Cardinals Power to 7-4 Victory to Lead National League
Dickson earns his fourth win of the month and Musial extends a 20 game hitting streak as the Cardinals beat the Pirates 7-4 to seize a half game NL lead. Musial contributes a first inning double and a sixth inning sacrifice fly while Dickson works eight innings. The day also sees Giants, Redlegs, Phillies, Yankees and others posting key results in both leagues.
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Cincinnati Redlegs
Brooklyn Dodgers
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Braves
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Johnny Antonelli
Antonelli
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Wally Post
Brooks Lawrence
Redlegs
Gus Bell
Cincinnati
Duke Snider
Brooklyn
Harvey Haddix
Phillies
Cubs
Ernie Banks
Don Kaiser
Summer baseball schedule and results from local leagues
Saturday schedule lists Little League games at 449 Cardinals Dodgers 5 percent Tigers Yankees 545 Hed Sox Chisox 800 with Pony League at Fair Park Field. Fireman Johnny Thornton tossed a two hitter for the Giants 6 1 over league leaders Thursday. J Steed and J Danner star for Giants and Veterans clubs Phillies beat Dodgers 12 6. Colt League Sims service Colts rally 11 5 led by Soapy Dowis. Paducah Blue Sox rally with Jackie Biddy homering to defeat Indians 10 7 as Cecil Goff allows ten hits.
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Chisox
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Phillies
Watkins Inc
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Danner
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Jackie Petts
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Jerry Huddleston
Sonny Watkins
Billy McMinn
Watkins
McMinn
Bobby Meason
Gary Brown
Phils
Meason
Bruce Evans
COLT
Sims
Braves
Soapy Dowis
Casey Steed
Dowis
Dewis
Athough
Mickey Carter
Colts
Jolin
Johnny
Jackie Biddy
Paducah Blue Sox
Indians
Blue Sox
Charley Johnston
Cecil Goff
Jiddy
Derwood Mayberry
Tommy Richards
Paducah
Mayberry
Fred Cawthon
Cawthon
Goff
Rosburg Opens Flint Open Lead With 65
Bob Rosburg shot a 65 to lead the Flint Open by two strokes after the second round in Flint, Michigan. Arnold Palmer tied for second with Johnny Pott and Al Balding and Stan Leonard, each at 67, as Rosburg pursues a third Michigan success and Palmer builds on his circuit money win.
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Bob Rosburg
Rosburg
San Franciscan
Arnold Palmer
Johnny Pott
al Balding
Stan Leonard
Palmer
Michigan
Detroit
Giambra to Face Calhoun Tonight in Syracuse
Middleweight contender Joey Giambra seeks a 10th straight victory in a 10 round bout against Rory Calhoun at War Memorial Auditorium in Syracuse. Giambra, 25, a Buffalo native fighting out of San Francisco, holds a 50 4 1 record with 26 knockouts and is favored at 6-5. Calhoun, 22, ranked sixth, aims to rebound after a split verdict loss to Joey Giardello on May 17 and a prior defeat ending a 23 bout win streak. The fight will be televised nationally by NBC.
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San Francisco
White Plains
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Joey Giardello
Cleveland
Spider Webb
Colt League Hit Leaders Lead With .467 Average
The Colt League standings show George Stone atop the batting race at .467 based on two at bats per game. Duke Ellington is second at .455, with Darrell Burrows, Johnny Garvin, and Cecil Goff tied for third through fifth at .421.
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Paducah
George Stone
Braves
Duke Ellington
Stone
Johnny Garvin
Cecil Goff
Darrell
Muscles) Burrows
Mickey Carter
Fred Cawthon
Jerry Ulmer
Ron Sims
Herbie Harp
Tommy Richards
Harp
Tony Crone
Jamie Holeman
Sleepy Hopkins
Jack Steed
Mays Poised for NL Star Start in St Louis
New York Giants center fielder Willie Mays appears set to start for the National League in the All Star Game at St Louis on July 9. He leads center field voting with 27,032 votes as Duke Snider trails.
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Paul Waner
Nassau Waner
Milwaukee
Andre Rodgers
Giants
Bahamas
New York
Willie Mays
New York Giants
Ford Fricks
Mays
Brooklyn
Duke Snider
Stan Musial
St. Louis Cardinals
Gil Hodges
Dodgers
Frank Robinson
Redlegs
Hank Aaron
Milwaukee Braves
Ed Bailey
Red Schoendienst
Braves
Johnny Temple
Roy McMillan
Cardinals
Ed Mathews
Don Hoak
Ponies and Hollis Face Off in Fair Park Doubleheader
The Ponies and Hollis clash tonight at Fair Park Field in a 6 30 start doubleheader. Each game lasts seven innings with 15 and 35 cent admissions. Rue Gambol opens for the Ponies, Bill Shahan to warm up late, as Shahan faces the Amarillo Chiefs Sunday. Fred Cawthon to pitch for the Ponies who seek improvement from a 1 4 season record. Hollis is boosted by several Arnett players.
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Hollis
Fair Park Field
Rue Gambol
Bill Shahan
Shahan
Amarillo Chiefs
Fred Cawthon
Baxter Pacing Amateurs In Trans Mississippi Go
Rex Baxter Jr. led a field with half amateurs as the Trans Mississippi golf tournament reached its third round at Brook Hollow. Houston NCAA champion team members including Baxter and Hiskey, Pratt, Cupit, and Wharton pursued quarter-final berths while Coe sought his fifth Trans Mississippi title with the Walker Cup team in mind.
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Tex
Brook Hollow
Charlie Coe
Oklahoma City
Coe
Minneapolis
Equinox defines day and night equality worldwide
The equinox marks a yearly period when daylight and darkness are equal at every latitude, guiding calendars and seasonal expectations. It signals changes in weather patterns and is associated with cultural and scientific observations across regions.
Leading Hitters and Pitchers Baseball Leaders
National League leaders include Musial and Aaron with 53 and 52, Hoak 44 Ennis 39 Bell 38. American League leaders Sievers 50 Skowron 45 Mantle 44 Wertz 43 Minoso 41. Pitching leaders Shantz 81 wins Sanford 8 1 Bunning 7 1 Schmidt 6 1 Trucks 6 1.
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Aaron
Braves
Hoak
Redlegs
Ennis
Bell
Sievers
Senators
Skowron
Yanks
Mantle
Wertz
Indians
Minoso
White Sox
Shantz
Sanford
Phils
Bunning
Tigers
Schmidt
Trucks
Athletics
Minor League Attendance Up Across 27 Leagues
Minor League President George Trautman announced on Thursday that paid admissions rose by 101 957 compared with the previous year. The survey covered 27 leagues.
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Columbus
Ohio
George Trautman
Trautman
Needles Leads 30 Nominations in Monmouth Park Handicap
Needles the 1956 Kentucky Derby winner heads a field of 30 for the $100,000 Monmouth Park Handicap on July 13 at Oceanport New Jersey. Other nominees include Career Boy Bardstown Dedicate Traffic Judge and Paper Tiger.
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N. J
Career Boy
Bardstown
Dedicate
Traffic Judge
Paper Tiger
Eagles sign two backs in 1957 contract deals
Philadelphia Eagles announce the signing of halfbacks Pete Retzlaff Palmer and Larry Weaver for the 1957 NFL season. The two players join the roster as key backfield additions for the club.
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Pete) Retzlaff
Larry Weaver
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National League and American League scores and schedules
Baseball results across leagues show Philadelphia, New York, Cincinnati and St. Louis big winners. American League standings list Chicago and New York atop, with Detroit and Boston near the middle. Thursday results include New York 3 Detroit 1 and Baltimore 4 Chicago 1. Texas League results note Dallas and Shreveport wins with Friday matchups planned.
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Milwaukee
Cincinnati
Brooklyn
St. Louis
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Rush
Simmons
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Pittsburgh
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Schmidt
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Boston
Baltimore
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Washington
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Bunning
Johnson
Wilson
Bucks
Louis
Michie Captures Medalist Honors at Childress CC
J D Michie, Childress insurance man, fired a 75 Thursday afternoon to win medalist honors in the annual invitational at Childress Country Club. About 50 area golfers compete over the nine hole course as 16 players advance to championship flight play with finals Sunday. Champ Jack Newby of Amarillo will not defend his title from 1956.
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Childress
Childress Country Club
Jack Newby
Amarillo
Michie
Newell Odell
Cotton Anderson
Paducah
Tommy Ryan
Shamrock
George Morey
Lyman Davenport
Fred Ashley
Donnie Dodgen
Fletcher Carter
Dalton Sarrells
J. B. Mills
Clarence Harp
Wilbur Williams
Pat Jones
C. C. Broughton
Truman Webb
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