National League pennant race tightens with road emphasis
With under eight weeks left the National League lead tightens as St Louis holds first by half a game and the Cards boast a .625 road mark at 30-18. Milwaukee, Brooklyn and Cincinnati hover, while the Dodgers beat the Giants 5-2 aided by a late rally. In the American League, Cleveland stopped the Yankees’ eight game streak with a 7-2 win as Willie Mays drives the Giants in defeat.
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Podres Turley Lead Major ERA Racers at Two-Thirds Mark
Brooklyn’s Johnny Podres and New York’s Bob Turley top the majors with the best ERAs at the season’s two-thirds mark. Podres leads the NL with 2.57 ERA, 9-4, 86 earned runs in 126 innings. Turley owns AL’s 2.25 ERA, 7-3 with 28 earned runs in 100 innings.
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Wichita tops Minneapolis to extend league lead
Wichita widened its American Association edge to 11 games with an 8-3 win over Minneapolis. Joey Jay earned his 18th win, defeating the Millers for the first time, while St. Paul lost 4-3 to Indianapolis. Charleston beat Omaha 5-3 and Louisville defeated by Denver 7-2. The Colonels suffered a sixth straight loss.
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Budge's Beats Emporia Team in district softball clash
Budge's Hardware softball team defeated Webb Motors Emporia 5 to 2 in Lawrence district journal play. Webb Motors scored twice in the seventh as Budge's doubled up in hits. Webber and Schauls led Budge's with two bags each while Lynch, a local favorite, took the loss after a seven inning effort.
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Four Quarterbacks Lead All Stars for Giants Friday Night
Legion Baseball postponement aside, the piece highlights star quarterbacks Paul Hornung John Brodie Len Dawson and Jim Harris poised to lead the All Stars against the New York Giants at Soldier Field Friday night. Also noted are receiving threats Joe Walton Lamar Lundy Tom Maentz Ron Kramer and others plus a ring-side fight vignette with Russo vs Lynch, crowd disruption, and scoring details.
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Littler Leads World Championship Preview In Chicago
Virtually all top golf pros gathered for the World Championship starting Thursday at Tom O Shanter. Gene Littler’s 63 yesterday set a course record and overshadowed Roberto de Vicenzo’s All American win as players seek a $101,200 event with a $50,000 first prize and a $50,000 exhibi tion tour contract. In Kansas, Donald B. Peterson, 51, tire-store owner, was found dead of a heart attack in a field where he was changing a tractor tire.
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Sioux City Tops Pueblo as Des Moines Wins Late
In a second-tier standings night, Sioux City upset Pueblo 6 to 5 while Des Moines, in last place, defeated Colorado Springs 1 to 0. The Cubs beat Des Moines 7 to 6 in an exhibition before Des Moines faced Colorado Springs. Amarillo downed Topeka 6 to 5 on John Goodell’s homer and Len Attyd’s error-triggered run, with Dalrymple’s long fly and McDaniel’s 28th homer tying the game earlier. Amarillo won its third of the four-game series.
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