Cards Crowd Braves In Hot NL Scramble
The St. Louis Cardinals surge toward first place in the National League after a July run, winning five straight including a 5-1 comeback over the Giants. Milwaukee holds top spot as Brooklyn and Cincinnati chase. in the American League New York leads with key wins, while Chicago White Sox and Tigers also win. A separate note covers the opening day of the nationals and a four day meet at John B. Kelly pools with 300 swimmers and CBS coverage.
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ED Wilks
Associated Press
St. Louis Cardinals
Pittsburgh
Milwaukee
New York Giants
Brooklyn
Chicago
Ed Roebuck
Cubs
Dodgers
Cincinnati
Philadelphia
New York
Kansas City
Chicago White Sox
Washington
United States
John B. Kelly
Teleivision
CBS
Basilio Set for Robinson Title Clash at Yankee Stadium
Carmen Basilio, 30, from Whitengo New York, prepares for the middleweight title bout against Sugar Ray Robinson at Yankee Stadium on September 23. Basilio vows to “knock Robinson off his high horse” and criticizes Robinson as greedy and arrogant.
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New York
Pion
Carmen Basilio
Ray Robinson
Yankee Stadium
Robinson
Ahittenengo
N.Y
Sugar Ray
Carmen
Basilio
Baseball Standings and Scores From Major Leagues
American League standings show New York leading with 65 wins and Chicago second at 61. Boston 54, Cleveland 50, Detroit 49, Baltimore 46. National League lists Milwaukee 60, St Louis 59, Brooklyn 57, Philadelphia 56, Cincinnati 55, New York 43. Recent results and upcoming games noted.
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New York
Chicago
Boston
Cleveland Se
Detroit
Baltimore
Kansas City
Washington
Formieles
Stobbs
Kansas
Cleveland
Milwaukee
St. Louis
Brooklyn
Philadelphia
Cincinnati
Pittsburgh
Poholsky
Simmons
Jeffcoat
Lawrence
Antonelli
Jones
Denver
Charleston
Omaha
Louisville
Minneapolis
Wichita
Indianapolis
St. Paul
Austin
Oklahoma City
Shreveport
Fort Worth
Tulsa
San Antonio
Chanute Elks Place Second in District Tourney
The Chanute Elks junior baseball team will not enter the state tournament in Abilene this weekend. Chanute placed second to El Dorado in the El Dorado District tournament, losing 14 to 11 in the finals. Chanute’s battery featured Bob Franklin, Larry Powell and Tom Lindblad on the mound with Gary Steele catching.
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Chanute Elks
Abilene
Tommy Baughn
Elks
Kansas
Dubuque
Chanute
el Dorado
National AAU Meet Opens With Breen Lead Swimmers
The 1957 men's National AAU outdoor swimming and diving championships begin in Philadelphia with George Breen of Buffalo AC as the first defending champion to compete. Breen, last year's 1500 meter and 409 meter freestyle titleholder, is scheduled to race.
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Philadelphia
George Breen
Buffalo
Breen
Fight Results from Miami Beach and Porthcawl
The AP reports two bouts with Francisco Gavi... wait.
Gavilan Beats Ortega in Ten Round Welterweight Bout
Gavilan, former welterweight champion, defeated Gaspar Ortega in a 10 round unanimous decision in Miami Beach. Ortega’s manager Api Rodriguez acknowledged Gavilan’s superior attack noting no knockdowns occurred as Gavilan pressed with brutal body work and claimed control in seven rounds on most scorecards. Gavilan weighed 153 pounds to Ortega's 146.
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Miami Beach
Fla
Kid Gavilan
Carmen Basilio
Gavilan
Gaspar
Ortega
Mexicali
Mexico
API Rodriguez
Rodriguez
Junior Golfers Compete At Chanute Country Club
Twenty six junior golfers took part in the weekly program at Chanute Country Club yesterday. Mahlon Gray led low gross with 38 and low net with 32 in the handicap tournament. Prizes were awarded for low on three holes to Daisy Willis Barbara Banla Kent Ulrich and Terry Cathers. Yama Bahama later known as Wulaim Butler won two of three boxing bouts in 1956.
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Chanute Country Club
Mahlon Gray
Daisy Willis
Barbara Banla
Kent Ulrich
Terry Cathers
Cardinals Rally Past Giants to Tighten NL Pennant Chase
Herm Wehmeier pitched a complete game with four strikeouts as the St. Louis Cardinals beat the New York Giants 5-1. Alvin Dark drove in two runs with four singles, lifting the Red Birds while remaining a half game back of Milwaukee.
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Associated Press
St. Louis Cardinals
Milwaukee
St. Louis
Herm
Whemneir
Alvin Dark
Dark
Red Birds
New York Giants
Wehmeier
Cardinal
Cardinals
Husky
Hank Sauer
Redbirds
New York
Yankees
Kansas City
A’s
Virgil Trucks
A's
Billy Martin
Tom Gorman
Bill Skowron
Gil McDougald
Bragan Clowns In Protest Of Umpires
Milwaukee crowd watches Pirates manager Bobby Bragan mock umpires with an orange drink stunt after being banished by Stan Landes during the Pirates Braves game. Bragan calls for Cascoli’s umpire team to be broken up and absorbed by others while NL President Warren Giles clarifies the league decides umpire assignments.
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Bobby Bragan
Pittsburgh
Frank Cascoli
Buccos
Stan Landes
Landes
Bragan
Dascoli
Price
Frank Secory
Bill Baker
National League
Warren Giles
Cascoli
Former KU gridster waived by Lions in surprise release
Detroit Lions released four players yesterday including former Kansas University football lineman Dick Reinking. Reinking, a Manchester New Hampshire native and 1955 Manchester Central High School basketball star, played tackle for KU and also starred in lacrosse at the university. The move comes as the Lions reshuffle in the post season waiver period.
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Detroit
University of Kansas
Golden Golf Tourney Opens with Wealthy Pro Purses
Chicago starts the first section of golf's money tournament at Tom O Shanter with 237 players teeing off. Men pros chase 3500 top in 72 holes while women pros compete for 6000 in a 15000 purse. The World Championships next week offer 50200 total and a 50000 prize plus an exhibition contract. Harney, 28, Worcester, Mass., led men pro qualifiers with 6 under par 68.
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Bob Toski
Arnold Palmer
Bill Casper
Don Finsterwald
Peter Thomson
Australia
Ken Venturi
Don Whitt
Paul Harney
Harney
Worcester
Mass
Public Links Semifinals Set After Two Round Qualifiers
In Hershey Pa 16 golfers began two rounds toward the semifinals of the 32nd National Public Links championship. Notables include Eddie Schnurr 16 Don Essig 18 Jack S S Chan 49 Elmer Clutes 42 and defending champ James Junie Buxbaum 39. Buxbaum led qualifiers with 71 71 and won two early matches 4 3 and 5 4.
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Hershey
Eddie Schnurr
Louisville, Ky
Don Essig
Louisiana State University
Indianapolis
Jack S. S. Chan
Elmer Clutes
Antioch
Calif
James
Junie) Buxbaum
Memphis
Tenn
Buxbaum
Publinx
Hershey Park
Mervin Isaacman
Harrisburg
Robert Nordstrom
Minneapolis
Bo Jets Meet Wichita Bombers In Non Pro Finals
The Wichita Bo Jets face the defending champion Wichita Bombers in the Kansas Non-pro Baseball Tournament finals in Wichita. The Bo Jets advanced with a 7 1 victory over the Topeka Deckers, while the Bombers reached the final as the last unbeaten team after beating Wichita CIO 7 2.
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Iuhl
Bo-Jets
Wichita Bombers
Kansas
Topeka Deckers
Bombers
Wichita Cio
Public notices and personal notices from Altoona area
Movements and events include the Cooper family relocating to Neodesha, Grange meeting at Butts school with Master Bryan Brake presiding, Newland family reunion planned for McLachlin park Thayer on August 4, and multiple visits, trips, and illnesses involving local residents.
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George Cooper
Albert Tucker
Neodesha
H. D. Clayton
Alta Aldridge
County Grange
Butts School
Bryan Brake
Sorghum Valley Grange
Clayton
Newland
McLachlin Park
Thayer
Royle Stafford
Washington
Oregon
Floyd Bowers
Wichita
Emma Cranor
John Cranor
Methodist
Neodeska
Lewis French
Baby
Oswego
French
Erle Haring
Don
Kathy
Northwest
Sherbenou Chamberlain
Idaho
J. T. Turner
Mabel Beaty
Lila Pitts
California
Pitts
Walter Crowder
Maude Clayton
George Hull
Ottawa
Raymond Hull
Akron
Ohio
Mazie Falk
Clarence Burkhart
Great Bend
Herbert Elliott
Jack Cranor
A. B. Cummins
Homer Wiles
Augusta
Ella Wiles
Frank Stanley
Doris
States
Canada
Robert Stanley
Mandan
N.D
Colorado Springs
Community Visitors and Reunions Aboard and Nearby
Sunday dinner guests included Mrs. Harry Stiles and children of Independence and relatives of the Stiles family. Navy veterans Lee Willims and Charles Stiles shared a visit after service on the USS Oak Hill. A Newland Reunion is planned for Thayer Park on Sunday August 4 as part of local social events.
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Lone Elm
Harry Stiles
Harry E. Stiles
Charles Stiles
Eva Shoat
Carol Ann
Independence
Lee Willims
Inman
Willims
Stiles
Oakhill
Navy
Harvey Bentley
Fredonia
George French
Carl Kimzey
Longton
Newland
Thayer Park
Harley Fraser
Glenn Roy Berg
Coffeyville
Dale Johnson
Louis D. Stiles
Howard Splane
Chanute
Roy Berg
Wayne
Osawatomie
Loyd Sloniker
Glen Roy Berg
Jessie Osborn
Bryant Rest Home
Social Roundup From Wichita To Parsons
Mrs. Charley Copeland welcomed visitors in Wichita on Sunday. Ethel James and the Bergs family toured, with Earl Berg and Larry Bradshaw vacationing in Arizona and California. The Bergs attended a Miller reunion in Newton after a Wichita start. Coffeyville's Ralph Copeland visited Harry Berg and Mrs Hudson. Leslie Brooks and friends bought a new car. Fredonia’s Franz Byington and Martha joined Bergs and Hudson Monday. Bethel Ladies Aid drew Mrs Berg and others. Dwight Berk stresser hosted a gathering. Charles W. Stiles spent Sunday with W. H. Marquardt in Parsons.
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Charley Copeland
Wichita
Ethel James
Earl Berg
Larry Bradshaw
Arizona
California
Earl Williams
Bergs
Newton
Ralph Copeland
Coffeyville
Harry Berg
Hudson
Leslie Brooks
Franz Byington
Martha
Fredonia
Roy Berg
Glen Berg
Bethel Ladies Aid
Dwight Berkstresser
Charles W. Stiles
W. H. Marquardt
Parsons
No Early Parole For Terrible Touhy
Roger Touhy, once famed as a Chicago gangster, faces no early parole after Gov. Stratton cut his 199 year escape sentence to three years. He already serves 99 years for kidnapping and was jailed at Stateville Penitentiary after a 1934 conviction for kidnapping John Factor.
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Springfield
Ill
Roger (the Terrible
Stateville
Stratton
Parole Eligibility For 1957 Sentence Chiefly Noted
The article notes a defendant in Chanute is eligible for parole after serving one third of his 199 year sentence and had sought executive clemency only on that lengthy term.
Kansas and Nebraska to Exhibit at World Trade Fair
Kansas and Nebraska will represent at the World Trade Fair in Cologne Germany in September with display samples of hard red winter wheat and baked goods. The Kansas Wheat Commission and Nebraska Division of Wheat Development will cover transport for material and staff to New York while the Foreign Agriculture Service pays the remaining costs.
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Dodge City
Kansas
Nebraska
Cologne
Germany
Kansas Wheat Commission
Nebraska Division of Wheat Development
New York
Foreign Agriculture Service
Bledsoe Bound Over On Murder Charges
Kansas City police bound over 31 year old M L Bledsoe to the circuit court on two counts of first degree murder for the July 22 slayings of his parents in law Benjam Webb and wife Ruth Webb, who were 60. The case followed a quarrel over the couple's 10 month old daughter Pauline. Canadian World War II veterans received about 303 million in discharge payments with roughly sixty percent spent on furniture and home repairs.
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Kansas City
Mloren Bledsoe
Jackson
Bernard W. Gnefkow
Bledsoe
Benjam Webb
Ruth
Pauline
Tribune by Carrier at Thirty Cents a Week
An advertisement notes the Tribune is available by carrier for 30 cents weekly, with delivery details and payment terms for readers choosing home delivery.
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the Tribune
Royal Family Impresses Visiting American Bar Association
A BBC of 5,000 Americans including 3,000 Bar Association members met Queen Elizabeth II, the Queen Mother, Prince Philip, and others at Buckingham Palace. Visitors praised the royals as regal and charming, with some humor about Princess Margaret’s absence and questions about Peter Townsend.
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London
Britain
Bar Assn
Elizabeth II
Prince Philip
Princess Royal
Duchess of Kent
Cecil E. Burney
Corpus Christi
Tex
Charles N. Rhyne
District of Columbia
The
Dresden
Mrs. Rhyne
Herbert Brownell
U.S
John Ranck
Lancaster
Nora Snyder
Kansas City
Buckingham Palace
Benjamin Roth
Youngstown
Ohio
Thornton G. Berry
Welch
W.va
Margaret
Peter Townsend
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