Baseball Standings and Schedule From AP Eastern Standings
The American League standings show New York 5 2 Chicago 5 2 and others with win totals. Today's schedule includes Cleveland at Washington and Chicago at Baltimore with pitchers Garcia Stone Pierce Ferrarese Lary Bucks Ditmar Brewer. Yesterday's results list New York 9 Detroit 2 and Baltimore 3 Chicago 2 in 11 innings.
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Washington
Garcia
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Ferrarese
Lary
Bucks
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Brewer
Senators Fall In 16-Inning Heartbreaker To Bears
Charleston Senators lose 5-4 in a marathon 16 inning game with Denver Bears. Ron Samford tied it with a ninth-inning homer, Jim Fridley drove in the decisive run in the 16th as Marv Throneberry scored on a deep fly. Jim DePalo earned the win. Bob Tiefenauer took the loss after 18 straight batters set aside. Crowd of 2,501 watched late drama unfold.
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Charleston
Charleston Senators
Denver Bears
Jim Bunning
Denver
Mike Blyzka
Senators
Ron Samford
Charley Lau
Bob Tiefenauer
Jim DePalo
Bears
Tiefen Auer
Jim Fridley
Marv Throneberry
Carl Linhart
DePalo
Tiefenauer
Throneberry
Samford
Friendly local loan pitch from Royal Finance manager Davis
D E Davis manager of Royal Loan and Finance Co offers cash loans from 25 to 300 on signature or other plan. He promises quick credit approval, claims to help reduce high car or other payments, and invites readers to apply in person at 112 1 2 N Heber or call 8379. Open daily 9 to 5, Wednesdays 9 to 1.
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D. E. Davis
Royal Loan and Finance Co
N. Heber
Baseball season leaders and stats summary
National and American league batting leaders include Wertz Cleveland .429 and Bauer New York with 13 RBIs by Yost Washington. Mantle New York leads 16 RBIs and 19 hits Olson Washington. Goodman Boston has 5 doubles and 2 home runs tied by multiple players. Pitching leaders list Pierce Chicago Wynn Cleveland Ford New York with 30 strikeouts.
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Norris Admits 3 Exclusive Pacts
New York boxing promoter James D. Norris testified in Federal Court that he does not have exclusive contracts with the six leading contenders for the vacant heavyweight title. He said he does have exclusive deals with Sandy Saddler Bud Smith Sugar Ray Robinson and Rocky Marciano whose contract expired before Marciano’s title defense against Archie Moore last September. Norris suggested an elimination tournament among Moore San Diego Hurricane Tommy Jackson Patterson Holman Baker and Summerlin to decide Marciano’s successor.
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New York
James D. Norris
International Boxing Club
Madison Square Garden Corp
Sandy Saddler
Wallace
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Sugar Ray Robinson
Rocky Marciane
Rocky
Archie Moore
Brockton
Norris
Marciano
Moore
San Diego
Calif
Tommy Jackson
Floyd Patterson
Brooklyn
Johnny Holman
Chicago
Bob Baker
Pittsburgh
Johnny Summerlin
Detroit
NL grand slam leaders for 1955 include 11 first-time sluggers
In 1955, 30 NL grand slam homers were hit. 11 came from players hitting the feat for the first time. The list includes Ernie Banks Gene Baker Don Newitt time in their careers Zimmer Bob Thurman Smoky Burgess Del Crandall Johnny Logan Willie Mays Stan Lopata George Freese and Gene Freese.
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New York
Ernie Banks
Gene Baker
Don Time
Zimmer
Bob Thurman
Smoky Burgess
del Crandall
Johnny Logan
Willie Mays
Stan Lopata
George Freese
Gene Freese
Cards Fall as Pirates Top Cards and Orioles Win
Baseball roundup shows Detroit Tigers slump to seventh in AL after 9-2 loss to Yankees. Kaline Kuenn and Boone collect hits as Tigers hope to rebound. Yankees Whitey Ford beats the Tigers with Mantle and Bauer homering. Orioles edge White Sox in 11th, Indians rally past Senators, A’s win over Red Sox. Braves take the NL lead with 6-4 over Phillies. Pirates topple Cards to seize first, Klippstein shines for Reds. Giants outslug Cubs 2-1. Orioles’ win marked by four errors by White Sox in the late innings.
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Ray Boone
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Kaline
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White Sox
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Dixie Howell
Billy Gardner
Bobby Boyd
Bill Zaverink
Early Wynn
al Smith
Smith
Chico Carrasquel
Red Sox
Lou Kretlow
Jim Finigan
Joe DeMaestri
Bill Bruton
Joe Adcock
Milwaukee
Philadelphia
Eddie Mathews
Braves
Dave Jolly
Bob Buhl
Pirates
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Rey Face
Carl Erskine
Clem Labine
Brooks
Klippstein
Jim Hearn
Giants
Warren Hacker
Cubs
Hearn
Hacker
Jim Brosnan
Don Hoak
Bruton Delivers 7th Inning Double To Beat Phillies
Bill Bruton doubled home the tying and go ahead runs in the seventh as the Milwaukee Braves defeated the Philadelphia Phillies 6 4 to grab first place in the National League. Whitey Ford hurled for the New York Yankees striking out the Tigers to move back into first in the American League.
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Bill Bruton
Milwaukee Braves
Braves
Phillies
Whitey Ford
New York Yankees
Yankees
Detroit Tigers
Phila Milwau Boxscore Summary
Major League Boxscores show Philadelphia versus Milwaukee with Bachman Dom? Ashburn Morgan and Dickson driving runs. Mathews Adcock Hamner and Lopata key hits. Jolly credited with win. Dickson loses. Final notes list players, assists, and errors across both teams.
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Milwaukee
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Mathews
Jolly
Crandall
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Lopata
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Marsh Fork and Stoco Battle for County Laurels in Series
Marsh Fork and Stoco high schools, Raleigh County bases, begin a three game county championship series today at Marsh Fork, moving to Coal City Friday if needed. Marsh Fork won 3-2 to tie the series as Eugene Layton drove in the decisive run for Stoco, with Keffer pitching for Marsh Fork and Meadows working for Stoco in a tight finish.
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Marsh Fork
Raleigh
Coal City
Eugene Layton
Buddy Hannah
Bulldogs
Kermit Meadows
Hughes
Pete Castanon
Barker
Hannah
Meadows
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Stoco
Jack Keffer
Clint Meadows
Thompson
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Bradford
Keffer
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C. Meadows
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Sckeffer
Cranberry hosts girls volleyball invitational Thursday
The Cranberry invitational girls volleyball tournament runs Thursday starting at 12 30 pm at the school. Cranberry defends its title as 13 schools enter with first round pairings Prosperity vs Hollywood Shady Spring vs Crab Orchard Piney View vs Glen Leigh Daniels vs Stamford Cranberry vs Helen Bradley vs Teel Beaver Mabscott receive byes with champions to be crowned around 4 pm.
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Prosperity
Hollywood
Shady Spring
Crab Orchard
Piney View
Glen Leigh
Daniels
Stamford
Helen
Bradley
Teel
Beaver
Mabscott
Campbell Leads Crusaders 240 Golf Amateurs Hit Links
Campbell heads a broad amateur golf anti gambling stand as 240 players sign a resolution barring their names from Calcutta pools at tournaments. The move, led by 1955 Walker Cup captain William C. Campbell, targets Calcutta auctions and follows the Deepdale scandal prompting USGA to urge clubs and sponsors to ban golf gambling.
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W. Va
Calcutta
United States Golf Assn
William C. Campbell
U. S
Campbell
Ted Bishop
Dick Chapman
George Dunlap
Johnny Fischer
Willie Turnesa
Hillman Rob
Bins
Bill Hyndman
Ken Venturi
Jimmy Jackson
Fred Kammer
John Dawson
USGA
Deepdale
All-Rookie Loop May Be Formed
COLUMBUS Ohio executives discussed forming one or two all rookie baseball leagues for graduates of high school and college. Major and minor league officials weighed schedules July through Labor Day with pilots considering restrictions and operation formulas. Trautman cited a need for rookies and noted few Class B C and D leagues remain.
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Columbus
Ohio
George M. Trautman
Trautman
Jack Dame
Salem
Piton
Maryland
Eastern Shore Loop
Various college sports results across multiple schools
A compact roundup lists numerous results: baseball scores for VMI, West Virginia, Glenville, Salem, Davidson, W&L, N. Carolina State, and others. tennis and track tallies. boxing and golf outcomes. crews and outdoor contests. notable figures include VMI, Maryland, Georgetown, Johns Hopkins, Pitt, Hampden-Sydney, Richmond, and Wake Forest, with margins and matchups across dates and venues.
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Glenville
Salem
W Va
Davidson
Wm & Mary
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the Citadel
N. Carolina
S. Carolina
Carolina State
Maryland
Wake Forest
Virginia
Bridgewater
Hampden-Sydney
Duke
Union
Richmond
Harvard
N. Carolina State
Johns Hopkins
Pitt
William and Mary
N.C. State
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