Stumbling White Sox Fall to Fourth in AL Race
Spring promise fades as the Chicago White Sox drop to fourth place in the American League pennant chase. Early Wynn loses, Bob Shaw and Billy Pierce struggle, and Cleveland’s Indians sweep Chicago while Baltimore and New York gain ground. In the NL, Pittsburgh and San Francisco widen the top, with Cincinnati and Philadelphia also winning.
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Chicago
White Sox
Sox
Early Wynn
Bob Shaw
Billy Pierce
Cleveland
Indians
Bubba Phillips
Johnny Romano
Barry Latman
Baltimore
Orioles
Boston
New York
Washington
Kansas City
Detroit
Major League Leaders in Batting and Pitching Listed
Baseball leaders by league include American League batters Runnels and Herzog with high averages, Mantle and Minoso notable in runs and hits, and Maris leading home runs. Pitching highlights feature Coates and Morgan with perfect records, plus key strikeout totals from Pascual and Drysdale.
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Runnels
Boston
Herzog
Kansas City
Mantle
New York
Minoso
Chicago
Hansen
Baltimore
Maris
Lumpe
Lollar Chicago
Skowron
Fox
Aparicio
Siebern
Howard
Lemon
Washington
Smith
Piersall
Cleveland
Coates
Morgan
Detroit
Pascual
Bell
Brucetown News Briefs Highlight Local Visits and Visitors
Brucetown notes list visits and guests from Romney West Virginia Winchester Annandale and Welltown Pike. Names include Mrs George Beltzhoever Mrs Mary Whetzel Mr Andy Whitacre and others with relatives in Ridgeway Washington Baltimore Hagerstown and Buffalo New York.
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Brucetown
John Williams
Romney
W. Va
George M. Beltzhoever
Mary Whetzel
Luther Welsh
William Hildebrand
Betty Legg
Delaplane
Andy Whitacre
Newton D. Baker Hospial
Martinsburg
Kathy
Wendy O’connell
Winchester
Douglas J. O’connell
W. B. Castleman
Irvin
Stephenson
Grover Teets, Jr
Welltown Pike
Everett Oakes
Buffalo
N. Y
Calvin Cain
Sharron
Wally Cain
Annandale
Lloyd Thompson
Ridgeway
Roy Clowser
Archie Hayslett
Barton Fowler
Washington, D. C
Roy Clowser, Jr
Tuesday Baseball Tuesday Games Summary
Baseball scores and matchups list for Tuesday includes New York at Baltimore Cleveland at Chicago Detroit at Kansas City Washington at Boston and Cincinnati at Pittsburgh with results Cincinnati 5-1 Philadelphia 46 and St. Louis 15 Los Angeles 3.
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New York
Baltimore
Cleveland
Chicago
Detroit
Kansas City
Washington
Boston
Cincinnati
Philadelphia
St. Louis
Los Angeles
Pittsburgh
Milwaukee
San Francisco
Associated Press
W. L. Pet. G.B. Baltimore
Cleveland Socce
New York Osve
Chi
Ww. Pet. G.B
Saeee
St. Louis Wenn
Williams dismisses Boston managerial hopes as bunk
Ted Williams, from Boston, says he has no ambition to manage in the majors and would not manage the Red Sox. He criticizes Boston writers as persistent second guessers and recalls Casey Stengel's difficult tenure. Williams notes owner Tom Yawkey has not discussed the job with him.
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Associated Press
NEW York (Ap
Ted Williams
Boston Red Sox
Bunk
American Legion Club
San Diego
Boston
Williams
Boston Writers
Casey Stengel
Braves
Red Sox
Ted
Tom Yawkey
Boxing Card Results From Montreal and Nearby Venues
The Associated Press reports several bouts with knockouts and decisions. Montreal’s Bob Cleroux 206 pounds stopped Ike Thom 192, New York. Baie Ste. Anne’s Joey Dulrelle 150% stopped Cornell Lewis 150% New York. Sydney’s Yukio Katsumata 128% stopped Johnny Arrett 125% Australia. Caracas’ Nelson Estrada 122 pounds outpointed Manual Elias 123% Phoenix Arizona 10 rounds.
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Associated Pres
Montreal
Bob Cleroux
Ike Thomas
New York
Joey Durelle
Baie Ste. Anne
N.B
Cornell Lewis
Sydney
Australia
Yukio Katsumata
Japan
Johnny Arrett
Caracas
Nelson Estrada
Venezuela
Manual Elias
Phoenix
Ariz
Reheating Sweet Potatoes with Butter
A simple method to use leftovers. Cut sweet potatoes into thick slices and place them in a baking pan. Spread with soft butter and bake in a hot oven until tender and lightly browned.
Bally Ache heads to Belmont Stakes after Jersey Derby win
Bally Ache and Bald Eagle figure in a holiday racing blitz at Garden State Park and Aqueduct. Bally Ache earns $122,330 in the Jersey Derby and heads for the Belmont Stakes seeking the 3 year old title while Bald Eagle wins the Metropolitan Handicap in record crowd conditions.
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John Chandler
Associated Press
Bally Ache
New York
Tompion
Garden State Park
Bald Eagle
Aqueduct
Swaps
Hollywood Park
Washington Park
Venetian Way
Poor Weather Draws Record Crowd in Major League Baseball
Associated Press reports Memorial Day drew 268,523 fans, near 100,000 above last year, led by Cleveland’s 45,731 sweep of the White Sox in Chicago. National League total 132,874 with three doubleheaders and one night game, while last year the leagues combined for 161,548. Florida name origin noted as from Spanish feast of flowers.
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Associated Press
Cleveland
White Sox
Chicago
Bally Ache wins Preakness as crowd sets betting records
May 21 at Pimlico Bally Ache defeated rivals in front of a world a daily double pool record crowd of 50,200, paying 3.40 to win. The colt earned 77,995 bringing career earnings to 742,522. Aqueduct set New York state daily double marks at 479,732 and Garden State followed with 483,475, surpassing prior records.
Willie Mays Displays Giant Speed On Basepaths
Willie Mays stole three bases and scored on a singles play in San Francisco as the Giants split a doubleheader with Chicago. He also hit a two run homer in the nightcap, while Cubs star Will Wills homered to tie the opener before Mays’ decisive ninth inning dash. Giants manager Bill Rigney hailed Mays as the greatest base runner and instinctive player in the game.
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Jim Perry
al Smith
Indians
Wynn
Shaw
Latman
Herb Score
John Briggs
Ron Hansen
Orioles
Gene Woodling
Bill Monbouquette
Chuck Estrada
Hoyt Wilhelm
Red Sox
The
Birds
Haywood Sullivan
Gene Stephens
Gary Geiger
Arnie Portocarrero
Ted Bowsfield
Tex Clevenger
Tigers
A’s
Hank Foiles
Bob Bruce
Bud Daley
Whitey Herzog
Paul Foytack
Bob Giggie
Alan Cline
Associated Press
SAN Francisco
Willie Mays
San Francisco Giant
Giants
Chicago
Mays
Willie McCovey
Cubs
Bob Will
Seth Moorehead
Cub
McCovey
Will
Bill Rigney
Lou Boudreau
Willie
Ward Rathmann Rivalry Sparks Speedway Feat at Indy
AP. Jim Rathmann set a race record at Indianapolis 500 with 138.767 mph over 500 miles after Ward set a prior record of 135.857. Ward suffered tire wear late, while Rathmann’s tires also wore. Eddie Russo crashed in the only major incident. four hundred fifty miles of the race featured a tight lead swap between the two rivals. Unofficial finishing order listed Eddie Johnson fifth and Lloyd Ruby seventh among others.
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Indianapolis
Jim Rathmann
Ward Rothetema
Ward
Rathmann
Daytona International Speedway
Indiaapolis Motor Speedway
Chick Hiroshima
Eddie Russo
Infield
Oakland
Calif
Bud Tingelstad
Dayton
Ohio
Grants Pass
Ore
Lesson in English By W. L. Gordon
Words often misused and misspelled are highlighted with examples. The piece emphasizes avoiding phrases like it is an actual fact and defines substantiate as establishing existence or truth by proof. It also notes daily vocabulary growth and cites a historical claim.
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