Redlegs Stay Alive In Junior League Clash
The Redlegs beat the Yankees 18 to 6 to keep championship hopes alive in Junior league baseball action. White Sox can tie for second by defeating the Dodgers at Forest Park at 5 p.m. today. two more games are set for August 30 with potential implications for final standings. The White Sox carry an eight-game win streak while the Dodgers have dropped nine straight.
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Redlegs
Yankees
White Sox
Dodgers
Forest Park
Sox
Redlega
Michel
Rowe
Akers
Gyre
Sheph'd
Bennett
Morris
Spooner
Wilson
Smart
Budiey
Lewis
Smith
Gageia
West
Prather
G. Cred
Albright
Tolaia
Close Scores Ir Dinner Matches In Ottawa Club
One of the closest golf dinner matches of the season took place at Ottawa Country Club yesterday afternoon. Joe Cutting led his team to a 49 point win over Roy Churchill’s 46 and Lee Barnett’s 30. Merle Willhite, Tom Porter, and Lyman Corlis helped Cutting surge ahead. Corlis added 8 points and shot a 40 for the round. Paris posted 37. Dinner followed in the clubhouse. The club tournament final will be Sept 2 between Roger Casida and Jack Henning, per pro manager Roy Wilcox.
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Ottawa Country Club
Joe Cutting
Roy Churchill
Lee Barnett
Churchill
Merle Willhite
Tom Porter
Lyman Corlis
Corlis
Porter
Willhite
Paris
Le.Roy Wilcox
Roger Casida
Jack Henning
Kinder Is Star In Sox Victory
Ellis Kinder, 42, pitched 3 1 3 innings to save the Chicago White Sox 6 5 win over the A s as Minnie Minoso hit a seventh inning triple producing the deciding run. Kansas City had 14 hits, roughing up Staley, McDonald and Lapalme before Kinder relieved. In St Louis, Lew Burdette blanked the Cardinals five hits as the Braves won the series 2 1. Stan Musial added three hits, reaching a personal milestone with the 1 072nd extra base hit of his career. Mizell took the loss for the Dodgers after a five run first inning.
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Ellis Kinder
Kansas City
Chicago White Sox
A’s
Minnie Minoso
Chicago
A's
Jim Wilson
Gerry Staley
Jim
Indians Narrow Lead With Twin Bill Sweep
Indianapolis routed St. Paul 4-1 and 9-5 as part of a hot late season stretch. Denver dropped a 5-4 decision to Minneapolis while Indianapolis clung to a half game behind with a 73-53 record versus Denver’s 74-53. Omaha swept St. Paul to take fourth. Charleston outslugged Wichita 9-8 with eight homers including Reno Bertoia’s ninth inning double.
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Bears
Indians
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Minneapolis
Omaha
Louisville
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Wichita
Reno Bertoia
Buddy Hicks
Harry Malmberg
Ron Samford
Ed Hawes
Charley King
Hicks
Senators
Billy Queen
Jim Pendleton
Burdette Shuts Out Cards As NL Pitcher Shines
Lew Burdette of the Braves improved to 15 victories and a 2.53 ERA with his sixth shutout of the season defeating the St. Louis Cardinals 8-0. The 23-year-old right-hander denies using a spitter and stands as a top NL hurler as Milwaukee battles for the pennant amid a crowded race.
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Lew Burdette
Milwaukee
St. Louis Cardinals
Burdette
Fred Hutchinson
Phils
Robin Roberts
Mort Cooper
Harry Brecheen
Cincinnati Redlegs
Chicago Cubs
Brooklyn
New York Giants
Lincoln Nears Top Pace In Babe Ruth Home Run Chase
The article analyzes Mickey Mantle’s pace to break Babe Ruth’s 60 home run record. It compares Mantle’s 11-game lead with Ruth’s 60 in 154 games, noting Topeka and Amarillo results and Ruth’s historic late-season surge. It concludes Mantle might fall short if the current pace continues, citing Foxx and Greenberg as past near-misses.
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Babe
Amarillo
Ruth
Lin
Mickey
Go. Com
Topeka
Lincoln
Albuquerque
Yankee
Colorado Springs
Sioux
Kagav City
Des Moines
Pueblo
Sherman Jones
Mark Mantle
Frank Murray
Ber 2
Anane
Jimmy Foxx
Hank Greenberg
Foxx
Greenberg
Musial Near Top In Most Phases
Stan Musial, 35, of the St. Louis Cardinals, tops NL charts in many stats after a record extra base hits game. His .316 batting average keeps him within reach of the batting title as he chases 3,000 hits. he trails Hank Aaron and teammate Wally Moon in that race. Musial holds the NL mark for extra base hits with 1,072, amid a 8-0 loss to the Braves.
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Stan
Mel Ott
New York Giants
Musial
Cardinals
Lew Burdette
Milwaukee Braves
Wally Moon
Milwaukee
Hank Aaron
I Hornsby
John Mize
Chuck Klein
Hack Wilson
Ott
Ralph Kiner
New Osage County Lake Needs Rain
A flood of rain is needed for Osage County state lake to fill. The dam near the start of the year has little water behind it, delaying stocking by the Fisheries Commission. Fish may not reach usable size for about two years even after stocking, with the site about 200 miles southeast and a dirt dam fifty feet high and eleven hundred fifty feet long.
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Topeka
Osage County
Dave Leahy
State Forestry, Fish and Game Commission
Plumbers Union Elects Schoemann To Five Year Term
Peter J. Schoemann of Milwaukee was elected general president of the Plumbers and Pipefitters Union for a five year term at the 27th annual convention. He succeeds the late Martin P. Durkin and ran unopposed. The convention also heard Charles J. MacGowan urge patience in merging the CIO and AFL, noting craft and industry challenges.
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Kansas City
Peter J. Schoemann
Milwaukee
Plumbers and Pipefitters Union
Schoemann
Martin P. Durkin
Charles J. MacGowan
Boilermakers International Union
CIO
AFL
National League Wol Pet. GE
Milwaukee BF
Brooke
Cincinnati
Ae St Louis
Phildelphia
Pittsburgh
Bian
Chicago
New York
Pilot Trapped In Cockpit At Edwards Air Force Base
Air Force Captain Charles E. Klobassa remained trapped in a jammed F86E Sabre cockpit after landing on Rogers Dry Lake. Lt. Col. Harry W. Trimble and aerial photographer T. Sgt. Robert W. Welkey freed him minutes before the plane erupted in flames. Klobassa, son of Mr and Mrs Charles Klobassa of Pittsburg Kansas.
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Klobassa
Charles Klobassa
Pittsburg
Kas
Highway Paint Controversy Over Unsatisfactory Stripes
Topeka State Highway Director Frank Harwi said white striping paint did not test up to specifications and only a few hundred gallons have been accepted. He cited publicity around contracts and noted actions were defended by Gov. Hall and Harwi amid earlier bids that were higher than the lowest bid.
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Frank Harwi
Highway Department
Harwi
Hall
Harch
Paint Test Results and Baseball Signing Report
Harwi praised a white paint test but noted bleeding from tiny air bubbles showing asphalt beneath, giving a grayish look. He hopes improved paint will arrive in days. 25,000 to 30,000 gallons of yellow paint already met specs. The Cincinnati Redlegs signed catcher Bruce Edwards after his .295 season in 45 games with Vancouver, B C.
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Cincinnati Redlegs
Bruce Edwards
Dodger
Vancouver
B. C
Second Victim of Crash Dies in Wichita
Arnold Buhrer, 41, of Wichita, died in a hospital last night as the second victim of a two car crash seven miles east of Wichita Wednesday night. His companion Dorothy Faye Pearce, 42, was killed at the scene when the car was broadside at a county road intersection and both occupants were thrown from the vehicle.
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Arnold Buhrer
Here
Buhrer
Dorothy Faye Pearce
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