Ailing Dodgers Hope To Get Back on Win Path
Dodgers return of Ole Pros to boost Brooks as St. Louis win split and injuries plague Milwaukee and Chicago. Snider Furillo and Erskine lead a 10-3 win over the Cards. Philadelphia closes to within 1.5 games. Braves suffer sixth defeat in ten. Jolly hurt. Adcock out six to eight weeks. Orioles pound Tigers 6 0.
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Associated Press
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Carl Furillo
Carl Erskine
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Tung
Erskine
Philadelphia Phillies
Braves
Red Schoendienst
Joe Adcock
Dave Jolly
Baltimore Orioles
Hee Brown
Detroit
Tigers
Boston
Feller Seeks Change in Baseball Reserve System
Bob Feller, now retired, testifies before the House anti trust subcommittee proposing baseball be brought under anti trust law with exemptions for the reserve clause and territorial rights. He urges a five year cap on reserve power and allowing players to negotiate after that period, with a possible three to four year major league draft after experience. Ford Frick and league presidents are to testify in defense of current practices.
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Whitney Shoemaker
Washington
Bob Feller
Cleveland Indians
Feller
House Antitrust Subcommittee
Ford Frick
Frick
Will Harridge
The
American
Warren Giles
Bauer
Eewin Jones
Delicates
Copacabana
Jones
Friedman
Hank
Mantle Versus Ruth 60 Homerun Record Debate Resurfaces
The era's echo of Babe Ruth's 60 homers stirs talk as Mickey Mantle enters a season with 21 blasts. Experts and fans debate if Mantle can reach or pass Ruth's mark, noting psychological pressure and Mantle's power as key factors. Budding comparisons with DiMaggio Musial and Williams add to the lively discussion.
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Mickey Mantle
Cleveland
Detroit
New York Bombers
Babe Ruth
Miller
Mark
Mick
Mantle
Babe
Ruth
Joe DiMaggio
Stan Musial Mantle
Feller
Williams
Southwest Latins Take Softball Wins
Southwest carpet pounded out four runs on three hits in the top of the seventh to break a 2-2 tie and defeat Coffee Ann 4-0 after Andy Guerrero shut out the Coffee Ann team in city softball action. Milt Roberts opened the seventh with a double as walks and a Kimberly single set up Fred Brenneman for a game changing triple.
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Southwest Carpet
Andy Guerrero
Coffee Ann
Southwest
Milt Roberts
Kimberly
Fred Brenneman
Guerrero
Rotary Minors Rally Past Lions 8-5 in Knothole Tilt
The Rotary Minors surged for four runs in the third at Finnup Park to beat the Lions 8-5 in the sole Knothole league game. Jameson earned the win for Southwest as Hartley scored for the Lions in the third. Guerrero’s two way hitting paced Latins in a separate soft ball nightcap, keeping title hopes alive with two early runs and a late rally thwarted by Coffee Ann.
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Finnup Park
Lions
Southwest
Mack
Jameson
Rivenberg
Harold Hartley
L. Richmeier
Bob Eckert
Hartley
Garden City Junior Legion Beats Meade 4 2
Meade fell to Garden City American Junior Legion 4 to 2 at home as Joe Roth homered in the fourth inning to start a three run rally. Bob Ratzlaff scored on an error to reach base in the third, with Larry Schrade and Ratzlaff driving in runs. Meade answered with two in the sixth on three straight singles before Garden City starter Overtin earned the win, allowing five hits.
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Garden City American Junior Legion
Joe Roth
Meade Legion
Roth
Garden City
Bob Ratzlaff
Larry Schrade
Ratzlaff
Overtin
Garden
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Lions and Rotary trade runs in tense late frame
In third frame upshots Mike Johnson Bunney Curtis Sam Garbo and Bud Johnson pace the Lions attack with a triple. Rotary answers with two in the fourth then Garbo leads a late parade with a triple as Rotary takes a 6 4 edge into the finale. Lions respond with two runs in the fifth as Guerrero and Orozco deliver back to back singles and a tally.
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Bunney
Curtis
Sam Garbo
Bud Johnson
Lions
Rotarians
Rotary
Garbo
Guerrero
Orozco
Prexy's Golfers Take Tourney
A golf tournament report mixes two stories, noting Prexy's Golfers winning a regional event and detailing Bauer's legal clash with a deli owner over a night club incident. The piece also covers Wichita's lead in a state women's tourney and outlines related golf standings and players.
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Henk
Bauer
New York Yankee
Sidney
Friedman
New York County Grand “Jury
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Wichita
Te City Country Club
Presia
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Judy Bell
Mickey
Harold
Natasha Matson
Bell
Miss Matson
Charles Korés
M. C. Schraet
Mick
Briggs Stadium
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Korff
Schrader
Tuns
League Baseball results and schedule across leagues
Baseball schedules and scores from multiple leagues. Tuesday and Monday results feature Pittsburgh at Chicago and Brooklyn 10 St Louis 2 among others. American League standings show Cleveland Boston Washington atop, with Detroit and Kansas City near bottom. Schedule notes include Cleveland at New York and Chicago at Boston games, plus rain postponements in several cities.
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Crone
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Topeka Hawks Lead Grows in Western League Idle Night
The Topeka Hawks rested as Western League standings widened, with Topeka up seven games atop the table after Amarillo fell to Colorado Springs. Lincoln moved third by defeating Sioux City, while Pueblo beat Albuquerque 18 to 8. Tuesday features Sioux City at Lincoln, Albuquerque at Pueblo, Amarillo at Colorado Springs, and Des Moines at Topeka.
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Topeka
Amarillo
Colorado Springs
Lincoln
Sioux City
Pueblo
Albuquerque
Des Moines
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