Pirates Beat Braves 6 4 as Spahn Runs Brace Down
Pittsburgh wins fifth straight to pull within six games of Milwaukee in the National League pennant race. Bob Friend earned his 15th win, Elroy Face secured the save, while Bill Mazeroski drove in three with two singles and a triple. Hank Aaron had three hits for the Braves, but Spahn took the loss.
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White Sox Climb To 2nd-Place Tie
The Chicago White Sox rise into a second-place tie as pitchers Pierce and Donovan regain form under Al Lopez in a dramatic stretch drive. Pierce earned a 3-1 win at Cleveland, wading through seven innings with seven strikeouts and no walks before Minoso homered in the seventh.
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Stark Edges Baptists 3-2 In Close Softball Tilt
Stark defeats First Baptists 3 to 2 in a tight, one hour game to seize first place as regular season ends. Stark scored in the 1st 2nd and 5th innings, First Baptist left the bases loaded in the 6th and a seventh inning rally fell short. Winning pitcher Bill Haddan struck out ten after allowing five hits. Buddy Butts caught for Stark.
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B of C Teener League crown settled despite loss
The second-place Elks defeated Bank of Commerce 3-1, but B of C clinched the Teener League title with an 11-4 record as the final summer games were played. Larry Powell earned the win on one hit. Ronald Casebolt started for B of C. In a second game, the Eagles beat First National 9-7 to share second place with the Elks after a late rally by the losers.
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Orioles sweep Yankees as Woodling goes 5-for-5 in nightcap
Gene Woodling of Baltimore went 5-for-5 driving in three runs with four singles and a home run in a 9-3 victory after the Orioles won the opener 3-2 to sweep the day-night doubleheader from the Yankees. Billy Pierce of the White Sox shut out the Indians on two hits through six innings and finished with a 3-1 win.
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Pratt Golf Open Tournament Set for Septembers
Pratt will host the second annual 2 500 Pratt open from September 5 to 7 with about 150 golfers expected to compete from Kansas Missouri and Oklahoma.
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Middlecoff Wins Milwaukee Open
Cary Middlecoff won the Milwaukee Open at Tripoli Golf Club with a 16 under par 264 to claim the $5,300 first prize. Bob Rosburg finished second with 266, Bill Casper Jr. third at 267, while Sam Snead and Bob Goalby tied for fourth at 270.
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Australian Billy Stanley Wins Narrow Victory in Las Vegas Bout
In Las Vegas, Sydney native Bill Stanley outpointed Al Williams from the United States in a 12 round light heavyweight matchup. Jimmy Feaster, a Las Vegas light heavyweight, stopped Kid Centella in New Orleans.
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Chanute Dominates Eastern Legion All Stars
Three Chanute Legion players Paul Lindblad Jr Gary Neeley and Donald Haring earned spots on the Eastern All Star team along with Chanute coach Robert Clemons selected to coach. Parsons also placed two players Leonard Kelley and George May. The All Star series includes games August 16 17 in Olathe with a Kansas Oklahoma matchup to follow.
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Cubs blank Padres 8-0 in exhibition game
Chicago Cubs defeated San Diego of the Pacific Coast League 8-0 in an exhibition game. Moe Drabowsky and Bob Anderson limited the Padres to six hits. Jim Bolger hit a bases empty homer in the ninth off Bud Podbielan. John Goryl collected four straight Cubs hits.
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Pee Wee Tilt Sets Tonight as Phillies Face Red Sox
The Phillies who have clinched the Pee Wee A-team title will seek a tenth win against the last-place Red Sox in tonight’s makeup game. Also planned is a Thursday rematch where the Indians and Senators aim to finish a previously tied contest. The All-Star Pee Wee squad practices Wednesday ahead of Saturday’s game with Humboldt and Chanute’s late innings saw new pitchers Richard Edwards Joe Brock Glen Vickers and Craig Ward with Bill Hickey in relief.
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Baseball leaders and stats from the season summary
American League figures crown Runnels and Mantle as top run scorers with 88 and 73. Jensen leads RBIs at 100, while Mays and Banks pace hits in the National League. Pitching leaders include Turley with 17 wins and 133 strikeouts. The note ends with a personal line about a perfect night at the plate and Portland relief.
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Cardinals Beat Beavers 7-1 in Exhibition Contest
In Portland, the St. Louis Cardinals defeated the Portland Beavers 7-1 before 21,029 fans. NL slugger Gene Freese led the visitors with three of the 13 Beavers hits, including a double and two singles. Portland’s George Freese homered for the only run off starter Bob Mabe.
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Baseball Briefs Tuesday Games Across the League
Cincinnati beat Philadelphia 12 to 11 in a suspended game that resumed for 13 innings, then Philadelphia won 5 to 4 in 10 innings. Other results include Detroit 3 Kansas City 2 and Baltimore 3 New York 2 as the schedule moves forward. Autumn begins Sept 23 with sunset near the equator reference.
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All-Star Pro Grid Game Set for Friday Clash
Chicago AP The College All-Stars, under Otto Graham, prepare for a wide-open game against the Detroit Lions at Soldier Field Friday night. The 25th midsummer classic has the Stars as at least two-touchdown underdogs after a 7-15-2 mark, as Graham works to mold individuals into a cohesive unit despite pros’ in-game familiarity. The team recently scrimmaged the Bears, who won 24-7, with the Stars showing promise in the second half.
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Graham cites Communists as zealously spreading faith
Evangelist Billy Graham says communists are the era’s greatest missionaries reaching the world in 40 years and notes Lenin writings widely distributed in most countries he visits. In Montreal Marie Dionne, third of Canadian quintuplets, marries Florent Houle in a secret ceremony to dodge publicity.
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Family notes and regional updates from Chanute Tribune
The Chanute Tribune mentions family details of Annette Cecile and Yvonne a nurse, noting Emilie died in 1954 and two altar boys witnessed a wedding. In Lebanon President elect Gen. Faud Chehab name spelling queried. Detroit report: a potential auto strike looms if UAW talks stall. Ken Bannon leads Ford negotiating team without dates or which automaker.
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Sorghum Crop Forecast Hits 496 Million Bushels
The Department of Agriculture projects sorghum grain production at 496 million bushels for 1958, second to last year's record. California and Texas are expected to exceed 1957, while central Great Plains acreage drops. In Kansas about one fifth headed by early August and Missouri shows near 1957 yields.
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Classified Ad Readership Surpasses 40 Million Daily
Sindlinger & Com pany Inc analysts report over 40 million people read the classified ad sections of their newspapers on an average day.
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