Ageless Satchel Paige Helps Miami Marlins Gain Fourth
Satchel Paige aged 48 and Dick Bunker led the Miami Marlins to a double victory over the Havana Sugar Kings, with Paige tossing a three hitter in a 3-0 opener and Bunker pitching 16 innings in a 2-1 nightcap. The wins put Miami one game ahead of Rochester in the IL standings as Buffalo and Toronto split, and Richmond widened its hold on a playoff spot. Tuesday’s schedule lists Rochester at Montreal among others.
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Steelers Break Losing Streak in Labor Day NFL Ex exhibition
The Steelers beat the Philadelphia Eagles 17 12 to end a winless pre season at 1 32 and erase a 0 10 first quarter deficit. Henry Ford scored the first Steelers TD and Perry Richards added a 34 yarder on a Ted Marchibroda pass. The Eagles reply included a Billy Barnes 36 yard keeper a Bob Walston field goal and a late safety. Other: 49ers over Browns 21 17 Lions over Washington 21 14 Rams crush Cardinals 63 21.
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McKeldin Defuses Potomac Liquor Pier Dispute
Maryland Governor Theodore R. McKeldin, a teetotaler, fired off a sharp speech amid a dispute over liquor license issuance to piers and boats on the Potomac River, calling terms like piers of the potation peddlers highball havens and drifting Daiquiri dispensers.
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Baseball Standings and Schedules From Eastern and National Leagues
The AP reports AL standings with New York leading at 8 49 and Chicago at 78 53 while Boston and Detroit trail. schedules show New York at Baltimore and Chicago at Detroit. NL standings list Milwaukee and St Louis atop, with upcoming games including Spahn Littlefield and Law Gomez matchups.
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Darlington 500 Ends in Tragedy for Bobby Myers
Speedy Thompson wins the Southern 500 at Darlington with a new race mark of 101.1 mph and $13,450. A three car crash on lap 28 killed Bobby Myers of Winston-Salem, the first death in the event's eight-year history. Fonty Flock and Paul Goldsmith were hospitalized. Cotton Owens finished second for $5,850 and Marvin Panch third for $3,375 as the 53,000 dollar purse paid out.
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Kiwanis Guests Little League World Series Team
The Kiwanis sponsored Little League team that won the World Series will be guests of honor at the weekly luncheon tomorrow at 12:15 p.m. at the George Washington Hotel. They will be accompanied by their manager Ray Ward.
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VMI Tops Turnout As Southern Conference Opens Preseason
Southern Conference coaches report strong early practice across the league. VMI led with 68 players as freshmen drills ran alongside varsity sessions, while West Virginia, William and Mary, Furman, Davidson, Richmond and Virginia Tech also held open camps.
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Major League Leaders in Batting and Pitching
The roundup lists top players by 350 at bats. Williams of Boston leads with 376 runs. Mantle and Sievers tied for 34 homers. Aaron leads 103 runs batted in and 38 homers. Mays tops with 34 stolen bases. Sanford shines in pitching with 17 wins and 158 strikeouts.
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Rain Spars Eastern and Southern U.S. Today
Rain sprinkled the eastern and southern sections while much of the rest of the country enjoyed fair weather. Cool air moved into the Great Lakes and Ohio Valley after showers and thunderstorms along the leading edge. Temperatures ranged in the 60s from the Dakotas to Missouri and Oklahoma. Watermelons arrived in the U.S. with Massachusetts colonists in the late 1620s.
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Braves Rout Cubs as Yanks Slump Deepens NL pennant race blazes on
The Milwaukee Braves swept the Chicago Cubs 23 10 and 4 0 to widen their NL lead to 84 games after Cincinnati and Brooklyn suffered setbacks. The New York Yankees dropped two to Baltimore, their AL margin reduced to four as Connie Johnson struck out 14. Ted Williams regained the AL batting lead with Boston.
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Luedee Wins Rematch to Earn Main Event at St. Nicholas
New Haven light heavyweight Jerry Luedee vaulted past Freddie Mack in a come-from-behind victory at St. Nicholas Arena. Matchmaker Teddy Brenner said Luedee will headline again after his eighth round TKO of Mack last night, as Luedee recovered from an early knockdown to deliver a decisive beating.
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Battlers win City League playoff in tight RC victory
Alan Oates starred with four hits and a triple as Royal Crown routed Republic Oil to clinch the City Softball League title at Senseny Park. Eddie Grim earned the win, supported by runs from A Smith Robertson and Oates, with Hockman and the Oilers limited to scattered hits.
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Canada Sees 75 Deaths in Labor Day Weekend
Seventy five traffic and related fatalities marked Canada's Labor Day weekend. Forty one people died on highways, below the predicted sixty by the Canadian Highway Safety Conference. The period saw twenty four drownings and other incidents.
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Church Bowling League Expands to Twelve Teams
The Church Bowling League will begin the 1957 58 season on September 5 at 7 p.m. at Health Center Lanes. From eight teams last year the league grows to a full 12 with eight returning holdovers and four new entrants including Congregational Christian Cork Street Christian Mt. Pleasant and Grace Bible Fellowship.
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Record Death Toll For Holiday Weekend Rises
Ten deaths in other accidents were reported between 6 p m Friday and midnight Monday. The holiday record stands at 98 fatalities, set during this Dominion Day weekend.
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