Midgets to Play Final Game in Sidney Legion Park
The Midget League finals close in Sidney with the Firemen and American Legion facing off at 7 30 p m after a 14 2 Legion win and a 15 8 Firemen victory. Samson and Mika are tipped as starting hurlers for tonight's decisive contest. The Elks swept the Kaycees 2 1 in the Major League playoff after a 7 7 tie earlier in the week.
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Sidney
Legion Park
Firemen
American Legion
Legion
Kings
Samson
Mika
Elks
Kaycees
Sterling Merchants
Sidney Broncs
Broncs
Sterling
Sidney Hurler
Lucky Wester
Gary Hoak
Alliance
Kimball Holds Half Panhandle Oil League Lead With win
Kimball defeated Scottsbluff 13-4 to claim at least half the Panhandle Oil League title race. Sidney beat Dalton 10-0 for a tenth win, Minatare crushed Bunker Hill 16-1, and Peetz fell to Alliance 6-5 as Alliance kept pace in league play.
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Sidney Broncs
Broncs
Kimball
Hugh Fees
Maynard Wieser
Arnie Wittig
Fred Yarney
King
Elks
Scottsbluff
Sidney
Dalton
Alliance
Minatare
Bunker Hill
Brownson
Peetz
Dale ‘Janicek
Anton Steffing
Bunker
Retzlaff
Janicek
Bernie Fuchrer
Dick Boness
Chuck Robertson
The
St John Mathes
Carl Hedin
Kimball i Sidney
Minatare Alliance
Gering High Names New Grid and Hoop Coaches
Gering High selects Henry Meter as football coach and Don Knauss as basketball coach after both served as assistants in the district. They succeed the resigned Carl McManus and move up from within the Gering athletic program.
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Gering High
iCarl McManus
Gering
Henry Meter
Don Knauss
Grieve Cory And Hettrick Lead Sidney Country Club Golf Semis
Three of four semi finalists are set after weekend play at Sidney Country Club. Clark Grieve defeated Jack Myers five and four and Max Cory beat Ron Tighe three and two. John Hettrick, after a front nine four under 32, beat Hersey Mangels six and five. Don Jorgenson and Blip Doran did not compete. Consolation flight results include Herb Quist over Walt Closman and Lefty Merrit over Bob McMillen.
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Sidney Country Club
Clark Grieve
Jack Myers
Max Cory
Ron Tighe
John Hettrick
Hersey Mangels
Don Jorgenson
Blip Doran
Doran
Herb Quist
Walt Closman
Lefty Merrit
Bob McMillen
Harry Marsh
Ed Swanson
Bill McCarty
E. L. Hoover
Hollis Peratt
Tom Jones
Jones
Nick Ladegard
Peratt
Carl Christ, Jr
Great Career Predicted For Card's Boyer
Stan Musial, player of the decade, says Ken Boyer will be a great ball player. The Cardinals star praises Boyer as a superb fourth hitter and superb fielder, noting Boyer’s rapid rise from the Texas League. Boyer led NL in homers and RBIs at midseason and has 21 homers, 75 RBIs in 101 games this season.
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Fkan Keck
Nevr’s
Stan’’Musial
Ken Boyer
Ken
Musial
Boyer
St. Louis Cardinal
Cardinals
Houston
St. Louis
Fred Hutchinson
Cincinnati
Missouri
Cubs Whip Sunol In Narrow Softball Win
The Sidney Cubs girls softball team defeated Sunol 9 to 8 at Sunol field. The Cubs hold a 2 2 1 record after the game. The article also notes the Panama Canal opening on Aug 15 1914 and the U S Army abolishing flogging on Aug 5 1861.
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Sidney Cubs
Sunol
Cubs
Panama Canal
U. S. Army
All-Star game highlights remind Browns win comes from line and ball
The report notes the All-Star football game lacked excitement yet the Browns show vigor. It underscores two lessons: a team cannot win without an effective line and control of the ball.
Pro Football Stars Shine In Local Notes
George Ratterman looked a heap better last Friday than a year ago. Babe Parelli shone in pro vestments as in undergraduate garb. Bob Smith, ex Grand Islander, was among Nebraskans' top power runners and will likely see pro duty this year. Sunol team remains riding high, adding a Sydney softball title to years of regional basketball success.
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George Ratterman
Babe Parelli
Bob Smith
SUNOL
Sunols
Potter Defeats Peetz in Lodgepole Valley League Makeup
Potter rapped ten runs on nine hits with one error while Marvin Harrison shutout Peetz on five hits. Peetz committed five errors. Jack Fehringer took the loss. Peetz stands five and five. Potter stays four and five in the season.
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Potter
Peetz
Lodgepole Valley
Marvin Harrison
Jack Fehringer
Good Hunting Likely For State This Year
Nebraska game commission predicts a favorable hunting season with similar waterfowl levels to 1955. Pheasant and quail show improvement, though pheasant conditions vary by area. The commission will meet August 18 to set dates and regulations for 1955.
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Nebraska
M. O. Steen
State Game Commission
Steen
The
Game Commission
Relaxation Techniques Shape Morrow’s Sprint Speed
Harold V. Ratliff profiles Oliver Jackson coach of Abilene Christian College who developed Bobby Morrow. Jackson emphasized relaxing facial muscles and the upper body to improve speed. Morrow trained at two-thirds to three-quarters pace to avoid strain. The coach corrected a false arm motion and used in-and-out speed drills to maintain form while chasing a faster sprinter.
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Oliver Jackson
Abilene Christian College
Bobby Morrow
America
Olympic Springs
Jackson
Morrow
Bobby
Texas Dash
Morrow’s pace evolves as he overcomes early form flaws
In a study of athlete Bobby Morrows rise from high school sprinter in San Benito Texas to college star and Olympic Trials winner the narrative traces coaching aims to relax his start and even weight distribution. Two photos dated April 2 1955 and June 30 1956 show the shift from tense arm action to fluid tape crossing victory in the 100 and 200 meters.
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Jackson
Bobby
Morrows
San Benito
Tex
Morrow
Los Angeles
Rinehart Graduates From Army Aviation Tactics Course
Second Lt. Ernest R. Rinehart son of Mr and Mrs E R Rinehart of Sidney completed the Army Aviation Tactics Course at Fort Rucker Alabama on August 7. The school graduates over two thousand Army ground forces yearly from 17 courses in aviation pilot and maintenance training. Rinehart is married to Gloria Sue Ivy of Pauls Valley Oklahoma.
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Fort Rucker
Ala
Ernest R. Rinehart
E. R. Rinehart
Sidney
Army Aviation School
Alabama
Army Ground Forces
Rinehart
Gloria Sue Ivy
Pauls Maley
Okla
Baseball scores from Sunday across leagues and cities
National League results show New York 6 Baltimore 4 and Washington 8 Boston 2. American League games include Detroit 5 Chicago 2 and Cleveland 6 Kansas City 3. Pittsburgh 3 11 New York 2 3 and Brooklyn 7 Philadelphia 3. Milwaukee 8 Cincinnati 2. Chicago 6 St. Louis 2 with a second game ended at nine due to darkness.
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New York
Baltimore
Washington
Boston
Detroit
Chicago
Cleveland
Kansas City
Pittsburgh
Brooklyn
Philadelphia
Milwaukee
Cincinnati
St. Louis
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Lon Friede
Hank Meysenbug
Virg Horst
Bob Bartels
Lyle Colerick
Glenn Yauney
Mark Wieser
Gary Sievers
Grieve, Cory and
Hettrick
Card
Browns
Potter Raps Peetz
Telegraph
Harold V. Ratliff
Dallas Wu
Harlan's Bakery
Barker
C. W. Sayther
Diamond Ring Factory
Mr. Sayther
Sayber
the Gift Shop Jewelers
Mlinois
Vern Burks
Bill Harris
Sidney High
Burks
Washington A
Warren Mettlin
Admiral & Sylvania
the People’s
Super Cascade
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