for temper flare ups. It covers Piersall’s clashes with umpires and a fireworks dispute at Chicago, plus summer plans for Thomasville coaches, Bobby Walden’s golf work, Rathmann’s track records, and SEC TV profits.
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Detroit Signs Tech Star Dews
Georgia Tech shortstop Bobby Dews signed today with the St. Louis Cardinals for a $20,000 bonus. Mercer Harris, Cardinal scout, said Dews will be assigned to the Memphis Club of the Class AA Southern Association. Dews bats and throws right handed and starred in both baseball and basketball at Tech, residing in Edison, Georgia.
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Maxwell Colavito Spark Detroit To 5-2 Triumph Over Orioles
Maxwell hit his eighth homer and drove in two in a 5-2 Detroit win at Baltimore. Colavito went 2-for-4 as the Tigers rebounded to trim Baltimore’s AL lead. Steve Bilko also homered, and Detroit backed Don Moss with 10 hits off Hoyt Wilhelm.
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Stengel Returns to Yankee Helm with Plans for Change
Casey Stengel is back as manager of the New York Yankees after medical clearance. He vows major changes after watching a 5-2 win over the Chicago White Sox, noting teammates must stop waiting for the ball to be handed to them. Jim Coates pitched a four hitter with no earned runs.
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Jim Coates
Injured boxer Pacheco listed in critical condition
New York AP reports 21 year old lightweight Tommy Pacheco remained in critical condition after Benny Gordon stopped him with 11 seconds left in a 10 round bout at St. Nicholas Arena on Monday night.
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Milwaukee Braves threaten to overtake Pirates in NL race
The Pirates’ road woes continued with a 13-2 loss at Chicago as Pittsburgh clung to a one game lead while the Giants fell 5-1 to Cincinnati. Milwaukee moved within 3 1/4 games by beating the Dodgers 6-4 in Los Angeles, aided by unearned runs, as Chicago erupted with a 16 hit attack to pound Pittsburgh 5-0.
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Southern Bowl To Whitworth In NAIA Showdown
Sioux City Iowa AP The two remaining undefeated teams Whitworth and Southern University of Louisiana meet in the NAIA baseball championship third round. SouthernNeeded an eight run burst in the eighth to beat Sam Houston 10 9 while Whitworth edged Georgia Southern 1 0 with a ninth inning squeeze. The double elimination event also features Indiana State Pennsylvania Georgia Southern and Omaha matchups.
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