Garden City Dodge in Ban Johnson Feature
Garden City and Dodge City meet at Clint Lightner field for a Ban Johnson clash as Garden City aims for a third win in five games while Dodge City carries a 3-1 record. Joe Heier to start for the Jaycees with a reshuffled batting order to boost punch in tonight's regional tilt.
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Baseball Is The Issue for One Night
The Washington Senators hosts a bipartisan charity game at Griffith Stadium featuring 46 top lawmakers split 20 Democrats and 26 Republicans, all paid $22,500 yearly. Sponsored by the Washington Star for its summer camp fund, this eight year event pits Democrats who have won seven times against Republicans who have won once, with the nine inning limit flexible by stamina.
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All Star balloting tight in National League amid fan votes
National League leads with seven players atop the all star ballot including Dale Long Red Schoendienst Ken Boyer Ernie Banks Stan Musial Roy Campanella and Duke Snider Unanimous AL picks are Mickey Mantle and Harvey Keuhn with other votes for Al Kaline Yogi Berra Enos Slaughter Vic Power Farnering and Hee Lopez Local fans have until Saturday to submit votes before regional totals go to the commissioner Garden City opens a three game home stand tonight at Clint Lightnerfield facing Great Bend with changes to dates McPherson visits Sunday after recent Bee Jays losses to Weskan and Garden City.
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Charley Cotton Draws With Szuzina in New York Bout
Franz Szuzina gains a near win over favored Charley Cotton in a close New York middleweight match. Szuzina’s career shows 13 draws in 56 fights with 32 wins and 11 losses. Gene Tunney asks $1000 for personal appearances, donating proceeds to charity.
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Cardinals Lead In All Star Vote
New York report shows Stan Musial, Rip Repulski, and Ken Boyer leading the Cardinals as potential three starters in the 1956 All Star game in Washington. American and National Leaguers listed with top vote totals include Mantle, Berra, Williams, Fox, Banks, and Mays among others. The latest commissioner’s tabulation covers 2,000+ votes.
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Lions Sweep Doubleheader Over Optimists In Knothole
The Lions earned two wins in a Knothole league doubleheader against the Optimists. In the minor game, Lions won 11 to 10 with Orozoco credited the win over Clark. Orozoco allowed nine hits, Clark eight. The Optimist minors rallied for three in the fourth but could not tie. In the major game, Overton hurled five hits for the win while Prantl took the loss, surrendering seven hits.
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A's Beat Senators to Stay Seventh in AL Standings
The Kansas City Athletics defeated the Washington Senators 4 to 3 at home, led by Alex Kellner's seven hit game. This win keeps the A's from dropping to the AL basement as they improved their record against Washington this season to 1 for 9.
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Mantle Aims .400 Pace While Contending With Ruth Records
New York report shows Mickey Mantle chasing a .400 batting pace in a season where such a mark last occurred by Ted Williams in 1941. Mantle emphasizes honoring his father, hopes to stay healthy, and downplays Ruth’s homer record while acknowledging intense public attention and the toll on his legs. He insists he is not chasing Babe Ruth’s record and would prefer hitting .400 over breaking Ruth’s marks.
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Mantle’s wind aided homer lifts Yankees in Detroit
Detroit catcher Frank House said Mantle could not hit one out with the wind. Mantle belted a two on base homer in the eighth to break a 4-4 tie, his 25th of the season, as the Yankees beat Detroit 7-4. He leads the American League in four hitting categories with 62 RBIs.
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Tie for First in Softball Play
Fanthauser moved into a tie for first with Latin Americans after an 8-4 win over Deerfield aided by Southwest Carpet. Southwest defeated Latins 12-4 as both leaders improved to 10-2 in city league play amid 13 errors.
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Dighton Drivers Local Winner at Garden View Speedway
Lyle Lewis of Dighton driving No 7 won the 20 lap feature at Garden View Speedway on Sunday night before about 600 fans. Nat Cokeley of Liberal won the five lap trophy dash and placed second in the main race with Eldon Smith of Garden City taking third. Cokeley also won two heat races while Bob Elliott of Ulysses and Cokeley led the early races on the quarter mile dirt track. Sponsor Mel Herrington said no date yet set for future stock car races.
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Golden Age of Fitness Is Predicted for US
At the two day fitness conference at the Naval Academy in Annapolis Maryland Vice President Nixon presiding in place of President Eisenhower opened the workshop. About 150 attendees heard claims the nation may be entering a golden age of fitness with growth in physical mental and spiritual well being. The passage also mentions Needles winning the 1944 Kentucky Derby on Preakness.
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