Major League Baseball standings and Friday schedule
American League standings show Chicago and New York tied behind Cleveland and Detroit with thin margins. Friday games list New York at Washington Detroit at Kansas City Chicago at Cleveland and Baltimore at Boston plus notable results from Thursday. National League schedule features multiple city pairings with San Francisco and Pittsburgh outcomes and several night games.
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Associated Press
American League
W. L. Pet. G.B. Icago
Cleveland
Baltimore
Detroit
New York
Kansas City
Boston
Washington
Chicago
W. L. Pet. G
San Francisco
Pittsburgh
Cincinnati
St. Louis
Milwaukee
Philadelphia
Los Angeles
Kuenn
Kaline
Yost
Power Cleveland
Colavito
Killebrew
Fox Chicago
Boston Fox Chicago
Williams
Allison Washington
Kubek
Killebrew Washington
Hopman Foresees U S Davis Cup Sweep In New York
Australia captain Hopman predicts a 3 2 U S victory in the Davis Cup defense at West Side with Olmedo and MacKay as U S singles players. Hopman plans Fraser Emerson doubles while Perry Jones counters with Olmedo and Earl Buchholz aiming for a 5 0 U S sweep after Olmedo wins the first match.
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ED Corrigan
Forest Hills
N. Y
Harry Hopman
Australia
Barry MacKay
Hopman
Olmedo
U.S
Fraser and Laver
MacKay
Fraser
Roy Emerson
Air Force
Akron
Ohio
Barry
Laver
Perry Jones
Earl Buchholz
St. Louis
Jones
Second Great Oil Rush In Titusville
Titusville marked the 100th birthday of the oil age during a week of centennial events attracting 35,000 people. Notables including Postmaster General Arthur Summerfield Governor David Lawrence and Gen. Ernest Thompson attended. A time capsule burial and a commemorative oil stamp highlighted celebrations while the local oil flow remained a trickle.
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Titusville
Pennsylvania
Edwin L. Drake
Drake
Connecticut
Arthur Summerfield
David L. Lawrence
Ernest O. Thompson
Texas Railroad Commission
Drake’s Old Well
River Conditions Report for Shenandoah Riverton Area
River conditions at Riverton show Shenandoah current at 7 45 a m with South Fork clear and North Fork clear securing safe flow for monitoring and navigation in the morning.
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Shenandoah
Riverton
South Fork
North Fork
Cardinals Owner Rejects Record Offer to Sell
The Globe Democrat reports President August A. Busch Jr. refused a six million dollar bid for the St. Louis Cardinals within the past eight months. Board member Jimmy Conzelman quoted Busch saying the club is not for sale. Busch purchased the club for 3.75 million in March 1953.
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ST. Louis
The
Globe- Democrat
August A. Busch Jr
St. Louis Cardinals
Jimmy Conzelman
Cardinals
Busch
Air Force ends search for flaming object in California
The Air Force canceled its search after investigating a reported flaming object that fell 13 miles west of Santa Rosa. Ballistic missiles experts at Stanford checked the sighting by Wendell Norby and Ronald Fiori who reported a crash at 1 p.m. last Thursday.
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Hamilton Air Force Base
Calif
Air Force
California
Stanford
Wendell Norby
Ronald Fiori
Santa Rosa
Philadelphia area business executive Edward W. Furst dies
Edward W. Furst, 84, longtime general manager of Du Pont Company Grasselli Chemicals Division in Wilmington Delaware, died Tuesday night at his Swarthmore Pennsylvania home.
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Philadelphia
Edward W. Furst
The
du Pont Company
Grasselli Chemicals
Wilmington
Del
Swarthmore
Eleanor's Dress Ad Promises Low Prices
A domestic ad urges Mary to return home and visit Eleanor's at 146 N. Lou doun St for affordable dresses. The copy highlights discounted prices and a specific dress priced at $5.99, aiming to entice purchase and travel to the store.
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Eleanor’s
Loudoun St
League Leaders By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
The AP batting leader is Aaron Milwaukee with 358 at bats and 181 hits. Banks Chicago leads with 118 RBIs while Pinson Cincinnati has 111 runs and 177 hits. Pinson also tops doubles with 42 and triples with 9. Banks has 37 homers, Mays 97 runs, and Moon Neal tie for 8 triples. Pitching leaders include Face Pittsburgh with 147 decisions and Drysdale LA with 199 strikeouts.
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Aaron
Milwaukee
Cunningham
St. Louis
Pinson
Cincinnati
Mays
San Francisco
Banks
Chicago
Robinson Cincinnati
Aaron Milwaukee
Moon
Neal
Los Angeles
White
Orchestra Concludes First Part of Soviet Tour
Leonid Bernstein and the New York Philharmonic Orchestra conclude the first leg of their Soviet concert visit in Moscow and plan to depart for Leningrad on Friday.
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Moscow
Leonid Bernstein
New York Philharmonic Orchestra
Leningrad
Rocky Colavito Sparks Indians to Cut White Sox Lead
Cleveland's slugger Rocky Colavito homered twice in a span of two games and delivered a decisive tie breaking shot in the eighth inning as the Indians won 5-4 over the Yankees and trimmed Chicago's AL lead to one game. The White Sox fell 7-6 to Boston as Wynn struggled on short rest.
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Cleveland
Chicago
Indians
White Sox
Rocky Colavito
Billy Pierce
Dick Donovan
Early Wynn
Colavito
New York Yankees
Rockie
Boston
Wynn
Baltimore
Kansas City
Detroit
New York
Washington
Pittsburgh
Pirates
San Francisco
Giants
Los Angeles
St. Louis
Milwaukee
Braves
Cincinnati
Ryne Duren
Duren
Jim Perry
Gary Bell
Red Sox
Gene Stephens
Gary Staley
Gary Geiger
RBI
Pete Runnels
Frank Malzone
Nels Chittum
Turkdown
Jim Rivera
Baseball Scores Across Leagues Highlight Week
In the Pacific Coast League Sacramento defeated San Diego 4 to 1 while Spokane routed Seattle 8 to 1 and Vancouver beat Portland 9 to 2. In the American Association Charleston won 4 to 3 over Fort Worth and Indianapolis outscored Houston 10 to 7. Dallas defeated Louisville 9 to 3 and Denver beat St Paul 8 to 7. Minneapolis won 1 to 0. In the International League Buffalo crushed Montreal 9 to 2 and Rochester beat Toronto 5 to 3 while Columbus downed Richmond 3 to 2 and Havana trounced Miami 10 to 0.
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Associated Press
Sacramento
San Diego
Spokane
Seattle
Vancouver
Portland
Charleston
Fort Worth
Indianapolis
Houston
Dallas
Louisville
Denver
St. Paul
Omaha
Minneapolis
Buffalo
Montreal
Rochester
Toronto
Columbus
Richmond
Havana
Miami
Friendship Picnic At Rouss Park
The Friendship Fire Company holds its annual family picnic at Rouss Park Sunday starting at 4 p.m. Ellsworth Byers and Robert Boyd co chairmen invite all fire company auxiliary members and their families to bring their own picnic dinner.
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Friendship Fire Company
Rouss Park
Ellsworth Byers
Robert Boyd
Fire Company
Milwaukee Open Opens With Star Studded Field
Milwaukee hosts a 140 player field for the $35,000 Milwaukee Open Golf Tournament at Tripoli Golf Club. Art Wall Jr. and Cary Middlecoff head the entry, with 33 of the nation’s 40 top money winners from the 1959 pro circuit taking part in the opening round.
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Milwaukee
Tripoli Golf Club
PGA Tour
Art Wall Jr
Pocono Manor
Cary Middlecoff
Middies Have Two Top Quarterbacks
Navy head coach Wayne Hardin says both Jim Maxfield and Joe Tranchini are designated No. 1 and are completely equal as he opens fall practice in Annapolis Maryland.
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Annapolis Md
Wayne Hardin
Navy
Jim Maxfield
Joe Tranchini
Hardin
Newsmen
Unbeaten Cuban Decisions Stitch at Fairgrounds Coliseum
Luis Rodriguez remains undefeated after a split decision over Rudell Stitch in Louisville. Rodriguez, weighing 147 pounds, outboxed Stitch who weighed 145 in a nationally televised 147-pound welterweight bout. Rodriguez improves to 23-0 while Stitch falls to 9-6.
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Louisville
Luis Rodriguez
Rudell Stitch
Stitch
Fairgrounds Coliseum
Rodriguez
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