Braves Lose Ground at Home as Cubs Topfield Jinx Grows
The Milwaukee Braves surrender first place after a 7-1 loss to the Chicago Cubs at County Stadium. It marks a 12th defeat in 18 home games and leaves Milwaukee three games behind the Cincinnati Redlegs. Detroit also tops Cleveland 13-7 at Briggs Stadium as New York’s Yankees beat Boston 6-1 in a rain-delayed doubleheader, widening the AL lead.
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Baseball scores and standings from major leagues today
New York leads the American League at 49 26 with a .653 mark while Chicago 42 27 .609 and Cleveland 42 30 .583 trail. National League leader Cincinnati 44 behind Milwaukee 44? Pittsburgh New York Chicago and Brooklyn play scheduled games with rain delays and postponed contests noted.
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Wininger Sets Canadian Open Pace With 65 in Round One
Bo Wininger of Oklahoma City fired a record equalling 65 at Beaconsfield to lead the Canadian Open after the first round. He posted 35 on the front nine and 30 on the back, tying Ellsworth Vines’s course mark from a decade earlier. Four Americans tied at 67, including Finsterwald Mayer Harney and Wall Jr, as defending champ Arnold Palmer missed the lead with a par 72.
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Broadmoor Women's Invitation Semifinalists Named
Defending champion Jean Ashley of Chanute Kansas advances to the semifinals of the 14th Broadmoor Women s Invitation in Colorado Springs. She defeated Jacek Munger of Dallas 4 and 2. Patti Hardwick of Longmont ousts Susan Casey 3 and 2. Blanton, 1949 champion, eliminates Linda Melton 1 up in 19 holes. Reed defeats Williford 1 up. Other results include Je L Sherwood and Leon Roulier in later flights.
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St Patrick Triumphs Over Colfax in Church League
St Patrick beat Colfax 9 to 7 and FUB defeated Nazarenes 12 to 3 in Highland Park church league softball last night. Tonight Christians face We First Baptists and Lutherans meet Stark in a second game, with innings as recorded for Nazarene and St Patrick.
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Fight Results by the Associated Press
Portland bout: Ernie Durando wins on points over Jimmy Martinez in a 10 rounder. Los Angeles fighter stops Walt Tyler in the 2nd round. Philadelphia card ends with Garnett Hart knocking out Henry Jordon in New York.
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American rivals vanish from Wimbledon finals in a British-dominated year
American hopes fade as Lew Hoad and Ken Rosewall reach the Wimbledon men’s final while Shirley Fry advances to meet Angela Buxton in the women’s final. Hoad defeats Ham Richardson 3-6 6-4 6-2 6-4. Fry beats Beverly Hills veteran 6-4 4-6 6-3 to reach the final. A rowing course on Onondaga Lake near Syracuse notes a finish line 500 yards from the New York State Thruway.
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Women Set 11 Records on Day Two at AAU Swim Meet
Top contenders led by Pat McCormick Shelley Mann and Carin Cone dominated day two bidding for Olympic team slots. Mann won the 1-meter dive, Cone broke the AAU 200-meter backstroke mark, Sears clocked a sub three in the 900-meter breaststroke, while Simons and Werner set records in sprints as Los Angeles AC led Walter Reed by eight points with five events left.
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Mantle Brace Sparks Prospect of Quick Yankee Return
Mickey Mantle wore a single hinge knee brace after spraining ligaments in his right knee. Doctors expect a return to action in two to three days with a possible pinch hitting role for the New York Yankees. He plans a weekend knee test in Washington to gauge readiness for the All-Star Game.
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Latins Making Golf History at Hoylake Open
Golf history unfolds at Hoylake as the 72 hole British Open reaches payoff day. The championship, in its 96 year history, sees Latins contest the coveted crown on the 6 969 yard course.
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Athletics Fall In Exhibition To Redlegs In 11 Innings
The Kansas City Athletics lost 3-2 to the Cincinnati Redlegs in an 11 inning exhibition game that does not affect standings. Stan Palys hit a bases loaded single for Cincinnati after both teams scored in the 10th. Eddie Robinson and Smokey Burgess provided the runs, while Jose Santiago fanned 10 in nine innings for KC. Enos Slaughter urged Stan Musial not to retire, citing his near 3,000-hit milestone. The Cardinals had an idle day and awaited a three game series with Cincinnati.
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Lightweights Meet For TV Feature At MSG
Two lightweights square off in a 10 round main event at Madison Square Garden in New York. Joey Lopes of Sacramento and Paolo Rosi of Rieti meet in Friday summer boxing action broadcast on NBC at 8 p m central time.
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Tigers End Home Winless Streak Behind Harris Reflections
Detroit manager Bucky Harris, after 29 years in baseball, laments losing as the Tigers halt a 15 game home drought with a 13-7 win over the Cleveland Indians. He cites injuries to Harvey Kuenn and pitching woes, noting Ned Garver’s absence and Jim Brady’s rough ERA as factors in the club’s uneven performance.
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Minor Leagues Vote On Financial Help
Heads of 27 minor baseball circuits will vote on creating a $100,000 emergency fund to aid financially embarrassed clubs. George M. Trautman, president of the National Association of Professional Baseball Leagues, ordered an immediate vote after eight league heads signed yesterday’s request.
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Heavy Fourth of July Downpour Drenches Erie Area
In the Erie region and nearby, a gulley gusher and four inch rain in areas around Lewis Edwards’s home flooded ponds including a large Joe Blaine pond. Erie itself saw about an inch of moisture and residents report unusual water levels and extended rainfall as Mr. and Mrs. Lester Wooster and their children departed for Venezuela after a few weeks’ visit.
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Fourth of July Gatherings In Erie Area Families
A crowded social scene describes visits and picnics across Erie and surrounding towns. Guests include Mrs. L. S. Gibson and daughter Barbara, Marjorie Hughes, Mrs. Ab Klinger, and families from Erie, Yates Center, and Kansas City. Mayor Cleo S. Dalton hosted a covered dish supper with many local households attending. fireworks followed the meal.
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Alta Culbertson
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Elvin Lamb
J.R. Butler
Ted Kyle
Ralph Willson
J. E. Wright
Hollis Dunham
Virgil Moody
Cleo Dalton
VFW Auxiliary Receives First 125 Percent Membership Trophy
The Veterans of Foreign Wars Post earned a 125 percent membership trophy for 1955-56 presented by Clara Wright of Bur den, department president, and sent to Mrs. L. R. Rogers, junior past president. Mrs. Rogers led the Aux during 1955-56 with Mrs. Wendell Bowyer as membership chairman. The gold figure trophy bears a scholar’s cap and gown and an engraved plate for the local unit. Merle Smith is the newly installed president. The Auxiliary meets twice monthly in winter with a joint dinner on the fourth Tuesday, and a summer picnic on the fourth Tuesday. Last week a wicker roast for about 40 people was hosted by the VFW at the clubhouse north west of town. The next joint meeting is the annual chicken fry on Tuesday evening, July 24.
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