Redlegs slump as Braves win five to one in Milwaukee
The Cincinnati Redlegs fail to score as Milwaukee Braves sweep a four game series with a 5-1 win. Rookie Taylor Phillips earned his third victory, limiting Cincinnati to seven hits while Redlegs hitters scuffled behind pitching. The defeat leaves Cincinnati four games back of Milwaukee and two behind Brooklyn for the league lead.
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ED Wilks
Associated Press
Cincinnati Redlegs
Birdie Tebbetts
Redlegs
Cincys
Tebbetts
Taylor Phillips
Cincinnati
Ted Kluszewski
Gus Bell
Wally Post
Ed Bailey
Robinson Plans Fullmer Bout
Sugar Ray Robinson, 36, plans a middleweight title bout with Gene Fullmer of Utah. The match, possibly Sept 24 or 25 in Los Angeles, would occur after Robinson left the IBC over money concerns, with Cal Eaton offering about 125000 and TV rights. IBC officials privately doubt Robinson’s bluff and Norris’s contract stance remains unresolved.
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New York
Sugar Ray Robinson
Gene Fullmer
West Jordan
Utah
International Boxing Club
Robinson
IBC
Jim Norris
Norris
Baseball Leaders League and National League Performed Standouts
The data lists leading hitters and pitchers by league. Mantle tops American League batting with .371 and 145 hits, 104 RBIs and 41 home runs for the New York Yankees. In the National League Aaron and Musial post high marks in hits and RBIs for Milwaukee and St. Louis respectively.
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Mantle
New York
Williams
Boston
Vernon
Kaline
Detroit
Simpson
Kansas City
Fox
Chicago
Wertz
Cleveland
Brewer
Brown
Baltimore
Ford New York
Aaron
Milwaukee
Moon
St. Louis
Musial
Kluszewski
Cincinnati
Adcock
Boyer
Ashburn
Philadelphia
Snider
Brooklyn
Newcombe
Buhl
Associated Press American Assn
Omaha
Louisville
St. Paul
Denver
Indianapolis
Minneapolis
Wichita
Charleston
Dallas
Fort Worth
Houston
Shreveport
Austin
San Antonio
Tulsa
Oklahoma City
Pueblo
Topeka
Colorado Springs
Amarillo
Baseball Briefs Highlights Races and Standouts
Cleveland hurlers lead in complete games with 42, Bob Lemon logged 13. Yankees and Red Sox trail. Cincinnati Redlegs top in batting at .264 and fielding at .980, Braves .262 and .979, Dodgers .258 and .979. Don Newcombe rides a nine game win streak with 7 complete games and a 2.08 ERA in 78 innings.
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New York
Bob Lemon
Cleveland
New York Yankees
Boston Red Sox
Indians
Yanks
Cincinnati Redlegs
Milwaukee Braves
Brooklyn Dodgers
Redlegs
Braves
Dodgers
Cincinnati
Brooks
Brooklyn
Don Newcombe
Skein
Baseball Scores and Schedule Highlights Across Leagues
Baseball standings show New York ahead of Boston with Chicago Detroit and Baltimore in pursuit. Tuesday night games include Chicago at Kansas City and Detroit at Cleveland with key pitchers and lineups listed.
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New York
Cleveland
Boston
Chicago
Detroit
Baltimore
Washington
Kansas City
Harshman
Ditmar
Foytack
Wynn
Stobbs
Johnson
Parnell
Bucks
Milwaukee
Brooklyn
Cincinnati
St. Louis
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
Hearn
Maglie
Friend
Munger
Haddix
Simmons
Mantle Pursues Ruths Home Run Mark, Stengel Says
Yankees manager Casey Stengel says Mickey Mantle must hit 20 homers in 43 games to surpass Babe Ruth's 60 as the plate approach tightens. Mantle seeks to stay near .870 with a focus on hitting a pitched ball, while Stengel rejects batting Mantle leadoff to boost chances.
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New York
Casey Stengel
New York Yankees
Mickey Mantle
Babe Ruth
Boston Red Sox
Mantle
Ruth
Sultan
Swat
Stengel
Mickey
EUB and Baptists Split Softball Wins in Church League
In Highland Park action the EUB edged Stark 2 1 while the First Baptists shut out the Knights of Columbus 9 0. Tonight St Patrick's meets the Methodists and Stark faces the Christians. Line scores note pitchers J Leroy D Ev and Hall Anderson Moriarty Dimond.
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Stark
First Baptists
Knights of Columbus
Highland Park
St. Patrick's
Methodists
Sau Sadey Cat
Haddan
Nelson
Baptists
J. Leroy
Hall
Anderson
Moriarty
Dimond
Humboldt Crawford Family Club elects officers at Culver City meeting
Humboldt Crawford reelected vice president of the Crawford Family club at the August 5 annual meeting in Culver City California. Other officers elected were W F Jones Perry Okla president and Mrs William W Jones Maywood Calif secretary. Attendance was 52 with delegations from Kansas and Texas.
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Herman Crawford
Crawford Family Club
Culver City
Calif
W. F. Jones
Perry
Okla
William W. Jones
Maywood
Kansas
Texas
Anchorage
Alaska
Maywood Air Force Base
Jones
J. A. van Nice
Humboldt
Humboldt High School
Humboldt church prepares for two week vacation by pastor
The Rev. Paul L. Carpenter will be away from the Humboldt Presbyterian church for two weeks for a Colorado trip with Mrs. Carpenter. Sunday school will continue, but no worship services during the absence. Upon return regular schedule resumes. Sylvia Wulf has returned from Pensacola Florida after visiting friends by plane. Elizabeth Spencer of Yates Center and grand nephew Ricky Spencer of Wichita return home after visiting Mrs. A J Coe and Ethel M Rose.
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Mer
Herman Crawford
Paul L. Carpenter
Humboldt Presbyterian Church
Colorado
Pensacola
Fla
Miss Wulf
Elizabeth Spencer
Yates Center
Ricky Spencer
Wichita
A. J. Coe
Ethel M. Rose
Monaco Royals to Visit United States on Sept 7
Palace officials say Prince Ranier III and Princess Grace will depart Le Havre on the liner United States for a multi week tour of the United States starting September 7. The trip aims to strengthen ties amid postwar era travel and diplomacy.
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Monte Carlo
Monaco
Prince Ranier III
Princess Grace
le Havre
United States
Invasion threats cited in Burma by Chinese troops
Military sources report at least 4500 regular Chinese Communist troops holding positions inside Burmese territory. They are linked to a planned invasion aimed at seizing parts of Burma. In Sydney Britain's atomic chief Penney says four weapons will be tested at Maralinga next month. In Berlin a newspaper reports Willi Kreikemeyer, ex East German railway chief and Noel Field figure, is dead.
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Burma
Sydney
Australia
Britain
William Pennegy
Maralinga
South Australia
Berlin
Daily Crude Production Drops in Week Ended Aug 11
Oil and Gas Journal survey shows total daily crude and condensate output fell by 4 625 barrels to 7 086 525 for the week ending August 11. Declines occurred in Colorado Oklahoma New Mexico Kansas and Nebraska with Arkansas posting a small gain. The Journal cites year over year production totals for 1956 and compares to last year.
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Tulsa
Oil and Gas Journal
Colorado
Oklahoma
New Mexico
Kansas
Journal
Nebraska
Arkansas
Hasty meal saves life in Oklahoma City kitchen incident
Ralph K. Steeds thanked quick eating after a large truck veered into his kitchen fifteen minutes after finishing lunch. The crash damaged the home and likely prevented greater harm.
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Oklahoma City
Ralph K. Steeds
Chanute Tribune Briefs for Tuesday August 14 1956
Local notes from Chanute Kansas report community events and civic updates. Include upcoming meetings, school notices, and brief regional happenings affecting residents.
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The
Chanute Tribune
Revelatory Fire Wrecks Home in Minorville Kitchen
Highway patrol trooper Leo Maxwell said anyone in the kitchen at the time would have been killed or seriously injured. Damage was estimated at $1,000.
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Highway Patrol
Leo Maxwell
Warm Weather Outlook Dominates Most of Nation
The forecast shows heat persisting across the South Plains with temperatures above 100 in parts of Oklahoma. Showers and thunderstorms are expected from the Southeast and plains to the lower Ohio Valley, with Ohio Valley and Alabama reporting the heaviest rain.
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Associated Press
Plains
Ohio Valley
New York State
New Mexico
Dayton
Ohio
Evansville
Ind
Montgomery
Ala
Oklahoma
Kansas
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