Burdette Wins 14th as Braves Top Reds 6 3
Lew Burdette pitched a five hitter for his 14th victory, despite calling his stuff poor. Lew Lawrence blamed wildness as the Reds lost 6 3 to Milwaukee at Milwaukee. Ed Mathews Bruton and OConnell produced early runs for the Braves while Bell Kluszewski Bailey and Post gave Cincinnati brief rallies.
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Milwaukee
Len. Burdette
Brooks Lawrence
Cincinnati
Burdette
Redlegs
Lawrence
Loquacious
Lew
Braves
Reds
Lew Burdette
Gus Bell
Ted Kluszewski
Ed Bailey
Wally Post
Take Nine Of 13 From Beantown Crew This Year
Boston Red Sox fade as Washington Senators stifle their hopes while New York Yankees surge to the top. Dodgers, Indians, Tigers and Cubs also win as pennant races tighten. Key performances from Mantle, Berra, Lemon, Sievers, Bolling and Furillo shape a busy day of baseball across leagues.
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Beantown Crew
Joe Reichler
Associated Press
Boston Red Sox
New York Yankees
Washington
Coaches Clinic Enrollment Likely Light in Canton
Coaches avoid the Canton clinic week ahead of the North South All Star game, officials delay the game by a week to ease gate traffic, while Jim Lindsey of Middletown High is groomed for a first string spot. Ellison revises the practice plan to mix players by age group to keep workouts productive.
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Canton
Jim Lindsey
Middletown High
Glenn
TIGER
Ellison
Jayvee
Paul Walker
Jack Beck
Middletown
Politics Cut Into Video Boxing Shows This Week
The Monday boxing card at St. Nicholas Arena New York is aired solo as Wednesday and Friday fights were canceled due to a Chicago political convention. Rematch between Jerry Luedee and Willie Troy set for Dumont TV in select areas. Troy previously beat Luedee by split decision on July 10.
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Jack Hand
Associated Press
St. Nicholas Arena
New York
Airways
Chicago
Jerry Luedee
New Haven
Willie Troy
Washington, D. C
Dumont
Troy
Luedee
Baseball Standings and Results Across Leagues
National and American leagues show varied records with several scheduled games and results from Sunday and Saturday. Key outcomes include Brooklyn over Philadelphia 5 2 in Brooklyn, Milwaukee over Cincinnati 6 3, New York 4 Pittsburgh 2, and St Louis over Chicago 3 1 in the weekend slate. American League matchups list New York leading early, Detroit and Cleveland posting wins, while Baltimore and Washington split results and Kansas City shows a mixed record. International League results include Toronto edging Buffalo 10 8 and Havana defeating Columbus 24 10.
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Pittsburgh
Chicago
New York
Brooklyn
Cincinnati
Milwaukee
Philadelphia
St. Louis
American League. L. Pet. GB
Cleveland
Boston
Detroit
Baltimore
Washington
Kansas City
Baltimore II
Wichita
St. Paul
Louisville
Denver
Toronto
Buffalo
Havana
Columbus
Miami
Richmond
Montreal
Rochester
U S Hammer Squad Confusion Hits Olympic Tryouts
PEMBROKE Mass The three members of the U S Olympic hammer squad faced a sanction event by the AAU that went awry Cliff Blair former Boston University star now with New York AC threw 204 feet 6 inches but his hammer was under regulation weight Hal Connolly of Boston AA was second at 200 feet 3 inches yet his hammer weighed too little Hall of Cornell followed at 196 feet 8 inches none of the weights were confirmed but all three have tossed the 16 pound hammer at or beyond 200 feet this year
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Pembroke
Mass
U. S
AAU
Cliff Blair
Boston University
New York AC
Hal Connolly
Boston A.A
Hall of
Cornell
Hollywood-Tommy Bain Stops Ken Davis in LA
Hollywood figure Tommy Bain stops Ken Davis during a LA encounter. Both parties are identified by city, with ages listed as 125. Incident timing noted as the sixth hour reference.
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Hollywood
Tommy Bain
Los Angeles
Ken Davis
Kroll Wins World Tour Title After Long Wait
Kroll, a 37 year old war veteran known as golf's Purple Heart hero, captured the World tour top prize of 50,000 dollars with a 15 under par total of 273 at Tom O'Shaner, tying the 1951 World record. He finishes three strokes ahead of Reed Hawkins and plans promotions. Marlene Bauer Hagge won the women's 6,000 dollar first prize with 298. Ward Wettlaufer claimed the men's amateur title with 290. Anne Richardson won the women's amateur with 309.
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Jerry Liska
Chicago
Ted Kroll
Tom O'Shaner
Kroll
George 5. May
Ben Hogan
New Hartford
N. Y
Reed Hawkins
Hawkins
Mexico City
Australia
Peter Thomson
Marlene Bauer Hagge
Ty Jameson
Ward Wettlaufer
Hamilton
Buffalo
Martin Stanovicn
Anne Richardson
Columbus
Ohio
Jackie Yates
Honolulu
Don Finsterwald
Bedford Heights
Boros
Browns Trade Pair To Lighten Heavy Roster
HIRAM Ohio veteran tackle John and rookie defensive halfback Chet Lussy were traded to Green Bay for two Packers draft choices. Browns trim unusually large pre season roster after movie study of the Chicago All Star victory. Browns travel west to face 49ers and Rams before next week practice resumes amid battles for jobs. Coach Paul Brown spoke highly of both players as changes push Don Goss into a roster spot.
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Ohio
John
Chet Lussy
Green Bay Packers
Cleveland
Browns
Packers
Paul Brown
Chicago
West Coast
San Francisco
49Ers
Los Angeles Rams
Brown
Lussy
Hardin - Simmons College
Sandusky
Villanova College
Don Goss
Southern
Goss
Larry Ross
Bobby Moss
Preston Carpenter
Russians object to Olympic track and field strength
In Moscow Pravda quotes K A Andrianov, deputy head of the Soviet sports program, saying the level of track and field achievements shown in the Olympics will not match the United States for another four years, reflecting Soviet displeasure with Olympic performance.
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Moscow
Russia
United States
Pravda
Communist Party
K. A. Andrianov
Tigers rally past White Sox with Bolling homer and three RBIs
Frank Bolling drove in three runs with a home run and a double as the Detroit Tigers defeated the Chicago White Sox 5-2. Herb Score fanned 14 as the Indians beat Kansas City 6-1 to sweep a three-game set. Andrianov, a member of the Soviet Spartakiad committee, criticized Soviet swimmers and boxing referees amid a mass festival with weightlifting leading the events.
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Frank Bolling
Tigers
Chicago White Sox
Herb Score
Indians
Cleveland
Kansas City
Andrianov
Russia
Olympic Berths To Be Decided At Rifle Shoot
At Camp Perry Ohio more than 3000 civilian and service sharpshooters begin Olympic tryouts in free and rapid fire events. Captains and rivals named include Dr Emmet Swan son of Minneapolis and J C White Jr of Miami with Arthur E Cook and Oscar Westergaard among top contenders for Melbourne.
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Camp Perry
Ohio
Tinemee Nason
Emmet 0. Swanson
Minneapolis
Huelett L
Joe) Benner
Giymels Tee
London
J. C. White Jr
Miami
Fla
U.S
Border Patrol
Arthur E. Cook
Silver Spred
Olymp
Verle F. Wright Jr
Fort Wayne Ind
Harbor City
N.J
el Paso
Tex
Sota Forman
William Toney
Musial Ties N L Extra Base Mark
Stan Musial tied the National League record with 1 071 extra base hits after a double in the first game at Chicago. The St Louis Cardinals star matched Mel Ott for lifetime long hits as a NL player and neared Babe Ruth’s all time major league mark of 1 356.
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New York
Stan Musial
Chicago
St. Louis Cardinals
Mel Ott
New York Giants
Musial
Wey So Se
Babe Ruth
Home Run Derby Standings Through August 12
The AP through games of Aug 12 lists Mickey Mantle of the New York Yankees at minus 41 in pace discussions and notes team and league records for home runs. It cites the Cincinnati Redlegs at minus 157 for Ma ir League, and Yankees with minus 149, while AL and NL marks show historic tallies and 1949 and 1955 benchmarks.
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Mickey Mantle
New York Yankees
Babe Ruth
Cincinnati Redlegs
New York Giants
Yankees
Increase In Pension Seen For Players
NEW YORK The Major League Pension Committee planned a meeting to discuss boosted player pension benefits tied to a 16 million radio and game contract. Eight club reps previously voted to double benefits, with five and ten year players set to receive monthly sums at age 50, plus extending eligibility to current beneficiaries.
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New York
Major League Pension Committee
Bob Feller
Cleveland
Robin Roberts
Philia
Cronin
Boston
John Galbreath
Pitssourgh
Major League Leaders In American League batting runs and hits
Mantle of New York tops batting with 371 at bats and 145 hits. Kaline of Detroit follows in hits with 139 and runs leader Mantle has 100 runs. Fox of Chicago and Yost of Washington share with 104? Pilon and Vernon appear in garbled form.
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Mantle
New York
Wilams
Boston
Fox
Chicago
Yost
Pilon Toleee
Kaline
Detroit
New Yor
Vernon
Baseball Leaders and Pitching Standouts Across Leagues
A compact snapshot lists batting leaders and notable pitchers with key stats. Highlights include Aaron and Musial in member teams with high hit counts, Snider and Aaron for runs batted in, and Newcombe and Buhl leading decisions. Strikeout leaders include Friend and Haddix, while international players Menendez and Chicharrita Medina appear in the scene.
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Aaron
Milwaukee
Musial
St. Louis
Een Lopata
Philadelphia
Furillo
Brooklyn
Louis
Bruton
Snider
Adcock
Mays
York
Gilliam
Newcombe
Buhl
Friend
Haddix
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Carol Holladay
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Roy Sievers
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al Smith
Bill Hoeft
Billy Pierce
Bobby Thomson
Carl Furillo
Pee Wee Reese
Randy Jackson
Roger Craig
Clem Labine
Jim King
Monte Irvin Mages
Bob Rush
Herman Wehmeier
Jim Davis
Cub
Frank Thomas
Giant
Bill Virdon
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Pee Wee Football League
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Dave Feld
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