Ottawa sub-district softball tournament opens with two night games
Burlingame faces Kincaid and Phillips 66 meets Iola St Johns at 8 p m as the Ottawa sub-district softball tourney starts with two opening games. Other clubs include Baldwin Wellsville Scranton Osage City Gilmore Skelly Service and Budge's Hardware with Gilmore and Budge’s drawing byes in a nine night double elimination run through Saturday and resuming Monday. ASA umpires officiate.
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Burlingame
Kincaid
Phillips
Iola St
Baldwin
Wellsville
Scranton
Osage City
Gilmore Skelly Service
Budge’s Hardware
Gilmore
Budge’s
ASA
Lawrence
Hutchinson
Gallagher Motors
Homers Win For Pomona In East Kansas League Battle
Pomona Kansas special reports Bob Burd blasted a two homer performance, including a game deciding homer in the 10th inning, to lift Pomona to a 7 to 5 victory over Louisburg. Bittenbender earned the win as Pomona improves to 16 2 on the season with two home runs.
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Pomona, Kas
Bob Burd
Pomona
Louisburg
Burd
Jack Bittenbender
Bob Moore
Bittenbender
Piqua
Abrh
P. Moore
Q Studnille
Ef Rogers
Goddard
Ef Burd
Habiger
F. Will's
White
Bitten
Wells
B. Moore
J. God'd
Schultz
F. Williams
Bittenbdender
Canadian Girl Swims Channel Sets Youngest Record
Marilyn Bell, 17, of Toronto becomes the youngest to swim the English Channel, finishing in 14 hours 36 minutes near Dover. Florence Chadwick holds the women’s record. Brenda Fisher owns the east west mark. The Channel’s 21 mile width hides treacherous tides and currents.
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Dover
England
Marilyn Bell
Toronto
British Isles
Marilyn
Florence Chadwick
Brenda Fisher
Miss Chadwick
Drop Yankees A Full Game
The Kansas City Athletics beat the New York Yankees 7-1 in the nightcap after losing the opener 5-2. Gus Zernial hit his 21st homer with a mate on base in the eighth as KC tallied five in the ninth. Larsen allowed four hits in the opener as Hank Bauer Mickey Mantle and Yogi Berra homered in the first.
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New York Yankees
New York
Don Larsen
Gus Zernial
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Yankees
Larsen
Denver
Kansas City
Hank Bauer
Mickey Mantle
Yogi Berra
Cloyd Bayer
Joe Demaestri
Suitcase Simpson
Hector Lopez
St. Louis
Don Newcombe
Newcombe
Roy Campanella
Red Schoendienst
Stan Musial
Luis Arroyo
Henning Wins Ottawa Country Club Championship
Jack Henning aged 18 captured the Ottawa Country Club golf championship by defeating veteran Tom Porter on the sixth hole of the second round. Henning led Porter 4 up after the hole and sealed the match as the first nine holes were tied. Porter, longtime club standout, previously won on the old sand green course. All fall tournament matches are completed with Jack Byrd winning A flight, Doug Shade B flight, and Bob Killough C flight. The women's fall tournament is underway.
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Jack Henning
Ottawa
Tom Porter
Porter
Jack
Henning
Sand Green
Jack Byrd
Doug Shade
Bob Killough
Operation For Chicago Pitcher
Chicago White Sox ace right hander Dick Donovan underwent an appendectomy after stomach pain. Doctors at Mercy Hospital said the 13-4 pitcher faced a four week recovery with potential longer layoff before he can pitch again.
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Dick Donovan
Chicago White Sox
Donovan
Mercy Hospital
Washington
John B. Claridge
Clairidge
Jackson Underdog In Syracuse Heavyweight Showdown
In Syracuse New York Tommy Hurricane Jackson is a 2 to 1 underdog against Ezzard Charles in a 10 round heavyweight bout. The contest at St Nicholas Arena will be broadcast by ABC at 8 p m CST with radio and TV coverage. Charles at 34 has faded recently after 104 fights while Jackson 22 3 1 uses relentless pressure to wear opponents down.
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Tommy
Hurricane) Jackson
Exchamp Ezzard Charles
Hurricane
Ezzy
Syracuse
N. Y
ABC
Charles
Jackson
Tony Anthony
Bobby Boyd
Chicago
Anthony
St. Nicholas Arena
Dumont
Tourney Cup To Lawrence In District Baseball Showdown
Lawrence defeated Paola 18 to 5 to win the American Legion Second District tournament with Olathe finishing third. Saturday Humboldt beat Ottawa 5 to 4. Paola beat Iola 19 to 1. Lawrence edged Olathe 7 to 6. Paola defeated Humboldt 12 to 3. Ottawa selections on all tournament team included Shofner Dearfoss Wilson and Clarkin. Ted Brill pitched for the Staffords as Ottawa could not rally in the final inning. Ottawa hosts Humboldt in a league game August 7.
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Kas
Lawrence
American Legion
Olathe
Humboldt
Ottawa
Iola
Gary Shofner
Pete Dearfoss
Marvin Wilson
John Clarkin
Ted Brill
Staffords
Chataway Eyes Landy Mile Record After Three Mile Breakthrough
Britain's Chris Chataway, fresh from a world three mile mark in Prague, aims to challenge John Landy’s mile record. He schedules a prime meeting on August 12 in Britain-Hungary track meet facing Sandor Sharps and Istvan Roszavolgi as rivals. Sharps recently beat Landy’s 1,500 world mark, suggesting a stiff mile contest.
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London
Britain
Chris Chataway
John Landy
Chataway
Britain-Hungary
Sandor Sharps
Istvan Roszavolgi
Sharps
Landy
Turku
Finland
Russia
Vladimir Kue
Prague
Elderly Bride Weds Youth in Sydney Union
In Sydney Australia News of a 57 year old grandmother marrying 18 year old Colin Dempsey was made public. The groom told reporters that love makes age irrelevant while the gray haired bride Hannah Bessie Branklin boasted seven children and twelve grandchildren. They wed in the suburb of Gulford after her first marriage ended with her husband’s death.
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Australia
Colin Dempsey
Hannah Bessie Branklin
Dempsey
Gulford
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