Mantle Aims For Ruth Record With Yankees
Mickey Mantle pursues Babe Ruth's home run mark with 43 games left, needing 20 homers to eclipse the record as Casey Stengel says Mantle must do it himself. Stengel rules out leadoff batting and cautions pitchers will challenge him, Mantle hoping to stay near .370 with fewer road pitches and a chance at 75 homers if possible.
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Pomona Plays Tonight at Forest Park Diamond
Pomona meets Osawatomie in an Eastern Kansas league game at Forest Park Diamond tonight set to start at 8. Local standings and key players are to be announced.
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Budges Take Share Of 1956 Softball Title In Playoff
Budges defeated Baldwin 2 runs in the first inning and held on to win by a margin to claim a share of the 1956 softball title with Skelly. Playoffs begin Monday. Larry Webber earned the win. Ottawa Girls beat Richmond 18 to 10 in the second game of the eight. The box score follows.
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Gold Sox Fall 8-5 in Western League Action
Fifth-place Colorado Springs beat the Gold Sox 3-2 as Amarillo extended its lead over Lincoln to five games. Pueblo defeated Sioux City 8-5, with Jim Merrick fanning Marshall Bridges with the bases loaded to end a ninth-inning threat. Tonight’s slate features Sioux City at Colorado Springs and other matchups. Charley Peete, St Louis rookie outfielder, earned a major league chance after hitting .351 in 95 games for Omaha in early 1956.
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Albuquerque
Charley Peete
St. Louis Cardinals
Omaha
Complete Games From Tribe and League Leaders
Paced by Bob Lemon's 13 complete games Cleveland hurlers have gone the distance 42 times this season. Yankees and Red Sox own 37 and 37. Cincinnati leads in club batting at .264 with Milwaukee at .262 and Brooklyn at .258. In the field Cincinnati is .980, Braves and Dodgers at .979. Brooklyn’s Don Newcombe has seven complete games in a nine game win streak with 97 strikeouts. Piersall and Mantle each shine defensively for Red Sox and Yankees.
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Redleg Pitching Could Be Better
The Cincinnati Redlegs slumped as Milwaukee Braves swept a four game set with a 5 1 win. Tebbetts failed to find a stopper amid slumps for Jeffcoat and Lawrence as rookie Taylor Phillips notches his third win. Ed Bailey and other Redlegs hitters were blanked.
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Hal Jeffcoat
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New York
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Wally Post
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Grid Champs Of 16 Gather For Reunion Sept 28
Invitations mailed to 16 members of Ottawa High School's 1916 grid champions and two honorary members. R E Rodgers of Lyndon says the group will attend the Ottawa Argentine game September 28 at 8 pm and dine at 6 pm at the North American hotel.
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Sugar Ray Robinson Eyes Fight With Gene Fullmer
New York reports a planned middleweight title bout between Sugar Ray Robinson and Gene Fullmer, with Robinson breaking from the IBC contract under a TV and theater pay deal. Negotiations in Los Angeles include Eaton as promoter, a September 24 or 25 date, and a $125,000 offer including training costs and TV share. The IBC family doubts Robinson’s bluff but remains hopeful for the bout.
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Major League Leaders by the Associated Press
The list highlights American League and National League leaders in batting runs and pitching. Mantle of New York tops several categories with a .371 average and 145 hits, while Musial of St Louis leads in others. In pitching, Newcombe and Buhl post strong 10 decision records with high winning percentages.
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All Stars To Lawrence Open Tonight In State Tourney
Lawrence hosts district All Star team at 8 p m with local players Marshall Allen manager Pete Cearfoss Glenn Davis Don Morris and Don Walburn Cearfoss is
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Don Morris
Don Walburn
Cearfoss
Ottawa Staffords Players Also Pitch in Mound Duty
Shortstop Davis pitcher Mor ris catcher Walburn and center fielder all have seen pitching mound duty for the Ottawa Staffords. Hialesh's 40 day racing meeting for 1957 runs January 17 to March 4.
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Walburn
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