Pirates rise under Rickey influence fuels strong Pittsburgh buzz
The Pittsburgh scene buzzes about Dale Long and Bob Friend as the Pirates, guided by a Rickey-influenced Team, post strong attendance at Forbes Field. Joe L. Brown and Bobby Bragan praise Rickey's silent but pivotal role while owner John Galbreath bets big on the club's future. Rickey deflects credit as Bragan leads with energizing leadership.
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Pittsburgh
Dale Long
Bob Friend
Bobby Bragan
Joe L. Brown
Forbes Field
John Galbreath
Branch Rickey
Pirates
Rickey
Brown
Bragan
Hollywood
Fred Haney
Joe E. Brown
George Sisler
Galbreath
Bowling Scores From League Meet Across Multiple Teams
The report lists high scores and totals from several bowling teams including eee LEAGUE, Hustlers, Splinters, Bowleretts, and Plugs. Notable figures include Smay with 199 high game and 868 series, Gillespie 173, White 457, Heckman 185 with 549 series, Smith 157 439, Fowler 117 460, Bogard 152 487.
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Smay
D. Gillespie
A. White
Hustlers
D. Heckman
J. Smith
Bowleretts
B. Fowler
F. Bogard
Pomona Beats Butler 12-6 in Eastern Kansas League
Pomona defeated Butler 12-6 to tie with Bronson for second place in the Eastern Kansas League. Schultz hit two triples and a double in five at bats. Birck was the winning pitcher, Grosshart the loser. Topeka moved within a half game of Lincoln with a win over Amarillo. Pueblo blanked Sioux City 6-0. Tonight’s slate includes Colorado Springs at Des Moines and other matchups.
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Pomona
Butler
Bronson
Schultz
Birckhead
Grosshart
Lincoln
Reggie
Lee
Topeka
Amarillo
Pueblo
Sioux City
Des Moines
Colorado Springs
Bill Roland
Albuquerque
Albuquerque rises to top in Western League clash
Albuquerque rose from seventh to upset the Western League leader last night, as Topeka Nears on Of League documented a dramatic shift in standings with Lowry among the key contributors and the league title hunt intensifying.
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Lowry
Albuquerque
Hagge Holds Lead In Virginia Beach Golf Round Robin
Marlene Bauer Hagge led the third round of the 12 000 Triangle Round Robin in Virginia Beach with a plus 23 after two rounds. She aimed to widen her margin before Sunday's decisive 90 hole final, predicting a tough match against Patty Berg Louise Suggs and Mary Lena Faulk.
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Virginia Beach
Marlene Bauer Hagge
Mrs. Hagge
Patty Berg
Louise Suggs
Mary Lena Faulk
Enos Slaughter Seeks Last All-Star Appearance
New York reports veteran Enos Slaughter, 40, aims to reach the 1956 All-Star game in Washington. The Kansas City outfielder leads Athletics regulars with a .298 average and injury-free play, pursuing a rare cross-league fan vote to join both leagues’ rosters.
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New York
Enos
Slaughter
Kansas City
Washington
Athletics
St. Louis Cardinals
Schoolboy Rowe
Dinner Matches Open Ottawa County Club Golf Series
Twenty one men entered the golf dinner match at Ottawa County club yesterday afternoon the first of the season. A team led by Charles Rhoads topped with 35 points seven members earned free meals Art Conus team had 33 points and Lee Barnett’s squad 29 points. Jack Henning and Jack Goss led scorers with 10 points each. Dinner followed in the clubhouse prepared by Mrs Annabelle Wood the clubs cateress.
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Ottawa County Club
Charles Rhoads
Art Conus
Lee Barnett
Jack Henning
Jack Goss
Annabelle Wood
Kansas Favored in C C C Event
Kansas Jayhawks are favored at the Central Collegiate Conference track meet at Marquette Stadium with hopes to set two new records in the shot put and javelin. Bill Nieder leads the shot put entry with a 60 ft 3 1 2 in mark, while Nieder and Les Butter may challenge the javelin record of 231 ft 7 1 2 in and 246 ft 1 in by Butter.
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Milwaukee
Kansas Jayhawks
Marquette Stadium
Jayhawks
Bill Nieder
Nieder
Parry O’brien
Les But‘ner
Shawnee Meets Legion at Forest Park Sunday
Shawnee hosts the Legion American Legion baseball team in Forest Park on Sunday. The local Staffords remain undefeated after two wins this season.
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American Legion
Shawnee
Forest Park
Staffords
Donkey Softball Night In Ottawa At Forest Park
Ottawa hosts Donkey Softball Night at Forest Park with Budges Hardware facing Phillips 66 at 8 p.m. Donkeys trained by Ralph E. Godfrey of Crescent Oklahoma promise laughs and spills for about 90 minutes. Only pitcher and catcher ride. batters mount donkeys after hits and run the bases in order.
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Ottawa
Budges Hardware
Phillips 66
Forest Park
Ralph E. Godfrey
Crescent
Okla
Texas
Godfrey’s
Ottawa Softball Association
Two Ex Champs See Golf Title Today in Wichita
In the State Amateur golf tournament third round at Wichita Jim English 1954 champion and Harlan Hobbs 1955 champ, both of Topeka, faced off with the winner favored to advance. Hobbs beat Dave Ritchie 3 and 1, English defeated Orville Glick 5 and 4, while Dave Dennis of Independence met Jim Vickers, former NCAA champion and Wichita brother.
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Wichita
Jim English
Harlan Hobbs
English
Hobbs
Topeka
Dave Ritchie
Orville Glick
Dave Dennis
Independence
Jim Vickers
Baseball and schedule notes from Friday’s games and results
Key National League and American League matchups listed with pitchers and records. Detroit at Kansas City and Chicago at Boston show upcoming games with minor details. Friday results include Chicago 7 Washington 5 Baltimore 6 Cleveland 2 New York 9 Kansas City Boston 6 Detroit 5 in 10 innings. Thursday’s results Cincinnati 8 Philadelphia 5 Milwaukee 4 Brooklyn 1 Chicago 5 Pittsburgh 2.
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Cleveland
Chicago
Boston
Detroit
Baltimore
Washington
Kansas City
Asuurdday
Resu
Inn
Cincinnati
St. Louis
Pittsburgh
Milwaukee
Brooklyn
Philadelphia
Roberts
Kaiser
Koufax
Kilopstein
Friend
Ve Dickson
Worthington
Va Crone
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