Klippstein Nips No-Hit Bid As Reds Sweep Dodgers
Cincinnati pitcher Johnny Klippstein carried a no-hit bid into the ninth before Peewee Reese broke it up with a line drive. The Reds won 9 4 and 5 3 in a doubleheader, closing within one game of Philadelphia for fourth place as Cincinnati hitters supported him with nine hits and key extra bases.
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Rums
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Ted Kluszewski
Gus Bell
Chuck Harmon
Don Gross
Hershell Freeman
Pee Wee Reese
Milwaukee
Delco No 2 wins Armco trapshoot crown at Middletown
Delco No 2 of Dayton captured the national industrial trapshoot championship with a 235 total at the Middletown Sportsmen's Club, besting 57 other teams including Olin Mathieson Co and Moraine Products No 1. George Wagner of National Cash Register won high gun after a shootoff, with Delco No 2 and Armco No 1 leading local entrants.
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Middletown Works
Don L. Manning
Delca
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Harold Danner
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Herbert Center
Weith
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Dets
Olin Mathieson Co
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National Cash Register
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Ohio Trapshooting Association
Charles Schierholtz
Remington Arms
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Bill Willmills
Moraine Products
Sylvan Decker
Aeroproducts
Tipp City
Vic Brock
Delco
Schierholtz
Decker
Marion White
Crris Young
Herb Parsons
Winchester Arms
Standard Oil
Whiting
Ind
Middletown Middies Preseason Preview Highlights Stadium Grading
Friday night at Barnitz Stadium the Middletown Middies faced a preseason game marked by a severely degraded field. Water restrictions and alleged mismanagement left the greensward with brown patches. The piece also notes Sports Illustrated’s national college football outlook and Middies players on the move.
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Middletown
Fall TV grid lists nine football games on WLW D
WLW D announces a nine game fall football slate on channel 2 excluding the Ohio State Michigan clash. The schedule features Miami at Georgia Tech SMU at Notre Dame Ohio State at Stanford Notre Dame at Michigan State Iowa at Michigan Southern Cal vs UCLA Texas vs Texas A M Army vs Navy and Duke at North Carolina.
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Ohio State
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Ann Arbor
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Miami
Georgia Tech
SMU
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Michigan State
Iowa
Southern
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UCLA
Los Angeles
Texas
Texas A. & M
Army
Navy
Philadelphia
Duke
North Carolina
Lane Rumors Denied By Sox Leaders Amid Resignation Talk
In Chicago Frank Lane denies resigning as White Sox general manager while owner Grace Comiskey and GM or others express support. Newspaper quotes Lane and Comiskey family members amid rumors of quitting and recent discipline.
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Frank Lane
Chicago White Sox
Lane
Grace Comiskey
Sox
Berg Threatens Suggs' Golf Lead In St Louis Open
Louise Suggs of Sea Island Ga faces a final round challenge from Patty Berg of St Andrews Ill for the $5 000 St Louis Women's Open lead. Berg moved within one stroke with a two under par 34 on the front nine while Suggs posted a 38. Suggs countered with a three under 36 on the back nine to Berg's 38.
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Patty Berg
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Miss Suggs
Yesterday's Stars By The Associated Press
Pitching Tommy Byrne of the Yankees and Johnny Klippstein of the Reds starred in a doubleheader split. Byrne allowed four hits in a 6 1 inning win against the Indians for New York. Klippstein no hit the Dodgers 8 1 3 innings as Cincinnati swept with a 9 0 and 5 3. Bobby Avila led the Indians with four hits in eight at bats, including homers in both games.
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Yankees
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Redlegs
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Lefty
Indians
Yanks
Klippstein
Dodgers
Peewee Reese
Cincinnati
Bobby Avila
Twinbill
Tribe
American League Standings and Schedule Report
The American League standings show Cleveland leading with 88 wins and New York at 86, Chicago 84, Detroit 81, Kansas City 59, and Baltimore 45. Sundays results include New York 6 Cleveland 1 and Boston 6 Chicago 2, with Detroit shutout 8 0 and Washington 1 0. Tuesday games list Cleveland at Washington, Detroit at New York, Chicago at Baltimore, and Kansas City at Boston with scheduled start times.
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New York
Chicago
OSCE
Detroit
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Kansas City
Washington
Baltimore
Boston
National League Standings And Schedule Highlights
The National League standings show Brooklyn leading with 93 wins and 49 losses, Milwaukee 80-64, New York 73-69, Philadelphia 72-73, Cincinnati 72-75, Chicago 68-76, St. Louis 60-81, and Pittsburgh 55-87. Monday's schedule features Pittsburgh at St Louis at 8 p.m. The Sunday results include Cincinnati 9 Brooklyn 5 and Brooklyn 0-3 Milwaukee 5-9 Philadelphia 4-1 Chicago 7 New York 5, with other games noted.
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Brooklyn
Milwaukee
New York
Philadelphia
Cincinnati
Chicago
St. Louis
Pittsburgh
Minneapolis Wins Best-of-7 Semifinal Over Denver 4-0
Minneapolis defeats Denver 9 to 8 sealing the series in four games in the Best-of-7 semifinal playoff. Only games scheduled.
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American Association
Minneapolis
Denver
Rescheduled Montreal at Rochester in International League semifinal
The International League semifinal games were postponed by rain with Rochester leading 2-1 and Montreal, while Toronto defeated Havana 2 to 1 in ten innings to take a 3-1 series lead.
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Rochester
Toronto
Havana
Erie field trial champ crowned in Open All-Age Stakes
Lou Craig of Cincinnati owns and handles Eric's Best Bet which won the Open All-Age Stakes at the Ohio Valley English Springer Spaniel Club trial, the second straight year. The winner defeated Picket Fence Battler's Tony owned by John T. Pirie Jr. and handled by Dave Lorenz, with Hanover Hills Ten and Criffel Nell also placing.
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Lou Craig
Cincinnati
Ohio Valley
English Springer Spaniel Club
Leonard Reedy
Middletown
American Kennel Club
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Tony
John T. Pirie, Jr
Barrington, Ill
Dave Lorenz
Hanover Hills Ten
Hanover Hills Kennels
Barrington, Il
Lorenz
Criffel Nell
Armforth Kennels
Chicago
Steve Studnicki
Craig
The
Valley Group
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Jupiter
Camden
Budge
Chip Houser
Toledo
Ferris Is Victor In Dayton 500
Jack Ferris of New Paris won the Dayton Speedway 500-lap late model stock car race in 3 hours 55 minutes driving a 1955 Oldsmobile. Ernie Durr of Keokuk finished second and Iggy Katona of Milan third. Ferris led from the third lap and regained three laps lost during a 270 lap pit stop.
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Jack Ferris
New Paris
Dayton Speedway
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Ernie Durr
Keokuk
Iggy Katona
Milan
Mich
49ers rookie Norris sidelined for season after knee injury
San Francisco surgeons removed a torn knee cartilage from Clarence Norris, rookie halfback, after a Sunday injury in an exhibition against the New York Giants in Seattle. He will not play this season.
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Clarence Norris
San Francisco 49Ers
Norris
New York Giants
Seattle
Wilson Is Rumored As Reds' TV Voice
Cincinnati rumors say Bert Wilson from Chicago Cubs radio will telecast Reds games in 1956. Lou Smith cites a reliable source. Waite Hoyt remains on radio descriptions of the Cincinnati encounters.
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Reds’ TV
Cincinnati
Bert Wilson
Chicago Cubs
Cincinnati Redleg
Lou Smith
Cincinnati Enquirer
Smith
Waite Hoyt
Pro Football Exhibitions Results From Saturday
Baltimore beat Chicago Cardinals 24 to 14, Detroit defeated Cleveland 19 to 3, Chicago Bears 7 edged New York 0, Washington won 33 to 31 against Green Bay, and Philadelphia toppled Pittsburgh 24 to 20.
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Cleveland
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New York
Washington
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Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
Chuck Kent Wins Legion Tourney At Wildwood Golf
Chuck Kent posted a four over par 75 to beat defending champ Walt Pague by two strokes at the American Legion Post 218 golf championship. Kent earned the Coffey Denny Trophy as 52 golfers competed. Low net was Bob Lentz with 69, while Dewitt Chapple won Class B low gross 85 and Don Dillon took the C crown with 99.
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Walt Pague
Wildwood
Kent
Pee Wee Drafting Rescheduled for Wednesday at Smith Farm
Mid city Middletown postpones Pee Wee Football League player drafting to Wednesday at 4 p.m. due to heavy rains. City recreation director Tom Carlson appeals for more coaches and officials and asks interested people to call for details. Carlson hopes teams are picked Wednesday afternoon if weather permits.
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Pee Wee Football League
Smith Farm
Tom Carlson
Carlson
Pee Wee
Wednesday Loop Summer Titlists at Frontier Lanes
The Wednesday Night League champions won the summer bowling crown at Frontier Lanes with a total 2,204 pins led by LaVerne Trimble's 575 on 161 222 192. Accounting swept Contracts in the Aeronca Girls' League at Frontier. Factory shut out Planning. Loretta Day 413 for Factory. Chippendale 419 for Accounting. Linda Cole 409 for Planning. Material Records beat Office Service twice. Phyllis Smith 181-134-135-450 for Shipping over Expeditors.
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LaVerne Trimble
LaVerne
Aeronca
Frontier
Delores Chippendale
Loretta Day
Linda Cole
Phyllis Smith
Veteran driver escapes injury in midget race crash
Indianapolis driver Johnny Parsons from Van Nuys California escaped with minor injuries when his car flipped in a midget auto race at the 16th Street Speedway. Lloyd Newman of Hammond Indiana suffered a cut ear and a shoulder bruise earlier in the same race.
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Johnny Parsons
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Calif
Lloyd Newman
Hammond
Ind
16Th Street Speedway
Logart-Wilson On TV Tonight
Isaac Logart of Cuba and A Wilson of Englewood New Jersey two welterweights duel on Dumont TV at 8 p m CST in a ten round bout at New York St Nicholas Arena. Gene Fullmer youth middleweight contender from Utah meets Al Andrews of Wisconsin in Ogden while a St Louis welterweight faces Harold Jones of Detroit in Indianapolis Tuesday night.
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Sugar) Wilson
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Cyclone) Fullmer
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St. Louis
Harold
Chisox Hurlers Honored in Quincy Keys to Gift Car Presented
White Sox pitcher Dick Donovan was honored by his hometown Quincy between games of a Sox-Red Sox double header. Msgr. John P. Carroll, local CYO director, presented Donovan with the keys to a gift automobile as a nod to his major league success.
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White Sox
Dick Donovan
Quincy
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CYO
Donovan
Eagles Carry Cary To Victory In Cavalcade
Cary M coff overcame a bogey on a par 3 and tied for the lead with two eagles to win the Cavalcade of Golf at Shackamaxon in Scotch Plains N J. Middlecoff shot 65 to finish 276 for the four rounds two strokes ahead of Snead.
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Cary M Coff
Memphis
Kiamesha Lake
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W_ Va
Favorite's Role Shunned By War
RICHMOND Va Ha Ward Jr. declines the favorite tag at the 655th Amateur Golf Tournament quarter century after Bobby Jones's grand slam. Ward admits he has never advanced past the fourth round and avoids predicting his own results. He cites a field of 200 in a blue ribbon class and names five players with potential wins, including Don Bispling Doug Sanders Hillman Role ex champion Joe Conrad and Billy Joe Patton.
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Ha Ward Jr
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Ward
Fights Results From Paterson and Havana Cards
Vince Maez outpointed Provizzi 158 pounds in Paterson New Jersey. Jack Johnson defeated Bean at 207 pounds in Los Angeles. Jimmy Bean beat Chico Varona in Havana at 152% of featherweight? The report lists multiple bouts with outpoints and locations.
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Provizzi
Freeland
Hollywood
Jack Johnson
Los Angeles
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Havana
Cuba
Jimmy Bean
Miami Beach
Chico Varona
Trabert Wins National Amateur Title Awaits Pro Offers
Tony Trabert claimed the National Amateur title defeating Rosewall 9-7 6-3 6-3 at Forest Hills. He said he has received no pro offers yet and plans to wait for promoters before turning professional, with his next commitment the Pacific Southwest Championship in Los Angeles. Doris Hart retained the women’s crown by beating Pat Ward 6-4 6-2.
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Forest Hills
N. Y
Tony Trabert
Trabert
Australia
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Tony
Volle
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Coral Gables
Sue
Engla Pat Ward
Indians Rally Past Yankees In Nightcap To Retain A.L. Lead
Cleveland, after an 11 of 14 stretch, overcame a 6-1 loss in the opener with a 3-2 victory in the nightcap to hold a 1 1/2 game lead in the American League. Avila fueled the comeback with four hits and a tying homer, while Whitey Ford took the loss in relief for New York.
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Indians
Tommy Byrne
New York
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Tribe
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