Hope to Halt Liberal Streak in Weskan B 1 Clash
Garden City Jaycees aim to snap a 3 3 Scrambled loop record by traveling to Liberal for a Weskan B 1 contest. Lib eral carries a five game win streak. Ellison faces lefty R Odin on the mound for Ester's club in a 8 10 pm broadcast on KIAL.
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Major League Leaders Summary
Major League leaders listed by league include batting averages led by Bailey and Boyer with .351 and .338, and Musial trailing with .327. RBI top marks go to Boyer and Musial tied at 54, with Long at 48. Hits headed by Boyer 83 and Musial 76, with Ashburn 78. Home runs shared by Long and Boyer at 16, Banks and Robinson at 16. Pitching leaders show Lawrence at 9-0 for the NL. AL leaders feature Mantle at .385 and 67 RBIs, with 95 hits and 21 home runs, and Pierce going 11-2 in the NL/AL mix.
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Knights of Columbus Sweep Two In Knothole League
Knights of Columbus posted a double win in Knothole League play, 9 to 7 in extra innings and 10 to 0. Optimist teams dropped both games while Keller hit a seventh inning home run to seal the first game. Hacker earned the win with Clark taking the loss as Richmeier tossed a one hitter in the second game.
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Lightburn Plans Boxing Tour of Orient After Victory
New York lightweight Ludwig Lightburn of British Honduras plans a boxing tour of the Orient after a 10 round split verdict over Jake Josato at St Nicholas Arena. The 22 year old, ranked seventh among 135 pound contenders, suffered a cut over his right eye in the eighth round needing six stitches and forcing him to cancel a July date at St Nick's.
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Milwaukee Braves win 11th straight in pennant chase
Del Crandall delivers a squeeze bunt for the winning run as Milwaukee beats Philadelphia 8-5 in the ninth. Johnny Logan, Andy Pafko, Hank Aaron and Eddie Mathews homer or contribute key hits. Since Fred Haney took over, eight Braves have driven the winning runs in the 11 game surge moving from fifth to first.
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Archie Moore Seeks Vacant World Title Bout
Charley Johnston, Moore's manager, announced the light heavyweight champion will fight James J. Parker on July 25 in a 15 round bout likely to be for the vacant world heavyweight title. Johnston named Moore and Parker as the two logical contenders and dismissed Floyd Patterson as a challenger due to shakier credentials and his injured hand.
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Stingy With Earned Runs
George Zaverink, relief specialist for New York, leads the American League with a 2.41 ERA at the season midpoint, despite earlier stints with Cleveland, Cincinnati, and Detroit. He has appeared in 31 games, finishing 25, and owns a 4-2 record.
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Topeka Hawks Clinch First Half Title In A Homer Fest
The Topeka Hawks won 8-4 over Amarillo to finish first in the Western League's first half. Jack O'Donnell earned his ninth win, limiting Amarillo to six hits as Topeka homered to secure the championship. Lincoln routed Albuquerque 13-2, Sioux City crushed Pueblo 86, and Colorado Springs beat Des Moines 7-3 in other games shaping the standings.
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Bell Nabs NL centerfield lead in All Star vote upset
New York reports Gus Bell of Cincinnati overtakes Duke Snider for National League centerfield in the fan tally for the July 10 All Star game in Washington. Mantle leads AL with 94,278 votes, while Dale Long tops NL with 90,059 as final results near Friday release.
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Legion Team Plans Exhibition Game at Lakin
Garden City's American Legion squad travels west for an exhibition against Lakin on the Lakin diamond. The game starts at 6:15 p.m. CST with Cy Huelskamp likely to start on the mound for Garden City under manager Joe Salerno.
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Dusty storm shifts local sports schedule tonight
Two softball games were postponed by last night's storm at Finnup park and moved to tonight with the Telegram facing Southwest and Deer Field meeting Coast to Coast. A golf movie at the Civic Center and a Quarterback Club meeting at the Legion were also affected.
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Minor League Results From Associated Press
American Association games: Indianapolis 10 Denver 3, Omaha 3, Wichita 0, Louisville at Minneapolis. Charleston at St. Paul postponed. Western League results include Colorado Springs 7, Des Moines and Sioux City 6, Puebla 6. Topeka 4, Amarillo 4, and Ligeoly 14, Albuquerque 2.
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Denver Bears Fall as Indians Shut Out Denver
Indianapolis pitchers John Gray and Denver Bears battled in a 10-0 game last night. The Indians handed Denver its first shutout since joining the American Association, moving within 4 games of the front runner. Omaha’s Herb Moford allowed only one hit in a 3-0 win at Omaha as other games were rained out.
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