Cincinnati Is Back in First
The Cincinnati Redlegs moved to first place after a 7-4 extra inning win over the Philadelphia Phillies. Manager Birdie Tebbetts used an unusual rotation with Hal Jeffcoat as starter, then Buster Freeman in relief, and Brooks Lawrence earning his eighth win. Mantle homered as the Yankees held a 5 1/2 game lead with Detroit, while the White Sox beat Baltimore and Kansas City topped Washington.
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Associated Press
Birdie Tebbetts
Cincinnati Redlegs
Birdie
Philadelphia Phillies
Hal Jeffcoat
Buster Freeman
Brooks Lawrence
Tebbetts
Jeffcat
Redlegs
Milwaukee Braves
Pirates
New York Yankees
Mickey Mantle
Detroit
Briggs Stadium
Tigers
Chicago
White Sox
Baltimore
Kansas City
Washington
Topeka Hawks Lead Western League After 5-0 Win
Topeka topped Colorado Springs 5-0 to reclaim first in the Western League as Lincoln fell behind after Pueblo edged Lincoln 7-6. Jack O'Donnell allowed two hits for his seventh win in 10 decisions with homers by Sam Taylor Al Weygandt Jim McDaniel and Bill Bohlender pacing the offense.
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Associated Press
Topeka
Hawks
Colorado Springs
Lincoln
Pueblo
Amarillo
Sioux City
Des Moines
Albuquerque
Jack O’donnell
Sam Taylor
al Weygandt
Jim McDaniel
Bill Bohlender
Ex Orioles Pitcher Shines for White Sox in Win
Chicago White Sox ace Jim Wilson improved to 9-3 after beating his old club in a return to Baltimore. Manager Marty Marion boasted the deal that shipped Connie Johnson, Mike Fornieles, Bob Nieman, and George Kell for Wilson and Dave Philley. Wilson allowed seven hits and five walks but escaped serious trouble.
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Chicago
Chicago White Sox
Jim Wilson
Baltimore
Wilson
Sox
Marty Marion
Connie Johnson
Mike Fornieles
Bob Nieman
George Kell
Dave Philléy
Major League Leaders in Batting and Pitching
Readout lists leading stats by league and team for batting and pitching. Includes players such as Clemente and Moon in NL batting, and Mantle in AL batting, with runs batted in and home run tallies, plus Lawrence and Brewer among top pitchers.
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Associated Press
National League
Long
Lawrence
Cincinnati
Mantle
New York
Vernon
Boston
Rens
Wertz
Cleveland
Simpson
Kansas City
Berra
Lemon
Washington
Woman's Body Found in Shallow Grave in Kansas City
County authorities report a badly decomposed body found beside a shallow grave off a dead end road. The deceased is described as a fully clothed Negro woman with a broken shovel nearby. Identification could not be made. no autopsy planned.
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Kansas City
Kassai-Wyan‘dete
Topekan Leads In Trans Miss
The Trans Miss golf meet in Oklahoma City saw three players post sub par rounds on the first day as about 100 competitors tackled the 830 yard par 35 86 71 course. Jim English of Topeka Rocky Thompson of Wichita Falls and Sig Harpman Jr. of Oklahoma City led with sub par marks while Jim Jackson of St. Louis played a 75 on a practice round and light wind favored scoring. The final 18 hole qualifying was to wrap up today.
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Oklahoma City
Trans-Mississippi
Jim English
Topeka
Kas
Rocky Thompson
Wichita Falls
Tex
Sig Harpman Jr
Jim Jackson
St. Louis
Oklahoma
Shaw Seeks Support of Kansas Veterans
Warren Shaw's campaign for governor gathered Kansas veterans and supporters to build backing. The Kansas War Club pamphlet urged continuing Kansas policy of electing Republican war veterans as governor, highlighting Gov. Fred Hall as the nation’s only non veteran governor.
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Mmporta
Fred Hall
Warren Shaw
Kansas War Club
Kansas
Thieves Drill Safe At Kentucky Store Take $7000
In Uwensbuoru Kentucky thieves used water from buckets to cool electric drills and operated under boy scout flashlights last night to escape with $7000 from a department store safe. A nightwatchman heard no noise, while a nightshift quiet muffling rugs helped conceal the crime, Assistant Police Chief Stewart Lambert said.
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Uwensbuoru
Stewart Lambert
S. W. Anderson
Wichita Ends St. Paul Skein
Wichita snapped St. Paul’s nine game win streak by winning 9-5 after trading early runs. Bob Hazle hit his ninth and tenth home runs and drove in four as Wichita’s offense overpowered St. Paul, which left 12 runners stranded while failing to climb into second place behind Denver. Rain postponed other games including Denver Louisville and Minneapolis Indianapolis.
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Associated Press
St. Paul
Wichita
Saints
Charleston
Omaha
Denver
Louisville
Minneapolis
Braves
Bob Hazle
Damage suit against a sheriff dismissed in Kansas
A convicted felon's $51,000 suit against Sheriff Norman F. Williams was dismissed after a District Court jury found no damages. James Edward Roof of Wichita claimed Williams held him 15 days in Johnson County jail and denied medical care.
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Clathe, Kas
Norman F. Williams
James Edward Roof
Wichita
Roof
Williams
Johnson County
Ike Gets Gift of a Bike From Boy's Club
The Orlando Boys Club sent President Eisenhower a bicycle and urged him to take up biking per Dr. Paul Dudley White. The club telegrammed a wish for his speedy recovery and invited him to attend the national amateur bicycle races in Orlando on July 14 and 15.
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Orlando
Fla
Eisenhower
Paul Dudley White
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