Milwaukee Rally Tops Dodgers in Sevenths 11-6
Milwaukee to rally with six runs in the seventh inning lifting the Braves to an 11 6 win over the Brooklyn Dodgers. Joe Adcock and Andy Pafko homered early in the inning while George Crowe delivered a two run triple. Ernie Johnson earned the win in relief after Spooner left with an injury and Koufax yielded the final Milwaukee run on a wild pitch.
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Brooklyn
Milwaukee
Joe Adcock
Andy Pafko
Brooklyn Dodgers
Adcock
Eddie Mathews
Pafko
Braves
George Crowe
Ed Roebuck
Karl Spooner
Ernie Johnson
Bob Buhl
Phil Paine
Sandy Koufax
Spooner
Bill Bruton
Johnny Logan
Mathews
Duke Snider
del Crandall
Don Hoak
Pee Wee Reese
Roy Campanella
Gil Hodges
Buhl
Carl Furillo
Bruton
Reese
Logan
Snider
Aaron
Ocam'n
Hodges
Ogilliam
Crandall
Furillo
O'Con'l
Zimmer
Paine
Roebuck
Olabine
Johnson
Koufax
D Amores
Labine
Newcombe
Puebiium
Kivenil
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O’connell
Campanella
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RBI
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Sabine
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Qcconnell
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Goetz
Dascoli
Warneke
Fort Sill Hosts All Army Swimming Meet This Week
Fort Sill hosts the All Army swimming and diving championships with 230 swimmers from ten commands competing for a team trophy and spots in the AAU championships and 1956 Olympics. Notables include Wayne Moore Yale alumni, Frank Reynolds of Michigan State, and Bobby Clotworthy from Second Army.
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Fort Sill
Army
Wayne Moore
Fourth Army
Yale University
Moore
Frank Reynolds
Michigan State University
Bobby Clotworthy
Second Army
Ohio State University
Third Army
First Army
Hawaii
Alaska
Far Eastern Command
Military District
Washington
Lawtonian
Reynolds
Sill
George Harvey
Eugene Cotter
Dick Debo
Jack Landman
Distaff
Irene Dittemore
Ada
Oklahoma
Dittemore
Yale
Robinson Wins Split Decision To Challenge Olson
Sugar Ray Robinson, 34, edged Rocky Castellani by a split decision in San Francisco to remain in line for Carl Olson’s middleweight title. Olson and Robinson spoke of a title bout possible in San Francisco or Chicago, with promoter interest and price as deciding factors.
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San Francisco
Sugar Ray Robinson
Robinson
Rocky Castellani
Carl
Bobo) Olson
Chicago
al Naiman
Cleveland
Rocky
Bobo Olson
Sid Flaherty
Olson
Olson-Robinson
Castellani
Evers Homer Helps Indians Shade Orioles
Cleveland beat Baltimore 3-2 as Hoot Evers hit a pinch two run homer in the seventh off Bill Wight. Jose Santiago earned the win, stepping in after Garcia loaded the bases. Sam Dente had hit a pinch single with two out to set up the key blow and give Cleveland a two game edge in the series.
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Cleveland
Cleveland Indians
Bill Wight
Baltimore
Hoot Evers
Orioles
Evers
Wight
Sam Dente
Jose Santiago
Indianapolis
Santiago
Mike Garcia
Pope
Cf-Lf
CaKiner
Dorish
Omossi
Mir’da
RBI
Triandos
Strickland
Dyck
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Young
Fain
Miranda
Marsh
Hale
Hare
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So— Wight
Garcia
Ho—Garcia
Morri
Rer—Garcia
Mossi
W—Santiago
L—Wight
Detroit
Washington Senators
Detroit Tigers
Washington
Eddie Yost
Tiger
Frank Lary
Bill Tuttle
al Kaline
Ray Boone
Harvey Kuenn
Jerry Schoonmaker
Chakales
Valdiviesso
Boone
Wilson
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Kuenn
Schoonmaker
Paula
Gromek
Tuttle
J. M. Phillips
Torgeson
Kaline
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Torges
New Coaches Guiding Tulsa Football Team
Tulsa learns its 1950s era coaching staff as Glenn Dobbs and Bobby Dobbs lead the Hurricane with Jess Thompson guiding the line. The team will feature 19 returning lettermen from 27 and adds junior college standouts after spring and summer recruiting. Leading returning players include Ben Noah Dick Walz Bill Obrechta Bill Keck Ken Emet and Dick Schultz with sophomores Jim Archer Jim Bower Bill Verble and Jack Morgan among the hopefuls as the season opens September 17 at Arkansas and ends November 24 at Wichita.
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Dobbs Brothers
Ben Noah
Dick Walz
Bill Obrechta
Bill Keck
Ken Emet
Dick Schultz
Bobby Dobbs
Jim Archer
Jim Bower
Bill Verble
Jack Morgan
Wilkinson May Keep Check On His Players Bank Books
Oklahoma City July 23 UP Coach Bud Wilkinson announces a plan to investigate each athlete's financial situation due to a two year NCAA probation. He warns any violation could cost eligibility and jokes about program notes listing players' bank balances.
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Wilkinson
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
Bud Wilkinson
National Collegiate Athletic Association
NCAA
Frank Fleetfoot
Ted Owen
Fleetfoot
Former Wyoming Player To Coach Omaha Cagers
John J. Cotton, 33, a former University of Wyoming and Denver Nuggets player, was named by the Board of Regents to coach the Omaha University cage team. Cotton has coached at Southwestern College Winfield Kan since 1953 after earlier duties at Dodge City Kansas high school.
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Wyoming
Omaha Cagers
Omaha
John J. Cotton
University of Wyoming
Denver Nuggets
Board of Regents
Omaha University
Cotton
Southwestern College of
Winfield
Kan
Dodge City
Kaa
Rain Delays Western Junior Tennis Finals in Champaign
Heavy rain halted the Western Junior and Boys Tennis Championships in Champaign as singles finals began. Mike Green led Norman Perry 6-2, 4-1 in the boys' match, while Earl Bucholz held a 3-1 edge over Ned Neely in the other, with no doubles underway. Finals move to tomorrow as competitors prepare for Kalamazoo nationals.
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Champaign
Mike Green
Miami Beach
Fla
Norman Perry
Los Angeles
Earl Bucholz
St. Louis
Ned Neely
Atlanta
Kalamazoo
Mich
Cowpokes Seek Greater Speed for A&M Football
Oklahoma A&M coach Cliff Speegle expects faster backfield play to boost the offense this fall. He notes passing upgrades from quarterback and halfback units could improve the running game, but line losses from graduation loom. Returning regulars Buddy Ryan Choppy Spencer and Jack Hutchinson bolster the line while Earl Lunsford and quarterback Fred Meyers headline the ground attack as Meyers recovers from spring knee surgery.
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Stillwater
Okla
Oklahoma A&m
Cliff Speegle
Speegle
J. B. Whitworth
Buddy Ryan
Choppy Spencer
Jack Hutchinson
Aggies
Earl Lunsford
Missouri Valley
Y Softball Loop May Be Formed
Glenn Dosser of the Lawton YMCA program committee calls a meeting of church softball representatives at First Methodist church on Tuesday night to discuss forming an inter church loop possibly with two leagues junior and open. Warren Smith says the late start may yield a short schedule and a double elimination tourney to end the season.
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Glenn Dosser
Lawton
First Methodist Church
Warren Smith
YMCA
Helioscope Wins Monmouth Handicap at Monmouth Park
Helioscope led from start to finish to beat King Ranch’s High Gun by a neck in the $83,550 Monmouth Handicap before about 29 100 sweltering fans at Monmouth Park. Punkin Vine placed third.
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Monmouth Park
N. J
William G. Helis Jr
Helioscope
King Ranch
Punkin Vine
Mears Heads to Winnipeg From Seminole Oklahoma
Gene Mears former Oklahoma Sooners center travels from Seminole Oklahoma toward Winnipeg en route to continue his basketball career.
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Mears
Winnipeg
Ardmore Airmen to Play Football Season at AFB
Ardmore Oklahoma July 23 practice sessions begin Monday for Ardmore Air Force Base football season. Howard Waugh former Tulsa fullback will coach the airmen with Jim Landers ex Tulsa guard as assistant. Waugh says five game schedule arranged.
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Ardmore
Okla
Ardmore Air Force Base
Howard Waugh
University of Tulsa
Airmen
Jim Landers
Tulsa
Waugh
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Rips Brooks
Chaffee, Ark
Rollie Bestor
University of Wisconsin
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Phyllis
Madison
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Casellani
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St. Louis Cardinals
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University of Oklahoma
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