Thompson’s Three Homers Spark Giants Past Cardinals
Giants star Hank Thompson slugged three homers in his first three at bats after knee injury, boosting his average to .262 and driving in eight runs in a 13-8 win over the Cardinals. Willie Mays extended a 10 game streak and tied NL lead with Hank Sauer.
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New York Giants
Hank Thompson
Willie Mays
Giants
Thompson
Pittsburgh
St. Louis
Mays
Cardinals
Hank Sauer
Chicago Cubs
Chicago White Sox
Cleveland
Major League Leaders By Associated Press
A compact report lists American League leaders with Avila Cleveland batting average and hits 67 Rosen Cleveland home runs 13 Minoso Chicago runs 42 and 49 respectively Vernon Washington doubles 13 Triple Minoso 7 Stolen bases Rivera Chicago 7 pitchers Branca Detroit Morgan New York Stone Washington 3 0 and 1 000 Turley Baltimore 70 strikeouts
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Cleveland
Minoso
Chicago
Rosen
Vernon
Washington
Rivera
Branca
Detroit
Morgan
New York
Stone
Turley
Baltimore
National League season leaders and top stats
Jablonski of St. Louis led with 379 runs and 72 hits while Musial drove in 55 RBIs and batted for St. Louis. Snider and Jablonski tied for doubles, Mays and Schoendienst each had five triples, Sauer and Mays led with 16 home runs, Haddix struck out 62, Raschi posted a 5 0 record with 1 000 earned run average. Bruton led in stolen bases with 10.
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St. Louis
Musial
Snider
Brooklyn
Mays
New York
Schoendienst
Sauer
Chicago
Bruton
Milwaukee
Raschi
Haddix
Foss Carries Warrior Flair Into Race for Governor
Joe Foss, famed World War II ace and Medal of Honor recipient, won the South Dakota Republican primary in a landslide and is poised to become governor. The Sioux Falls veteran, 39, led in a contest seen as nearly decided, powered by his wartime heroism and appeal to farmers. His Democratic challenger is Ed C. Martin, a 62-year-old Chamberlain rancher.
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S. D
Joe Foss
Guadalcanal Island
Foss
South Dakota
Eddie Rickenbacker
Joe
June
Ed C. Martin
Chamberlain Rancher
Free-Swinging Lausse Favored Over Rindone
Eduardo Lausse the Argentine wild swinger is a 1 4 favorite to win his 17th straight against Joey Rindone of rounder at Madison Square Garden tonight. Lausse is a powerful left hooker who aims for a knockout from the opening bell. Ring time is 9 p m EST the bout will be broadcast coast to coast.
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New York
Eduardo
Lausse
Argentina
Joey Rindone
Madison Square Garden
Andy
Baseball Standings and Results from Yesterday
Eastern Standard Time standings show Cleveland leading with 29 wins and .674, Chicago 29 16 .644, New York 27 18 .600, Detroit 21 19 .525, and Washington 19 24 .442. Yesterdays results include New York 2 Cleveland 1 and Chicago 9 Boston 6. Philadelphia 6 Baltimore 2. Washington 4 Detroit 3. Philadelphia at St Louis 8 pm Roberts vs Haddix.
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Podbielan
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Nichols
Charles Plan to Trim Marciano in a Simple Battle
Former champion Charles, 32, outlines a fight plan for Rocky Marciano at the Catskills resort. He says the key is to keep Marciano busy, noting Walcott struggled when not pressed and urging constant defense to prevent Marciano from getting set.
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Monticello
N. Y
Ezzard Charles
Rocky Marciano
Joe Walcott
Walcott
Catskill Mountain Resort
Gainesboro Beats Legion Nine 3 2 In Practice Game
Gainesboro Rebels edged Winchester American Legion Junior Baseball 3 2 at Rouss Park. Walter Barr relieved in the fifth and earned the win with seven strikeouts. Barr also had the lone extra base hit, a double, and scored on Buddy Fuller’s seventh inning score.
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Barr
Legion
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Light
Track stars vie for world records at Ramsaur Field
In Compton California Ramsaur Field hosts top track and field stars led by Wes Santee who aims to break Roger Bannister's 3 59 4 mile record. Also competing are Party O Brien Bob Richards Mal Whitfield George Rhoden Fortune Gordien Andy Stanfield and Horace Ashenfelter as Santee plans to run his best ever mile.
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Calif
Ramsaur
Wes Santee
Kansas
Roger Bannister
Santee
O’brien
Bob Richards
Mal Whitfield
George Rhoden
Fortune Gordien
Andy Stanfield
Horace Ashenfelter
Exhibition Softball Games Open Season At Berryville
The softball season starts with a practice game tonight at Berryville between Republic Oil and Novick's with starting time at 0 o'clock. Tomorrow Republic Oil hosts Clarendon Methodist at Berryville at 3 o'clock and Novick's meets Royal Crown at 7:20 at Senseny Park. Regular season begins next Wednesday night.
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Novick's
J. W Arthur
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Washington
Royal Crown
Senseny Park
Winchester Nine Rallies To Top New Market 4 3
Winchester wins 4 3 over New Market at home with a three run eighth inning rally to improve to 5 0 0 in the Massanutten League. Jack Patton pitched six plus innings and Buck Cooper finished to seal the victory as New Market led 3 1 entering the bottom of the eighth. Ed Strauss delivered the decisive two out double to drive in the tying and go ahead runs.
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