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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 27, 1955
Page
3
Vic Raschi joins the Kansas City Athletics to bolster a fading pitching staff as Boston falls 8 7 in 11 innings. Finigan drives in the decisive run with a bases loaded single in the 11th as KC outlasts Boston at home.
Ottawa High School Cyclones defeated the Haskell Indians 72 1 20 to 68 19 20 in a dual track meet yesterday. Kaiser's 100 and 220 led Ottawa with 10.3 and 22.5 finishes. Haskell top performers claimed several events. Tomorrow Ottawa travels to Lawrence to face Haskell seconds, with multiple events and relays listed in the meet summary.
Maxine Finch rolled 204 and Ruth Christy a 512 series to spearhead the Towner team’s week. Team high game 848 and high series 2267. Other top scores include Helen Clarkin 186, Carolee Hoagland 184, Glenna Lu Whitacre 493 series. The group advances to Kansas City tryouts for Bowlin with Molten show. Banquet tickets for the team sponsor event are on sale for Lincoln School on May 4. Several notable splits were converted this past week. The life expectancy gap note appears as a non sequitur in the report.
Results from the second round show Roger Schmanke defeating Kermit Keelin 6-0 6-2. Bob Keelin beats Dennis Smith 10-8 9-7. Gary Burke over Ralph Gage 6-1 6-1. Buzz Kelsey defeats Tom Muditt ek 6-1 6-0. Semi finals pair Schmanke vs Bob Keelin and Burke vs Kelsey.
The report lists numerous high scores and players across CADIFS and Industrial League events, including Thompson 167 and 466 for CADIFS, Wehnte 198 and 563, and Bettge 220 in the Industrial League. It also notes historical population detail and life expectancy figures for 1854 England and Wales and Tokyo's population reaching 7,825,810.
The NCAA placed Oklahoma on two years probation and Cincinnati on one year probation for athletic irregularities. Oklahoma staff offered cost free education beyond eligibility and paid medical costs for players families while Cincinnati coaches aided players beyond NCAA limits. Oklahoma president and coach called the probe unfounded fraud and said probation vindicates the Sooners program.
American League games featured New York defeating Stago 3 0 and Cleveland beating Weertoen 9 8 while Detroit triumphed 3 with Baltimore and Kansas City 8. In the National League New York edged Milwaukee 3 2 and Cincinnati played Brooklyn as St Louis at Philadelphia and Chicago at Pittsburgh were postponed by rain and cold conditions.
College of Emporia dominated a triangular track meet at Emporia, claiming 12 first places led by Lloyd Elm who won the half mile mile and two mile for 15 points. Elm helped C of E finish with 83 5-6 points, Baker 51 7-6, and McPherson 26 1-3.
Observers note that over a thousand comets exist in records, though only about a fifth are visible without a telescope. The ancient Greeks named Sicily Trinacria, reflecting its three promontories and mythic associations.
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