Ageless Slaughter Sparks A's to 7-3 Win Over Orioles
Enos Slaughter, age 40, delivered a key inch-hit double in the sixth inning sparking Kansas City to a 7-3 victory against Baltimore in Baltimore. The win halted a five-game skid and highlighted Slaughter’s enduring clutch hitting for the Athletics.
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Associated Press
Enos Slaughter
Kansas City Athletics
Fountain of Youth
A's
Baltimore Orioles
Baltimore
Kansas City
Herm Wehmeier
Pittsburgh Pirates
St. Louis Cardinal
Pirates
Redbirds
Cincinnati
Pittsburgh
Luis Arroyo
Wehmeier
English Captures Second State Amateur Golf Title
Jim English of Topeka won his second state amateur golf championship with a 9 and 8 triumph over Chris Gers of Great Bend. Gers, the 1954 titlist, set an amateur front nine record of 31 tying a Wichita Country Club mark. English matched the front nine record with 31. English led 3 up after 18, birdied five and parred four in the afternoon to surge to a nine-up advantage, halving No. 10 to seal the title. Gers reached the final by defeating Dave Dennis 3 and 2, while English beat Dick Price 3 and 1.
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Wichita
Jim English
Topeka
Chris Gers
Great Bend
English
Wichita Coun
Jim Vickers
Gers
Mike Murra
Dave Dennis
Independence
Dick Price
Baseball scores and standings across major leagues
Major League Baseball standings show New York leading the American League with a .627 percentage. Cleveland and Chicago follow, with notes on Mondays schedules and Sundays results across leagues including the National League and minor circuits. Teams like Detroit Baltimore Washington Kansas City and Boston suffer varied outcomes.
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Cleveland
Chicago
Boston
Detroit
Baltimore
Washington
Kansas City
Houtteman
Garcia
Porterfield
Brewer
Kretlow
Kellner
Pascual
Stone
Lary
Ferrarese
Cincinnati
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Pittsburgh
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Brooklyn
Philadelphia
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Newcombe
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American Assn
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Denver
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Shreve
Fort Worth
Tulsa
Dallas
Oklahoma City
Houston
Austin
Amarillo
Sioux City
Topeka
Colorado Springs
Des Moines
Albuquerque
Lincoln
Pueblo
Mile record falls at Ozark AAU meet
St. Louis teen Ron Gregory of Sumner High School set a new Ozark AAU mile record with 4:21.2, breaking Rayburn Gordon’s 1941 mark. He defeated Missouri runners Jim Sanders and Deck Long as three other meet records fell in the men’s division. Women’s events saw Shelly Miller post 6.4 in the 50 yard dash and 11.8 in the 100 yard dash.
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Ron Gregory
Sumner High School
Gregory
Rayburn Gordon
Missouri
Jim Sanders
Deck Long
Jim Green
Vic Lowell
Vernon ‘Sprehe
Southern Illinois
Bill Bangert
Shelly Miller
Joan Pratt
Topeka
DeMarco Faces Martinez In Boston Welterweight Battle
Tony DeMarco of Boston and Vince Martinez of Paterson meet in a 10 round welterweight clash in Boston with high knockout totals. DeMarco, 24 and 43-6-1, seeks victory after losing a title to Basilio and regaining. Martinez, 27, 49-3 with 25 knockouts, has won 21 straight. The bout is not televised.
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Associated Press
Tony DeMarco
Boston
Vince Martinez
Paterson
N.J
DeMarco
Carmen Basilio
Johnny Saxton
Martinez
Vince
Freeman Loses Fingers in Woodchopping Accident
Cincinnati based guard Robin Freeman of Ohio State suffered loss of middle and index fingers on his left hand in a woodchopping accident. He underwent surgery at Good Samaritan Hospital and was reported in good condition. Freeman, 21, stood 6 feet 1 inch and averaged 32.5 points per game last season as a three time all Big Ten selection and multiple All America pick.
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Cincinnati
Robin Freeman
Ohio State
Good Samaritan Hospital
Freeman
Sime Predicted for World Records at Duke
SANGER California crowds hailed Dave Sime as Duke University's fastest human and a likely record setter as he targets Olympic qualifying meets. Analysts favored his speed and projected continued record outcomes as he trains toward major events.
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Sanger
Calif
Dave Sime
Duke
Littler Wins Round Robin and Near Open Preview
In New Rochelle Lloyd Mangrum lauds Gene Littler after Littler's 24 point Round Robin triumph and top $3,000 prize. Littler, confident about the Open at Rochester Oak Hill, earned $5,778.50 after a Texas International second place and playoff loss to Peter Thomson. He posted 69 69 68 63 70 for 344, with Ted Kroll 31 points runner up, while Art Wall Don Finsterwald Jackie Burke and Billy Maxwell also posted top scores.
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New Rochelle
N.Y
Lloyd Mangrum
Gene Littler
Cary Middlecoff
Mangrum
Littler
Rochester
Oak Hill Club
Australia
Peter Thomson
Ted Kroll
Fort Lauderdale
Fla
Kroll
Art Wall
Pocono Manor
Don Finsterwald
Bedford Heights
Ohio
Jackie Burke
Houston
Billy Maxwell
Odessa
Tex
Kansas Dominates Central Collegiate Track Meet
Glen Davis of Ohio State won the 400 meter hurdles in 50.8 seconds, tying the Olympic standard and breaking the Kansas collegiate mark. He also won the 220 low hurdles as Kansas exploded to the team title with eight first places and 73 points, Notre Dame 39 1 6, Marquette 24 1 2.
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Milwaukee
Glen Davis
Ohio State
Davis
Charles Moore
Cornell
Bob Devinney
Kansas
Yuriy Lituyev
Russia
Bill Nieder
Notre Dame
Marquette
Missouri
Iown State
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Iowa
Western Michigan
Dartmouth sprinter Gary Gilson hosts WDBS track announcer role
Dartmouth College sprinter Gary Gilson serves as a play by play announcer for WDBS, the college radio station, using his spare time to call track events.
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Gary Gilson
Dartmouth
WDBS
Musial Powers Cardinals In Split With Pirates
Stan Musial delivered four hits including a homer and a double driving in four runs as the St. Louis Cardinals split with Pittsburgh. Herm Wehmeier blanked the Pirates 3-0 on six hits for his second win of the year, both against Pittsburgh. The NL standings tighten with five clubs bunched and Cincinnati’s edge trimmed to 3 percentage points.
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St. Louis
Stan Musial
Musial
Arroyo
Redbird
Bill Virdon
Willard Schmidt
Pirates
Grady Hatton
Hank Sauer
Ron Kline
Wehmeier
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
Slaughter
Art Ditmar
Jim Finigan
Tim Thompson
Ditmar
Billy Lees
Brooklyn Dodgers
Orioles
Thompson
Johnny Groth
Joe Reichler
Associated Press
Herm Wehmeier
St.Louis Cardinals
Cardinals
Cincinnati
Brooklyn
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New York Giants
Braves
Dodgers
Chicago Cubs
Philadelphia Phillies
New York Yankees
Cleveland
Indians
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White Sox
Boston
Washington
Detroit
Tigers
Kansas City
Baltimore
Redbirds
Luis Arroyo
Virdon
Gene Freese
Lee Walls
Bucs
Enos Slaughter
Athletics
Fourteen New Marks In Air Force Meet
Riverside California reports fourteen new marks in the worldwide Air Force track and field championships. Thane Baker posted a 220 yard dash time of 20.7 seconds, near the curved dash record. Baker, ex-Kansas State, representing the Great Plains Air Force Conference, defeated Jim Lea by about six yards. The top three finishers advance to the interservice track event at the Los Angeles Coliseum next Friday and Saturday.
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Berkeley
Calif
Dave
Red Lewis
Central California
Riverside
Thane Baker
Baker
Kansas State College
Great Plains Air Force
Jim Lea
Los Angeles Coliseum
Baltimore Colts Sign Lohr and Jackson
The Baltimore Colts announced the signing of veteran Ken Jackson and rookie Jim Lohr to NFL contracts. Lohr, the 26th draft choice, will not report this season as he enters the Marine Corps. Lohr played for Southeastern Missouri last year and earned all conference honors.
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Baltimore
Balltimore Colts
Ken Jackson
Jim Lohr
Lohr
Colts
Marine Corps
Southeastern Missouri
Colts Sign 218-Pound Lineman From MIAA Conference
The 218-pound lineman, noted as an outstanding player from the Missouri Intercollegiate Athletic Conference, becomes the 18th 1956 draft choice signed by the Colts.
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Colts
Yates Center Drivers Lead Local Stock Car Night
George Spencer driving No. 30 won the trophy dash at West Main in Yates Center. Chanute’s Ronnie Fowler in No. 44 captured the feature. Chuck Oswald No. 31 won the hooligan three abreast. Joe Brundage No. 97 took slow car, Johnny Eccles No. 87 won Consolation. Races shift from Sunday to Tuesday starting June 19.
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George Spencer
Yates Center
West Main Track
Chanute
Ronnie Fowler
Chuck Oswald
Joe Brundage
Iola
Lloyd Barham
Johnny Eccles
Oswald
Buddy Almond
Fred Collins
Kenneth Umbarger
Neodesha
Spencer
Bill Krause
Eccles
Brund‘age
Collins
Umbarger
Frank van Gotten
Leanna Bible School Ends as Attendees Gather
The Leanna Bible school at the church closed after a program with 42 attending. Alumni events included Kenneth Ingels and spouse at the Sav onburg banquet. Several local residents and families attended Decoration Day gatherings in Chanute, Mound City, and Wichita visits with relatives.
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Leanna
Kenneth Ingels
Savonburg
Kenneth Pittman
Wichita
Dick Smith
Randy
Esther Ericson
Esther White
Chanute
W. B. Richardson
Jack
Larry
Hazel Priest
Emma Jean
Mound City
Thin Man Inside Fat Person Has Big Battle to Get Out
Leonard Louis Levinson, a former writer, recounts his struggle with weight and his transition to nutrition study after writing The Brown Derby Cookbook. He details his personal yearlong effort to reduce and his discovery of 365 ways to prepare a low calorie breakfast as part of The Complete Book of Low Calorie Cooking.
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Mal Boyle
New York
Leonard Louis Levinson
Fatty
Dr. Jekyll
Mr. Hyce
Levinson
Hollywood
Dieter’s Guide to Moderation and Low Calorie Foods
A dietary author promotes moderation as the key to weight control and suggests choosing low calorie foods to fill up. He advocates using old world spices and herbs to add variety, noting he once ate fat-rich lamb kidneys but now favors lighter, tastier options and believes “we are what we eat.”
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Levinson
Jdv
North Korea accuses US of planning new war in Korea
Global briefs report North Korea charging the United States plans a new war, with claims of atomic arms and safety items to South Korea. In Germany a 21-year-old American soldier knifed a German housemaid on a Wertheim ferry and is held for questioning. Cyprus clashes and leaflets urging Cypriots to fight are noted, while an unrelated classified ad seeks an advertising assistant in London.
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North Korea
United States
Korea
U. N. Command
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Kruwez-Wertheim
Germany
Hildrun Wagner
Wertheim
U.S
Nicogia
Cyprus
Ordi
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