Dodgers Streak Ends as Lopata Homers Beat Newcombe
Brooklyn tops Philadelphia 5 2 as Stan Lopata hits a two run homer in the seventh to snap Don Newcombe’s 39 2 3 inning scoreless streak. Newcombe still earns his ninth win and Brooklyn moves into a second place tie with Cincinnati behind Milwaukee. Duke Snider adds 32nd homer. Jackie Robinson moved to second in Alston lineup shakeup.
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Brooklyn
Don Newcombe
Stan Lopata
Philadelphia
Newcombe
Cincinnati
Milwaukee
Marv Blaylock
Dodger
Granny Hamner
Frank Robinson
Newk
Robinson
Chicago
Pittsburgh
Carl Hubbell
New York Giant
Sal Maglie
New York
Washington
Walter Johnson
Bob Miller
Ransom Jackson
Duke Snider
Walter Alston
Brooks
Jackie Robinson
Junior Gilliam
Dixie Howell
Montreal
Brookltn Abhorevhene Ashburn
R. Miller
Flowers
W—Newcombe
U—Dixon
Donatelli
Gorman
Pinelli
Army Tourney Opens As Players Reach Fort Bragg
Army golf and tennis players began arriving at Fort Bragg North Carolina for the All Army tournaments to open Tuesday. About 160 players are expected from six Army areas including Europe the Far East the Pacific and the Caribbean. Golf pairings and tennis drawings will be held Monday. Play starts Tuesday with the open golf division to feature 72 holes. Women's and seniors golf will use match play.
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FT. Bragg
N.C
Europe
Far East
Pacific
Caribbean
It's Just Too Good Kuharich Worried Over Redskin Club
Winston Salem August 11 Washington Redskins coach Joe Kuharich worries about the 1936 squad saying its attitude may be too good. The team trains at Occidental College California ahead of a Piedmont Bowl exhibition vs Green Bay Packers in Winston-Salem September 8. Tickets $4 by Winston-Salem Police. Jaycees fund Forsyth County Officers Retirement.
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Winston-Salem
Washington Redskins
Joe Kuharich
Redskins
Occidental College
Los Angeles
Calif
Green Bay Packers
Bowman Gray Stadium
Winston-Salem Police Department
Winston-Salem Jaycees
Forsyth County Police Officers Retirement Fund
Team Spirit High
Slug Witucki
Antute Norman Jagielski
Johnny Carson
Gene Brito
Chet Ostrowski
Steve Meilinger
Johnny Pyeatt
Ron Zatkoff
Ralph Thomas
Paul Dekker
Norb Hecker
Art DeCarlo
Meilinger
Kentucky
Pete Pihos
Steve Bobbies
Pyeatt
Dekker
Meisinger
DeCarlo
Hecker
Zatkoff
Green Bay
Don Bailey
Fred Wyant
Dick James
Gary Lowe
Gerry Planutis
Don Lorenzen
Bailey
Wyant
James
Lowe
Planutis
Billy Wells
Bert Zagers
Kultarich
Sesnelling
Guphecon
Giants Beat Pirates 4-2 Behind Schoendienst’s Big Day
Red Schoendienst collected a double and two singles driving in three Giants runs as New York edged Pittsburgh 4-2. Dusty Rhodes drove in Schoendienst twice, Willie Mays scored on a catcher’s throw in the sixth, and Antonelli earned the win in front of a Pirates lineup paced by Ronnie Kline and Jim Hearn.
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Pittsburgh
Red Schoendienst
New York Giants
Giants
Pittsburgh Pirates
Dusty Rhodes
Schoendienst
Willie Mays
Ter
Mays
Jack Shepard
Don Mueller
Johnny Antonelli
Pirates
Jim Hearn
Pirate
Ronnie Kline
Short
Bragan
Dale Long
Roberto Clemente
Lee Walls
Bob Skinner
Abe
Hearn
Mazeroski
Kline
New York
St Louis Cardinals Rally Past Cubs 3-1 Behind Pickoff Finish
In Chicago Aug 11 1954 Jackie Collum replaced Willard Schmidt after a rain delay and nailed down a 3-1 win for the Cardinals over the Cubs. Dee Fondy and Monte Irvin drove in the Cubs lone run while Whitey Lockman and Bobby Morgan produced the decisive seventh inning scoring. Jerry Kindall made his first Cubs start at short after Ernie Banks left with an infection endangering a 424 game consecutive games streak.
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Toaay
Collum
Willard Schmidt
Chicago
Kellert
Hobie Landrith
Cubs
Callum
Jerry Kindall
Rocky Nelson
Dee Fondy
Monte Irvin
Cardinals
Wally Moon
Whitey Lockman
Sam Jones
Bobby Morgan
Morgan
Walker Cooper
Kindall
University of Minnesota
Ernie Banks
Banks
Cub
Kansas City Monarchs
GGO Announces 1957 Winter Golf Tour Dates
Houston reports the Winter Golf Sponsors Association and PGA set schedule for 16 events with total prize money above 300000 dollars. Key stops include Los Angeles Del Monte Caliente Palm Springs and Tucson with purses ranging from 10000 to 30000 dollars and dates from January to April.
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Houston
Tex
Tijuana
Palm Springs
All
Tucson
Ariz
San An Leo
Baton Rouge
Pensacola
Fla
St. Petersburg
Wilmington
N.C
Maglers
Augusta
Greater Greensboro
Mantle’s 40th Homer Fails To Save Yanks In 10-5 Loss
New York's Mick Mantle hits his 40th homer with two on in the seventh, but Baltimore answers with three first-inning runs and a late rally to take a 10-5 victory. Francona and Pyburn supply key RBIs as Terry, in his debut, suffers his first defeat amid seven Yankee hits and multiple errors.
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New York
Mickey Mantle
New York Yankees
Baltimore
Yankee
Ralph Terry
Boston
Tito Francona
Mantle
Hector Brown
Billy Hunter
Norm Siebern
Babe Ruth
Ruth
Terry
Bill Skowron
Hank Bauer
Francona
Orioles
Rip Coleman
Yanks
Tommy Carroll
Siebern
Maury McDermott
Billy Gardner
Jim Pyburn
Dick Williams
McDermott
Brown
R—Willams
Kell
Pyburn
Miranda
Carroll
Hunter
E—Pyburn
Bauer
Martin
RBI
Triandes
Williams
Gardner
Willams
Bown
Tiandos
J. Coleman
Skowros
Skowream
Bb—Brown
Coleman
Ho-Terry
Er—Brown
Ralk—Brown
W.—Brown
U—Napp
Amont
Berry
Honoehick
Standings and matchups mix in early baseball update
Fragmented standings show Brooklyn, New York, Philadelphia, St. Louis, Baltimore, Detroit and Boston with teams like Milwaukee, Chicago, Cleveland and Pittsburgh players listed. The text references games against Cincinnati, Burdette, Davis, Waters and Gell der with win loss notes and a 164 inning line.
unclear OCR sports note with disjointed teams
fragmented text shows American League references with team names and player initials but contains nonsensical phrases and garbled data, no clear game result or date. Unable to extract coherent teams, scores, locations, or outcomes from the damaged OCR.
Greensboro Wins Region 5 Pony League Opener
Greensboro North Carolina defeats Raleigh 94 in Salisbury Maryland to advance in the Region 5 Pony League. Fairmont West Virginia also wins 5-4 in extra innings over Lexington Kentucky. Jeff Newman earned the mound win. The double elimination tournament is for 13 and 14 year olds.
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Salisbury
Greensboro
N.C
Fairmont
W.va
Raleigh
Lexington
Big Gun
Pete Horney
Tommy Tuttle
Winfred Kasey
Jeff Newman
Bartlett
Newman
Tuttle
Roland
Hussey
Pearce
Hines
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L—Roland
Lary Delivers as Tigers Top White Sox 5-1
Detroit righty Frank Lary halted Chicago’s five game win streak with a 5-1 victory aided by Ray Boone Earl Torgeson and Charlie Maxwell. Boone hit a two run homer while Torgeson and Maxwell added solo blasts. Kaline and Maxwell connected for multiple hits as Detroit snapped six straight losses to Chicago at Briggs Stadium.
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Detroit
Frank Lary
Chicago White Sox
Ray Boone
Earl Torgeson
Charlie Maxwell
Detroit Tiger
Larry
Chicago
Boone
Torgeson
Maxwell
Tigers
White Sox
Briggs Stadium
Lary
Jim Wilson
Wilson
Harvey Kuenn
al Kaline
Ellis Kinder
Bob Keegan
Kaline
Frank Bolling
Jim Rivera
Rivera
East West Grid Test Promises Top Prep Stars
In Memphis on Wednesday the eighth annual All American high school football game features East vs West. West seeks first win after a 6 6 tie in 1954. Coaches include Harold Red Drew for the East and Slinging Sammy Baugh for the West. Notable backs Tom Robbins, Torrence Smith, and Billy Cannon highlight the rosters.
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Memphis
Harold
Red) Drew
University of Alabama
Corpus Christi
Tex
Johnny Vaught
University of Mississippi
Sammy Baugh
Hardin-Simmons
Wayne Millner
Mississippi River
Mose Simms
Tom Robbins
Rochester
Minn
Smith
Torrence
Calif
Billy Cannon
Baton Rouge
Richardson Reaches Finals in Eastern Grass Court Meet
In South Orange New Jersey on August 11 Ham Richardson advanced to the finals of the Eastern Grass Court Tournament facing Neale Fraser. Fraser defeated Vic Seixas 8 6 6 2 11 9 in the other semifinal while Louise Brough and Althea Gibson moved to the women's final. Cooper claimed a notable upset run, eliminating former rivals Roy Emerson and Ken Rosewall.
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South Orange
N.J
Ham Richardson
Neale Fraser
Fraser
Vic Seixas
Louise Brough
Althea Gibson
Cooper
Richardson
Sastreton
Westfield
N. J
N. J., Bridegroom, the No. 7Omakins U. S
Roy Emerson
Ken Rosewall
Nashua Sidelined By Colic In Atlantic City Handicap
Nashua was withdrawn two hours before the Atlantic City Handicap after a sudden colic attack. Blue Sparkler, ridden by Sammy Boulmetis, won the $65,000 first prize, finishing a half ahead of Skipper Bill with Finch in third in a photo finish. The crowd of 35,232 watched veterinarians report to Nashua’s stable as the event began.
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Atlantic City
N.J
Mighty
Alfred Vanderbilt
Finch
Blue Sparkler
Sammy Boulmetis
Bill
Nashua
Leslie Combs II
William Woodward Jr
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Fredi Miller
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Bill Mazeroski
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Lee Ballanfant
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Jackie Collum
St. Louis Cardinals
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