Young Von McDaniel Shuts Out Dodgers in Major League Debut
St. Louis rookie Von McDaniel scattered two hits over seven innings in a 2-0 win that stretched the Cardinals NL lead to 1 1/2 games. The 14 year old righthander, four weeks out of high school, already boasts a 2-0 record with four hits allowed. Meanwhile the Yankees pulled within half a game of the White Sox with a 4-2 victory as Chuck Stobbs earned win number eight in relief. Philadelphia beat Brooklyn 6-1 and Detroit dropped 6-5 in Baltimore, while the Giants beat the Cubs 12-10 in ten innings.
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Baseball Standings And Schedule From Weekend Cards
National League and American League records shown with teams such as New York Chicago Pittsburgh Philadelphia Milwaukee and Cincinnati. Saturday and Friday results list several matchups and box scores with players and managers noted in the era style.
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Kiwanis Minors Triumph Over Optimists In Knothole Play
Bobby Schrader pitched a 3 hit game guiding the Kiwanis minors to an 8 2 victory over the Optimists in a knothole league contest. Schrader limited Optimist batters to singles each inning.
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Stobbs Sparks Senators With Luck Charm Night
Washington rookie Chuck Stobbs ends a string of losses by beating the Cleveland Indians 6-3, wearing number 13 and using a rabbit foot charm to chase away bad vibes. A Virginia delegation brought a rabbit to Griffith Stadium as Stobbs seeks 1956 form.
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Lakin Girls Triumph Over Syracuse In Softball Opener
The Lakin girls softball team earned its first win of the season by defeating Syracuse 14 to 6. The victory featured 25 team hits led by Pauline Debes with 3 for 5 and Ruth Weldon and Thelma Oakley each 4 for 5. Gropp of Syracuse hit two home runs and drove in two runs. Lakin schedules Garden City Latin Panthers at Finnup Park Sunday at 4 p.m.
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Oakley
Gropp
Duel of Sub-4 Minute Milers Headlines Dayton AAU Meet
The 69th AAU track and field championships close in Dayton with a feature duel between Dun Bowden of the San Francisco Olympic Club and Merv Lincoln of Australia, both under 4 minutes for the mile, as last night produced five meet records and notable performances by Tom Courtney and others. Bowden leads the field in pace while Courtney, last year’s 800m Olympic champion, is favored in the mile amid strong U. S. Army and club competition.
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Minor League Baseball Results Across Leagues
American Association: Charleston 7 Omaha 19. Louisville 2 St Paul 6. Indianapolis at Minneapolis postponed. Texas League: Dallas 3 Austin 2. Oklahoma City 9 Shreveport 5. Fort Worth 4 San Antonio 2. Houston 6 Tulsa 5 Little Rock 5. Southern: Atlanta 3 Memphis 4. Nashville 5 Mobile 3. Chattanooga 8 New Orleans 3. Western: Pueblo 10 Des Moines 4. Amarillo 6 Lincoln 2. Albuquerque 7 Tocoka 4. Colorado Springs 6 Sioux City 0.
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Lakin Oilers win fifth game in league clash
In Kansas Colorado league action the Lakin Oilers defeated Eads Colorado 8 to 3 to secure their fifth win in seven starts and rise to third place. Bob Faurot pitched all nine innings allowing eight hits and three runs while Lakin sent 16 hits at Eads pitcher Oquist. Bob Smith Laverne Billinger and Richard LaBeau each had three at bats with hits. Oilers next play Syracuse in a makeup game at Syracuse before their July 9 home date. League leader Walsh’s only loss came at Lakin 9-8 the previous night.
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Oquist
Bob Smith
Laverne Billinger
Richard LaBeau
Syracuse
Walsh
Southwest
Jerry Schultz
Milt Roberts
Loren Cockriel
Bud Jones
Unknown Golfer Is Step Ahead In Flint Open
The Flint Open at Flint Golf Club saw an unknown golfer lead after two rounds as Bob Rosburg of San Francisco posted a 69 to go with a 65, totaling 134. Contenders chasing include Bob Duden Bert Weaver Ted Kroll Ken Venturi Paul Harney Don Whitt and others in the 138 to 140 range amid a 6 625 yard test. Defending champion Don Finsterwald and 1955 winner Doug Ford sat even with par at 142.
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Ohio
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Topeka Hawks Suffer Rare Defeat in Western League
The Topeka Hawks lost 7-4 to the Albuquerque Dukes as they fall from their league lead. Mike Krsnich went 3-for-4 with his 22nd and 23rd homers. Albuquerque moved within two games of Lincoln for third place after the win.
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Sioux City
Return Bout Sought After Giambra Calhoun Draw
A 10 round middleweight bout at War Memorial Auditorium ended in a draw between Joey Giambra and Rory Calhoun. Both fighters escaped serious trouble as Giambra preserved his nine fight unbeaten streak. a rematch within a month was proposed by matchmaker Billy Brown and agreed by both boxers.
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Southwest Downs Fankhauser to Score First Loss
Southwest Carpet stunned league leader Fankhauser 4 1 in Garden City softball play. Rivenberg drove in five runs in the second inning to power a 7 3 win over Coffee Ann. Harold Hartley and Rivenberg both homered as Jerry Schultz earned the win.
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Missouri Ark Group Bids Merge With Mississippi Association
The Missouri Arkansas Basing Flood Control and Conservation Association voted to merge with the Mississippi Association. Directors approved the move at the invitation of Wade Hallowell of Greenville, Mississippi, president of the large Mississippi organization.
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Big Mississippi
Garden City Jaycee Golf Open Opens With 100 Players
More than 100 golfers from Southwest Kansas are expected to compete at the Airlinks course tomorrow for the Garden City Junior Chamber of Commerce open. First round begins at 6 a.m. with 10 a.m. registration. 27 holes for the championship and president’s flights, 18 holes for the other three divisions.
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Jaycee Golf Committee
Missourian Wins First Scholastic Tennis Title
Earl Buchholz of St. Louis captured his first national scholastic tennis title in Charlottesville. The 16-year-old, 6-1, 155-pound player defeated Lawrence Nagler of Roslyn Heights, N Y, in straight sets 6-0 6-1 6-0 in 67 minutes to clinch the championship.
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