Juniors' String Boosted to Six In 18-7 Win
Lawrence Morgan-Mack American Legion Juniors defeat Overland Park 18-7 at Municipal Park. Jim Ragan throws a seven inning one hitter but walks 18 and Morgan-Mack commit four errors, leading to seven OP runs. Next, they face Paola Thursday at 8 p.m. in Municipal Park.
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Olson Aims To Beat Moore Then Chase Marciano Title
Bobo Olson, 168 to 170 pounds, targets Archie Moore at the Polo Grounds on June 22 seeking the light heavyweight crown and a possible clash with Rocky Marciano next summer. He models pace from Joe Louis, believes a hard charging attack can offset Moore's experience, and notes his long goal of fighting for heavyweight glory.
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Overland Park Errors Hurt In High Scoring Game
In a game featuring 12 Overland Park errors and nine blows, the Mor gan-Macks built a big lead with six runs in the second, then added three in the fourth, two in the fifth and one in the sixth. Lawrence rallied for six in the first, then the visitors pounded on with two more in the fourth, fifth, and seventh. Bruce Van Meter and Jim Wiltrout highlighted Overland Park scoring with two runs in the second.
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Arkansas City Fullback Bids Wichita Bound
Rapid Ark City fullback Jim Kenney, 6 foot 2, 190 pounds, told Shocker coach Pete Tillman he will enroll at the University of Wichita next fall. Son of Mr. and Mrs. R. B. Kenney, he earned nine letters in football track and basketball at Arkansas City High School, played multiple positions on defense and offense, and placed in javelin and shot put at the state Class AA track meet.
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Dim Jackson Defends Trans Miss Title
Des Moines reports Jimmy Jackson of St. Louis defending the Trans Miss golf title at Wakonda. Exempt from qualifying, he meets Oatman of Kansas City in the 36 hole preliminaries as players chase the open 63 position. Jackson posts an even par 72 in the opening round.
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Long 15 inning Western League game ends 10-9
Thirty men stranded on base paths as Des Moines edged Colorado Springs 10-9 in 15 innings, the league’s longest game of the season, lasting three hours and forty five minutes. Wichita won 6-1 over Sioux City. Pueblo beat Lincoln 10-4 to widen the gap.
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Hawks edge Crickets in two extra innings softball
Lawrence Hawks defeated the Topeka Crickets in an extra innings game at Lincoln Park Tuesday night, finished after two extra frames.
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Girl's Track Team Injured in State Mishap
A station wagon carrying a San Francisco high school girls' track team to the AAU meet crashed through a residence wall in Wellington Kansas injuring all 10 occupants. They were taken to St Luke's Hospital with noncritical injuries. The car was driven by Janet Bellew, supervisor from Lincoln High School, San Francisco.
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Card Squad Informed Busch Has No Sale Plan
St Louis Cardinals players were told the club is hot for sale. Al Fleischman for Anheuser Busch announced the stance in a clubhouse meeting before the game with Pittsburgh, speaking for August A Busch Jr who was out of town. The Herald Tribune report had claimed a sale, which Busch denied.
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Anonymous Skin Gift Aids Burned Oklahoma Girl
An anonymous white donor gave nearly two square feet of skin grafts yesterday for Margaret Rose Thomas a five year old Negro girl critically burned by a stove on March 2 in Oklahoma City The transfer highlights aid to the injured child and reflects wartime era medical grafting efforts.
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Marines Guardian for Orphan Recruit Named by Sgt Volz
In Pittsburgh Dan Hartle, 17, an orphan, sought enlistment in the Marines. His aunt could not sign consent papers, so recruiting Sgt. Carl Volz, 23, became Dan's legal guardian to allow enlistment. Volz stated the need to vet each case properly.
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Four Bishops Re-Elected by Free Methodist Church
Winona Lake Indiana McPherson Kansas Fairbairn named among four bishops reelected at the Free Methodist Church quadrennial general conference held yesterday.
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Local residents share visits and family news in Fairview
Seth Griffin Jr. returned to Fort Bragg after visiting relatives here. Ernest and Mrs. Leary and Dorothy Leary hosted relatives Oakes Temple near Vinland. Nellie Temple arrives from Longton to spend the summer at the Temple home. Fred Martin and children from Kansas City visited C. L. Penny and family, who is recovering. Montell home guests included Gilbert Pine of Denver.
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Local Socials and School Board Elections Highlight Week
Edna Elliott and Warren Best families visited the Montell and Peters homes in Lawrence and Denver respectively. The annual school meeting re-elected Robert Nisely as director and elected Bertha Johnson as treasurer. The WSCS June meeting at Mrs. Hayden’s featured president Marie Wiggins leading the business session.
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Devotions Highlight Peace and Security Theme at Installation
The installation ceremony led by Vice President Mrs. David Perkins featured devotions titled Lasting Peace and Security for All. Mrs. Eberwein read The Unknown Soldier. Visitors included Mrs. Strum, Mrs. W. H. White, Mrs. Etta Lloyd, and others from New York. Social hour staff included Mrs. Hayden with Harriet Mize and Helen Sykes.
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