National League pennant race with tense West East swing
Milwaukee and St Louis lead NL with strong road records as Braves, Cards, and Dodgers push for position. Giants head to San Francisco after Polo Grounds stand while Yankees hold AL flag with 7 game edge and Kansas City links a 1-0 win over Cleveland.
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J. Louis
Brooklyn
Braves
Cardinals
Dodgers
Polo Grounds
New York
Giants
San Francisco
St. Louis
Pittsburgh
Redlegs
Ebbets Field
Chicago Cubs
Philadelphia
New York Yankees
Yanks
Kansas City
A's
Cleveland
Tom Gorman
Indians
Tim Thompson
Ray Narleski
Major leaders in the American and National leagues
The listing highlights top players by stat across both leagues. Key figures include Williams and Mantle for batting and runs, Mantle with 151 hits, Aaron leading in runs in the NL, and Schmidt and Sanford leading pitching categories.
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Williams
Boston
Mantle
New York
Sievers
Wash'n
Minoso
Chicago
Boyd
Baltimore
Bauer
McDeougald
Simpson
Aparicio
Cheo
Donovan
Wynn
Cleveland
Hitting Tim Thompson ends 0-for-42 drought with RBI single
The Athletics edged the Indians 1-0 as Tim Thompson broke a 0-for-42 slide with an RBI single in the ninth inning. Tom Gorman earned his second major league shutout, his first since 1952 with the Yankees, and completed the four-hitter victory.
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Associated Press
Tim Thompson
Athletics
RBI
Indians
Tom Gorman
Yankees
Stephenson Opequon Tie In Church Softball Standings
Stephenson moved back into a first place tie with Opequon after beating Evangelical United Brethren 14 to 10. Sunnyside downed Presbyterian 11 to 3 as three rainouts left playoffs looming with games scheduled tonight and tomorrow.
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Opequon
Evangelical United Brethren
Grace Bible
Stephenson
Sunnyside
Presbyterian
Montague
D. Shirley
United Brethren
J. Dix
Stephens
Sunnyside Erree
Montague Presbyterian Eee Wens
Church of Christ Eeeees
Boyce Baptist
Patterson faces Rademacher in highly touted title bout
Floyd Patterson intensifies training in Kent Washington for a Thursday title defense against Pete Rademacher in Issaquah. Manager Cus D Amato hypes the fight as the most publicized in 30 years while the challenger, 28, emphasizes readiness after studying Patterson on television and preparing for 15 three minute rounds. Patterson weighs about 184 in peak condition and refuses to underestimate the challenger.
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Seattle
Floyd Patterson
Cus D'Amato
D'Amato
Patterson
Kent
Wash
Issaquah
Pete Rademacher
Rademacher
Eli Lilly Household Finance Report Gains
Eli Lilly and Company reports net income of 17.73 million dollars for the first six months ending June 30, earning 2.24 dollars per share, versus 16.45 million and 7.11 dollars per share in the prior year. Household Finance Corp. posts 11.92 million dollars for the same six months, up from 10.47 million last year.
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New York
Eli Lilly & Co
Household Finance Corp
Perez Bell Earn Return Bout With Last Night Draw
New York: Lulu Perez and Bobby Bell earned a September 9 rematch at St Nicholas Arena after a 10 round draw telecast last night. Bell outweighed Perez in the final rounds but Perez led early and both judges and the AP card favored Perez in spots. Both fighters disputed the verdict with Bell claiming he pulled it out late and Perez insisting he won big.
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Lulu Perez
Bobby Bell
St. Nicholas Arena
Teddy Brenner
St. Nicks
Bell
Petey Della
Youngstown
Ohio
Mike Davidowitch
Perez
Brooklyn
Leo Birnbaum
Lulu
Dodgers Invest in California Baseball Club
Los Angeles based Brooklyn Dodgers infused 200000 dollars into their California Baseball Club Inc, receiving 200 shares. Richard B. Walsh Jr. serves as president of the California Baseball Club and LA Pacific Coast League club, while Fresco Thompson and E J Vazii are listed as vice presidents.
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Los Angeles
Frank Finch
Los Angeles Times
Brooklyn Dodgers
California
California Baseball Club, Inc
Dodger-manned Corporation
Dodgers
Finch
Richard B. Walsh Jr
Los Angeles Club
Brooklyn Club
Dodger
Fresco Thompson
E. J. (Buzzy) Bavasi
California Corporation
Don’t Press Your Luck Polio Public Health Message
A public service advert urges vaccination against polio for all ages. It notes polio is more severe in adults and promotes eight months of three shots through physicians or health departments to protect the home community and country.
Baseball Standings and Schedule Highlights
The standings show Milwaukee and St Louis leading the National League with Brooklyn and Cincinnati in pursuit. Upcoming games include St. Louis at New York and Cincinnati at Brooklyn as top matchups, while the American League features Washington at Chicago and New York at Kansas City among others with several night games on the slate.
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St. Louis
Brooklyn
Cincinnati
Philadelphia
New York
Chicago
Pittsburgh
M. — Jones
L. McDaniel
Antonelli
Boston
Detroit
Baltimore
Cleveland
Washington
Kansas City
Pascual
Abernathy
Wilson
Harshamn
Keegan
Brewer
Mossi
Turley
Terry
All Stars Fall 2-1 to Dodgers in 11 innings
IL All-Stars battled Brooklyn’s Dodgers for 11 innings before losing 2-1 behind a Gino Cimoli double that scored Junior Gilliam. Don Zimmer tied the game with a pinch hit in the eighth and Sandy Koufax earned the win in relief.
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Associated Press
Brooklyn Dodgers
Gino Cimoli
Brooklyn
Montreal
Dodgers
Toronto Maple Leafs
Leafs
Buffalo
Rochester
Richmond
Havana
Miami
Columbus
Jim Coates
Jackie Collum
Forest Smith
Stars
Don Zimmer
Lynn Lovenguth
Sandy Koufax
Gift of Police Handcuffs Ends With Keyless Rescue
In Chula Vista California 11 year old Christine Kruzick wore a pair of old police handcuffs after a neighborhood boy handed them to her. Patrolman Robert Zeitelhack responded to her call for help and freed her by picking the lock with a hairpin.
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Chula Vista
Calif
Christine Kruzick
Robert Zeitelhack
Christine
End of Pacific Coast League Seen With Transfer of Giants
The New York Giants move to San Francisco signals the likely end of the Pacific Coast League as an open minor league. Rumors suggest a northwest realignment with Rainiers Seattle Portland and Vancouver surviving, while cities like San Diego and Los Angeles lose major PCL status.
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Giants
Seattle
New York Giants
San Francisco
PCL
Leslie O’connor
Giants’ Board of Directors
Brooklyn Dodgers
Los Angeles
O'Connor
Hollywood
San Diego
Sacramento
Fred David
Emil Sick
Rainiers
Portland
Vancouver
Spoxa
Victoria
Padres
Northwest
Texas
New Mexico
Arizona
Princeton Favored to Replace Yale as Ivy League Champion
New York report credits Princeton with single wing mastery under Coach Charlie Caldwell and a strong sophomore lineup led by Tom Morris. Yale losses, others falter, leaving Princeton the likely champion, with Penn, Cornell, Dartmouth and Brown contenders for runnerup.
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Yale
New York
Charlie Caldwell
Princeton Tigers
Pennsylvania
Cornell
Dartmouth
Brown
Columbia
Harvard
Tigers
Tom Morris
Cleveland
John Sapoch
Fred Tilly
Bob Casciola
Dave Grubb
Caldwell
al Ward
Denny McGill
Dean Loucks
Steve Ackermen
Lupton Wins Little League Series With 5 2 Victory
Ernie Lupton pitched the win as the Lupton team defeated Shoe Center 5 to 2 to claim the Little League Minor World Series title. Monty Harris took the loss in yesterday’s decisive game after the series opened with two earlier contests. The minor league trophy will be presented at the Little League Majors World Series.
Little League World Series Game Two Ends In Four Innings
Darkness and rain delayed the third LL Series game yesterday as Kiwanis led Workingman 8 to 7 after four innings. The final two innings will be played tomorrow at 5 30 PM. Workingman won the first game 7 6, Kiwanis captured the second 14 13 to tie the series.
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Hoover
Stephenson
B. Willis
Patterson
Shirley
Duvall
H. Willis
Armel
J. Larrick
Dix
Larrick
Kiwanis
Workingman
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