Bums Edge Dodgers as Robinson Delivers Homer
Brooklyn defeats St. Louis 5 4 in ninth after Jackie Robinson swats a game winning homer. Dodgers pull eight game lead over Cubs as season calendar tightens. Astros? No, not in this recap.
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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1955
Page
7
Wally Powell Wins Fort Scott Golf Meet
Wally Powell of Evergreen fired a two under par 79 to win the Fort Scott invitational golf tournament championship Sunday. Jay Tabor finished second in A flight with 77 while Powell earned 75 dollars and Tabor 465 dollars in merchandise prizes. About 25 Chanute golfers took part.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wally Powell
Evergreen
Jay Tabor
Powell
Tabor
Chanute
Baseball Scores and Standings Reported From Tuesday Schedule
Tuesday results include Baltimore at Chicago Rogovin Trucks, Washington at Kansas City, New York at Detroit, Boston at Cleveland, with pennant race standings showing New York leading Brooklyn and Milwaukee trailing Cincinnati Philadelphia Pittsburgh and St Louis. Rain suspensions noted. Monday results list New York 7 Detroit 5 and other completed games.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robbie
Brooklyn
Chicago Cubs
Philadelphia
Milwaukee Braves
New York Giants
Phils
New York Yankees
Detroit
Washington
Kansas City
Brooks
Pee Wee Reese
Clem Labine
Billy Lees
Tom LaSorda
Russ Meyer
Kaline
Kuenn
Power
Berra
New York
Mantle
Smith
Cleveland
Zermal
Berra New York
Wynn
Ford
Bucks
Ashburn
Campanella
Mueller
Kluszewski
Cincinnati
Virdon
St. Louis
Snider
Aaron
Milwaukee
Mays
Baltimore
Chicago
Rogovin
Trucks
Stobbs
Pascual
Kellner
Ceccarelli
Grim
Gromek
Boston
Nixon
Score
Crisago
Isesss
Pittsburgh
Poddlelan
Padres
Nichols
Va Antonelli
Haddix
Simmons
Hacker
Surkent
Minneapolis
Louisville
Indianapolis
St. Paul
Denver
Charleston
Omaha
Toledo
Dallas
Houston
San Antonio
Fort Worth
Oklahoma City
Beaumont
Associated Press
Tuceno Sin
Seer
Merentino to meet La Bua in July rematch at St Nick's Arena
Rafael Merentino, 26, earned a chance to avenge his only American defeat by agreeing to a return bout with Jackie La Bua on July 11 at St Nick's Arena. La Bua had initially been slated to meet Merentino but cracked a rib in training. Merentino weighed 160 pounds to Smallwood's 157.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Rafael Merentino
Hardy Smallwood
Brooklyn
St. Nick's
Tex Sullivan
Merentino
Jackie la Bua
la Bua
Smallwood
Rafael
America
St Nick's
Big-name golfers miss US Open qualifying fields
Exempt players total 17 as 125 contenders chase 20 San Francisco spots and open field for the June Open. Chandler Harper leads with a 134 after seven under rounds at Columbia Country Club. Byron Nelson aids a comeback while legends like Hogan and Snead are listed among the exempt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dutch Harrison
Ralph Guldahl
Bobby Knowles
Skee Riegel
Bob Toski
Dick Chapman
Jay Hebert
Fred Wampler
U.S. Golf Assa
Chandler Harper
Portsmouth
Columbia Country Club
Chevy Chase
United States
Hawaii
San Francisco
Byron Nelson
Lawson Little
Jim Turnesa
Harvie Ward
Ed Furgol
Ben Hogan
Julius Boros
Cary Middletoff
Lew Worsham
Gene Littler
Dick Mayer
Lioyd Mangrum
Tommy Bolt
Shelley Mayfield
Freddie Haas
Sam Snead
Rudy Horvath
al Mengert
Arnold Palmer
Chick Harbert
John Battini
Olympic Country Club
Sooners' Buddy Leake Joins Winnipeg Bombers
Winnipeg Blue Bombers sign 22 year old Buddy Leake to join the team in the Western Inter-Provincial Football Union. The Sooners standout heads to professional play with a new contract and team assignment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sooners
Buddy Leake
Winnipeg Bombers
Winnipeg
Winnipeg Blue Bombers
Western Inter-Provincial Football Union
Baseball Briefs From New York On Manager and Player Quotes
Major league managers and players speak in candid terms about inexperience. Harry Walker, St. Louis Cardinals manager, notes most regulars are rookies with Stan Musial and Red Schoendienst as seasoned anchors, highlighting six regulars with limited big league tenure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Harry Walker
St. Louis Cardinals
Stan Musial
Red Schoendienst
Rip Repulski
Bill Sarni
Wally Moon
Alex Grammas
Ken Bower
Bill Virdon
University quarterback allows Leake to join Cardinals system
Ralph Misener, club president, said the Oklahoma quarterback and kicker company announced the arrangement. Leake, who signed a baseball contract with the St Louis Cardinals yesterday, will play with the Cardinal organization until fall training begins July 15.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University of Oklahoma
Ralph Misener
Misener
Leake
St. Louis Cardinals
Cardinal
Topekan Leads State Tourney at Salina Country Club
About 30 more golfers were expected to play in the final qualifying round of the men s state amateur tournament at Salina Country Club. Harlan Hobbs of Topeka had the low first rounds 68 two under par and could win medalist honors. The finals shift to match play Wednesday with the title decided Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salina
Kas
Salina Country Club
Harlan Hobbs
Topeka
Jack Ludes
Bob Vickers
Wichita
Bob Richards
Lawrence
Howard Dunham
John Marino
Bill Frazier
Wayne Dailey
Lee Cole
Augie Navarro
Ray Hogan
David Smith
Manhattan
Bill Hentzler
Bob Kent
Jim Ludes
Lyons
Mark Nardyz
Ralph Bevan
Dave
Baseball and military news mix in scattered items
Articles touch on Eddie Stanky and Harry Walker in baseball management, Bob Speake's rookie year with 31 hits and 33 RBIs, Gen Maxwell D Taylor advising on Asia forces en route to become Army chief, and North Viet Nam's move to discuss 1956 elections with South Vietnam as Peiping radio notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hong Kong
Maxwell D. Taylor
U. S. Army
Asia
Formosa
Taylor
U S
London
North Viet Nam
South Viet Nam
Boxing Results Roundup From New York Cards
Rafael Merentino of Argentina stopped Hardy Smallwood of Brooklyn in two in New York. Alec Brown of Paoli outpointed Coley Wallace of New York over ten rounds in Brockton. Jack Gardner of England stopped Johnny Williams of England in five rounds in Nottingham.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Rafael Merentino
Argentina
Hardy Smallwood
Brooklyn
Brockton
Mass
Alec Brown
Paoli
Coley Wallace
Nottingham
England
Jack Gardner
Johnny Williams
Global Briefs From Tokyo to Seoul and Prague
Japan rejects a 50 000 ton soy bean import bid due to trade balance and high delivered price. Peiping accuses US inaction on dust storms while China promotes reforestation. Nehru to Moscow for 14 days after Prague visit, then Warsaw Vienna and Belgrade. Seoul police announce arrests of four North Korean guerrillas and 11 alleged collaborators.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokyop
Japan
Red China
Nehru
Cairo
Antonin Zapotocky
Wiliam Siroke
Moscow
Warsaw
Vienna
Belgrade
Seoul
Government Eyes Consultative Conference With South Vietnam
A Hanoi conference plan aims to hold a consultative meeting with South Vietnamese representatives next month to discuss broader political arrangements. The move signals adjustments in regional diplomacy as authorities seek dialogue over military solutions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hanoi
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Gil Hodges
Walt Alston
Jackie Robinson
Alston
Jack
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Johnny Bucks
Jim Konstanty
Tiger
al Kaline
Ed Mathews
Bob Buhl
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Dave Cole
Bobby Thomson
THE
Newcombe
Jeffcoat
Arroyo
Fort Scott
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Jane Russell PU
Barefoot Contessa
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Colorado Springs
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Pirates
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Wally Ulrich
Frank Stranahan
Wally Burkemo
Billy Maxwell
Art Wall
Dave Douglas
Ted Kroll
Johnny Palmer
Doug Ford
Bo Wininger
Claude Harmon
Jack Burke
Porky Oliver
Topekan
Jerry Probst
Joe Rydecki
Bill Sayler
Jack LeBlond
John McClure
Bob Sheffield
Jerry Smith
John Shaver
Bob Hentzler
James S. Tewart
Jim Thomas
Bill Kuhl
Daryl Schoonover
Max Cole
Jim O'Malley
Bob Hayes
Ron Young
Dutch Morgenstern
Oldsmobile
RANZ
Olds-Cadillac CO
North Lincoln
Chanute, Kansas
St. Mountains
Hongchon County
Cardinals
Eddie
Stanky
Bob Speake
Speake
Des Moines
Peiping Radio
Pham van Dong
Global Briefs
Viennap
Prague
Chanute di
Evergreer
van Johnson
Deborah Kerr
Ace
Waa
Robert Cummings
Joan Caulfield
the Fuller Brush Man
Peoples Theatre
Armstrong
Armstrong Super
Blackwall
Whitewall
W. Main
Tire Exchange
S. Santa FE
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