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The Kokomo Tribune from Kokomo, Indiana • Page 15

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Adcock Homers Aaron Leads Milwaukee Win Over Brooklyn To By ED WTLKS The Associated Presi JoerAdcock rocks Brooklyn with Dodgers fits. park looking for bases on balls," lyn and leading the National League at .342, last night. He smacked three hits in five trips, Hank Aaron, Milwaukee's bad- driving- in four runs including ball really gives the the clincher iwth his 6th homer- as the first-place Braves socked 'Aaron doesn't come into a ball the Dodgers 8-6 in the opener of a four-game set at Ebbets Field. said Brooklyn right-hander Carl It was Milwaukee's seventh Erskine. "He'll swing at anything he thinks he can hit.

A pitcher knocked the third-place world gets nowhere going outside the range of his bat." Right-handers Roger Craig and Ed Roebuck and southpaw Ken Lehman got nowhere agains Henry, batting .417 against Brook straight against the Brooks and Quincy Will Stay In Three-l League For Rest of Year QUINCY, rii. The Quincy Gems of the Class League have decided to finish out the 1956 season. The club had announced it would new board of directors, headed by Ralph J. Keller, was elected. Keller was named temporary president, replacing Montgomery Carrott Carrott made the initial announcement that the team would disband because of low attendance and rising costs.

A spokesman said the new group would assume all outstanding debts and the team would finish champs five games behind while keeping the Braves games ahead of Cincinnati, a 4-2 winner at Pittsburgh. In the. only other NL action, The Dodgers put across three runs in the eighth and brought on Ernie Johnson, who gave up a two-run homer to Peewee Reese in the ninth before nailing it Ed Mathews and Adcock also homered to help rock Craig to his first Field defeat after winning 10 straight. Adcock, batting .455 vs. Brooklyn, socked his 23rd with a man on in the fifth.

It was Joe's ninth against the Dodgers this season. The Redlegs swept their five- when reliefer Hershell Freeman came on to win his ninth. game series at Pittsburgh on Gus for his 24th. a man while winning his took his fifth in a row and gained; the NL strikeout lead with 116 by fanning eight in his four-hit nightcap job for the Phils. Elmer Valo homered for the Phils, who had two unearned markers.

Walt Moryn hit his 13th for the Cub and also smacked one off Robin Roberts, now 11-11, in the opener. Ernie Banks tagged Robin Doctor Claims Sime's Right Leg Is Larger GREENSBORO. N. C. W-Sprint star Dave Sitne says doctors have found that his right leg js inches bigger around than his left, which, they said, probably accounted for the pulled grain muscle which knocked the Duke runner out of the Olympics.

In an interview with Smith Barrier, sports editor of the Greensboro Daily News, SIme Harvey Haddix, who didn't walk said Monday he was examined ast week by doctors at Duke Bell's third-inning double. Kay lasted until the Bucs' two-run fifth drop from the league after five livan and Boston, 4-1, on Virgil more games but Monday night a Philadelphia jumped' past Pitts- Jablonski had singled home two burgh into fifth place by beating in the second against loser Laurin the Chicago Cubs, 5-4 and 4-2, iniPePper. Tom Acker started and a twi-night twin bill. 1 I th In the American, Mickey Mantle socked his 33rd and 34th home runs, one his first grand-slammer of the year, and drove in six runs as the New York Yankees again claimed a 10-game lead with a 134 decision over runner-up Cleveland. Detroit beat jinx Frank Sul- Trucks' three-hitter.

Bob Nieman's loth-inning hornet beat Kansas City for Baltimore 4-3. Chicago and Washington were not scheduled. Aaron, a 22-year-old right-handed spray hitter, knocked his homer with a man on in the seventh off reliefer Roebuck for a 7-1 lead, le doubled home a ninth-inning run, but then the edge was fi-4 as Buhl won his 14th and sixth in a ow over the Dodgers but wound out the season. Quincy, in fifth place, is an up still without a complete game affiliate of the New York Yankees, at Ebbets Field. Midwest Box Scores MCHIOAN CITY (3) AB Spatafora, 2b 4 0 0 3 Bretzlng, ef 4 1 1 3 A Costa, tt Giordano, McDougal, 3b Heiss, Ib Wurawskl, If Shrader, rf Zayas, Baurnfeind, Totals Cunningham, If 3 I.

2b 4 300 000 34 3 7 DECATUR (4) AB "armei, rf KOKOMO TRIBUNE AREA SWIM MEET AT MUNICIPAL SWIMMING POOL ENTRY BUNK (Deadline: Midnight Wednesday, Angr. 9,1956) Sponsored by The Kokomo Tribune Charities, In co-operation with the Y.M.C.A. and the Municipal Swimming Pool. Boys' Time Monday, Aug. 13,1:00 P.M.

Girls' Time Trials Tuesday, Aug. 14,1:00 P.M. DIvtae Wednesday, Aug. 16,1:00 P.M. Finals Thursday, Aug.

IB, 1:00 P.M. COMPETITIVE EVENTS swimmer may compete in only one age group, but can enter all of the events In that group. (Circle the number in the events you want to enter.) Glris' Events Boys' Evento 8 years and under 1 25-yd. free style 2 13 25-yd. back stroke 14 25 25-yd.

breast or 26 butterfly 37 50-yd. free style 38 9 and 10 years 8 25-yd. free style 4 15 2i-yd. back stroke IS 27 25-yd. breast or 28 butterfuly 39 60-yd.

free style 40 11 and 12 years 8 50-yd. free style 6 17 60-yd. back stroke 18 29 50-yd. breast or 30 butterfly 41 100-yd. free style 42 Girls' Boys' Events 18 and It years 7 50-yd.

free style 8 19 50-yd. back stroke 20 31 50-yd. breast or 32 butterfly 43 100-yd. free style 44 Diving (no elimination) rnvi, TT B. Miller, Ib'.

Schmltt, ef Hartmann, 3b Chlnchar, ss Cannizzaro, Unser, Whlteklller, ss Hicks, Mella, Schneider, Totals In Ith. MICHIGAN CITY DECATUR ..28 and scored 1 0 0 0 11 0 A 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 Melia Hospital "They found that my right leg Tribe Sinking Under Mantle's Power Hitting CLEVELAND, Ohio Bt-Mickey Mantle is swatting the Cleveland Mantle, who has smacked nine homers against the Tribe, got No. 3 off Bob Lemon with' his bases-j ln dians out of the" American loaded job as New York scored League pennant race, seven runs, all unearned, in the! The New Yo rk Yankee slugger was 114 inches bigger around than my left one," Sime said, adding: "They figure that I was putting so much more strain on my lef leg to keep up with the fight one that it caused the'muscle pull. II had to be something like that. Just the fact that I was running on a curve had nothing to do with it.

"Why, I've been running on a curve all my life, even a 90-degree turn on the baseball paths. I (Lennox) Baker said my right leg probably got so much larger because "I did all the kicking, punting and extra points, when I played football in high school." Sime has done the 100-yard dash in 9.5 seconds, bettering a 32-year- old record. He also has bettered the 220-yard low hurdles with 22.2 and the 220-yard dash with 20.1. He has equalled the world indoor record for 60 yards (6.1), the 100- yard dash (9.3) and the established 220-yard dash (20.2) which he previously had beaten. Tuesday, July 31, KOKOMO (fntf.) TRIBUNE IS CAB DRIVERS WANTED No Mpcrfanct naried We teach you the city.

Full or part time. Earn you learn. Make $75 to $100 week. Good character references are all you need. APPLY IN PERSON TO MR.

DAVIS. RED CAB, Inc. 2020 N. Illinois Indianapolis £HMIfEL MASTER second. Whitey Ford struck out 10 to win his 14th with Mantle getting his other one aheat of Babe Ruth's record 60 pace off reliefer Bob Feller.

Trucks, who walked eight, gave up singles to Billy Klaus and Don Buddin and a homer to Mickey Vernon while the Tigers, who had lost 11 in a row to Sullivan, won it with two runs in the Fifth on two-out singles by Frank House and Jim Small. Nieman's bust-up homer, bis 10th, was off reliefer Tom Gorman. Oriole starter Ray Moore lomered with a man on for a 3-1 lead, but gave way as the A's rallied. Mike, Fornieles won it in relief. smacked two more homers off Cleveland pitchers Monday night, as the Yanks reclaimed a 10-1 with a 13-6 victory.

Cleveland's pennant hopes, already dim, were reduced to a mere flicker. If the Yanks play only .500 ball the rest of the way, the Indians win have to win two Shoot for 60 Spots in Annual All-Arnerican Meet CHICAGO Hi-Some 300 men pros, gunning for 60 qualifying spots in the All American Golf out of three. Mantle's two homers, his ooo ooo 010 ooo Murawski, Carmel 3, Hartmann. Hartmann, Schmidt, Carmel. McDougal, Miller.

Heiss; R. Miller, B. Miller. Michigan City 5, Decatur 4. Schneider 1, Zayas 4.

8, Melia 2, Zayas 6. 5 In 6 2-3; Melia, 0 In 11 -3; Schneider, 2 Zayas, In Baurnfeind 0 in 1. 3-3, Melia 04), Schneider 04), Zayas 4-4, Baurnfeind 04). Mella (7-5). (3-3).

B. Miller by Zayas. Schneider. and Koser. Hoosiers Qualify CHICAGO ttV-Two Hobart, Ind.

residents qualified Monday mo iu cl nc.u oumua. Thursday's amateur division of was the inning In which New Tarn "O'Shanter All-American golfjYork scored seven unearned runs making only three hits. and 34th of the season, put him one game ahead of Babe Ruth's pace when he hit 60 in 1927. He's hit safely in all IS games against Cleveland, and is batting 373 against them. That's a major reason why the Yanks have won he last eight contests between the wo teams.

No. 33 came in the second inning off starter Bob Lemon, who also was the loser, and it landed the lower right field stands. Tournament at Tarn O'Shanter, off today to round out a field ra of 150 which will begin play tournament. Harris Wadkins and while Walter No. 34 came off Bob Feller in Kolodziej were two of the 25 ama- the fifth, scoring Billy Martin, and: teurs qualifying with scores of 76 was a sharp blow over the right and 73 respectively.

field fence. Thursday. The (Tarn circus began Monday with qualifying in the men and- women's amateur divisions. All four tournaments, men's and women's pro and amateur, will begin Thursday. There will be no women's pro qualifying round.

Wedgie Reich, a 19-year-old freshman from Stanford, shot a three- under par 69 Monday to lead 25 qualifiers in the men's amateur, division. Barbara. Little of Wauwatosa, won medal honors in the women's qualifying rounds. Miss jittle paced nine qualifiers in a 'ield of 21 with a one-over women's par 77. PRESENTS THE £CONQ -Kif COMPLETE TV INSTALLATION DESIGNED FOR THIS AREA Here is the TV Installation, every one has been screaming for and all in one Convenient Package.

Get yours Today. This Kit Consists of Stacked Antenna 10 ft. Mast Roof Mount 75 ft. Twin Lead 100 ft Guy Wire Guy Ring and Clamp Stand out Insulators Lightning Arrester Complete Instructions SEE YOUR DEALER PARIS (7) 45 15 and 16 years 50-yd. free style 50-yd.

back stroke 50-yd. breast or butterfly iOO-yd. free style Diving (no elimination) 10 22 34 46 Seniors 50-yd. free style 60-yd. back stroke 50-yd.

breast or butterfly 100-yd. free style Diving 12 24 36 48 LE ELIGIBILITY: 1 All boye; and girls living In areas reached by The Kokomo Tribune. Age as of Aug. 13, 1958 governs entry. A swimmer may compete in only one age group.

4 A swimmer may compete in ALL events in his or her age group. In the breast or butterfly stroke, either style is accepted. The breast must be used with a frog kick only. The butterfly with the frog kick or iish tail or the combination of both. Diving will be run as a final.

SCORING AND AWARDS: 1 The course is 25 yards with four lanes. Individual events will be scored: 5, 3, 2, 1, 5 Medals will be awarded for first, second and third places. Kibbons for fourth and fifth places. 4 The high point boy and girl in the 8 to 12 year bracket will receive trophies and the high point boy and girl in the 13 years through seniors will be awarded trophies. MAL COFIELD, Meet Director, TMCA Please enter me in the events circled above.

In consideration of your accepting my, entry, I hereby for myself, my heirs, executors and administrators, waive and release any and all claims and rights for damages expenses that may accrue to me in this meet. Signature Date of Birth' Address Boy One) Parent's or Guardian's Signature AB Mattachlone, 4 Smolinski, 3b 3 Gholson, 2b Kreuter, Ib Handley, cf Paddock, If Johnson, rf Schmidt, Schaffernotn, Totals cf .33 CLINTIN (2) AB 5 4 4 3 4 3 2 3 1 ..33 27 A 0 0 2 0 1 1 2 1 4 0 11 Humber, Stewart, ss Schuler, 2b Wentxel, Ib Williams, 2b Wilkfns, rf Baum, Loustalet, If Andress, Totals out for Andress In PARIS 200 000 CLINTON 000 010 2, Mattachlone, Smo- llnsKi, Kreuter, Handley, Humber, Williams. Schuler, Baum. Johnson. to Gholson.

Clinton 8. 5, Schaffemoth 4. 7, Schaffemoth 8. noth 2-1, Andress 7-5. Schaffernotn (144).

(0-7). and Roberts. tn AmWlra-tt Attiiftwirf Hopkins, 2b If rf 3b -ong, cf Theis, Ib DeSilva, is Stallard, titchie, Totals (7) 0 0 2 2 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 11 IF- LAFAYETTE AB 5 0 5 0 .3 .4 4 5 5 3 2 0 1 0 1 37 out for, Dokas In 7th. out for Ritchie in 9th. DUBUQUE (9) AB Massey, ss Watts, cf Brown, If Jones, 2b Reichert, rf Klyczek, ss Grable, Ib Pauletich, Glldewell, Hobble, Totals LAFAYETTE DUBUQUE AB 6 2 3 I 3 3 2 4 3 4 3 0 ..31 1 0 2 0 2 2 0 2 1 0 10 020 150 1 0 0 3 3 1 14 0 27 100 002 A 0 0 0 2 1 3 1 1 2 1 11 you bought your car out of town and are looking around for service LOOK IN ON DICK'S We're repair men, not parts-installers.

And we have $3,000 worth of testing equipment alone, operated by a specialist who does NOTHING BUT test and tune-up. (He has many years experience with the Sun Testing Equipment Corp.) So when your car starts to sniffle, give us a buzz. We're equipped to cure it, not load it down with expensive parts. MOTOR TUNErUP GENERATORS STARTERS COMPLETE ELECTRICAL SERVICE DICK'S AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SERVICE 605 S. Locke GL 2-8301 5, Hopkins" 3, Brown 2, Jones, Long 3, Llprendo.

Massey, Theis 2, Llprando. Reichert 2, Brown, Long. 2, arable, Dokas, 13, Lafayette 11. 7, Dokas 2, Ritchie 2, Glidewell a. 3, Dokas 4, Ritchie 2, Glldewell 12.

Hobble. 1. In 4 (faced three In fifth); Dokas. 3 In Ritchie, 2 in GIMewell, 11 In 1-3; Hobble 0 In 2-3. 6-1, Dokas 2-2, RltzXi 14, Glidewell 74, Hobble 04, 3, Thais 2.

Win (2-1). and Marten. 3:01. Mantle One Game Ahead of Ruth CLEVELAND UB-Here's how Mickey Mantle stands today in his attack on Babe Ruth's 60-home run record of 1927: The young New. York Yankee centerfielder is one game ahead )f the Babe's connecting for bis 33rd and 34th home runs Monday night'in a 13-6 over he Cleveland Indians.

It was the Yankees' 97th game of the season. The pair, including Mantle's irst grand-slammer of the season, hoisted hin) from a two-game deficit against Ruth's pace. Mantle now has seven home runs for July. The Babe hit nine July and nine in August before his booming, 17-homer September, windup. ASSOCIATION' In the above test, on the average, Blue Sunoco went 23.0 miles farther on $3.00 worth of gasoline than the others.

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