Summer Baseball Is Well Washed
Rain delayed two Pee Wee and Midget league games, with both Pee Wee director H. K. Stevens and Midget leader John Giger planning to reschedule for Friday. Remaining action includes Indians vs Red Sox, Athletics vs Dodgers, and White Sox vs Yankees at Forest Park pinning 5 pm starts.
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Narrow Gap In Softball League Sees Title Race Tighten
In tonight’s double header at Forest Park, Skelly aims to halve Budges lead by defeating Phil lips while St Johns of Iola faces Skelly in the other half. Baldwin sits one win from elimination, and a Budges vs Skelly showdown July 2 could decide the championship. standings show Skelly and Budges near the top with Phillips and Baldwin trailing.
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Rain postpones Legion game with Hardin Seed Co Kansas City
A Legion baseball game scheduled here last night versus Hardin Seed Co of Kansas City was postponed due to rain. No new date was set. The Athletics and Yankees games in New York were also affected by rain delays.
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Red Schoendienst
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Ray Katt
Don Lid
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Major League Leaders by The Associated Press
The American League top hitters Mantle New York leads with a .380 average and 97 hits and 27 home runs while Berras 13 RBIs. In pitching Pierce Chicago has 11 2 and .646 with Bucks Wilson at 10 3 .768. In the National League Bailey Cincinnati hits leaders Boyer St Louis 88 Musial St Louis 81 and Brown St Louis 320 with Chicago Lawrence 10 0 1.000.
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Bowling Scores from Summer League Update
In the Summer League standings Lucky Four 2 High led with Cayat scoring 281 and 508 across two games. Termites 1 High featured Carpenter 166 and Lewis 448. Steepers 2 High had Snider 169 and 453, while Tinheads 1 High listed Chapman 161 and Maloney 394. Unpredictables 3 High noted Barb Welborn 186 and Bill Welborn 472. Scatterbraing & High listed Kirkpatrick 160 and 424.
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Chestnut Shocks Costa With First Round TKO Upset
Washington Ike Chestnut, an unrated challenger, stopped fourth-ranking Carmelo Costa of Brooklyn in the eighth round at Carnell Arena, a 10 round scheduled bout. Costa, who had never fought outside New York and had 36 straight wins, was halted after 29 seconds of the eighth.
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