Furillo Delivers in Dodgers Victory Over Reds
Carl Furillo sparked Brooklyn with a two run first inning single and later a 10th inning homer to lift the Dodgers 5-4 over Cincinnati. Ed Bailey and Ray Jabloski tied the game in the ninth with back to back shots. Furillo’s heroics boost Brooklyn to a one game NL pennant lead.
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Baseball Scores From The Associated Press Standings Update
National League standings show Brooklyn ahead with 87 wins and Milwaukee 87. Cincinnati 83 and St. Louis 72 follow with varying deficits. American League leaders New York 92 and Chicago 80 lead their divisions while Detroit and Baltimore trail. Several games and playoffs noted with results and upcoming schedule.
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Baseball league leaders and top pitchers of the era
The data lists leaders by batting average at 350 at bats with Aaron of Milwaukee at .326 and Virdon of Pittsburgh at .319. It notes runs batted in with Musial at 103 and Kluszewski at 102, hits led by Aaron with 186 and Ashburn with 179, and home runs led by Snider with 39 and Robinson at 38. Pitching leaders show Newcombe at 24 6 with an .800, Maglie 11 4 .733, Williams .352 and Mantle .359 as batters, Kuenn 330, and Kaline 118. It also lists Mantle 121 RBIs, Kaline 118, Simpson 101, Fox and Kuenn both 181 hits, Mantle 179, and Ford 18 5 .783, Pierce 20 7 .741, Brewer 19 8 .704.
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Feller and Rosen Dropped From Indians Plans
Cleveland general manager Hank Greenberg said pitcher Bob Feller and third baseman Al Rosen are out of the Indians plans for next season. Greenberg offered Feller a non playing job and suggested Rosen might be better off playing elsewhere after a poor hitting streak and Rosen turning 32 next March. Rosen is batting .269 this season and Feller, 38, is in his 20th year with Cleveland.
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Yankees Aim to Clinch Pennant in Chicago Showdown
New York faces Chicago at Comiskey Park with Whitey Ford opposing Billy Pierce as the Yankees seek to clinch their eighth pennant in 10 years. NY leads by 11 games. Milwaukee figures in World Series odds later if Milwaukee wins NL flag. A final note mentions bass fishing on St Johns River in Florida.
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Injuries cloud Nebraska backfield in Big Seven bid
Nebraska's 1956 Big Seven hopes hinge on an injury plagued backfield and inexperience. New coach Pete Elliott must replace Don Elway as signal caller. Erway’s kne e surgery sidelines him for the opener with South Dakota. Willie Greenlaw also hampered but may play.
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Larry Naviaux
Darrel Pinkston
Dean Flock
Bill Hawkins
Jerry Brown
Gamble Pays Off For Pat McAteer
British and Empire middleweight champion Pat McAteer scored a unanimous decision over Jerry Luedee in his American debut at St. Nicholas Arena. Manager Johnny Campbell said they invested 2,000 pounds to bring him over and plan a Nottingham defense against Lew Lazar on Oct. 8.
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Quast Card Best For Women Amateurs In Curtis Cup
Margaret Wiffi Smith, 19, a standout amateur golfer from Indiana, leads the USGA Women's Amateur second round as Curtis Cup captain Mrs. Harrison F. Flippin observes. Smith has won 19 of 20 matches this year and claimed the British and French titles. Annee Quast of Everett, Washington, the Western champion and Curtis Cup alternate, posted the best first round card with a 6 and 5 win over Cynthia Sullivan of Harrisburg.
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Boxing Fight Results From New York New Haven New Orleans
Pat McAteer 160 England outpointed Jerry Luedeel 16442 in New Haven Conn. Willie Vaughn 159 Hollywood outpointed Charley Joseph 160 New Orleans Monroe Clarence Cook 154 Monroe outpointed Del Flanagan 155 St Paul in 10 rounds
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Racial Problem halts Tyler Ark City football game
Arkansas City Junior College cancels a Sept. 29 football game with Tyler Junior College in Tyler. Dean K R Galle says the match was called off by mutual consent due to four Negro players on Arkansas City's squad.
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Poodle Answers Telephone and Other Odd Facts
HAL BOYLE notes odd, light facts from a mailbag column. Topics include a trained poodle answering the phone, dental tips about mouth breathing, a safety survey on car lights, postmasters with pens, varied humor, and a history of the word cowboy.
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Bowling Scores in Fiks League and Industrial League Standings
Elks No. 8 and Elks No. 6 post high games with Hoofnagie and Meredith and Gifford among top scorers. Industrial League shows Fadler Produce Dover and Friederich leading in high series, with Coca Cola Meadow Sweet and Cities Service also posting strong numbers.
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Classic film hailed with famous Western peers
The Kansas City Star lauds a striking ly filmed picture of classic proportions, comparing it to celebrated Westerns like The Covered Wagon Stage Coach and Shane. The review places the film among cinema’s enduring frontier epics.
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Navy Satellite Model Shown at New York Exhibit
The Navy unveiled a full scale metal globe model of the first man made satellite at the Instrument Society of America conference in the New York Coliseum. The 20 inch sphere weighs about 21 pounds with miniature instruments and four yard long radio aerials. Launch is planned during the International Geophysical Year beginning July 1 1957 with a two stage rocket and a solid fuel unit to reach 300 miles up orbiting at 18000 miles per hour.
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