Roberts Pitches NL Back Into Headlines With 20th
Roberts wins his 20th for sixth straight season to join a small group of modern era immortals. He outduels Don Newcombe 3-2 as the Phillies top the Dodgers. Yankees and White Sox win. Tigers, Indians also win in a busy AL night. Del Crandall and Hank Aaron homer for Milwaukee while Pittsburgh and Cincinnati win.
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Robin Roberts
Philadelphia
Brooklyn
Don Newcombe
Dodgers
Lefty Grove
Christy Mathewson
Walter Johnson
Mordecai
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Newcombe
New York
Yankees
Chicago
Cleveland
Baltimore
Whitey Ford
White Sox
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Washington
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Fankhauser Eliminated Sets All-Scott City Finals
Garden Citys lone softball entry Fankhauser is eliminated as Scott City News-Chronicle advances to face cross-town rival Scott City Weishaar Cats in a district championship game Sunday night. Chronicle offense rallies but falls short, late rally thwarted by timely plays.
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Scott City
Garden City
Scott City News-Chronicle
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Scott City Weishaar Scat Cats
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Chronicle
Early Fankhauser
Weskan B-1 Playoff Set in West Division Chase
Ban Johnson championship playoffs begin Wednesday after State B- announces Wright. Pratt, second-half champion, and Dodge City, first-half winner, meet in a best two of three series. Opening game site undecided. west winner faces east champion in a three of five series beginning Sunday on the eastern champ's diamond.
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State
John Tincher
Pratt
Dodge City
Sooners Lose But It Wasn't Wilkinson Team
Texas held its Oil Bowl edge as Oklahoma fumbled away a 7-0 deficit, with Larry Click scoring from the Sooner one in the third period and Jim Millernan of Abilene converting. This marked the eleventh Texas-Oklahoma schoolboy clash and the Sooners’ closest bid yet to win.
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Wichita Falls
Texa
Texas
Oklahoma
Texans
Larry Click
Sooner
Jim Millernan
Abilene
Bee Jays to Play Lyons in Weekend Series
Bee Jays and Lyons clash Sunday in Weskan B 1 division action as Garden City fizzles to backstop plans. Manager Ken Ester’s second place club meets Lyons then returns Tuesday to face Hutchinson with Joe Heier on the mound at Lyons, while Larry Elliott rejoin later after a death in the family. Lyons edged Garden City 11 10 11 5 and 8 6 in July, and Thursday’s bid to topple league leader Pratt fell short as bases loaded with none out in the ninth yielded two runs.
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Hutchinson
Weskan
Garden City
Jaycees
Ken Ester
Hutch
Joe Heier
Larned
Larry Elliott
Ester
Garden
Pratt
Kansas Frosh to Play Air Force Academy in Denver
Kansas freshman football team schedules a game with the Air Force Academy in Denver on October 29. Wayne Replogle, veteran KU staffer, will coach the freshmen this year. Also on the slate are Kansas State at Lawrence October 14 and Missouri at Columbia November 4.
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Kansas
Air Force Academy
Denver
Wayne Replogle
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Jayhawker
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Missouri
Columbia
Missouri Valley AAU Swim Meet Opens Tonight
Kansas City Kansas hosts the two day Missouri Valley AAU championships at the Homestead Country Club with 30 entries in diving and about 150 swimmers planned for tomorrow's events.
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Kansas City
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Homestead Country Club
No Luck for Ted Cress After Car Stolen and Crashed
Ted Cress of Erlanger Kentucky faced a double setback when a thief stole his car from a parking lot, drove a few blocks, and collided with a truck he owned at an intersection. The crash ended with Cress losing his vehicle and the truck damaged.
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Ted Cress
Cress
Colorado Springs Extends Western League Lead
Colorado Springs padded its Western League lead to three games by sweeping Sioux City 4-1 and 12-5 with five homers. Pueblo won twice vs Wichita 4-3 and 8-5 to rise to second ahead of the fading Indians. Des Moines defeated Lincoln 6-4. Art Wollenweber limited Sioux City to three hits in game one as Dick di Tusa and Ron Cooper homered. Cooper also hit a homer in the nightcap as part of a 15-hit Pueblo attack. Willie Davis and Clarence Moore fueled Pueblo's first game comeback, while Jack Ceple pitched well. Des Moines catcher John Pramesa hit a first-inning grand slam to start Joe Stanka toward his 15th win.
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Willie Jones
Billy Pierce
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Walt Dropo
Steve Gromek
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Ray Narleski
Mossi
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Ith
Harry Simpson
Narleski
Hee Lopez
Jim Finigan
Hal Naragon
Tom Gorman
Ralph Kiner
Dale Mitchell
Sammy White
Red Sox
Frank Sullivan
Bob Porterfield
Sullivan
Associated Press
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Lincoln
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Soos
Dick di Tusa
Ron Cooper
Coopers
Willie Davis
Clarence Moore
Dodgers
Moore
Jack Ceple
John Pramesa
Joe Stanka
Bruins
Jim McDaniels
Deputy’s mishap at arrest sparks pants tear in New Mexico
In Albuquerque Deputy Mickey Espinosa attempts to cuff a disorderly woman, but she grabs his hip pocket and tears two slits in his trousers. The report notes the incident occurred while in the line of duty, highlighting the embarrassing moment. Separately, Phillies pitcher Herman Wehmeier shines with dominant form, winning 16 of 17 starts against the Pirates.
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N.M
Mickey Espinosas
Herman Wehmeier
Philadelphia Phillies
Pittsburgh Pirates
Bucs
Split-T Team Wins In Missouri Bowl Tilt
In Warrensburg Missouri the Split-T team edged the Single Wing squad 12 to 6 in the first annual Central Missouri Senior Bowl. About 4 500 spectators watched the charity game sponsored by the Warrensburg Junior Chamber of Commerce. Both squads consisted of 24 players who had just graduated from high school. Coaches: Split-T Bill Hamann of Lexington and Roy Brown of Kansas City. Single Wing coaches were Ted Chitwood Raytown and Cecil Patterson Kansas City.
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Warrensburg
Dodgers threaten to move as New York faces baseball crisis
New York City braces for a potential ghost town of baseball with the Dodgers threatening to relocate, predicting the Giants would follow. Walter O Malley cites attendance gaps and a plan to play seven home games in Jersey City as factors. city officials meet to weigh a new municipal stadium and possible Brooklyn site.
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Horace Stoneham
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City Hall
Lowly A's Scar Cleveland Presses Indians in Ohio Faceoff
The Kansas City Athletics pushed the Cleveland Indians but fell short as three 11th inning hits sealed a 2-1 Cleveland win. Enos Slaughter and Harry Simpson produced the A's lone run, while Gene Woodling Vic Wertz and Larry Doby sparked Cleveland with a late rally. In St Louis, the Cardinals fell behind early to Cincinnati as three errors and timely Reds hits fueled a 7-5 loss. Gus Bell and Wally Post homered for Cincinnati while Johnny Temple drove in two runs.
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Boeing Bombers True to Form
The Boeing Bombers of Wichita defeated Holden, Missouri 7-3 while the North Platte Plainsmen beat Peoria 8-1 in opening National Non Pro Baseball Tournament games. Frank Hiller limited Boeing to six hits as his teammates produced seven. North Platte piled 16 hits, Peoria had three errors. Former major leaguers George Sisler Allie Reynolds and Satchel Paige attended opening ceremonies.
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Salina Man Advances In AF Tennis Tourney
Ernest Schultz of Salina and Thomas Bonner of Jackson reached the open doubles semi finals of the Air Force World Tennis Tournament. In the quarter finals Schultz and Bonner defeated John Griffee of Fort Smith Arkansas and James O'Steen of Washington 6 1 f i v e.
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Ernest Schultz
Salina
Thomas Bonner
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Thomas
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Fort Smith
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No Thoroughfare Crash In New Haven
Daniel McCarthy, 21, drove his car through a plate glass display window into a vacant store in New Haven, then turned and attempted to exit through another window. Police say his car stalled mid exit. He was booked on operating while under the influence of liquor or drugs.
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Conn
Daniel McCarthy
McCarthy
Tests Aim to Spot Future Scientists at Yale
NEW HAVEN Conn Psychological tests given to grammar school children may help reduce the U S scientist shortage by revealing which youngsters have the talent for scientific education says Frank Auld Jr assistant professor of psychology at Yale.
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New Haven
Conn
United States
Frank Auld, Jr
Yale
Auld
Fly Casters Showing Form At National Tourney
ST LOUIS entrants from Texas and Oklahoma led four Skish events as the National Fly Casting Tournament entered its fourth day. Roland Williams of Baytown Texas won the Skish accuracy fly with 95 points, RFeemister of Houston topped the 1/2 ounce distance ball cast, Warren Rector of Oklahoma City won the 54 ounce accuracy ball with 88, and Ben Fontaine of New Orleans led the fly distance with 140 23 feet.
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Roland Williams
Baytown
Tex
R A. Feemister
Houston
Warren Rector
Oklahoma City
Ben Fontaine
New Orleans
Mel Gavin
Max Rainey Jr
Purteorsney Calif
Café Renamed in Houston from Sloppy Joe's to Happy Joe's
A Houston area café has changed its name to Happy Joe's from Sloppy Joe's. The move updates branding while keeping the same location and menu.
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Houston, Tex
Virginia Tech Football Team Gathers Swift Trackmen
Virginia Tech assembles a fast football squad with thirteen players who also compete in track events, highlighting dual sport talent and athletic versatility within the program.
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Virginia Tech
Walker Finale In Cotton Bowl
Doak Walker night ended with a rookie hero as the Philadelphia Eagles upset the Detroit Lions 14 to 8 at the Cotton Bowl. Walker announced this would be his final pro season but failed to score while Ted Wegert scampered 3 yards for a first half Eagles TD and added 8 more in the third. Lions answered with a 2 yard TD by Bill Stitts and a safety.
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Dallas
Doak Walker
Philadelphia Eagles
Detroit Lions
Walker
Stubby
Ted Wegert
Eales
River Head
Long Island
Eagles
Doaker
Southern Methodist
Lions
Bill Stitts
Carole Joe Kabler Targets National Amateur After Junior Title
Florence Oregon teen Carole Joe Kabler, 17, holder of the U S G A National Girls Junior crown, advances toward the National Amateur for Women in Charlotte, N C. She defeated Joanne Gunderson 4 and 3 in the Florence junior final, shooting 39 after 15 holes of 6,053-yard Florence Country Club par 74, led by a late par four at No 15 to seal the win.
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5.C
Carole Joe Kabler
U.S. Golf Assn
Charlote
N.C
Roseburg
Ore
Joanne Gunderson
Seattle
Wash
Carole Jo
Florence Country Club
Oregon
Lightning Strikes Meter Box Sees Water Free Till Replaced
In Jacksonville Florida a lightning bolt hit a water meter box damaging it. The home still receives water without charge since the meter cannot be measured until the city installs a new meter. E. J. Whittington comments on the incident and hopes the city replaces the meter soon.
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Jacksonville
Fla
E. J. Whittington
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