Athletics Rally Past White Sox Then Fall in Nightcap
Enos Slaughter, aging but active, collected three hits in Kansas City's 7-2 win over Chicago in the first game, while Alex Kellner posted his fourth win in the second after a six run surge by the A's. Elmer Vale and Vic Power homered in the finale as the Sox pulled away late. The Cardinals split with the Reds in Cincinnati, with Arroyo tossing a shutout until the fourth. Kansas City plans a June 4 baseball clinic for high school and 3A-2A players, inviting student attendees to a Red Sox game after the session.
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Mayer Wins K.C. Open
Mayer of St. Petersburg Florida captured the Kansas City Open with a 6 stroke margin and a 4 000 dollar prize. He posted a 5 under par 67 final round for a 271 four day total while Billy Maxwell and Chandler Harper tied for second at 277.
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Jockey Johnny Adams Reaches 200th Career Victory
Johnny Adams wins his 200th race as he secures the 3,000th victory milestone for his career. He rode Mister Black to win the $25,000 Continental Turf Handicap at Balmoral, tying the Washington Park track record of 1 49 for the mile and one eighth turf.
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Shawnee Mission and Wichita East Run State Grass Greens Golf Wins
Shawnee Mission captures its third straight four man title and Wichita East wins the two man division at the State High School Grass Greens Golf Tournament. Lee Jordan leads with a 7 under par 137 medalist score as Shawnee Mission tops the field Saturday. Benjamin Lindheimer, executive track director, commented on the Tribune column At Your Service.
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Baseball Scores From Major Leagues Shared For Sunday
A summary of results across the American and National Leagues with scattered games, rain postponements, and noted standings. Highlights include New York beating Baltimore 5-0 and 7-5 in separate games, Cleveland 4-0 over Detroit, Kansas City 7-6 over Chicago, and Milwaukee 5, Chicago 1 in the NL. Other leagues report varied scores including Texas League and Southern Association play.
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California Relays Highlight Record Performances In Modesto
Modesto Calif Frank Held posted a 268 feet 244 inch javelin mark and the Texas 440 yard relay team ran 40.2 seconds to headline the 14th annual California Relays. Wes Santee clocked 1 48.5 in the 880 while Spurrier of Lackland Air Force Base posted 1 47.5, threatening Mal Whitfield’s hand timed standard.
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Yogi Berra Bat Booms Yankees Into Top Spot
Yogi Berra lifts the New York Yankees to the AL lead with five homers in four games against Baltimore fueling a seven game surge. Mantle often on base as Berra powers a 5-0 and 7-5 double-header sweep. Berra gains 34 points, 5 homers and 11 RBIs while Mantle sits on first.
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33 Cars Enter May 30 Race
INDIANAPOLIS P The 39th 500 mile auto race May 30 will be a 33 car contest for about a quarter mile time trials ended yesterday put contenders such as Bill Vukovich Jack McGrath Tony Bettenhausen Fred Agabashian and Sam Hanks up front McGrath set a 10 mile speed record of 142.580 mph Ten men in the front half ran over 140 mph while the rear was much slower reversing the field average to about 136.796 mph close to last year’s 138.632
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Track Coach Dies at 91 in Ithaca Cornell figure M J Moakley
John F. Moakley retired Cornell University track coach and former head of the U S Olympic track team died at his home Saturday night aged 91. He guided athletes at Cornell and contributed to national coaching efforts.
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Jack) Moakley
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Comet Thinclads Win Five Points in State Meet
Chanute readers noted five points for the Comets as Jerry Johnson placed second in the high jump and Oliver Ambler fifth in the broad jump. Johnson cleared 6'2" to set a school mark, Mark White won at 6'3" and Ambler reached 21'4". Palmer beat Ambler for fourth by a quarter inch. Other Blue Comet results included Swain 8th in the 440 and Cukjati 9th in the 880.
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Tidwell sets double state marks at Kansas track meet
Charles Tidwell of Independence shattered two state records at the Kansas high school track meet, running the 180 yard low hurdles in 118.5 seconds and posting a 9.8 second 100 yard dash. Shawnee Mission won AA with 30 points, Clay Center led Class A with 20.
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Gardner in B leads with 24 points at meet
Gardner in B tied double meet records as Duane McIntire of Gardner high ran 100 yards in 9.9 seconds and 220 in 23.23 seconds. Henry Wiebe of Newton won the 220 yard dash in 21 seconds and 120 yard high hurdles in 14.5 seconds. Bill Tillman of Clay Center set Class A marks in 120 yard high hurdles 14.4 and in the lows 19.0. Tidwell and Wiebe led Class AA with 14 points each and McIntire topped Class B with 16.44 points.
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Oklahoma Told by Big Seven to Conform to Rules
The Big Seven Conference directed Oklahoma to take action immediately to conform with conference athletic regulations after the NCAA placed Oklahoma on two years probation for violations. The directive followed a Saturday meeting of Big Seven faculty representatives.
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Conference backs OU compliance after NCAA action
The conference governing body issued a statement affirming reliance on member schools to follow conference regulations. It expressed confidence that the University of Oklahoma will promptly and adequately address the situation and comply with the Big Seven directive.
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Softball Finals Cap Five Inning Games At Church League
First Baptists beat Knights of Columbus 12 to 3 and UB-Trinity Baptists down Colfax Nazarene 20 to 4 in five innings under the eight run rule. Richmond hit a home run for First Baptists and M Shultz drove in two for Colfax Nazarene. St Patrick’s vs EUB No 2 and Shaw vs Knights of Columbus set for tonight’s opener and second game.
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Akins to Meet Miceli in New York Boxing Showdown
Virgil Akins a 13 10 favorite faces Joe Miceli in a 10 round welterweight duel at St Nicholas Arena New York Dumont TV 8 p.m. CST Akins seeks fifth straight win after a May 2 knockout of Delaney.
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Chanute Tribune Briefs May 23 1955 Item
Local page summary notes updates from Chanute area dated May 23 1955. Includes brief community notes and civic notices with names and places common to the period.
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Green Makes TV Debut in Washington bout
Charley Green of Los Angeles collides with Washington in a Wednesday CBS telecast at 8 p m CST from the St. Louis Arena. The bout marks Green’s debut on national television and is a feature of the arena card.
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Jayhawk track drives to fourth straight Big Seven title
Kansas claimed its fourth consecutive outdoor track and field championship with 173 points led by freshmen Al Oerter and Dave Tams. Oklahoma and Missouri trailed, while Iowa State, Kansas State, Colorado and Nebraska followed. The piece notes strong rookie performances and the chance of continued Kansas dominance in coming years. It also references the first coast-to-coast televised boxing bout in 1951 between Dave Sands and Carl Olson.
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