Last Place Larned to Play Jaycees Tonight
Joe Heier will start on the mound as the Jaycees face cellar-dwelling Larned at Lightnerfield in the 1955 Weskan B-1 season. Ken Ester led Jaycees aim to sweep the series after 82 and 11-2 first half results and a 5-1 second half win. Larned holds a 4-14 mark. Heler to appear after 32 3 innings against Great Bend. Christie set to pitch next Thursday versus Liberal.
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Joe Heier
Jaycees
Weskan
Lightnerfield
Ken Ester
Larned
Garden
Heler
Great Bend
Christie
Liberal
Jack Christie
Lyons
Hutchinson
Baseball leaders from Kansas league report
Ban Johnson Leaders and other leaders across Pratt Great Bend McPherson and surrounding towns posted strong batting and pitching totals. Homs Ward Webster Dater Hkwall contributed multi hit games with runs batted in and doubles, while H. Carr Trowbridge Peterson highlighted triples and doubles. Stolen bases top at Lyons Boss Herracher Stremet. Strikeout leaders Presley Selkam Christie lead in era and punchouts.
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RBI
Hickle
Pratt
Mohr
Stremel
Great Bend
Ekwall
McPherson
Homs
L. Ward
Webster
Larned
Dater
Garden City
Hkwall
H. Carr
Peterson
Dodge
Trowbridge
Lyons
Ray Boss
Herracher
WePherson
Stremet
Presley
MaPherson
Vernie Selkam
Jack Christie
UY Playerg
iMayer
Larry Ward
Galen Mote
Yons
Bob Ward
Clark Adcock
Hutch
Darrel Trowbridge
Rich Herrscher
Roger ‘Arrar
Repeenaenerins
John Allen
Liberal
Jonni
Ken Castle
Reverent
Jerry Webster
LeRoy Stremel
Ben
Paul Clark
Dodge City
Ben Brown
Dwayne West
Peeind Spree A
Monte Keller
Raverie Convversin
Bill
Dick Diesmone
Salina
Buzz Bell
Eston Carr
Larned Ae
Art Schersehlight
Charles Rogers
Yons i
Dick Babcock
Bill Urban
Duane Collins
Dave Niciffer
Larry Turner
Garden ci City Vis
Rich Herd
Bob Cawley
Ray Flaherty
Bay Arnold
Dodge Ci
Larry Elliott
Garden City Ee
Naa
Mick Brown
Tho Vern Letham
Len Schnittker
Roger Hopper
Bilis Titus
Roy Piper
Jim Gilbert
Dick Renfro
Hutchinson
Paul Pryor
Ratte
Don Presley
Terry Robertson
Vey Hddie Sutton
Major League Leaders By The Associated Press
National League batting leaders include Ashburn Philadelphia .333 Kluszewski Cincinnati .326 Campanella Brooklyn .322 with Kluszewski 152 hits and 41 home runs. Brooklyn pitchers Newcombe 18 3 Erskine 10 4. American League Kaline Detroit .348 Kuenn Detroit 323 Power Kansas City 319. Mantle New York 29 home runs with Kaline 24 Zernial 24. League totals show 998 home runs.
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Associated Press
Ashburn
Philadelphia
Kluszewski
Cincinnati
Campanella
Brooklyn
Snider
Banks
Chicago
Post and Bell
Aaron
Milwaukee
Newcombe
Erskine
Lees
Kaline
Detroit
Kuenn
Power
Kansas City
Jensen
Boston
Boone
Berra
New York
Smith
Cleveland
Mantle
Zauchin
Zernial
Byrne
Donovan
Switched Decision on West Coast Railway Reorg
Miami asked a federal court for permission to sue the bankrupt Florida West Coast Railway in state court to condemn four grade crossings across the tracks. A dead judge had barred suing the railroad during the reorganization, making the move a unusual legal twist in long federal proceedings.
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Tracksonville
Florida “West Coast Railway
Interstate Commerce Commission
Miami
FEC
NCAA Expands Bracket And Names Northwestern Host
The NCAA Executive Council increased automatic qualifiers from 14 to 17 conferences for the national basketball championship and named Northwestern University as host. New Yankee Conference, Ohio Valley Conference, and California Basketball Association champions receive first round byes. Regional tournaments are set for March 16-17 in Iowa, Pennsylvania, Kansas, and Oregon State.
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Chicago
Ncaa Executive Council
Northwestern University
Yankees
Ohio Valley
California Basketball Assn
NCAA
Iowa
Pennsylvania
Kansas
Oregon State
Neal Rivers Beats Jimmy King In 10 Round TV Bout
Neal Rivers a 21 year old prospect outpointed veteran Jimmy King in a decisive 10 round match at St Nicholas Arena New York. It marked Rivers seventh consecutive win as a rising middleweight in a televised card.
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Neal Rivers
Jimmy King
New York
Birmingham
Ala
St. Nicholas Arena
Niagara Falls
N. Y
Wichita Keeps League Lead in 12-3 Victory
Wichita, the Western League leaders, erupted for seven runs in the first inning to beat Des Moines 12-3. Colorado Springs won 7-5 at Pueblo after two unearned runs in the 12th. Lincoln beat Sioux City 8-4 behind Jack Falls 3-run homer, snapping Wichita’s 9-game skid against Des Moines.
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Associated Press
Wichita
Colorado Springs
Lincoln
Des Moines
Pueblo
Jack Falls
Sioux Cit
Bruin
Gene Fudge
Long 19 inning Legion game ends 1 0 in Billings
Billings beat Lewiston Idaho 1 0 in a 19 inning regional 11 Junior American Legion game. Sam Canner fanned 24 for Lewiston, Bob Bolingbroke 25 for Billings, and Dick Montee drove in the decisive run with a fifth inning score after an errant pickoff attempt.
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Billings
Mont
Lewiston
Idaho
American Legion
Sam Canner
Bob Bolingbroke
Dick Montee
Montee
Babe Ruth Home Run Record Remains Elusive
New York remembers Babe Ruth seven years after his death as fans recall his 714 career homers and the famed 60 in a season. The piece notes Ernie Banks Ted Kluszewski Duke Snider and Willie Mays as potential challengers while highlighting Ruths pitching beginnings and last public appearance at Yankee Stadium.
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New York
Babe Ruth
Yankee Stadium
Babe
Ernie Banks
Ted Kluszewski
Duke Snider
Willie Mays
Aguat
Ruth
Boston Red Sox
Boston Bees
Braves
Brooklyn
Scott City Teams Pace to finals in district softball tourney
Scott City entries advanced to the winner's bracket finals as News-Chronicle defeated the Latins 4-0 in the opening frame and the Seat Cats routed Buick Roadmasters 16-5. Blickenstaff and Talley pitched for Scott City, while Huck held Garden City to three hits in a three-hitter effort.
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Scott City
News- Chronicle
Seat Cats
Buick Roadmasters
Scott
Latins
Fankhauser
Garden City
Andy Guerrero
Huck
Guerrero
Scat Cats
Roadmasters
Blickenstaff
Cats
Marey
Talley
Ashburn Clings To Batting Lead In NL Race
Richie Ashburn of the Philadelphia Phillies held a seven point lead in the National League batting race as Ted Kluszewski of Cincinnati surged with 16 hits and five homers in 32 at bats last week boosting his homer total to 41. Ashburn climbed to .338 after eight hits in 17 at bats, while Brooklyn’s Roy Campanella slipped to .322. In the American League Al Kaline of Detroit remained atop at .348, with Harvey Kuenn dropping to .323 and Vic Power of Kansas City at .319 in third.
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New York i
Richie Ashburn
Philadelphia Phillies
Ted Kluszewski
Kluszewski
Cincinnati
Ashburn
Brooklyn
Roy Campanella
al Kaline
Detroit
Harvey Kenn
Tigers
Kuenn
Vic Power
Kansas City
UT Adds Belly Series to Split-T Era in Football
The University of Texas football program expands its split-T offense by adding the belly series this season, while jockey Eddie Arcaro, at 40, enjoys one of his best years, guiding Aqueduct riders to 25 victories.
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University of Texas
Eddie Arcaro
Aqueduct
Kamblin Re Manager Guides Rookie Junior Legion to 15 6 Record
Eugene Deaver, guiding a near no pitching staff of rookies, led his Junior Legion to a 15-6 season, tying Dodge City and Ulysses for first in southwest Kansas. Doug McPherson went 7-2, others at or below .500, Stecklein topped with .050 batting, and Sublette forfeited the 15th win. Final standings: Dodge City, Garden City, Ulysses 11-4, Liberal 9-6, Scott City 3-12, Sublette 0-15. Sub-district tourney features Scott City finalists in winners bracket and both Garden City teams in losers bracket.
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Eugene Deaver
RBI
Legion
Dodge City
Ulysses
Doug McPherson
Si Huelskamp
Melvin Taylor
Tommie Walsh
Larry Schrader
Sublette
al Stecklein
Tommie Bergkamp
Ralph Barclay
Gary Baker
Wesley Ellis
Tod Hall
Joe Roth
Bud Deaver
Stecklein
Baker
Bergkamp
Ellis
Huelskamp
Garden City
Liberal
Scott City
Finnup Park
Scott
al Dreiling
Yankees take lead in tight AL race after doubleheader sweep
The Yankees moved into a half game lead over Cleveland after sweeping Baltimore 5-4 and 12-6 in a two day set. Cleveland and Chicago remained idle as Boston trailed by 34 games after routing Washington 8-4. Milwaukee crushed St Louis 12-1 in the National League with Eddie Mathews belting his 31st homer.
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Cleveland
New York
Yankees
Indians
Yanks
Tribe
Baltimore
Chicago
Boston
Washington
Milwaukee
St. Louis
Willard Schmidt
Braves
Eddie Mathews
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