A's pitching staff no longer league pushover
Kansas City and New York trades have reshaped the Athletics, with Detroit supplying the nucleus of a stronger rotation. Ned Garver and Virgil Trucks anchor the staff, Garver posting a 4-3 record and 2.93 ERA in 60 innings, while Trucks excels in relief with 5-0, 2.53 ERA. George Brunet, a promising 22 year old lefty, joins from Little Rock with a 7-3 record and 2.51 ERA to bolster the rotation.
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Sioux City Climbs in Western League After 6-0 Win
Sioux City, previously in the league's second division, shut out Lincoln 6-0 to move within half a game of third place. Topeka Hawks overwhelmed Des Moines 13-5 to maintain a 5½ game margin, with Amarillo 4-2 over Pueblo and Albuquerque 6-5 over Colorado Springs. Preacher Williams hit a bases-loaded homer. Mike Krsnich added two homers. Tuesday’s slate features Amarillo at Pueblo, Lincoln at Des Moines, Topeka at Sioux City, and Albuquerque at Colorado Springs.
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English Derby Tomorrow At Epsom Downs
EPSOM England The English Derby the 3 year old classic attracts an expected half million spectators tomorrow at Epsom Downs where the event first raced in 1780. No single day event draws more attention.
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Baseball league standings and Monday results update
Today’s schedule features New York at Cleveland, Washington at Detroit, Boston at Chicago, Baltimore at Kansas City, and Cincinnati at Philadelphia among others with Monday results showing Pittsburgh 6 New York 5 and Brooklyn 4 Philadelphia 0. American Association and Western League scores follow including Denver 1 Charleston 2 and Topeka 13 Des Moines 4 with incomplete lines and garbled team names.
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Ottawa Girls Softball Opens Season at Forest Park
The Ottawa girls softball team hosts Clinton in the Northeast Kansas Girls Softball League opener tonight at 8 p.m. Mildred Crowe will pitch for Ottawa while Clinton counters with Lloyd Scribner for the second game, the Ottawa Phillips 68 men’s team vs Clinton 66 in a non league double header.
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Patterson Jackson Battle Set for Polo Grounds Show
Emil Lence, promoter, has 175000 for radio TV rights and a July 29 date for Floyd Patterson’s first heavyweight title defense at the Polo Grounds. Challenger Tommy Jackson would take 20 percent, Patterson 40 percent for his rematch of a June 8, 1956 decision. NBC and GM sponsor the broadcast with New York and nearby areas blacked out. Rain contingency reserves July 30 Aug 5 and Aug 6.
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Yankees in Uproar Over Nightclub Fine Scandal
The New York Yankees fined Hank Bauer Mickey Mantle Yogi Berra Billy Martin Whitey Ford and Johnny Kucks 1000 each and Johnny Kucks 500 after a May 16 nightclub incident in New York. Rumors swirl of trades and management rifts with Casey Stengel and George Weiss.
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High School Guidance Director Shares Hot Rod Buyer Tips
Sarasota High School guidance director Kenneth Marantette keeps auto parts catalogs in his office and advises hot rodders on bargain buys, sharing a wide range of tips beyond college guidance.
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Decision On Big League Move Soon
New York City awaits a city hall briefing with Walter O Malley and Horace Stoneham to clarify whether the Brooklyn Dodgers and New York Giants will stay in New York or move to Los Angeles and San Francisco. The mayor seeks direct yes or no on relocation, binding commitments to California, and reports of a TV deal for Dodgers games.
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Podres Halts Dodger Skid with Three-Hitter Win
Johnny Podres, Brooklyn lefty, stopped a four game skid for the Dodgers with a 4-0 three-hitter over the Phillies. It was his fifth win and fourth shutout, halting a late season slump as Brooklyn dropped in the standings amid a rough stretch. In other action, the Pirates beat the Giants 6-5 on a day of scattered hitting, with Nelson King striking out Willie Mays to quell a late Giants rally.
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Summer sports program faces rain delays and injuries
The piece reviews a rainy start to Ottawa area summer activities from baseball and softball to tennis and camp. It highlights a late Friday collision between Don Miskimon and Punk Firestone, sideline impact on Ot tawa High football, and varied local youth sport efforts hampered by wet fields. It notes upcoming Fourth of July horseshoe tournament and a high school tennis player declaring tennis not a chicken sport.
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Grant Franchises To Two Circuits In Kansas
The National Baseball Congress announced franchising of two more Kansas leagues the Central Kansas and George H Sisler circuits. The deadline is Saturday. Central Kansas includes Potwin Vickers Marion Canton Peabody and Newton Unruhs. L Tucker serves as president with Carroll Herbert as secretary treasurer, both based in Peabody.
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