Protest and Hummer slugfest in Buckley-Lages clash ends 8-7
Buckley-Lages edges Hummer 8-7 after a seven run rally in the seventh inning at Sen Seng Park. Montague beat Sunnyside 14-9 in the City League game. Sunnyside manager Olin Lowe protested a fourth inning ruling delaying play with no runs scored.
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Buckley
Innin
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Omps
Joe Guess
Fuller
Singhas
Mitchell
Dan Capozzoli
Homer
Diggs
Sustrick
Miller
Guess
Capozzoli
Gray
Visnich
Cleveland
Olin Lowe
Wayne Dick
Colavito fuels Indians rally with two run homer
Cleveland tops Chicago 3-1 as Rocky Colavito drives in three on a two run homer in the sixth. Cal McLish gets win amid a four game unbeaten streak. Boston and Frank Sullivan beat Baltimore 5-1 to extend AL lead. Detroit upsets KC 5-4. In NL, Cincinnati ties Milwaukee near top with 3-2 win. San Francisco, Philadelphia, and Chicago post decisive victories.
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Lou Berberet
Tigers
Ray Herbert
Frank Bolling
Heck Hoper
Ray Narleski
Bob Cerv
Don Messi
Berberet
Baseball Standings and Results Snapshot
American League standings show Cleveland leading with a .714 pct and Baltimore and Washington midpack as schedules unfold. Friday results include Cleveland 3 Chicago 1 and Detroit 5 Kansas City 4. Sunday pairings list Boston at Baltimore and Washington at New York. National League shows Chicago atop at 13 12, with Philadelphia and Pittsburgh trailing. notable scores include Cincinnati 3 Milwaukee 2 and San Francisco 9 Los Angeles 3.
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Associated Press
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W. L. Pet. G.beieane
Baltimore
Washington
Milwaukee
Cincinnati
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Chicago
Kansas City
Boston
New York
Detroit
W. L. Pet
St. Louis
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
Stitch Wins Over Ortega in Welterweight Return Bout
Rudy Stitch a 26 year old Louisville church elder defeated Gaspar Ortega in a ten round welterweight bout in Syracuse. The unanimous decision thrilled a national TV audience as Stitch bloodied Ortega and dominated late rounds while Ortega fought to recover from a prior one point win in their February MSG meeting.
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N. Y
Rudy Stitch
Gaspar Indian
Ortega
Stitch
Louisville
Carnegie Hero Fund Commission
Ohio
Mexicali
Mexico
Howard McGrath
Dick Albino
Joe Palmer
New York
Madison Square Garden
Silky Sullivan Wins Comeback Race at Hollywood Park
Silky Sullivan, after a long layoff and a troubled past including the 1958 Derby, surged from 15 lengths back to win Hollywood Park’s Roy Campanella Purse in 1 09 5. Campanella, the injured Dodger star, greeted the winner and shared his pride in comebacks.
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Associated Press
Inglewood
Calif
Silky Sullivan
Golden
Silky
Santa Anita
Roy Campanella
Hollywood Park
Campanella
Dodger
Star
Roy
Campy
Bill Veeck Becomes White Sox President in Reshaped Top
Chicago AP reports major change as Bill Veeck majority stock holder is elected president of the White Sox. Chuck Comiskey owner of 46 percent becomes executive vice president and Hank Greenberg is named vice president. Veeck is the club’s first president since Grace Comiskey’s death in 1956.
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Chicago White Sox
Bill Veeck
Chuck Comiskey
Hank Greenberg
Veeck
Grace Comiskey
Colonels Triumph 10-1 Over C C in Key Northern Clash
James Wood rallied to a 10-1 victory as Jack Shiley pitched seven strong innings allowing three hits and six strikeouts. Clarke County built a 7 run lead by the sixth and added more in the later frames, with key hits from Grove and Shiley. The win tightens the northern division race, with Luray holding a 5-1 mark after finishing the season. James Wood and Clarke have one game left at 3-2 and 2-3.
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Manger Lowe
Montgue
S. Shirley
A. Shirley
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W. Dick
Stotler
James Wood
County
Jack Shiley
Dave Erickson
Eagles
Bull Lloyd
Colonels
Clarke
Grove
Bobby Barr
Bemnsdaffer
Carter
Halterman
Wallace
D. Keeler
Orndorff
Shiley
Shockley
Luray
Strasburg
Clarke County
Bowling league scores show Seekford near season high
Thom as Seekford led Independent League play with a 408 set for Sani tary Dairy, sparking three games over Moose Lodge. Richard Sheetz and Bill Godenour sparked Mike's Esso with a 586 triple. UB No. 1 surged in Church League with 609 and 559 games.
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Cammer Tire
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Frederick County
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Frankie Snapp
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C. B. Shickle
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Sanitary Daily
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Cammer Tire Co
H&p Cities
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Beneficial Finance Optimist Club
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Hoover
Smith Holds Narrow Lead At State Open Golf Crown
Al Smith of Danville shot 66 in the second round and sits at 134 for 36 holes, 10 under par, as Chandler Harper, Jack Isaacs, and others chase the top prize of 1000 dollars at Ride-A-Wee course. Phillips trails with 142 after two rounds.
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ED Young
Portsmouth
Chandler Harper
Harper
al Smith
Danville
Smith
Isaacs
Keswick
Ansel Snow
Fenner Satchwell
Norfolk
Winchester Bowlers Take Second in Hagerstown Tourney
The Winchester team led by Peggy Wolfe Jane Shiley Shirley Adams Virginia Larrick and Frances Crisman finished second to Hagerstown in the Potomac Edison Company Tournament in Hagerstown. Total scores were 1464 for Winchester and 1551 for the winners. Frances Crisman totaled 334 with a 122 as her high game. Virginia Larrick stood fifth with 305.
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Potomac Edison Company
Hagerstown
Winchester
Pegy Wolfe
Jane Shiley
Shirley Adams
Virginia Larrick
Frances Crisman
Virginia reports 9 483 work accidents and diseases last month
The State Industrial Commission said 9 483 accidents and occupational diseases were reported in Virginia last month. The total included 15 fatalities, compared with 8 743 for the same month a year earlier.
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Richmond
State Industrial Commission
Virginia
Chavez Ravine Evictions Darken Dodgers Site
In Los Angeles fifteen residents were evicted from three condemned homes at Chavez Ravine as bulldozers cleared land for the Dodgers new park. Deputies faced shouting and crying residents including a 63 year old woman who questioned the plan. The area had been seized under eminent domain for a housing project that never materialized.
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Chavez Ravine
New Park
Poulson
Abrana Arechiga
Sheriff's
Jon
Stadium Co
Dolgens Onion Te Tete
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