Red Sox take second as Jensen belts grand slam
The Boston Red Sox move into a full share of second place in the American League after a 4 to 0 win over the Giants. Jackie Jensen hit a grand slam for his 25th homer, part of a six run fourth inning, while the Yankees swept Cleveland in a doubleheader and lead by 11 games. Jim Busby and Gene Stephens contributed in the Orioles win, and Rocky Bridges suffered a jaw injury for the Senators.
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Burdette Powers Milwaukee With Pair of Homers
Lew Burdette drove in five runs with two home runs, including a grand slam, as Milwaukee beat Los Angeles 8-4. Purkey blanked San Francisco 4-0 for his second win over the Giants this season, extending a 42 inning scoreless stretch. Phillies rally past Cardinals 13-3 as Cubs top Pirates 8-7 and Thomas, Walls, and Thompson contribute key blows.
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Jean Ashley Faces Judy Bell in Broadmoor Semifinals
Jean Ashley a 19 year old from Chanute reaches the Broadmoor Women s Golf Invitational semifinals at Colorado Springs by defeating Ann Farrington 6 and 4. She meet s Judy Bell a three time Kansas titlist and defending champion. Natasha Matson and Patti Blanton also vie for the title Saturday. Chanute s Mrs. Robert Allen wins a first flight match.
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Phillies Roll Over Cardinals 13-3 in Big Win
The Philadelphia Phillies routed the St Louis Cardinals 13-3 as pitcher Vinegar Bend Mizell of the Cards, sidelined with a sore back, eyed a return against Pittsburgh. The loss drops St Louis to fourth in the NL while Philadelphia tightens its gain.
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Purkey Shuts Out Giants Again in San Francisco
Cincinnati pitcher Bob Purkey blanked the Giants 4-0 for the 42nd straight scoreless inning against them. He said he pitches the same to all teams and blamed luck for balls finding gloves. Purkey, 28, has been excelling since 1956 in New York and now San Francisco.
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Baseball Briefs Friday Games roundup and results
Friday games include Cleveland at New York Chicago at Boston Kansas City at Baltimore and Detroit at Washington. Thursday results show New York 7-4 over Cleveland and Boston 11 Chicago 2 among others. Saturday matchups feature Chicago at Boston Detroit at Washington and more with several lopsided scores.
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Purkey Blank Giants in Pirates Victory as Burdette Homers Twice
Bob Purkey pitched seven hits allowed and blanked San Francisco for a 4-0 Pirates win extending his scoreless string to 42 innings. Lew Burdette homered twice for the Braves in an 8-4 win over the Dodgers, driving in five with a grand slam and a solo shot.
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Anthony Knocks Out Brad in Los Angeles Fight
Tony Anthony of New York, 175 pounds, defeats Cal Brad of Los Angeles, 172 pounds, by knockout in Los Angeles. The Tribune reports the result carried by carrier at 30 cents a week.
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Chanute Hosts 16th Annual Invitational Golf Tournament
The 16th annual Chanute Invitational Golf Tournament will be held Sunday at the Country Club. About 125 amateur players from eastern Kansas and western Missouri are expected, with Dave Dennis already entered. Events include four flights 18-hole medal play with no qualifying round and merchandise prizes. Entry fee is four dollars.
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Burdette Hits Grand Slam As Braves Beat Dodgers
Lew Burdette of the Milwaukee Braves belted a grand slam against the Los Angeles Dodgers at the Coliseum, becoming the first active NL pitcher to homer for a slam. He added another homer in the eighth as Milwaukee won 8 4 in front of 40 508 fans. Burdette said he was just swinging and did not aim for the fence, with the slam coming on a hanging curve and the second on a high fastball.
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Player achieves double in singlegame on August 13
The report notes that he secured both achievements in one game during the August 13 contest at Cincinnati, highlighting a rare performance milestone.
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Success in Ring Slows Art Career
Mickey Crawford, a 24 year old welterweight from Saginaw Michigan, faces Mexican contender Indian Ortega in a 10 round television bout at Madison Square Garden. Crawford has won four straight to climb the top ten and is the 7 5 favorite, hoping to win the welterweight title and then devote time to painting. Ortega brings a 46 12 record with 20 knockouts and a free swinging style.
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State Fishing Shows Broad Improvement Across Kansas
The Kansas Forestry Fish and Game Commission reports fishing improving statewide. Live bait yields best results as multiple lakes and rivers show fair to good catches for bass, channel catfish, bullheads, bluegill, and other species.
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Midland Named for Halfway Point Between Fort Worth and El Paso
Midland Texas grew from a railroad halting point to an oil boom town, illustrating a shift from transit waypoint to regional energy hub. The city rose as sands of oil fields expanded in the region.
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EUB Upsets First Baptists in Church Softball League
EUB defeated the previously undefeated First Baptists to move to third place as the league started the third round. Snowden led off with a homer off Hall, LeRoy added a two on homer, with Watts winning for EUB. In a separate game, the Lutherans exploded for 11 runs to beat the High Prairie Christians.
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Rockets Rout Tigers 7-2 In Lit tle League Action
The Rockets topped the Tigers 7-2 to clinch the second round win. After a 2-1 edge for the Tigers in the sixth, the Rockets erupted for five runs to seal the game. Midcap earned the win with relief from D. Lindblad. E. Lindblad caught. Thompson started for the Tigers with Manley and Raney pitching briefly. Frederick was the catcher. The Rockets collected ten hits.
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Tigers Schedule Sets Clash With Cardinals Yankees
The text notes a split field layout with the Cardinals and Yankees meeting on the south field while the raves and the White Sox play on the north field. The snippet references a sports schedule involving multiple teams.
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Trout wedged on a utility pole shocks Missoula
Eu gene Pike, manager of the co operative zerm, reported a power outage in Missoula. A lineman later found a 16 inch trout wedged between two insulators atop a 50 foot power pole, suggesting a raptor dropped it.
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8 500 Mile Flight Plan from Manila to Wichita
Capt M L Boling of Palo Alto California a veteran pilot will attempt a nonstop 8500 mile solo light plane flight from Manila to Wichita on July 30 using a Beech Bonanza with wing tip tanks for extra fuel The record would surpass the 1949 Honolulu to Teterboro flight by 3500 miles Boling is backed by Beech officials and Lloyds of London has a 100 to 1 bet on his success The 50 hour flight begins with a departure from Wichita heading toward Manila
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Manila in hops 1400 miles to San Francisco and beyond
Manila travels span long distances with hops to San Francisco 1400 miles then 2400 miles over water to Honolulu 2300 miles to Wake Island 1500 miles to Guam and 1600 miles to the Philippines as noted in the Chanute Tribune page six on Friday July 11 1958.
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