Yankees Slump Tightens American League Pennant Race
Yankees slide continues as they drop in standings after a July 4 stretch, with 11 wins and 18 losses since leading the league by 6 1/2 games. Boston, Cleveland, and Chicago surge, while Detroit and Baltimore also post solid showings. Banks hits three homers for Chicago, fueling a high-scoring day across the circuit.
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Bronx Bombers
Boston
Cleveland
Chicago
Detroit
Indians
White Sox
Red Sox
Baltimore
Kansas City
Washington
Lopat
Ernie Banks
North All-Stars Rally To Win Cage Contest 67-53
In San Antonio the North All-Stars upset the South 67 to 53 in the 10th annual all star schoolboy game. Jay McIlvain led with 13 points as Ronnie Stevenson added 16 and John Fite 12, with the North overcoming early shooting woes and fouls to pull away after trailing 31-24 in the second half. Preston 14 and McIlvain 13 followed by Fife and Swisher with 12 each for the South, while McIlvain was voted MVP on 17 of 21 ballots.
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San Antonio
Jay McKlvain
Pampa
McKlvain
Ronnie Stevenson
Birdville
John Fite
Atlanta
Gerald Myers
Borger
Fite
Earl Lankford
Galena Park
W. A. Preston
Houston
Milby
Preston
McLivain
Fife
Neil Swisher
Victoria
Stevenson
Texas Christian
McIlvain
Rice
Hitter League Leaders With Batters From All Major Clubs
A summarizing list shows top hitters in the National and American Leagues. Campanella Ashburn Post Snider Kluszewski Kaline Kuenn Smith Power Kell Banks Snider Mays Mathews etc. Home run and RBI leaders are noted along with leading pitchers Newcombe Byrne Donovan Lees Erskine with win loss marks.
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Campanella
Ashburn
Post
Cinci
Snider
Bklyn
Kluszewski
Kaline
Det
Kuenn
Smith
Vleve
Power
K. C
Kell
Chi
Banks
Cubs
Dodgers
Redlegs
Mays
Giants
Mathews
Braves
Ennis
Phillies
Ene
Boone
Tigers
Jensen
Red Sox
Mantle
Yankees
Indians
Donovan
White Sox
Lees
Erskine
Corpus Christi Coach Heads State Group
Tom Pruett of Corpus Christi Miller was elected president and Ty Bain of Kilgore became vice president of the Texas High School Coaches Association at its San Antonio annual meeting. Bain won a runoff over Weldon Phillips of Pasadena, with Pruett having served as vice president.
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San Antonio
Tom Pruett
Corpus Christi
Miller
Ty Bain
Kilgore
Texas High School Coaches Association
Pruett
Bain
Weldon Phillips
Pasadena
Palmer Kroll Ulrich Pace Tam O Shanter in All American Golf
Palmer and Ulrich tied with four under par 68 after the first round at Tam O Shanter in Chicago joining Kroll in the lead. Doug Ford Souchak Barber Thomson Furgol Snead Middlecoff Stranahan Douglas and Fleck trailed. Sixty three players advanced to the final 36 holes for a $3420 prize.
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Chicago
Golf
Arnold Palmer
Wally Ulrich
Ted Kroll
Tam O’shanter
Doug Ford
Mike Souchak
Jerry Barber
Peter Thomson
Ed Furgol
Sam Snead
Cary Middlecoff
Frank Stranahan
Dave Douglas
Jack
Ulrich
Kroll
Ford
Souchaka
Barber
Thomson
Furgol
Baseball Scores and Friday Night Schedule Across Leagues
Thursday results show Washington 9 Detroit 6 and Baltimore 8 Kansas City 1. Cleveland 6 New York 3 and Boston 7 Chicago 3. Friday’s night slate features Cleveland at Washington Chicago at Baltimore Kansas City at Boston with pitchers Magic Stone Bunning Larsen Raschi Sullivan.
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Washington
Detroit
Baltimore
Kansas City
Cleveland
New York
Boston
Chicago
Magic
Stone
Bunning
Larsen
Raschi
Sullivan
Washington Baltimore
Dallas
San Antonio
Shreveport
Oklahoma City
Beaumont
Tulsa
Houston
Fort Worth
Baseball scores and matchups from city league night action
Chicago beat Pittsburgh 11 to 10 while Brooklyn edged Milwaukee 11 to 10 and Cincinnati won 4 to 3 over Philadelphia. St Louis shutout New York 3 to 0 as Brooklyn visits Chicago and other city pairings play night games with Liddle Black Hall Spahn Dickson Arroyo among listed pitchers. Austria became a republic in 1919.
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Chicago
Pittsburgh
Brooklyn
Milwaukee
Cincinnati
Philadelphia
St. Louis
New York
Chicago Padres
Hacker
Liddle
Black
Hall
Spahn
Dickson
Simmons
Arroyo
Philadelphia Chicago
Australia Favored To Take Opening Davis Cup Matches
Glen Cove New York Australia led by Rex Hartwig replacing Lew Hoad was favored in the interzone semifinals against Japan. Ken Rosewall faces Atsushi Muyagi and Hartwig meets Kosei Kamo in singles with Hoad to play doubles Saturday with Hartwig. The Japan Australia winner advances to meet Italy for a chance at the cup.
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Glen Cove
Australia
Rex Hartwig
Lew Hoad
Japan
Ken Rosewall
Atsushi Muyagi
Hartwig
Kosei Kamo
Hoad
Italy
U. S
Forest Hills
North Favored Over South In Football Clash
North and South all star schoolboy football teams meet Friday night at Almo Stadium in San Antonio. Darrell Royal of Mississippi State leads the North with split-T while George Sauer of Baylor coaches the South in a conventional T. Expect a high scoring game with 7500 to 12000 fans predicted. Vince Matthews likely starts for the South, with Carl Trepangnier as an alternative. North backs Davis Hall, Jim Millerman, and Larry Hickman key the attack.
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San Antonio
Almo Stadium
Darrell Royal
Mississippi State
George Sauer
Baylor
Sauer
Royal
Vince Matthews
Houston
F. Austin Flash
South
Carl Trepangnier
Texas City
Matthews
North
James Monroe
Texarkana
Hal Sandefur
Luther Hall
Dallas Sunset
Jim Millerman
Abilene
Larry Hickman
Kilgore
Geographic center located in Smith County Kansas
The geographic center of the United States lies in Smith County Kansas marking a notable geographic reference point for the nation. The location is identified as the central point equidistant from extremities and is often cited in geographic and historical contexts.
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United States
Smith County
Kan
Ernie Banks Nears Homer Record At Wrigley Field
Chicago Cubs shortstop Ernie Banks needs four more homers to set the major league mark for a short stop. He slugged his 34th 35th and 36th this week tying Duke Snider for the league lead and could break Vern Stephens 39 in a single season. Banks credits a lighter bat for more power and aims for five grand slams.
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Chicago
Ernie Banks
Wrigley Field
Chicago Cubs
Vern Stephens
Banks
Pittsburgh
Duke Snider
Brooklyn Dodgers
Stephens
Babe Ruth
Lou Gehrig
Dallas
Stan Hack
Eagles Defeat Padres To Extend Texas League Lead
Dallas moved 3 12 games atop the Texas League with a 5 2 win over San Antonio in Mission Territory. Ozzie Virgil hit a seventh inning homer for Dallas while Charley Fowler held the Missions to four hits with 11 strikeouts.
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United Press
Dallas
San Antonio
Mission Territory
Houston
Fort Worth
Shreveport
Oklahoma City
Baumont
Tulsa
Oilers
Missions
Eagle Charley Fowler
Ozzie Virgil
Fred McAlester
Buffs
Bill Greason
Dick Kelley
George Schmees
Allen Jones
al Stringer
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al Rosen
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Dale Long
Dick Groat
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Gene Freeze
Stewart Auto Supply
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Webster
Tim Hovey
Benson
Austria
Mary Ann Kuhns
Allentown, Pa
Potato City, Pa
A. B
Ted) Finn
Bob Crow Gulf Service E. V. Fire Service Station
Gulf
New Gulf
Gulf Super-Refining
Gulfpride H.D
W.R. Wynn
Gulf Service
Virgil Arm Station & Grocery
H. D. King Station & Grocery
Eagles
Padres
First Federal Savings & Loan Assn
Main ST
Childress
Gulf Station
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