White WINS RC Takes Lead In City Softball
In a busy night of District A softball action Royal Crown moved to the top in the second half after a 15-0 rout of Boyce Grocery at Senseny Park. Jess Donald pitched a two hit shutout as RC routed BC with seven runs in the sixth.
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Miteff Favored Over Mederos In Capitol Arena Fight
Argentine undefeated 8 5 favorite Alex Miteff takes on Cuban Julio Mederos in a 10 round heavyweight bout at Capitol Arena. Miteff owns 10 straight wins with five knockouts while Mederos brings 21 wins 16 losses and three draws with 14 knockouts and 49 pro bouts. NBC carries the Friday night telecast at 9 p.m. EST.
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Fight results from St Paul and Boston bouts reported
St Paul Gil Turner outpointed Del Flanagan in St Paul. Boston Tony Veranis outpointed Irish Eddie Prince in Boston. Cisco Andrade stopped Wallace Smith in Whittier, California after nine rounds. The card lists percentages and venues in brief summaries.
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Six Player Trade Sends Rote to Detroit and Walker to Lions
The Detroit Lions exchange Tobin Rote and Val Joe Walker to Detroit for Jim Salsbury Oliver Spencer Norm Masters and Don Mc Ahenny. Rote joins Bobby Layne and Jerry Reichow at quarterback as Detroit reshapes its offense amid mixed expectations for the coming season.
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Baseball Standings and Schedule Highlights
National League standings show Milwaukee and St. Louis atop the table with Brooklyn and Cincinnati close behind. Today's games feature Philadelphia at Chicago with Hacker and Rush in the pitching matchup and Brooklyn at Cincinnati. American League totals list New York leading with 6 wins and 32 losses, Chicago and Boston chasing, plus a full slate of tonight's games and tomorrow's schedule across multiple matchups.
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Rebs Lose Leesburg Game 9 4
Leesburg overwhelms Winchester 9 to 4 in a non league contest led by Lee sburg hitting. Winchester pitcher Les Shickle kept the hosts hitless through three innings as a double and errors produced Leesburg s first runs. Spurs and Riddle sparked a late rally while Dodson and Willis contributed key hits. The teams meet again Sunday at Rouss Park.
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Braves Chase Minor Leagues for Pennant Stretch
Milwaukee Braves seek to acquire a pitcher and an outfielder from the minors within 24 hours to bolster their pennant drive. Ernie Johnson is sidelined for at least a week, prompting the search. Del Grandall returns to catching as Andy Pafko resumes outfield duties. Billy Bruton is out until August 19 with a knee injury, and Joe Adcock is out until September after breaking his leg. Nathan fanned 14 while Shickle struck out five.
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O Sullivan Sledge Sledge No Hitter in Big Little League Day
O Sull ivan and his team beat B and M 7 0 as Sledge fanned nine and walked two in a dominant pitching display. Hinkle kept a hot bat with a homer and two singles helping Workingman push their lead in a high scoring double header. DePrisco Johnson and Grubbs added multiple hits as Gary Arnold took the loss for Stinnett and his reliever Bromley.
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Baseball Leaders Named In Major Categories
A compact chart highlights top players across batting pitching and fielding. Mantle leads runs and hits counts for New York, Williams tops homers for Boston, Fox posts the season’s high hits while Aparicio and Rivera pace steals. Sanford and Wynn lead strikeout totals with high pitching marks.
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New Haven Patriot Roger Sherman Praised for Founding Papers
Roger Sherman of Rye New York praises his forebear Roger Sherman of New Haven as unique among Patriots. He notes he signed all major founding documents including the 1774 Articles of Association address to King George III by Congress the Declaration of Independence the Articles of Confederation and the Constitution.
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Teen Driver Crashes Into Pool. Injuries Reported
Raul M. Cruz, 16, hospitalized with a broken arm and collarbone after steering into an empty pool in Pachuca Mexico. Investigators note the youth is nearsighted.
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Nats Defeat Garcia Cardinals Closer to NL Lead
The Cardinals beat Brooklyn 3-2 to stay within a game of Milwaukee and Brooklyn in the NL race. They could have led by two percent if the Sunday Pittsburgh game had a second half, which was postponed. In the American League, Dick Donovan led the White Sox past New York for a 6-2 win as Boston swept Kansas City and Baltimore shut out Detroit.
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Patterson vs Jackson clash tests champ Charles thoughts
Ezzard Charles says Floyd Patterson faces a tough first defense against Tommy Jackson at the Polo Grounds. Charles, retired, notes Jackson’s unpredictable rhythm helped him beat Patterson in two 1955 encounters and explains why patience can backfire for the champ.
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