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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1957
Page
8
Enos Slaughter age 41 drives the Yankees with five hits in a doubleheader sweep of Cleveland as New York extends its lead. He ties and then delivers a three run homer and a clutch single to cap an 8 5 win. The Cardinals slip half a game in the NL despite a 4 1 victory.
Roberto de Vicenzo holds a four stroke lead at the All American Golf Tournament in Chicago after 54 holes with a 203 total. Sam Snead trails in second at 207, while Paul Harney stands at 208 and Bill Casper with Dow Finsterwald at 210. In the women's amateur, Clifford Ann Creed leads with 241 and Jackie Pung tops the women's pro division at 226.
National and American leagues report standings led by St Louis and New York with several doubleheaders and extra inning results. Sunday's schedule features New York at Brooklyn with Crowe facing Drysdale and varied minor league scores across the circuit.
Ray Perez of San Jose California, a Hawaiian team serviceman, was named the most colorful fighter at the international amateur boxing tournament held in Seattle. He defeated Jose Rigores of Cuba in the 112 pound final to win one of ten diamond belts. The United States earned the team trophy with seven finalists and three weight titles, including John Stewart of St Louis stopping Mike Mercred of Canada in 0:35 of the second round for the heavyweight crown.
Buffalo Bisons shortstop Mike Baxes, 26, hits two grand slams in a single International League game to become the league’s newest member of the two grand slams in one game fraternity. His feat follows his earlier attempt with Kansas City Athletics cut short by light duties.
Istick belted two grand slam homers and added two singles in the opener of a doubleheader against Havana, driving in ten runs as Buffalo rolled to a 20 to 1 victory.
Missouri Valley coaches labeled Houston as the strongest squad and the team to beat defending champion. Tulsa coach Bobby Dodds praised Houston’s personnel and called the Cougars the class of the league amid a two day meeting. Cincinnati’s George Blackburn and North Texas State’s Odus Mitchell offered contrasting views while noting personnel changes. Sixteen lettermen return at North Texas. Officials and coaches reviewed league rules and film.
Boston’s Ted Williams, nearing his 39th birthday, boosts his average to .389 after a strong surge since the All Star game. He concedes reaching .400 may be unlikely due to aging legs, but credits two days of rest in Detroit for renewed energy as he closes in on Mickey Mantle in the American League race.
Promoter Roddy Brenner presents a Monday New Faces program at St Nicholas Arena featuring Eddie Lynch versus Danny Russo in an eight round main event. Also on the card are Bill Flamio, Johnny Gorman, Calvin Davis, and Eddie Thompson, all New Yorkers, with DuMont televising some areas at 8 30 p m CST. Spider Webb meets Charley Joseph in a Chicago Stadium rematch to be shown on ABC TV. Sugar Hart challenges Virgil Akins in Cleveland in a 10 round NBC radio TV bout.
The Cardinals split a doubleheader with Philadelphia with a 5-4 loss in 12 innings in the opener. Roy Smalley and Ed Bouchee sparked the rally in the 12th as Rip Repulski walked in the winning run. Harvey Haddix pitched six plus innings in relief for St Louis. Lindy McDaniel earned his ninth win in the nightcap, keeping the Cardinals ahead by a half game over Milwaukee. Wally Moon’s 20 game hitting streak ended with the loss and McDaniel produced perhaps the shortest double in history by popping a ball to second and reaching second. The Cards head into a three game series with the Cubs. At Baltimore the A’s were blanked 5-0 by Billy Loes who improved to 11-7. Portocarrero lost for the A’s paired with Ralph Terry as Bill Skowron noted the only multi hit effort.
Dennis of Independence who has two state match play titles finished with a 2 hole total of 285 to win the inaugural Kansas Medal Play. He posted rounds of 70 and 72 on rolling Hills Country Club in windy conditions and remained the only sub par four round. He led by two after 54 holes and extended to seven strokes over Max Cole of Wichita at the finish.
Max Teeter, a retired city employee, is mobile again after a severe foot injury. While mowing John Bass’s lawn a mower blade broke through his shoe and cut his foot requiring amputation of one toe. The surgery occurred at the Erie Clinic.
In Dubuque Illinois Chicago Heights Illinois beat Chanute Kansas 3 0 to win the Midwest district elimination series of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Teenage Baseball. The Illinois team earned a trip to the national finals in Hershey Pennsylvania. Chanute advanced by defeating Emmetsburg Iowa 4 3 in a two extra innings game Saturday.
Bill Hillbrant of Iola drove No. 20 to win the trophy dash in Cha nute Racing Association stock car races last night. Fast Car led by Ronnie Fowler, Fred Collins and Spencer. Arnett a newcomer after a previous spill. Morgan of Chanute sidelined by a Coffeyville spill but returns soon.
A Friday night baby shower for Mrs. Jake Whitworth was hosted by Mmnes and neighbors at the Clark Fleming home with 24 guests, prizes and gifts. Ernest Moon visited his mother Mrs. Mary Moon, 89, in Coffeyville while Linda Sparks visited with her Cha nute grandparents. Duane Ferguson earned his commission as a second lieutenant from Pittsburg ROTC and will report to Fort Sill September 7. Mabel Colaw announced the BPW district leaders council and workshop to be held in Cherryvale next Sunday with reservations via Miss Dolaw. Neosho County rural carriers and families held a watermelon feed at Highland Park in Chanute. Erie attendees included L. G. Rice and grandchildren Linda and Mike. William Yates also mentioned.
The Philadelphia Zoo celebrates Bamboo the gorilla's 30th anniversary. Arrived in 1927 as a small animal, Bamboo now stands six feet tall and weighs over 400 pounds. His age is estimated at 31, about 62 in human years.
YONKERS New York grocer William Polinsky laid a pickle trap to deter burglars. He placed open five gallon jars on a trap door between basement and main floor. A burglar entered, opened the door and stole $20 despite the jars, and the trap did not fire.
In Jackson Michigan two inmates from Southern Michigan attempted a break from the state’s large walled facility. Cle tus R McKeon 24 escaped through a basement pipe hole while Robert E. Crouse 23 became wedged and could not follow.
In Chanute a man’s desperate yells for help Monday Aug 5 1957 triggered guards to race to his aid as part of a reported disturbance. The incident spurred prompt response and preliminary investigations by local authorities.
Rainfall across most of New England ended a drought that began last May. Rhode Island received its first widespread rain since April 9, and Cape Cod saw heavy totals at 3.02 inches in Barnstable. Massachusetts used 21 cloud seeding generators to maximize rain, while Southern Vermont had no rainfall and suffered damage from a windstorm though there were no casualties.
The USS Sperry, named for Dr. Elmer A. Sperry, inventor and pioneer of submarine instrumentation, refitted and repaired more than 144 U S combat submarines in the Pacific in World War II.
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