Yankees Beat Athletics as Twins, Angels Slip in Slugfest
The New York Yankees routed the Kansas City Athletics 5-1 as Whitey Ford improved to 14-7 over 7 1/3 innings. Boston beat Minnesota 7-5, while Washington downed Los Angeles 4-2 after an earlier 6-3 win. Indians outslugged Orioles 9-6 and Tigers toppled White Sox 5-2.
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Minnesota Twins
Boston Red Sox
Los Angeles Angels
Washington Senators
Cleveland Indians
Baltimore Orioles
Detroit Tigers
Chicago White Sox
Yankee Whitey Ford
Marshall
Bridges
Yankees
Ed Rakow
Athletics
League Leaders National League Batting and Pitching Highlights
National League batting leaders include T Davis Los Angeles 342 hits and Robinson Cincinnati 336 with 115 runs for Robinson. Pitching leader Purkey Cincinnati 20 5 .800, Koufax Los Angeles 209 strikeouts. The article notes Washington strategy miscues by the Angels and key homers by Thomas Torres Rodgers Donovan Bunning and Cola vito in separate games.
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Milwaukee
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Mays
San Francisco
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Pittsburgh
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Dyrsdale
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Angels
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Bob Johnson
O'Connell
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Felix Torres
Bob Rodgers
Angel
Dick Donovan
Indians
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Jim Gentile
al Luplow
Cleveland
Woodie Held
Jim Bunning
Tigers
Bunning
Rocky Colavito
Baseball Scores and Standings and Week Ahead
Baseball results from the American League and National League with team records and daily games. Notable scores include Los Angeles 6 Washington 2 and Cleveland 9 Baltimore 6. Upcoming matchups list Chicago at Detroit Baltimore at Cleveland and others.
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Eastern Kansas anglers see better results as Labor Day nears
The Kansas Forestry Fish and Game Commission reports fishing holds up well in eastern Kansas lakes with fair to good conditions, while central and western lakes run slow. Rivers mostly poor to fair except the Big and Little Blue, Lower Neosho and Spring Rivers. Labor Day turnout expected with fair to good prospects in the east. detailed lake conditions follow.
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Neosho
Spring
Giants, Dodgers Triumph in Tight NL Action
Giants rally with Willie McCovey key power as they beat the Reds 10-2 while Dodgers hammer Milwaukee 8-3. Ed Roebuck handles relief for Los Angeles as Don Demeter drives Philly past Pittsburgh 3-2 in 11 innings. Charley James hits a tie breaking homer for St. Louis 4-2 over the Mets.
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Associated Press
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Cincinnati
Willie McCovey
Billy Pierce
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Harvey Keunn
Siuggle
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Reds
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Milwaukee
Ed Roebuck
Don Demeter
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Berserk gunman shot to death on Coney Island boardwalk
James Clark, a 27 year old Negro, killed a woman and a policeman before a running gun battle with about 100 shots. Patrolman Herbert Nolan wearing a bullet proof vest killed Clark with four head shots after a long chase through Brooklyn and the Atlantic City area. Officer Panico died, Officer Byrnes remained critically hurt, and several other bystanders were injured.
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Herbert Nolan
Nolan
Brooklyn
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Panico
Byrnes
Smillie Beats James In Points in Melbourne Bout
In Melbourne, Scotland’s John nny Smillie, 128, out pointed Mexico’s Juan James, 12642, in a boxing match. The Associated Press reports the result from the event.
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Associated Press
Melbourne
Australia
Johnnny Smillie
Scotland
Juan James
Mexico
Gunderson Seeks Third U S Women's Amateur Title
Jo Anne Gunderson of Kirkland Washington pursues her third U S Women's Amateur Championship in six years as 17 year old Annie Baker of Maryville Tennessee challenges her at the Country Club of Rochester in a 36 hole final after both won semifinal matches.
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N.Y
Jo- Anne Gunderson
Kirkland
Wash
U.S
Annie Baker
Maryville
Tenn
Country Club of
Miss Gunderson
Phyllis Tish Preuss
Baker
Patsoy Hahn
Wilmington
Del
Manhunt In Boston Seeks Serial Strangler
Boston police probe a single suspect tied to six strangulations of elderly women living alone over ten weeks. The suspect, with mental health history and prior attempted stranglings, worked at seven area hospitals and targets included two nurses and a physiotherapist. The latest victim, 67 year old Jane Sullivan, was found in her first floor apartment after being dead ten days.
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Boston
Jane Sullivan
Bank Official Faces Embezzlement Charge in Agra案
Leo Gayle McCord 53, assistant cashier at Farmers National Bank of Agra Kansas, waived indictment on an embezzlement charge. He bonded $1,500 pending a U S District Court appearance in Topeka September 7. Government says he credited $284.58 as $54.58 in interest.
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Hays
Kan
Leo Gayle McCord
Farmers National Bank of ‘Agra
McCord
U. S. District Court
Topeka
Clay Center Dethrones Chanute To Exit State Meet
Clay Center handed Chanute its second loss 3-1 to eliminate the Chanute All-Stars from the state tournament. Chanute ends state play 2-2 after earning a regional berth with six straight wins. Marvin Seger took the loss for Chanute. Chanute, the youngest entry, faced field with limited bats and errors costly to Chanute.
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Great Bend
Chanute
All-Stars
Merv Snowden
Dave Fehr
Topeka
Hays
Great Bend Bell
Wichita
Dodge City
Sterling
Resweber Wins AMA Short Track Title at Santa Fe Speedway
Carroll Resweber of Cedarburg Wisconsin captured the American Motorcycle Association grand national short track championship at Santa Fe Speedway in WillW Springs Illinois for the second straight year. He earned about $1000 for the first place ride finishing roughly ten lengths ahead of George Roeder of Monroeville Ohio. Pat McHenry of Harvey NL finished third in the 2s mile event run in 2 44.02 with the day’s track conditions rated good by officials.
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Ill
Carroll Resweber
Cedarburg
Wis
Santa Fe Speedway
Resweber
George Roeder
Monroeville
Ohio
Pat McHenry
Harvey, NL
Dlay Track
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