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CINCINNATI, OHICK-Harvey Haddi#'of Pittsburgh, who pitched perfect ball for twelve
innings and *till’ lost, had to settleifor a tie with Hank Aaron of Milwaukee today
in the National Leagub.*s ’’Player of tfcb Month,” award for May,
Haddix polled 17 votos, the same number as Aaron, from a voting committee of 40
baseball writers and broadcasters who;participate in the National League’s monthly
balloting, ... , •* v
Haddix and Aaron wore far out in fron of their nearest bompetitors. BAllef ace
Elroy Face of the Pirates 'collected-four votes and shortstop Jo’hnny Logan pf the
Braves received"two* : 1 ■ •
Aaron, the leading hitter, in the*majors, apparently wag a cinch to,win the a
ward for May during which he batted *$76, with SI runs battod in, and eight homers.
Haddix swung much of the voting his way, however, when he had a perfect game
for 12 innings against the Brave*, 'May*26, then lost in the 13th inning rtien Joe
Adcock’s double* produced* ttfe ohly ruhiof the game. "•* " ‘
NEW YORK*—Sugar Ray RobinSon' charged. today that
Carmen Basilio ”did not intend to fight me again”
and added that a ' Basilio-Gene Fullmer fight for
the middleweight title would be "meaningless and
empty#”
In a lengthy statement issued by Robinson foil
owing the announcement that Basilic had agreed to
meet Fullmer for the NBA version of' the title*
Sugar Ray said he is "ready* willing'and eager to
defend my middleweight title#” - He charged that
despite the ohamoe of a-lucrative purse, Basilio
’’does not share my desire for a third mooting#”
-ADAK S0FT3AUL -STANDINGS-^
W , L
1929th JUGS 5 ; 0
Communications 6 1
Navy Exchange'’ 4 ■ 1
Marinos • 5 > 1
MCB 10 - 3 2
Supply and Fiscal 2 > •. 3
Administration 1 ' 4
P*W. Upper Doctors 0 3
P«W« Sorubs 0 4
P.IV, Transportation 0 ■ 5
BASEBALL STANDINGS'
National League
Milwaukee SO
San Francisco 20
Pi fctsburgh 27
Los Angelos 26
Chicago ,24
Ciu:ji.o.:.r^i . 25
ct, Lvjg 19
Phil ade .'.phi a 18
L PCT#
‘•10-* *625
21 '* *571.
22 a *551
25 - *510
•25 • '.*490
26 -*469
29 *396
29 *503
.American League
Chicago
Clovoland
Baltimore
Kansas City
Washington
Qatroit
■ijew York .
Boston
W* L. PCT,
27 21 ,563
25 20 ,566
26 23 ,531
23 22 ji *511
23 26 k #469
22 25 #460
21 24 . ■ .467
20 26 ,435
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HOTJST4 TUftAS^—Dootors at St* Joseph’s hcspital had to us© more than 500 .inches
of sur >1 e £.* • -tlr odd to'fcO'V up- cuts c» Houston pi to her Glenn Crable after he was hit
in the ra~e v\ c. herd line .lvive0 ; ■ • • •
Crable suffered r. ‘:nuld a onoUssion** just above the 'bridge of his nose yby the
impact of the speeding-ball off the bat of Charleston’s Paul' Smith* / 4
A spokesman at' the hospital stated that doctors used 29 ampules of surgical
thread to sew up the jagged -outs and 4acorations about’ his left* eye and »on his
nose and brow* Each ampule'contains .'18 inches of thread*. ‘ ;
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