Roberts Delivers Third Win as Phillies Top Braves
Robin Roberts pitched a five hitter to beat Milwaukee 4-2 and halt the Braves 11 game win streak. He went the distance the first time Milwaukee faced 14 games and kept the Phillies within striking distance as Brooklyn, Pittsburgh and St. Louis facts shift in the standings. In the American League New York topped Kansas City 8-4 as Chicago extended its string, Cleveland won 4-3 over Baltimore, and Washington and Detroit stood 2-2 at rain halt.
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Rube) Walker
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Baseball Scores and Standings Highlights
National League standings show Milwaukee leading with 35 23, followed by Cincinnati and Brooklyn. American League results include New York 4 2 4, Chicago 3 3 7, and Baltimore at 3 1. A slate of Wednesday and Tuesday results feature Chicago at Brooklyn, New York at St Louis, and Philadelphia beating Milwaukee. Various minor leagues report scores across Denver Indianapolis Wichita Charleston Minneapolis Texas Oklahoma City Houston and more.
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Baxter Leads Qualifiers At National Intercollegiate Golf
Rex Baxter of Houston University fired 67 yesterday to win the qualifying medal with 140 four under par and a six stroke margin over the field. The 59th National Intercollegiate Championship opens with 64 players in the top bracket and a sudden death playoff for 11 more berths begins.
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Ohio
Rex Baxter
Houston University
Ohio State
Friederich and Mariucci Top Ragtime Doubles Winners
Friederich and Mariucci rolled 1 341 to win top money of 40.80 in the ragtime doubles at Sportsman's Bowl last week. Gerald Gifford and John Lofthouse scored 1 324 for 34.00, Guy Short and George Bareis 1 304 for 27.20, Allen Williams and John Williams 1 293 for 20.40, Paul Bush and L E Thompson 1 284 for 13.60.
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Don Friederich
Sam Mariucci
Gerald Gifford
John Lofthouse
Guy Short
George Bareis
Allen Williams
John Williams
Paul Bush
L. E. Thompson
Fight Results Houston to London Highlights
Tommy Elder of Cleveland outpoints Ray Riojas of Fort Worth at 135 to 136 pounds in Houston. Joe Lucy of England stopped Sammy McCarthy of England in the 13th round at 1332.
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Associated Press
Houston
Tex
Tommy Elder
Cleveland
Ray Riojas
Fort Worth
London
Joe Lucy
England
Sammy McCarthy
Players Back Harris as Tigers Stumble Toward Slump
Detroit players voiced full support for Bucky Harris despite a 10 game winless stretch and a 2 2 rain halted tie with Washington. Captain Harvey Kuenn and pitcher Steve Gromek defended the manager, blaming injuries for the slide and noting Spike Briggs Jr. will not fire staff now.
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Bucky Harris
Detroit Tigers
Washington
Harvey Kuenn
Steve Gromek
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Spike) Briggs Jr
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Gromek
Ray Boone
Wimbledon Second Round Matches Underway Worldwide
Top seeds in both men and women divisions advance as second round play unfolds at Wimbledon. Notable results include Indian player Ramanath Krishnan upsetting seed Jaroslav Drobny, while Ham Richardson and Sven Davidson face tough battles. American players Shirley Fry and Althea Gibson are among four leading women prepared to move forward, with Angela Mortimer of Britain also in contention.
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England
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Beverly Fleitz
Long Beach
Calif
Britain
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Shirley Bloomer
Jaroslav Drobny
Ramanath Krishnan
Ham Richardson
Westfield
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Australia
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Goridor Mudge
Sven Davidson
Sweden
Ashley Cooper
Lew Hoad
Trevor Fancutt
South Africa
Vic Seixas
Philadelphia
Frances Jean-Claude Molinari
Ken Rosewell
Geoff Ward
Budge Patty
Los Angeles
Paris
Stark Edges K of C Squad in church softball games
First Baptist defeated Colfax Baptist 14 to 1 and Stark beat Knights of Columbus 7 to 6 at Highland Park last night. Upcoming games include Chanute vs Girard girls at 9 tonight and Thursday night matches Nazarene vs Colfax and Methodist vs Stark. Detroit pitcher Jim Brady, a lefty, won 18 games and lost 6 in three seasons at St. Peter's High School in Jersey City.
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Girard
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Colfax, McCoy, Cleaver
Leroy
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Nelson
Haight and
Dimond
Detroit
Jim Brady
St. Peter's High
Jersey City
Mizell Slumps as Giants Shutout Cardinals 3-0
St Louis pitcher Wilmer Mizell allowed three walks in the first inning as the New York Giants beat the Cardinals 3-0 on Ruben Gomez's three-hitter. Mizell has dropped three straight on the road trip, dropping the Cards to fifth, a notch behind Pittsburgh. In Kansas City, the Yankees routed the A s 8-4 with three homers by Berra Carey and Martin.
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St. Louis Cardinals
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Ruben Gomez
Fred Hutchinson
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Yogi Berra
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Suitcase) Simpson
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Duke 1938 season ends with Rose Bowl loss to USC
The 1938 Duke football team were undefeated in regular season play but fell to the University of Southern California 7 to 3 in the Rose Bowl on a last minute pass with about 40 seconds remaining.
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University of Southern California
Hogan and Snead win Canada Cup in golf teamwork
Ben Hogan and Sam Snead won the Canada Cup international team event in Virginia Water England finishing 567 across 72 holes. Hogan claimed the individual trophy with a five stroke edge over Roberto de Vicenzo while Snead recovered from a hand injury to post strong scores.
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Ben Hogan
Sam Snead
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Snead
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South Africa
Mexico
Roberto de Vicenzo
Cassady Dominates 1955 Western Conference Football Stats
Ohio State star Howard Hopalong Cassady led the 1955 Western Conference in yardage scoring and kickoff returns, capturing multiple individual statistics while shaping the season for the Buckeyes.
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Howard
Hopalong) Cassady
Ohio State
Redlegs Lead All Star Vote In Five NL Positions
The Cincinnati Redlegs surged to lead five National League spots in the midseason All-Star vote. Johnny Temple moved to second, Roy McMillan leads at short, Frank Robinson moves left field, Ed Bailey leads the catching race, and Gus Bell widens his center field margin.
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Cincinnati Redlegs
Red Schoendienst
Roy Campanella
Ernie Banks
Duke Snider
Ford Frick
Redlegs
Brooklyn
Walt Alston
Casey Stengel
Washington
Cincinnati
Johnny Temple
Schoendienst
New York Giants
Roy McMillan
Chicago
Frank Robinson
St. Louis Cardinals
Rip Repulski
Ed Bailey
Campanella
Gus Bell
Snider
Ted Kluszewski
Ray Jablonski
Wally Post
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Pittsburgh
Dale Long
Jabbo
Ken Boyer
St. Louis
Post
Stan Musial
Mantle Berra Lead In American League All Star Balloting
Over 2,500, Detroit’s Ray Boone tops count while Mickey Mantle and Yogi Berra head the AL ballot totals with 118,035 and 111,522 votes respectively. Harvey Kuenn clears 100,000 as Nellie Fox holds a 30,000 edge over Billy Goodman with Ted Williams leading left field contenders.
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Detroit
Ray Boone
New York Yankees
Mickey Mantle
Yogi Berra
Harvey Kuenn
Nellie Fox
White Sox
Billy Goodman
Boston
Ted Williams
Minnie Minoso
Chicago
al Kaline
Hank Bauer
New York
Chestnut and Costa In Bout Tonight
Ike Chestnut and Carmelo Costa clash in a 10 round featherweight bout at Capitol Arena. Chestnut, 25, from Harlem is unranked while Costa of Brooklyn is No. 4 contender for Sandy Sadler's title. Costa holds 29-3-4. Chestnut 20-5-3. ABC TV and radio cover at 8 p.m. CST.
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Ike Chestnut
Carmelo Costa
Capitol Arena
Chestnut
Harlem Scrapper
Costa
Brooklyn
Sandy Sadler
New Jersey
ABC
Oklahoma Toll Road Advances Near Tulsa-Joplin Route
Oklahoma Turnpike Authority reports half the road bed and paving for the Tulsa to Joplin toll road completed. W D Hoback cites 35.46 miles built, 49.86 miles under construction, 38 right of way cases pending, 138 settled, linking near Tulsa to the Missouri line and Turner Turnpike. Southpaw Johnny Cladham seeks spring trial with Cincinnati.
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Oklahoma
Oklahoma Turnpike Authority
W. D. Hoback
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Hoback
Tulsa
Turner Turnpike
Aid From Atom For TB Victims
Dr. Ralph I. Canuteson reports peacetime atomic energy aid for TB victims. Isotopes from atomic energy research help label drugs like isoniazid and PAS to study distribution in animals, guiding treatment while Kansas Tuberculosis and Health Association funds new research.
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Kansas Tuberculosis and Health Association
Dr. Canuteson
U. S. Atomic Energy Commission
University of Chicago
Chicago
Seaker
Canuteson
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