Milwaukee Braves draw crowds from far and wide in 1960s ball saga
Milwaukee fans, New York visitors, and towns like Manitowoc and Beloit ignite passion for baseball as County Stadium hosts Braves games amid wind and snow. Anecdotes, from a radio fan in a hospital to saloon keeps admiring Adcock, illustrate a nation hooked on baseball despite weather and distance.
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Tony Cefalu
County Stadium
Tony Roots
Blue Mound Country Club
Braves
Warren Spahn
Boson
Manitowoc
Milwaukee
Lake Shore
Princeton
Wisc
Waterloo
Beloit
Ford Frick
Joe Adcock
Dodgers
Miror
Adcock
Legion Club To Meet Sublette Here Tonight
Garden City Junior Legion hosts Sublette at Lightner field at 8 15 p m weather permitting. Tommie Walsh starts on the mound and Tommy Bergkamp catches with the lineup unchanged from Ness City Sunday. Garden plays Liberal Wednesday and visits Ulysses Saturday.
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Garden City Junior Legion
Sublette
Lightner Field
Eugene Deaver
Tommie Walsh
Tommy Bergkamp
Ness City
Garden
Legion
Liberal
Ulysses
Ed Furgol Wins International Open Golf Championship
U S Open champion Ed Furgol rallied from behind to win the International Golf Championships at Columbia Country Club. He tied Thomson and Van Donck, then beat them in a three hole playoff. Displacing the Canada Cup team title, Chick Harbert joined Furgol to form the winning U S squad with a total 560 to 569 for the runners-up.
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Washington
Ed Furgol
Columbia Country Club
Peter Thomson
Australia
Furgol
Drub Thomson
Belgium
Flory van Donck
United States
Chick Harbert
Thomson
Kel Nagle
Scotland
Eric Brown
John Patton
Locals edge Ness City for 2-0 win in league game
Garden City Junior Legion pitchers held Ness City to one hit as they won 2-0 in Southwest Kansas league play. McPherson struck out three in four innings, while Garden City produced both runs on four straight batters with two outs in the fourth. Bergkamp Huelskamp and Schrader had Garden City hits, and Trauter walked five in four innings.
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Ness City
Doug McPherson
Garden City Junior Legion
Kansas
Eugene Deaver
Garden City
Trauter
Garden
McPherson
Baker
Ellis
T. Antenia
Bergkamp
Huelskamp
Schrader
Anterim
den City
Aabr Ness Clix
Beutler
Okitzke Sa
J!barrows of
TOO Schrader
Traurer P
Bilis ‘Ib
Lfaas Ss Ab
Roth Rf
Antenum
Dearer Cf
Gabel c
OlLeiker Cf
Sharp Cf
Braun
Snodgrass If
Alate
Hal Smith
Kansas City
Orioles
Athletics
Art Ceccarelli
Boston
Detroit
Cubs
Don Newcombe
Harry Chili
Dee Fondy
Ransom Jackson
Brooklyn
Duke Snider
Pee Wee Reese
Gil Hodges
Dodgers
Ernie Banks
Carl Farillg
Hodges
Lowell Davis
Wake Forest
Colorado State
Davis
Colgate
USC
Guy Marin
Harlan Hobbs Captures Kansas Amateur Golf Title
Topeka insurer Harlan Hobbs, 31, defeated 20-year-old Bob Vickers of Wichita 1-up after trailing by four holes in the 36-hole final at Salina. Hobbs, who has chased the title since age 13, surged to lead on holes 33 and 35, and birdied the last to win and also earned medalist honors.
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Salina
Topeka
Harlan Hobbs
Kansas
Hobbs
Ag Rally
Bob Vickers
Wichita
University of Oklahoma
Special Match Race For Two Great Horses
Inglewood California racing fans await word on an invitation for Nashua to race against Swaps in a $100,000 winner take all duel this summer at Hollywood Park. Nashua won the Belmont Stakes by nine lengths, adding two thirds of the triple crown with his Preakness triumph. Swaps, winner of the rich California Handicap against older stars, set a world record of 1:40.4 for a mile and one sixteenth.
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Inglewood
Calif
Hollywood
Nashua
California
America
New York
Swaps
Pyramid Life Insurance Plan Praised in Letter
Mrs Harold Varwig of 307 BSt Philipsburg Kansas writes praising Pyramid Life Insurance Co for prompt handling of recent claims under the Pyramid Plan. The plan offers hospital doctor and surgical benefits plus home doctor calls and income protection, with nationwide coverage options and a free booklet available by mail.
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Phillipsburg, Kas
Pyramid Life Insurance Co
Harold Varwig
Minnesota Ave
Kansas City
Big Bats Boom As NL Hitters Have Field Day
The National League pushed massive home run totals before a Pennsylvania rainout. Wally Post and Andy Seminick each homered, but a Reds Phillies double header was washed out in the third inning. Mets, Cubs, Dodgers, Giants, Pirates, and Braves also produced multi homer games while the American League featured limited output amid strong pitching.
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Associated Press
Pennsylvania
Cincinnat
Wally Post
Philadelphia
Andy Seminick
Phillies
Cincinnati
Brooklyn
Cubs
Dodgers
New York
Giants
Cards
Pitsburgh
Pirates
Braves
Women Bowlers From Two States Top Tourney
Michigan and Minnesota bowlers swept the titles at the 1955 Women s International Bowling Congress Tournament concluding after 57 days. Marion Ladewig of Grand Rapids Michigan won two championships with an all events total of 1890 and led the Sanatorium Majors team with 643 while also posting 596 in doubles and 651 in singles finishing seventh in singles.
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Omaha
Michigan
Mlinois
Marion Ladewig
Grand Rapids
Mich
Aggies suffer first loss in NCAA title playoff
Western Michigan edged Oklahoma A and M 5 4 to halt the Aggies bid as Wake Forest blanked Colorado State 10 0. Arizona topped Springfield 6 0 as Colgate blasted USC, and California Arizona State? Noting series leaders and schedule items, the field moves through a double elimination tournament with key games scheduled today.
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Aggies
Omaha
Western Michigan
Wake Forest
National Collegiate Athletic Association
Oklahoma A
Colorado State
Colgae
Southern California
Arizona
Springfield College
USC
Springfield
Carl Thomas
Bill Lajoie
Catchers Lead In All Star Vote
In Chicago and Milwaukee polling opened for the Milwaukee game with Roy Campanella leading the American League and Yogi Berra close behind. Campanella had 2406 votes and Berra 1974 as early ballots came from Chicago Milwaukee and other Midwest towns. The NL first base race featured Ted Kluszewski out front with 4724 votes and Stan Musial close at 1531.
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Chicago
Brooklyn
Roy Campanella
Yogi Berra
New York Yankees
Milwaukee
Campanella
Individuaa
Berra
Midwest
Cincinnati
Ted Kluszewski
Louis
Stan 'Musial
Big Klu
Rainouts Push Garden City Jaycees Game To Friday
The Garden City Dodge City B T baseball game halted by rain and hail will resume Friday at 8 15 p m. Dodge led 2 1 in the fourth when called. Rain checks will be honored at Friday’s game. The Jaycees schedule two games this week with Larned, Tuesday and Thursday, and three new players Kinney Lloyd and Turner joined the roster over the weekend. Kinney and Lloyd played in season openers and in the Prep Paroke all star game in Denver.
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Garden City
Garden City Jaycee
Busitss Managr
Bob Jaggard
Garden
Roger Kinney
George Lloyd
Denver
Larry Turner
Las Animas
Colo
Larned
Jagard
Kinney
Lloyd
Baseball Standings and Upcoming Games Highlights
National League updates show Brooklyn at Chicago and New York atop the standings with spread outcomes. Philadelphia, St Louis, Cincinnati, and Pittsburgh rely on late-season results as rain delays affect schedules. American League notes Cleveland, Detroit, and Boston in action. New York and Baltimore approach double-digit wins with mixed results.
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Brooklyn
Chicago
New York
Milwanteee Escommne
Philadelphia
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Pittsburgh
Milwaukee
Hm. Nichols
Statey
Trexutt
Chicara
Ufagur
Cleveland
Boston
Washington
Kansas City
Beltimore
BR Rey AG
New Yar
Paltimore
Kansas Civ
Milesey
Bnalon
Detroit
Sportsmen's Clubs Elect Four Directors in Kansas
The Kansas Association of Wildlife, comprising 15 sportsmen's clubs, elected four new directors Fritz Nicodemus of El Dorado Jim Donovan of Plainville Gil Meyer of Dodge City and Jos Davison of Newton at the state convention Saturday. Jack Hyer of McPherson was named secretary to fill the expired term of Harold Brower Topeka who resigned.
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Mcpherson
Kas
Kansas Assn. of Wildlife
Fritz Nicodemus
el Dorado
Jim Donovan
Plainville
Gil Meyer
Dodge City
Jos Davison
Newton
Jack Hyer
Harold Brower
Topeka
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Lake Michigan
Prizale
Dayle K. Getter
By Red Smith
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Chicago White Sox
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Bob Nieman
Bob Kennedy
Sox
Indians
Yankee
Early Wynn
Bob Lemon
Vic Wertz
States
Jim Woolard
Mel Wright
Broheo
Richard Erickson
Erickson
Thomas
Oklahoma Aggie
Frank Quinn
Yale University
Pandora
Fankhauser
Bae
GR Bt
Ran Johnson Larned
Pratt
Great Bend
Tutehinsan
Coffeyville
Oswern
Salfy Ld Cleaners
Dial
East Fulton
Rogers
Garnand
North Main
Acme Glass Co
N. Main
Mallory
Miller
Artcraft
Anson
J. D. James
Ryan
State Theatre
J. O. James
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