McDaniel Wins as Cardinals Top Phillies in Late Rally
Von McDaniel, the 18 year old rookie of the St. Louis Cardinals, beat the Phillies 6 4. Stan Musial and Ken Boyer hit two run homers for the Cardinals, who preserved their first place in the league as McDaniel allowed five hits and walked six with strong defense backing him. Musial tied for sixth on the all time home run list with his 369th, moving ahead of Johnny Mize and Joe DiMaggio while Williams remains active among the top five.
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Ralph Kiner
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Mel Ott
Fanslers Rally Tops Mayo's In Last Inning Softball Clash
Fanslers struck for two runs in the final frame to beat Mayo's 6-4 after trading early blows. D Wayland and J Mesa sparked the rally with hits, while J Farmer took the loss. In the nightcap Goodyear erupted for eight runs in the second, holding Latin Panthers to single runs and Wasinger homered in the sixth.
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Goodyear
Latin Panthers
Finnup Park
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J. Mesa
J. Farmer
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Wasinger
Jay nine All-Star voting in Garden City area results
Readers favored star names over current form in the Jay nine area poll for the American League and National League All-Star selections. Vic Power led Kansas City in the AL first base race, while Stan Musial Duke Snider Hank Aaron and Willie Mays drew unanimous support in the NL. Mickey Mantle led Yankee outfield but split opinion.
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Garden City
Kansas City Athletics
Vic Power
Vic Wertz
Cheveland
Ted Williams
Boston
Stan Musial
Cards
Willie Mays
Giants
Mickey Mantle
St. Louis
Red Schoendiense
Milwaukee
Ind Bate
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Milwauke
al Dark
Ed Bailey
Cincinnati
Treo
Duke Snider
Brooklyn
Mavs
Hank Aaron
Braves
Kansas City
Nellie Fox
Chicago
Harvey Kuehn
Cleveland
Yogi Berra
Yanks
BeeJays Fall In 11 Inning Wild Card Game
Pratt Ellis edged Garden City 11-9 in 11 innings at Clint Lightnerfield. Six pitchers combined for 20 runs on 23 hits and 26 walks. Tom Bergkamp and Tom Jones led Garden City with key hits as they tied the game in the ninth, but Pratt pulled ahead in the 11th en route to the victory in Western Division action.
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Pratt Ellis
Garden City Jaycees
Ban Johnson
Garden City
Tom Berg
Kamp
Tom Jones
George Lloyd
Pratt
Jaycees
Elks
Garten
Bob Sérgkamp
Gene
Major League Leaders and Late Game Losses
A recap of 1950s era batting and pitching leaders across American and National Leagues led by Mantle Williams Aaron Musial Schoendienst Hodges Snider and others. The narrative closes with a late game loss after McGaughey relieved Ellison in the top of the third.
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Joe Whitehead
Bob Bergkamp
McGaughey
Ron Ellison
Sub Par Round Puts Youngster Into Open Lead
Detroits Western Open coverage centers on Don Finsterwald who shot a 65 near the Plum Hollow course record to lead after day one. He expressed satisfaction but noted rough play and one putts on 11 greens as he edged Billy Maxwell and others by one stroke. Maxwell fired 67 along with Bill Casper Max Evans Ken Ventury Babe Lichardus in a tight leaderboard chase.
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Detroit
Don Finsterwald
Finsterwald
Plum Hollow, Golf Club
Billy Maxwell
Odessa
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Teqnesta
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Bonita
Calif
Max ‘Evans
Rochester
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Ken Ventury
San Francisco
Babe Lichardus
Hillside
N. Y
Marty Furgol
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Ed (Porky) Oliver
Canton
Mags
Dick Mayer
Doug Ford
Washington and Chicago clash as Thursday schedule unfolds
Friday night games feature Washington-Dono van versus Kemimerer in Chicago while Cleveland faces Moore in Baltimore. Kansas City meets New York Tricks, Detroit plays Boston Maass, with Thursday results listing Cleveland over New York 2 0 and Washington over Detroit 7 2. Syracuse ends 1956 football with six straight wins but loses Cotton Bowl to TCU 28 27.
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Chicago
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Cleveland
Baltimore
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Moore
Kansas City
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Shantz
Detroit
Boston
Maas
Brewer
Va Rush
Philadelphia
Cincinnati
Cardwell
Acker
Pittsburgh
Milwaukee
Friend
Spahn
St. Louis
Barclay
Jackson
Brooklyn
Ilaparen
Syracuse
TCU
Giants Start to Roll as Mays Hits 13th Home Run
Giants win 7-2 over the Reds, moving within 3 4 games of fifth place as Mays and Antonelli lead a 12 from 16 stretch. Gomez Worthington Crone win pitching while Lockman homers as Cincinnati slides. Cardinals hold first, Phillies drop, and Milwaukee second after 2-1 win. White Sox, Yankees slip amid tight AL race. Amateurs resume in Kansas after flood.
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Associated Press
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Giants
Milwaukee
Cincinnati
Willie Mays
Ruben Gomez
al Worthington
Ray Crone
Chicago
Beston
White Sox
Cleveland
Wynn
Yankees
Detroit
Boston
Washington
Mays
Don Gross
Thomas
Whitey Lockman
Narrowed field in Garden City handicap tourney
The annual women’s handicap golf tournament at Garden City Country Club moves to the semi finals with two championship and two consolation matches left. KWGA action features Tuesday meets, six home club venues, and awards for low net scores. Semifinals pair Natalie Dickerson versus Maxine Wixson and Grace Stoner versus Katherine Hart while Sue Unger faces Abby Morgan and Esther Porter meets Barbara Me Vickers in consolation.
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Kansas Women’s Golfers Association
Natalie Dickerson
Maxine Wixson
Grace Stoner
Katherine Hart
Sue Unger
Abby Morgan
Esther Porter
Barbara Me
Vickers
Vi Tate
Warytha Schrader
Florence Burtis
Grace Craig
Raye Eisner
Doris Carmichael
Serena Downing
Noni Saffels
Louise Vance
Bernice Anderson
Irene Oswalt
Wichita Into American Lead In Rain Shortened Derby
The Wichita club moved into the lead of the American Association after defeating Indianapolis, as St. Paul fell to Omaha. The Saints dropped to third as Omaha and St. Paul game was cancelled by rain. The Denver Bears and Minneapolis Millers split their doubleheader. Louisville defeated Charleston 1-3. A rainstorm washed out involved nightcap actions.
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Omaha
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Denver Bears
Minneapolis Millers
Millers
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Charleston
Braves Nab Win To Seize Solo Top Spot In League
Indianapolis edged ahead then lost a one run lead as Wichita won 3-2 to reclaim sole first. Neil Chrisley and Jim Delsington homered for the Indians in the sixth before rain halted play, reverting to the fifth inning where Atlanta led after a two run rally on four hits in the third. Boyd Linker pitched a six hitter as Omaha beat St. Paw 4 0.
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