A Roundup Of The Week's News - 04.18.55

	April 18, 1955 A Roundup Of The Week's News

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RESULTS OF MAJOR LEAGUE EXHIBITION GAMES
AMERICAN LEAGUE
1. Wash. W-15; L-7 Pct.: .682	Cinn. 8-5, 2-13, 11-5 9-2, 5-2	Bklyn. 0-6
2. N.Y. W-11; L-8 Pct.: .579	Chatt. 11-8	Birm. 2-1	Lynch. 19-2	Rich. 17-4	Phila. 6-8	Bklyn. 5-14, 7-3
3. Boston W-15; L-12 Pct.: .556	Phila. 9-7, 12-17 2-8, 9-3 , 3-4	N.Y.(N) 7-8, 5-2 4-6
4. Cleve. W-13; L-16 Pct.: .448	N.Y.(N) 9-5, 1-5 3-2, 5-6	Milw. 2-0, 4-6
5. Chicago W-12; L-15 Pct.: .444	St.L. 4-2, 3-6, 1-3 13-3, 7-6	Chi.(N) 8-9, 9-7
6. Balt. W-12; L-15 Pct.: .444	Pitt. 8-9, 4-5, 3-2 2-1, 7-10, 4-3, 4-3
7. K.City W-9; L-12 Pct.: .429	Columbia 7-1	W.-Salem 20-4	Norf. 2-5	Rich. 10-3	Phila. 9-6, 14-5
8. Detroit W-8; L-14 Pct.: .364	Atl. 13-4	Milw. 1-2	St.L. 12-9, 0-1 9-10
NATIONAL LEAGUE
1. Milw. W-14; L-9 Pct.: .609	Bklyn. 8-10, 8-0	Det. 2-1	Cleve. 0-2, 6-4
2. Pitt. W-17; L-12 Pct.: .586	Balt. 9-8, 5-4, 2-3, 1-2 10-7, 3-4, 3-4
3. N.Y. W-17; L-13 Pct.: .567	Cleve. 5-9, 5-1 2-3, 6-5	Bost. 8-7, 2-5 6-4
4. Chicago W-11; L-9 Pct.: .550	Beau. 2-1, 3-1	Chi.(A) 9-8, 7-9
5. Phila. W-14; L-12 Pct.: .538	Bost. 7-9, 17-12 8-2, 3-9, 4-3	N.Y.(A) 8-6	K.City 6-9, 5-14
6. St. Louis W-15; L-14 Pct.: .517	Chi.(A) 2-4, 6-3, 3-1 3-13, 6-7	Det. 9-12, 1-0 10-9
7. Brooklyn W-10; L-14 Pct.: .417	Milw. 10-8, 0-8	Wash. 6-0	N.Y.(A) 14-5, 3-7
8. Cinn. W-8; L-17 Pct.: .320	Wash. 5-8, 13-2, 5-11 2-9, 2-5	Lynch. 9-1

RECORD BREAKERS

Shelley Mann , tall, trim, brown-haired, 17-year-old high school senior swim star from Arlington, Va., captured three individual titles, churned 250-yard freestyle in 2:49.4 for new U.S. record, teamed with Mary Jane Sears, Betty Mullen and Wanda Werner to cover 400-yard medley relay in 4:33.5, giving Walter Reed Hospital Swim Club of Washington, D.C. credit for world mark in National AAU women's indoor championships at Daytona Beach, Fla.

Betty Mullen of Walter Reed succeeded Shelley as 100-yard butterfly champion, won in world-record-breaking 1:05.4 in same meet.

Jack Ballew, Dell Estey, John Samarin and Ken Harpham of Bellflower, Calif. High School ran four-mile relay in 18:55, bettered national inter-scholastic standard by 1.8 seconds in special race at Santa Ana College Easter Relays at Santa Ana, Calif. Old record: 18:56.8.

BASEBALL

President Dwight D. Eisenhower threw out first ball at Washington, munched popcorn, cheered spiritedly, watched Manager Charley Dressen's Senators trounce Baltimore Orioles 12-5 before 26,684 in American League opener. Pitcher Bob Porterfield went route for Nats, who shelled five Oriole throwers for 10 hits. In National League, Chicago Cubs disappointed 32,195 Cincinnati fans, beat Redlegs 7-5 on home runs by Gene Baker and Harry Chiti. Big Ted Kluszewski also homered for losers.

Wake Forest , Atlantic Coast Conference favorite, exploded for three runs in eighth, whipped North Carolina State 8-5, captured Dixie Classic title at Durham, N.C.

Tom Blackburn, slender Duke University right-hander, made first start for Blue Devils, earned 10-0 no-hit, no-run victory over Rollins College in third-place game. Blackburn struck out eight, walked three, retired last 13 batters in order.

GOLF
Cary Middlecoff , lanky, sharpshooting former dentist from Memphis, began play in Masters at Augusta, Ga. with first-round 72, took over lead with amazing near-record 65, then added 72 to hold four-stroke edge over Ben Hogan going into final 18 holes. An aggressive 70 on last round gave him championship with 279, record-breaking seven strokes ahead of runner-up Hogan, who finished with 73 for 286. Sammy Snead was third with 287, followed by Bob Rosburg, Mike Souchak and Julius Boros, who matched last year's winning score of 289 to tie for fourth.

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