All-stars Favored Against Cleveland
The College All Stars are favored to defeat the Cleveland Browns at Soldier Field Friday night. The defense is boosted by an all professional coaching staff led by Curly Lambeau. The roster features stars from across the nation including Max Boydston Alan Ameche Ralph Guglielmi and Frank Eidom with a massive line promising strong play.
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the Horse) Ameche
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Baseball Standings and Upcoming Games Across Leagues
The AMERICAN LEAGUE standings show Chicago leading with 63 wins and .594, New York at .501, Cleveland .587, Detroit 59–50, Kansas City 46–64, Washington 39–69, Baltimore 35–72. Tonight features Boston at New York, Detroit at Cleveland, and Chicago at Kansas City. In the NATIONAL LEAGUE Brooklyn leads at 74–36, Milwaukee 60–50, New York 63–?, Cincinnati 52–59, St Louis 46–60, Pittsburgh 42–72. Monday’s games include New York at Brooklyn and St Louis at Milwaukee.
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Detroit Keeps Pennant Hopes Amid Tough Schedule
Detroit Tigers hold pennant chances by needing only to win against first division foes. They open with the Cleveland Indians and host Boston later, with a slim games-back gap to close. Remaining schedule includes series with Chicago, Cleveland, New York, and Boston at Briggs Stadium.
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Monroe Brewers Open State Semi Pro Tourney Gamen
The Monroe Brewers host the Milwaukee Firemen in the state semi pro baseball opener at Milwau kee County Stadium Friday at 2 30 p m. Fred Huber announces an 18 man roster including three Platteville players and Art Hum ker Festina Jr pitcher.
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Cardinals Face Worst NL Finish Since 1919 With 48 Games Left
The St. Louis Cardinals cling to a 46-60 record, 26 games behind sixth, amid a weak bullpen and lacking bats. Harry Walker blames relief pitching and too fine-tuned hurlers after seven pitchers were used in a loss. Bill Virdon has been the lone clutch hitter, driving in 9 of 19 runs in the last five games while Stan Musial struggles.
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Cubs sweep Dodgers 1-0 on pitching and clutch homer
Sam Jones held Brooklyn to four hits in a 1-0 Cubs win. Gene Baker contributed a solo homer and helped fuel the narrow victory as Dodgers pitcher Don Newcombe allowed six hits. The 1954 US population rose by 2 percent.
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Braves Face Cardinals in Milwaukee Night clash at County Stadium
The Milwaukee Braves host the St. Louis Cardinals at County Stadium tonight at 8 p.m. Warren Spahn faces Larry Jackson in a four game set as Milwaukee pursues its slim lead and battles attendance concerns amid season-long pressure from the Giants and Dodgers.
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Logart to Protest Loss to Virgil Akins in 10-Round Fight
Isaac Logart plans to protest his 10 round split decision loss to Virgil Akins after the New York card. Manager Eddie Mafuz demanded to see scorecards as crowd of 1,300 booed the verdict. Judges Joe Agnello and Frank Forbes scored for Akins while referee Ray Miller had Logart ahead.
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Western Junior Girls Open begins at Lake Geneva
Sixteen girls start match play at Lake Geneva Country Club to determine the 29th annual Western Junior Girls Open Golf Tournament champion.
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Simmons Teams Tops In Softball Batting Averages
Simmons leads the league with a .282 team batting average and Ken Luchsinger sits at .500 after 13 hits in 26 at bats. Commercial Bank and Helland-Hein share second with a .273 slugging mark as the season nears its end with nine games played. Johnny Winzenried, new to the batting race, hits .476 for Commercial Bank, while Hensey and Jaeggs rank near the top in various stats. Upcoming games include Phillips-Smith vs Northwestern and Jefferson Center vs Helland-Hein, with key matchups through Friday and final games next Tuesday.
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Roger Isely
Jim Orton
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Kewaunee Names New Coaches for Basketball Baseball and Football
KEWAUNEE George Bahrke of Oshkosh named head basketball and baseball coach at Kewaunee High School. John Fleis of Wonewoc named head football coach.
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Williams Defies Career End With No Spine Injury
Davey Williams, a key player in the New York Giants pennant bids of 1951 and 1954, learned there is no evidence of a slipped disc in his spine. The 24-year-old second baseman may continue his baseball career after doctors found no disabling injury.
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Roberts Paces NL Leaders In Four Pitching Categories
Robin Roberts of the Philadelphia Phillies leads the National League in complete games with 21 and innings pitched at 229. He also tops hits allowed with 211 and home runs given up at 27, while sharing the lead in wins with Don Newcombe at 18 for Brooklyn.
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Tradition of farewell portraits at Ft. Knox centers
P M Sgt William Conn of Madison Indiana orders generals around with ease and paints departing commanding officers portraits at the Fort Knox armored center as a long standing going away gift tradition.
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World Championship Of Golf Opens In Chicago
Eight foreign pros join U S players in preliminary team matches ahead of the World Championship of Golf. The event offers a $50,000 cash prize plus a guaranteed tour of 55 exhibitions at $1,000 each and a $1,000 caddie fee, with a potential $156,000 jackpot. Doug Ford is the favorite after a recent PGA win and the All-American victory.
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Newcombe loses as Cubs edge Dodgers 1 0 at Wrigley
Sam Jones limits Brooklyn to four hits for Chicago in a 1 0 win. Gene Baker drives in the only run with his 8th homer in the eighth. Newcombe’s loss is his second this season against the Cubs. Cubs sweep series and narrow gap on Phils.
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Levy Services Held for Milwaukee Journal Writer
Sam Levy aged 60 veteran sports writer for the Milwaukee Journal died after a heart attack. Funeral services were conducted by Rabbi Joseph Baron at a Milwaukee funeral home with attendance by Louis Perini of the Braves Will Marridge of the American League and Earl Hilligan league service manager. The note adds an unrelated line about a lobster hatching and settling on the sea bottom.
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July Employment Hits New Record
Washington reports July employment surged to a record 64,955,000 with joblessness at 2.471 million, down from June and about one million lower than a year earlier. Nonfarm payrolls reached 57 million while factory payrolls held at 16.6 million, and the average work week edged down to 40.3 hours.
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July Joblessness Decline Stares At Skilled Worker Shortage
The statement notes a continued drop in adult male unemployment, unusual for July, while fewer jobless workers are skilled or semi skilled. A larger share of the unemployed are unskilled, signaling a shift in labor demand and worker classifications.
Watered Whisky Ruled Legal by Federal Court
A U S Court of Appeals ruling allows bartenders to add water to whisky but prohibits increasing the amount of whisky in a bottle. The 2-1 decision hinges on a tax interpretation that water carries no tax, while other substances would. The ruling stems from the government's appeal of eight cases dismissed in St Paul Minnesota.
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Albany Social News Notes Move and Visits
Mrs Kathryn Groth traveled to Cheyenne Wyoming to visit her son and family staying with the E A Sharer household in Albany. Mrs Arthur Malkow of Evansville spent the weekend with her mother in law. Mrs Gertrude Long of Stoughton visited sister F W Christopher. The Grossman and Christopher families attended a Milwaukee ball game. Everett Peckham and spouse returned from a month long motor trip through the eastern states and Canada.
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Private industry spends over 10 billion on science since WWI
An independent research group reports that private industry worldwide has invested more than 10 billion dollars in scientific research since the end of World War I, highlighting long term growth in corporate R&D funding.
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