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ST. LOUIS—-The St. Louis Cardinals have signed a 17-year-old Memphis, Tennessee
high sohool star, it was anndunced*
James Timothy McCarver, who just graduated from Christian Brothers high ofhool
Memphis^ signed a Rochester, N.Y. oontraot. He will be optioned to Keokuk, la.
*.in the Midwest League*
Cardinal officials said the left-handed hitting catcher hit *412 in high sch
ool* At least nine other olube had tried to sign him*
HAGERTTCFfN, IND«—The National Boxing Associations executive oommittee will
meet iu Indianapolis June 27 to plan the signing :of a oontract for the world mid
dleweighj ehampienship, executive secretary Arch Hindman announced. •' -
Hindman .3aid contenders Carmen Basilio and Gene Fullmer, *both ox-cahmpions,
prortoter Norma a Rothschild and managers'Johnny DeJohn, Joe Notro and Marv Jenson
will meet with the committee*
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ADAK SOFTBALL STRINGS
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,1929th Ai'iCS 7
Communications 6
•MCB-10 • .5
'Navy Exchange 4
Marinos 4
Supply & Fiscal 3
Upper - Deckers 2
Administration 2
P.W. Transportation 1
BASEBALL STANDINGS
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Milwaukee
San Francisco
Chicago
Los Angeles
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Cincinnati
"St* Louis
'Philadelphia
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32 21 .604
81 24 .564
29 26 .527
29 26 .527
28 27 .509
25 29 .463
21 31 .404
20 31 .392
HOUSTON, TEX*—Heavyweight Roy Harris, the for
mer baolnroods Texas schoolteacher, left for ac
tive duty with the United States .Army still sav
oring his unanimous decision over Charley Powell
Harris feels his lop-sided victory over Pow
ell, a former professional football player with
-the San Franoisoo *49ers, puts him in-line for
another shot at the heavyweight title# \
Champion Floyd Patterson, who is- set to de
fend his crown against Ingemar Johansson of Swe
den June 25, is the only fighter that holds a
victory over Harris in his professional, career#
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Chicago'
Baltimore
Cleveland
New York
Detroit j!
Kansds City
Wnshington
Boston
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24 .547
24 .547
24 .520
25 .500
26 *600
25 .490
29 .453
29 .442
"SUMMIT, N#J.-—Barring the unexpected, Betsy Rawls, the former University of Tex
as Phi Beta Kappa, just about has the 1959 ladies golf title wrapped up#
The 31-year-old Miss Rawls, a native of Spartanburg, S.C., picked up her fifth
tournament viotory of the year with a brilliant plus 62 in the Triangle Round Ro
■ fin——and beat her nearest rival for “Lady golfer of the year” laurels in the
bargain#
Louise Suggs, the'f58 triangle winner and Betsy1s closest challenger, finished
with a plus 43 while playing in the same foursome with Miss Rawls# Fay Crooker,
triangle champion in 1957 when Betsy finished 15th, and Patty Berg, the 1954 tri<*
angle queen from St, .Andrews, 111#, completed the quartet#
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