White Sox and Cardinals Won't Play Dead Pennant Race Drama
In major league pennant races the Dead stay alive as Yankees slip to a four game AL lead after a 4-3 loss to Washington. White Sox win 4-3 at Kansas City on Dixie Howell's ninth inning homer to close the gap. Braves blow a 3-0 lead, Cubs beat them 5-4, Dodgers win 3-0 over Giants, while Reds and Pirates post late wins. Key notes: Bud Byerly wins, Podres fires his 11th win and 6th shutout, and multiple late-inning rallies shape the standings.
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Kansas City
Dixie Howell
Pittsburgh
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Hank Foiles
Ron
Kline
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Cleveland
Jim Bunning
Boston
Baltimore
Gene Stephens
Ted Williams
Jerry Coleman
Nats
Bob Grim
Sal Marglie
Truman Clevenger
Bud Byerly
Champs
Byerly
Major League Standings and Saturday Schedule
Baseball standings and Saturdays slate list matchups including Brooklyn against New York McDevitt Gomez and Philadelphia vs Pittsburgh Sanford Swanson or R Smith. Friday scores show Brooklyn 3 New York 0 and Chicago 5 Milwaukee 4 with several other results. Western League scores include Lincoln 8 Sioux City 2 and Pueblo 3 Amarillo 2, plus a postponed Des Moines at Topeka due to wet grounds.
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McDevitt
Gomez
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Sanford
Swanson
R. Smith
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St. Louis
Gross
Vv. McDaniel
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Spahn
Washington
Ford
Ramons
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Urban
Pierce
Cleveland
Detroit
Garcia
Lary
Baltimore
Boston
Johnson
Sullivan
Pet
Shee Ornre
Ee Weeerers
Eesence
Ceee Ony
Amarillo Narrow Lead Set By Half Game
Amarillo clung to its Western League lead by only half a game as the Gold Sox lost 3-2 to Pueblo. Lincoln beat Sioux City 8-2, Albuquerque won in 10 innings over Colorado Springs 5-4, and a Des Moines Topeka doubleheader was rained out. Today’s schedule includes Sioux City at Lincoln and Des Moines at Topeka with Albuquerque at Pueblo and Colorado Springs at Amarillo.
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Sioux City
Pueblo
Amarillo
Albuquerque
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Des Moines
Topeka
Gold Sox
Wee deliver signs on tiny delivery car
Painted on the back of a small delivery car for Dan Fitzgerald Pharmacy, the sign reads Wee deliver, reflecting a compact, humorous note tied to local shop operations.
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Milwaukee
Dan Fitzgerald Pharmacy
Miceli Wrecks Saxton Comeback
Ex welter weight champion Johnny Saxton quits after a first loss to unranked Joe Miceli. Miceli, 28, battered Saxton at Capitol Arena, forcing a fourth round TKO as Dr. Halstead ruled Saxton unfit to continue. Manager Palermo then announced Saxton would retire.
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Johnny Saxton
Joe Miceli
Miceli
Saxton
Joe
Capitol Arena
Clark Halstead
Johnny
District of Columbia
Frankie Palermo
Palermo
Denver Stretch Drive Fails to Clinch Pennant
Wichita’s Braves held off Denver’s late surge to win 5-4 over Indianapolis. Denver dropped three games behind Wichita with two left in the regular season. Sam Williams earned his 19th win for St Paul as Denver split a doubleheader with St Paul, 9-3 and 5-10. Norm Siebern belted his 24th homer in the third inning of the opener. The Bears also split Omaha and Minneapolis, and Charleston’s Senators beat Louisville 3-1 after a 3-4 loss.
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Indianapolis
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Omaha
Minneapolis
Millers
Charleston
Senators
Louisville
Sam Williams
Williams
Norm Siebern
Ryne Duren
Braves
Harry Hanebrink l
Ray Shearer
Carmen Basilio to Break Camp Sunday
Alexandria Bay N Y Carmen Basilio the welterweight champion will break camp here Sunday instead of next Thursday He hopes to challenge Sugar Ray Robinson for the middleweight crown on September 23 saying he is in peak condition and needs only a little boxing to stay sharp ready for Robinson.
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Carmen Basilio
Sugar Ray Robinson
Big Eight Plans Letter Of Intent Rule Adoption
Kansas City. Bebe Lee Kansas State College athletic director says the Big Eight will adopt the letter of intent rule for recruiting athletes. He declares strong support, noting it will intensify recruiting but allow coaches to devote more time to coaching during the season. The rule requires an athlete to sign an agreement to attend a specific college.
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Kansas City
Bebe Lee
Kansas State College
Lee
College Transfer Rules and Eligibility Consequences
The text notes that transferring to a different college affects a student athlete's eligibility. It implies loss of eligibility when switching institutions, emphasizing the need to consider transfer timing and compliance with governing rules.
Women's Tourney To Start Monday At Ottawa Club
The Ottawa Country Club Women’s Golf Association tournament begins Monday with defending champion Mrs. L. N. Speer in the first flight facing Shade. Flight 1 pairings include Peters-Indall and Going-Roberts, Flight 2 includes Fredeen-Allison, Day-Elder, and Fletcher bye, Flight 3 Schultz-Sloan and Hudson-Wassmer with byes for Kramer and Bowers. No entry fee. event open to association members.
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Indall
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Corlis
Speer
Shade
Fredeen
Allison
Day
Elder
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Fletcher
Schultz
Sloan
Hudson
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Kramer
Bowers
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