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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 05, 1957
Page
11
The Associated Press notes a Yankee Red Series is likely if the July 4 leaders meet in the World Series. Yankees lead the American League on Independence Day, ahead of White Sox. Redlegs’ NL lead wobbling amid a holiday schedule with several doubleheaders and night games.
The Topeka Hawks slipped to within two games of the lead after a double loss to Lincoln, dropping 12-3 and 9-8 as Lincoln hitters blasted three homers in the opener. Amarillo beat Albuquerque 11-10 in 10 innings to close the gap, Des Moines split with Sioux City, and Pueblo split with Colorado Springs in a day of mixed results.
Major league teams drew 211 306 fans for July 4 games led by 52 791 at Yankee Stadium as the Yankees split a doubleheader with the Red Sox. Detroit at Cleveland 21 227 and St Louis at Chicago 29 501 were among other gate totals.
Baseball leaders listed show Mantle of New York batting .377 with 22 homers and 57 RBIs. Williams of Boston hit .349 with 20 homers. Dee Fondy tops batting for Pittsburgh at .334 with 46 RBIs. Musial leads runs batted in and home runs in several categories. pitching leaders include Shaniz and Trucks with top decisions and ERAs.
Montreal surprise Kay, a 26 year old from Mount Bruno, shoots 67 at Tslesmere to take a one stroke lead in the Open. California duo Venturi and Bayer are at 68, while Ford, Boros, and Ernie Boros sit at 69 and 71 respectively as others trail.
Manager Fred Hutchinson of the St. Louis Cardinals notes the Brooklyn bats may decide the NL pennant race as the Cardinals split a doubleheader with the Cubs and head into a four game set with the Reds. He praises young pitchers, cites Moon and Boyer hitting slumps, and mentions Dodger power as a potential breaker of the party. The piece also references Needles, Derby winner, gaining early acclaim in 1955.
Cary Middlecoff warned of trouble for the United States in the Ryder Cup, citing Britain’s course, small ball, and short gear. He spoke as he opened the British Open in a strong position at St Andrews, with Eric Brown ahead and Frank Stranahan close.
The Kansas City Athletics announce a two day tryout camp for local prospects ages 17 to 21 at Municipal Stadium on July 16 and 17 starting at 9 AM. Participants must submit name address phone height weight age position and baseball experience in writing to Henry J. Peters by July 15. Prospects signed to affiliated farm teams will be reimbursed for attendance expenses.
The Athletics edged the White Sox 5-4 in the morning game as power late in the ninth sealed the win, while Chicago answered with an 8-3 victory in the afternoon. The Cubs beat the Cardinals 7-4 on a pinch hit triple and a clutch single driving in the tying and winning runs. Sad Sam Jones pitched six strong for St Louis in a 4-3 win in game two. Joe DeMaestri dashed home on a bloop single by Gus Zernial to win for Kansas City in the morning tilt.
Patient complains of inconsistent backswing positions and the diagnosis notes varying top positions. Treatment urges practice of the backswing to develop feel so the hands and clubhead stay aligned.
Amateur golf tips describe returning to a target position then retraining to feel when the hands and clubhead reach a full top position. It mentions the left arm control range and backswing hints, offered for 10 cents with a self addressed envelope to Cary Mid Alecoft of this paper.
Stan Musial propelled the St. Louis Cardinals into fourth place on the all-time bases list with a double and a home run in the opening game of the Cardinals vs Cubs doubleheader Thursday. The hits pushed his career total to 1,133, moving him past Tris Speaker.
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