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Lawrence Journal World

Location

Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America

Date

Aug 02, 1955

Page

7

Pre Game Practice May Help Fledgling Cardinals

Manager Harry Walker might push fielding drills after the St Louis Cardinals committed four errors in a 9-1 loss to the New York Giants. Donene held St Louis to five hits as Willie Mays drove in three runs with a homer and single. Red Schoendienst Bill Virdon and Pete Whisenant had the Cardinals’ only hits. Bob Stephenson contributed two errors on one play in the fourth, and Harvey Haddix walked the bases loaded before a misplayed grounder. Kansas City Athletics had an open date.

Harry Walker St. Louis Cardinals Birds New York Giants Donene Liddle Red Schoendienst Bill Virdon Pete Whisena Virdon Stan Landes

Cardinals tout youth in roster during Kansas tryout camp

Cardinal Manager Harry Walker spotlighted a young player pipeline as scouts C. A. Marr and Frank Crespi run a three day tryout at Lion's City Park Bonner Springs Kansas. Players aged 17 to 23 may attend with no charge and expense refunds apply for signed participants.

St. Louis Cardinals Lion's City Park Bonner Springs Kansas Cardinal Harry Walker Red Birds Walker Cardinals George Shultz Bobby Tiefenauer Larry Jackson Luis Arroyo Herb Moford Bill Virdon Ken Boyer Harry Elliott C. A Runt) Marr Frank Crespi

Baseball Standings And Schedule From Tuesday Night Action

American League standings show Chicago leading with 62 wins and 39 losses, New York and Cleveland closely pursuing, while Boston and Kansas City trail. Tuesday night games featured Cleveland at New York and Chicago at Boston, with Detroit visiting Washington and Kansas City at Baltimore among others. National League shifts have Brooklyn and Milwaukee atop, Philadelphia and New York chasing, with Pittsburgh and St Louis in pursuit. Tuesday results include Brooklyn beating Milwaukee 3 0 and New York tying St Louis 3 3, plus Pittsburgh 5 Chicago 4. Minor leagues across divisions list several slate results and matchups for the day.

Chicago New York Cleveland Boston Kansas City Washington Baltimore New Kies Byrne Johnson va‘Brewer Detroit Gromek Schmitz Shantz Wight Brooklyn Milwaukee Philadelphia St. Louis Queen Negray Rogovin Nuxhall Kappatein BE Rete Crme Buh Pitsburgh Law Va Rush Nw York Antonell Schmidt Cincinnati É. He Eens St. Pittburgh Shiewwe

Delhi floods claim lives as minister visits central India

Delimited in a brief report, central India floods have caused fatalities while the Indian Parliament notes the disaster. Minister Gulzarilal travels to assess relief efforts and coordinate response.

Delhi India Gulzarilal

Stampff Leaves England For Australia Coaching Push

Franz Stampff, famed track coach who helped Britain break the four minute mile, relocates to Melbourne Australia to work with the University of Melbourne and Victoria State Amateur Athletic Association. A one year review will decide on a three year extension. Stampff aims to develop young Australian runners from scratch, challenging officialdom and conservatism as he builds a new program in a vastly underdeveloped track scene. He helped Bannister Hewson and Chataway near four minutes and remains a controversial, highly disciplined figure with limited remuneration. Doak Walker, top SMU alum and Pro Lion, prepares for his 20th season and outlines a fierce pro outlook and pay around $20,000. Wilcey Moore recalls Ruth’s called shot in 1932 and the bet on Moore’s pitching performance.

Franz Stampff England Australia Stampff Franz Belprame University of Melbourne Victoria State Amateur Athletic Association Stampfly John Fisher Surrey Melbourne Roger Bannister Brian Hewson Chris Chataway John Landy Vienna Austria U. S Govrnment Doak Walker Southern Methodist Detroit Lions Doak Walker Donker S.M.U Wilcey Moore Babe Ruth Yankees Moore Ft. Worth Tex Chicago Ruth Frankees Cubs New York Giants Cleveland Indians Wilcey

Radio Actress Across Puzzle Clue Set

A compact dictionary style puzzle text showing across and down clues with various wordplay hints and partial fills. It references Radio Actress and several clue entries such as Stage whisps Snooze Bustle Noise Young goat Screed Ridicule Dealer Make possible Cars Plant anew. The fragment includes names like ALICE SAVATIRIA and MI SOG MBE, suggesting a themed crossword with numerous missing letters and garbled OCR.

Baseball wager ends as Wilcey hits surge

The wager paid off when Wilcey delivered five hits after a season with few. Ruth sent Wilcey the check, while the pitcher used it to buy two mules. He named one Babe and the other Ruth.

Wilcey Ruth Babe

Tribe Boss Pleased With Position

New York managers and players discuss the Indians' standing in the American League. Al Lopez says Cleveland is near contention after a slow start and cites confidence they can win if they begin strong. Sal Maglie’s condition will determine his usage once evaluated.

New York al Lopez Cleveland Indians New York Yankees Chicago White Sox Sal Maglie Lopez

Klu Duke and Willie Near Ruth Pace for 1927 Mark

Ted Kluszewski and Duke Snider stand close to Babe Ruth's 1927 pace with 35 homers in 103 and 104 games respectively. Ruth hit his 35th in game 106, with Ruth's record clearly within reach this season though Ruth surged again in September. Willie Mays sits near Ruth with 34 homers in 105 games, keeping the chase alive as the season unfolds.

New York Ted Kluszewski Cincinnati Duke Snider Brooklyn Babe Ruth Big Klu Duke Babe Ted Ruth Willie Mays Giants

Newcombe Aims to Break Freddy's Pitching Mark

Freddy Fitzsimmons says Don Newcombe has a good chance to break Freddy’s longstanding NL record of 16 2. Newcombe stands 18 wins with two months left, aided by the Giants behind him as Brooklyn’s Preacher Roe approached 22 3 in 1951.

ST. Louis Freddy Fitzsimmons New York Giants Brooklyn Don Newcombe Fat Freddy Dodgers Big Newk Newcombe Fitzsimmons St. Louis Cardinals Preacher Roe

Thin Hungarian Sets Sights On World Cinder Records

Sandor I Tharos, a 25-year-old Hungarian army lieutenant, dominates middle and long distance marks. He already holds three world records, including 1500 meters in 3:40.8 in Helsinki, after shaving segments from Landy and Reiff. He aims for a 3:58 mile and sub 5:07 for 2000, plus 13:26.4 for three miles and 13:51.2 for 5000 meters, with a London White City duel in August to chase the mile. His teammate Istvan Rozsavolgi has a 1500 mark of 3:42.2.

London Sandor I Tharos Australia John Landy Gunder Haegg Paavo Nurmi Haegg Nurmi Belgium Gaston Reiff Tharos Helsinki Landy Turku Finland Sharps Reiff Budapest Russia Vladimir Kuce Sandor White City

Campy to First Kaline Hits Slump

New York with Campanella breaking a slump and gaining in NL batting lead over Ashburn. Campanella up seven points to .338 with 12 hits in 30 at bats as Ashburn falls to .328 on six safeties in 27 trips. Kaline slumps to .352 in AL, Kuenn near .327, Kell up to .316, Snider tied for NL home run lead at 35, Mays close behind with 34, and Kaline Mantle tied for AL homers at 23 while Boone leads RBI with 80.

New York Roy Campanella Brooklyn Dodgers Philadelphia Richie Ashburn Campy Ashburn Richie Campanella al Kaline Detroit Harvey Kuenn Tigers George Kell Chicago White Sox Duke Snider Dodgers Cincinnati Ted Kluszewski Willie Mays New York Giants Snider Kaline Mickey Mantle New York Yankees Ray Boone RBI

Trabert Back Trouble Declared Minor

New York report says Tommy Trabert’s back pain was diagnosed as a pulled muscle not a serious injury. Davis Cup stock rose again as Trabert was taken to hospital for observation by cup captain Bil Talbert and top surgeons on staff.

New York Tony’ Trabert Trabert America Bil Talbert

Lions Schedule Shows 18-Game Season With Six Exhibition Games

The Detroit Lions will play 18 football games this season including six exhibition games spread across six different states.

Detroit Lions

Big Train From Kansas to Be At Place He Started Tonight

Tribute at Griffith Stadium marks Walter Johnson memory 48 years after his major league debut. Detroit Tigers oppose Washington Senators as Johnson’s family attends. Johnson, Coffeyville native, 373 wins 208 losses, Hall of Fame charter member. famed for 113 shutouts and 56 straight scoreless innings.

Kansas Washington T Walter Johnson Griffith Stadium Big Train Detroit Tigers Washington Senators John Walter Jr Carol Eddie Johnson Coffeyville Kas Tigers

Top Pro Golfers Converge On Tam O'Shanter Course

CHICAGO professional golfers from across the nation compete for 72 qualifying spots in the All American Men's professional tournament at Tam O'Shanter over two days. Doug Sanders of Cedar Town and Chick Evans of Chicago led 17 qualifiers with three under par 69s in the amateur section. Women qualifiers include Joyce Ziske of Waterford and Alice Bauer Hagge of Sarasota, each at 75 in the professional round. Greta Leone of Chicago led women amateurs with 78 after rounds of 40-38. Ruth remained among top finishers.

Chicago Tam O'Shanter Doug Sanders Cedar Town Chick Evans Joyce Ziske Waterford Wis Alice Bauer Hagge Sarasota Fla Greta Leone Ruth

Jessen and Granick Tie With 79s in Milwaukee Meet

Jessen of Seattle and Nadine Granick of Milwaukee both shot 79s in the event. The pair led a field of competitors with solid rounds and shared top honors as the scores settled.

How Big League Leaders Are Shaping Up to Date

Baseball leaders current tallies include Kaline Detroit batting .352 with 141 hits and 80 RBIs, Kuenn Detroit batting .327, Kell Chicago .316, Smith Cleveland .313, Power Kansas City .311. Boone Detroit 80 RBIs leads, Jensen Boston 78, Kaline 77. Kaline tied for home runs at 23 with Mantle. Zermal 21. Byrne New York 9-2 pitching, .818. Campanella Brooklyn .338, Snider .317. Snider Brooklyn 104 RBIs, Ennis Philadelphia 84.

Kaline Detroit Kuenn Kell Chicago Smith Cleveland Power Kansas City Boone Jensen Boston Fox Mantle New York Zermal Byrne Donovan Campanella Brooklyn Ashburn Philadelphia Snider Ennis

Baseball Leaders and Standings Snapshot

Mays of New York posts 81 hits for the season, with Cincinnati’s Post at 128 and Kluszewski tied with Logan at 126. Home run leader Snider and Kluszewski tie at 35, Mays at 34. Newcombe wins nine, with Lees at 9-3 and Erskine at 9-4. Brooklyn’s team totals lead in several categories.

Mays New York Hits— Post Cincinnati Aaron Milwaukee Kluszewski Logan Snider Brooklyn Newcombe Lees Erskine

First USGA Senior Amateur Championship at Belle Meade

The USGA will hold its inaugural Senior Amateur Championship at Belle Meade Country Club in Nashville Tennessee from September 26 to October 1. The entry fee is ten dollars.

USGA Belle Meade Country Club Nashville Tenn

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