Brooklyn Dodgers Stumble While Braves Gain In Pennant Race
In a tense pennant chase the Dodgers dropped to fourth after another loss. Milwaukee blanked New York 6-3 in 11 innings as Nippy Jones powered the Giants. St Louis beat Pittsburgh 4-3 with Al Dark hitting a bases loaded single in the 10th. Johnny Temple delivered a two out 11th inning single to beat the Cubs 5-4. Philadelphia rallied to defeat Chicago 2-1, leaving the Phils a half game back. In the American League Jim Bunning two‑hit Detroit 2-2. Yankees drop further back. White Sox beat Baltimore 1-0 as Billy Pierce relieved for two hits. Ted Williams leads batting as Boston routs Cleveland 10-1. Braves tie the Giants with two seventh‑inning runs. Red Schoendienst extends hit streak to 23. Wilson no‑hits Orioles into the eighth. Pierce finishes strong.
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Billy Pierce
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Andy Pafko
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Joe Adcock
Stu Miller
Gene Conley
Lew Burdette
Hank Laver
Ruben Gomez
Ed Bressaud
Giants
Red Schoendienst
Frank Torre
Major League Standings and Saturday Schedule Summary
Major League standings show Philadelphia at Chicago Haddix, Brooklyn at Cincinnati, New York at Milwaukee, and Pittsburgh at St Louis with several pitchers and records noted. Friday results include Philadelphia losing 3 to 6 at Chicago plus Cincinnati defeating Brooklyn 7 to 6, a 11 inning Milwaukee win over New York, and St Louis beating Pittsburgh 4 to 3 in 10 innings.
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Va. Brosnan
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National Teague
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Aig
Ottawa Girls Tackle Girard In Regional Opener
Ottawa Girls softball opens Southeast Kansas Regional Class B tourney in Iola facing Girard after today’s games. Sunday schedule has LaHdrpe vs Blue Mound Parsons vs Garnett Iola vs Melvern while Ottawa, Iola Teen Town Virgil and Girard meet. The tournament runs through August 4 with multiple city teams contesting.
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Rip Coleman Recalled by the A's in KC clash notes
Pitcher Rip Coleman was recalled by the Kansas City Athletics after a recent game with the Orioles. The report details Ottawa lineup, Yankee hitless stretch, Yogi Berra triple in the seventh, Mantle’s 200th homer, and performances by Williams, Messina, and others as Boston and Washington games unfold.
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Topeka Leads West League With Doubleheader Sweep
Topeka dominated the Western League last night sweeping a doubleheader from Pueblo 7 0 and 11 6 to extend its league lead to two games Amarillo remained 3 1/2 behind after a 8 3 7 6 win over Des Moines Lincoln split with Colorado Springs 6 2 11 7 Albuquerque won a shortened 4 0 decision over Sioux City after a cloudburst with a protest filed by Ken Landenberg er claiming umpires did not wait the required 30 minutes before calling the contest
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Lincoln
Sioux City Sons
Soo
Ken Landenberger
Pairings Set For Ottawa Country Club Women Golf Luncheon
The Ottawa Country Club announces pairings for next Tuesday's women’s golf luncheon featuring teams Speer with Peters and Foulks with Fredeen, Shade with Kramer, Sheldon with Roberts, Corlis with Young, Hodson with Sloan, Elder with Crawford, and hostesses Mrs John Pierson and Mrs Basil Kelsey handling reservations or cancellations.
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Speer
Peters
Foulks
Fredeen
Shade
Kramer
Sheldon
Roberts
Corlis
Young
Hodson
Sloan
Elder
Crawford
John Pierson
Basil Kelsey
Two Games In Ottawa Recreation Baseball Play
Two games were played last night in the Ottawa Recreation Commission Rotary baseball league with teams fielding steady pitching and timely hitting.
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Ottawa Recreation Commission-Rotary
Favor Patterson In Title Fight
Floyd Patterson trains at 184 pounds as he prepares for a title defense against Tommy Jackson at the Polo Grounds. Patterson’s camp says he is a better fighter than the night he knocked out Archie Moore. Junior Yankees rout White Sox 26 to 5 behind Bob Lewis pitching.
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Jackson
Tommy
Hurricane
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Cas D'Amato
Floyd
Archie Moore
Greenwood Lake
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Hurricane) Jackson
Polo Grounds
As I See It Golf Is A Game Played By Madmen
Chuck Langdon reflects on golf as a strange sport with its own language and quirks. He cites quotes about golf’s insanity and women’s balance, explains clubs and putting, and notes golf’s debated origins between Scotland and the Netherlands.
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Bob Davis
Babe Didrickson Zaharias
Germ
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St. Andrews
Reinstatement of Lawrence Legion Player Had Announced
John Had, a Lawrence Junior American Legion baseball player, is reinstated after a suspension for fighting. Commissioner Howard Randall announced the decision, with Had eligible to rejoin the Lawrence team as of the date set after a district meeting in Salina. He is the regular right fielder and a key spark plug for the team.
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Howard Randall
Olathe
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Salina
Patterson Jackson Title Fight Draws Heavy Interest
Promoter Emil Lence reports brisk advance sales for the 13 round bout between Patterson and Jackson in Columbia New Jersey with a projected gate over 304000 and about 25000 attendance. Patterson holds a 175000 guarantee or 40 percent of receipts while Jackson takes 20 percent. Patterson remains a heavy favorite at 5 to 1 and the rematch could follow only if Jackson wins. The fighters close camps as they prepare for the long buildup.
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Miteff Knocks Out Mederos in Capitol Arena Fight
WashingtonArgentina's Alex Miteff, 22, defeated Cuban Julio Mederos by seventh round technical knockout in a nationally telecast boxing bout at Capitol Arena. Miteff, unbeaten in 11, dominated from the start as Mederos, 24, staggered and bled, ending after the sixth round with the decision recorded as a technical KO under DC rules. Matchmaker Billy Brown plans a pairing with the winner of Pastrano Harris next month.
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Golf legends and hints from a Flemish manuscript
The Dutch cite an ancient Flemish manuscript in the British Museum showing two men striking a ball from a hole as a third speaks. It notes big money in U S professional golf tournaments draw top players worldwide. For weekend golfers, the 19th hole offers camaraderie and excuses about scores.
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That Figures at an intersection
A Decatur man driver claimed a logical excuse for snarling traffic at an intersection. He shouted to a nearby woman driver, I’m sorry, but my wife taught me how to drive.
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