Turley Wins 9th Mantle Parks Two On Homer Spree
Turley earns his ninth win as the Yankees beat the Indians while Mantle powers the offense with a two homer and a perfect 3 for 3, lifting his season average to .309. Skowron's bases loaded single in the seventh provided the decisive run.
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Homer
ED Wilks
Associated Press
Mickey Mantle
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Yankees
Baltimore
Boston
Chicago
Detroit
Washington
Mantle
Dick Tomanek
Wes
Skowron
Turley
Tomanek
Hockman Dominates RC With Three-Hit Shutout, 8-0
Jim Hockman pitched a three hit 80 shutout as Republic Oland RC lost to Clarke County Trav elers 8-0. Clarke County had seven hits and seven runs led by Myers three hits while Republic moved to 4-1 and BC stood at 5-1 in the city league.
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Singhass
Clarke County Travelers
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Haymaker
Orndorff
Royston
Republic
Jess Donald
Buckner
Robertson
Renner
Lee
Heflin
Myers
Lloyd
Clarke County
Shane
Reed Fans 14 As Elks Bomb V.F.W. 9-1
Teddy Reed struck out 14 while allowing a single hit as the Elks beat the VFW 9 to 1 in Pony League action. The Elks collected 10 hits off starter Boyce and reliever Argenbright with two each by Griffith Pryor Reed and Riley. A four run first including doubles by Spicer and Michael set the pace.
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Elks
Vf.w
Lockhart
Reed
V.F.W
Boyce
Argenbright
Griffith
Pryor Reed
Riley
Spicer
Michael
Historic Inn Reopens After Fire Ravages Its Past
Sudbury Massachusetts. The Wayside Inn known as the Red Horse Tavern returns to life offering meals and rest to travelers. Once ruined by a 1955 fire the site is restored to its 1860s charm immortalized by Longfellow. Also noted is the 1939 first televised major league baseball game from Ebbets Field.
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Sudbury, Mass
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Red Horse Tavern
Ebbets Field
Brooklyn Dodgers
Boston Braves
Mays Takes Over NL Batting Lead
Willie Mays leads the National League batting race at 433 with a .684 average in recent games. The Giants stay within .008 of first as Cincinnati beats San Francisco 5-4 and Los Angeles wins at Milwaukee. Don Zimmer hits a ninth inning leadoff homer for the Dodgers, while Stan Musial’s Cardinals win 3-1 over Philadelphia. Cubs top Pirates 6-1 as Sam Jones strikes out 12 to lead the NL.
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Willie
San Francisco Giants
Willie Mays
Giants
Cincinnati
San Francisco
Milwaukee
Los Angeles
Don Zimmer
Don McMahon
Dodgers
Braves
Mays
Stan Musial
St. Louis Cardinals
Philadelphia
Chicago Cubs
Pittsburgh
Reds
Ray Monzant
Don Hoak
Jerry Lynch
Don Taussig
Willard Schmidt
Bob Rush
Clem Labine
Don Drysdale
Johnny Podres
Sam Jones
Fanning
Phils
Chico Fernandez
Sally Hemus
Dick Crott
Cubs
Pirates
Bucs
Vern Law
Dodgers Top Braves 4 3 in ninth inning thriller
Los Angeles Dodgers beat Milwaukee Braves 4 3 at home for the third straight win. Donald Zimmer delivered a game winning homer in the bottom of the ninth after McMahon surrendered a two rise triple to Dick Gray. McMahon suffered his first loss of the season and first home run allowed.
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Washington
Ossie Virgil
Detroit
Hal Griggs
Los Angeles
Los Angeles Dodgers
Milwaukee Braves
Donald Zimmer
Donald
McMahon
Milwaukee
Bob Rush
Dick Gray
Charlie Neal
Gil Hodges
Zimmer
Dusting to Cost Fifty Dollars in Major League Baseball
Chicago AP reports majors officials will fine a pitcher fifty dollars for a first deliberate dusting attempt. Further infractions may lead to ejection and league action by presidents Harridge and Giles. Umpires decide deliberate dusting. rule updates target any throw at the batter, not just the head, amid a spate of brush-back pitches.
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Chicago
Harridge
Warren Giles
Giles
Elliott Shrugs Off Missing Mile Record
Australia’s Herb Elliott won the Compton Invitational mile in 3:58.1, just 0.1 seconds shy of John Landy’s world mark. He beat Ron Delany of Ireland and Lazo Tabori of Hungary as Delany faltered late amid exams and an indoor season.
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Compton
Calif
Australia
Herb Elliott
Elliott
Ron Delany
Ireland
Perth
John Landy
Delany
Lazo Tabori
Jim Elliott
Villanova
Akins Stops Martinez For Welterweight Title In 4th
Virgil Akins overwhelmed Vince Martinez in St. Louis to claim the world welterweight crown. Akins stopped Martinez at 52 seconds of the fourth round after a brutal barrage as referee Harry Kessler waved off the bout. Akins expressed interest in a big-money fight with Carmen Basilio, while Basilio pondered a return to 147 pounds if the offer is right and Sugar Ray Robinson looms as a possible opponent. Truman Gibson of the International Boxing Club praised Akins as a rising champion.
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ST. Louis
Virgil Honeybear
Akins
Vince Martinez
Carmen Basilio
Basilio
Eddie Yawitz
Syracuse
Sugar Ray Robinson
Truman Gibson
Ternational Boxing Club
Paterson
N.J
Gibson
Martinez
Harry Kessler
Vince
Kessler
Ringsiders
Kesaler
Early American League Standings and Weekend Schedule
The American League table shows New York atop with 31 wins and 12 losses, Kansas City 23-21, Boston 23-24, Chicago 21-24, Cleveland 22-26, Detroit 21-25, Baltimore 20-24, and Washington 21-26. Weekend games include Detroit at Washington and Kansas City at Baltimore among others. results from Friday list Baltimore 2-3 Kansas City 11, New York 6 Cleveland 5, Detroit 11 Washington 2, Boston 3 Chicago 2.
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Kansas City
Boston
Opee
Chicago
Cleveland
Detroit
Baltimore
Washington
Winchester Host To Mt. Falls Tomorrow
Winchester hosts Mt. Falls at Rouss Park in the Apple Valley League tomorrow at 2 30 p.m. Buck Cooper or Al Cornell will pitch for Winchester with Shendon behind the plate while Hershman is slated to start for Mt. Falls. It is Winchester’s second home game of the season with other league games Gainesboro at Stephenson and Oak Grove at Middletown set for 2 30 p.m.
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Winchester
Mt. Falls
Rouss Park
Buck Cooper
al Cornell
Shendon
Hershman
Gainesboro
Stephenson
Oak Grove
Middletown
Pace starts strong in USC race with Shank 56.9 opening 440
Bob Shank from the University of Southern California set the pace with a 56.9 for the opening 440 yards. Elliott disputed the wind as a factor but said he ran his race and took the lead when others slowed, expressing satisfaction with the pace.
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Bob Shankland
University of Southern California
Elliott
Lane Denies Advocating Trim of Major League Rosters
New York reports quote Cleveland Indians GM Frank Lane denying calling for a 25 man active roster and removal of the 15 player option. He says his suggestion was a limit on waivers for four year major league players to ensure major league opportunities. He cites Marv Throneberry as an example of waiver logic with teams preferring to pay for waivers to keep players.
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New York
Frank Lane
Cleveland Indians
Lane
Marv Throneberry
New York Yankee
Yankees
Throneberry
Washington
Cleveland
Denver
Yankee
George Weiss
Weiss
No Vienna Boy Named Adolph Since 1938 Noted
A historical note recalls that after the 1938 Nazi annexation of Austria no Vienna born boy has been named Adolph. The remark highlights enduring effects of the era on naming trends in Vienna.
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Adolph
Austria
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