Top National League Teams Face Crucial Weekend Games
The National League faces a pivotal Labor Day weekend as Milwaukee and Brooklyn clash in a packed schedule. The Braves hold a two game edge over St Louis, while Cincinnati and Brooklyn square off with the Cubs and Giants in key series. Memphis Tebbetts remarks underscore the season's decisive stretch as teams fight for October positions.
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Ebbets Field
New York
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Cubs
Crosley Field
Birdie Tebbetts
Chicago
Close Scores In Dinner Golf Match at Country Club
One of the season’s tightest dinners golf contests ended with Jack Henning’s team beating Roger Casida’s 51 to 49 while Homer Henning’s squad posted 44. Bill Wallace scored 16 of Casida’s 18 points, setting a club record. Rev. Ernest Worden added 10 for the winners. Jack Henning and Roger Casida set to play a 36 hole club championship next Sunday. Labor Day family day to follow with golf swimming and picnics. children’s pony rides planned in late afternoon.
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Jack Henning
Roger Casida
Homer Henning
Bill Wallace
Casida
Wallace
Ernest Worden
Jockeys Duel For Top Spot In 1956 Riding Race
In Chicago Hartack and Shoemaker duel for national riding honors at Washington Park and Atlantic City. Hartack leads 268 to 265 with both jockeys citing pressure and focus as pivotal. Shoemaker seeks a fourth crown, a record-tying feat, while Hartack aims to defend title after 417 wins in 1955.
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Postponed Softball Games Due to Heavy Rain
The Iowa Colored Ghosts were rained out in Forest Park and will play Ottawa Girls at 7 30 p m and Budges at 8 30 p m tonight per soft ball commissioner Ralph Emerson.
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Check Out Day for Big Seven Football Camps
AP reports Big Seven coaches vet players and gear ahead of practice starting Saturday. Oklahoma Sooners, defending champions under Bud Wilkinson, plan about 65 players with 26 lettermen. Kansas aims for 70, with key lettermen delayed by injuries and Marine training. Nebraska, Kansas State, Iowa State, Colorado each list rosters from 56 to 66 players with varying lettermen counts as teams prepare for opening sessions.
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Bud Wilkinson
Kansas
Chuck Mather
Lynn
McCarthy
Frank Black
Kansas City
Black
Kansas State
Bus Merte
Nebraska
Pete Elliott
Oklahoma
Don Elway
Willie
Greenlaw
Iowa State
Vince DiFrancesca
Colorado
Dallas Ward
Reds Withdraw From Track Meet
Russia called the shoplifting charges against Soviet discus champion Nina Ponomareva blackmail and canceled a two day meet with Britain. The 27 year old star vanished after failing to appear in court on hats theft charges worth 4.60 dollars. Bail had been posted and she was last seen near a Soviet Embassy before possibly fleeing aboard a Russian freighter. Tulane mention notes Willie Hof at 144 pounds.
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Russia
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Britain
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College Gridders To Start Heavy Workouts Tomorrow
College football opens heavy two a day drills for 10 to 14 days as teams prepare for the season. NCAA rule limits preseason practice to early September or two weeks before classes start. Notable topics include Air Force Academy scheduling first varsity games, ineligible Pac Coast Conference teams, and early kickoff games such as Southern Methodist versus Notre Dame.
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National League Standings and Friday Night Schedule
National League standings show Milwaukee leading with 76 wins and .608, Brooklyn 74 and .592, Cincinnati 74 and .583, St. Louis 63 and .500, Philadelphia 59 and .480, Pittsburgh 54 and .425, New York 50 and .407, Chicago 51 and .405. Friday night games include St. Louis at Milwaukee, Brooklyn at New York, Chicago at Cincinnati, Philadelphia at Pittsburgh. results show Milwaukee-Pittsburgh tied 1-1 after rain and Chicago beat Brooklyn 4-3 in 11 innings.
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Conley
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Kline
Baseball Standings and Matchups Highlight AL Facts
American League standings show New York leading with 82 wins and Cleveland at 72. Detroit sits at 61 and Baltimore 56. Upcoming games include New York at Washington with Ford facing Pascual and Cleveland at Chicago with Wynn against Pierce and Donovan. Bill McGowan ties for iron man umpiring with 2,541 consecutive AL games.
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Kansas City
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Nixon
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Foytack
Bill McGowan
Annual Bowling Meet of City Association Tonight
The Mens City Bowling association holds its annual fall meeting at 7 30 PM in the Knights of Columbus hall. All members are requested to be present.
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Mens City Bowling Association
Knights of Columbus Hall
World Wide News Briefs: East Asia and Europe Strife
The Independent Times of Indonesia cites Red Chinese incursions into northeastern Burma as bluster and arrogance and calls for immediate withdrawal. In Sweden six Poles seeking asylum cite terror in Poland after a voyage aboard the Massowsze liner. Jerzy Kawka identifies as Warsaw National Theater actor. In Egypt a prosecutor Eyes the death penalty for Britons in a spy case. In Austria four young Hungarians flee past border guards via a truck breach and seek asylum after a firefight.
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Sweden
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Demos Rib GOP On Party Name
Washington report says Democratic National Committee mocks Republican efforts to rename the party. A DNC memo urges Democrats not to mimic GOP branding by insisting on Democratic versus Democrat spellings. Republicans argue the ic ending pretends to broader popular support.
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Democratic National Committee
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Leonard Hall
Third Child For Marine Sergeant
Beaufort, S C The wife of Marine Sgt Matthew C McKeon gave birth early today to a 7 pound 6 ounce girl at Beaufort Navy Hospital It was the McKeons third child Both mother and baby were reported doing well Mrs McKeon was brought to the hospital by her husband who was court martialed earlier this summer in the drowning of six Marine recruits during a night march he led He was convicted of negligent homicide and drinking while on duty His sentence is under review by the secretary of the Navy.
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Secretary of the Navy
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