Salina Beats Lawrence at State Legion Tourney
A late error and a passed ball doomed Lawrence as Salina defeated Lawrence 4-3 in Hutchinson ending Morgan Macks run and placing fourth for the second straight year in the State American Legion Junior baseball tournament. Lawrence had earlier beaten Great Bend 11-3 and Topeka 8-1 while Wichita won the 1955 title by edging Salina 9-8 and Hutchinson finished third after losses to both teams.
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Slow Start Hurts Morgan-Macks In Loss To Salina
Salina surged with three runs in the first inning aided by errors as Topeka pitcher Warren Calley and Gary Baer misplays sparked a string of unearned runs. Lawrence and Topeka traded scores with four errors in the frame. Batchelor earned the win as Lawrence beat Topeka 8-1, matching a second victory this season over Topeka and leaving Fisher’s squad with mixed results in the tourney.
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Warren Calley
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Alton
Jim Stauffer
Lawrence
Carlton Hamm
Don Wrench
Wrench
Chuck McIntyre
Bud Bookwalter
Batchelor
Alan Fisher
Larry Lamar
Herb Reid
Topeka
Reid
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Fisher
All Stars in Final Work For 1955 Tilt With Pros
The College All Stars prepare to play the Cleveland Browns in Chicago Friday night. Coach Curly Lambeau plans no contact drills to avoid injuries as 49 players are reported in top shape. It would be the first casualty free All Star game since 1950 when they beat Philadelphia 17 to 3, with a series of losses since then to the Browns.
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Playoff Pot Simmering as Five Clubs Near Tie Break
A five club playoff scenario looms in the American League with seven weeks left, while Chicago and Detroit duel for top spots amid rain delays and late-inning drama. Mantle powers Yankees past Detroit as Boston rallies, and in the National League Milwaukee and New York push with Brooklyn closing in. Key games underscored by late surges, homers, and tense relief pitching frame the pennant chase.
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White Praises Boston Staff Ahead of Yankees Series
Boston manager Amy White credits a improving pitching staff as the Red Sox prepare for a three game set at Yankee Stadium against the Yankees who trail the league leaders. White notes the rotation is strengthening and could be the best in the pennant race.
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Lecompton Nine Wins Carl League Title in 1955
Lecompton dominated the Carl League finishing with a 13 2 record and clinching the championship. The final game beat Sunflower 12 to 7 as Sunflower surged late to tie the Elks for second before dropping two games the past week.
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Elks
Elk On
Boxing Stars Basilio Olson Set for Week Schedule
Carmen Basilio the New York welterweight king returns Wednesday night at Madison Square Garden in a non title bout with Italo Scortichini. Basilio meets Scortichini for the third time in their 10 rounder while Carl Olson battles Jimmy Martinez at Portland ballpark. Virgil Adkins faces Isaac Logart at St Nicholas Arena as part of a stacked card.
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Dick Blair Double King At Scottish Track Meet
Gunnar Nielsen of Denmark won the mile in 4:08.9 at the Ranger Track and Field Meet in Glasgow, defeating Britain’s Ken Wood. Bob Seaman finished third. Dick Blair of Kansas claimed a double victory winning the 120 yard handicap and the 220 yard dash. Tom Courtney of Fordham won the half mile in 1:49.2.
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Blair
IOOF Wins in the Clutch For Share of Trophy
IOOF defeated Kiwanis 11 to 1 and then edged St. John's 4 to 3 to claim a share of the 1955 South Perk League baseball championship as Scottish Rite rose to third with an 11 to 3 win over the Lions.
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Ex-ray Star Karnes Named Drake Track Coach
Bob Karnes former Kansas University distance star and Shawnee Mission coach was named head track coach at Drake University Des Moines and director of the Drake Relays. He succeeds Tommy Dearden and plans to start around August 16 while relocating his family to Des Moines.
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Ban Johnson Baseball Scores Roundup
Liberal defeated Salina 4 to 1 while Garden City won 6 to 4 over Mercerago. Pratt led 13 to 11 against Great Bend in a high scoring late season rivalry.
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Kansas City Athletics Clash With White Sox In Record Fight
The Athletics launch a seven game home stand against the league leading Chicago White Sox hoping to eclipse Philadelphia’s all time home attendance record of 945,076 set in 1948. With 937,172 already in the stands and 21 openings remaining, a total above 1,300,000 seems possible as the club surges from last season’s last place to a solid sixth.
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Walker's Desperate' As Cards Slump On, A's Lose Wild Fray
Manager Harry Walker tries nearly everything to spark the St Louis Cardinals who fall 9-6 to the Philadelphia Phillies as Eddie Waitkus and Richie Ashburn contribute key hits. Walker organizes a long pitching meeting amid blame for too fine pitching and defense reliance, while Alex Grammas, Stan Musial and Bill Virdon stave off a late rally. In Boston, the Red Sox outslug the Kansas City Athletics 16-12 in a two hour 54 minute game, with Norm Zauchin and Billy Klaus homering for Boston and Joe Demaestri adding a fifth homer for the A's.
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Famed Gold Cup Returns To Detroit After Seattle Mixup
The Gold Cup, symbol of America’s speedboat championship, returns to Detroit after a Seattle crowd misread the result. Gale VY, Joe Schoenith’s boat, won on 1 225 points, while Miss Thrifway finished with 1 025. The Slot Mo-Show IV faded late, ending third.
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Kansas State Tackle Ron Nery Ready for First Practice
Kansas State says Ron Nery, a tackle for the Wildcats, will miss knee surgery last month but plans to report for football practice on September 1. Coach Bus Mertes notes uncertainty about full speed early, but Nery aims to attend the first practice per doctors.
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Baseball Standings and Weekend Results Snapshot
American League standings show New York at 65 wins, 45 losses, Cleveland 64 46, Boston 68 46, Detroit 69 41. Kansas City 46 64, Washington 39 89. Monday results include Detroit 4 2 New York 2 3 in 10 innings, Washington 9 Cleveland 2, Chicago 3 Baltimore 2 ended by rain, Boston 16 Kansas City 123. Other leagues report scores: American Association Omaha 2 1, Louisville 5 3, Indianapolis 2 Denver 1 in 11, Southern Association Mobile 4 Birmingham 3, Nashville 6 Little Rock 6, Western League Wichita 4 Pueblo 2.
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Oklahoma Husky Takes Junior Links Championship
William Dunn of Duncan Oklahoma won the USGA national junior golf championship at Purdue South Course. The 17 year old defeated William Seanor of Bakersfield three and two after Dunn’s precision irons and strong driving limited Seanor to rare long putts.
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Sizzling Ford Aims At World Title Now
Chicago report on golfer Doug Ford who won the All-American Tournament with a 277 total and $3,420, moving to $19,030 this season. Ford, 33, vaults to PGA money leader contenders as Peter Thomson falters to 284. World Tournament starts Thursday with $50,000 to winner.
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Jimmy Demaret
Freddie Haas
Texas Youngster Wins Big East Grass Court Trophy
Sam Giammalva of Houston Texas captured his 61st major title at the Eastern grass courts in South Orange New Jersey. The 21 year old defeated seeded stars Vic Seixas and Kurt Nielsen en route to the final and beat Gil Shea of Los Angeles 6 2 3 6 11 9 9 7 in a three hour match in intense heat.
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Wichita Indians Return To Western League Lead
The Wichita Indians moved back to the top of the Western League standings by beating Pueblo's Dodgers 32 at Wichita. Lincoln dropped its ninth and tenth straight losses, outscored by Sioux City 5-1 and 3-1.
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Hawks to face Lawrence Paper Co in Lincoln Park softball
The Hawks will play Lawrence Paper Co in a 3 PM softball game at Hincoia Park tonight, Lincoln Park area as part of a local sporting schedule.
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Wichita is Legion Champ County Patrolmen at Gates of KC Plant
Kansas City report notes county patrolmen to staff gates at Westinghouse jet engine plant to guard non striking workers entering or leaving amid wage dispute Local 324 UAW CIO strike since June 12. Sheriff Arvid Owsley urges presentation of violent incidents info to prosecutors or grand jury.
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Hutchinson 4 Wichita Stevens top Salina in Legion State Baseball
Hutchinson 4 defeated Salina 9 8 to capture the American Legion State Baseball Tournament here. Earlier Salina beat Hutchinson 7 4 and Wichita 5 1 in the same event. The Hutchinson win followed a makeup game from Saturday night. Sniper action opens today Allatoona Lake Ga. top sailors begin national championship qualifying races today for Crosby Memorial trophy with five races to follow midweek.
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South Park Meet Opens with Evening Baseball Showdowns
South Park League baseball tournament action opens tonight with Kiwanis vs TOOF at 6 30 and Scottish Rite facing Jay Cees at 8 at South Park Kiwanis Lions and St Johns draw first round byes Next games set for Wednesday.
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Truck Wreck Kills 33-Year-Old Driver Near Greenfield
A tractor trailer overturned after striking a culvert on Midway 160 about five miles east of Greenfield Missouri. The crash killed driver William Love, 33, of Springfield. The trailer burst into flames. Love was transporting fruit from Springfield to Pittsburg Kansas.
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