Indians Sweep Senators for AL Lead as Perry Shuts Them Out
Indians beat Washington 9-0 behind Jim Perry two-hitter while Woodie Held blasts two homers and Baxes delivers a clutch 12th inning RBI for a 4-3 win. Chicago splits with Baltimore as Wynn and Pappas dominate. Detroit tops the Yankees 10-1 with Lary strong on the mound. Kansas City extends streak to seven with 5-4 win over Boston. Rocky Colavito hits his 30th homer in the Cleveland game.
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Braves Sweep Byc Twin Bill As Spahn Stars Again
Spahn earned his 13th win with a five hitter in the 4-0 opener, part of a Braves sweep over Pittsburgh to extend a four game winning streak. Burdette and Spahn remain productive as Milwaukee struggles. Giants stay two games ahead.
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Hebert Supports PGA Switch to Stroke Play
Jay Hebert defended the PGA’s shift to stroke play for its title in Minneapolis and urged keeping room in schedules for a match play event elsewhere. Hebert noted the field, course, and 72 holes are needed to draw crowds and top players, with 17 nonmember stars entering this year.
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Honors for Clarke At Non-Pro Tourney
Fred Clarke 86 of Winfield Kansas will be honored at the opening of the national non pro baseball tournament in Wichita on August 14. Clarke, the oldest living Baseball Hall of Fame member, managed the Pittsburgh Pirates 16 years winning three NL pennants and a World Series and finishing in the first division 13 times. He formerly headed the Na
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Local Baseball Pioneer Honored by Mexican Association
A brief note honors Bernabe Vazquez from Mexico, aged 133, recognized for over a decade of work with the National Association of Leagues in developing the non-pro baseball program since 1935.
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League Leaders Baseball Stats Mixed From AL and NL
Batting leaders include Maris and Kuenn with 250 plus at bats and Fox and Aaron with top hits. Pitching leaders show McLish and Lawn high in decisions, with Drysdale and Jones top in strikeouts. Timelines and team affiliations reflect 1960 era standings and names.
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Fight Results By The Associated Press
Hollywood bout ends with Charley Tombstone Smith KOing Reuben Stubbs in 7 rounds. Tony Dupas outpoints Paddy DeMarco in Alexandria. Jorge Fernandez stops Joe Miceli in Buenos Aires. Urbina listed from Mexico City with unclear result.
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League Standings And Schedule From Local Sports Pages
Week ending standings show Ash Grove, First National, Bank of Commerce, and Consolidated in top spots. The schedule lists weekly games for major leagues, church softball, and district American Legion events with dates and opponents across multiple facilities.
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Three-Way Tie For Major Lead In League
The Bank of Commerce joins Ash Grove and Consolidated Oil atop the standings with 2–1 records after key wins. Ash Grove built a four-run first inning to beat First National 5–2, while Bank of Commerce defeated Consolidated Oil 2–1 with David Lindblad earning the win and Bill Goodwin taking the loss for First National.
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Byerly Joins Giants After Trade
Veteran right-hander Eldred Byerly, 38, joins the San Francisco Giants after a trade involving righthander Billy Muffett and cash. Byerly posted a 6-2 record with Minneapolis in the American Association.
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Baseball Scores From Monday and Saturday Results
Baseball scores recap with Monday games including Boston at Cleveland Baltimore at Detroit Washington at Kansas City and outcome details for Cleveland 9 Cleveland 9-4 Washington 0-3 Chicago 4-0 Baltimore 1-4 Detroit 1 New York 0 (11 innings) Kansas City 5 Boston 4 Saturday shows Chicago 3 Baltimore 2 in 17 innings New York 9 Detroit 8 Cleveland 8 Washington 1 Kansas City 3 Boston 0 N Tuesday schedule lists New York at Chicago Boston at Cleveland twilight Baltimore at Detroit N
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Baseball Standings And Schedules From The League Night
Cleveland tie of scores across cities shows standings with Milwaukee Chicago Pittsburgh Philadelphia Cincinnati and others. Matchups listed include Cincinnati at Milwaukee St Louis at Cincinnati and Chicago at Milwaukee with several games in American Association including Fort Worth Dallas Louisville St Paul Omaha and Houston plus a note on Tribune carrier price.
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Athletics Sweep Red Sox to Extend Winning Streak
The Kansas City Athletics beat the Boston Red Sox 54 to complete a three game sweep and extend their win streak to seven. Catcher Harry Chiti hit his fourth homer in the eighth to break a 4-4 tie. Ray Herbert earned the victory, his 10th. Ned Garver faces John Romano in tonight’s game. the A’s sit sixth, one game from fourth or tied for it in the American League.
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Chanute blanks Caney 16 in district tourney rout
Chanute American Legion routed Caney 16-0 in the Third District tournament behind a 1 hitter by Mike Walsh and Tom Lindblad who completed a no no in relief. Chanute tallied 16 runs on 12 hits while Caney struggled with defense. The win sets up a quarterfinal against Independence Tuesday at 7 p.m.
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Two teams eliminated in Kansas non pro tourney
Derby defeated Kansas City Giants 6-3 and Wichita Ro-Jets beat Oswego 4-3. In the feature game Wichita Bobcats shut out McPherson Ban Johnson 6-0 as John Fluke held the B33 Jays to three. Tonight’s feature game among three in Wichita.
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Local baseball bracket clears winners and losers routes
The Chanute Tribune outlines the July 1959 baseball bracket with Weitzel facing Wichita Weller in the winners’ bracket. Potwin meets Liberal and Derby faces McPherson in the losers’ bracket. A fourth game will pit Hutchinson against Great Bend with Ban Johnson and Salina, the loser eliminated.
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Buck O'Brien 77 Former Red Sox Pitcher Dead
Buck O'Brien a former Boston Red Sox spitball pitcher from the 1912 World Championship era has died at 77. In four major league seasons he posted 27 wins and 26 losses and defeated Eddie Plank in his first major league start.
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Buck) O'Brien
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Zack Wheat Honored by Athletics in Hall of Fame Ceremony
In Kansas City a pregame ceremony at Municipal Stadium honored Zack Wheat as the Baseball Hall of Fame’s newest inductee. Eight other immortals were introduced at home plate, each receiving a clock and radio from Athletics president Arnold Johnson. Wheat, a Lake of the Ozarks resident, was also awarded a new car. The event included stars like Ty Cobb and Jimmy Foxx as the A's beat Boston 5-?
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Roller Skate Champ BOSTON
A stocky 21 year old speedster from Manasquan New Jersey holds the 5 mile race title at the American Amateur Roller Skating championships in Boston.
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