Spring Training Standings Highlight Giants and Red Sox
The Grapefruit League showdowns crown the Giants and Red Sox atop spring rankings with strong performances from players like Williams hampered by an ankle injury. Granny Hamner hits .500 in spring as Ernie Banks leads the NL with 14 homers. Milwaukee and Chicago clubs post solid marks. The season opener looms as Yanks and Phillies jockey for position while trades and optioning reshuffle rosters.
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Giants Favored for Fourth to Sixth in National Standings
SAN FRANCISCO UP report shows Giants to finish between fourth and sixth in the nation. Opening Tuesday against the Dodgers after an exhibition 21 11. Observers split: four predict fourth, eleven fifth, five sixth. Regional writers and editors name Walters Steg Judge Byrne and McGee Hruby Ward among those projecting spots.
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Brooklyn
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San Francisco News
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Chronicle
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Expamner
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Oakland Tribune
Jim McGee
San Francisco Call-Bulletin
Dan Hruby
San Jose News
Jack McDonald
Call- Bulletin
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The
Umpires Named for Opening National League Games
Opening NL games list umpires for multiple matchups. Los Angeles at San Francisco features Jocko Conlan Frank Secory Hal Dixon and Tony Venton. Pittsburgh at Milwaukee includes Al Barlick Bill Jackowski Stan Landes and Vic Delmore. Chicago at St. Louis lists Frank Dagnoli Angie Donatelli Henry Crawford and Vinnie Smith. Philadelphia at Cincinnati has Dusty Boggess Tom Gorman Ken Burkhart and Ed Sudol.
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San’ Francisco
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Frank Secory
Hal ‘Dixon
Tony Venton
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Milwaukee
al ‘Barlick
Bill Jackowski
Stan Landes
Vic Delmore
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St. Louis
Frank Dagscoli
Angie Donatelli
Henry Crawford
Vinnie Smith
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Cincinnati
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Tom Gorman
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Ed Sudol
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Don Larsen
Willard Nixon
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Tony Kubek
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Braves
Warren Spahn
Bob Friend
Pittsburgh Pirates
Detroit
Kansas City
Cleveland
Don Drysdale
Ruben Gomez
Stan Juan
P.R
Drysdale
Gomez
Ike Tosses First Ball Today
President Eisenhower lends his famous grin and weather luck to the season openers across nine cities with clear skies and mild temperatures. Frank Sullivan and Pedro Ramos pitch for Boston and Washington as Ted Williams may miss the Red Sox lineup.
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United Press
Eisenhower
Baseball
Washington, D.C
Springfield Goalie Claude Evans Shuts Out Hershey 4-0
Springfield Indians goalie Claude Evans starred in a 4-0 win over Hershey, taking the Calder Cup finals to 2-1 in the best-of-seven series. Evans, who earlier helped oust Cleveland in the semifinals, denied Hershey's strong attack as Springfield halted the Bears after two losses.
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Probable pitchers listed for five baseball games
Five upcoming games with pitchers Drysdale Gomez Brosnan Mizell Roberts Lawrence and Spahn. Attendances range from about 20 000 to 46 000 with weather notes including sun showers and rain late Tuesday.
College Runners Set Outstanding Records in Meets
Southern California track highlights feature pole vaulter Bob Gotowski clearing 15 feet 3 inches for a spring outdoor best and Rafer Johnson winning two events in a 77-54 USC dual win over California. Also noted are Stanford relay anchors, Cantalian Lloyd’s 1:50.5 880, and Ray Norton tying the world 100 yard record at San Jose, with a rail mileage figure for Muni Rails.
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Southern California
Bob C Gotowski
Rafer Johnson
Gotowski
UCLA
Johnson
University of California
North Little League Tryouts Schedule Week Ahead
North Littl League tryouts continue with a two out of three attendance rule per age group. 2 year old boys at Giorno Park Tuesday 6 pm and Thursday 5 pm. 11 year olds at Frank 400k School Saturday 2 pm. 1 year girls at Frank Zeek School Next Monday April 21 4 pm for eight and nine year olds north of Perkins Street and Vichy Springs Road.
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Ukiah Nine Caps Two Out of Three Over Weekend
Ukiah High School varsity baseball won two of three over the weekend, beating Sonoma 4 0 and splitting a doubleheader with Napa Indians. Gary Borgna pitched well in relief and David Brown hit an extra inning triple driving in pinch hitter Carl Johnson for a 2 1 win in game two at Anton Stadium.
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Napa Indians
Napa
Gary Borgna
David Brown
Carl Johnson
Charley Smith
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Brown
Johnson
Santa Rosa
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Empty houses counted in US vacant housing rate
Washington report from the Census Bureau shows 2.8 percent of all dwelling units nationwide were vacant and available for rental or sale in the first quarter, highlighting housing market slack and potential supply.
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Census Bureau
Ukiah Trackmen Post Good Marks at Santa Rosa Meet
Ukiah high school varsity and B and C teams lost to Santa Rosa in the season opener but produced strong marks. Bill Hook nearly matched the school discus record with a 56 77 put and won the discus, Noel Stoughton took the high hurdles in 15.6 seconds, Ken Anderson ran a 2 05 half mile, and Tony Chess won the mile. B pole vault pioneer Charley Lovell set a new B vault mark of 9 10 42 inches, C division George Fowler set a 75 yard dash record, and the C relay ran a new standard. The Wildcats host Fort Bragg Willits and Wesleyville next Wednesday with Mike Jordan starring for the sprinting-Yellowjackets.
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Ukiah
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Ken Anderson
Tony Chess
Charley Lovell
George Fowler
Wildcat
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Roger Whitwright
Willits
Welseyville
Mike Jordan
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Former baseball ace wins Greater Greensboro Open golf title
Greensboro N C. Young Bob Goalby quit baseball offers to chase golf. He won the 21st Greater Greensboro Open at Starmount Forest CC with a final round 66 finishing 275 total. He led after trailing Sam Snead by four at 54 holes. Goalby credited his successful moment with a confident putt.
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Starmount Forest Country Club
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White Sulphur Springs
W. Va
Heavy Schedule This Week In Nation's Fight Game
Top boxing week features Graziano as corner man for Eddie Andrews while Robinson mentors Otis Woodward in a 10 round clash at St Nicholas Arena. Perez defends world flyweight title Saturday in Caracas against Ramon Arias with Peres favored. Wednesday ABC TV cards Bobby Boyd versus Neal Rivers in Chicago Stadium. Miteff versus Besmanoff collide in Washington NBC telecast. Miteff seeks rematch after June NY sparring loss.
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Willi Besmanoff
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Russell-Less Celtics Lose NBA Championship in St Louis
The St. Louis Hawks beat the Boston Celtics 110-109 to win the NBA title four games to two. Bob Pettit scored 50 points as the Hawks clinched the series while Boston played without Bill Russell who suffered a chipped ankle in the semifinals.
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Celtics
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Richard Paces Win By Montreal Icemen
Maurice Richard scored twice to spur the Montreal Canadiens to a 3-0 victory over the Boston Bruins at the Garden. The win gave Montreal a 2-1 lead in the best-of-seven Stanley Cup finals, with the series resuming Tuesday night.
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