Handley Judges Begin 1955 Football Campbell Practice
Handley High opens 1955 practice August 25 at 9 am under Coach Hunter Maddox with most of the 1954 lineup intact for a District 10 challenge. The Judges, who ran nine straight wins last year and captured District 5, will wear uniforms Monday through Wednesday and hold an organizational meeting on the 23rd.
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Two International League No Hitters Stir Up Weekend
Ken Lehman of Montreal pitched a seven inning perfect game in the first game of a double header at Columbus, retiring 21 in a row for a 3-0 Montreal win. Dick Hoover, the Columbus pitcher, had thrown a one walk no hitter against Richmond just four days earlier.
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Columbus
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50 000 Fans to See Walker Swan Song in Dallas
Doak Walker ends his home football career at the Cotton Bowl as the Detroit Lions meet the Philadelphia Eagles. Walker, a three time All America pick and key figure in Dallas, makes his final season appearance amid a crowd of about 50 000 fans and a slate of professional teams planned to perform.
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Philadelphia Eagles
Reluctant contenders keep AL race tight and shifting
The American League leaders stay within reach as Boston, Cleveland, New York, and Chicago fail to seize command. Cleveland climbs back within a game of first. Chicago drops a doubleheader to Kansas City. the Yankees slip after a seven game win streak. In the National League, Brooklyn ends a slump with an 8 4 win over the Giants as Cincinnati moves into fifth and Milwaukee defeats St Louis 5 3 behind Spahn’s win.
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Cubs
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Paige Reynolds Honored Tonight at Semi-Pro Championship
Kane-Batchel Paige and Allie Reynolds will throw first balls and receive plaques in opening ceremonies of the National Semi-Pro Baseball Championship in Wichita. The 32-team, double elimination tourney kicks off as the Boeing Bombers chase a third straight title.
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Softball Schedule Postponed At Senseng Park
Rain soaked Senseng Park forces Ken Ashby to cancel all City and Church Softball League games until Monday night. Full schedule for next week to be printed in tomorrow's Evening Star.
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Kenneth
Ashby
Evening Star
Legion Asked To Move 1955 Convention Site
The California State Federation of Labor urged the American Legion to relocate its 1955 national convention from Miami to a different city unless Miami hotels hire AFL union workers. Delegates wrote letters supporting the move and the AFL also sought funds to defeat southern conservative lawmakers in upcoming primaries.
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North Carolina faces 22 to 27 million crop losses from hurricanes
Preliminary estimates by North Carolina State College and the State Department of Agriculture put crop damage from Hurricanes Connie and Diane between 22 and 27 million dollars. Tobacco losses reach about 15 million pounds, soybeans 5 000 acres flooded, corn fields tangled with 7 to 10 percent lost, and cotton harmed by rains complicating boll weevil control.
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Diane
Luther Hodges
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Hyde County
Picked Spot Dodgers Fate Hinges on Site for New Park
President O Malley and Mayor Wagner meet over plans to move the Brooklyn Dodgers. Ebbets Field to be sold after 1957 season as city weighs condemnation for a new park on the Long Island Railroad site in downtown Brooklyn. Legal authority doubts condemnation, while Jersey City and Queens seek relocation. O Malley cites six million dollars reserved to start construction.
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Palmer nears Canadian Open scoring record at Toronto
Arnold Palmer the 1954 U S amateur champion from Latrobe Pa leads the Canadian Open with a 13 under par 131 after 36 holes on rounds of 64 and 67. Jackie Burke Jr trails by two with 133 as Charlie Stifford slips from the day’s top start with a 74 after a 63 first round.
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Arnold Palmer
Palmer
U. S
Latrobe
South Africa
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Stifford
Jackie Burke, Jr
Kiamesha Lake
N. Y
Charlie Stifford
Weston Club
Philadelphia
Major League Standings and Tonight's Schedule
Baseball schedule lists games across the majors with matchups and starting pitchers for tonight. Standings show NL leaders Brooklyn Milwaukee New York Philadelphia Cincinnati Chicago St Louis Pittsburgh with recent results and tomorrow's slate.
Baseball Schedule and Results Spotted in Brief
Milwaukee 5 St. Louis 3. Upcoming games Brooklyn at Philadelphia 7 p.m. New York at Pittsburgh 12 30 p.m. St. Louis at Cincinnati 8 p.m. Chicago at Milwaukee 2 30 p.m.
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