Pirates Push Lead To Four Games In NL Race
Harvey Haddix and Vinegar Bend Mizell anchored Pittsburgh pitching while Vern Law and Bob Friend carried the workload. Law earned his 10th win as Virdon connected for his first homer, delivering a 2-1 win over the Dodgers. The Pirates opened a four-game lead as San Francisco, Milwaukee, and Chicago posted mixed results amid tight pennant chase action.
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Harvey Haddix
Pittsburgh
Pirates
Vinegar Bend
Mizell
Vern Law
Bob Friend
Bucs
Law
Bill Virdon
Los Angeles
Dodgers
San Francisco
Bill Rigney
Philadelphia
Milwaukee
St. Louis
Cincinnati Reds
Chicago
Cubs
Duke Snider
Junior Gilliam
Charlie Neal
Neal
RBI
Stan Williams
Virdon
Lausse May Quit Boxing
New York AP Eduardo Lausse 32 of Argentina mooted retirement after a second career loss to Marcel Pigou of France in a nationally televised ten rounder. He cited a pizzeria and bicycle shop back home as stable income while acknowledging he ran out of steam after a knockdown and eight count before the referee stopped the fight.
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New York
Eduardo Lausse
Argentina
Lausse
Marcel Pigou
France
Pigou
Pigot
Pigoy
Lousse
Arthur Mercante
Fishing Conditions Report From Kansas Statewide
Kansas fishing last week was generally poor due to heavy rain. Streams rose and muddied with only a few isolated areas offering good fishing, notably flathead and channel catfish in several rivers and lakes across the state.
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Pratt
Kan
Kansas
Forestry, Fish and Game Commission
Republican
Solomon
Saline
Nemaha County
Atchison County State
Kahola Lake
Emporia
Herington City Lake
Council Grove Lake
Neosho
Walnut River
Chaney River
Elk River
Marais Des Cygnes
Cowley County State Lake
Neosho County State Lake
Ingemar Relaxes As Patterson Works
New York Up Ingemar Johansson relaxes five days at Grossinger camp after finishing boxing on Wednesday while Floyd Patterson trains for Mondays title fight roadwork planned with a Friday boxing session past sparring with Bjarne Lingaas noted as sharp Patterson continues conditioning at Newtown Conn camp.
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New York
Ingemar Johansson
Floyd Patterson
Johansson
Grossinger, N.Y
Patterson
Thounder
Bjarne Lingaas
Johasson
Ottawa Girls Fall To De Soto In Softball Opener
Ottawa girls opened with an 17 10 loss as De Soto poured in 11 runs in the first inning. Mabel Gilliland pitched the first inning and Dorris Parsons the last three. game ended after four innings. Ottawans set practice at Eugene Field School Tuesday at 6 30 p m and travel to Garnett Thursday at 5 30 p m per Bill Parsons.
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Ottawa
de Soto
Mabel Gilliland
Dorris Parsons
Ottawans
Eugene Field School
Garnett
Bill Parsons
Kansas poised for second NCAA track title bid
KU led by Bill Tidwell and Charlie Tidwell as USC with Dallas Long and Big Bill Alley pushed in finals. Eight Kansas qualifiers topped by Oregon and UCLA in a 1959 NCAA meet preview. USC held three events and set records in javelin and shot put.
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Berkeley
Calif
Kansas
Jayhakers
Southern California
Tro’jans
Oregon
UCLA
Michigan
Occidental
USC
Alley
John Fromm
Pacific Lutheran
Dallas Longs
Manhattan
Ken Bantum
Souchak Rewrites Golf Records at National Open
Mike Souchak fired a 67 to surge to a three stroke lead at the 60th National Open in Denver. He seeks two more 70s to break Ben Hogan's 1948 72 hole record of 276 at Riviera while Doug Sanders pursues, after Souchak posted a 148 midway total.
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Denver
Cherry Hills
Mike Souchak
Rocky Mountain Meadow
Souchak
Duke
Ben Hogan
Riviera Country Club
Los Angeles
Riviera
Ihampionship
Rover
Doug Sanders
Miami Beach
Winged Foot
Mamaroneck
N. Y
Sanders
Williams 500th Home Run Ties Great Sluggers
Ted Williams hits his 500th major league homer off Wynn Hawkins at Cleveland Municipal Stadium as Boston beats Cleveland 3-1. Williams joins Babe Ruth Jimmy Foxx and Mel Ott among 600 hitters with a third inning blast that breaks a tie. Willie Tasby adds a single before Hawkins exits. Frank Sullivan improves to 3-6, while Cleveland drops to third in the AL. Billy Pierce takes the loss for the Indians. Jerry Walker and Art Ditmar are notable for the Yankees as Baltimore, New York, and Washington win their games.
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Willie Mays
Orlando Cepeda
Giants
Mays
Cepeda
Chris Short
Mike McCormick
Frank Herrera
Billy Lees
Tony Taylor
Clay Dalrymple
al Spangler
Felix Mantilla
Braves
Cardinals
Cards
Bill White
George Brunet
Bob Buh
Bob Will
Jim Hegan
Cubs
Don Elston
Reds
Bobs Anderson
Don Newcombe
Ted Williams
Wynn Hawkins
Palestine
Ohio
Hawkins
Cleveland Indians
Williams
Cleveland
Municipal Stadium
Babe Ruth
Jimmy Foxx
Mel Ott
Baltimore
Detroit
New York Yankees
Chicago White Sox
Washington
Kansas City
Willie Tashy
Red Sox
Frank Sullivan
Indians
Cletis Boyer
Art Ditmar
Yankees
Billy Pierce
Mickey Mantle
Mudrick Upsets Reusch To Take Ottawa Ping Pong Title
Tom Mudrick defeated Ron Reusch five to three to win the Ottawa Recreation Commission table tennis tournament last night after dropping the first two games. Mudrick and Reusch had reached the finals with 3-0 semifinal wins over Vic Shanes and Gene Shofner respectively.
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Tom Mudrick
Ron Reusch
Ottawa Recreation Commission
Reusch
Mudrick
Vic Shanes
Gene Shofner
Yanks Celebrate In Unusual Fashion
In Chicago the New York Yankees defeated the White Sox 4-2 as sparks lit by 30 cents worth of Fourth of July fireworks accompanied homers by Cletus Boyer and Mickey Mantle. Manager Casey Stengel led a dugout celebration while a large crowd of 43,320 roared.
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Chicago
New York Yankees
Chicago White Sox
Yankees
Casey Stengel
White Sox
Bill Veeck
Cletus Boyer
Mickey Mantle
Stengel
Kratter Corp Buys 34-Story Kansas City Tower
New York investor Edward L. Lane sells the 34 story Kansas City Power Light building, Missouri’s tallest, for over 5.5 million dollars. Lane leases back for 43 years with an initial 22 year term and options to renew up to 21 years, at a gross rent exceeding 20 million dollars for the full period. The plot measures 100 by 130 feet.
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New York
Kratter Corp
Kansas City
Missouri
Edward L. Lane
Roger Stevens
Lane
Two Games In Church League Raise Standings in Ottawa League
Wellsville Baptist and Ruhamah Union Chapel won against First United Presbyterian and First Baptist to move into a three team tie for second in the Ottawa Recreation Commission church softball standings. Wellsville scored 16 runs on 3 hits aided by 15 walks while Ruhamah added a grand slam in a five hit effort.
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Wellsville Baptist
Ruhamah- Union Chapel
Ottawa Recreation Commission
First United Presbyterian
First Baptist
Wellsville
Bill Whitacre
John Macdonald
Ruhamah - Union Chapel
Ruhamah
June Wilhite
Jack Mustion
First Christian
Sacred Heart
North Baptist
Wellsville Methodist
First United
E. Wingert
G. Willhite
D. Childs
B. Whitacre
J. Macdonald
J. Feiginner
Ruhamah Union Chapel
J. and
L. Willhite
Don Miller
J. Marrion
J. Mustien
A. Sinclair
This Will Be Last Year For Big Ted
Ted Williams of the Boston Red Sox says 1960 will be his final season after reaching 500 career home runs. He noted his 42nd birthday approaches August 30 and cited vindicating himself and finishing strong as reasons to retire after this year. He admitted a sub .300 season last year influenced his decision but believes improved conditioning can still help the club.
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New York
Ted Williams
Ted
Boston Red Sox
Williams
Top 10 U S Open Golf Scores Listed
Denver AP reports the top 10 players in the U S Open Golf Tournament with scores by round and total. Mike Souchak Grossinger NY 68 67 135 Doug Sanders Miami Beach 70 68 138 Don Finsterwald Tequesta Fla 71 69 140 Jerry Barber Los Angeles 69 71 140 Jack Fleck Los Angeles 70 70 140 Don Cherry Wichita Falls Tex 70 71 141 Bruce Crampton Australia 70 71 141 Bill Casper Jr Apple Valley Calif 71 70 141 Ted Kroll Bradenton Fla 72 69 141 Sam Snead White Sulphur Springs 72 69 141
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Denver
Mike Souchak
Grossinger
N.Y
Doug Sanders
Miami Beach
Don Finsterwald
Tequesta
Fla
Jerry Barber
Los Angeles
Jack Fleck
Don Cherry
Wichita Falls
Tex
Bruce Crampton
Australia
Bill Casper Jr
Apple Valley
Calif
Ted Kroll
Bradentown
Sam Snead
While
Springs
Baseball Scores Friday and Weekend Results Card
Baseball scores show Friday results with Boston over Cleveland 3 1 New York 4 Chicago 2 Baltimore 3 Detroit 1 and Washington 3 Kansas City 1 Saturday schedule includes New York Chicago Washington Kansas City Baltimore Detroit Boston Cleveland with Sunday matches New York Chicago Washington Kansas City Baltimore Detroit Boston Cleveland plus Friday night Milwaukee over St Louis 3 2 in 12 innings Chicago over Cincinnati 6 4 Pittsburgh 2 Los Angeles 1 San Francisco 7 Philadelphia and a busy lineup of Chicago Cincinnati St Louis Milwaukee Philadelphia San Francisco Pittsburgh Los Angeles Chicago Cincinnati and St Louis Milwaukee games listed
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Boston
Cleveland
New York
Chicago
Baltimore
Detroit
Washington
Kansas City
Milwaukee
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Pittsburgh
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Philadelphia
New York Aoe
Eeennere
Eaes Roe
Detroit Soene Vee
Bebeweree
iKansas City
Aatee Ee
W. L. Pet
San Francisco Ee
Bt. Louis Ove
Los Angeles Eee
Serene
Chicago Senseeseee
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Tony Kubek
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Elson Howard
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CURBY
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Dallas
Northwood Club
Dick Mayer
Billy Joe Patton
Inverness
Toledo
ED Wilks
Gene Stephens
Frank Lary
Jerry Walker
Glenn Willhite
Lelan Jacoby
Bert Chronister
Bob Hull
Vern Horn
Macdonald
Lee Chambers
Eugene Wingert
Whitacre
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Big Ted
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