Free-Hitting Weskan District Feature Shifts Rivalry
Garden City outslugged Dodge City 16-8 in a three hour Weskan affair at Clint Lightner field with 559 paid, 26 players used, and key homers by Long Dater Eddie Dater and Thornell. Ellison allowed two home runs as Dodge made nine errors while Garden City benefited from strong local pitching and timely hitting to move into a tie for second place behind Great Bend and Pratt.
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Cardinals Move Up Close to First Place
Brooklyn fans watched Alvin Dark join the St. Louis Cardinals as a spark plug in a 6-0 win over the Dodgers. Dark collected three hits and scored twice, boosting his average to .455 since joining the Cardinals last week. Jackie Robinson and teammates praised his leadership and impact on the lineup.
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Minor League Results By Tay Associated Press
Minor league scores listed with scattered results across several cities. Omaha, Charleston, Minneapolis, Indianapolis, and others appear with mixed wins and losses. Details are garbled but indicate a busy schedule across multiple teams and venues.
Coe Favored In Trans Miss Championship Qualifier
Oklahoma City golf course hosts the Trans Miss championship with hometown favorite Charlie Coe firing a three under par 68 to lead qualifying. Coe’s 68 tops a 215-player field at 6,630 yards, 33-35 on the par 35 36 71 layout, with several contenders close behind.
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Big Scores in Knothole Play
In Knothole league action Kiwanis minors beat Knights of Columbus 16 to 1 in the opener while K of C majors blank Kiwanis 16 to 0. Eddie Cervantes pitched a one hitter for Kiwanis minors, Medina held Knights to five safeties, Rupp tossed a two hitter for the majors, Roth homered, and Cordy Halbield allowed 13 hits in the loss.
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Wichita Golfer Leads Qualifiers in State Meet
Natasha Matson of Wichita the medalist opened championship play in the 34th Kansas Women's Golf Tournament with a 37 37 74 to lead qualifiers. Judy Bell of Wichita followed with 30 37 76 and Mary Faye Frazier of Topeka shot 37 41 78. Defending champion Jean Ashley of Chanute qualified at 41 40 81.
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Indianapolis Finally Ends a Losing Streak
Indianapolis Indians stop a six game slide with a 9 0 victory over Minneapolis on a night marked by Jon Aguirre s eight hit shutout pitching and a 13 hit attack in the second game of a doubleheader before 4 688 fans at a salute to the Indians. Minneapolis won the opener 6 1. Louisville defeated Denver 3 2 in eight inning hits.
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French Take Heavy Toll Of Rebels in Battles
Algiers French military headquarters said 82 nationalist rebels were killed in clashes in northeastern Algeria. French forces claimed 50 guerrillas were killed in a battle near Tebessa close to the Tunisian border. Heliborne patrols scouted the Nementcha Mountains as troops pressed the operation. Rebels were believed to be transporting arms from Libya.
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National Loop Race Tight Among Five Clubs
The National League race tightens as St Louis, Cincinnati, Milwaukee, Philadelphia, and New York press the lead. Stan Musial and Murty Dickson led the Cardinals with a 6-0 win over Brooklyn, while Philadelphia rallied past Cincinnati 4-2 on a four-run eighth. Yankees pace AL after a 5-3 win. White Sox beat Orioles 5-1 with Billy Pierce improving to 10-0. Cleveland beat Boston 9-7. Washington routed Kansas City 30-5.
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Four H Group Lunches With Carlson Hope
Washington reporters describe a Capitol luncheon where Sen Carlson and Rep Hope hosted Kansas 4H Club delegates and leaders from Kansas State College. Honor guests included Arthur D. Weber dean of agriculture, Dr Harold Jones, J Harold Johnson, Ruth Vanshike, Charles Hoyt, and four delegates Barbara David Genice Jacob Robert Reese and Tom Sickle.
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A's Lose At Home As Dickson Tops Dodgers
Murry Dickson, the 31 year old St Louis Cardinals veteran, outpitching Brooklyn for a 6 0 shutout of the Dodgers. Peewee Reese had all three hits. At Kansas City the Athletics fell 10 5 to Washington as Roy Sievers slugged two homers and a single. The A's remain 6 18 at home this season. Stan Musial led St Louis with two two run homers and two singles in a 6 0 win.
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Trio of Golfers Eye PGA Title
Veteran women golfers Patty Berg Louise Suggs and Betty Jameson pursue their first LPGA title as the 1956 event opens in Detroit. Youth challenger Marlene Hagge leads the money list with 7845 dollars, Berg and Suggs close behind.
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Dighton Club Splits With Local Softball Teams
Dighton and Garden City split a women’s softball league double header at Finnup Park last night. One Dighton team edged the Blue Jeans 17 to 16, while the other fell to Garden City Rockets 16 to 8.
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Tito Agrees To Cooperate With Soviet Bloc
MOSCOW Yugoslavia agreed to cooperate with the Soviet government and Communist party on the basis of equality. Georgi Zhukov told Tito both nations will fight shoulder to shoulder in any future war after a Kremlin ceremony marking Tito’s visit. The communique also backed admitting Communist China to the United Nations, unifying Germany by negotiation, and handing Formosa to Red China.
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Unemployment at Auto Plants Declines After Peak
Ford Motor Co and General Motors Corp, two of the nation’s Big Three, reported yesterday that plant unemployment has reached its peak and is now on the decline. The firms spoke at a conference of government, business, and labor officials addressing auto industry unemployment.
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Forensic Tourney Opens in Muskogee Oklahoma
In Muskogee Oklahoma 500 contestants from 46 states began the National Forensic League tournament. Gov Raymond Gary welcomed participants and Sen Mike Monroney spoke at the tournament banquet.
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Institutions Are No Answer to Child Problem
Denver expert Dr J Cotter Hirschberg director of the child psychiatry department for the Menninger Foundation in Topeka says community cannot solve the problem by stacking children in institutions. He cites about 10 000 children in institutions and another 200 000 using or needing psychiatric service. Best pellet among vegetable seeds is those of the radish.
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Garden City bowlers win prize money at Parsons tournament
Garden City women total 22 placings worth 344.36 in Parsons state sater bowling. Alta Clawson and Martha Breit third in Class A doubles. Breit also third in Class B. Complete standings show Kerr Implement and VeDor top teams, multiple singles and all events placements with cash.
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NCAA Plans New 32 Team College Cage Meet
The NCAA committee finished plans for a 32 team annual national tournament for small colleges. Walter Byers said the event would be held in March with location details pending approval by the NCAA executive committee in August.
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British Runner Breaks 5000 Meter Record in Bergen
In Bergen Norway Gordon Pirie of Britain broke the world mark for 5000 meters with a time of 13 minutes 40.6 seconds on a rain soaked track and outlasted Russia's Vladimir Kuts who also bettered the old standard by one second.
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Detroit Youth To Fight Satterfield in Chicago
Detroit’s Johnny Summerlin, 24, seeks his 13th straight win against Chicago’s Bob Satterfield in a 10 round heavyweight bout at Chicago Stadium. Summerlin, rated 30-4-2, is the 8-5 favorite and hopes to climb toward a title shot versus Bob Baker of Pittsburgh.
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Legion Nine Faces Liberal Team At Clint Lightner Field
Legion Nine under manager Joe Salerno seeks a second win over Liberal as they clash at Clint Lightner Field tonight at 8 15. Garden City previously routed Seward County club 18 to 4, strengthening the local nine’s 3 1 record in FRenetenet Kansas league action.
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GOP Wins Clash With The Demos
The annual Congressional baseball game at Griffith Stadium ended 8-7 in favor of House Republicans over Democrats, the GOP securing their second win in nine years. Catcher Tom Curtis of Missouri was taken to Bethesda Naval Hospital with a dislocated left shoulder after a collision in the fifth inning during a six run rally, while 1,664 spectators watched.
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Topeka Hawks Move Further Ahead in Western League Race
Topeka Hawks extended their narrow lead in the Western League by beating Colorado Springs 12-7 for a third straight win over the Sky Sox. Lincoln lost 6-4 to Pueblo, while Albuquerque beat Des Moines 10-6 and Sioux City defeated Amarillo 19-8, leaving Sioux City 23 14 games back.
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