Yankees and Dodgers Continue Strong Baseball Run
The Yankees beat the Athletics 12-6 as they extend their lead in the American League. The Dodgers remained atop the National League after a 13-2 win by the Braves as part of a 10-run eighth inning surge.
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Giants
Brooklyn Dodgers
Braves
Chicago Cubs
Philadelphia Phillies
Pittsburgh Pirates
St. Louis Cardinals
New York Yankees
Kansas City Athletics
Herb Score
Cleveland
Indians
Baltimore Orioles
al Kaline
Detroit
Washington Senators
Chicago White Sox
Boston Red Sox
Virgil Trucks
American golfers advance in British Amateur results
In St Ames England Arthur Perowne beat Don Bisplinghoff 1 up at 20th hole while Phil Scrutton defeated Billy Joe Patton 7 and 6 leaving Joe Conrad the lone American in the semifinals. Conrad beat Roger Barliss 5 and 3 and Alan Slater eliminated Joe Carr 2 and 1 advancing to the final four.
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ST. Ames
England
Arthur Perowne
Don Bisplinghoff
Orlando
Fla
Phil Scrutton
Billy Joe Patton
Joe Conrad
Conrad
San Antonio
Tex
Roger Bayliss
Alan Slater
Joe Carr
Ireland
Fay Crocker Leads Eastern Open After First Round
Faye Crocker of Montevideo Uruguay held a two stroke edge as she moved two ahead on the opening day of the $5000 Eastern Open golf tournament in Reading Pennsylvania.
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Berkshire Country Club
Marilynn Smith
Wichita
Kan
Vonnie Colby
Hollywood
Fla
Miss Smith
Gloria Armstrong
Oakland
Calif
Marlene Bauer
Sarasota
Betsy Rawls
Spartansburg
S. C
Louis Suggs
Fay Crocker
Reading
Faye Crocker
Montevideo
Uruguay
Artie Dillon to Enroll At Wichita University
Wichita UP reports Artie Dillon, 18, North High six foot and 178 pounds, will enroll at the University of Wichita next fall. Dillon won two football letters at North, plus one in basketball and played baseball. Coach Pete Tillman confirms the move.
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Wichita
Artie Dillon
Wichita North High
University of Wichita
Pete Tillman
Dillon
North
Baseball Scores and standings across leagues AP report
The American League leads with New York 83 13 pace, while Cleveland and Chicago chase. Results include New York 12 Kansas City 6 and Cleveland 9 Baltimore 3, plus National League tallies Brooklyn 34 11 and Chicago 28 25. Texas and Western league scores wrap the slate.
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Cleveland
Chicago
Escsee
Detroit
Svscosess
Boston
Cesecsese
Washington
Kansas City
Baltimore
Turley
Harshman
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Sive
Ick
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St. Lovia
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Lincoln
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Colorado Springs
Fight Results In Los Angeles Card
In Los Angeles Arnon outpointed Don Jordan over 10 rounds. Lauro Salas stopped Pete Aguirre in 10. Santa Clara Cuba Kid Gallian knocked out Luigi Celamine in 3.
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Art Arnon
Don Jordan
Lauro Salas
Monterrey
Mexico
Pete Aguirre
Santa Clara
Cuba
Kid Gavilan
Havana
Luigi Celamine
Italy
Santee Seeks Subfour Mile At Compton Meet
Compton hosts its annual invitational track meet where Santee aims to break the elusive four minute mile after 4:00.6 last June and 4:00.5 at the Texas Relays. Fred Dwyer looms as a serious challenger while a 4410 yard dash rivalry reemerges between Mashburn and Lea.
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Wes Santee
Santee
Texas
Austin
British Empire
Hungary
John Landy
Australia
Roger Bannister
England
Laszlo Tabor
Chris
Chataway
Brian Hewson
Fred Dwyer
Villanova
Wes
Wanamaker
New York
Dwyer
J. W. Mashburn
Oklahoma A&m
Jim Lea
Los Angeles Athletic Club
Young Tangles With McNeece At Madison Square Garden
New York boxing headlines Carmelo Costa and Lulu Perez set the stage earlier. Tonight at Madison Square Garden two rough rivals Young and McNeece square off in a 10 round nationally televised bout on NBC. Young carries a 48-10-3 with 24 knockouts record and is a 2 to 1 favorite though inactive since January. McNeece stands 13-2-1 with five knockouts in 16 pro starts.
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Paddy Young
Billy McNeece
Madison Square Garden
Carmelo Costa
Lulu Perez
7 Young
Bobo Olson
McNeece
Central Isle
Young
Tony Johnson
Radio and Television
NBC
Kirwin National Wildlife Refuge becomes Kansas first
The Interior Department announced the Kirwin National Wildlife Management Area in Phillips County will cover about 10 800 acres of land and water tied to the Kirwin irrigation project on the Solomon River north fork. The Fish and Wildlife Service will provide access roads parking facilities and picnic grounds with camping and trailer parking allowed. Boat rentals bait sales fishing permits and state rules will govern activities and part of the reservoir will open to hunting after geese numbers rise.
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Washington
Kansas
Kirwin National Wildlife Management Area
Phillips County
Interior Department
Reclamation Bureau
Kirwin
Solomon River
Fish and Wildlife Service
Crandall Cites Rough Season for Deflated Club
A veteran catcher laments repeated errors and poor pitching as Crandall warns the team may not win the pennant but urges effort. He questions his role in the staff’s struggles while reflecting on mental and physical fatigue amid a difficult season for the club. The article notes the United States used 445 million pounds of potato chips in 1954.
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Wonder Club
Crandall
United States
Souchak Surges in Deepdale Golf Round Robin
Mike Souchak, a 208 pound threat, tops day one at Deepdale Round Robin with five points from Sam Snead and a 68. Marty Furgol leads with eight points after a par 70.
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Great Neck
N.Y
Deepdale
Mike
Souchak
Sam Snead
Cary Middlecoff
Chick Harbert
Snead
Harbert
Middlecoff
Marty Furgol
Lemont
Furgol
Shelley Mayfield
Johnny Palmer
Bob Rosburg
Peter Thomson
Houston
Tommy Bolt
Doug Ford
Ted Kroll
Julius Boros
Jackie Burke
Gene Littler
Bo Wininger
First Baptists and Stark Win In Church League Softball
The First Baptists beat United Brethren Trinity Baptists 7 to 3 while Stark defeated EUB No. 1 12 to 3. Junior Hall limited opponents to three hits as First Baptists pulled away with four runs in the final inning.
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United Brethren - Trinity Baptists
Stark
EUB No
Junior Hall
Local League Scoring Notes From Night of Games
Line scores recap from a church league where First Baptists faced UB Trinity and Stark teams. Scores show early 0s and late runs as First Baptists and Trinity traded innings. Batteries listed include Hall Ray and M Grogan Eastburn Stark cercecevessd and Robison Haddan Butts.
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Trinity
Hall and
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M. Grogan
L. Eastburn
Eub No
Stark
M. Seger
E. Robison
B. Haddan
H. Butts
Kansas horses win two blue ribbons at charity show
Horses owned by Mr. and Mrs. Dean J. Briggs of Garden Plain Kansas captured two blue ribbons at the 11th annual Pin Oak Stables charity show in Houston. Jockey Sammy Boulmetis seeks a third Capitol Handicap victory on April 19 at Laurel. Boulmetis previously won on Suleiman in 1951 and Algash in 1952. Ted Atkinson rode three winners on closing day to claim his fourth Hialeah track title and adds to earlier titles in 1947 1948 and 1953.
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Tex
Dean J. Briggs
Garden Plain
Kas
Pin Oak Stables
Sammy Boulmetis
Laurel Race Track
Boulmetis
Suleiman
Algash
Ted Atkinson
Hialeah
Del Crandall Worries as Braves Slump in NL Race
Del Crandall of the Braves laments a troubling season as Milwaukee trails in the National League. The 25 year old catcher bats .175 with three homers while his team bears a wounding slide and sits in fourth place, 13 games back. Crandall compares the slump to a backfire in a team under pressure.
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Brooklyn
del Crandall
Braves
Del
Crandall
Milwaukee
Global Briefs Mixed World News Bits Across Nations
A brief roundup reports Mrs. Pierre Tailibert delivering quadruplets in Bourges. In Saigon five killed in terrorism. Moscow’s Gum department store complains of shabby goods. In Amoy Bay Chinese Nationalists shell two islets. Paris notes Billy Graham’s France crusade aims to spur Bible interest. Diem says Viet Nam will defend freedom with American support. A stat notes 2,072,333 bathtubs sold in 1954 in the United States.
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Billy Graham
France
Britain
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