Newcombe Near 20 Wins as Dodgers Win 3-0
Big Don Newcombe earned his 17th win and eighth straight as the Dodgers blanked Pittsburgh 3-0. He extended scoreless streak to 33 innings, closing in on NL records for consecutive shutouts and scoreless innings. The Dodgers stayed 12 behind the Braves, while Phillies swept the Giants and moved closer in the NL race.
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Pea
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Newk
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Philadelphia
Larry Doby
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Louis Skizas
Vic Power
Athletics
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Suitcase) Simpson
Wally Moon
St. Louis Cardinals
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Redlegs
Moon
Stan Musial
Philadelphia Phillies
Stark Triumphs In Ninth Inning Thriller
Stark edged St Patrick’s 5 to 3 in extra innings to stay within church league action at Highland Park. A two run surge in the top of the ninth sealed the win for Stark after Sailors homer in the Stark lineup and A Rodriguez homer for St Patrick’s. The Methodists cruised past Nazarenes 22 to 7 with eight runs in the second inning and six more in the third. Tonight at 9 p m First Baptists meet Colfax as Knights of Columbus beat Lutherans in the opener.
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St. Patrick's
Highland Park
A. Rodriguez
First Baptists
Colfax
Knights of Colmbus
D. White
McKenzie
Patton
Rubew
Autry
Hoke
Shields
de la Tore
St. Pat's
Haddan
Nelson
A. Godinez
P. Perez
A's Fall To White Sox In Two Extra-Inning Games
The Chicago White Sox edged the Kansas City A's 5-4 and 4-3 in 10 innings at Comiskey Park. Walt Dropo doubled and scored on Jim Rivera's 10th inning triple in the first game, then singled home in the same frame.
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Associated Press
Chicago White Sox
Kansas City
A’s
Comiskey Park
Walt Dropo
Jim Rivera
Baseball Scores and Standings Across Leagues
National League leaders include Brooklyn Milwaukee Chicago and New York with results from Tuesday and Wednesday games. American League standings show New York Cleveland Boston Chicago and Detroit atop the table with several scheduled matchups and results noted. Also mentioning Needles as the tenth Kentucky Derby winner candidate having trained at Hialeah in Florida.
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Brooklyn
Cinemtatt Cos OO
T. Louis
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
Chicago
New York
Berts
Hearn
St. Louis
Poholsky
Wehmeier
Trowbridge
Phil Hips
Munger
Cincinnati
Klippstein
Cleveland
Boston
Detroit
Baltimore
Washington
Kansas City
Ditmar
Hoeft
Turley
Stewart
C. Johnson
Parnell
Aguirre
Wynn
Pierce
Charleston
Louisville
St. Paul
Indianapolis
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Minneapolis
Omaha
Denver
San Antonio
Shreveport
Oklahoma City
Dallas
Fort Worth
Tulsa
Austin
Hoston
Colorado Springs
Sioux City
Needles
Hialeah Race Track
Florida
Ted Williams Fined 5000 For Spitting At Fans
Boston slugger Ted Williams receives a 5000 fine for spitting at Boston fans after a 11th inning misplay against New York. Club officials including Joe Cronin and Tom Yawkey condemn the act while Williams pledges no further spitting and hints at retirement.
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Ted Williams
Boston
Red Sox
New York
Joe Cronin
Tom Yawkey
Cronin
Yawkey
Williams
South Carolina
Ted
Perry Wins Narrow Decision in Detroit Bout
In Detroit, John L. Perry outpointed Lester Felton in a close contest. The match featured Perry delivering precise punches against Felton as both fighters traded rounds. Felton hails from Windsor Ontario, with Perry listed as battle participant from Kansas City.
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Riquez
Kansas City
Windsor
John L. Perry
Detroit
Lester Felton
Pac Coast Presidents Communicate After Faculty Review
In Portland nine Pacific Coast Conference schools faced the faculty for two days of sessions to review confessional reports. The goal was to ensure equitable fines and probations for UCLA Washington USC and California while considering possible new penalties. The four cited schools faced suspensions or postseason bans, with varying durations. Oregon Washington State Oregon State Stanford and Idaho remained untouched for now.
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Orc
UCLA
Washington
USC
California
Glenn Seaborg
Seaborg
Southern California
Oregon
Washington State
Oregon State
Stanford
Idaho
Boston Johnny Saxton versus Barry Allison bout results
Johnny Saxton from New York outpointed Barry Allison of Springfield in a 10 round non-title light middleweight bout. Ike Chestnut of New York outpointed Jesse Rod of Montreal in a separate 10 round lightweight contest.
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Associated Press
Boston
Johnny Saxton
New York
Barry Allison
Springfield
Mass
Montreal
Ike Chestnut
Jesse Rod
California Boxing Rules Change Urged by State Panel
A Sacramento committee urged drastic boxing reform in California, recommending revoking licenses of major figures including Los Angeles matchmaker Babe McCoy and promoter Cal Eaton, and Oakland promoter Jimmy Murray. The probe cited fight fixing and cheating, with 26 license revocations proposed.
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Sacramento
Calif
California
Goodwin J. Knight
Babe McCoy
Cal Eaton
Los Angeles
Jimmy Murray
Oakland
DiMaggios
Joe Dislagg
James
Dom DiMaggio
Worla Rgures
McCoy
Eaton
Robert Eaton
Govisnight
Chanute Tribune Front Page August 8 1956
The Chanute Tribune reports local news and events from Chanute Kansas dated August 8 1956 including community notices and regional brief items. The edition highlights civic updates, school notes, and area happenings with brief reports typical of mid century local papers.
California Promoter Reform Urged Overhaul System
A reform report urges California to adopt a New York style one man rule with a paid commission chairman to curb illegal combinations of managers and promoters. The recommendation targets industry backgrounds and conflicts in boxing and related events.
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California
New York
Morgan and Brown In TV Bout Tonight
Chicago news desk reports a ten round lightweight bout tonight at Chicago Stadium between L C Morgan of Youngstown Ohio and Henry Brown of Philadelphia The fight will be shown nationally on ABC at 8 p m CST with both fighters prominent in the ring
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Chicago
L. C. Morgan
Youngstown
Ohio
Henry (Toothpick) Brown
Philadelphia
Chicago Stadium
ABC
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