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A ROUNDUP OF THE WEEK'S NEWS
June 27, 1955
RECORD
BREAKERS
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL (Week Ending June 19)
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AMERICAN LEAGUE
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1. New York
W-4; L-3
Seas.: 42-23
Pct.: .646
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Detroit
7-6, 6-8
3-2
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Chicago
1-2, 3-6
7-1, 5-2
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2. Chicago
W-5; L-3
Seas.: 37-22
Pct.: .627
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Baltimore
1-0, 5-6
2-0, 8-0
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New York
2-1, 6-3
1-7, 2-5
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3. Cleveland
W-4; L-4
Seas.: 37-26
Pct.: .587
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Washington
6-4, 3-1
0-7, 8-5
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Boston
5-6, 3-2
2-4, 7-11
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4. Detroit
W-2; L-3
Seas.: 32-27
Pct.: .542
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New York
6-7, 8-6
2-3
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Baltimore
2-3, 7-0
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5. Boston
W-6; L-1
Seas.: 31-32
Pct.: .492
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Kansas City
12-4, 9-6
7-6
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Cleveland
6-5, 2-3
4-2, 11-7
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6. Kansas City
W-2; L-3
Seas.: 24-37
Pct.: .393
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Boston
4-12, 6-9
6-7
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Washington
4-2, 9-4
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7. Washington
W-1; L-5
Seas.: 23-37
Pct.: .383
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Cleveland
4-6, 1-3
7-0, 5-8
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Kansas City
2-4, 4-9
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8. Baltimore
W-2: L-4
Seas.: 20-42
Pct.: .323
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Chicago
0-1 6-5
0-2, 0-8
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Detroit
3-2, 0-7
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INDIVIDUAL LEADERS
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Batting—Al Kaline, Detroit, .379
Runs batted in—Mickey Mantle, New York,
and Jackie 'ensen, Boston, 47
Home runs—Mickey Mantle, New York, 16
Pitching—Dick Donovan, Chicago, and Early
Wynn, Cleveland, 8-2
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NATIONAL LEAGUE
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1. Brooklyn
W-3; L-3
Seas.: 46-16
Pct.: .742
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Cincinnati
9-0, 2-5
5-6
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St. Louis
12-1, 4-5
7-4
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2. Chicago
W-3; L-4
Seas.: 36-28
Pct.: .563
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New York
0-5, 2-7
2-1
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Philadelphia
2-3, 4-0
0-1, 8-7
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3. Milwaukee
W-4; L-3
Seas.: 32-30
Pct.: .516
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Cincinnati
4-6
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Philadelphia
4-2, 0-4
0-3
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New York
5-4, 7-4
8-7
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4. New York
W-2; L-4
Seas.: 31-31
Pct.: .500
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Chicago
5-0, 7-2
1-2
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Milwaukee
4-5, 4-7
7-8
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5. Philadelphia
W-4; L-3
Seas.: 27-33
Pct.: .450
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Milwaukee
2-4, 4-0
3-0
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Chicago
3-2, 0-4
1-0, 7-8
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6. Cincinnati
W-5; L-3
Seas.: 26-32
Pct.: .448
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Milwaukee
6-4
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Brooklyn
0-9 5-2
6-5
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Pittsburgh
1-3, 4-1
2-5, 4-0
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7. St. Louis
W-3; L-3
Seas.: 25-33
Pct.: .431
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Pittsburgh
5-10, 7-3
5-0
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Brooklyn
1-12, 5-4
4-7
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8. Pittsburgh
W-3; L-4
Seas.: 21-41
Pct.: .339
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St. Louis
10-5, 3-7
0-5
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Cincinnati
3-1, 1-4
5-2, 0-4
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INDIVIDUAL LEADERS
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Batting—Richie Ashburn, Philadelphia, .352
Runs batted in—Duke Snider, Brooklyn, 68
Home runs—Duke Snider, Brooklyn, 23
Pitching—Don Newcombe, Brooklyn, 11-1
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RECORD
BREAKERS
Paul Anderson
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fleshy 340-pound Toccoa, Ga. muscleman, gave appreciative Russians sample of
his enormous strength, lifted 402.41 pounds in two-hands press, 425.565 pounds
in clean and jerk, set two world records in U.S.-Soviet weight-lifting
competition at Moscow. Other world record breakers:
Tommy Kono
of Sacramento,
Calif., middleweight two-hands press with 291.5 pounds; Russia's Nikolai
Kostylev, lightweight snatch with 270.113 pounds; Russia's Fyodor Osipa, middle
heavyweight two-hands press with 316.8 pounds; Russia's Yuri Duganov,
middleweight clean and jerk with 292 pounds (see page 11).
Harold Connolly
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withered-armed Boston University graduate student, unfurled tremendous 201-foot
5�-inch heave in 16-pound hammer throw, broke U.S. standard at Quincy,
Mass.
Mae Fagg, speedy
Tennessee State A & I girl, ran 100-yard dash in 0:10.7; Cuba's swift
Bertha Diaz zipped over 80-meter hurdles in 0:11.5 for new American marks in
National AAU women's meet at Ponca City, Okla.
Adios Harry
stepped off mile in 1:59 2/5, new world record for 4-year-old pacer on
half-mile track, outran his half brother Adios Boy by two lengths in $7,500
match race at Westbury, N.Y.
GOLF
Jack Fleck
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unknown 32-year-old public course pro from Davenport, Iowa who never took
golfing lessons or won a major tournament, fired blazing 67 to tie limping Ben
Hogan at 287, used his Hogan-made clubs to rack up string of birdies for
brilliant 69 that upset the old master by three strokes in play-off for U.S.
Open championship at San Francisco's rugged Olympic Club. Tied for third behind
Fleck and Hogan were fiery-tempered
Tommy Bolt
, early leader, and
Sam Snead
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still looking for first Open victory, at 292, followed by
Julius Boros
and Bob
Rosburg with 295;
Doug Ford
, Bud Holscher and Amateur Harvie Ward Jr. with 296;
Jack Burke
and
Mike Souchak
with 297 (see page 18).
John W. Roberts
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56-year-old Columbus, Ohio management consultant, fell behind after taking
eight on 11th hole, snapped back to shoot 78, defeated veteran Roy Moore of
Waterville, Maine, who had 79, in play-off for U.S. Seniors' title at Rye,
N.Y.
Louise Suggs
of
Sea Island, Ga., leading money winner among women, dropped 25-foot putt for
birdie on last green for 366 medal total and 44 plus points, nosed out pretty
Marlene Bauer of Sarasota, Fla. by stroke to capture Triangle round-robin and
$1,500 at Grossinger, N.Y.
BASEBALL


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