Few 20-Game Winners In 1955 Season
With a third of the season left only Don Newcombe and Robin Roberts look certain to reach 20 victories. Newcombe is 18-1 and Roberts 16-9 with a history of 20-win seasons. Other contenders include Frank Sullivan Early Wynn Bob Lemon Whitey Ford and Dick Donovan. Last year produced six 20-game winners.
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Robin Roberts
Philadelphia Phillies
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Roberts
Frank Sullivan
Boston Red Sox
Early Wynn
Bob Lemon
Cleveland Indians
Whitey Ford
New York Yankees
Lemon
Dick Donovan
Chicago White Sox
Wynn
Lemon and Roberts With 23, Johnny Antonelli
New York Giants
Warren Spahn
Milwaukee
Bob Grim
Yankees
Antonelli
Spahn
Grim
All-American Open Tam Golf Meet Heads to Qualifiers
Chicago August 2 AP professional golfers from across the nation will vie for 72 qualifying spots in the All American Men’s Professional Tournament at Tom O Shanter today and tomorrow. Doug Sanders Cedar Town Ga and Chick Evans Chicago led 17 amateurs with 69. Women qualifiers then included Joyce Ziske Waterford Wis and Alice Bauer Hagge Sarasota Fla both at 75. Greta Leone Chicago topped the women amateurs with 78, followed by Ruth Jessen Seattle and Nadyne Granick Milwaukee with 79s.
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Ruth Jessen
Seattle
Wash
Nadyne Granick
Milwaukee
Campanella Tops Hitter Leaders in Baseball Update
National League leader Roy Campanella rose to .338 after 12 hits in 30 at bats as Richie Ashburn fell to .328. Al Kaline slipped in the American League to .352 with Detroit teammates Harvey Kuenn at .327 and George Kell at .316. Duke Snider and Ted Kluszewski tied for NL home runs at 35, Willie Mays close with 34, while Kaline and Mickey Mantle share the AL lead with 23.
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New York Yankees
Giants Dominate Cardinals Behind Liddle and Mays
Don Liddle pitched the Giants to a 9-1 victory over the St Louis Cardinals allowing five hits. Willie Mays powered the win with a home run a double and a single.
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Giants
New York
Victo
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Selding Cardinals
Willie Mays
Jockey Al Brown Tries Weight Cut at Monmouth Park
Jockey Al Brown, 19, attempted to reach 105 pounds at Monmouth Park to qualify for Navy enlistment rather than be drafted. This weight limit would allow him to join the service while pursuing racing.
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Monmouth Park
Navy
Illinois freshman Lou Agase builds Big Ten tackling rep
Michigan State defensive line coach Lou Agase earned football wrestling and track letters as a freshman at Illinois. He developed into one of the Big Ten’s top tacklers and remained a standout athlete.
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Lou Agase
Illinois
Logan Now Good Hit No Field Slump Hits Braves
Milwaukee star Johnny Logan, top NL shortstop for fielding, is slumping in defense while leading Milwaukee Braves with a .311 batting average. A late 10th inning error on a Don Hoak hopper allowed Junior Gilliam to score, highlighting his defensive miscue.
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Johnny Logan
Milwaukee Braves
Braves
Brooklyn Dodgers
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Junior Gilliam
Logan
Stars Adjust Practice For Heat Ahead Of Browns Game
The College All-star coaching staff reshuffled the week’s drills to beat the heat before the August 12 game with the Cleveland Browns. Curly Lambeau led a defensive passing drill to counter Cleveland’s passing attack led by George Ratterman.
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Cleveland Browns
Curly Lambeau
Cleveland
George Ratterman
Port Arthur Fight Report Minimal Card
Port Arthur Texas town report notes Paul Jurgensen aged 124 of Houston stopped Joe Boland aged 124 of San Antonio in a local bout.
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Paul Jurgensen
Houston
Joe Boland
San Antonio
Aaron Robinson Named Manager of Winston-Salem Twins
Aaron Robinson former major league catcher for New York Chicago and Detroit is named manager of the Winston-Salem Twins in the class B Carolina League. He replaces Ken Silvestri who was fired Sunday with no reason given for the dismissal.
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N. C
Aaron Robinson
New York
Chicago
Detroit
Winston-Salem Twins
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Ken Silvestri
Silvestri
March In Debut Turns Point for De Vries in Singles
Carl March leads Sydney victory with 180 points while Peter De Vries posts 175 for Yugoslavia in a high scoring bout. Holland records a 10 point margin as the match unfolds with teams competing for the top position.
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Australia
Carl Marchin
Yugoslavia
Outpoin
Peter de Vries
Holland
Fight Results Highlight Boxing Cards Across Cities
In New York Bobby Boyd 157 pounds beat Tony Anthony 161 on points in a New York bout. In New Orleans Arthur Persley 135 for Red Cross defeated Joe Brown 135 in a 12 round decision in Red Cross, Louisiana.
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Bobby Boyd
Chicago
Tony Anthony
New Orleans
Arthur Persley
Red Cross
Joe Brown
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