Major League Action In Three Ring Circus
Major League Baseball opened a chaotic night with a brawl between Ruben Gomez and Joe Adcock in Milwaukee as fights spilled into the stands. The Giants beat Milwaukee 8 6 in 11 innings snapping a seven game skid, while Braves lead slimmed to one game over the Reds amid a string of results across both leagues. Stan Musial notched his 2700th hit as Cardinals fell to Pirates 4 2 in 10 innings and Ted Williams hit his 400th home run in a Red Sox sweep of the A's.
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Baseball Scores and Schedule roundup from the era
The column lists American and National League standings with team records and forthcoming games. It notes results from Tuesday and Wednesday and highlights performances by Willie Mays Hank Aaron and other players. (Totals include references to specific games and notable moments from the baseball season.)
Williams and Musial Hit Milestones in Night of Big Numbers
Ted Williams and Stan Musial, the era’s top active hitters, each reached major milestones. Williams belted his 440th homer, among the few to reach that mark, while Musial collected his 2,700th major league hit, closing in on 3,000. Musial also notched his 1,060th extra base hit, within 11 of Ott’s NL record.
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Gomez Pitch Hits Alcock Riot Starts
A crowd of 33,239 watched Ruben Gomez hit Joe Adcock twice causing a benches clearing incident. Adcock charged the mound and Braves and Giants players tangled at the dugout top steps before order was restored by umpires and police in about three minutes.
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Baptists and St Patrick's Win In Church Softball Action
In Highland Park league games First Baptists defeated Knights of Columbus 4 to 1 while St Patrick's topped First Methodists 10 to 4. St Patrick's exploded for seven runs in a key third inning to blow past the Methodists. Next games Thursday feature Lutheran vs EUB and Christians vs St Patrick's. Chanute girls softball also plays Coffeyville tonight at 9 at Highland Park. Umpire Ballanfant declined to suspend Gomez or Adcock on reported beanball concerns.
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Webb Mims Bout Pivot Highlights Pro Debut Records
Archie McBride met in Trenton N J but Willie withdrew with a lame back. The Webb Mims fight was substituted. Webb 23 three months out of the Army has 14 1 as a pro and two wins but not sharp. Mims 26 carries an eight year record 40 15 5.
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Penalty rule door is ajar in PCC football cases
PCC Presidents Council discussed penalties affecting senior players at four universities over possible disciplinary actions against coaches. UCLA’s Raymond B. Allen said they want him to fire Red Sanders and athletics director Wilbur Johns. Final PCC action expected Aug. 6-8 at Berkeley amid pay-for-play allegations involving alumni boosters.
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Red) Sanders
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Webb Meets Mims In Bout Tonight
Ellsworth Spider Webb returns from service to face Holly Mims in a 10 round national televised middleweight bout at Chicago Stadium. The fight airs on ABC as a substitute for the Pastrano Holman heavyweight pairing which was halted by the Illinois Athletic Commission medical examiner due to Holman eye cyst.
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Junior Golfers Enter Country Club Event
Nineteen junior golfers competed at the Country Club. David Gough posted 41 to lead scoring, Joe Mills 44 followed. Robert Banta Eddie Ranz and Steven Bailey shared low three hole total. Lucky draw winners named Barbara Banta Terry Adams Carol Helton and Jack Brookhart. David Gough elected general chairman and Jim Gough ringer score chairman. Plans set for late August tournament with sponsors Mrs. Chet Bailey and Mrs. Bruce Burris.
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Bucky Harris’s Job Safe for 1956 Season
Detroit Tigers president Walter O. Briggs telegram confirms manager Bucky Harris will return for the 1956 season. The missive from Detroit aims to quell rumors and affirm Harris’s continued leadership of the Tigers.
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Tigers Selling to Detroit Syndicate Ends Uncertain Managership
The Chanute Tribune reports Highland Chanute edits confirm no change in 1956 management as Tigers are sold to a Detroit syndicate. Harris expresses relief at sale completion amid speculation he may depart. note cites Audit Bureau of Circulations worries.
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Kil Gore Stops Rubbins In Miami Beach Fight
Billy Kil Gore of Miami stops Gus Rubbins of Toronto in eight rounds at Miami Beach. In Windsor Joe Gray of Detroit outpoints Rocky Volpe of Chicago in eight. Paddy De Marco and Irish Pat Mullane fight to a ten round draw in Bridgeport with De Marco 140 1/2 and Mullane 135 1/2.
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Williams hits 400th homer as Red Sox sweep twilight doubleheader
Boston ace Tommy Brewer shut out the Athletics 10-0, extending KC’s scoreless stretch to 24 innings. Bob Friend earned a 4-2 extra inning win for Pittsburgh over St Louis. Stan Musial doubled for his 2,700th hit while Ted Williams, in the later game, delivered his 400th major league homer sealing the doubleheader sweep.
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Vehicle wreck report along U S 281 near Hoisington
Trooper Dee Doughty followed the road shoulder for 342 feet along U S 281 south of Hoisington detecting a car wreck. The vehicle ran along the right shoulder and crossed the highway, triggering the crash scene description.
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Duncan man may lose arm after dramatic highway crash
Walter Crick, 42, of Duncan Oklahoma and his unnamed passenger were involved in a fiery crash after a high speed slide through shoulders and past a utility pole. Crick suffered severe cuts and injuries. the passenger also sustained cuts and bruises.
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Local Kansas man in wreck survives and writes home
The Chanute Tribune reports J. Thompson of Great Bend survived a wreck and crawled from the wreckage. A waitress charged $1.95 instead of $2.95, prompting a personal note about honesty and resolving a marital dispute. The letter was mailed on the road, according to Modrell.
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Negotiators Fail In Boeing Talks
Wichita negotiators report failure to reach agreement with Boeing Airplane Co. on employee performance review to grant greater weight to seniority, a single unresolved issue that could trigger a strike Sunday night.
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Woman He Married Has Lower Standards
MCCOOK Neb. Cafe operator Lyle Modrell received a dollar in mail this week with a note stating We ate dinner July 3 The woman I am married to. The brief letter appears to reference a personal matter involving Modrell and his spouse.
Population drop in Arkansas 5.8 percent 1950 to 1954
Arkansas saw a 5.8 percent population decline from April 1, 1950 to July 1, 1954, reflecting shifts in census figures.
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