N L Committee to Study Addition of Two Teams
Milwaukee Braves owner Lou Perini backs expansion to 10 teams and says the NL will form a three member committee to study feasibility. He notes New York's franchise return and suggests Toronto as a Canadian location, with 12 million dollars pledged for a 52 000 seat stadium.
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George Bowen
Associated Press
Baltimore
Lou Perini
Milwaukee Braves
Perint
Braves
Boston
Milwaukee
Dodgers
Giants
New York
California
Perini
National League
Warren Giles
League
Robert Wagner
New York City
Toronto
Montreal
Move Opposed Senators Will Stay for Now
American League owners and senators reached a plan to keep the Senators in Washington. Calvin Griffith floated a possible move to Minnesota but retreated after a closed session during the All-Star Game. No commitment to leave was made for now.
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Baltimore
Senators
Washington
Calvin Griffith
Minks
Griffith
William Langer
R-Nd
Karl Mundt
R-Sd
Senate
J. Glenn Beall
Griffith Stadium
Will Harridge
Baseball
Tom Yawkey
Boston Red Sox
British Champ Injures Hand Ahead of Montreal Title Fight
British Empire light heavyweight champion Yvon Durelle injured his right hand while fishing near Baie Ste. Anne New Brunswick but plans to fight Mike Holt of South Africa in Montreal on July 16. He said the injury may cause some bleeding but won’t stop him from defending the title.
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Moncton
Yvon Durelle
Baie Ste. Anne
N. B
Mike Holt
South Africa
Montreal
Petri Could Be Youngest Golf Champ
Randy Petri a 17 year old Texan from Austin leads a 150 player field in the National Public Links qualifying at Silver Lake after a 39 34 73. The Illinois Hershey Hershey. Petri seeks the youngest title while Don Essig III Frank Schmidt Walt Durdle and others chase medalist honors with 71s and 72s in the first round.
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Charles Chamberlain
Associated Press
Chicago
Randy Petri
Austin
Petri
Austin American Statesman
Texas
Stephen F. Austin
Silver Lake
Les Bolstad
University of Minnesota
Don Essig III
Indianapolis
Hershey
Louisiana State University
Essig
Frank Schmidt
Dayton
Walt Durdle
Park District Greens
Jim O’hern
Bellarmine College
Louisville
Chet Kasper
Chicago Heights
Harry Mussatto
Western Minnots
Perti
Bill Krause
Palo Alto
Calif
Sam Lima
East Detroit
Earl Blaik's athletic path through Dayton high school
Army coach Earl Blaik connected his career to multiple sports. In high school he played basketball and baseball in Dayton Ohio and later starred in football at Miami University and West Point.
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Army
Earl Blaik
Dayton
Ohio
Miami
Ohio University
West Point
Giles Defending State JCC Golf Championship
Giles of Lynchburg aims to defend the State Junior Chamber of Commerce junior golf title at Portsmouth. An entry mixup delayed his start, but the Portsmouth Jaycees cleared him to compete in the 54 hole event opening today with 18 holes. Pro Jason Harper set a course record with 65 at Elizabeth Manor, while Harper’s team won the pro junior event with a 64.
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Vinnie Giles
Lynchburg
Chamber of Commerce
Jaycees
Giles
Portsmouth Jaycees
Hilltop City
Chandler Harper
Ride-A-Wee
Elizabeth Manor Golf and Country Club
Harper
Jerry Sinkins
Radford
Rutchie Clark
Virginia Beach
Carlyle Snead
Hot Springs
Sammy Snead
Tom Strange
Dorsey Meade
Norfolk
Fenner Satchwell
Ocean View
Sky Saunders
Hampton
Strange
Robbie Horak
Roanoke
Dick Barhan
Chester Blythe
Franklin
Atlantic City to Host Fifth Annual Marathon Swim
Atlantic City prepares for its fifth annual marathon swim on Monday with 18 international competitors. The 25 mile course traverses open ocean and bay waters as top swimmers compete for endurance. A separate note mentions Idaho State College track coach Milton Holt and his 1937 100-yard dash record of .095 seconds.
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Atlantic City
N. J
Milton (Dubby) Holt
Idaho
Sox and Yankees All Star selections amid manager vote
The American League chose its All Stars by managers players and coaches. From left are Boston outfielder Jackie Jensen and Boston third baseman Frank Malzone among the selections.
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Sox
Yankees
Boston
Jackie Jensen
Frank Mal
Montague Tops Boyce Baptist in Church Softball League
Montague beat Boyce Baptist 16-3 as Hill pitched a three hitter and Rinker, Jones, and C Clark led a 14-hit attack. Boyce Baptist managed all three runs in the second on two singles and a double. Burnt Factory edged E U B 4-3 in six innings with Duvall and Bromley contributing two runs. R Duvall pitched six innings of no-hit ball before the seventh.
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Boyce Baptist
Burnt Factory
E.U.B
Hill
D. Clark
Rinker
Jones
Tinsman
R. Clark
C. Clark
B. Deavers
Pyne
J. Tinsman
Perry Duvall
Ed Bromley
Dick Good
Buck Whitacre
D. Oates
Dick Duvall
E. U.B
Oates
E. Dicks
O'Hara
Rush
United States bets on new faces in Davis Cup semi finals
The United States fields a largely untested Davis Cup team for the Canada semi final in Toronto. Barry MacKay heads a group including Whitney Reed Sam Giammalva Earl Buchholz Jr and Jack Douglas as top 10 players and a few unranked hopefuls. Veterans declined or ignored leave the lineup with promise and risk noted. Reliever Herb Moford of the Tigers is mentioned with a 1-1 record.
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New York
United States
Canada
Barry MacKay
Dayton
Ohio
Toronto
MacKay
Whitney Reed
Alameda
Calif
Sam Giammalva Houston
Earl Buchholz, Jr
St. Louis
Jack Douglas
Stanford University
Melbourne
Reed
America
Giammativa
Buchholtz
Douglas
Buchholz
Wimbledon
Sturday
Alex Olmedo
Vic Seixas
Herbie Flam
Dick Savitt
Gil Shea
Ham Richardson
Davis
Herb Moford
Detroit Tigers
St. Louis Cardinals
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