Babe Zaharias Battles Cancer Hopeful for Golf Comeback
Bake Its Hopeful of Future GALVESTON Tex Baba Didrikson Zaharias cautiously left her hospital bed to show she isn t licked yet and aims to return to competitive golf next season. She explained the pelvic cancer lesion caused pain but noted her right foot hurts less after X ray treatments. Doctors plan 10 to 15 more days of therapy and she remains hopeful about recovery and a future golf career.
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Jaycees versus Dodge City in pivotal late-season clash
Ken Eater leads the Jaycees, losers in three of four, against Dodge City at Lightnerfield 8:15 PM as the club seeks a comeback. Dodge City carries a 5-7 mark in the second division while Garden and Great Bend chase standings alongside Larned, Pratt, Salina, and Hutchinson.
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Green hellgramites spark a wild Door County fishing tale
South Bend correspondent relays a rambling nature piece about a central Pennsylvania brook and a sequence of trout sightings. It blends humorous banter with cautionary notes about rattlesnakes and hazardous terrain as two anglers navigate brush and damp stones in search of trout.
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Rattlesnakes trout and kittens on the road
Sport by Red Smith recalls a trip with Harry and Ross, meeting old friend Dale Furst who suggests whiskey as a snakebite preventative, and notes a roadside trio of kittens peeking from a tree as the author reflects on fishing, colors, and wildlife encounters.
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Lions To Honor Knothole Teams
Lions clubs Knothole league squads to be honored at Finnup Park tonight at 70m. Minor team coached by Ivy Hall and Walt Johnson posted one loss. majors dropped two in playoff losses. Managers Gary Herring and Joe Biles lead the teams. after the seed, players attend the Garden City Dodge City game with about 30 boys attending.
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Del Ennis reaches 1000th RBI milestone in career
Philadelphia outfielder Del Ennis becomes the fifth active player to reach 1000 RBIs. The others already over the mark are Ted Williams Stan Musial Enos Slaughter and Mickey Vernon.
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Stan Musial Reaches 1000th Extra Base Hit in 1940s Baseball Era
Milwaukees Mil 2 000 era? Stan Musial bags his 1000th extra base hit with a line drive double. The Cardinals slugger joins an exclusive group of eight Hall of Fame members with over 1,000 extra-base hits, including Ruth Gehrig Cobb Speaker Hornsby and Herman Foxa. Musial expects 15-20 more this year and 70 next season, aiming toward the all time NL mark.
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Kansas City Has A Big Hand in Pennant Race
The Associated Press reports the Kansas City Athletics disrupted the AL pennant chase with a 5-4 win over the Chicago White Sox. Cleveland led the division, aided by Ralph Kiner’s ninth inning grand slam. the Yankees and Red Sox trailed as rain affected Washington versus Baltimore. In the NL, Brooklyn beat New York 5-4, St Louis trimmed Milwaukee, Pittsburgh edged Philadelphia, and Cincinnati split at Chicago as Ernie Banks tied Duke Snider atop the league with 38 homers.
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District Softball Meet Set for Garden City Title Play
Winners and runners up from three sub districts square off in Garden City for the district softball title starting Sunday night. Local entrants Fankhauser Drugs sub district champ and runner up Latin A 1954 district champs face News-Chronicle Scat Cats Scott City Buick Roadmasters and Pleasant Valley Scott sub district openers at Finnup Park. Fankhauser and Scat Cats play at 6 p.m. Latin A and Pleasant Valley at 9 15. Boy's dress slacks on sale at Meschkes 230 11.
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World Golf Meet Opens With 105 Pros at Tom O'Shanter
CHICAGO 105 starry-eyed pros start chasing golf's rainbow for the pot of gold in the World Tournament at Tom O'Shanter. The champion earns 50,000 plus a 55,000 all-expense tour contract and 50 more exhibitions at 1,000 each, with Doug Ford tipped as a favorite after last round success. The U S team won the international contest 84 to 31. Patty Berg leads a field of 22 women pros for a 5,000 first prize.
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Doug Ford
Roberto de Vicenzo
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Major League Leaders Summary 1953 Batting and Pitching
Major League batting leaders list Kaline and Kuenn of Detroit with top averages and hits. Power of Kansas City adds RBIs and homers. Mantle leads AL home runs with 26. National League batters include Snider Banks Kluszewski with RBIs and homers. Newkobe Newcombe tops pitching with 18-2 record.
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Wichita Stands Firm Atop Western League Table
Sioux City's tail end suffered a 5-4 loss to Wichita while Colorado Springs exploded for eight runs to beat Pueblo 9-2, pushing the Western League first division into a tight dogfight last night.
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Pros Favored Over Stars in All Star Game
Cleveland Browns two touchdown favorites to beat College All-Stars at Soldier Field tomorrow night. Pro mentors led by Curly Lambeau select 49 players for a streamlined team aimed at a wide open passing game. Guglielmi Moege Middleton Ameche to start backfield. game televised ABC at 8 30 p.m. EST. Also note Mantle bat on display in Baltimore restaurant.
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Peoria Semipro Title Boosts National Baseball Congress
Peoria Caterpillars of Illinois, a noted AAU basketball club, sponsor a top contender for NBC championship starting August 19 in Wichita. They won the NBC Illinois state tournament in Elgin and boast a 27 win 3 loss baseball record, including a victory over the Kansas City Monarchs. Also set for opening night are the Nebraska Plainsmen from North Platte, state titlists from Fairbury.
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Missouri Track Coach Pleased by Weibe Report
Missouri track coach Tom Botts said he was mighty happy to learn Newton High School star Henry Wiebe would enroll at Missouri next fall after Wiebe confirmed he accepted an athletic scholarship there. Botts was contacted at Missouri yesterday following the confirmation.
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Dodge City Elbows Syracuse In District Softball Showdown
Dodge City surged to a 3-1 win over Syracuse in a tight Girls Class B District softball clash, scoring all runs in the first inning. Rose Mary Stein pitched a four hitter for Dodge, while Dorencamp held the Dodgers to five hits for Syracuse as the title race tightens.
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Chanute Girl To Play Defending Golf Champ
In Lake Geneva Wisconsin Anne Quast of Seattle faces Chanute Kansas resident Jean Ashley in a semi final of the Western Junior Girls Golf Tournament. Quast edged Judy Anderson of Cincinnati four and three while Ashley won one up against Lois Drarke of LaGrange II.
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