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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1954
Page
5
Bob Davis blasted two doubles and a triple with four RBIs as Lawrence Junior Legion defeated Paola 10-3 at Municipal Park. The win marks the seventh of eight this season and sparks a four game streak heading into a Saturday match with Olathe in a Second District contest.
Davis triples and scores, powering Lawrence to a win over Paola as pitchers limit Paola to two hits. Sleight and Brandt duel through three innings, then an error and a wild pitch swing momentum for Lawrence. Payne adds two singles in the 10 hit attack while Davis also doubles and scores.
Sioux City moved into fifth place by routing Omaha 9-1 as Colorado Springs beat Pueblo 14-7. Denver extended its lead to 53 games with a 10-8 win over Lincoln, while a second Denver game ended tied 77 after eight. Des Moines and Wichita split a twin bill with 11-3 in the opener and 4-2 in the nightcap.
Walter Hagen predicts Ben Hogan will win the 54th U S Open at Baltusrol as 1 by 7,027 yard course opens in Springfield New Zealand. Hogan aims to defend his 276 Open score while rivals include Sammy Snead Lloyd Mangrum Julius Boros Cary Middlecoff and others in a field led by Hogan and Snead.
Indianapolis leads the American Association by six games after a 13-6 win over Louisville while Columbus was rained out. Rocco Colavito hit his 23rd homer as Indianapolis totaled 18 hits. Minneapolis beat Charleston 8-2. Kansas City and Toledo split a doubleheader. Schedule includes St Paul at Columbus and Kansas City at Toledo tonight.
In Wednesday WA action the four home clubs all lost as visiting teams won. Blackwell beat Iola 4-3 before about 800 fans. Topeka topped Joplin 3-? and St. Joseph defeated Muskogee 9-2. Hutchinson ran past Ponca City 14-2. Whitey Bragg drove in the deciding run for Blackwell.
In the Western Open at Waukegan Patty Berg and Louise Suggs head toward a likely quarterfinal clash as they chase a record fifth title. Suggs beat Berg in last year’s final and both seek a fifth win to tie the record. Patty Berg was favored to beat amateur Paul Dye Jr. with Beverly Hanson a tough opponent for Louise. Betsy Rawls meets Betty Jameson while Betty Hicks faces Alice Bauer in the others of the quarterfinals.
San Antonio based sprinter Alex Litman, a 34 year old medical technician at Brooke Army Medical Center, clocked 9.6 seconds in 100 yards and 21.5 in 220 at the Fourth Army meet. He began Army meets in 1940 and recalls a 9.5 hand time in 1945 Hawaii and 20.7 in 220 at Fort Dix in 1946. Comparing rivals, Herb McKenley and Mal Whitfield are 33 and 31 respectively.
A sports roundup lists top National and American League leaders by batting, runs batted in, home runs, stolen bases, pitching, and strikeouts. Notable names include Musial St Louis, Snider Brooklyn, Rosen Cleveland, Mantle New York, and Turley Baltimore among others with current season tallies.
Column discusses creating a yearly national sports banquet with Henry figures from KU and major names like Dizzy Dean and Frank Leahy, routing proceeds to a single annual event. It also covers KU salaries, Olympia site digs, and assorted sports notes.
The Cleveland Indians extend a seven game winning streak with a 5-1 victory over Washington as Bobby Avila returns to action and Al Rosen appears after a two week absence. Avila delivers a two run single while Rosen, the previous MVP, drives in runs and hits again. The club holds first place in a tight AL race with eight home games against lower division teams to come.
New York boxing fans face a weather threatened title bid as Rocky Marciano defends against Jersey’s Ezra Charles in Yankee Stadium. Officials push for a show with $400000 in tills and potential TV, radio, and film profits while rain concerns loom over the 15 round bout.
Johnson County's new courthouse, only 19 months old, is deemed too small due to rapid population growth. A $506,235 contract was awarded to D. C. Bass & Son Construction Co. to erect a three story annex in Enid Oklahoma. Lloyd Waner of the Pittsburgh Pirates made 223 hits in his first Major League season in 1927, a rookie record.
A compact scans of a crossword grid with clues for across and down entries. Includes multiple short definitions for fruits, aromas, and related terms, with abbreviations and thematic wordplay across several rows and columns.
Chicago born Kansas State halfback Veryl Switzer of Nicodemus Kansas has accepted an invitation to play for the College All Stars against the Detroit Lions at Soldier Field on August 13. He is the second player to join the 1954 All Stars joining Zeke Bratkowski of Georgia who signed Tuesday.
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