Dodgers Seek Unprecedented Early Pennant Push
Dodgers surge toward the 1955 National League pennant as they win five straight and widen their lead to 14 1 2 games. Braves drop to near elimination after a 4 3 loss in 10 innings. Giants Liddle fires a complete game for a 9 1 win over St Louis as Mays drives in three. Pirates and Reds post wins while the American League stalls with leaders separated by one game.
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Alyn
Brooklyn
Dodger
Walt Alston
Chamions
Ernie Johnson
Don Hoak
Junior Gilliam
Halder
Don Liddle
Giants
Cards
Liddle
St. Louis
Willie Mays
Murty Dickson
Wally Post
Gus Bell
Bob Thurman
Dick Hall
Pirates
Hall
White Sox
Yankees
Indians
Greenbelt Bowl Game showcases near equal weight of East West squads
The Sixth Annual Greenbelt Bowl at Childress Fair Park Stadium features nearly equal weights for East and West teams with averages around 191 in the line and 172 to 174 in the backfield. Height parity exists with many players at 6'2" or taller. Notable coaches and players from Paducah, Borger, Amarillo, Abilene and West Texas State College herald a star studded matchup.
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Childress
Thannua
Tom Sims
Quanah
Charles Richardson
Hal Sandefur
Paducah
Don Howard
Littlefield
Johnny 2Askir
Borger
Bobby Powell
Amarillo
H. P. Hawkins
Abilene
Frank Kimbrough
Clark Jarnagin
West Texas State College
Garvin Beauchamp
Oliver Jackson
Abilene Christian
All-Star Grid Coaches Put School Boys Through Paces
Luther Mall of Dallas Sunset and Kilgore's Larry Hickman won starting roles in the North split-T backfield after one day's practice for the 21st annual North-South all-star game. Royal’s Mississippi State squad practiced offensive plays as Sauer’s South team tutored by Baylor. Hickman kicked a 40 yard field goal and a 50 yard punt, while Trepagnier, Matthews, Carpenter competed for quarterback. Strong showings from Knight McElroy Cramer Schrum Roach Fleming and Lam bert highlighted defense and two-platoon potential.
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San Antonio
Luther Mall
Dallas
Kilgore
Larry Hickman
Darrell Royal
Mississippi State
George Sauer
Baylor
Oklahoma
Hickman
Royal
Hall
Hollis Gainey
Colorado City
Hal Sandefur
Paducah
Sauer
South
Carl Trepagnier
Texas City
Vince Matthews
Houston
S. F. Austin
Jimmy Carpenter
Deer Park
Beeville
Billy Baker
Charles Knight
Albuny
Gary McElroy
San Angelo
Jerry Cramer
Breckenridge
Kenneth Schrum
Midland
Bob Harrison
Stamford
Larry Roach
Victoria
Robert Fleming
Charlies Cafferey
Temple
MccAllen
Gerald Lambert
Padre Hurler Chalks Up 19th Win Of Season
UNITED PRESS says Mel Held, San Antonio right hander, notched his 19th win as the Missions beat Fort Worth 5 2. He allowed seven hits and a late rally by the Cats produced two runs in the eighth. Willy Tasby homered for San Antonio and Dallas kept a lead over the Missions. Other scores: Hisel Patrick beat Houston 6 1. Oklahoma City 9 Beaumont 6. Shreveport 14 Tulsa 5. Peden debuted with a grand slam for Shreveport over Tulsa.
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Missions
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Cats
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Dallas
Hisel Patrick
Houston Buffs
Oklahoma City
Beaumont
Shreveport
Tulsa
Houston
Fort Worth
Les Peden
Ray Knoblaunch
Patrick
Buffs
Eagles
Dick Getter
Art Dunham
Ray Murray
Fred Marclewski
Bob Montag
Indians
Marshall Long
Wilkinson Says His Gridders Will Be Green
Norman Oklahoma coach Bud Wilkinson previews the 1955 Oklahoma Sooners football team saying they start green and weak in the backfield but can improve with morale and conditioning. He notes a 31 game major college win streak and eyes a possible Orange Bowl bid if they repeat as Big Seven champions. Practice starts August 29.
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Okla
Bud Wilkinson
Oklahoma University
Wilkinson
Oklahoma
Sooners
Miami
Texas
Kentucky
North Carolina
Pittsburgh
Oklahoma A&m
Childress Girls Rout Jacksboro at Fair Park
The Childress Girls softball team defeated Jacksboro 7 to 0 at Fair Park. Jacksboro had only three baserunners, two in the first inning and one in the second, as Mickie Pelley and the Childress defense blanked them for the rest. Childress had eight hits and four runs in the big fourth inning, while Jacksboro made seven errors. No games this week. Childress enters Amarillo tournament August 13 and state tournament plans are set for August 1-20.
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Childress
Jacksboro
Fair Park
Amarillo
Metal Top Cars Provide Refuge During Electrical Storm
A metal top automobile is described as an excellent refuge during an electrical storm, offering protection to occupants from lightning and shocking electrical discharges.
Young Hurler Declared Free Agent By Commission
New Jersey pitcher Vincent Pignatello, who had been signed by the Baltimore Orioles and assigned to a farm club, was declared a free agent by Commissioner Ford Frick on Tuesday due to a misunderstanding of contract terms. He may sign with any organization except the Orioles after August 10.
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Vincent Pignatello
Montclair
N. J
Baltimore Orioles
Pignatello
Ford Frick
Orioles
Hagge and Ziske Lead Qualifiers in All American Golf
Alice Bauer Hagge of Sarasota and Joyce Ziske of Waterford paced the women’s pro qualifiers with one under par 75s on the Tom O’Shanter course. Marilynn Smith and Pat O’Sullivan shot 76 to push 13 women into the main field as men’s pro qualifiers begin Tuesday.
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Alice Bauer Hagge
Sarasota
Fla
Joyce Zeske
Waterford
Wis
Tom O'Shanter
Miss Bauer
Miss Ziske
Marilynn Smith
Wichita
Kan
Pat O'Sullivan
Orange
Conn
Dick Evans
Lake Forest
Ill
John Goetz Jr
Palatine
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