Red Sox Gain Ground as Williams Near 2000th Hit
The Red Sox were the only first division club to gain ground Sunday, beating the Athletics 16-12 behind Ted Williams 1999th base hit. Boston aims at the Yankees in a three game series in New York. Williams seeks his 2000th hit as Boston presses Chicago for first place.
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Athletics
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Mickey Mantle
Babe Birrer
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Washington
Milwaukee
Pittsburgh
Cubs
Dodgers
Phillies
Cards
Redlegs
Giants
College All Stars Set To Tangle Browns In Chicago
The College All Stars prepare for their clash with the Cleveland Browns in Soldier Field Chicago Friday night after a year with no major injuries Trainer Carl Erickson assures Curly Lambeau every one of 49 players has trained hard these past two weeks Browns focus on final tuneups in Hiram Ohio before traveling to Chicago The 49ers opened exhibition play at Kezar Stadium beating the Redskins 7 6 Y A Tittle starred for San Francisco while John Henry Johnson paced the backfield In Portland the Rams beat the Steelers 35 24 Baltimore and Philadelphia prep for next week Marine Lake Forest training hosts two rookies and two players remaining unaccounted for
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Soldiers Field
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Ohio
San Francisco
Kezar Stadium
Hershey
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Lake Forest
Ill
Chicago Cardinals
Bruce Schwager
Kings Point
Chick Fry
Maryland
Gern Nagler
Santa Clara
Ford Captures Top Prize In Tam O'Shanter
PGA champion Doug Ford dominated Tam O'Shanter to win $3,420 and the all American title with 11 under par 277. Biagetti finished second at 280, Thomson faded to 284, while Ford's steady 70s extended his streak of scores 70 or better to 18. Berg won the women's all American with 332, Sanders took men's amateur at 286.
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Doug Ford
Tam O’shanter
Carl Middlecoff
Mike Souchak
Peter Thomson
Australia
Begin
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Thomson
Leo Biagetti
Willoughby
Ohio
Fred Haas
Claremount
Calif
Bo Wininger
Oklahoma City
Biagetti
Wiffie Smith
St. Clair
Mich
Doug Sanders
Cedartown
Chicago Upset Wins National Girls 15 Under Tennis Title
Donna Floyd of Washington DC defeated Tina Rodh of Beverly Hills California 10 8 9 7 to capture the national girls 15 and under tennis championship on Sunday in Chicago.
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Donna Floyd
Washington, DC
Tina Rodh
Beverly Hills
Calif
Larsen wins German International tennis title in Hamburg
Art Larsen of San Leandro California defeats Vladimir Skowecki in five set final to claim the men’s title at the German International in Hamburg. Hugo Stewart and Beryl Penrose win the doubles crown in the event.
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Germany
Art Larsen
San Leandro
Calif
Vladimir Skowecki
Hugo Stewart
Pasadena
Beryl Penrose
Australia
Conley Out 10 More Days With Sore Shoulder
Milwaukee pitcher Gene Conley, sidelined since July 22 with a sore shoulder, will remain out for at least ten more days, Braves officials said Sunday.
Lions Club Giants win Little League title. Chisox claim Pony League crown
The Lions Club Giants capture the Little League championship after beating the Rotary Club Dodgers in a best of three. The FW&D Chisox clinch their first Pony League flag with an 8-3 record, led by stars Tommy Ricks and Skeeter Frith, as teams prepare for next season with player bids and uniform returns.
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Lions Club Giants
Rotary Club Dodgers
Fw&d
Chisox
Tommy Ricks
Ricks
Skeeter” Frith
Frith
Fred Vaughan
Tommy Czewski
Bobby Corlett
Sims Super Service Red Sox
Jerry Ulmer
Bellweather
Dan Greer
Tony Crone Crone
Red Sox
T-H-E Tigers
Fredehy” Garvin
Monty Merrell
Jim Dewis
Jerry Rascoe
Danny Ellington
Eddie Huddleston
Harold Walkup
Joe Hammback
Elks Club
Yankees
George Stone
Darrell Burrows
Roy Hopkins
Bryan MecBrayer
Scooter” Evans
Charles Crain
Charles Mack
Tinker DeShazo
Tigers
Petty Wins 100 Mile Stock Car Race at Winston-Salem
Lee Petty of Randleman NC leads the grand national standings and won the 100 mile late model race at the fair grounds Sunday in Winston-Salem. Tim Flock of Atlanta GA finished seventh in the event.
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Lee Petty
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Tim Flock
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National League and American League leaders listed by player
The chart lists top players by National and American League categories with teams counts and averages including Campanella Ashburn Post Snider Kluszewski Kaline Kuenn Power Smith Kell Mays Mathews Banks Ennis Jensen Boone Kaline Mantle Smith Hits and pitching notes for Newcombe Byrne Donovan Erskine Ford among others.
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Bell
Missions Rally Ends Eagles Lead in San Antonio Tilt
San Antonio Missions beat the Dallas Eagles 6-5 on Sunday night in a league headliner. A ninth inning pair of Jim Pisoni and Stan Hollmig homers sealed the comeback after Wiley Moore put the Eagles ahead with an eighth inning shot. Don Ferrarese earned the win as Shreveport and Houston won their games. Beaumont and Tulsa were idle. Notre: Beau mont visits Dallas tomorrow while Houston hosts Oklahoma City.
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San Antonio
Jim Pisoni
Stan Hollmig
Wiley Moore
Eagles
Jim Tugerson
Pete Burnside
Don Ferrarese
Charley Locke
Shreveport
Houston
Arnie Atkins
Oklahoma City
Houston Buffs
Fort Worth
John Romosky
Romonosky
Barney Schultz
Willy Brown
Tulsa
Beaumont
Dallas
Baseball Standings and Sunday Results Snapshot
The daily box shows team records for Chicago New York Cleveland Detroit Kansas City Washington Baltimore and Boston. Sundays featured Washington over Cleveland 9 to 3 in a rain interrupted second game and Boston defeating Kansas City 16 to 12 while Detroit beat New York 4 to 2 and Baltimore tied Chicago 2 to 2 after 12 innings in a rain shortened second game.
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New York
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Hoston
Detroit
Kansas City
Washington
Baltimore
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Remy
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Brooklyn at Chicago Newcombe clash headlines
In a lone Texas League update Brooklyn hosts Chicago Newcombe while Milwaukee and New York pull ahead in the standings. Brooklyn Chicago-Newcombe (18-1) Jones (9-15) Only game scheduled.
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Pittsburgh
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Brooklyn
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Mercedes 300s Take 1-2 at Sweden Grand Prix
In Kristianstad Sweden Fangio of Argentina and Stirling Moss of Britain drove Mercedes 300 models to a one two finish in Sweden's first post war automobile grand prix. Castellatti of Italy placed third in a Ferrari with Behra following in a Maserati.
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Kristianstad
Sweden
UPA
Juan Manuel Fangio
Argentina
Stirling Moss
Great Britain
Ferrari
Eugenio Castellatti
Jean Behra
Mexico and Peru Before the Spaniards
Fragmentary text notes centuries of pre colonial histories in Mexico and Peru before the arrival of the Spaniards.
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Mexico
Peru
Public Forum Letter About Beer Package Store Debate
A reader urges public voice on a local beer package store issue and protests, noting poll tax involvement and personal impact. The writer defends free expression, cites a neighbor's insult to Higley, and hopes the matter is resolved without harming feelings.
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Mr. Higley
John Multen
Kirkland Wilcats Face Church Softball Tonight
The Kirkland Wilcats take the field against First Baptist Church at the local diamond tonight at 8 p.m. The club notes a prior game with La Casa was called and Memphis forfeited. next, Kirkland meets Quanah Thursday.
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First Baptist Church
Kirkland
la Casa
Memphis
Wildcats
Quanah
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