LA sweeps Cincinnati as bulge at 112 tops series
Box scores show Los Angeles dominating Cincinnati 10 to 1 in the major game with San Francisco and St. Louis also winning. Thursday results include Milwaukee 6 Philadelphia 1 and Pittsburgh 4 Chicago 0. Upcoming matchups list several city pairings across leagues.
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Cincinnati
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U S Track Team Makes Four Substitutions Against Britain
United States coach Jumbo Jim Elliott shuffled four injured runners as the U S track team faced Great Britain at White City Stadium. Javeline thrower John Fromm and pole vaulter John U were sidelined with pulls, sprinter Paul Drayton and leg injuries affected Joe Billhop, while Jerry Siebert, a Santa Clara half-miler, appeared ready after a cold and knee ailment.
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ED Corrigan
Associated Press
London
Jim Elliott
Elliott
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Great Britain
White City Stadium
Lee
John Fromm
Seattle
Joe Billhop
Con Pallelphia
John U
Quantico Marines
Paul Drayton
Willenove
Jerry Siebert
Santa Clara
Calif
Reds Seek Spark as Top Starters Suffer Five-Game Slide
Cincinnati drops its fifth straight with its rotation of Jay Purkey Hunt and O Toole beaten. Dodgers hammer Purkey then Jay as San Francisco and Pittsburgh win to stay within reach of first. Giants rally after early deficit behind Kuenn Mays.
Thornton and Yamaguchi Victors In Boxing Upsets
Los Angeles welterweight Wayne Thornton 162 pounds knocks out Buck Bellamy 160 pounds in Los Angeles. In Phoenix, Tokyo based Tetsuya Yamaguchi 117 pounds stops Koji Ishibashi 117 pounds.
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Tokyo
Tetsuya Yamaguchi
Japan
Koji Ishibashi
Hornell Mayor Wins Fourth Milking Title at Dairy Festival
Bath New York AP reports Hornell Mayor Frank Wolfanger captured the mayors’ milking title for the fourth straight year at Steuben County Pomona Grange dairy festival posting 5.8 feet of milk in three minutes while defeating rival Mayor Frank E. in a brisk challenge.
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Martinsburg Edges Winchester In Pony League Thriller
Martinsburg Pony League All Stars defeated Winchester 6 to 5 in a seven inning heart‑breaker to even the series. Junior Smallwood earned the win with 14 strikeouts while Watkins took the loss. A coin flip set the site for the deciding game in Martinsburg tonight.
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Watkins
George Weidig
Weidig
Winchester
Martinsburg
Detroit Opens Series with Red Sox as Ford Seeks AL Record
Detroit leads the AL race ahead of idle New York as Whitey Ford eyes a 12th straight win, aiming to break Lefty Grove’s 1931 AL streak. The Tigers beat Baltimore 15-8. Colavito drives in five with two homers. Cleveland nips Boston 12-11 in a high scoring clash.
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Jim Piersall
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Billy Muffett
Major League Leaders Leaders in batting runs and pitching
Summary of top American League and National League leaders by category including batting averages runs RBIs hits doubles triples home runs and stolen bases. Noted leaders include Mantle Maris Mays Clemente Cepeda Ford Koufax Aaron and others with team affiliations and counts.
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Sandy Koufax
San Francisco
Bill White
Doubel
Giants
Harvey Kuenn
Willie Mays
Lindy McDaniel
Dick LeMay
Jerry Kindall
Cubs
Gibbon
Dick Stuart
Pirates
Bill Mazeroski
Jack Curtis
Joe Adcock
Braves
Chris Short
Bob Hendley
Phils
Don Demeter
Howard
New York
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Colavito
Gentile
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B. Robinson
Kubek
Kaline
Wood
Landis
Chicago
Aparicio
Howser
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Clemente
Pittsburgh
Moon
Los Angeles
Mays
Robinson
Cincinnati
Cepeda
San Nati
Pinson
Coleman
Altman
White St. Louis
Aaron
Milwaukee
Hammer Edges Oilers In Overtime Thriller
In a make up game Welltown defeated Cedar Creek 11 to 2 on the diamond. Clarke County Esso beat Halltown 4 to 2 in eight innings. A 16 inning marathon saw Republic Oil fall to Hummer 6 to 5 with Bob Jackson delivering the deciding hit.
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Merle Barr
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Tom DeHaven
Don Smith
Dalton Brill
Ken Bishop
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Gene Singhass
Jim Lemon
Bill Gosnell
Charley Shull
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Lemon
Gosnell
White
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Smith
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Hammer
Bob Lloyd
Lemons
Jackson
Bud Fuller
Pence
Jess Donald
Ty Cobb the Loner Who Shaped Baseball and Wealth
Ty Cobb earned a reputation as a fiercely independent star who trusted his own judgment over signals. He rose to manage after 1920, finished with the Phillies in 1927 and 1928, and amassed wealth through Coca Cola stock and General Motors early ventures, with career earnings estimated between 450000 and 650000.
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Philadelphia
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Atlanta
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O Sullivan Beats Cities Service in Little League Doubleheader
O Sullivan defeated Cities Service 14 to 11 in the second game before curfew halted play after 4 40 innings. Steve Wymer pitched well for O Sullivan allowing two hits while two players Pietsch and P Johnson each had two of the five team hits. The first game between Workingman and National Fruit ended 10 10 and the commission will decide the outcome.
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National Fruit
Little League Commission
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O’sullivan
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P. Johnson
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