Colts and Redbirds widen Raleigh County league lead
The Coal City Colts and Amigo Redbirds swept twin bills to extend their margins in the Raleigh County Baseball League. The Colts defeated Sophia Slab Fork’s White Sox 1-7 and 5-3 to stretch their unbeaten run to nine wins, remaining one game ahead of Amigo.
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Coal City Colts
Amigo Redbirds
Twin Bills
Raleigh County Baseball League
Colts
Sophia Slab Fork
White Sox
Redbirds
Amigo
Redbirds sweep doubleheader and gain ground on Layland
The Redbirds edged Layland 7 5 in the opener and crushed them 20 1 in the nightcap to pull within four and a half games of the leaders. Stanaford beat Marfork 10 2 then lost 4 2 as Joe Hooten fanned six to seal the second game. Coal City beat Sophia SF 11 7 with Alderman and Wills homering while Leach stifled Pate over seven innings. Hinton Montcoal slugged, with Montcoal winning 11 9 and 9 4 in two games.
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Coal City
Amigo
Layland
Hinton
Montcoal
Stanaford
Marfork
Sophia-Sf
Montroal
Slab Fork
Redbirds
Fayette County
Joe Hooten
Sophia Slab Fork
Walter Alderman
Fred Wills
Colts
Willie Joe Chandler
Eugene
Leach
Junior Pate
White Sox
Albert Booth
Harry Ballard
Chandler
Chester Pate
Sophia SF
Joe Wyce
Redbird
Bob Truell
Lewis Robinette
Birds
Sam Shawver
Bill Humphreys
Ed Jarrell
Junior Dillon
Larry Cassell
Jarrell
Armco
Billy Comer
Fire Eaters
Frank Carr
Kenneth Salters
Don Schaffrath
Dickie Sellards
Schaffrath
Hooten
Coal Ware Sophia-Sf Rhabrh Dd
M'n
Wills
Cuthbert
Alderman
McGraw
Poling
Greer
Smith
Fragile
Pate
Stone
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Pegram
U—Adams
Moody
Ballard
Thomas
Osborne
C. Pate
Keatley and Calfee Win BA Title in Doubleheader Split
Keatleys edged Modern Furniture 4 3 after 10 innings with Mahoney striking out 25 to earn the win while Calfees Garage beat Hotel Garage 9 46 for its first league victory. Two more games were set at Woodrow Wilson diamond as Modern faced Silver Brand and Keatleys met Harrys.
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Keatley
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Keatley’s
Black Knight
King’s
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Indians
Tigers
Red Sox
Reds Cardinals
Giants
Dodgers
Reds
Cardinals
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Calfee
Hotel Garage
Mahoney
Calfee's
Mike Howery
Woodrow Wilson Diamond
Silver
Harry’s
Americans Extend Golf Mastery Over British Youths
In a bleak forecast for Britain, American players again dominate in golf as Joe Conrad defeats Alan Slatter 3 and 2 in the British Amateur final at Royal Lytham. The piece cites lack of young British talent, few public courses, heavy school commitments, and scarce summer caddies as reasons the domestic pipeline lags behind the United States.
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ST. Ames
England
St. Andrews
Royal Lytham
St. Annes
Britain
Alan Slatter
Little Joe Conrad
America
United States
Payne-Meadows Win Two Ball At Black Knight Club
E. M. Payne NT and Mrs H P Meadows won low net honors in the Black Knight Country Club mixed 2 ball tourney at Raleigh Heights. Their net 71 came from 89 with an 18 stroke handicap, edging out two couples tied for low gross. Forty two golfers competed in the event.
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E. M
Ned) Payne
H. P. Meadows
Black Knight Country Club
Raleigh Heights
Payne-Meadows
Melvin Wood
Bob Wills
Boucher Boyd
Dewey Isley
Ray Carper
Keith Lipscomb
L. L. Scherer
W. M. Duncan
Elizabeth James
Senators Sink Deeper in Cellar
DENVER The Charleston Senators, mired in an eight-game slide and with five wins in 30, opened an American Association series as Hisse Patrick pitched. They were swept in Omaha after a 9-1 and 6-5 doubleheader loss, surrendering a 4-1 lead in game two before a ninth-inning rally fell short. Ron Northey homered for Charleston, while Jim Willis improved to 7-0 in the first game. the defeats left Charleston 20 1/2 games behind Minneapolis and 7 1/2 back of St Paul.
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Denver
Charleston Senators
Hisse Patrick
Senators
Omaha
Wally Lammers
Moe Morali
Moe Savransky
Charleston
Ron Northey
Jim Willis
Minneapolis
St. Paul
Snead Adopts New Putt Technique To End Jinx
Sam Snead unveiled a spot putting method claiming he now aims at a spot in front of the ball rather than the hole. His improved putting helped him win the Deepdale Round Robin Golf Tournament with a course record 65 and 46 points, cementing his fourth title in the event. Johnny Palmer finished second with plus 22 as Peter Thomson of Australia took third.
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N. Y
Sam Snead
San Francisco
West
Johnny Palmer
Snead
Palmer
Peter Thomson
Australia
Marty Furgol
Doug Ford
Cary Middlecoff
Ted Kroll
White Sox Trade Dorish for Moss
The Chicago White Sox announce the trade of Harry Dorish to the Baltimore Orioles for catcher Les Moss in a straight player deal. Dorish, 32, relief pitcher with a 31-20 Sox record, has appeared in 13 games this season with a 2-0 mark. Moss, 30, began with the Browns in 1949 and hit .358 in 27 games this season, adding depth behind Lollar and Courtney with right handed pinch hitting power.
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Chicago
Chicago White Sox
Harry Dorish
Baltimore Orioles
Les Moss
Dorish
White Sox
Sox
Boston Red Sox
St. Louis Browns
Moss
Browns
Red Sox
St. Louis
Sherman Lollar
Clint Courtney
Eighth Workshop Open at W.V.U.
The eighth annual graduate workshop for coaches and physical educators opened at West Virginia University. Over six weeks through July 15, sessions cover athletic administration basketball football track conditioning officiating and intramurals with consultants Murray Warmath Byron Bozarth Harold Jack Fred Schaus C P Campbell Art Smith and Art Lewis from WVU and others. Baylor and Colorado University have signed football games in Boulder September 26, 1959 and Waco September 24, 1960.
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West Virginia University
Murray Warmath
University of Minnesota
Byron N. Bozarth
Mansfield
Ohio Public Schools
Harold Jack
Virginia State Department of Education
Fred Schaus
C. P. Campbell
McKeesport
Art Smith
WVU
Art Lewis
West Virginia Athletic Department
Baylor
Colorado University
Boulder
Colo
Waco
Tex
Split in West Makes Yanks Hard to Catch
Casey Stengel warned the Yankees would be hard to catch if they could split with White Sox Detroit and Cleveland on the western trip. Chicago 2 Yankees 3 after Billy Hunter inside the park homer in 10th. Pierce matched by Donavan and Harshman as Keegan and Pierce lost. Hunter’s blast preserved New York’s four game lead over Cleveland.
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Casey Stengel
New York Yankees
Yankees
Stengel
Chicago White Sox
Detroit
Cleveland
Casey
Chicago
White Sox
Billy Hunter
Billy Pierce
Pierce
Jack Harshman
Dick Donovan
Bronx Bombers
Bob Keegan
Hunter
Chico Carrasquel
New York
Cleveland Indians
Wonders Beat Sox 7 6 In Tight Series Tilt
The West Virginia Wonders beat the Tams Black Sox 7-6 to even the series. It was the Wonders fourth win of the year as Lefty Townes tripled and Fred Hairston homered aiding Ralph Davis in the win.
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West Virginia Wonders
Tams Black Sox
Wonders
Townes
Fred Hairston
Ralph Davis
DeMarco Defends Welterweight Title Against Basilio
Tony DeMarco makes his first defense of the welterweight title Friday night as a 17-10 underdog against Carmen Basilio at Syracuse New York. NBC will televise the 15 rounder and Rochester, Binghamton, Utica will be blacked out. Basilio has nine wins and two draws since Sept. 1953. Hardy Smallwood fights Rafael Merentino in a middleweight ten rounder at St. Nicholas Arena with Du Mont telecasting at 9 p.m. EST.
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Carmen Basilio
Syracuse
N. Y
Canastota
N.Y
NBC
Rochester
Binghamton
Utica
DeMarco
Johnny Saxton
Boston
Basilio
Jimmy Carter
Kid Gavilan
Hardy
Bazooka
Smallwood
Brooklyn
Jackie la Bua
Rafael Merentino
Argentina
St. Nicholas
du Mont
Dirt Track King Dies In Iowa Dirt Track Race
Bob Slater a 29 year old dirt track champion from Kansas City was killed in the 50 mile feature at the Iowa Fairgrounds. He led from seventh and crashed into a retaining wall at high speed before spectators. Jud Larson won the race in 45 21 82 to set an IMCA record with Grim second and Randall third.
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Bob Slater
Slater
Kansas City
Iowa Fairgrounds
Mary Lou
Bud Randall
Cincinnati
Jud Larson
Austin
Tex
Bobby Grim
Indianapolis
Randall
Suggs Captures Eastern Open With 69 Final Round
Louise Suggs won the 1955 Women's Eastern Open with a final 69, totaling 291 over 72 holes at Berkshire Country Club. Faye Crocker finished runner up at 292 after a 77 final round, Beverly Hanson was third at 299, and Betty Jameson tied for fourth with 301. Pepper Martin, former Cardinal star, is managing Macon, Ga., in the Sally League.
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Louise Suggs
Sea Island
Faye Crocker
Montevideo
Uruguay
Suggs
Miss Crocker
Georgia
Beverly Hanson
Indio
Calif
Berkshire Country Club
Betty Jameson
San Antonio
Tex
Betty Hicks
Palm Springs
Vonne Colby
Hollywood
Fla
Pepper Martin
Cardinal
Macon, Ga
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W. Va
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