Tri County Series Opens Sunday For League Crown
The two teams Bunker Hill and Broadwater, both at 8-2, start a two out of three playoff Sunday at Brownson. The first game ends 2:30 p.m. with Broadwater seeking a win. A second game will be next Sunday at Broadwater. A third game, if needed, will be set later. Bridgeport closes strong with a 9-8 win over Oshkosh in a makeup game. Polley finishes 6-4 for the year.
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Brownson
Bunker Hill
Broadwater
Bunker
Potter
Bridgeport
Oshkosh
NSAA Bans Sidneys Alumni Football Game
Sidney High School will not play a football game next Friday night against Maroon alumni after NSAA rule chapter 15 forbids varsity alumni contests in football though permits them in other sports. Coach Bill Giles plans a scrimmage between first and second units as practice winds down with a small squad and 23 players in uniform.
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Sidney High School
Tom Jones
SHS
Nebraska State Activities Association
Jones
NSAA
Bill Giles
Giles
Bertrand
Peetz Enters 8-Man Grid Competition
Peetz High School switches to eight-man football joining Lower Platte Valley teams plus St Anthony Sterling and St Pat’s Sidney. Coach Lee Kingham aims for a stronger 1957 campaign with a 28-player squad including 11 lettermen led by Daryl Dallege and backfield standouts. Schedule lists nine games from September to October at Peetz and away venues.
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Peetz
Bulldogs
Lower Platte Valley
St. Anthony’s
Sterling
St. Pat's
Sidney
Lee Kingham
Daryl Dallege
Phs
Larry Segelke
Gary Wells
Dan Brachtenbach
Bob Nelson
Clem Fehringer
Art Johnson
Willis Wylie
Pete Fogale
Don Koester
Niff
Fleming
Padroni
Crook
Sedgwick
Ovid
Merino
Thursday Scores Highlight Narrow New York Victory
In the American League New York defeated Chicago 2 to 1 in a one run game. Cleveland pummeled Baltimore 13 to 4 while Detroit and Boston won their respective matches. No National League games were on the schedule with rest and rehabilitation notes from Ames Iowa.
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New York
Chicago
Boster
Detroit
Celevand
Baltimore
Ames
Iowa
Wil Milwaukee
Brooklyn
St. Lou's
Cincinnati
Philadelphia
Chicago Pittsburgh
Boston
Cleveland
Kansas City
Washington
Sidney Mens Softball League Nears Seasonal End
Rainy weather and a late harvest strain the league as Zesto leads with a 1-0 second half. They meet Sioux Ordnance Depot and Ohio Oil in a doubleheader at Legion Park while Telephone Workers, Ohio Oil Co and SOD trail. A second half playoff looms if Zesto or Telephone Workers win enough to claim the title.
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Sidney Mens
Legion Park
Zesto
Sioux Ordnance Depot Club
Ohio Oil
Telephone Workers
Ohio Oil Co
SOD
Ohio
Sunol
Lodgepole
Fone Boys
Ohio Oi
Mrs Winter One Of Golf Finalists at Sidney Club
Mrs Earle Winter earns a finals berth in the 1957 Sidney Country Club ladies championship by defeating Mrs Dave Olinger 5 and 3 and Mrs Carl Christ Jr in extra holes. Barker to meet Merritt with winner facing Winter. other flights report Theyer over Hughes 1 up and Wuthier over Brown. weekly prizes awarded to Barker low Hughes high and Davis average.
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Earle Winter
Ross Marker
M. L. Merritt
Sidney Country Club
Barker
Merritt
Winter
James Theyer
Neil Hughes
Claude Wuthier
Warren Brown
Hughes
Davis
White Sox fall to Yankees as sweep ends streak
In Omaha’s sports page recap the Go-Go Sox stumble in Comiskey Park as New York sweeps three games. Yogi Berra, Monk Bauer, and Enos Slaughter fuel the Yankees with decisive hits while Nebraska U sophomore Jim Hergenreier earns praise for sideline and future on the gridiron.
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Comisky Park
Yogi Berra
Monk Bauer
Enos Slaughter
Omaha
Nebraska U
Ieft
Jim Hergenreier
Protest Planned After Trailer City Softball Win
Rail's Cafe protests the 6-3 Trailer City victory in the Sidney Ladies Community Softball League alleging the Trailer City team left the field early. If upheld, Trailer City would improve to 9-0 with Lodgepole remaining. Blues may forfeit their remaining game. Sunel and Pantherettes rainout leaves only one completed clash tonight.
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Trailer City
Rail
Sidney
Lodgepole
Blues
Sunel
Pantherettes
Broncs Meet Minatare Club Here Sunday
Local standings show Sterling 16 3, Sidney 14, Chappell 4, Ovid 4, with Minatare visiting Legion Park Sunday. Peetz at Haxtun and Peetz at Sterling are the last two league games, with Sterling having clinched the circuit title in the Colorado Nebraska division.
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Broncs
Minatare Club
Sterlig
Sidney
Peetz
Haxtun
Chappell
Ovid
Minatare
Sidney Peetz
Sterling
Colorado-Nebraska
Nix
Neko
Legion Parx
Ra‘n
Finalists Paired In Sidney Club President's Cup
Walt Closman and Ed Swenson reach the Sidney County Club President's Cup final after semi final wins this week. Closman beat Ross Barker 1 up after 12 holes while Swenson won 2 up over Milt Handsel. Finales will play 18 holes. Chris Bitner led the weekly handicap round, with Swenson second and Rev Albert Albel third. Two ball foursome rescheduled to 2 p.m. Monday at the club links.
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Danny O’connell
New York Giants
Don Mueller
Milwaukee Braves
Ed Mathews
New York
Polo Grounds
Davey Williams
Giants
Braves
Walt Closman
Ed Swenson
Sidney County
Closman
Ross Barker
Swanson
Milt Handsel
Chris Bitner
Albert Albel
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Oshkeosh
Dalton
Polley
Ball Ars
Mrs. Winter
White Sox
Tod
Yankee
Yankees
Sidney High
Hergenreier
Colorado
U.S. Per
Mexico City
Game
Mark Wieser
Wieser
Ted Pieckenbrock
Hal Whitefoot
Bernie Fuehrer
Ois
Maynard Wies
Gary Haynes
R. D. Mills
Joe Gipson
Bill Allen
Gibson
Ford
Ft. Smith
Arkansas
Olesen
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