Giants and Cubs Still Not First This Season
The New York Giants and Chicago Cubs remain out of first place as Phillies surge to lead by winning 2 of 11. San Francisco beat Chicago 5-3 while Dick Sanford earned a 12-strikeout win for Philadelphia. Dodgers pummel Milwaukee 20-1 as Giants and Cubs stumble in NL standings.
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Tookle Jack Sanford
Phillies Take NL Lead With 6-2 Victory Over Cardinals
Philadelphia tops the National League for the first time since May as Jack Sanford dominates with a five hitter for his 22nd win. Roy Hamey praises the club's hustle while noting the Phils overcame a slow start to surge ahead of the pack. Local fans fill Connie Mack Stadium as Sanford becomes the hero of a pivotal shift in the league standings.
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National tennis crown claimed by Flam in Beverly Hills
Merne Flam of Beverly Hills defeated Dicitt of East Orange to win the National Bowl Tennis Championship. In other notes, Australian Davis Cup players Harper and Fraser won their opening matches at the National Cir Courts Tournament. Barbara Ramack Porter from Sacramento shot a 7 over par to tie a qualifying record at the Women’s Western Amateur. Sally from wire captured a Monmouth Park feat as jockey Howard Grant posted his third win after a $98.49 daily double. Porter and Allenson dominated the Belmont Park feature race, while Lette Mullen captured a feature at Narrragansett Park and Hajite led a big Arlington purse event.
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International Eyes New Vote Method
The Inter national League will use a city unit voting system to pick its 1956 All-Star team meeting the Brooklyn Dodgers in Montreal on Aug 19. Each league city ballots its fans to select a team and each city grants one vote to its chosen players, ensuring broader representation beyond a single dominant team.
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Gibson Bouts Opening Foe at National Clay Courts
Althea Gibson, the Wimbledon champion, won her first round match in the National Clay Courts Tournament in Chicago, displaying confidence and grit. Beale Fraser briefly struggled before Wilkins upset him, and Herb Flam and Vic Seixas advanced to the next round along with Ashley Cooper who defeated Barry Walraven.
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William Cullen
Southport
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Philadelphia
William Guilfoil
Kansas City
Seixas
Ashley Cooper
Lew Hoad
Wimbledon
Barry Walraven
Omaha
Intellectual Ippolite Sets Aim for More Knockouts
New York boxer Ippolito, a Manhattan College graduate and NYC physical education teacher, plans to punch more often as he eyes a Masters at NYU. He boasts 20-6-0 with several knockouts and schoolyard rivalries flare as he readies for a St Nicholas Arena bout against Johnny Busson on Aug 5. Also, Tommy Salem of Cleveland falls to Ippolito after a strong start. Louisville hosts six Kentucky Junior Invitational tennis championships as top youths compete.
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Dodgers Feast On Braves As They Rally To Beat Milwaukee
The Brooklyn Dodgers powered past the Milwaukee Braves 20 4 after a late-inning rally, igniting a four game win streak. Neal and Campanella homered, Jackson pitched a complete game, and Drysdale left with control concerns as Alston rotated pitchers into a 9 2 lead held by the end. The surge followed a contentious prior game with Cincinnati that fed the team’s momentum.
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Aaron Belongs With Right Handed Greats At Peak
Brooklyn and Milwaukee rivals clashed as Aaron, the Braves outfielder, continued leading the National League in home runs and RBIs while batting .343. Manager Fred Haney and peers like Campanella Schoendienst and Willie Mays praised his power, composure, and right handed stroke, comparing him to Rogers Hornsby and predicting a triple crown possibility.
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Ford Snead Burke Liked In PGA Meet
Dayton Ohio reports the PGA Tour opens with a five day match play format. Doug Ford Sammy Snead and Jackie Burke head the favorites in a field cut to include youngsters on invitation. Ted Kroll Furgol Palmer Mayer Harbert Finsterwald Littler Casper Bayer and Clark feature among contenders with Bayer and Littler both earning invites.
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Chula Vista
Porter Eyes Western Jinx In Golf Championship
Barbara Romack from Sacramento seeks to flip last year’s pattern in the Women's Western Amateur. She tied the medalist score with a three under par 70, the lowest in the tournament’s history, and aims to go from medalist to champion as she faces Hetty Kerby in round one.
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Palatine
Fights Reported With Mixed Results Across Cities
AP dispatches summarize last night’s boxing bouts with scattered results from New York Sydney Tokyo and Los Angeles. Notable bouts include Frankie Appetite versus Tommy Salem and Ramon Fuentes record unclear with listed weights and locations.
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Aurwalla
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Japan
Orient
Lawton Braves Aim To Even Series At Ponca City
Ponca City holds a 2-1 edge in the current series after a 10-3 opener win and a 7-3 nightcap loss. Hal DeMars prepares to start for Ponca City against Lawton’s Red Jones, who aims to snap Lawton’s three-game slide with a five-hit effort in the nightcap.
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Shawnee Hawks win eighth straight in 10 innings
Shawnee's rampaging Hawks beat Muskogee 4-3 in 10 innings as Wade Arnold singles and scores the tying run. Ardmore, Paris, Seminole, and Ponca City won others while Lawton split with Ponca City. Norman Frye won his fifth for the Cardinals despite two back-to-back homers by Orioles.
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Fort Sills Third In Army Swimfest
In the opening session of the 1937 Army swimming championships at Sandia Base Albuquerque New Mexico James McKavitt of Ft Hood set two meet records winning the 100 meter freestyle in 1 02 and the 100 meter butterfly in 1 14 7. Ft Polk swimmers led after day one with 21 points to Ft Bliss 18 Ft Sill 17 Ft Hood 14 Sandia Base Brooke Army Medical Center and Ft Chaffee.
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Yesterday's Home Runs by The Associated Press
May Mueller reports on a chaotic box score featuring May Mueller and Giants players, with mentions of Briberary and Chronoberry, plus Kemmerer and Senato Thompson. The card lists Ashielles, Tones, and Philjirss Dark, along with Cardinals names Sawatski Covinztuny Praves Neal and a 3 Snidce Amores.
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