Braves Extend Winning Streak With 8 1 Victory Over Cubs
Milwaukee Braves crush Chicago Cubs 8 to 1 before 33 198 fans at County Stadium to stretch their streak to five games and close to Brooklyn in the National League standings. Andy Pafko and Bobby Thomson pace the offense as Bobby Buhl improves to 12 8 with solid seven hit relief.
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Pro Football Exhibition Results From Saturday
The Chicago Cardinals defeated the Chicago Bears 21 to 6 while the New York Giants beat the San Francisco 49ers 28 to 0. The Cleveland Browns topped the Green Bay Packers 13 to 7 and the Baltimore Colts beat Ft Belvoir 1 to 0.
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Sparta Squeezes Past Tomah For W-W North Section Crown
Sparta edged Tomah 14-13 to clinch the Northern Section title in the Western Wisconsin League and later routed Melrose 6-0. Duane Hallingstad allowed five hits, while Tomah’s Mullowney hit a bases loaded homer in the first. Genoa routed Viroqua 17-2 as Charlie Curti had four hits in five at bats.
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Dodgers Hold Slipping Lead Shrank to Eleven Games
Dodgers dropped a third straight to Philadelphia 6-4 and have ten losses in fourteen games since July 9. Their lead over Milwaukee fell from 16 ½ to 11 games in nine days as Braves won fifth in a row and Reds shut out the Cardinals. Rain wiped out Giants Pirates doubleheader in Pittsburgh.
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Teague Sets Track Mark in AAA 100-Mile Race
Marshall Teague of Daytona Beach Florida set a track record at State Fair Park winning the AAA 100 mile stock car race in 18 minutes 6.048 seconds at 76.8 mph. Finishing behind him were Jack McGrath Jim Rathman and Leslie Snow with Mundy finishing fifth. Thirty three of forty starters finished the race. Teague drove a 1955 Chevrolet while Rathman also drove a Chevrolet. McGrath and Faulkner drove Mercury models. Snow piloted a 1955 Buick and Mundy a 1955 Chrysler. The race gate totaled 33375 with 17648 attendance.
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Badgers Cup Title In Softball At PdC
Prairie du Chien Wis special The Badgers win the city softball title by taking the rubber game 10 0 against the Jaycees after trailing 9 8 into the final inning The Jaycees had won the second game while the Badgers took the first. Merv Knapp named league MVP. John Smroina tops batting with .510.
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Nite Hawks Clip Labs in Trane Park League Game
The Nite-Hawks defeated the Labs 9 to 2 in Trane Co plant league play at Trane Park. Dwyer and Jorgenson led the offense as Kramer and Johnson contributed for the winners.
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Pro Football Teams Show Improvement Across Leagues
The NFL season begins showing progress as top 1954 teams stay strong and weaker clubs improve. Cleveland Browns beat Green Bay 13-7 in Akron, Giants defeat 49ers 28-17 in Seattle, Colts rout Ft Belvoir 61-0, Cardinals top Bears 21-6 in Jacksonville. Browns' Morrison scored, Groza added two field goals. Rote led Packers early. Giants benefited from Heinrich and Epps. Rookie stars Shaw Ameche Dupre fueled Baltimore’s win.
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Badger Northern Nines Lose League Contests
Wisconsin teams in the Northern League were defeated Sunday as St. Cloud edged Eau Claire 6-5 and Superior fell to Duluth in a doubleheader 6-0 and 4-3. Earlier results included Wee beating Aberdeen, Superior losing to Duluth 2-0, Eau Claire defeating St. Cloud 9-4, and Fargo-Moorhead beating Aberdeen 10-9 while Winnipeg toppled Grand Forks 8-5.
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Major League Leaders AP Baseball Statistics Summary
National League leaders include Ashburn and Campanella in batting averages, Snider and Mays in runs, Bell and Kruszewski in hits and home runs, Boyer and Bruton in stolen bases, with pitching led by Newcombe and Lees. American League leaders feature Kaline in batting and runs, Mantle in RBIs and home runs, Kuenn and Power in hits and doubles, Mantle and Carey in triples, and Byrne and Donovan on wins with high strikeouts by Score and Turley.
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Bob Buhl Key Player In Braves Hot Weather Surge
Milwaukee right hander Bob Buhl fuels a surge for the Braves with an 8-1 win over the Cubs. The 27 year old improved to 12-8 with a 2.85 ERA and noted better control and support from his offense, making a late-season comeback case.
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Baseball Standings and Schedule Highlights
The standings show Brooklyn 78 42 650 and Milwaukee 9 35, with New York 64 87 and Philadelphia 63 61. Sunday's results include Philadelphia 6 Brooklyn 0 and Milwaukee 8 Chicago 1, while New York at Pittsburgh was postponed due to rain.
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Sun Bathing Manager Fred Haney Basks Afteron Roof
Pittsburgh Pirates manager Fred Haney, long a major league player, now sunbathes on the roof of a Midtown hotel when the Pirates are in Pittsburgh. Night games keep him seeking afternoon sun nearby.
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Ettrick And Independence Win Contests
Ettrick beat Trempealeau 11 to 5 with 14 hits led by Elwood Knutson and Red Wall. Independence outslugged Whitehall 8 to 5 as Bernie Wozney and Ralph Sabota each had two hits for the winners.
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Ashenfelter Sets American Two Mile Records
Horace Ashenfelter, 32, former Penn State runner from Glen Ridge New Jersey, won a two mile race in 8 49.6 at Compton California setting an American record and then won another two mile race at the New York Athletic Club games in poor conditions with a 9 04.7 time in New York.
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