Sad Sam Jones Nets 14 Strikeouts In Majors Record Night
Sad Sam Jones fans 14 in a 9-1 win over the Phillies to set a major league single game strikeout record. The Cardinals’ hurler allowed seven innings of work before relievers closed. pitch counts and reliever drama followed as Philadelphia’s hits escalated late.
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Associated Press
Sam Jones
St. Louis Cardinals
Philadelphia Phillies
Sam
Phils Hills
Rip Repulski
Richie Ashburn
Sally Hemus
Jones
Cardinals
Los Angeles
Aussies Seek Clean Sweep In Doubles
In Brookline Mass AP two Australian pairs duel for a spot in the final as Ham Richardson and Alex Oldemo challenge defending champions Ashley Cooper and Neale Fraser while Barry MacKay and Sam Giammalva meet Bob Howe and Mal Anderson. Althea Gibson teams with Maria Bueno to face Miss Hard and Jeanne Arth in the women final.
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Brookline
Mass
Ham Richardson
Alex Omedo
Ashley Cooper
Neale Fraser
Australia
Barry MacKay
Dayton
Sam Giammalva
Houston
Bob Howe
Mal Anderson
Althea Gibson
Darlene Hard
Althea
Brazil
Maria Bueno
Miss Hard
Jeanne Arth
St. Paul
Minn
Maria
England
Ann Hayden
Christine Truman
Anderson
Howe
Tut Bartzen
Grant Golden
McKay
Giammalva
Gardnar Mulloy
Whitney Reed
Canadian Emerson Clark Wins Grand American Handicap
In Vandalia Ohio Emerson Clark of Preston Ontario wins the Grand American Handicap trapshoot title as 66 year old champion after a shoot off 23 to 20 over Jim McCole. Illinois 16 year old Robert Nolan posted a perfect 100 straight but was ruled ineligible for the title due to entry rules. The event closes with the National Doubles Championship and Vandalia Handicap shaping the overall titles.
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Vandalia
Ohio
Illinois
Emerson Clark
Preston, Ont
Robert V. Nolan
Lewistown
Ill
Nolan
Clark
Jim McCole
Gering
Neb
Various Minor League and NFL Results Across Leagues
Minor league scores from International League American Association Pacific Coast League and Three I League with results for Montreal Toronto Rochester Buffalo Havana Columbus Omaha Denver Louisville St Paul Minneapolis Indianapolis Wichita San Diego Vancouver Phoenix Salt Lake City Portland Cedar Rapids Green Bay Davenport Winona Fox Cities St Cloud Grand Forks Minot Duluth Fargo-Moorhead Winnipeg Aberdeen and postponed games. Pro football results include Detroit over Cleveland and Los Angeles over New York with weekend matchups listed. boxing results feature Turner, Johnson, Rouse and Morton across several cities.
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Montreal
Toronto
Rochester
Buffalo
Richmond
Miami
Havana
Columbus
Omaha
Denver
Louisville
Charleston
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Indianapolis
Wichita
San Diego
Vancouver
Beattle
Sacramento
Phoenix
Salt Lake City
Portland
Spokane
Cedar Rapids
Burlington
Green Bay
Davenport
Winona
Fox Cities
St. Cloud
Grand Forks
Minot
Duluth Superior
Eau Claire
Fargo-Moorhead
Iain Winnipeg
Aberdeen
College Grid Star Crushed By Steel Beam
Kenneth Edwin Washington Jr. 23, Howard University football captain, died when a four ton I beam fell in a New Jersey steel warehouse. He was working there for the summer program and was crushed against another beam.
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South Plainfield
N. J
Kenneth Edwin Washington Jr
Howard (DC) University
Braves Open Lead Over Giants as Pizarro Clashes With Drysdale
Milwaukee widened its NL lead after the Giants lost 7-3 to Cincinnati. Juan Pizarro faces Don Drysdale in Los Angeles as Milwaukee aims to extend its margin in San Francisco with a five game set starting Sunday. Lew Burdette and Warren Spahn hope for 20 wins. Del Crandall returns from a bruised hand to rejoin the lineup.
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Braves
San Francisco Giants
Cincinnati Redlegs
Milwaukee
San Francisco
Giants
Lew Burdette
Dodgers
Warren Spahn
Burdette
del Crandall
Crandall
del Rice
Pizarro
Quality Raps Kenosha 4-0 In State Softball Tourney Opener
Quality Lumber Coal Co from La Crosse beat the Kenosha Gascoignes 4-0 behind Willlie Taylor three-hit pitching and Bud Smith's key hits. They advance to a 2:15 p.m. Saturday second round against Racine Jacobsons as Wiggett Bros. faces Racine Bushas later that day.
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Tribune
Oshkosh
la Crosse Quality Lumber Coal Co
Kenosha Gascoignes
Willie Taylor
Bud Smith
Racine Jacobsons
la Crosse
Taylor
Kenosha
Quality Chucker
Tracey
Quality
Gascoignes
Griffith Quiet On Team Shift
Washington Senators owner Calvin Griffith dodges a firm decision on moving the franchise to Minneapolis after 58 seasons. President Harridge has not received a move notice, while Minneapolis expands its stadium plans. Secretary Powell and Treasurer Jacobsen resigned amid the move speculation.
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Washington
Washington Senators
Minneapolis
Calvin Griffith
Griffith
Tom Yawkey
Boston
del Webb
New York
Will Harridge
Griffith Stadium
Congress
Club
John E. Powell
C. F. Jacobsen
Powell
Jacobsen
National League
H. Gabriel Murphy
Senators
Murphy
Romack Quast Vie For Women’s Amateur Golf Title
In Darien Connecticut Anne Quast Stanford senior and Barbara Romack Sacramento former champion meet in a 36 hole final at Wee Burn. Quast has semifinal and quarterfinal appearances and Romack seeks another title after 1954 victory.
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Darien
Kemmerer Spoils Terry's No-Hitter
Kansas City pitcher Ralph Terry loses his no hit bid in a 1-0 decision to Washington as Russ Kemmerer breaks up the gem with a third inning single. Mantle drives in the only run with a first inning double for the Yankees in a separate AL action.
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Terry
Washington
Ralph Terry
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New York Yankees
Senators
Russ Kemmerer
A’s
Cleveland
Xkner
Chicago White Sox
Boston
White Sox
Baltimore
Detroit
Tigers
Bob Cerv
Harry Simpson
Major League Leaders Baseball Stats From 1950s Era
National League leaders include Musial Banks Ashburn Aaron Mays Blasingame and Virdon with top marks in batting runs RBIs hits doubles triples and home runs. Pitching leaders include Purkey Worthington Willey Jones Antonelli and Spahn with top decisions strikeouts and win percentages. American League leaders highlight Mantle Runnels Power Jensen Fox Kaline Kuenn Harris and Turley Wynn Bunning in key batting pitching categories.
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Chicago
Thomas
Pittsburgh
Aaron
Milwaukee
Ashburn
Philadelphia
Hoak
Cincinnati
Musial
J. Louis
Virdon
Mays
San Francisco
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St. Louis
Spahn
Jensen
Boston
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Cerv
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Malzone
Power
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Detroit
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Tuttle
Lemon
Harris
Mantle
New York
Aparicio
Rivera
Landis
Holmen Grid Drills Start
Holmen High School football begins as Coach Russell Lund urges 9 a.m. practice on Monday. Physicals and WIAA medical cards must be completed and submitted at the first session. About 30 players are expected as Holmen enters the sport for the first time.
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Holmen
Russell Lund
WIAA
Lund
Lions Beat Browns 17-7 in Preseason Showdown
Detroit Lions top the Cleveland Browns 17-7 at home as Bobby Layne shines in his first season back from a broken ankle. Rams rally to defeat the Giants 38-10 at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum with two Wade TD passes to Arnett and Shofner.
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Associated Press
George Wilson
Detroit Lions
Cleveland Browns
Detroit
Lions
Browns
Los Angeles Rams
Billy
Wade
New York Giants
Los Angeles’ Memorial Coliseum
Wilson
Bobby Layne
Layne
Texas
Rams
Ben Agajanian
Giants
Los Angeles
Jon Arnett
del Shofner
Mallards Smash Duluth for 16-2 in Rainyopener
Minot Mallards exploded for a 12 run first inning and beat Duluth Superior 16-2 as one of two rain shortened Northern League games. St Cloud defeated Grand Forks 3-0 while Eau Claire Fargo Moorhead and Winnipeg Aberdeen were postponed.
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Associated Press
Minot Mallards
Duluth Superior
St. Cloud
Grand Forks
Eau Claire
Fargo-Moorhead
Winnipeg
Aberdeen
Minot
Mallards
Julius Grant
Duluth
Georgia teen favored in 13th Jaycee Junior International
Jerry Greenbaum of Atlanta was named the favorite as 107 teenagers played the final round of the 13th annual Jaycee Junior International golf tournament in Tucson Arizona.
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Tucson
Ariz
Jerry Greenbaum
Atlanta
Bowling Leagues Plan Meetings at Arcade Alleys
Tomah Wisconsin special report notes three bowling leagues scheduling organizational meetings at Arcade Alleys each at 8 30 p m The Tuesday Businessmen's League will meet Tuesday Aug 26 the Thursday night St Marys League Thursday Aug 28 and the Associated Friday night league Friday Aug 29
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Tomah
Wis
Fay Crocker Holds Lead In Waterloo Open
Fay Crocker of Montevideo Uruguay extended her lead at the Waterloo Open after firing a second straight two under par 70 to reach 140. Kathy Cornelius of Florida was four strokes back as the third round began with Cornelius aiming to swing the percentages in her favor.
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Waterloo
Iowa
Kathy Cornelius
Florida
Fay Crocker
Pirates Re Sign Murtaugh For 1959 Season
Pirates manager Danny Murtaugh, who took over from Bobby Bragan on August 3, 1957, was signed to a one year contract for 1959 by Gen. Mgr. Joe Brown. Terms were not disclosed. The Pirates finished 1957 tied for seventh, eight games behind Milwaukee Braves.
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Chicago
Danny Murtaugh
Pittsburgh Pirates
Mgr
Joe Brown
Murtaugh
Bobby Bragan
Bragan
Cleveland Indians
Pirates
Milwaukee Braves
Jug Girard Won’t Retire Again with Steelers
CALIFORNIA Pa AP Earl Jug Girard, a 10 season NFL veteran, reversed retirement plans and will attempt another season with the Pittsburgh Steelers. He caught 21 passes for 419 yards and four touchdowns last year and was eighth in the NFL in punt returns.
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California
Earl
Jug) Girard
Pittsburgh Steelers
Girard
Standings and schedule notes from early baseball season
The standings show Milwaukee and San Francisco atop the league with Pittsburgh and Los Angeles following. A list of upcoming games includes Pittsburgh at Chicago, Philadelphia at St. Louis, Milwaukee at Los Angeles, and Cincinnati at San Francisco with several nights’ results and schedule notes across divisions.
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G.B. Milwaukee
San Francisco
Pittsburgh
Los Angeles
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Chicago
Philadelphia
Milwaukee
New York
Boston
Baltimore
Detroit
Cleveland
Kansas City
Washington
Winona Defeats Fox Cities 6-4 in Three-I League Action
Green Bay evened its skid with a 6-1 win over Davenport anchored by Eddie Rakow’s 12th victory and Shellie Brodsky driving in four runs. Winona beat Fox Cities 6-4 as Tony Frulio and Tom McDonald homered for the winners while Chick Payne hit two for Fox Cities. Cedar Rapids remained atop with a 6-1 win over Burlington as Lee Bob Hendley earned his 12th victory.
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Green Bay
Winona
Fox Cities
Cedar Rapids
Eddie Rakow
Shellie Brodsky
Davenport
Rakow
Brodsky
Tony Frulio
Tom McDonald
Chick Payne
Foxes
Lee
Bob Hendley
Horace Garner
Bill Moss
Burlington
Garner
Hendley
Trane Co Plant League Playoff Saturday Night Matchup
Pencil Pushers face Nite Hawks at 6:00 p.m. Saturday in West Ave league playoff action. Local teams vie for advancement in the RBC softball circuit.
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Trane Co
West Ave
Nite Hawks
La Crescent bowling league forms new women's teams
A meeting to organize the La Crescent Bowling League women’s teams will be held Wednesday August 27 at 8 p.m. at Karroll's. New members are welcome.
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LA Crescent, Minn
la Crescent Bowling League
Karroll’s
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