Milwaukee Braves Clinch NL Pennant Over Reds in Key Finish
Milwaukee clinched the NL pennant by beating Cincinnati 6-5 as Warren Spahn won his 21st game, paving the way to face the New York Yankees in the World Series. Pittsburgh’s rainout boosted Milwaukee’s lead to 52 games with four left. Willie Mays edged the batting race while Ram on Monzoni and the Giants beat St Louis 7-4.
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Chanute Players On Baker Squad
Chanute players lead Baker University football’s 18 returning lettermen for 1958. Carl Anderson, a 190 pound six foot end, and Bill White, 5 foot 6 inch senior halfback, anchor the lineup as Baker aims for a strong backfield. Baker finished 6 2 1 last season, second in the conference, under coach Karl Spear who has 52 51 and four ties in his tenure. First home game vs College of Emporia next Friday night.
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Pro Football Sunday Results Highlight Tight Bears Win
Chicago Bears defeat Washington 27 to 24 while Chicago Cards edge Green Bay 31 24 and Baltimore tops New York 42 21. Philadelphia beats San Francisco 31 31. Los Angeles routes Pittsburgh 31 6. Saturday note shows Detroit a 7 point margin in id 41.
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Giants star Willie Mays powers NL batting lead with three hits
Willie Mays boosted the National League batting lead to .342 with a single and a double in three trips for the Giants as they beat St. Louis 7-4. He walked twice and scored two runs while Dick Donovan of the White Sox won his 15th of the season by defeating Kansas City 2-1.
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Baseball Briefs from the Major Leagues
American League standings show New York leading with 89 wins, 60 losses. Chicago and Cleveland both at 74 74, Boston 74, Baltimore 70, Washington 61. Monday games include Washington at Baltimore and New York beating Boston 3 2. In the National League Milwaukee leads with 90 60. Pittsburgh 84 65, Cincinnati 75 76. Series results include Minneapolis sweeping Denver in the American Association.
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Thursday Night Ladies Bowling Scores Report
A detailed score recap from the Thursday night WoL league features teams such as Foodtown Super Market Koch-Skinner Bank of Commerce and Meadow Sweet. Individual high game tallies include Gates 176 and Weeks 189 with multiple players posting 30s in the 10th frame.
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Williams bat incident highlights tight AL chase
Ted Williams, nine points behind Pete Runnels, accidentally struck a fan with his bat while chasing the batting crown. Runnels led with a .323 average after three hits in four trips as Detroit Cleveland and Boston battled for third place at 74-74. Mantle drove in both Yankee runs as New York won 2-0 behind Ike Delock.
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Bassey Knocks Out Pep in Boston Garden Showdown
Hogan Bassey retained featherweight status with a ninth round technical knockout of Willie Pep in the Boston Garden. The 26 year old Nigerian earned 11 611 50 and could seek big money bouts as manager George Biddles said they are open to offers. Pep, 35, was floored twice before the stoppage at 42 seconds of the ninth round before 10 409 fans.
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K State Buffs Open Big Eight Grid Title Race
The Colorado Buffaloes open their Big Eight season with Kansas State in a pivotal league clash while Oklahoma prepares to face West Virginia. Kansas State beat Wyoming 17 14 last week as Ben Grosse kicked the decisive field goal, with Nebraska Iowa State Missouri and others also in action across the conference.
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Mike Higgins Remains Red Sox Manager for 1959
Boston Red Sox name Mike Higgins to a one year contract for 1959 after a string of 2-0 defeats to the Washington Senators. Higgins finishes a three year term with the club and will lead next season.
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State Colleges Start Grid Bids
Championship competition begins in the Kansas Conference football race this week as eight teams clash. Friday matchups include Kansas Wesleyan at Bethany and College of Emporia at Baker. Saturday features McPherson versus Bethel in Newton and Ottawa vs Friends in Wichita.
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Sterling shines in Friday win as CCC schedule unfolds
Sterling tops western foes Friday night as 14 players contribute. Saturday CIC slate features Emporia State vs Springfield in Emporia, Washburn at Omaha, Fort Hays State hosting Maryville Missouri, and St Benedicts facing St Ambrose in Davenport. Sunday sees St Benedicts meet St Ambrose. last Saturday results include Emporia State 25 Warrensburg St Benedicts 20, Hastings Bethany 20, Sterling 2, William Jewell 32 Ottawa 26, Northwestern Oklahoma 82 Bethel 0.
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Hogan Bassey Stops Pep in Non-title Featherweight Fight
In Hartfordhart? Hogan Kid Bassey 128% stops Willie Pep 129 in a non-title featherweight bout. In Los Angeles Dwight Hawkins 123% knocks out Eddie Gasparra 128 in Huntington Park California.
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Wichita Cars On Unsafe Tires Reach 58 870 Vehicles
Inspection teams report that 58 870 of Wichita's 140 000 automobiles ride on unsafe tires. Study director Frank P. Lowrey estimates that applied nationally the figure implies nearly 24 million cars with unsafe tires.
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Gas Well Burning In Caldwell Area
A five day fire at the National Refinery Assoc No 1 Eshelman gas well northeast of Caldwell Kansas remained out of control. No injuries reported. Damage to the rig and drilling equipment estimated at 70000 dollars.
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Jefferson's Third Book Collection Moves to Library of Congress
The statesman and scholar Thomas Jefferson assembled a vast library of works across subjects. His third collection has been transferred to the Rare Books Division of the Library of Congress for preservation and study.
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