Dressen Named Milwaukee Braves Manager for Two Years
Charles Chuck Dressen veteran Dodgers coach signed a two year contract to manage the Milwaukee Braves. The deal follows reports by The Associated Press and he will replace Fred Haney who resigned weeks ago. Dressen, 61, guided the Dodgers to NL pennants in 1952 and 1953 and has a long coaching background with Oakland the Senators and Washington. A news conference in Chicago will reveal contract terms and Dressen is slated to attend.
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Chuck) Dressen
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Stevearold Miessen
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Brooklyn
Washington
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Cookie Lavagetto
New York Giants
Bobby Thomson
New York Yankees
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Walter O'Malley
Charley
Decatur
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Three Eye
World Series Opens in Japan Giants vs Nankai Hawks
Tokyo Giants, Central League champions, face Osaka Nankai Hawks in a best of seven series. All 30,000 seats sold, tickets resold above face value. Nationwide attention as Japan tunes in to TV, radio, and cinema coverage seeking to crown the season’s heir to the world title.
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Conley Voted Comeback Player In National League
Boston report says Philadelphia pitcher Gere Conley, 6 foot 8, was voted the National League comeback player of the year by Baseball Writers Association of America. He received 168 of 168 votes after a 1958 season plagued by injury and a 6–? record. The finger injury in mid-August limited him, leaving a 3.00 earned run average. Gene had been traded to Philadelphia last spring.
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Philadelphia
Three Teams Tied for First In WNE League
With five weeks played, Orchard Lanes Westfield and Midtown Springfield and Bowling Center Westfield share first place at 3 1. Bowing Center swept Agawam Bowl and Midtown beat Agawam to reach the deadlock. Orphaned Lanes tied for first in the standings. Mount View Willimansett and Al’s Green also close behind in a tight Western New England Cardlepin Bowling League. Frank Furman posted a high single string and Howie Miller led in totals for the season.
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Pratches
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Baseball Averages and All Star Tales From 1920s Echoes
The article recalls Elroy Face as a Pirates pitcher in the NL All Stars led by Willie Mays, with notes on Mantle's AL team and a Penn Princeton televised game. It somberly traces weight myths of Notre Dame’s Four Horsemen, Yale greats, and early 20th century football heroics while weaving in minor league shifts, World Series payouts, and farm system tweaks. It mentions Yale Navy games, Brav es and Yankees trades, and winter leagues shaping 1960s rosters.
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Japan
Charlies E. Stewart
Biltsfeld High
Colgate University
Thorpe
Canton Bulldogs
Jack Dempsey
Jess Willard
Toledo
Ohio
Dempsey
Willard
Michigan State Whips Penn State In Cross Country
Michigan State University cross country defeated Penn State 21 to 40 on a rain soaked five mile course at MSU. Captain Fardy Kennedy won in 26 08.8 about 100 meters ahead of teammate Wi Reynolds. Penn State led by Stephen Moorhead in third and Richard Fagelorink in fourth.
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Penn State
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Wi Reynolds
Stephen Moorhead
Richard Fagelorink
Spartan
Rams Guard Lansford Suffered Ruptured Kidney
The Los Angeles Rams suffered a setback as offensive guard Buck Lansford was hospitalized with a ruptured kidney, believed to have occurred in the Green Bay game last Sunday, dimming hopes for victory over Detroit.
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Cards Jackson Resumes Sports Writing
Boise Idaho IPT report Larry Jackson of the St. Louis Cardinals has joined the Idaho Evening Statesman as sports editor directing the paper’s sports page for a fourth year. He will write a daily column and provide readers with an inside picture of happenings in major league baseball camps.
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St. Louis Cardinals
Idaho Evening Statesman
Boise Hurler
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Top Soccer Contenders Named for National Championship
STORRS Conn UPI the leading contenders for the national collegiate soccer championship were named Friday. Semifinal and final rounds will be at the University of Connecticut next month with preliminary rounds in six regions. New England leaders include Trinity Yale Bridgeport and Fitchburg Mass Teachers.
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Snipe Hunting Grows Popular Near Manila
In the Philippines snipe hunting is a lively field sport near Manila requiring shotgun shells and rugged legs for muddy paddies. Snipes are fast birds. locals enjoy liberal laws, license requirements, and the occasional stray farm animal as a minor issue.
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Philippines
Maxwell Club creates Bert Bell Memorial Award
The Maxwell Football Club announced the Bert Bell Memorial Award will honor the outstanding professional football player in the United States each year.
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Maxwell Football Club
Bert Bell
United States
Aqueduct Doubled Purses Upset to 200000 in Doubleheader
The New York Racing Association staged a 3200,000 Aqueduct doubleheader with two divisions of the Man O War handicap each offering 100,000. Eleven horses ran the first division and twelve the second, led by Bald and Tudor Era, with other entries including Inside Tract, Babu, Langton Breeze, and Promised Land. The first division purse reached 153,050 with 72,382.50 to the winner, while the second division’s winner would take 73,032.50 from a 114,050 gate. The second race was set to be broadcast by CBS at 3:30 p.m. with a taped prelude to the first.
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Golf Buddies Face Each Other In Senior Finals
Walter Pease of Plainfield New Jersey and Paul Dunkel of Hackensack New Jersey reached the North and South Seniors final in Pinehurst North Carolina after Pease edged Tom Robbins 1 up and Dunkel defeated Norvell Jr. three up. The longtime friends were 63 and 58 respectively and both over par in the 72 par course.
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Sox Take AL Lead Early In July Surge
The Chicago White Sox grabbed the American League lead on July 28 and held it thereafter, topping the standings for the remainder of the season.
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Conference Battles Top College Games This Weekend
College football moves into key conference showdowns with LSU awaiting Florida while Mississippi faces Arkansas in SEC action. Georgia Tech meets Tulane and Notre Dame hosts Northwestern as top teams clash across the nation in a crowded Saturday slate.
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Ollie Dunlap Rated Greatest Vermont High School Player
Ollie Dunlap, Bellows Free Academy star in St. Albans, VT, dominates with 1,197 rushing yards in five games, 148 points, 10 extra points, and a 29.6 point per game average. A two year all Vermont selection and multi sport standout, he draws college attention as scouts praise his speed and toughness while critics note defensive gaps.
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Bob White
Madison Cafe Keeps City League Dominance With Win
The Madison Cafe bowling team extended its lead in the City League by defeating West Shore Club 4 0 last night at New Jefferson Alleys. Mohawk Beverages upset Golden Tap to climb to a tie for fifth, while Dutton Package Store and Frankie Martin's remain close behind in second and third. Tony Trapani led Madison Cafe with a 369 series, and high game honors went to Dom Strizzi of Martin's with 146.
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