Athletics Edge Yankees 2-1 Giants Regain National Lead
The Boston Red Sox beat Detroit 11-9 as Frank Mahone hits a grand slam while Pete Runnels leads with three doubles boosting his AL batting average to .344. The A’s topped the Yankees 3-0 as Larsen falters early and Murray Wall wins in relief. Hal Woodeshick earns his first complete game for Detroit with a seven-hitter.
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al Smith
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Elks Rally Past First National For Teener Lead
In Teener League play the Elks used a five run third inning to overcome a three run first by First National and win 6 to 5. Brookhart and Walch pitched for the Elks while Joyce caught. In the second game the Eagles upset Bank of Commerce 5 to 1 behind a first inning rally and later insurance runs in the sixth. Godinez and Steele worked for the Eagles with Jerome catching. Bank of Commerce’s Casebolt and Thompson pitched, leaving Bank of Commerce, First National, and Elks in a four way race heading into Monday’s games.
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Wynn leads White Sox past Senators in four-hitter
Early Wynn struck out 11 in a four hitter as the Chicago White Sox beat the Washington Senators 9-2 and held a shutout until two unearned runs in the eighth. Frank Malzone and Pete Runnels fueled a 11-9 Boston win over Detroit with seven RBIs, including Malzone's grand slam that broke a 6-6 tie in the seventh. Runners topped AL batting with a .334 average after five hits and three doubles.
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Mike Baxes
Bill Tuttle
Roger Aaris
Frank Youse
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Yogi Kerr
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Nats
Luis Aparicio
Nellie Fox
John Romanosky
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Senators
Frank Malzone
Pete Runnels
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Place Kick Attempts To Be Predominate
Santa Barbara AP reports University of Alabama football coach Bear Bryant signals emphasis on place kicking as a key part of plans for the team. The feature outlines Bryant's strategy to rely on field goals and kickoffs to gain scoring opportunities in the upcoming season.
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Santa Barbara, Calif
University of Alabama
Paul
Bear) Bryant
Chicago Yacht Race Sees Record 80 Yachts In Mackinac Start
A field of over 80 sailing yachts begins the 51st Chicago to Mackinac race, a 333 mile Great Lakes test. Defending champs Dyna and Meteor II vie for honors with Dyna owned by Clayton Ewing of Green Bay and Meteor III owned by Henry Burkhard of Bay View.
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Baseball Briefs National League standings and results
NL standings show San Francisco 48 38 558 leading Milwaukee 46 37 .554 with tight races in the West. Friday results include Chicago 5 Milwaukee 3 and San Francisco 5 Pittsburgh 4. Sunday's matchups list Philadelphia at Los Angeles and others, with Monday Chicago at Cincinnati and St. Louis at Milwaukee among slated games.
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Golfers Share PGA Lead In Haverstown Championship
In Haverstown Pa continuation of the PGA Championship sees Jay Hebert and Don Finsterwald share the lead after two rounds on the Linanerch course. They hold a one stroke edge over Sam Snead Julius Boros and Billy Casper as 13 players stay within four of the lead.
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Giants Move Into NL Lead In Three-Team Race
The San Francisco Giants reclaim the NL lead with a 5-4 win over Pittsburgh, as the Cubs beat the Braves 5-3 and Cincinnati, St Louis, and Philadelphia surge behind. Miller earned the win for the Giants, while Ernie Banks and Hank Aaron homered for the Cubs and Braves respectively.
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Five Reds Hall of Fame honorees honored at Crosley Field
Cincinnati marked 1940 world champions with five veterans of the Redlegs honored at Crosley Field. Pitchers Johnny Vander Meer Paul Derringer and Bucky Walters catcher Ernie Lombardi and first baseman Rank McCormick attended ceremonies as the Reds’ first inductees.
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Fight results from New York to Melbourne boxing card
New York boxer Bobby Scanlon outpointed Cale Kewin over 10 rounds in a card spanning multiple cities including San Francisco and Rome. Teddy Wright stopped Paddy Graham in 3 rounds in Melbourne while Dick White outpointed Larry Bataan in 10 rounds in Manila.
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Detroit
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Australia
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Methodists and Stark Rally to Win In Local Church League
The Methodists crushed the Christians 21 to 10 after a 14 run first inning. Howell and Erickson starred for the Methodists while Stearns Wells and Coats pitched for the Christians. Stark then edged St Patrick 5 to 4 with a four run second inning. Next Monday Lutheran team meets Methodists and EUB faces Stark.
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Machinery mishaps top cause of farm fatalities in America
Report highlights that handling of machinery remains the leading cause of death on U S farms while drowning ranks as the second major rural fatality risk.
Methuselahs Pine Trees Near White Mountains Live Ages
The Methuselahs in the White Mountains of California are bristlestone pines that researchers say can live up to 4,600 years, underscoring their status as some of the oldest living organisms.
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Scanlon Beats Kerwin In 10 Round Madison Square Garden bout
Bobby Scanlon, 31-0-1 with 26 straight wins, defeated Gale Kerwin in a ten round lightweight span at Madison Square Garden. Scanlon, 5-5 and a 134 1/4 pound draw, used reach and speed to dominate as officials and AP card favored him. Kerwin, 7-5-1 after a four month layoff from anemia, once again challenged the undefeated New Yorker.
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Yanks Blanked By White Sox 0 4
The White Sox fall to the Yankees 4 0 in Little League play with Anderson striking out 12 for New York. The game ties the two teams at 1 1 in the second round. The Rockets beat the Cardinals 12 11 in extras.
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Teeners Play Chicago Nine In Kansas Teener Event
Teener baseball loses a Kansas tournament this year due to insufficient local teams. Chanute All-Stars plan a DuBuque Iowa trip to face Chicago Heights, the previous champion, in a 1 30 p m game on July 26. Fifteen players and manager travel, with Parsons game on tap at home tonight.
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Bill Owens
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Baltimore Fans See Mostly Losses on TV
The Baltimore Orioles, a fourth placeAL team, lost 5-1 to the Cleveland Indians Friday night in a televised game. On the field they stand 9-21, while off the screen Baltimore shows a 32-23 record with a .582 winning percentage.
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Social News Notes from Topeka and Neodesha
Daughters of Topeka were weekend guests of Mrs. Mary L. Wilson returning from Texas visits to Daniel's mother. Earl Creel and Earl Emil visited with Mrs. Thelma Reynolds and Barbara. Charles McLaren hospitalized in Wilson County Hospital Neadeska. Beth Staley represents local MYF at Baldwin Youth Institute session. Kansas City visitors Bill Hemme and family spent holidays with relatives. Leona Hemme Harry and Capt. C. F. Studebaker family from Leavenworth spent weekend here. Melvin Dean family from El Dorado visited E. Loren Miller’s family. Melva Sue Dean sang solo at Methodist church. McDaniel of Kansas City to care for father Henry McDaniel recently released from Freonia hospital. Norman Scott and sons visited E. L. Scott. Claude Daniel of Topeka and May Wilson Independence visitors. Gerald Barnhart and Charlotte Ann Scott wed at bride’s parents’ home June 28. Richard Stanley from Coffeyville weekend visits Frank Stanley and George Staley homes. Marsha McCuistion, Robert Stewart, and Marlon Frankenberg mentioned.
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Coffeyville
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Middleton and relatives visit in Altoona news
Mr. and Mrs. James Middleton of Wichita, brother of the late Mrs. Gertrude Cranor, stayed with relatives in Altoona. Mrs. Bill Hall and daughter Donna Lee, born July 1, were released from Neodesha Hospital and joined Mr. and Mrs. Harry Moffatt. Paternal grandparents are Mr. G. Lee Hall and Mrs. Moffatt's family. Mrs. Alta Aldridge dined with her son Lynn Aldridge in Independence.
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Claude Daniel
Quite a Record For Young Pitcher
Raymond Culp a 17 year old Austin High School student is posting a stellar record for Austin Post 76 in the American Legion playoffs. In 37 innings he has allowed no runs given up four hits walked nine and struck out 84 batters.
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Local youths attend Cedar Bluff Methodist camp
The Chanute Tribune notes that several individuals are attending the Methodist Intermediate camp at Cedar Bluff near Coffeyville this week.
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Local Social Notes and‑Clinic Updates From Chanute Area
Friday supper guest Elsmore to peka visited Mr. and Mrs. Fred Tippie. William Higenbotham and Mrs. Celia Jefferies of Moran wed recently. Mr. and Mrs. Carl Wise of Los Angeles arrived for a visit with Charley Alderman's family as Wise recovers from Chanute hospital. Mrs. J. H. Colwell died Monday at 10 a.m. Orpha Watson and Mayme Donoho visited Mrs. Rob Howell in Cedarvale. Howell is Watson’s sister. Lois Stewart remains a patient at Chanute tuberculosis hospital. The Stewart children split between Harry and Dean homes in Pittsburg. Bible school set at Methodist church August 15 to 15 from 9 to 11:45 a.m.
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