Nats' rough day as Sullivans blank Slagbooms 4-0
In Wichita, the Sullivans edged the Slagbooms 4-0 in a no-hit win with Jack Kralick striking out 16. Anderson blanked by Bellingham, Midland blanked Macon 3-0, while Alpine beat Hampton 2-0 in second round action. Ralph Terry dominates Washington in KC win, Mantle fuels Yankees rally.
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Canadian Top Gun At Vandalia But Youngster a Star
Canadian Emerson Clark won the Grand American Handicap trapshoot title at Vandalia Ohio amid cheers for 16 year old Robert Nolan of Histown Illinois who posted a perfect 100 straight but was ruled in for the honor after a 23-20 shootoff. Nolan paid a $7.50 entry fee to shoot for purses as part of a $61 total prize, while Clark and Jim Meier Gering Neb moved into contention with 99. The week-long event, part of the National Doubles Championship, filled a field of 2,214 as targets neared a million and a quarter.
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Pittsburg State Gators Open 1958 Practice With Gridders
Pittsburg (AP) Coaches greet about 60 football hopefuls as Central Intercollegiate Conference practice begins. Carnie Smith expects 30 more after Sept 8 fresh registrations. Gorillas, national champions last season, project tough schedule against Wash U at Topeka and St. Marys College at Atchison with renewed title hopes after a rebuilt squad.
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Pach Carnie Smith
St. Petersurg
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Topeka
St. Let's College
Atchison
Hambleton
Llinois
Girard Won't End Grid Career With Steelers Return
California, Pa AP veteran Earl Tug Girard, after signaling retirement, will return to the NFL with the Pittsburgh Steelers for another season. Last year he was the Steelers’ second leading receiver with 419 yards on 2 catches and four TDs and was eighth in the NFL in punt returns.
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Earl
Tug) Girard
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Baseball and horse racing roundup with scattered results
A collage of American League and National League scores from Saturday and Sunday games led by New York Chicago Boston and Cleveland plus details from the International and American Associations. The note cites a $176,303 wager at Monmouth Park for the Midsummer Hurdle Handicap on July 31 as a record stake.
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N.J
Ken Page in Line for Shot As Junior Legion Manager
Ken Page seen as possible successor to retiring Al Ice as Lawrence American Legion Junior baseball manager for 1989. Page, former Topeka Caps manager, owns a Lawrence service station and commuted to manage. Team returns core players while adding pitchers to pursue a state championship, with Ice remaining nearby.
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Junior Legion
Lawrence American Legion
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Nendesha
Fred Adamson
Dennis Caley
Henry Murphy
Bob Stilman
Ron McDaniel
Stillman
Fred Rush
Darel Green
Adamson
Cawley
Dave Stinson
Val Finney
Stinson
Steve Aldrich
Otis Vann
Vann
Ice
Aussies Face Strong Challenge in National Doubles Tennis
In Brookline mass Australia’s Cooper and Fraser defend against Richardson and Omedo who have only teamed for three matches. MacKay and Giammalva battle Howe and Anderson as Gibson Bueno duel Hard and Aich in the women’s final.
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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 Aich
St. Paul
Minn
Maria
England
Ann Haydon
Christtine Truman
Anderson
Howe
Tut Barren
Grant Golden
McKay
Giammalva
Gardnar Mulloy
Whitney Reed
Drag Races Set At McConnell Air Base Wichita
The Southern Kansas Timing Assn will run its first Wichita drag races Sunday at McConnell Air Force Base. Rained out previously, the event, aided by base officials and Wichita police, is expected to draw about 30 000 fans. Rex Rains, the association president, expects over 100 cars entered. Gate receipts benefit the McConnell enlisted men's welfare fund.
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McConnell
Casey in Little League World Championship Triumph
Cesar L. Faz, once a batboy for the San Antonio Missions and clubhouse boy for the St. Louis Browns, guided Monterrey to a second Little League World Championship by routing the Kankakees Yankees 10 to 1. The report also notes Kenny Lanet losing to Joe Brown in a recent lightweight title fight, marking the southpaw’s first career setback in black trunks.
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Little League Baseball
Casey Stengel
Cesar L. Faz
San Antonio Missions
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Monterrey
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Yankees
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Joe Brown
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Sad Sam Jones No-Hitter Sparks Cardinals Victory
Sad Sam Jones pitched a near perfect game as the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Philadelphia Phillies 9 1. A pinch homer by Rip Repulski and a double by Richie Ashburn spurred a brief Phillies rally in the eighth, but Jones fanned two more in the ninth for 14 total strikeouts. The win helped the Cardinals gain a fourth place tie in the NL standings while other league results highlighted streaks and late surges by several teams.
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Marv Grissom
Ed Bailey
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Valmy Thomas
Joe Nuxhall
Brooks Lawrence
Pirates
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Verna Law
Weak Hitter Ends Strong Terry Bid For Perfect Game
Washington born Russ Kemmerer delivered the lone hit as Ralph Terry, Kansas City right hander, worked a near perfect game in a 1-0 win. Terry walked none, faced 28 men, and praised the performance as perhaps his best ever after the pitcher’s duel with Kemmerer and the Washington defense.
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Ralph Terry
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Russ Kemmerer
Kemmerer
Louisville
Lions halt rumors with 17 7 win over Browns in Detroit
Detroit Lions victory over the Cleveland Browns 17 to 7 in a preseason game at Detroit wipes out rumors about a sluggish camp. The win, part of NFL preseason, keeps Detroit undefeated at home against Cleveland and showcases quarterback Bobby Layne entering his 11th season. Los Angeles Rams beat New York Giants 38 10 at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum with Billy Wade directing the attack.
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Browns edge Lions in final drive before halftime
A broken ankle suffered last December against the Browns looms over the Detroit effort as the Lions drive 80 yards in 11 plays led by a former Texas star who passed for more than half the yardage. The Rams rally to defeat the Giants 28-? with Wade connecting on two TD passes and Arnett and Shofner scoring through the air.
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Ben Agajanian
Giants
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Los Angeles
Jon Arnett
del Shofner
Gil Turner Wins His Fight in Madison Square Garden
Gil Turner defeated Stefan Redl by unanimous decision in a 10 round bout at Madison Square Garden drawing praise from managers for future title shots. Redl pressed Turner early with jabs and body work but Turner wore him down late, earning scores of 6-3-1, 7-3, and 6-4 from referees and judges. Turner, 27, has a growing plan with manager Georgie Katz and IBC to face welterweight Virgil Adams, with talk of a quick rematch and a possible title shot.
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Terry's Bid Ended By Nat Pitcher In 1-0 A's Loss
Kan sas City Athletics pitcher Terry nearly threw a perfect game before Washington broke it with a third inning single by Russ Kemmerer. Sad Sam Jones of St. Louis tied a major league strikeout record with 14 in seven innings. Cards rally for 12 hits including Gene Green three run homer and Gene Freese solo shot.
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Beam Kills Howard Captain in Summer Warehouse Accident
Kenneth Edwin Washington Jr., 23, a star athlete at Howard University and college football captain, died when a four ton steel beam fell from a pole at a steel warehouse in South Plainfield New Jersey. He was working there during the summer when the beam struck him and pushed him against another beam.
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Kenneth Edwin Washington Jr
Howard (DC) University
St Louis Boys Reach Semis in Missouri Valley Tennis
St Louis players Willard Roeder and John English advanced to the singles semi finals in the Missouri Valley Senior Veterans Tennis tournament in Lexington Missouri. Roeder faced Erling Jensen of Ames Iowa while English played Jack Eisner of Tahlequah Oklahoma.
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Willard Roeder
John English
St. Louis
Roeder
Erling Jensen
Ames
Iowa
English
Jack Eisner
Tahlequah
Okla
Pro Grid Scores From Sunday Games Across NFL slate
Associated Press scores show the Detroit Lions and Browns game, the Los Angeles Rams triumph, the New York Giants and San Francisco clash, Washington facing Portland, the Baltimore Colts at Chicago Cardinals in Austin, Sunday action includes the Chicago Bears and the Philadelphia Eagles in Columbus.
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Yankees Need Pitcher So KC Delivers Dickson Waiver Trade
Murry Dickson, a 42 year old pitcher from Leavenworth Kansas, was sold by the Kansas City Athletics to the New York Yankees on waivers. The Athletics receive cash and a satisfactory Yankees player next spring. Dickson had nine wins and five losses for KC before being released to clear a roster spot for Louis Klimchock.
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