Baseball Spotlight on Williams Mantle Batting Duel
The pennant race headlines fade as Ted Williams and Mickey Mantle pursue a .400 season. Mantle boosts to .385 with a doubleheader sweep, while Williams slips to .392. Musial leads NL with strong two hit games. Giants, Cubs, and Dodgers win or stay close as season nears end.
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Giants Vote On Move To San Francisco
New York Giants directors meet in closed session to decide on accepting Horace Stoneham's move proposal to San Francisco. The plan is described as firm and fair with a bid reportedly including a $45,000 cap.
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Baseball Scores and Standings Snapshot
Baseball standings show New York leading the American League with 77 wins and 40 losses, followed by Chicago and Baltimore. National League leaders Milwaukee and St Louis hold strong with 72 and 65 wins respectively. Sunday results include New York 7 Detroit 3 and Cleveland 9 Kansas City 2.
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First Pro Fight For Pete Rademacher Against Patterson
Olympic champion Pete Rademacher makes his pro debut against world heavyweight king Floyd Patterson in Seattle. The bout, considered a mismatch by many officials, could be the shortest title fight on record with no betting line. Rademacher, 28, must seize an early lead against Patterson.
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Chicago Cubs Sizzle and Flag Race Spoilers
The Cubs ride a six game win streak and have won 12 games this season under Manager Bob Scheffing. He notes uncertainty about where seventh place would sit if the club had its current roster from the start.
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Three New Coaches Open Big Eight Football Season
The Big Eight adds three new head coaches Frank Broyles at Missouri Bill Jennings at Nebraska and Jim Myers at Iowa State. Oklahoma coach Bud Wilkinson aims for a 10th straight MVIAA title as Oklahoma State stays ineligible for the title.
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Sutton Wins Junior Golf Championship at Country Club
Morton Sutton outstroked Eddie Ranz 2 up yesterday to win the Junior Golf Tournament at the Country Club. He had defeated Connie Schleicher 1 up on Saturday to enter the finals. Mike Ashley won the A flight crown with a one up defeat of Rickey Alexander. In consolation play Jim McCune edged Robert Banta on the 23rd hole. Trophies and prizes will be awarded at a noon luncheon Wednesday at the club. All junior golfers invited to an 11 am swimming party before the luncheon.
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Chanute Teeners Open VFW Invite at City Park Diamond
Chanute Teeners meet Iola in the first round of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Invitational tournament at 7 p.m. today on the City Park diamond, Parsons. Battery: Larry Powell and David Durham. Another game is set tonight with brackets still undefined. The double elimination event began yesterday.
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McMurtry Stops Carl Olson Ending Olson Career
In Portland Oregon Pat McMurtry knocked out Carl Bobo Olson in 2 34 of the second round and Olson retired minutes after being revived Olson later said he would not return to boxing McMurtry aimed for big money heavyweight bouts and Olson now a Vancouver Washington nightclub manager confirmed retirement The National League main event note by Warren C Giles appears as a separate item in the report.
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Bobo) Olson
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Mississippi Team Wins in National Non-pro Tourney
Mississippi defeated Linden 5-3 in 10 innings for its 32nd win of the season in the National Non-pro Baseball tournament. Peoria beat the Wichita Bo-Jets 4-2 as Linden and Albuquerque were ousted from the double elimination format. Various other scores include Lexington edging Lowry Air Force Base 2-1 and Perry overcoming Fort Smith 7-2.
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West Virginia Coach Art Lewis Posts Rare Losing Season
Art Lewis endured his only losing season in seven years as West Virginia University football coach. In 1950 his team won eight of ten games, the lone setback in a stretch otherwise marked by success.
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