Ukiah Varsity Baseball Caps unbeaten season with honors
Ukiah High School’s Varsity baseball team capped an 15 game unbeaten run with celebration honors and gold baseballs from the Block U Society. Starters Carl Johnson and Fuzzy Moulder led a strong lineup. Johnson hit .480 with 24 hits, 5 triples and 2 homers, while Moulder nearly hit .400 before turning pro with the Giants in Hastings Nebraska.
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Ukiah High
San Francisco Giants
Cincinnati
San Francisco
Block U Society
Ukish Sports and Boosters
Fuzzy Moulder
Hastings
Neb
Carl Johnson
California
Ruben “Beseda
Ricky
Andrew Jackson
Johnson
Sonoma
Gary Borgna
Ukiah
Dave Brown
Johnny Miller
Larry Lynch
Ralph Maize
Anten Stadium
Burdette Again Stopper For Braves and Giants Lose
Lew Burdette notches his 10th win to steady the Braves as they beat the Dodgers 5-2, Crandall's two-run double keying a four-run seventh. Cincinnati nips San Francisco 2-1 in a tight NL action, while St Louis and Pittsburgh win. New York, Cleveland win in AL. several games postponed by rain.
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Milton Richaman
Braves
Lew Burdette
Milwaukee
Bureette
Los Angeles Dodgers
Crandall
del Crandall
Dodgers
Burdette
Charley Neal
Don McMahon
Johnny Podres
Mike McCormick
Vada Pinson
Frank Robinson
Frank Thomas
Cincinnati
Mizell
Wilmer
Vinegar Bend
Phils
Ernie Broglio
W. I Pet
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Das Pittsburgh
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S Philadelphia
Phila.rt
Phila
Los Ang
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L. Pet
Cleveland
Detroit
Baltimore
BCS
New York
Kansas City
Boston
Washington
K. City
Wash
O'Brien Sets New World Record of 63 Feet 8 Inches
Parry O'Brien set a world shot put record of 63 feet 8 inches at a rare meet in Pomona with only 65 spectators. Officials said the throw qualifies as a national record, surpassing his prior best by six inches. Dal las Long and USC were absent. Long had earlier tied and then bettered the mark, but his later 63 feet 7 inches was not recognized due to a rule dispute on attempts.
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Pomona
Calif
UPI
Pary O'Brien
Southern Pacific Amateur Athletic Union
O'Brien
Parry
Alex Petrie
Tim Owens
Southern Pacific
AAU
Dallas Long
Phoenix
Ariz
University of Southern California
Long
Whecause Tang
Besmanoff Happy Over Upset Win
Billy Besmanoff the beetle browed German immigrant to Milwaukee scored a heavy weight unanimous decision over Mike de John of Syracuse in 10 rounds. Besmanoff built an early commanding lead and fought back when De John opened up late, evening the score after last November in New York.
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Melwaukeer
Wis
UPI
Billy Besmanoff
Milwaukee
Mike de John
Syracuse
N.Y
Besman
de John
New York
Akins Seeks End to Boxing Slump vs Rodriguez
Virgil Akins, former titleholder and one punch slugger, faces rising Luis Manuel Rodriguez in a nationally televised 10 round bout in Miami Beach. Akins has lost three of his last four, listed as a 7-5 favorite though odds favor a decision unlikely and anything could happen as the veteran meets the 22 year old challenger.
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Miami Beach
Fla
UPI
Virgil Akins
Luis Manuel Rodriguez
Akins
Special Little League Program Set for Tonight
Tonight at Giorno Park a double header features Anton Jets versus Service Clubs in the 6 p.m. opener and Lions Clube against Potter Valley Pine Browns in the second game. Special ceremonies mark Little League Foundation Day with League presidents Arnold Book and Walt Farney and all teams represented. Donors support Ukiah’s National Little League program.
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Giorno Park
Anton Jets
Lions Clube
Potter Valley Pine - Browns
Arnold Book
Walt Farney
Ukiah
Pressing Attack Wins Ring Bout
Seventh ranked middleweight Joey Giardello credited a press hve attack campaign for a first round kayo of veteran Del Flanagan in a ten round scheduled bout in St. Paul Minnesota. A crowd of 4802 watched as Giardello blitzed Flanagan at the opening bell and finished with a body assault and a hard right hook to the left ear. Flanagan remained on the canvas until the count of eight.
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ST. Paul. Minn
Joey Giardello
del Flanagan
Philadelphia
Flanagan
Joey
Giardello
St. Paul
Dempsey Ponders Johansson as Sweden’s Fighter Stays Cautious
In New York Dempsey comments on Ingemar Johansson while the Swede sparred seven rounds without a knockdown. Promoter Rosensohn and TV boss Kahn hope for a $100,000 gate and a June 25 bout setup as Johansson nears a World Heavyweight title challenge against Floyd Patterson. Johansson, 198 pounds, is famed for a dangerous right but has yet to land a knockdown in 151 sparring rounds.
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N.Y
Jack Dempsey
Ingemar Johansson
Manassa Mauler
Bil Rosensohn
Trving B. Kahn
Dempsey
Rosensohn
Ahn
Yankee Stadium
Ingemar
Floyd Patterson
Johansson
Sparmates
Pempsey
Baleful
Europe
United States
Thunderbolt
Perormance
Eddie Machen
Redding
Calif
Goteborg
Sweden
Machen
Patterson
State Commission to Rule on Bloody Lightweight Bout
In Sacramento the State Athletic Commission prepared to decide the Lopes versus Salas fight after Salas could not answer the bell for the 10th round. Referee stopped the bout, Lopes considered winning, Salas claimed a foul. A decision was expected as a TKO or no contest with Lopes favored on points. Salas weighed 155 pounds to Lopes 183.
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State Athletic Commission
Joey Lopes
Laure Salas
Salas
Los Atwedes
Vern Bybee
Acards
Rings
Siders
Lopes
Sacramento
Commission
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