Braves Romp Ahead and Athletics Sweep Tribe
The Braves pull 5 1/2 games ahead as Conley and the Milwaukee rotation dominate. St. Louis falls behind after a 5-1 loss while Brooklyn and Philadelphia drop in the NL standings. In the American League, the Yankees lead 5 1/2 after a 7-2 win over Baltimore as Chicago and Cleveland split and Detroit struggles. Pirates beat Brooklyn 6-2, with Law and Whammy Douglas on the mound for Pittsburgh.
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Conley
Burdette
Buhl
Milwaukee
Nore
Braves
Gene Conley
Warren Spahn
Lew Bourdette
Bob ‘Buhl
St. Louis
Brooklyn
Pittsburgh
Philadelphia
New York
Cincinnati
Chicago
Strails
New York Yankees
Yanks
Baltimore
Detroit
Boston
Washington
Kansas City
Cleveland
Pirates
Bill Mazewski
Vern Law
Charles Whammy
Douglas
Clem Labine
Roger Craig
Jack Sanford
Curt Barclay
Polo Grounds
Sanford
Phils
Danny O'Conner
Barclay
Avene
Louis Eeteee
Sly Cincinnati
Walther League Meets at Oklahoma State University
The Walther League international convention opened at Stillwater Oklahoma with about 2500 delegates from across the United States and five Canadian provinces. The five day gathering includes 000 members in 13 countries and elections for officers were set for today. Carl Heldt of Evansville Indiana serves as president and Rev William Hillmer of St Louis welcomes delegates urging active church work beyond church walls.
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Stillwater
Okla
International Convention of Lutheran Church Walther League
Oklahoma State
United States
New England
Canada
Carl Heldt
Evansville
Ind
William Hillmer
St Louis
The
Lutheran Church, Missouri Synod
Bill Muncey Wins Speedboat Classic
Bill Muncey drove Miss Thriftway to victory in the 50th Gold Cup on Lake Washington. He won two of three heats and finished second in the final dash, averaging 101.933 mph over 30 miles. Police estimated half a million spectators watched along the shoreline.
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Seattle
Bill Muncey
Miss Thriftway
Muncey
Lake Washington
Gale V
Detroit
United States Extends Wightman Cup Winning Streak
The United States secured its 21st consecutive Wightman Cup victory with Wimbledon champion Althea Gibson defeating Christine Truman 6 4 6 2 in Sewickley Pa. The American side, led by Dorothy Head Knode of Forest Hills, dominated the competition amid rain interruptions yesterday.
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Sewickley
United States
Althea Run
Christine Truman
Jorothy Head Knode
Forest Hills
Regional Baseball Scores From Various Leagues
American Association results include Denver 6 Louisville 2 and Indianapolis 3 Minneapolis 3 while St Paul 2 Wichita 3 and Omaha 4-1. Southern Association Nashville 9 Memphis 1, Chattanooga 6 Little Rock 5, Mobile 6 Birmingham 5. Texas League San Antonio 9 Dallas 6 Austin 7 Fort Worth 3 Houston 7, Oklahoma City. Western League Amarillo 12 Lincoln 16 Pueblo 1 Topeka 16 Colorado Springs 10 Albuquerque 11 Des Moines 10.
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Denver
Indianapolis
Minneapolis
Louisville
Charleston
St. Paul
Wichita
Omaha
Nashville
Memphis
Chattanooga
Little Rock
Mobile
Birmingham
Atlanta
New Orleans
San Antonio
Dallas
Austin
Fort Worth
Houston
Oklahoma City
Amarillo
Sioux Ci
Lincoln
Pueblo
Topeka
Colorado
Albuquerque
Des
Zulueta Returns in New York Title Fight Card
Cuban lightweight Orlando Zulueta headlines at St. Nicholas Arena New York facing Frankie Ip polito after a 63 27 11 career. Du Mont TV coverage. Mexico's Vic tor Manuel Quijano debuts in Syracuse against Davey Moore. Also a rematch Vasquez Ross on NBC radio TV and Nevada New Mexico Mississippi lead in marriage rates.
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Joe Brown
Denver
St. Nicholas Arena
New York
Frankie Ippolito
Zulueta
du Mont
Mexico
Victor Manuel Quijano
United States
Syracuse
N. Y
Davey Moore
Springfield
Ohio
Quijano
Vasquez- Paoli Ross
Louisville
NBC Radio-Tv
Vasquez
Ross
Miami
Mayer Wins World Championship Prize and Contemplates Deal
Golfer Mayer, the year's richest player with two tour wins, led the World final by one stroke over Snead and Balding, then faced a possible $50,000 signing with World promoter George S May. He shot 68 to seal the World title and won $50,000 for second place in the final.
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Chicago Um
Dick Mayer
Wall Street
Mayer
la Jolla
Calif
George S. May
Sammy Snead
al Balding
Snead
Cary Middlecoff
Middlecoff
Gene Littler
George Bayer
Mike Souchak
Bob Rosburg
Don Finsterwald
Art Wall Jr
Patty Berg
Fay Crocker
Don Cherry
Ward Weittlaufer
Buffalo
N.Y
Cherry
Wettlaufer
Howard Everitt
Northfield
J.J
Clifford Ann Creed
Opelousas
Youth Rides Skis 230 Miles on Missouri River
John Musser a 28 year old railroad switchman from St Joseph Missouri rode water skis 230 miles down the Missouri River from Omaha to Kansas City. He completed the trip in 9 hours 10 minutes despite cautions about the river currents and he did not suffer any spills with one of the boats towing him.
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Kansas City
John Musser
St. Joseph
Missouri River
Omaha
Motor troubles and collision halt Ozarks boat trip
Musser reported motor trouble and a collision with an object in the water requiring an inspection. He previously logged 23 hours 23 minutes of skiing last month and covered 715 miles on Missouri’s Lake of the Ozarks.
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Musser
Missouri
Lake of the Ozarks
A’s Sweep Indians Twice as Cards Suffer 5-1 Loss
The Kansas City Athletics swept Cleveland 7-0 and 9-8, moving ahead under new manager Harry Craft as Vic Power drove in key runs. In St Louis, the Milwaukee Braves beat the Cardinals 5-1, their sixth straight defeat as Sam Jones faltered early.
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Associated Press
Kansas City Athletics
Cleveland
Indians
A’s
Harry Craft
St. Louis
Milwaukee Braves
Cardinals
Fred Hutchinson
Red Birds
Ned Garver
Vic Power
Garver
Athletics
Lou Skizas
Gus Zernial
Woody Held
Tom Morgan
Hutchinson
Sam Jones
Braves
Sam
Frank Torre
Cards Win on Fifth Inning Homer and Late Rally
A baseball game featured a two run double by an unidentified batter and a 422 foot homer to center by Mathews in the fifth. Ken Boyer hit a ninth inning homer to spoil a shutout bid as St Louis opened a 22 game tour with a loss at Chicago.
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Ews
Johnny Log
Mathews
Ken Boyer
Gene Conley
Chicago
Global Briefs Sparked by Political Upheavals and Accidents
Wellington reports Prime Minister Sidney Holland will retire at session end in October after illness. Zurich sees clashes between anti Communist students and Swiss youths over a Moscow festival incident injuring several. Kagoshima bus fireworks blast injures 35. a fireworks maker aided the incident. Yokohama liner President Cleveland sails for Manila and Hong Kong after a fire damaged cabins. Eindhoven area train crash kills at least six and injures about 50. London asylum request filed by Istvan Adam, Hungarian chargé d affaires, with decision pending.
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Wellington
New Zealand
Sidney G. Holland
Zurich
Switzerland
I — Sev
Moscow
Hungary
Eindhoven
Netherlands
Acht
Best
South Holland
Community Notes From Elsmore And Surroundings
Local residents attend weddings and family visits in Washington D C and St Louis. Travelers tour Branson Missouri and Arkansas, with relatives tagging along. A Methodist Youth Fellowship forms, Clarence Baker visits California for a wedding, and Mrs Velma Dean visits Pittsburg prior to a Kansas City trip for a music conference and Panama Hattie show.
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Jack Jordan
St. Louis
Methodist Church
Clarence Baker
California
Velma Dean
Pittsburg
Esther Ericson
Henry Miner
Dave Munson
Charles Munson
Ethel Watson
Ft. Riley
Charles
Elsmore
Earl Ericson
Clifford Olson
Kansas City
Olson
Ericson
Starlight Theater
Panama Hattie
Elvin Miller
Children of Mission
Gene
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Altoona
U.S. Army Engineer Group
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Okinawa
Lula M. van Nover
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Gardner
Stewart Granger
David Niven
Ialise
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Laraine Day
Tim Hovey
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Rod Cameron
M-G-M
Arthur Freed
Fred Astaire
Cyd Charisse
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Northern Ireland
Irish Republican Army
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Hague
Merauke
New Guinea
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Steve Marrs
Deila ‘Harris
Bronson
Junior Kyser
Steve
Art Kyser
Sayonburg
Elmer Browning
Burlington
Fred Tippie
Charley Alderman
Joe Dean Ludlum
Richard Singer
Harold Johnson
Savonburg
Bill Wilson
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Ole Nelson
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Art Nichols
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Ben Bacon
Chanute Tribune
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Global Briefs
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Yokohama
President Cleveland
Manila
Hong Kong
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Istvan Adam
Britain
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Woodruff Truck Sales
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