Attendance Slump Hits A's as Kansas City Fans Depart
A mid season AP survey shows major league attendance shifts with the New York Yankees drawing strong home crowds and Mantle boosting road attendance. Pittsburgh and Cincinnati exceed last year while Kansas City's Athletics drop by over 200,000 to 561,812. Milwaukee tops with 764,154 as the Braves eye 2 million.
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Methodists and Baptists Triumph in High Park Softball
The First Baptists overwhelmed the Nazarenes 16 to 0, and the First Methodists defeated the Lutherans 14 to 8 in a high scoring Arch Softball League doubleheader at High Park Field last night. The Baptists used a 4th inning surge tallying ten runs to end the game under the 14 run lead rule. The Lutherans led 8-6 through five innings before the Methodists exploded for five in the sixth and three in the seventh.
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Ne Beath Leads In 31st Amateur Public Links Second Round
Scotty Ne Beath of Palo Alto tops individuals with a one stroke lead after the second round at Harding Park as the field narrows to 64 for tomorrow’s match play. Memphis team also leads, with Dick Stearns of Portland tied for second on 70 and Fred Cory of San Francisco near the top among 15 public course entrants.
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Troy Wins Split Ten Round Tilt At St Nicholas Arena
In a middleweight bout at St Nicholas Arena, Troy edged Suedec of New Haven in a split decision after ten rounds. Judges differed on the rounds with Fullam calling a 5-5 draw, Birnbaum favoring Troy 6-4, Feld scoring even rounds but Troy 8-5 on points, AP tally 5-4-1 for Troy. Troy weighed 1614 pounds, Luedee 16344.
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Top Pitchers Keep Braves In Running
Milwaukee manager Fred Haney boasts five strong starters led by Lew Burdette and a 2.12 ERA, with Spahn Crone Conley and Buhl backing a 4.7 runs per game offense. Since June 16 the club has won 17 of 25 while holding opponents to 3.4 runs.
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Baseball Scores and Standings Across Leagues
National League races show Cincinnati leading with 44 wins and a .595 pace while Milwaukee 41 30 and Brooklyn 42 32 chase. American League lists New York 52 26 and Chicago 43 30 among top clubs as Tuesday brings the All-Star clash in Washington.
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Willie Troy Upsets Jerry Luedee In New York Bout
Willie Troy, 24, defeated Jerry Luedee in a boxing match in New York. Troy said Luedee’s blows sting but do not hurt, noting he once showed potential as a light heavyweight before delivering a strong performance.
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Fight Results From The Associated Press
Willie Troy won a split decision over Jerry Luedee in New York. Kenny Lane defeated Ralph Dupas in New Orleans. Al Andrews beat Red Top Davis in Edmonton. Rudy Jordan lost to Red Top Davis in Las Vegas.
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All-Star Game starters picked as sellout crowd awaited
The American League will face the Nationals in a sold out Griffith Stadium with a 6-5 odds favoring the AL. Bob Friend will start for the Nationals and Billy Pierce for the AL as Casey Stengel plans three straight from the mound after Pierce.
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Junior Golfers Compete at Country Club Event
Twenty six junior golfers gathered at the Country Club at 8 30 AM. Joe Mills won most fours in group 1 Jim Mc Cune claimed most fives in group 2 and Ricky Alexander earned most sevens in group 3. Cindy Harris posted the low score on the beginners No 1 hole. Mrs Chet Bailey chaired with Tony Lockyear assisting.
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Floyd Patterson Keeps Monkey as Pet in Quiet Home
Heavyweight boxer Floyd Patterson reportedly keeps a pet monkey at his home. The revelation adds a quirky note to the champions routine as he trains for upcoming fights and maintains privacy around his personal life.
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Ambushes disrupt French convoy south of Blida Palestro
Reports say seven French soldiers were killed and eleven wounded in an ambush on a convoy part of a large French drive between Blida and Palestro yesterday, a region long plagued by attacks on patrols near Palestro. Also: Cypriots call for more troops as EOKA unrest intensifies.
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Amateurs Set Three Day Qualifying For 56th U S Amateur
Sectional qualifying for the 56th U S Amateur Golf championship will extend over three days at 31 locations. San Francisco holds Aug 21 ties, Chicago Portland and Salt Lake City on Aug 27, others Aug 28. The 36 hole tests trim field to 200 for the Knollwood Club event Sept 10-15.
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Powder Puff Derby Ends In Flint Finish Expected Today
FLINT Michigan 32 planes entered the Powder Puff Derby for women pilots end a 2336 mile San Carlos California to Flint flight. Deadline for finishing was 5 pm EST. Sixteen planes led by Joyce Failing Baker California finished. Twelve stopped at Ft Wayne Urbana and Columbia MO. six finished Sunday and ten yesterday. Arrivals included Mickey Clark Florissant Missouri and co pilot Ruth Lake Kirkwood Missouri.
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Races at Monmouth Park Began Clockwise in 1870
When racing started at old Monmouth Park in Red Bank New Jersey in 1870 the events were run clockwise rather than the counterclockwise direction used today.
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Kenny Lane Seniors Split Decision in New Orleans Bout
Kenny Lane defeated Ralph Dupas by a split decision in a 10 round lightweight bout in New Orleans. Lane used a puzzling southpaw style to counter Dupas’ speed and claimed a top ten spot with the victory as Dupas cut Lane but could not overturn the result.
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Texas Leads Weekly Crude Output Increase in July
Oil and Gas Journal survey shows the United States averaged 7 088 950 barrels daily for the week ended July 7. Texas output rose 45 350 to 3 001 800 barrels linked to a national gain of 41 200 barrels while Colorado dipped 3 200 to 162 300 and Oklahoma fell 2 800 to 581 600. Nebraska and Arkansas posted modest rises in output.
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Slaughterhouse Workers Win Strikes in East Berlin
A West Berlin paper reports East Berlin slaughter house workers won a six hour strike that pressured officials to drop a proposed 35 percent increase in work quotas. Number of workers involved not disclosed. Egypt to receive submarines within days amid arms for cotton deal details unclear. China and North Korea clash described as a ten minute air fight over Matsu Island. Nationalists claim hits on red MIGs. Five men arrested in Seoul for providing information to the North. French troops sweep rugged terrain south of Algiers.
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Savoldi Wins Drake Relays 120 Yard High Hurdles
Joe Savoldi of Michigan State wins the 120 yard high hurdles at the 1956 Drake Relays in 14.22 seconds, finishing one tenth of a second off the meet record.
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Hoover Honored by West German Industry Group
In Cologne the West German Federation of Industries honored former President Herbert Hoover for aiding Germany's postwar economy. In Berlin East Germany announced arrests of supposed U S intelligence agents blamed for stirring Poznan bread and freedom revolt. A Polish commission cited justified worker grievances as underlying causes.
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Cary Middlecoff’s 1956 Open rounds average 70.79
Cary Middlecoff, the 1949 U.S. Open champion, posted an average of 70.79 strokes per 18 holes over his first 34 rounds of tournament golf in 1956.
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Yankees Beat Bob Feller 37 Times in Series
The New York Yankees have defeated Bob Feller of Cleveland 37 times in their encounters, while Feller has beaten them 30 times through 1955.
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More Rain Falls In Eastern Areas
Rain fell across the eastern third of the nation with showers from Texas to the South Atlantic coast and in New England. Heavy downpours occurred at night in the South Atlantic states and New England with Elizabeth City North Carolina recording nearly 3 inches in six hours.
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Ike and Dick Plan by GOP Convention
San Francisco report says H Meade Alcorn Jr Arrangements Committee vice chairman indicates preparations proceed on the theory Ike and Dick will head the ticket for the August 20 GOP convention. Eisenhower and Nixon expected to lead once more.
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Dartmouth Skier Chick Igaya Competes in 1956 Cortina Slalom
Chick Igaya, a Dartmouth skier, finished second for Japan in the slalom at the Cortina d Ampezzo Winter Games of 1956.
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