Monroe Fine Wins First Start For Yankees In 4-1 Victory
Rookie Zack Monroe earned his first major league start win for the New York Yankees as they defeated Baltimore 4-1. He allowed five hits in seven innings, with five walks and two strikeouts. Jim Bunning pitched well for Detroit in a 5-0 win over Kansas City, while Ted Williams led Boston with a two-run homer in a 5-3 loss to Washington.
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Baseball Leaders From The Season At A Glance
League leaders show Fox Chicago with 327 at bats and a .326 average. Cerv Kansas City leads in runs with 53 and RBIs at 60. Jensen Boston tops home runs with 24 while Cerv has 21. Mays San Francisco hits 105. Musial St Louis shines with 357 at bats and .335 average. Turley New York dominates pitching with 11 3 and .786. Banks Chicago and Cepeda San Francisco add standout stats.
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Baseball Briefs: AL and NL Standings and Results
AP brief summarizes standings across the American League with New York leading at 45 24 and Kansas City at 36 34, plus results from Thursday and Friday games including New York 4 Baltimore 1 and Washington 5 Boston 3. NL notes Milwaukee 39 29 and St Louis 63 1S with recent scores San Francisco 5 Chicago 2 and Cincinnati 1 Milwaukee 0. Also minor American Association results Charleston 6 10 Indianapolis 3 1 Wichita 1 Louisville 0 St Paul 6 Minneapolis 1 Denver 11 Omaha 6.
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Top Golfers Begin Rubber City Open
Akron Ohio AP top golfers started the $22,000 Rubber City Open at Firestone Country Club. U S Open champ Tommy Bolt in good shape after one practice round since last week’s New York event where he was fined $500. Palmer, Masters winner, won the Rubber City title last year in a playoff with Doug Ford.
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League Stars Pitcher Brooks Lawrence Wins Fifth Straight
Brooks Lawrence of the Redlegs pitched a complete game four hitter as Cincinnati beat Atlanta 1-0. Hank Bauer of the Yankees collected five hits in five at bats driving New York to a 4-1 win over Baltimore.
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White Sox Top Yankees 6-3 In Pitchers Duel
The White Sox beat the Yankees 6-3 in Little League action. Richard Durham fanned 13 for the Sox while Beanie Anderson struck out 12 for the Yanks. Catchers were Stan Tier for the Sox and Bruce Benson for the Yanks.
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Lawrence, Brooks Lawrence Dominates Redlegs In 1-0 Win
Lawrence pitched a four hitter to beat Milwaukee 1-0, extending his win streak to five and lifting Cincinnati into fourth place in the NL. Joey Jay took the loss with a five hitter allowed. Braves drop closer to Cardinals and Giants move near first place.
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Cerv Injured as A's Shut Out by Tigers
Kansas City's Bob Cerv left the lineup with a broken toe and a bruised hand after colliding with the Detroit wall. The Athletics were shut out 5-0 as Jim Bunning limited KC to four hits. Manager Harry Craft did not specify Cerv’s return.
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Fight Results Hollywood Carlson Card and Postponed Bout
In Hollywood California Don Jordan of Los Angeles avenged as he outpoints Isaac Logart of Havana in a 141 pounds bout. Glasgow Scotland Peter Keenan defeats Billy Peacock of Los Angeles in the 146% pound division. A bout between Cleveland Williams of Tampa and Dick Richardson of Wales in Porthcawl Wales is postponed to July 9.
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Yankees Draw Big Attendances Across AL Cities
An Associated Press survey shows the New York Yankees lead the American League in road attendance with 828,593 at seven parks. Detroit, Kansas City, Chicago, Cleveland and other stops average far lower per game, highlighting the Yanks’ drawing power and potential impact on league totals.
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Lemon Leaves Cleveland Indians End Of Big Four Era
The Cleveland Indians bid farewell to pitcher Robert Granville Lemon as waivers were requested and he plans to depart for San Diego in the Pacific Coast League. Lemon joins a shrinking group of the famed Big Four once dominating the club, with his 20 win seven season peak and an elbow surgery that halted his career.
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Easy Victory For Legion Seals Top Spot In League
Chanute American Legion routed Parsons 16 to 4 after a rough first inning, tallying 14 hits and capitalizing on eight Parsons errors. Lindblad sparked defense to shut down the foes and secure clear control of the standings.
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Amputee Golf Champion Shoots 76 at Swope Park
Randy Womack of Clovis New Mexico shot 38 38 76 at Swope Park to win the International DeMolay golf tournament held during the third International DeMolay Founders Conference. He lost a leg in a 1952 scooter accident and defeated six regional champions. Paris also posted 36 36 72.
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Hoover to represent U S at World’s Fair events
Former President Herbert Hoover arrives at Melsbroeck Airport to serve as President Eisenhower’s special representative during three days of American observance at the World’s Fair. Chi na plans to send three scientists to Moscow for IGY meeting. would be first Nationalist reps in Soviet territory since 1949 recognition. Viscount BleIBledsoe dies at 90 in Gloucestershire after serving as New Zealand governor general. Outgoing Formosa premier O K Yui cabinet continues to shift in Taiwan.
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Abilene Plans 19th Century Main Street Redevelopment
Abilene Kansas Old Abilene Town Co Inc purchased a four acre tract to reconstruct a block of Main Street to resemble 19th century cattle boom days. Henry B Jameson editor of the Abilene Reflector Chronicle serves as president. The tract lies near the proposed Eisenhower Library site.
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Boxing Judge Pleads Innocent in New York Bribery Case
New York boxing judge Bert Grant 51 pleaded innocent to an indictment charging he conspired with fight manager Hymie Wallman to fix five Madison Square Garden and St Nicholas Arena bouts between 1954 and 1958. Grant allegedly received 400 dollars total, 300 for judged fights and 100 for a non officiated bout, with all five Wallman fighters winning. Wallman immunity was granted. Grant refused to testify.
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Foreign students tour Salina before Sedalia trip
Thirty high school students from fourteen foreign countries left Salina by bus for Sedalia Missouri after touring local wheat fields grain elevators and Schilling Air Force Base aboard the trip organized by local hosts and schools.
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Students finish year under U S Field Service program
Chanute Tribune notes that students completed a year of school work in the country under a U S Field Service program highlighting the program’s reach and educational efforts.
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Husband Opposes Wife In Bid for Congress
In Moorhead Minnesota Mrs Coya Knutson seeks re election to Congress in Minnesota 9th District but her husband Andy opposes her bid. He backs Marvin A Evenson who filed for the Democratic primary on Monday Evenson is 45 and from Moorhead Knutson formerly helped persuade Evenson to run while her husband urged her to stay in Washington for their family life.
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M K T Flag Stops At Six Kansas Cities
The Kansas Corporation Commission ruled six Kansas towns Paola Parker Kincaid Moran Chetopa and Centerville would become flag stops on the M K T railroad. The decision was handed down yesterday by the KCC.
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