A&M Freshmen Baseball Team Mostly Football Players
Texas A&M Freshmen on the baseball squad are all football players and likely to join the varsity gridiron. Coach Tom Chandler says no baseball scholarships were used for this year's freshmen but plans to recruit baseball players next fall. The two-sport group posted a 7 2 record before spring drills, then 3 more wins after football ended. Gene Leek is praised for fielding and learning to adjust to pitching.
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College Station
Tex
Texas A&m
Tom Chandler
Aggies
Aggie
Chandler
Jim Myers
Bear Bryant
A&m
Aggie Frosh
SWC
Baylor
Rice
Southern Methodist
Texas Christian
Texas
Longhorns
Texas Tech
Arkansas
San Diego
Gene Leek
Alpine Cowboy
Leek
University of Arizona
Frank Lancet
Gene
Wildcat
Aggie Memorial
Baseball night scoreboard and upcoming games snapshot
Scores and matchups across leagues with pitchers listed for tonight and tomorrow. Highlights include San Francisco at Milwaukee and Chicago at Philadelphia with noted pitchers and suspended games, plus results from International, Southern, Eastern, and South Atlantic leagues and American League gaps in play.
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San Francisco
Milwaukee
Barford
Willey
Los Angeles
Cincinnati
Dovedale
Lawrence
Cage
Philadelphia
Hillmen
Owens
St. Louis
Pittsburgh
St. Leo
Cincinnmati
Chicago
Southern Assn
New Orleans
Chattanooga
Memphis
Birmingham
Shreveport
Atlanta
Nashville
Mobile
Binghamton & Springfield
Williamsport
Albany
Allentown
Reading
Lancaster
York & Cote
Arizona wins opener in District 6 playoffs on solid defense
Arizona defeated Texas A&M 1 0 as Jesus Ruiz's diving stop with a swollen black eye preserved the win. Jim Ward pitched six strong innings while Charley Shoemaker drove in the lone run and Ruiz starred with the game winning stop.
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Bryan
Tex
University of Arizona
Omaha
Jesus
Chuchi) Ruiz
Wildcats
Texas A&m
Aggies
Travis Field
Jim Ward
Ruiz
Arizona
Domingues
Cats
Ward
Charley Shoemaker
Aggie
J. B. Carroll
Rbi
Abrhibi
Playoff Box Score and Pitching Summary
Arizona and Texas A&M played a playoff game with Arizona scoring 1 and A&M 0. Ward earned the win while Sanderson took the loss as key fielding and pitching moments dominated the report. The piece includes weather notes, gate counts, and historical remarks about past playoff ties and campus cheer.
A's and Tigers surge in AL pennant chase
The A's and Tigers win eight of 10 from the Indians and White Sox over the holiday weekend to tighten the AL race. Kansas City swept the White Sox 3-1 after two wins at Cleveland. Detroit beat Chicago 3-1 to finish another strong stretch. Bud Daley worked three straight complete games in four starts, and Joe DeMaestri drove in the tying run and scored the winner for Oakland.
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Lightning
Kansas City
Detroit
Cleveland
Chicago
A’s
Tigers
Indians
White Sox
MJUNS
Baltimore
San Francisco
Milwaukee
Braves
Bud Daley
Joe DeMaestri
Ray Moore
A's
Daley
Luis Aparicio
Nellie Fox
Paul Foytack
Eddie Yost
Foytack
Jockey Shows Progress After Hollywood Park Spill
In Inglewood California jockey Ralph Neves who suffered brain surgery after a Saturday spill at Hollywood Park is reported showing excellent progress in his recovery today.
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Inglewood
Calif
Ralph Neves
Hollywood Park
Aaron Natural hitter via swing and study says Aaron
Aaron describes his hitting as a natural gift sharpened by constant study and swinging. He explains he keys on pitchers, not walks, and cites Don Drysdale and Sam Jones as early troublemakers he learned to handle. The piece previews a future look at his education before baseball.
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New York
New York Yankees
Henry
Hank
Braves
Aaron
Williams
Stan Musial
Ted
Stan
Musial
Ing
Yogi Berra
Yankees
Charlie Grimm
Don Drysdale
Los Angeles Dodgers
Sam Jones
San Francisco Giants
Robinson Cleared To Fight Basilio For Middleweight Title
The New York State Athletic Commission ruled Sugar Ray Robinson complied with orders to sign for a title bout with Carmen Basilio and should keep his world middleweight championship. In Milwaukee, catcher Del Rice of the Braves suffered a fractured left leg after Willie Mays collided with him as he slid home in the eighth inning of last night’s game.
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New York
UPI
New York State Athletic Commission
Sugar Ray Robinson
Carmen Basilio
Milwaukee
del Rice
Milwaukee Braves
Willie Mays
San Francisco Giants
Snead Edges In Open Qualifying With Final Hole Birdie
Sam Snead barely qualified for the National Open at Congressional Country Club Washington DC finishing 72 70 142 his heroics aiding sponsor expectations for the June 11 13 Winged Foot event in Mamaroneck New York While many top pros and amateurs qualified three former champions missed out and Lew Worsham fell short by two strokes headlines noted golf figures Ted Kroll Arnold Palmer and Ben Hogan among those in the field
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Sam Snead
Congressional Country Club
Washington
Snead
Art Wall Jr
Cincinnati
Ted Kroll
Doug Ford
Arnold Palmer
Bo Wininger
Lionel Hebert
Henry Ransom
Tommy Bolt
Dick Mayer
Cary Middlecoff
Jack Fleck
Ed Furgol
Ben Hogan
Julius Boros
Charlie Coe
Giants Strike Early to Open Four-Game Set at Milwaukee
The Giants routed the Braves 11-2 in Milwaukee to slash the NL lead to 1 1/2 games as Sam Jones (5-5) matched two RBIs and Jim Davenport collected two of six Giants singles. Joey Jay (2-4) took the loss while Frank Torre provided the Braves’ two runs in the sixth.
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Braves
San Francisco
Giants
Milwaukee
Joey Jay
Jim Davenport
Sam Jones
Jones
Frank Torre
Lone Arizonan earns U.S. Open spot in playoff
Gary Carle of Phoenix won the final qualifying spot at Los Angeles for the U.S. Open at Mamaroneck after an extra hole playoff with Dr. Arthur Butler of Glendale. Both tied at 147 after 36 holes. Carle claimed the spot with a par on the first playoff hole.
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Gary Carle
Phoenix
Arthur Butler
Glendora
Calif
Los Angeles
Carle
Dr. Butler
Linda Country Club
Beman's Grandson Wins British Amateur Title at 21
Deane Beman, 21, Maryland junior, captured the British Amateur Championship, his first major win after earlier minor titles. His grandfather Delmar W. Beman Sr. and Ricki Rarick of Tucson recall a family steeped in golf talent and early success. Beman’s rapid rise includes youngest qualifiers for the California Open and the U S Masters, and he soon qualified for the U S Open with a 139 after returning from England.
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Ricki Rarick
Golf
Tucson
Deane Beman
University of Maryland
Beman
South Florida
Deane
Delmar W. Beman Sr
E. Hayne Sr
America
Lewis
Delmar III
Delmar W, Jr
Rarick
Boman
Pueblo
Jack Nicklaus
Washington, D.C
England
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Miwaukee
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Frank Sancet
Ken Coopwood
Chuchi
Lancet
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Shoemaker
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Matt Encinas
Lancer
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Alan
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Dick Wilson
Jesus Ruiz
Shiner
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Bib Faulk
Faulk
Don Lee
Carl Thomas
Bob Wilson
Sanderson
Associated Press
Cucson Lgt Daily Citizen
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Bulletins
Jack Burke Jr
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