Musial and Jones Lift Cardinals to NL Lead
Stan Musial went 4 for 4 with two two run homers and Sad Sam Jones pitched six solid hits as the St. Louis Cardinals blanked the Cubs 8-0 to stretch their lead in the National League. Musial added a single, and Jones walked one while fanning four in a four hit effort through eight and earning his 9th win. The Dodgers and Reds also won, keeping pace with St Louis as Hodges hit a bases loaded homer for the Dodgers and Cincinnati rallied past Philadelphia 4-3.
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Jones
Milwaukee
Redbirds
Cards
Cubs
Dodgers
St. Louis
Tom Poholsky
Sandy Koufax
Hodges
Dick Littlefield
Ernie Banks
Brook
Curt Simmons
Stan Lopata
Rip Repulski
Redlegs
Ed Bailey
Johnny Klippstein
Roy Sievers
White Sox
Larry Doby
Tigers
Duke Maas
Harry Byrd
Frank Lary
Frank Malzone
Bosox
Lary
Norm Zauchin
Ted Lepcio
Mike Fornieles
Baseball Standings and Friday Scores Across Leagues
National League standings list St Louis Milwaukee Brooklyn Cincinnati Philadelphia New York Pittsburgh Chicago with varied records. Friday results show St Louis routed New York 8 to 0 while Brooklyn beat Chicago 12 to 3 and Cincinnati edged Philadelphia 4 to 3. American League leaders include New York Chicago Boston Cleveland Detroit Baltimore Kansas City Washington with Friday night schedules and several planned matchups.
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Brooklyn
Cincinnati
Philadelphia
New York
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Chicago
Law
Drott
Jay
Jeffcoat
Padres
Conley
Saund
Jackson
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Cleveland
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Washington
Mess
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Sullivan
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Terry
Gorman
Johnson
Walker
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Omaha
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Charleston
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Minneapolis
Indianapolis
St. Paul
Wichita Bombers Win Kansas Non-pro Title
The Wichita Bombers defeated the Wichita Bo-Jets 11-1 to clinch the Kansas Non-pro baseball title, completing an undefeated run through the 1957 tournament as defending champions.
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Kansas
Wichita
Wichita Kansas
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Bo-Jets
Passing of Brodie Highlights All-Star Passing Drill
Evanston Illinois report notes John Brodie Stanford quarterback, Curly Lambeau leading pass drills at Northwestern Dyche Stadium. Notre Dame’s Horning, Oklahoma’s Jim Harris, Purdue’s Len Dawson among standouts as linemen emphasize low tackling for the August 9 Soldier Field all star game against the New York Giants.
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Ill
John Brodie
Stanford
Curly Lambeau
Brodie
Northwestern
Dyche Stadium
Collegians
Notre Dame
Paul Hornung
Jim Harris
Oklahoma
Purdue
Len Dawson
New York Giants
Soldier Field
Musial Shatters Records With Four Hits Two Homers
Stan Musial went four for four with two home runs and four RBIs to power the St. Louis Cardinals to an 8-0 win over the New York Giants. He passed Ty Cobb for third in all time extra base hits with 1,140 and moved to second in NL RBI totals with 1,552, behind Mel Ott. Sad Sam Jones held the Giants to six hits as Philadelphia visits St. Louis for a four game set after the A’s were idle.
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Gil Hodges
Cincinnati
Philadelphia
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Washington
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Musial
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Associated Press
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Sam Jones
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Bobby Boyd Set to Face Willie Vaughn in NYC rematch
In New York Boyd and Vaughn meet for a second time in three months at St. Nicholas Arena. Boyd, 23, carries a 44 7 2 record with 22 knockouts aiming to extend a five fight win streak. Vaughn, 24, from Los Angeles, stands 33 15 4 with eight knockouts. NBC telecasts at 8 p.m. EST.
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New York
Chicago
Bobby Boyd
Vaughn
Los Angeles
Kansas Meet Opens With 44 Entrees At Rolling Hills
Forty four entries will tee off today at Rolling Hills Country Club for the opening round of the Kansas Men's Amateur golf tournament. The event is reported in The Tribune.
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Wichita
Rolling Hills Country Club
Kansas
Oliver Tops All American Golf Tour Lead In Tom O'Shanter
Porky Oliver led the All American golf tour second round at Tom O'Shanter with a 66 and 6 under par as 38 pros broke 72. Bill Casper one stroke back at 67. Sammy Snead and four others tied for third at 68. Beverly Hanson and Fay Crocker led the women's pro division with 71.
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Porky
Oliver
Tom O'Shanter
Tam
Snead
Shelley Mayfield
Jericho
N.Y
Tommy Bolt
Los Angeles
Gay Brewer
Cincinnati
Beverly Hanson
Fay Crocker
Clifford Ann Creed
Opelousas
Bob Pratt
Renton
Wash
Howard Everitt
Northfield
N.J
Public Links Semifinals Spotlight Young Don Essig
In Hershey Pennsylvania an 18 year old Indianapolis golfer Don Essig advances to the National Public Links semifinal, aiming to become the youngest Publinx champion in 31 years. He has long shown skill in Public Links and the U S Junior Amateur, with veteran Gene Towry of Dallas among the 36 hole contenders.
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Don Essig
Indianapolis
Publinx
Don
U. S
Hershey Park
Gene Towry
Dallas
Tex
Buxbaum
League Leaders American League Batting and Pitching Totals
The season leaders include Williams of Boston with a .382 batting average and 29 homers. Mantle of New York stands high in several categories with 74 RBIs and 118 hits. Sievers of Washington leads RBIs with 77, while Fox of Chicago and Malzone of Boston tie on 125 hits. Distantly, Barthing of Detroit tops wins with 11 and 13 decisions, and Donavan of Chicago posts a 11-3 record with a .786 winning percentage.
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Boston
Mantle
New York
Woodling
Cleveland
Sievers
Washington
Wertz
Malzone
Fox
Chicago
Barthing
Detroit
Donovan
Grim
National League Batting and Fielding Leaders Highlight 1950s Stat Line
Baseball leaders listed include Aaron of Milwaukee with a .769 on 225 at bats and 137 hits while Musial of St Louis posts a .335 average with 83 runs batted in and 130 hits. Crowe and Ennis also top charts with key totals.
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Aaron
Milwaukee
Musial
St. Louis
Gorat
Pittsburgh
St Louis
Crowe
Cincinnati
Ennis
Schoendienst
Snider
Brooklyn
Schmidt
Sanford
Philadelphia
Padres
Jackson
EUB, St Patrick's win in church league action
EUB exploded for a five run first inning to beat Christians 8 to 3 at Highland Park. Winder and Snowden homered for EUB while Stark's Gooding went deep in the third. St Patrick's topped Stark 5 to 3 in the nightcap as Gooding also homered for Stark.
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Winder
Snowden
Gooding
Knights of Columbus
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High Prairie
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Wells
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Crowl
Grogan
Eastburn
Hazen
Haddan
Butts
Nelson
Ponce
Godinez
Fight Results From Los Angeles to Charlottetown
In Los Angeles Howard King won a 10 round decision over Bob Albright who weighed 188 pounds. West Jordan’s Don Fillmer stopped Joe Mortenson in Salt Lake City after 3 rounds. Roger Rischer outpointed Ruben Vargas in Richmond California over 12 rounds. Dick Hall defeated Cobey McCluskey in Charlottetown in 10 rounds.
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Associated Press
Los Angeles
Howard King
Reno
Nev
Bob Albright
West Jordan
Utah
Don Fillmer
Joe Mortenson
Salt Lake City
Richmond
Calif
Roger Rischer
Oakland
Ruben Vargas
Charlottetown
Dick Hall
Boston
Cobey McCluskey
Wahoo Honors Sam Crawford
Wahoo Nebraska prepares a testimonial luncheon to honor Hall of Fame player Sam Crawford. The piece recalls Crawford walking 20 miles to seek his first baseball job and later winning fame after a long major league career with Detroit. His wife accompanies him for the hometown celebration.
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Wahoo, Neb
Sam Crawford
N. C. Abbott
Sam
Crawford
Wahoo
Fremont
Neb
Abbott
Detroit
Attractive A and H Hospitalization contracts offered
American National Insurance seeks brokers and general agents of high caliber to distribute versatile A and H hospitalization policies with top commissions. Interested parties should contact Jack Molasky at 6665 Delmar, St. Louis, Missouri.
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A&h
American National Insurance Company
Jack Molasky
Delmar
St. Louis
Missouri
Humboldt visitors attend Howard wedding and centennial plans
Margaret Amos of Seattle visits Humboldt and Parsons relatives before heading to Mission and Chicago on a broad tour abroad. Announcements report Jane Elizabeth Jeffries and Lt. John Hubbard Bollinger wed in Kansas City on July 6 and their Riverside California residence. The Humboldt centennial celebration was discussed at the Ministerial Alliance meeting.
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Margaret Amos
Seattle
Wash
A. L. Googins
Finney Walls
Humboldt
Jack Amos
Parsons
Mission
Frederic Amos
Chicago
Richard Amos
Jane Elizabeth Jeffries
John Hubbard Bollinger
Kansas City
Broadway Methodist Church
Joseph Paul McLaren
Jack R. Jeffries
Joplin
John Merle Bollinger
Long Beach
Calif
Bollinger
H. M. Webb
Jeffries
Harvey Middendorf
Gregory
Brian
Staten Island
N.Y
H. Middendorf
Chanute
Ministerial Alliance
September Meeting Dates and Local Church Activities
Details of church participation plans to be discussed at a meeting at 8 p.m. on August 13 at the Methodist church. Rev. Lloyd Webber and family visiting relatives in the area. Webber to guest minister at the Baptist church Sunday. Will Hoke party attended Falkner family reunion in Joplin with 55 relatives from multiple states. Elvira Jenkins, a sister of Mrs. Hoke, visited Humboldt. Shara and Sandra Morris of Kansas City spent last weekend in Humboldt with their parents.
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Methodist Church
Lloyd Webber
Webber
Baxter Springs
Hazel Kelly
Baptist Church
Will Hoke
Joretta
Joplin
Local Diary Notes From Chanute Tribune Readers
From Chanute Tribune August 2 1957 a series of social notes report visits and guests. J A Van Nice and family hosted J A Van Nice Jr at Emporia. Norma Kraus of St Louis visited her mother Mrs P C Kraus. The Kraus family recently returned from Denver. Nat Armel hosted his daughter Mrs Harlan Johnson and grandchildren from Indiana. Bill Fowler and Roger returned from Emporia after visiting relatives.
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Tulsa
J. A. van Nice
J. A. van Nice Jr
Emporia
P. C. Kraus
Norma Kraus
St. Louis
Denver
Clifford Kraus
Nat Armel
Harlan Johnson
Indiana
Bill Fowler
Roger
Egg Head for Beer in Seagull Nest Theft Case
Rogers City Michie De ward Rickley 42 of St. Ignace pleaded guilty to possessing eggs of a wild bird. He admitted robbing seagulls nests to get eggs for his beer.
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Rogers City
Michie
Deward Rickley
St. Ignace
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