Grand Prix Victory Sets Two Records for Connell
Alan Connell of Fort Worth Texas won the 4th Annual Grand Prix sports car race edging Harry Heuer of Chicago by 44 seconds. Connell set a 1 lap record of 95 mph and averaged 92.7 mph on the 2.84 mile course aboard a Cooper Monza. About 50 000 spectators watched as 18 of 25 starters finished the 25 lap event.
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Kansas City and El Dorado Advance In Non-Pro Baseball Tourney
Kansas City Holmes and El Dorado Cementers stayed unbeaten into the third round by routing Colwich Cardinals 8-0 with Bob Parker pitching a one hitter. El Dorado beat Salina Bluejays 4-1 while Great Bend blanked Winfield National Guard 6-0. Liberal Beejays and Wichita Teenagers won losers' bracket games. Liberal toppled Bonner Springs 6-0 and Wichita beat Abilene 10-0. Tonight’s schedule lists Salina Jarretts vs Tescott, Bronson Bronchos vs Hays Larks, and Dodge City Moose vs Ulysses.
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A's rally to edge Senators in 15 innings
In Kansas City the Athletics beat Washington 6-5 after 15 innings to sweep the three game series. The winning run scored on an Ed Brinkman error on a third base throw from Jerry Lumpe during a run down. Ed Charles missed a squeeze bunt and Retzer chased Lumpe home. The A's loaded the bases in the 15th on three walks.
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Wellsville Keeps Babe Ruth Lead With 29-8 Win
Wellsville remained first in Babe Ruth League after a 29-8 victory over Olathe No 1 on Sunday. Mike O Connor earned the win as the second half of Babe Ruth play opened. Other league teams include Olathe No 1 and No 2 Stanley Spring Hill Wea and Wellsville. Bucyrus beat Wellsville Midget B 10-4 at Bucyrus.
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Churchill Recovers After Broken Thigh at Middlesex
London AP reports 87 year old Sir Winston Churchill slept well at Middlesex Hospital where officials said he had a comfortable night after sustaining a broken thigh. Messages of goodwill from around the world continued to arrive for the wartime prime minister as he recuperates.
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Midget Game Is Canceled In Muddy Conditions
In Wellsville the league game between Wellsville Midget C No 2 and Stillwell at Stillwell was not played because the field was muddy. Wellsville Midget C No 1 lost a non league game to Baldwin 21 to 5 on their home field.
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Garnett American Legion defeats Ottawa Elks 5 to 1
Garnett American Legion pitcher Andy Walken fanned 13 as they beat the Ottawa Elks 5 to 1 Sunday night. Ottawa scored in the first on Roy Dunn driving in Ron Mendell, and Garnett added two more in the third aided by an Elks error. Rick Snider allowed three Garnett hits in the third. Craycraft doubled for Garnett in the fourth and Snider singled in the fifth for the Elks' lone run.
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Barbara McIntire Wins Colorado Springs Invitational
Barbara McIntire former U S and British amateur champion won the Colorado Springs Women’s Invitational, defeating Natasha Fife of Wichita two up in the 36-hole final Saturday.
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Yankees Rally Past Twins to Reclaim AL Lead
The Yankees won 9-8 in New York as Mantle and Maris sparked a seventh inning rally with singles and Bobby Richardson and Tom Tresh homered early. Whitey Ford earned the win despite a shaky ninth as Harmon Killebrew and Zoilo Versalles homered for Minnesota. Boston beat Los Angeles 5-4 to move atop the league batting leader Pete Runnels anchored Boston’s offense with an eighth inning homer for the win. Detroit swept Baltimore 5-1 and 3-2, while Chicago and Cleveland split. In a disputed Detroit win, Jake Wood hit a fourth extra base hit of the day for the Tigers.
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