Sal Maglie leads Giants to pennant pursuit and other notes
Baseball veteran Sal Maglie shines as Brooklyn edges toward the NL title while Birdie Tebbetts nears Manager of the Year honors. North Carolina players seek Clippers tryouts as ice hockey interest grows in Charlotte. Otto Graham’s potential return looms as Browns face rough exhibition stretch and Lou Little retires after a long Columbia tenure. Hank Greenberg hints Cleveland star shifts and veteran rosters in flux.
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Standings And Results From The National And American Leagues
Schedule shows Milwaukee at Pittsburgh 7 15 p m Cincinnati at Palace at 2 p m Chicago at New York 12 30 p m Tuesday results St Louis 6 Brooklyn 5 Milwaukee 6 Pittsburgh 4 Philadelphia 4 7 Cincinnati 3 4 Chicago 4 2 New York 2 3 Wednesday schedule Washington at Cleveland 1 p m Boston at Kansas City 2 30 p m Baltimore at Detroit 2 p m Only games scheduled New York 3 Chicago 2 11 innings Kansas City 6 Boston 5 Detroit 6 Baltimore 2 Cleveland 1 6 Washington 0
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Big 4 Conference Faces Draft and Injuries Hampering Plans
Maryland QB Tamburello ordered to report for military duty Oct. 1, creating uncertainty for the Terrapins as starter changes loom. Backup Jack Fritsch may start vs Syracuse if Tamburello is not used. Syracuse star Jimmy Brown remains key for the Orange, and other ACC teams adjusted lineups and practice as Saturday games loom.
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Terps Open Camp with Relaxed Vibe Under Mont
Maryland coach Tommy Mont brings a lighter practice atmosphere while stressing scrimmage and speed. He notes past intensity remains, band remains strong, and the roster shows depth at line and backfield. Key players include McVicker, Healy, Dare, Rusevian, Kershner, Selep, Hamilton, and Tamburello’s draft status looms. Schedule features Syracuse, Wake Forest, Baylor, Miami, North Carolina, Tennessee, Kentucky, Clemson, South Carolina, and NC State.
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Dog Stars Face Allen Jay in Key Tilt Without Arney Nance
Trinity High School Bulldogs will be missing guard Darrell Arney with a broken hand and halfback Ken Nance who is doubtful due to a severe foot sprain as they meet the undefeated Allen Jay Jaybirds at Jamestown. Seward fills guard. Crofts starts at left half. Nance leads Trinity in scoring with seven touchdowns. Allen Jay remains at full strength. the teams clash in a top area showdown.
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Bring Em On Yanks Clinch Pennant with Mantle Fifty
Yankees clinch the pennant with a 3-2 win over the White Sox as Mickey Mantle belts his 50th homer. Mantle joins Babe Ruth as the only Yankees with 50 in a season, tying the AL single club record of 182 homers. Stengel hails the victory and downplays NL race talk while praising Whitey Ford for his 19th win.
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Dodgers fall to Cardinals 6-5 after ninth inning collapse
Brooklyn led 5-4 in the ninth before Stan Musial singled and Ken Boyer belted a two run homer off Carl Erskine for a 6-5 defeat. The loss narrows Brooklyn’s first place margin over the Braves to one percentage point as Erskine lamented a bad pitch.
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Top Driver Killed in Race at Kansas State Fair
A 27 year old Kansas City driver Don Hutchinson died after his car collided with A J Foyt's during the sixth lap at the Kansas State Fair race. Foyt escaped with minor head injuries. Hutchinson ranked sixth nationally in 1955 and had earned the Indianapolis based rookie of the year award and set two world records in Kansas City the previous spring.
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Yankees Clinch Flag On Mick's 50th HR
Mantle hits his 50th home run in the 11th inning to power the Yankees to the American League title with a 3-2 win over the White Sox. The Cardinals rally past the Dodgers 6-5 on Ken Boyer's ninth inning shot as Milwaukee edges Pittsburgh 6-4. Cincinnati is hurt in doubleheader losses to Philadelphia.
Baseball standings plus key game highlights
The standings show Brooklyn at 87 57 and Milwaukee 85 58 with other teams around. Yogi Berra sparked a ninth inning tie, Mantle drove in the first Yankees run, and Walt Dropo with Larry Doby homered for the White Sox. Herb Score earned his 18th win for Cleveland, Mike Garcia pitched well for Washington, Vic Wertz drove in three, and Ray Boone hit a grand slam powering Detroit’s win. Lou Skizas delivered a ninth inning homer for victory over Boston, while Ted Williams homered and doubled in four trips.
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Washington
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Ray Boone
Tigers
Lou Skizas
Red Sox
Ted Williams
Garrett repeats Emerywood Club Championship
Frank Garrett defeated Joe Hutchens 2 and 1 to win the Emerywood Country Club title in a 36 hole final decided on the 35th hole. It marks Garretts sixth Emerywood championship and follows his runner-up finish in the inaugural High Point Golf Association event. Hutchens rallied during the match but Garrett secured victory with a birdie on hole 35.
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Emerywood Country Club
Joe Hutchens
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Hutchens
Bob Buhl Chips Finger Sidelines Briefly for Braves
Milwaukee Braves pitcher Bob Buhl suffered a chip fracture of the index finger on his pitching hand and missed only nine days of action.
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