Liston Opens Door to Clay Fight in September
Sonny Liston blasted Floyd Patterson in two 10 second rounds to a second knockout in one night and set up a September title clash with Cassius Clay. Patterson vowed to return, while Liston extended his win streak to 28 and eyed Philadelphia for the potential showdown.
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Liston
Clay
Las Vegas
Nev
Sonny
Floyd Patterson
Gabby Cassius Clay
Patterson
Floyd
Chicago
Harry Krause
Jack Nilon
Louisville
Philadelphia
Marty Marshall
Detroit
Dodge City Captures Legion Sub-District Title
Dodge City won the Seventh District American Legion junior baseball sub-district championship at Lightner Field, defeating Greensburg 11 to 2. Dodge finished undefeated, earned a two-of-three series shot against Great Bend, and advanced toward the state tournament in Hutchinson.
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Dodge City
Cliné Lightner Field
American Legion
Ford
Greensburg
Dodge
Great Bend
State Legion
Lightner Field
Jerry Ontiberos
Reg Konrade
Artj Hall
Bob Shipley
George Ontiberos
Cogsell
Graham
Carrithers
Fetters
Clay calls fight an elimination not title bout in Las Vegas
Cassius Clay storms Sonny Liston’s victory party declaring the bout a mere elimination to see who will face him. He taunts Liston, mocks Patterson, and disrupts the celebration, while Liston coolly endures the provocation. Clay remnants the ring during introductions and rips a fake Liston newspaper. Warren Giles runs NL president for 12th season.
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Patterson
Liston
Convention Center
Sonny
Las Vegas
Nev
Lipsy Cassius Clay
Floyd Patterson
Clay
Vetory
Philadelphia
Century Registers Upset Shocks Kunz in Slow-Pitch Game
Century Refiners upset Kunz Mobil Service 12 to 11 at Fansler Field in a Monday night slow-pitch league game marking the season’s top upset. Century built a seven-run seventh inning, aided by Kunz five errors, while Century’s Doug Weber led with three singles and a double. Gusts of scoring followed earlier wins by Garnand Furniture and Christensen Grain, and the Methodists pressed Pierceville in a 14-9 loss.
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Century Refinery
Fansler Field
Kunz Mobil Service
Kunz
Century
St. James Lutheran Church
Mornday
Garnand
Welders
Christensen Grain
Pierceville
First Methodist Church
Methodists
Garden City
Doug Weber
Loren Cronin
John Schlender
Sherman’s Moves Toward South Title In Softball Clash
Sherman’s Grill blanked Garden City Telegram 12-0 in five innings at Chet Cleaver Field, taking a key SWKL double-header opener. Coca-Cola dropped a loss, while Sherman's stay within reach of the league crown despite one error.
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Sherman
Lores James
Coca-Cola
Chet Cleaver
Garden City Telegram
Dileh Koft- Telegram
Sloan Gates
Kander Field
Ruail Sherriman
Sunemets Va
Nazarenes
Garnandys
Piercevife
Century Ab
Pita
Clint Lightner
Guts
Alta Brown
Hue Tary
Lions
Chet
Cleaver Field
Antelopes Va
Hadgers
Golt
Tayces
A.j
Garden City Country Club
Gardin Bowl
Pusaliy Field
Wels Dears
Welders
Lutherana Va
Clint Lightner Platt
Mingr Henge
Betwen
Tyan Wu
Garden Bowl
Binitackers
Gurdhy
Coca‘Cola
Sherman's Grill
Pom
Nightcap routs Coke as Sherman's Grill wins
Sherman's Grill toppled Coke 24 to 8 in the nightcap, hammering 18 hits with Lynn Martin and Mary Ann Mader homering and singling for Sherman's. Pitcher Shirley Nuzum fanned eight for the winners, while Dee Srouse started for Telegram and took the loss after allowing 10 hits in 3 innings. Coke mustered six singles as Veronica Orozco had two, and eight errors helped the losers.
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Gernand
Garand
Ray Allen
Bob Brungardt
Kent Martin
George Mader
Sherman’s
Coke
Kismet Komets
Telegram
Janet Burgardt
Lynn Martin
Mary Ann Mader
Sherman
Diane Stegman
Eileen Morris
Shirley Nuzum
Tou
Dee Srouse
Smith Packers
Karen Jones
Ruth Saffell
Maxine Bates
Karen Ven John
Veronica Orozco
Shirley Desemo
Rita Servantez
Helen Orozco
Smith
Liberal and Garden Compete in DeMolay District Meet
Liberal and Garden City youths joined 25 competitors from Hays and Houghton in the West Kansas DeMolay Athletic Tournament. Liberal took multiple titles in free swimming, tennis, golf, and rifle, with Ed Carlson Jr earning two victories, including the 200-yard freestyle and 100-yard backstroke, while Mark Ziser won golf and a playoff decided second place.
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Telegram
DeMolay
Ed Carlson Jr
Liberal
Jerry Fife
Garden City
Mark Ziser
Dave Johnson
Jim Concannon
H. J, Sawyer
Tom Wilson
West Kansas
Garden
Hays
Hugoton
Danny Hall
Charles Ringer
Carlson
Johnson
Rhe Welders
Garnand
Terry Jones
Bob Curry
Libeal
Jones
Bill Collier
Alvin Dewey
CH. L. Sawyer
James Hargrove
Danny Abrams
Bob Graber
Bobcurry
H. L. Sawyer
Mark 4Iser
James Hargravy
Danny Tall
Charles Ringer Jr
Dave Fornen
Vic Joyce
Danny Hally
Terry Hershey
Montreal Alouettes rally past Eskimos in exhibition win
In Montreal George Dixon and Don Clark scored touchdowns to lift the Alouettes 17 14 over Edmonton in an exhibition Canadian pro football game. Edmonton’s Johnny White scored twice for the Eskimos while Dave Lanner of the Packers worked on a volunteer project in Arkansas.
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Montreal
George Dixon
Don Clark
Montreal Alouettes
Edmonton Eskimos
Johnny White
Houston
Bakimos
Four Knothole Games Over Weekend
Four Knothole baseball games were played here over the weekend. On Saturday at Chel Cleaver Field the B team saw Odd Fellows defeat Knights of Columbus Blues 6-4 while the A team feature had Odd Fellows winning 18 to 0. Sunday at Fansler Field Rotary beat Kiwanis 12? to 4 with two Minor League makeups and a Major League game following, Rotary prevailing 19-11.
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Chel Cleaver Field
Odd Fellows
Knights of Columbus Blues
Odd
Fansler Field
Rotary
Kiwanis
Blues
Drolling
DL. Brack
Toof
Cronenberg
Arnold
Yanks Widen Lead as Mantle and Maris Return
The Yankees, led by Ralph Terry's 10th win, beat the Angels 8-4 to extend their AL lead to seven games. With Mantle and Maris sidelined earlier, Tom Tresh homered and Joe Pepitone contributed, boosting New York's home record to 42-9 and widening the margin over Chicago.
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Joe Reichler
Associated Press
Los Angeles
Albie Dearson
New York
Ralph Terry
Yankee Stadium
Tresh
Mantle
Maris
Bill Rigney
Angels
Vanteeos
Mickey Mantle
Roger Marts
Tce
M and M Boys
Tom Tresh
Yankees
Haseball
All-Star Midget League Game Set At Cling Tightner Field
Tonight Garfield Citys Midget League all stars meet at Alta Brown Field for the season finale. Eight innings split into two four inning halves will feature 18 players per squad with Bud Johnson behind the plate and Ray Bondy on bases. Tony Jewell serves as announcer while Dave Kelly coaches the Alta Brown team and Dean Biggs leads Garfield.
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Garden City
Garfield
Houa
Bud Johson
Ray Bondy
Tony Jewell
Dave Kellyr
Altnn Brown
Dean Biggs
Dizzy Dean Suffers Minor Wreck Injury
Dizzy Dean, former National League pitcher, suffered a strained back in a traffic accident near Kera Morning. Bill plans to appear in the Old Timora baseball game Saturday at Yankee Stadium in New York.
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Gulfport, Mins
Dizzy Dean
Grant
Kera
Bill
Yankee Stadium
New York
Flowers Caps Bowling Honors on Week Ten Action
Flowers caps bowling honors as Tack Flowers of Hustleray posts high game 213 and top series. Carol Kauffman leads women with 180 in Monday Mixed League week ten. Polly Kare tops women’s series at 214. Reed Stinametz posts high team game 87. Hustlers beat Al Joy Copy 3-1 1879 to 1049. Reed Stinematz 1915. Alloy Dusters 1786 over Old Corral 1736.
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Tack Flowers
Hustleray
Ahvy Garton Bowher
Stinametz
Oan Reed
Old Corral
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Darrell Weber
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St. Louis
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Warren C. Giles
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Walt Ditzen
Syme
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Green Bay
Jack Ers
Volton
Arkansas
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Nelson
Homer
Dave Downtain
Duane Downtain
Carr
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Rupp
Dellinger
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Dunlap
Pierce
Vaughnn
Cleveland
Walker
Slough
Owen
Jiminez
Yanks Widen
Pa Garden Des Telecam
Troth
Bomberas
Mickey
Yankoon
Lont
Tor
Flowers Caps
Standard Oil Division
American Oil Company
Pete's Standard Service
Stevens and
Pine
Garden City, Kansas
Larry's Standard Service
Mein
Kansas
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