Tebbetts Lifts Reds Into Three Team Race
Washington tops Baltimore 7 5 as Valdivielso hits a three run homer in a five run fifth inning. Kell adds a two run shot as Detroit thumps Kansas City 7 4 behind Lary's 16th win. Tebbetts predicts Reds will stay hot and challenge Braves and Dodgers in a tight NL race.
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Baltimore
Jose Valdivielso
George Kell
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Dean Stone
Sandy Coriiyegra
Ed Yost
Senators
Frank Lary
R. H. E. Baltimore
Moore
Consuegra
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Ferrarese
Triandos
Stone
Byerly
Berberet
R. HE
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Lary and Wilson
Ditmar, Herriage
Crimian
McMahan and Smith
Frese
Athletics
Tigera
Siarting
Jose Valdivieleo
Bakimory
English Girl Upsets Brough at National Tennis
Shirley Bloomer of Lincolnshire, just 14 when she upset veteran Louise Brough 6-3 6-3 in the quarter finals at Forest Hills. Bloomer advances to face Shirley Fry as the women's field moves toward the semi finals amid rain interrupting play.
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Louise Brough
Shirley Bloomer
Lincolnshire
Miss Brough
Shirley Fry
St. Petersburg
Fla
Miss Fry
Margaret Osborne du Pont
Wilmington
Del
Lew Hoad
Roy Emerson
Australia
Neale Fraser
Gilbert Shea
Los Angeles
Fraser
GW Colonials face depth test ahead of Miami of Ohio opener
Coach Bo Sherman trains 32 players for George Washington with 13 monogram winners from 1955 and a battle for the quarterback role between Ed Rutsch and Jack Henzel. The Colonials, tied for third in the Southern Conference last season, plan platoon strategy to win with a compact squad.
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Bo Sherman
George Washington
Colonials
Miami
Ohio
Sherman
Ed Rutsch
Jack Henzel
Ray “Looney
Colonial
Former Westminster Star Called Up By Milwaukee Braves
Earl Hersh, ex Westminster High School and West Chester State Teachers College athlete, joined the Milwaukee Braves. In his first major league start he hit two doubles as the Braves lost 4-2 to Cincinnati in 10 innings. Hersh doubled in the second, and later faced a double play with the bases loaded in the ninth. He had been playing in Wichita in the Western League prior to the call. He previously coached Manchester High School to county championships and was part of Maryland Class C finals runs.
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Cincinnati
Birdie
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Tebbetts
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Hershell Freeman
Joe Adcock
Bobby Thomson
Bill Bruton
Hersh
Wichita
Thomson
Eddie Mathews
Horsh
Manchester High School
Carroll
League Leaders As Assembled In AP Baseball Totals
National and American league leaders listed by the Associated Press with Mantle dominating batting and RBI, Fox and Mantle high in hits, and Fork and Score top in pitching. The standings include Aaron, Robinson, Kluszewski, Snider, Mays and Newcombe as leaders with Haddix and others in strikeouts. Also notes Maryland scholastic football slate with Friday games in Pennsylvania and West Virginia.
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Manle
New York
Piersall
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Jensen
Simpon
Kansas City
Lemon Washington
Rivera
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Cleveland
Aaron
Milwaukee
Robinson
Cincinnati
Kluszewski
Lopata
Philadelphia
Dolly Lease to Exhibit Champion at Woodsboro Show
Dolly Lease of Walkersville returns to the Western horse circuit with Champion a fast, sharp turning 18 year old ranch horse. The duo brings a winning run across the Cloverleaf course and faces stiff competition from trained cattle riders. A Glade Valley Lions Club event at Wood’s Mill Farm near Woodsboro features 21 classes starting at 1 a.m. Saturday, promising an afternoon of thrills.
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Dolly
Walkersville
Glade Valley Lions Club
Wood's Mill Farm
Woodsboro
National and American League Baseball Standings and Schedule
National League standings show Milwaukee and Cincinnati leading divisions with New York and Brooklyn in pursuit. Schedule details list today’s games including Boston at Baltimore and Chicago at Cleveland, plus yesterday, tomorrow results and a jamboree pairings for Bethesda-Chevy Chase, Gaithersburg, Blair, Montgomery, Wheaton, and Sherwood with two 12 minute periods per game.
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Marshman
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Jone
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Cincinnati
St. Louis
Inxhall
Mizell
St Louis
Wheaton
Bethesda
Chevy Chase
Gaithersburg
Blair
Richard Montgomery
Sherwood
West Md grid camp fills 34 players for 1956 season
Western Maryland College reports 34 players including Bob Butler Lou Fisher and Bob Cole reporting for football camp. The Terrors open 1956 with a Sept 22 game against Dickinson College. Butler is a veteran tackle, Fisher a Potomac State transfer and Cole a Middletown High athlete new to football.
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Bob Butler
Lou Fisher
Bob Cole
Western Maryland College
Terrors
Dickinson College
Butler
Frederick
Fisher
Potomac State
Maryland
Staunton’ Military Academy
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Olson to attempt comeback in light heavyweight bout
Former middleweight champ Carl Olson, missing since May 18 after a Robinson knockout, plans a comeback with a Portland bout set for Oct 2. Manager Sid Flaherty says Olson will train down from 190 pounds to around 180, with opponent yet to be chosen. Olson began workouts in San Francisco last week.
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Olson
Robinsen
Los Angeles
Mantle Trails Ruth Pace With Two More Homers
The AP notes Mickey Mantle, chasing Babe Ruth's 1927 pace, trails by two homers. It cites MLB team and league mark references, including the 221 by the Giants in 1847, and Yankee and league records like 1R2 for the Yankees and 1,264 for the NL in 1955.
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Associated Press
Mickey Mantle
New York Yankees
Babe Ruth
Cincinnati Redlegs
New York Giants
Yankees
Red Raider
Mall of Fame
Ruth
Mick
Lone Stars
Texas
Harry Cooper
British Isles
Jimmy Thompson
Rocky Graziano
Adlai Stevenson Avoids Harlem Campaign Visit
Democratic leaders in Harlem said Negro dissatisfaction with the party platform makes a Harlem appearance inadvisable for Adlai Stevenson and running mate Len Estes Kefauver. Stevenson said he may address Negro groups later, while plans for a five day New York area tour proceed. A closed luncheon with Mayor Wagner and others urged Stevenson to skip Harlem for now.
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Harlem
Ardal FE Stevenson
Stevenson
Len Estes Kefauver
Tennessee
New Jersey
Connecticut
Robert F. Wagner
Carmine G DeSapio
Manhattan
Hulan
Bronx
Brooklyn
Queens
Farm laborers seek U.S. entry at Monterrey consulate
In Monterrey, workers with US farm labor contracts swarmed the consulate seeking entry approval. Police had to be brought in to maintain order as Monterrey serves as one of three Mexican processing centers for legally contracted farm labor.
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Monterrey
Mexico
United States
U.S
Bakersfield Pitcher Mike McCormick Turns Pro
The 19 year old southpaw from Bakersfield California signed with Major League Baseball organization after a standout record in high school and American Legion play. He was paid 6500 dollars for signing.
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New York
Mike McCormick
Bakersfield
Calif
American Legion
Sports Notes Touches on Louis Hazzuto Burdette and Marciano
Notes touch Joe Louis with possible $70,000 haul and tax talks. Mentions Phil Hazzuto, Selva Burdette Jr., and a Yankee deal. Highlights Rocky Marciano driver Francie Gengler and Brockton Blockbusters visit for a charity game. Adds Mackey Mantle polls, golf talk, and Ivy League recruiting.
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IBC
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Phil Hazzuto
Scooter
Braves
Selva Wewis Burdette Jr
Aguas
Rocky Marciano
Francie Gengler
Mt. Carmel
Rocky
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Brockton Blockbusters
Peter Marciano
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Hilly Martin
Lallu
Bobby Jones
Ty Cobb
Moscow
Abe Apperstein
West Virginia
Chuck Howley
Sherwood Backfield Foundation With Changes Ahead
Sherwood coach Tony Caruso faces a reshaped 1956 squad after losing most of last season's 33-1 starting group. Only six lettermen return, with Bill Slade at Maryland and key losses Jerry Conn and Dick Munt. New starters include Lynn Thurman Edmund Russell Buddy Kukendalt and Ted Potter at center, with Fred Kruhm and Jerald Fender as top tackle candidates.
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Sherwood Sherwood
Tony Caruso
Warriors
Harpers Ferry
Caruso
Bill Slade
University of Maryland
Jerry Conn
Dick Munt
Sherwood
Lynn Thurman
Edmund Russell
Buddy Kukendalt
Ted Potter
Fred Kruhm
Jerald Fender
Fredenck
Tennessee weighs Texas Tech bid to indoctrinate Vol hero Beattie Feathers
Fragmentary notes suggest Tennessee considers inviting Texas Tech to stage the indoctrination of Vol immortals Beattie Feathers. The garbled lines mention Lew Burdette, a diver and wrestling champion, plus a 10 second sprinter at 2 and 210 pounds and a guard role last year.
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Lew Burdette
At &2
Tennessee
Texas Tech
Vol Immortal
Beattie Feathers
Fights Last Night in Los Angeles Local Boxing Card
Willie Vauchlin, 161, Los Angeles, stopped Hank Davis, 155 2, Los Angeles. Rallenger vs Bartgis Zimmer man, 615. Baker Park playoff for third place.
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Associated Press
Los Angeles
Willie Vauchlin
Hank Davis
Rallenger
Bartgis-Zimmerman
Baker Park
Heavyweights Clash in Garden Return Bout Tonight
Harold Carter and Johnny Summerlin, two rising heavyweights, meet in a return bout at Madison Garden televised by NBC at 8 p.m. EST. In May, Summerlin defeated Carter by unanimous decision in Detroit, a setback that snapped Carter’s 22 year career losses. Carter stands 12-2 with 10 knockouts. Summerlin is 30-5-2 with 19 knockouts.
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Harold Carter
Johnny Summerle
Madison Stare Garden
Detrait
Carter
Bob Satterfield
Summerlin
Detroit
Kay Os
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