Pomona Dominates Piqua to Lead Iola Meet
Pomona crushed Piqua 10 to 2 in the Iola baseball tournament, piling up 15 hits as undefeated Pomona advances. Led by Bob Burd Mike Sheehan Ron Yingling Hal Peckman and Dave Phillips the offense surged with Sheehan going 4 for 5. Merel Birckhead tossed five innings of one earned run baseball for the win as Pomona improves to 2-0 in the tourney and awaits Sunday’s bracket winner for Wichita entry.
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Piqua
Iola
Bronson
Emporia
Ft. Scott
Wichita
Bob Burd
Mike Sheehan
Ron Yingling
Hal Peckman
Dave Phillips
Sheehan
Merel Birckhead
Abrh Habiger
Lair
Robinson
Burd
Sebbert
H. Peck
A. Spe’t
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Martin
Brown
O Weat
Yingling
Murray
Harrell
Collins
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Cueste
Pomona Cossevetvessoes
Eaenee
Americans Absent as Wimbledon Finals Set in 1930
The article notes no American in the men's final with Ken Rosewall facing Lew Hoad after Bill Tilden and Wilmer Allison era. Shirley Fry advances to the women’s final against Angela Buxton, marking a British finalist since 1939. Americans Ham Richardson and others exit as Hoad defeats Richardson in three sets.
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Wimbledon
England
Bill Tilden
Wilmer Allison
Ken Rosewall
Lew
America
Tony Trabert
Shirley Fry
Akron
Ohio
Britain
Angela Buxton
Miss Buxton
Kay Stammers
Alice Marble
Louis Brough
Miss Fry
Beverly Hills
Daughter Born to Ottawa University Coach Grover Nutt
A daughter was born yesterday to Mr and Mrs Grover Nutt at Hays. Nutt is the new football coach and athletic director at Ottawa University. The Nutts also have a young son. Coach Nutt, who has been contacting prospective students in western Kansas, is expected in Ottawa again next week. He is having a new home built on South Mulberry and will move his family here later.
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Hays
Nutt
Ottawa University
Nutts
Kansas
Ottawa
South Mulberry
Home Is Jinx For Milwaukee Braves and Tigers
The article notes Milwaukee Braves losing 7-1 to the Chicago Cubs at County Stadium, dropping from NL lead as Cincinnati Redlegs gain. Detroit Tigers break an 0-15 skid at Briggs Stadium with a 13-7 win over Cleveland. New York Yankees beat Boston 6-1 in the only AL action, widening the lead to four games over idle Chicago.
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Braves
Chicago Cubs
Milwaukees
Cincinnati Redlegs
Yankees
Gil McDougald
Boston
Yanks
Chicago
Bowling Scores From Thursday Night League
Bowling scores reported for THURSDAY NIGHT LEAGUE include THURSDAY night totals for Would Be’s Splinters Hustlers and Bowlerettes. Top performances include 184 by 10-Smith and 187 by 10-D Burgoon plus 809 for 30-D Smay across the listed teams.
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Smith
D. Richeson
L. Wickman
D. Heckman
D. Burgoon
D. Smay
Fowler
Redlegs lead Junior League with third straight win over Dodgers
Redlegs beat Dodgers 21 to 8 to extend their Junior League undefeated streak. Dodgers, White Sox and Yankees share one win and two losses. no games today. In Midget League, Dodgers defeated Indians 8 to 6 as John Fredricks hit consecutive homers. Pee Wee action sees Braves 20 over Red Sox 10. Tigers lead with 2-0. Indians meet Athletics at 5 p.m. on Garfield diamond.
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Dodgers
White
Sox
Yankees
Indians
John Fredricks
Braves
Red Sox
Cardinals
Tigers
Garfield Diamond
Athletics
Abrh Murphy
Jefferis
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Richeson
Shepherd
Seymour
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Huyett
Mendell
Shultz
Armst'y
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Payne
Christ’'n
Shisler
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Hendri’n
Athletics Lose to Cincinnati in Exhibition Clash
The Kansas City Athletics fell 3-2 to the Cincinnati Redlegs in an 11 inning exhibition. Stan Palys delivered a bases loaded single for Cincinnati after both teams exchanged a run in the 10th. Jose Santiago fanned 10 in nine innings for KC as Smokey Burgess homered for Cincinnati. Enos Slaughter urged Stan Musial to keep playing baseball.
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Cincinnati Redlegs
Stan Palys
Redlegs
Eddie Robinson
Cincinnati
Smokey
Burgess
Jose Santiago
Kansas City
Mantle To Test Injured Knee After Brace Return
New York Yankee star Mickey Mantle tested his injured right knee with a single-hinge brace and planned to rejoin in Washington in two or three days. An X-ray showed sprained ligaments, not a tear, with the team hoping he can pinch hit and perhaps start in the All Star Game after weekend knee tests. Mantle, 24, returned to walk under his own power and aimed to pivot with the new brace. He injured the knee fielding a July Fourth hit by Boston’s Jim Piersall, missing the second game and a prior game.
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New York
Mickey Mantle
New York Yankees
Yankees
Washington
Boston
Babe ‘Ruth
Sydney P. Gaynor
Manile
Mick
Ruth
Mantle
Jimmy Piersall
Plan Aid To Minors In Emergency Fund Vote
Heads of 97 minor baseball circuits will vote on creating a $100,000 emergency fund to aid financially troubled minor league clubs. George M. Trautman, president of the National Association of Professional Baseball Leagues, ordered an immediate vote after eight league heads signed a yesterday request.
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Columbus
Ohio
George M. Trautman
National Assn
Legion To Emporia Ottawa Baseball Heads To Sunday Game
The American Legion base ball team from Ottawa travels to Emporia for a Sunday 2 pm contest. They will depart the high school at 11 30 Sunday morning and practice today at 6 pm in Forest Park.
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Ottawa
American Legion
Emporia
Forest Park
Harris In Dark On Tiger Woes
Detroit manager Bucky Harris said he cannot explain the Tigers home drought after a 13-7 win over Cleveland snapped a 15 game home losing streak. He noted the club has been two different teams and cited losing the best shortstop and pitching gaps as factors in their poor record.
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Bucky Harris
Detroit Tiger
Cleveland Indians
Tigers
Brigs Stadium
Harris
Major League Standings and Friday Schedule Summary
Major League standings show New York and Chicago atop the table with Cleveland Boston Baltimore Detroit and Washington in pursuit. Fridays schedule features New York at Philadelphia and Chicago at Milwaukee among others while several games were postponed by rain and rescheduled.
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Arlo Bailey's Record Book in Ottawa Softball Standings
Ottawa softball teams struggle in non-league play with a 2–8 record. Skelly leads pitchers with 1–2, Budges 1–3, Phillips 0–2, Baldwin 0–1. Zaverink of Baltimore tops both leagues with 32 games pitched. Labine leads NL with 30. Freeman 26 matches. King, Face 25. Lown 25. Budges can clinch at least a tie with one win if Skelly loses. Budges 5–1 with three remaining. defending champs 5–2.
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Skelly
Budges
Phillips
Baldwin
George Zaverink
Baltimore
Clem Labine
Dodgers
Bob Chakales
Washington
Tom Gorman
Kansas City
Hersh Freeman
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el Roy Face
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Cubs
Budges Leads In Third Place Fight In Batting Standings
The piece outlines mini standings for Budges Phillips and Skelly Baldwin with two and three games left. It notes Budges could clinch a tie by winning two games regardless of Skelly, and Baldwin has three remaining games. It reviews 1956 Baltimore pitching shifts, mentions Jim Wilson’s sale to Chicago White Sox, and lists top pitchers from 1955 and 1956 including Moore Zaverink Wight Palica Brown Ferrarese and Johnson. It also covers Dodgers’ 1955 pennant-winning staff and three pitchers handling 1956 workload Labine Newcombe Craig with strong ERAs and records.
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Baldwin
Baltimore
Jim Wilson
Chicago White Sox
Wilson
Ray Moore
Bill Wight
Erv Palica
George Zaverink
Detroit
Orioles
Zuke
Birds
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Moore
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Palica
Hal Brown
Don Ferrarese
Connie Johnson
Dodgers
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Don Newcombe
Roger Craig
Erskine Starred, Giants No-Hitter Highlighted 1955 Pitchers
Erskine posted a poor 3-6 record yet threw a season no hitter against the Giants. Don Newcombe led 1955 staff with a 20-5 mark and 3.19 ERA over 154 or more innings. Podres and Erskine tied for team lead in shutouts with two each. Meyer, Loes, and Spooner also posted strong seasons. Several moved clubs while Podres, a World Series two-game winner, appeared ready for stardom but was drafted into service.
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Erskine
Giants
Don Newcombe
Giant Negro
Johnny Podres
Don Bessant
Russ Meyer
Bob Bundys Team Wins Dinner Match at Country Club
Bob Bundys team won the weekly men's golf dinner match yesterday at Country Club with 63 points. Ten players on the winning team shared free meals, while the closest finisher had 53 points and the third place team 44. Thirty men played and thirty seven were served meals, including seven guests.
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Country Club
Bob Bundy
Merchants Face Marines in Forest Park Showdown
The Ottawa Merchants baseball team hosts the Marine Corps league of Kansas City tonight at 8 in Forest Park for a scheduled game.
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Marine Corps League of
Kansas City
Forest Park
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