Sievers of Senators Trips Former Mates
The Associated Press reports Roy Sievers dominates Red Sox pitching with 10 hits in 20 at bats and 5 home runs in five Washington games, sealing splits in a doubleheader. Other MLB notes include Stan Musial’s seven RBIs in a Cardinals sweep, Frank Torre’s four straight hits for the Braves, rain postponements, and results from the Texas International Open where January wins $6,000 and leads money list.
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Weathered rain halts Pittsburgh Philadelphia tilt
Baseball scores show postponed games due to rain with New York at Philadelphia and Brooklyn at Pittsburgh rescheduled. Detroit snapped an 8-2 win over Kansas City as Enos Slaughter fueled Ditmar’s shutout help. Cardinals battered Cubs 11- over 27 hits in a sweep of a three game set.
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Yates Center Driver Wins Stock Car Race Night at West Main
Dale MacDaniels driving No. 52 from Yates Center won the trophy dash at West Main track. Ronnie Fowler of Chanute in No. 44 won the fast car race and Australian pursuit. Bud Morgan of Chanute in No. 32 took the slow car win. George Spencer of Yates Center No. 30 won consolation. Feature race was rained out. other results list Morgan second in fast car, Rhodes second in slow car, Brundage second in consolation. Ten cars entered.
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January Wins Dallas Open In Dramatic Finish
Abilene golfer Don January clinched first money in the $30,000 Dallas Centennial Open with an eagle deuce on the final hole. He now eyes the $70,000 Texas International Open as Dallas golf week continues.
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Cardinals Break Cubs Spell in Double Win
Stan Musial drives in seven runs with four hits including a three run homer as the St. Louis Cardinals sweep Chicago Cubs 11-9 and 12-2. Art Ditmar blanks the Detroit Tigers in game two of a doubleheader as Kansas City wins 5-0.
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Boxing Briefs Pastrano to Meet Spieser for Third Time in N O
Clever Willie Pastrano of Lansing Michigan faces Spieser in a TV bout at the Municipal Auditorium New Orleans Wednesday. Pastrano won their first clash July 25, 1955 and the rematch January 27, 1956 ended in a draw. Pastrano, age 20, carries a 17 fight unbeaten streak.
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Missouri, Oklahoma Face Tiebreaker For NCAA Berth
Oklahoma and Nebraska appear to share the Big Seven lead after a controversial forfeit decision. A rescheduled Oklahoma versus Missouri game at Columbia could decide the district playoff representative if the teams finish tied. Coaches may flip a coin to determine the NCAA playoff entrant.
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North Carolina Boy Signed by Kansas City A’s
The Kansas City Athletics announced they signed Virgil Bernhardt, 17, a Faith, North Carolina catcher, who will report to the Fitzgerald club in Georgia. Bernhardt becomes the latest young prospect added to KC’s system.
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Musial Recaptures Form as Cardinals Sweep Cubs
Stan Musial drives in seven runs with four hits including a three run homer as the St. Louis Cardinals sweep a doubleheader from Chicago 11-9 and 12-1. He boosts his average to .293 and climbs to third in RBI with 33, following a slow start and a bruised left forearm injury earlier in the season.
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Fastest Field Now Assured For Car Races
Qualifications for the 500 mile race were reopened after rain halted Saturday trials and limited running. Two hours of qualifying time were extended to 6 pm as 18 more cars sought entry, with Cliff Griffith Johnnie Tolan Eddie Johnson among the leaders and several past winners and veterans in the tentative lineup.
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6 500 Attend K State Commencement
In Manhattan Kansas about 6500 people filled the field house to witness the Kansas State commencement ceremony. The crowd gathered for the traditional exercises as graduates received their degrees in a formal instructional setting.
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Commencement Exercises at Kansas State College Honors Hope
Kansas State College awarded degrees to 711 graduates at commencement. An honorary doctor of agriculture was conferred on Kansas Rep Clifford R Hope. Gov Fred Hall delivered greetings and James A McCain president gave the address.
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Buffalo BUFFALO Young Adult class hosts wiener roast at City Park
The Methodist church Young Adult class in Chanute held a wiener roast for 24 members at City Park. The senior class and sponsor Mrs. Harry Orendorff returned Thursday from a 2,200 mile tour visiting Canon City Colorado Santa Fe New Mexico El Paso Texas and Carlsbad Cavern funded by money earned during high school. The vacation Bible school of 65 ended with a covered dish dinner at the church led by superintendent Mrs. Paine Carlson. Brooke Blackwood Collison son of local residents earned a Bachelor of Science in Education language arts at Kansas University about June 4 with family planning to attend the graduation.
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Global Briefs Highlight Strikes And Flights
In St Nazaire workers protested recalls of 186 local reservists for service in Algeria, marching to mass meetings. In Rome Pan American World Airways began a Rome New York direct flight with a Douglas DC7C. In Nottingham Forestry Commission warned about a tree-killing insect outbreak.
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Insect plague hits 40000 trees in Sherwood Forest area
The Chanute Tribune notes a weevil outbreak destroying or damaging 40,000 trees in Sherwood Forest near the Robin Hood legend site. In New Delhi India France transfers four Indian coastal settlements Pondichery Karikal Yanam and Mahe to Nehru government per treaty signed with Count Ostrorog awaiting parliamentary ratification.
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Midget deer roam Leamington gardens in England
A resident reports a two foot tall midget deer leaping through Leamington streets and over a five foot fence to raid radishes and cabbages. RSPCA inspector Harry Lightbrown notes mystery of origin amid local herds of normal-sized deer and suggests drought may drive the tiny animals into the city.
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California Leads Nation in Aircraft Subcontractors and Suppliers
A survey ranks California first with 10,314 aircraft industry subcontractors and suppliers. Ohio follows with 4,487, New York 3,382, Texas 1,615, and Connecticut 1,513 in the counts.
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