Yankees Widen A.L. Lead As Giants Move Into First
The Yankees win six straight to stretch their lead to 19-5, with Maglie and Turley pitching key games. Gernert hits two homers and Jensen belts a 450-foot three-run shot as Boston, Cleveland, and Chicago show strong days. Giants seize first in the NL with two wins, while Cincinnati and Philadelphia push their standings.
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Detroit
Dick Gernert
Jackie Jensen
Boston
Baltimore
Cleveland
Chicago
Carroll Hardy
San Francisco Giants
Cincinnati
Milwaukee
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
Pirates
St .Louis
Los Angeles
Dodgers
Carl Erskine
Turley
Maglie
Softball Season Opens at Senseny Park With City Leagues
Exhibition results set the stage as City Leaguers beat Church Loop 5 2 and Prominent Men at Winchester thumped a girls team 162. Opening night schedules list Church and City League pairings on multiple diamonds with clubs like Sunnyside Montague Republic Oil Clarke Travelers Buckley Lages and Mountaineers in action. Fans expect strong showings as Clarke Frederick Winchester and Winchester area teams draw crowds for the 1958 season.
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Senseny Park
Church Loop
Winchester
Allstar Group
Sunnyside
Montague
Burnt Factory
White Post
Ing Boyce
Republic Oil
Clarke Travelers
Lucky Inn
Royal Crown
Mountainneers
Herens
Buckley Lages
Boyce
E.U.B
Grace Bible
Hovons
Mountaineers
Clarke
Frederick
Fort Hill Dominates CVL Meet Setting Several Records
Fort Hill wins the Cumberland Valley League meet with 75.44 points, ending Handley’s run. Fredericks is second with 62.14, Judges third with 51.13. Strine leads sprint events for Fort Hill with a new relay and mile relay records, as multiple meet marks fall and individual winners are named across sprints, hurdles, jumps, and throws.
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Handley
Cumberland
Sentiales
Fredericks
South Hagerstown
North Hagerstown
Martinsburg
Estminster
Strine
Frederick
Webster
Potts
Hawkins
Widener
Westminster
Walters
W. O'Hara
J. O'Hara
Clark
Snyder
Haines
Keller
Hartley
Parlette
Robinson
Snapp
Myrick
Myrick Martinsburg. 4. Holshey, Fort Hill. 5. Donley, North Hagerstown
Holshey
Parkinson
McLaughlin Handley
Shendon
Shook
Joyce
Fort Hil
Sibert
Sherer
Rinker
Haynes
Horshey
Glass
Cosgrove
Eyler
Crenshaw
Jeskie
Frederick Strine
Smith
Higinbotham
Meadows
Brown
Chamblin
Foland
Port Hull
Ralules
Clarke County Tops Manassas In NNL Action
Clarke County beats Manassas 6 2 in Northern Virginia League action to move to 2 0. Darrell Jones hits a two run homer and Jimmy Lloyd adds a triple and a single as Kenny Wicecarver and Owen Foltz shine on defense. Next up is Marshall (3 0) at Boyce.
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Clarke County
Manassas
Clarke
Lawrence Buckner
Boyce
Clarke Lads
Marshall
Buckner
Burler Groves
Darrell Jones
Owen Foltz
Jones
Groves
Bev Buckner
Buck McCarty
Jimmy Lloyd
Stanley
Knupp
B. Clarke
Kenny Wisecarver
Foltz
Wisecarver
Disgusted Fisherman Faces Whale of a Carp Tale
Gus Bornscheuer of 10 W Cecil fishes along the Shenandoah at Locksmill Sunday afternoon. He hauls 10 perch two catfish and a one inch carp before a big carp slips from the dock and heads upstream. Gus departs in disgust while onlookers laugh at the elusive fish tale.
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Gus Bornscheuer
Cecil
Locksmill
Shenandoah River
Gus
Raymond Patton
Apple Baseball League Results
In the Apple Baseball League action yesterday rain disrupted games Middletown Winchester not counted after four innings with the city leading 2. Rouss Park Stephenson defeated Mt Falls 8-4 but rain halted play in the eighth. Tommy DeHaven earned the win with McCauley in relief. Hershman took the loss as Beatty also pitched. Oak Grove beat Gainesboro 51.
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Middletown
Winchester
Rouss Park
Stephenson
Mt Falls
Tommy DeHaven
McCauley
Harry Hershman
Lewis Beatty
Oak Grove
Gainesboro
Pair of Husky Linemen Tangle With Gorilla at Carnival
Catawba College linemen Pat Carlisle and John McGrath wrestled a caged gorilla at a Kankpolis carnival for a minute. Each would have earned $60 if they pinned the animal. the gorilla outweighed them 175 to 230 and 205 pounds respectively. Carlisle recalled the gorilla's frenzied assault during the tug of war.
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John
McGrath
Baseball Standings and Results From AP Report
American League standings show New York leading with a .792 winning percentage and Kansas City, Cleveland, Baltimore, Boston, Detroit, and Chicago in pursuit. Sunday results include New York 5 3, Washington 2 9 and Boston 8 4 over Baltimore as well as Kansas City 2 Detroit 0 and Cleveland 7 4 over Chicago in an 11 inning opener. National League results list San Francisco at 21 11 and Milwaukee 17 9 in the top echelon with Philadelphia and Chicago also posting wins and losses across a slate of games.
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Kansas City
A’s
Yanks
Washington
Sal Maglie
Bob Turley
Duke Maas
A's
New York
Cleveland
Baltimore
Boston
Detroit
Chicago
Ww. L. Pet
San Francisco
Milwaukee
Pittsburgh
Philadelphia
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Los Angeles
Francisco
Pat's Bleeding Bout Costs Two Bucks In Hospital Fees
The report recalls Pat with multiple facial cuts and a neck gash after a rough match. He describes paying two dollars for hospital admission and one dollar per stitch, noting the bout was far from professional.
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Pat
Miami Veteran Grabs Pole for 500 Classic
Indianapolis May 30 and rain washed out most time trials for the 42nd 500 mile race. Veteran racer Dick Rathmann, 32, Miami, set a record 10 mile run at 145.974 mph in a Watson built McNamara Special to take pole position. Watson sold the car to Lee Elkins of Kalamazoo Mich. Ed Elisian and Jimmy Reece also qualified in Watson-Zink machines. Qualifications resume next weekend.
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Indianapolis
A. J. Watson
Dick Rathmann
Miami
Rathmann
Mcnamara
Bob Christie
Grants Pass
Ore
Ed Elisian
Oakland
Calif
Watson
John Zink
Tulsa
Okla
Zinks
Jimmy Reece
SUC Ce
Sarah Zane Wins City League Title Over Patton Movers
In a five game rolloff for the Lad ies See League championship Sarah Zane Fire Co defeated Patton movers 2616 to 2550. Betty McKee led with 554 for the winners while Frances Crisman bowled 139 for Patton. Evelyn Stotler and Nancy Levi contributed to Sarah Zane as they clinched the title and will face GAA No 1 versus Orts Sof Spun Bread for the city crown.
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Sarah Zane Fire Co
Patton
Firegirls
Sarah Zane
Betty McKee
Patsy Whitacre
Nancy A Levi
Evelyn Stotler
Helen Ritter
Wise
Frances Crisman
Virginia Larrick
Olga Brown
Nancy Levi
Betty Cline
Sarah Zane Whitacre
McKee
Levi
Stotler
Ritter
Cline
Brown
Larrick
Crisman
McCall
Post Office Wins C League Bowling Championship
Post Office built a 101 pin lead in game one and defeated Kern Motor Co. 2686 to 2596 in a five game rolloff for the C League title. Doug Sirbaugh led with 138 594 and Charles Crisman Jr 154 569. Crisman opened with 154 in game one as Post Office surged to a 583 482 lead, Kern countered with a 522 516 second tilt, and the final margins left Post Office ahead by 90 pins after Joe Guess closed with 122 in the last game.
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Post Office
Kern Motor Co
Doug Sirbaugh
Charles Crisman, Jr
Crisman
Kern
Sirbaugh
Frank Snapp
Joe Guess
Acting Back Theory
HONOLULU reports a chiropractor addressing the Chiropractic Association of Hawaii explains back pain from sitting with legs crossed. R J Parker cautions that crossing twists the hips and strains muscles, pulling the spine out of alignment. He suggests alternating sides to balance strain and reduce after effects.
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Honolulu
Chiropractic Association of Hawaii
R. J. Parker
Afternoon Thrills at Winchester Speedway Amid Crashes and Rain
Stock car action drew a full grandstand at Winchester Airport Speedway with 36 cars and a record 42 last week. Tommy Irwin won Class A and Bob Crosen won Class B as four heats ran before rain halted two final features.
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Winchester Airport Speedway
Tommy Irwin
Bob Crosen
Crawford Faces Figueroa In St Nicholas Arena Bout
Mickey Crawford a 24 year old welterweight from Saginaw is a 3-1 favorite to beat Andy Figueroa of New York at St. Nicholas Arena in New York. Crawford has won three straight and is known for speed and accuracy. Figueroa enters with a 19 10 3 record as DuMont televises the card at 10 p.m. EDT.
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New York Yankees
Yankee
Casey Stengel
Gang
Mickey Crawford
Saginaw
Mich
Crawford
Andy ‘Figaro
Figueroa
New York
St. Nicholas Arena
Gil Turner
Madison Square Garden
DuMont
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