Yanks and Dodgers win big as pennant race tightens
The Yankees beat the White Sox 10-1 as Chicago falters, while the Dodgers beat Cincinnati 2-1 moving within striking distance of the Braves. Duke Snider hit his 24th homer in the ninth, Brooks Lawrence took the loss, and Whitey Ford dominated for New York.
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Milwaukee Braves
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Dodgers
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Duke Snider
Lawrence
Don Newcombe
Eight-Run Rally Sends A's To 9 6 Triumph
The Kansas City Athletics rallied for eight runs in the 10th inning to beat the ALC leader 9 6 after Bos ton’s Bob Porterfield left with a sprained ankle in the seventh. Harry Simpson delivered a three run homer as 11 batters came to plate against Kiely Hurd and Dorish. The Cardinals won 8 7 at Philadelphia in 10 innings on Moon and Smith hits and a costly error. Larry Jackson silenced the Phillies in the bottom of the 10th for his first win.
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St. Louis Cardinals
Boston
Bob Porterfield
Kansas City
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Athletics
Leo Kiely
Tommy Hurd
Harry Dorish
Harry Simpson
Tom Gorman
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Philadelphia
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Wally Moon
Hal Smith
Larry Jackson
Phillie
All-America For Kansas Track Team Named
The National Collegiate Track Coaches Assn named a 50-member All-America track and field team. Eighteen from the group already join the U S Olympic squad for Australia. Five multi event selections include Bobby Morrow Duke and Selwyn Jones Michigan State. Others include Dick Blair Kansas and J W Mashburn Oklahoma A M.
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National Collegiate Track Coaches Assn
Australia
Fran Dittrich
Michigan State University
Bobby Morrow
Abilene Christian
Dave Sime
Duke
Baseball Scores and Standings Across Leagues
National League leads Milwaukee as Cincinnati and Brooklyn chase in tight race. Brooklyn edges Cincinnati 2 1 while Milwaukee defeats New York 7 to 1 and St Louis bests Philadelphia 8 to 7 in 10 innings. American League shows NY 62 30 and Cleveland 52 37 atop. Chicago and Baltimore hover mid pack as Detroit and Kansas City surge. Wednesday results include Brooklyn 2 Cincinnati 1 and a 11 3 Cleveland win over Washington.
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Braves
New York Giants
Bobby Thomson
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Milwaukee
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Roberto Clemente
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Chicago Cubs
St. Louis’ Cardinals
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Whitey Ford
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League Leaders Batting and Pitching Highlights
Mantle leads batting with .365 average after 225 at bats for New York followed by Kuenn Maxwell .350 for Detroit. Wertz tops RBIs with 75 for Cleveland, Simpson drives in 70 for Kansas City. Mantle owns 118 hits. Kuenn 113. Fox 110. Mantle has 32 homers, Wertz 23. Pitching leaders show Brewer 133 decisions and .813 for Boston, Pierce 154 decisions and .789 for Chicago, Musial 334, Aaron and Bailey with 336 and 334 RBIs in reach. Kluszewski 65 RBIs, Boyer 67, Musial 75. Boyer 116 hits, Musial 114. Snider and Kluszewski tied 24 homers, Banks and Robinson 22. Lawrence and Buhl noted with 14–13 records.
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Detroit
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Cleveland
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Kansas City
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Boston
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Milwaukee
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Fight Results Across Cities Highlight Lightweight Tile
In Toronto Archie Moore stopped James J. Parker in San Diego. Isaac Logart defeated Jed Black in Camaguey. Leo Alonzo knocked out Toshiharu Ogoshi in Manila. Multiple bouts across Chicago Janesville and Tokyo mark a busy night for lightweight contenders.
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Toronto
Archie Moore
San Diego
Calif
James J. Parker
Chicago
Isaac Logart
Camaguey
Cuba
Jed Black
Janesville
Wis
Tokyo
Leo Alonzo
Manila
Toshiharu Ogoshi
Dartmouth Picks Captains as 1955 56 Basketball Forwards
Basketball captain Ron Judson and baseball captain-elect Larry Blades are named forwards for Dartmouth College's 1955 56 men's basketball squad. The announcement highlights their leadership roles and multi sport talent at the college.
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Larry Blades
Dartmouth
Moore Stops Parker in 9th
Archie Moore stopped James J. Parker in the ninth round by technical knockout at Maple Leaf Stadium Toronto before 19 832 fans paying 148 500. Moore, age ~39, faces Floyd Patterson in New York September 18 if the price is right. Parker absorbed heavy punishment as Moore outjabbed and cut him, extending Moore’s winning streak to ten since his defeat by Rocky Marci ano last September.
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New York
James J. Parker
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Kansans Win At Broadmoor In Golf Opener
Gene Zuspann of Goodland Kansas and two darkhorse contenders led a 16 man field into the Broadmoor Men's Invitational second round in Colorado Springs. Harold Corbett Tulsa and Raleigh Schreck Colorado Springs upset favorites as Corbett outlasted Jim Foust 1 up in 20 holes and Schreck beat Milt Hicks 6 and 5.
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Gene Zuspann
Goodland
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Harold Corbett
Tulsa
Okla
Raleigh Schreck
Corbett
Jim Foust
Denver
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Milt Hicks
Palm Springs
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Edgar Turner
Wichita
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Richard Norville
Oklahoma City
Fred Brown
Los Angeles
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Neil Sharkey
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H. R. Berglund
Tom Reed
Ed Hopkins
Paul McMullen
John Morrell
Bill Carey
Jack Sargent
Claude Wright
Logart Beats Black For Unanimous 10 Round Win
Isaac Logart, from Camaguey Cuba, defeated Jed Black by unanimous decision at Chicago Stadium. Logart burst ahead early, cruised to a 99 93 98 93 98 90 scorecard mix from judges, AP card 99 92. Black weighed 144, Logart 147, extending Logart's win streak to ten.
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Isaac Logart
Cuba
Jed Black
Chicago Stadium
Camaguey
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Logart
Joey White
Illinois
James McManus
John Bray
Associated Press
Coach Erickson Leads NC Golf Group and NGCAs Secretary
Coach Chuck Erickson of North Carolina's golf team serves as secretary treasurer of the National Golf Coaches Association. In the season's first two months the New York Yankees used 32 different players.
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Chuck Erickson
North Carolina
National Golf Coaches Assn
New York Yankees
Discursive Living Noted in Historical Repository Entry
A fragment notes a person becoming discursive in his mode of living, cited alongside a section titled Repository. The passage suggests a reflective description of habit or lifestyle within a historical context, with limited surrounding details.
Patty Berg Seeks Victory In Home State
Patty Berg aims for a home state win at the Women's National Open at Northland Country Club in Duluth Minnesota. The Minnesota native competes against top professionals including Betty Jameson Louise Suggs and Betsy Rawls as she seeks her first major in front of a home crowd.
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Minnesota
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Seattle
Jackie Yates
Honolulu
Mary Patton Janssen
Charlottesville
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Suggs
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Fay Crocker
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Boeing Bombers Sink Treece Miners 23-0
In Wichita the Boeing Bombers routed the Treece Tri State Miners 23 to 0 in a 52 inning effort dominated by Boeing pitching and offense. The win showcases the Bombers at home with a decisive shutout over the visiting Miners.
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Kansas
Treece
Wichita
Ernie Logan
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Steve Kovach
Wichita Cio
Topeka
D-X Oilers
Boeing Bombers
Treece Tri- State Miners
Erie Soldiers and Sailors reunion set for Aug 6 to 11
Erie and Vicinity reports the annual Soldiers and Sailors reunion will run August 6 through 11 with Cherokee Amusement Co. carnival rides and free attractions all week. Wednesday features vaudeville acts and Friday hosts the traditional bean feed. Community figures including Mrs Isham and Mrs McMullen visited and Rev Torrence attended a regional Methodist meeting.
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Dick Salb
Erie Legion
Soldiers and Sailors
Cherokee Amusement Co
Erie
R. L. Isham
Chanute
William McMullen
English Grammar and Pronunciation Quiz Answers
1. Several years AGO, he was better than any ONE of his family. 2. Pronounce first a as in am not as in flame. 3. Grievous. 4. Passing from one
Floor stocks tax forms available at Wichita IRS office
The Internal Revenue Service Wichita district office offers Form 2265 floor stocks tax returns for firms with merchandise and equipment held on July 1 under the Highway Revenue Act. Returns due October 15 with payments. Form 720 will cover the third quarter of 1956 and subsequent quarters.
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Internal Revenue Service
Gus F. Koehler
Duty Curtails Sermon When Alarm Sounds
In SOPHIA West Virginia Reverend Arlie Mitchem pastor of Friendship Baptist Church and a volunteer fireman was mid sermon when the fire alarm rang. He left the pulpit telling an elder to take over and slipped away quietly to respond to the alarm.
Scout Leaders Named for 1957 National Jamboree
Dr. F A Moorhead announces leaders for two Scout Troops headed to Valley Forge Pennsylvania for the National Jamboree July 12 to 18 1957 Al Goering Neodesha and J W Morlan Humboldt named Scoutmasters with prior Jamoree and Philmont experience Assisting leaders include Max Bohannon John Mayer Ken Ervin Rex Parsons Seventy two Scouts registered 16 over Sedan Area Council quota Reservation fees due August 31 to avoid drop from the list
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Neodesha
SeKan
Valley Forge
Valley Forge State Park
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J. W. Morlan
Humboldt
California
Philmont
Parsons
Rex Parsons
Fredonia
Sedan
Indians Seek Funds in Potawatomi Land Claim Case
In Champaign a dispute pits Potawatomi Indians against the Federal Indian Claims Commission over a vast land grant. Historian Nathalia Belting assists in assembling the case. The tribe, once occupying much of northern Illinois, ceded about four million acres at four cents per acre, later sold at $1.25 per acre. Today the Potawatomi number roughly 1,800 and reside on an Oklahoma reservation with bands in Kansas, Michigan and Ontario.
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Fil
Federal Indian Claims Commission
Nathalia Belting
University of Illinois
Illinois
United States
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Kansas
Michigan
Ontario
Bradley Beach Firefighters Race To Auto Blaze
In Bradley Beach New Jersey volunteers from the fire company after a roast beef dinner served by the auxiliary rushed to a small car fire alarm. The turnout was praised as the biggest and fastest yet and the blaze was extinguished quickly.
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