Yankees Gain Game as Byrne Shuts Out ChiSox
Tommy Byrne, 35, fired a 1-0 victory over Chicago, allowing four hits as the Yankees widened their AL lead. Yogi Berra hit his 17th homer, while Dick Donovan took the loss. Elsewhere, Detroit swept Baltimore, and Brooklyn, Milwaukee won, with others in action across the league.
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Milwaukee
Philadelphia
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St. Louis
Herb Score
Red Sox
Ted Williams
Sammy White
Frank Sullivan
Larry Doby
Baseball Scores and Standings Across Leagues
American League standings show New York leading with 69 wins and 87 losses. Chicago 57 38. Cleveland 5 games behind. Tuesday results include Washington 9 Detroit 8 Baltimore 6 and New York 1 Chicago 0. National League leaders Brooklyn 67 31. Milwaukee 53 44. New York 52 46. Latest scores: New York 6 Chicago 5 in 12 innings. Brooklyn 4 Cincinnati 2. Pittsburgh 3 St. Louis 1. Minor leagues report Denver 4 Charleston 1. Indianapolis 13 St Paul 6. Colonies and leagues update with several scheduled midweek games.
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Pastrano Meets Speiser in Chicago Stadium Tonight
Willie Pastrano 19 from New Orleans faces Chuck Speiser of Michigan in a one round feature at Chicago Stadium. Pastrano, 31-4-1, is the favorite after beating Joey Maxim who had defeated Floyd Patterson and Paul Andrews. Speiser, 15-2 with 10 KOs, makes his Chicago main event debut.
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Buddy) Smith
Cincinnati
Jimmy Carter
New York
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Italy
Flash Elorde
Philippines
Sandy Saddler
Manila
France
Ray Famechon
World Horseshoe Mark Dy Colorado Pitcher MURRAY
Ted Allen of Boulder Colorado dominated the finals of the World Horseshoe tournament last night and set a world record. Allen swept seven more matches to reach a perfect 25 0 record in the round robin. Don Titcomb Fernando Isais Tommy Brownell also qualified for the playoff with strong 31 4 20 5 and 28 7 records.
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Los Angeles
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Amsterdam
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Boxers From Associated Press Fight Results
In Butte Montana Gene Fullmer outpointed Del Flanagan in a ten round match while Yama Bahama from British West Indies outpointed Mickey Savage in Detroit and Harold Carter of Newark drew with Wayne Bethea of New York in Miami Beach.
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Five-Team Race for Flag in American League
Marty Marion predicts a five-team pennant chase in the American League with pitching as the deciding factor. He lists New York Cleveland Chicago Detroit Boston as possible winners and says the Yankees have power speed and defense but lack pitching. He agrees with Casey Stengel on five first division clubs in contention. About 1,200,000 graduates leave U.S. high schools annually.
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Boeing Bombers blank Topeka Oilers 13 to 0
The Wichita Boeing Bombers defeated Topeka Decker Oilers 13 to 0 in the Kansas State Semipro Baseball Tournament. Jim Morris and Delos Smith shared pitching honors with two hits allowed across three Topeka hurlers. Andy Peters and Ernie Logan hit two run homers as the Bombers totaled 16 hits and clinched a spot in the national tournament.
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Ernie Logan
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Robinson Rated No 3 Challenger in Ring Boxing Poll
Sugar Ray Robinson climbs to No 3 challenger to world middleweight champion Bobo Olson after beating Rocky Castellani. Giardello drops from contention due to assault charges. Holly Mims rises to No 2, Castellani falls to No 4, and other shifts involve Hecht Pastrano and Elorde among multiple weight classes.
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Ring Magazine
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Holly Mims
Washington
Castellani
Cleveland
Ford Runs Away With PGA Title In 4 and 3 Victory
Detroit veteran Don Ford seized the PGA Championship by defeating Cary Middlecoff 4 and 3 after seven days of match play. Ford earned medalist honors with 7 under par 135 and immediately headed for Akron for another event, cheering his family as he collected a $5 250 prize.
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VEW Niners Triumph In 13 9 Victory Over Piqua Nine
The VFW older boys team racked up 15 hits to beat Piqua 13 to 9 at City Park last night. Piqua led 5 0 after the first as five runs came in before Chanute surged with a seven run third to move ahead 9 6. Chanute added two more in the sixth and one in the eighth to reach 13. A return game vs Bronson is set for tomorrow at 8 p.m.
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Broadmoor Invitational Opens With 192 Competitors
Match play opened in Colorado Springs for the 34th Broadmoor Men's Invitational Golf Tourney with 192 players. 18 year old Jim Hiskey led early rounds with 73 as Ed Hopkins shot a 71 for medal honors, one stroke ahead of Dan Winters. Play runs through Sunday in eight flights plus a senior division.
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Pocatello
Idaho
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Abilene
Tex
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Wichita
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Goodland
Kas
Close church league softball games end in eighth inning
UB Trinity Baptists edged EUB No 2 6 to 5 and EUB No 1 narrowly beat St Patrick 9 to 8 in extra innings. Both games finished in the bottom of the eighth with EUB No 2 and St Patrick falling short after late miscues while UB Trinity and the Catholic squad overcame deficits.
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Humboldt Lions Club hosts Family Night picnic
Humboldt Lions Club held a Monday Family Night picnic at Community Park shelterhouse with 28 attendees and watermelon for dessert. Aug 8 was set for the next meeting, with plans and program details to follow.
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Don McCune
Millard Drisdell
Ed Cathers
Toad Ayling
Jack Fox
Bert Fryer
Family travels and funeral notices in Chanute area
Longer visit ends as residents travel to Chanute then recounts funeral and burial details. Summers Lewis dearest in Iola Trinity Methodist church with burial at Iola cemetery. Family news includes Baker and McGrew visit from Jeffersonville Ind and Humpholdt to Minneapolis, Kansas. Searcy relatives gather for Sunday visit in LaHarpe and nearby towns.
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Roger
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Gene Clemmons
LaHarpe
Glen Searcy
Religious Denominations in the United States Surpass 250
A survey notes more than 250 distinct religious denominational organizations operate across the United States. The count reflects a wide spectrum from historic mainline bodies to newer faith communities and independent groups.
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