Four Minute Mile Intact But World Records Fall In L A Coliseum Relays
In Los Angeles the mile record by Johny Landy remains intact as the 17th Memorial Coliseum Relays unfold. Merv Lincoln of Australia leads a four man sub four minute field with a bold performance.
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L.A. Coliseum
Los Angeles
Johny Landy
Memorial Coliseum
Merv Lincoln
Australia
Tom Courtney
Arnie Lowell
University of Texas
Occidental College
Courtney
Landy
Lincoln
England
Brian Hewson
Unearned Runs Ruin Shickle's Bid for Victory
Front Royal defeated Winchester 3-2 at Bing Crosby Stadium as late errors in the sixth and eighth innings allowed three unearned runs. Les Shickle pitched well despite the loss, fanning seven with no earned runs, while Navarre struck out Shickle three times.
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Front Royal
Winchester
Rebels
Bing Crosby Stadium
Les Shickle
LaMarr Frye
Willis
Gene Riddle
Bob Harvarre
Navarre
Wind Tunnel Relocated From Langley to VPI
A 16 year old stability wind tunnel at Langley AFB is being dismantled for transfer to Virginia Polytechnic Institute. Once part of the NACA Langley Laboratory, the low speed tunnel will join VPI as a general purpose wind tunnel in a new aero nautical engineering lab. It operated up to 200 mph and measures 130 by 45 feet with a 600 horsepower fan.
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Virginia Polytechnic Institute
Langley Laboratory
National Advisory Committee For Aeronautics
NACA
Aeronautical Engineering
VPI
Langley
Lightfingered Fan Must Wear Boxing Gloves to See Chisox
Chicagoan Edward Murphy, famed for his speed at pickpocketing, seeks entry to Comiskey Park to watch the White Sox play Kansas City. He’ll wear 16 ounce boxing gloves to please detectives Hill and Adams who will guard the gate. Murphy, 70, claims he has retired but police show a long record.
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Edward Murphy
Chicago White Sox
Comiskey Park
Sox
Kansas City
Murphy
Hill and Adams
Isadore Golstein
Hill
Adams
Speedway drivers plan big day at track this Sunday
Winchester Airport Speedway readies for a third straight race as 33 cars sign in including eight road models. Newcomers from quarter mile tracks have been re geared for the three hundred foot oval to challenge leaders Tommy Irwin and Bill Nally. Forecasts call for fair skies and a purse likely above $900. Track owner Kermit Batt welcomes full field after two seasons of begging. Six heats and two 25 lap features with heats at 2 30 p m.
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Winchester Airport Speedway
Tommy Irwin
Bill Nally
Kermit Batt
Akins Stops Beecham With Third Round KO
Virgil Akins defeated Jimmy Beecham by technical knockout in the 3rd round at Capitol Arena. Beecham, outweighed but competitive early, could not continue after a clean right from Akins as referee Marty Gallagher ruled the finish. Akins' camp belts him closer to title contenders while Beecham fumes over the stoppage.
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Washington
Virgil Akins
Jimmy Beecham
Capitol Arena
Akins
St. Louis
Miami
Beecham
Marty Gallagher
Gallagher
Eddie Yawitz
Virgil
Basilio
Tony DeMarco
Gaspar Ortega
Angelo Dundee
Jimmy
Major League Leaders From The Associated Press
National and American League leaders listed include Batting Williams of Boston with .417 and Runs Sievers of Washington with 24. Williams leads in hits 43 and homers 10. pitching Trucks of Kansas City 5 0 1 000 strikeouts Pierce of Chicago 45. Robinson of Cincinnati leads NL batting .360 and hits 50. Furillo of Brooklyn 31 runs batted in. Hoak Cincinnati and Musial St Louis tie with 12 doubles. Walls Chicago leads in triples.
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Sievers
Washington
Fox
Chicago
Prews
Simpson
Kansas City
Landis
Trucks
Pierce
Robinson
Cincinnati
Aaron
Milwaukee
Furillo
Bkyn
Hoak
Musial
St. Louis
Walls
Mays
Hurricane Jackson to Fight Patterson for Title in July
New York promoter Emil Lence announces a world heavyweight title bout between Floyd Patterson and Tommy Jackson at the Polo Grounds in late July. Patterson, the current champion, agreed to defend. Lippe Breidbart will receive 20 percent of proceeds while D Amato gets 4 percent. A prior Madison Square Garden match drew 11,255 fans and $66,038. Patterson has been inactive since defeating Archie Moore in Chicago on November 30.
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Tommy “Hurricane
Jackson
Floyd Patterson
Polo Grounds
Emil Lence
Eastern Parkway Arena
Brooklyn
Cas D'Amato
Patterson
International Boxing Club
Lence
Julius Helfand
New York State Athletic Commission
Lippe Breidbert
D'Amato
Breidbart
Madison Square Garden
Archie Moore
Chicago
Men's Bowling Crown on Line In 5-Game Duel
The city championship faces a five game total pin duel tonight at 7 between White's Purol, the A League winner, and Brakeshoe Cafeteria, the B League champion. Both teams boast league title totals above 2900 with White's defeating Brakeshoe Cafe and Brakeshoe beating Glaize & Bro. The anchor duel features Winchester stars Jack Larrick and Joe Zimmerman supported by teammates Ted Hepner, Jack Hoover, Thurston Clevenger, Chug White, Willie Slonaker, Riley Loy, Alonzo Whitlock, and Jim Morgan.
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Purol
Brakeshoe
Brakeshoe Cafe
Glaize & Bro
Winchester
Jack Larrick
Joe Zimmerman
Larrick
Teddy Hepner
Jack Hoover
Thurston Clevenger
Chug White
Zimmerman
Willie Slonaker
Riley Loy
Alonzo Whitlock
Jim Morgan
Locker scheme ends with student confinement report
In Akron a 13 year old girl accused three collectors at a junior high of locking her in a locker. The article mixes this incident with a string of sports and city references from New York Philadelphia Milwaukee and Brooklyn noting a long list of historic baseball stats.
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Akron
Ohio
Underrated Tribe Closes Gap on League Leaders
Cleveland’s Indians, two games behind the White Sox after a 4-3 win, boast a .300+ quartet in Wertz, Woodling, Marion, Colavito as they surge past the Yankees toward the pennant race. In the NL, Cincinnati clings to a two game edge as St Louis tops them 9-6.
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New York Yankees
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Yankees
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Gene Woodling
Roger Maris
Rocky Colavito
Wertz
Colavito
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Boston
Baltimore
Detroit
Tigers
Kansas City
Baseball standings and schedule update from the league
Eastern standings show Chicago Cleveland New York Boston Detroit Kansas City Baltimore Washington and others with records. Today's schedule lists Washington at New York Boston at Baltimore Chicago at Cleveland Detroit at Kansas City. Yesterday results include Cleveland over Chicago and New York over Washington.
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Cleveland
New York
Boston
Detroit
Kansas City
Baltimore
Washington
P.m .Ramos
Shantz
P.m. Porterfield
Lees
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Schmidt
Lawrence
Youth Gets 718 Years in Assault On Young Waitress
Fairfax Virginia. Enoch Roach 19 was sentenced to 18 years for assault and rape of a 17 year old waitress in November and an escape attempt. Roach pleaded guilty to rape last March. Judge Carrico gave 15 years for rape 2 years for assault and 1 year for the escape attempt.
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Enoch Roach
Harry L. Carrico
Roach
Fairfax County
David Reid Dodson
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