Redlegs Rally Past Braves as Orioles Top Yankees
Cincinnati’s Redlegs beat the Milwaukee Braves 8-2 at Crosley Field on Jansen’s seven-hitter aided by three homers and an eight inning rally to move within 22 games of the leaders. Baltimore downed New York 6-4 as Williams hit a grand slam to spark the Orioles.
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ED Wilks
Associated Press
Larry Jansen
Crosley Field
Philadelphia
Cincinnati
Redlegs
Jansen
Milwaukee Braves
Milwaukee
Braves
Furgol and Burke Lead Milwaukee Open Halfway Charge
Ed Furgol and Jackie Burke remained tied atop the Milwaukee Open with 11 under par 129 after two rounds at Tripoli Golf Club. They shot 66s to add to their Thursday 63 course records while Bob Hope left with a 66 and Gene Littler 64 to 69 for 133. Turnesa and Littler each moved into contention with strong rounds.
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Chuck Capaldo
Milwaukee
Ed Furgol
Jackie Burke
Tripoli Golf Club
Bobh Furgol
St. Louis
Burke
Kiamesna Lake
N.Y
Jim Tumesa
Spring Valley
Gene Littler
Singing Hills
Calif
Bill Casper Jr
Chula Vista
Littler
Turnesa
Podres Stars In Alpine Doubleheader Triumph
Johnny Podres, former Dodgers World Series hero, pitched five no hit innings and collected four hits to lead the Alpine Cowboys to a 23 2 victory over March AFB in the 22nd annual national Non Pro tournament in Wichita The game ended after six innings nine Alpine runs came in the fifth inning on 12 hits and eight errors by March AFB Podres is in military service Also noted Topeka's D X Oilers advanced by defeating Perry Oklahoma in the other game.
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Oilers
Jay Drake
Topeka
Larry Miller
Perry
Wichita
Johnny Podres
Brooklyn Dodgers
Alpine
Podres
March Airs Force Base
Calif
Californians
Toby Newton
March Afb
D-X Oilers
Okla
Los Angeles
Dick James
Washington
Redskins
Rams
Joe
Scooter) Scudero
Howard ‘Hopalong! Cassady
Lowell Perry
Detroit Lions
Pittsburgh Steelers
Toledo
Ohio
Cassady
Ohio State
Detroit
Michigan
Steelers
Baseball Standings and Scores From The Leagues
National League standings show Milwaukee leading with 68 44 and Cincinnati at 67 48. Brooklyn 65 47 St Louis 57 36 Philadelphia 55 57 Pittsburgh 50 64 Chicago 45 66 New York 42 67. Friday results include Cincinnati 8 Milwaukee 2 and St Louis 2 Chicago 1. American League leaders New York 75 40 Cleveland 64 48 Boston 63 50 Chicago 60 50 Detroit 54 60 Baltimore 51 62 Washington 46 66 Kansas City 38 75. Friday scores New York 5 Pittsburgh 3 and Baltimore 6 New York 4. Various other leagues report Montreal 13 Columbus 5 and Wichita 5 Louisville 4.
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Associated Press
National League
Milwaukee
Cincinnati
Brooklyn
St. Louis
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
Chicago
New York
Crone
Klippstein
Maglie
Haddix
Davis
Schmidt
Friend
Gomez
Cleveland
Boston
Detroit
Baltimore
Washington
Kansas City
Turley
Sturdivant
Brown
Palica
Kretlow
Garcia
Stone
Susce
Gromek
Harshman
Fort Worth
Shreveport
Oklahoma City
Colorado Springs
Lincoln
Pueblo
Amarillo
Des Moines
Albuquerque
Sioux City
First Baptists Stark Win In Church League Play
The First Baptists defeated EUB 10-9 as Stark shut out the Knights of Columbus 9-0 in church league softball quarterfinals at Highland Park. EUB and Stark each have one loss, with Baptists undefeated. Remaining games include EUB vs Stark Monday for a finals shot.
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Baptists
EUB
Stark
Knights of Columbus
Highland Park
Knights
Abe Wea
J. Leroy
Robison
Hall
Anderson
Mark
Haddan
Butts
Moriarty
Dimond
Hartack and Shoemaker Sweep Washington Park Eight Race Card
Chicago riders Bill Hartack and Willie Shoemaker each won five and three races respectively to sweep the eight race program at Washington Park. Hartack won the first second third fifth and eighth events, showcasing a dominant display amid national racing competition.
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Chicago
Bill Hartack
Willie Shoemaker
Washington Park
Hartack
Shoemaker
Hartack Narrowly Leads Shoemaker For National Honor
Hartack built a 248-241 lead over Shoemaker for national honors as Shoemaker trails 43-32 at Wash in the latest season tally.
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Shoemaker
Hartack
Washington Park
Fay Crocker Holds Lead In Norwood Hills Meet
Fay Crocker 36 year old Uruguayan leads after 36 holes in the Norwood Hills Women's Invitational at Norwood Country Club. She shot 69 72 for 141 to top the field by three strokes over Mary Lena Faulk of Thomasville Georgia with 144. Louise Suggs and Marlene Bauer Hagege trail with 145 and 148 respectively.
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ST. Louis P
Fay Crocker
Norwood Hills
Miss Crocker
Mary Lena Faulk
Thomasville
Miss Faulk
Norwood Country Club
Collyne
Louise Suggs
Sea Island
Marlene Bauer Hagege
VFW Baseball Program Closes After Summer Season
The VFW baseball program ended Wednesday with the Indians and the Bums winning their leagues. Director Herb Washburn reported 283 boys enrolled, who played 257 games including the All Stars finishing fourth in the Elks state tournament at Abilene. Ten pee wee teams and five intermediate teams competed among players aged 8 to 15.
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Indians
Herb Washburn
All Stars
Elks
Abilene
Kansas City Athletics
Chicago White Sox
Kansas City
Elks Lodge
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Utiles Sree
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Poheoos
Ieess Shes
Capguies
Evera «Ovo
PRUE
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Ele Ee
South Side Dodgers
Gones
Montreal Alouettes Favored For Third Straight Big Four Title
Toronto report notes Montreal as early favorite as Canadian pro football opens season. Western Interprovincial action begins with Edmonton at Saskatchewan and Calgary at Brush Columbia Lions, with Winnipeg later. Key imports include Ronnie Knox UCLA, Zollie Toth Baltimore Colts, Pat Bisceglia Notre Dame, and others across Hamilton, Toronto, Montreal, and Calgary.
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Montreal Alouettes
Western Interprovincial Football Union
Edmonton Eskimos
Saskatchewan Roughriders
Calgary Stampeders
Brush Columbia Lions
Winnipeg Blue Bombers
Hamilton Tigercats
Ottawa Rough Riders
Hamilton
Alouettes
Toronto Argonauts
U.S
Ronnie Knox
Ucla
Knox
Menan Schriever
Texas
Hardiman Cureton
Francis Machinsky
Ohio State
Zollie Toth
Baltimore Colts
Tex Robinson
Temple
Wehmeier Shines as Cardinals Edge Cubs 2-1
Big Herm Wehmeier boosted by a new pitching stance and change-up to halt Chicago 2-1. He won his fifth in a row, aiding St Louis as Wally Moon drove in both runs while Jim King homered for Chicago.
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Associated Press
Herm Wehmeier
St. Louis Cardinals
Chicago Cubs
Wally Moon
Wehmeier
Harvey Haddix
Philadelphia Phillies
Jim King
Cicago
Bob Rush
Maryland Wins Highlight Jockey Hartack 1955
Jockey Willie Hartack rode 417 winners in 1955 with 93 wins on Maryland race tracks. The tally underscores Hartack's dominance across circuits and marks a strong Maryland contribution to his season.
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Willie Hartack
Maryland
Pro Football Starts Tonight
The Packers Bears and Cardinals open the 1956 exhibition season with Green Bay facing Philadelphia in Milwaukee and Chicago meeting the Cardinals in Jacksonville. Washington and Detroit also highlighted exhibitions with long runs and big scores in Los Angeles Toledo and elsewhere.
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Associated Press
Green Bay Packers
Chicago Bears
Chicago Cardinals
Packers
Philadelphia Eagles
Milwaukee
Bears
Cards
Jacksonville
Fla
Green Bay
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Cardinals
Orioles Acquire Ginsberg from Athletics in Double-Waiver Deal
The Baltimore Orioles obtain Kansas City catcher Joe Ginsberg and send catcher Hal Smith to the Athletics in a double-waiver trade. Ginsberg, a left handed hitter, enters with a .246 batting average and has driven in runs.
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Baltimore
Baltimore Orioles
Kansas City
Joe Ginsberg
Hal Smith
Athletics
Ginsberg
Orioles Beat Note: Smith Drives In 18 Runs
A fragment notes Smith, a right handed batter, posted a .261 average with the Orioles and drove in 18 runs.
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Smith
Righ Thander
Orioles
Federal fish hatchery planned for Trego County Kansas
Washington announced immediate start on a $450000 federal fish hatchery in Trego County Kas with $80000 appropriated by Congress to begin the project as one of six new government hatcheries.
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Washington
Trego County
Kas
Seaton
Congress
North Central Areas Cooler Across Most Of Nation
Cooler air spread across the north central regions while warm conditions persisted elsewhere. Night and early morning storms hit eastern Colorado to central Iowa with gusts over 50 mph near Denver. Tornadic winds touched rural Oberlin Kansas as thunderstorms declined in the lower Great Lakes.
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Colorado
Iowa
Denver
Oberlin
Kan
Great Lakes
Plains
Mississippi Valley
Kansas
Missouri
Nebraska
Arizona
New Mexico
el Paso
Tex
Arkansas
Weather Summary For Day Across Regions
Early morning temperatures reached the upper 80s in the Southern Plains with higher readings in the south and east. Cooler air moved south from the Northern Plains into the Central Plains and central Rockies while thundershowers formed from the lower Mississippi Valley to the Southwest and into the Central Plains. Showers were forecast in the southern Great Lakes and Ohio Valley with warmth and humidity along the Atlantic Coast.
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Mississippi Valley
Middle Atlantic Coast
Central Plains
Central Rockies
Southwest Desert
Rockies
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Atlantic
Kefauver Daughters Watch TV Convention Victory
Gail Kefauver, 5, munches popcorn as her father wins the Democratic vice presidential nomination. Sisters Linda, 14, and Diane, 8, watch the convention at the family farm home near McMinnville Tennessee. David, 10, helps on the farm.
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Tenn
Gail Kefauver
Gail
Linda
Diane
David
Eisenhower Plays Fifth Round Since Operation
President Eisenhower began his fifth golf outing since his June 9 operation, leaving the White House at 8:30 a.m. for Burning Tree Country Club in Maryland. Tony Ware, a former West Virginia football standout, is coaching at Marietta High School in Ohio.
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Washington
Eisenhower
White House
Burning Tree Country Club
Maryland
Tony Ware
West Virginia University
Marietta, Ohio
Cattle dealers accused of bid rigging at Kansas City stockyards
The U S Department of Agriculture accuses 21 Kansas City stockyard dealers of a turn system that allegedly blocks farmers from fair bidding on stocker and feeder cattle. Traders Livestock Exchange president Shirley Metzger denies it and says outsiders can bid. department orders written explanations within 20 days.
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Washington
Kansas City
U.S Agriculture Department
Shirley B. Metzger
Traders Livestock Exchange
Metzger
Agriculture Department
Packers and Stockyards
Omaha
Denver
County 4-H Fair Set With Four Day Run and Livestock Sale
Violet Harding returns from northwest visit while relatives in Seattle Richland and other towns are noted. The County 4-H Fair opens Friday for four days and ends August 27 with the fat livestock sale and carnival alongside stock, food and clothing entries.
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Violet Harding
Northwest
Erie
Jim Whitworth
Seattle
Wash
Wendell Shepard
Richland
Two Liners Collide In Quebec Harbor
In thick fog in Quebec Harbor the liner Homeric and the Colombia collided while docking. The Homeric inbound from Europe struck the moored Colombia, causing heavy damage to the Colombia with no injuries reported. Witnesses cited fog as the cause. the Signals Service confirmed no injuries.
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Quebec
Homeric
Colombia
Home Lines
Europe
Transport Department
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