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Ottawa Herald

Location

Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America

Date

Aug 02, 1955

Page

4

Sub-District Opens With Local Softball Wins

Burlingame and Phillips 66 of Ottawa won last night in Forest Park sub district play. Burlingame defeated Kincaid 5 to 1 and Phillips beat Iola St. John's 5 to 1. Tonight Bald win faces Wellsville and Scranton meets Osage City. The Phillips club, runner-up in the Ottawa league, received second place trophy donated by Didde Office Supply. Box scores show Scribner and others contributing in Phillips victory. The double elimination tourney runs nine nights through Saturday and resumes Monday.

Burlingame Phillips Ottawa Forest Park Kincaid Iola St. John’s Baldwin Wellsville Scranton Osage City Phillips Club Didde Office Supply Charlie Nisely Ed Garcia Lloyd Scribner Morlingame Scribner Jola Tola RI Harford OQ Sanchez Miller Myer Johnson Robin'n Adamson O Aldis Wilson Cole Thomp'n Corlis Ander’n Higble Lend Hans Wilmuth Toa

White Sox, Red Sox on tight AL title race night

The Chicago White Sox, minus top pitcher Dick Donovan, face the Boston Red Sox in a crucial AL race. Connie Johnson starts for Chicago. Tommy Brewer for Boston. Yankees and Indians push to close in as Dodgers, Giants, and others win across the National League.

Chicago White Sox Boston Red Sox

Good Chance For A Record In NL Pitching

Freddy Fitzsimmons, manager of the New York Giants, says Brooklyn hurler Don Newcombe has a good chance to break Freddy Fitzsimmons' National League pitching record of consecutive non losses. Newcombe stands 18-1 with two months remaining, backed by the Dodgers. Fitzsimmons recalled Preacher Roe’s 1951 22-3 season as a nearby example.

ST. Louis Freddy Fitzsimmons New York Giants Brooklyn Don Newcombe Fat Freddy Dodgers Newcombe Fitzsimmons Cardinals Preacher Roe Saith Brookyn

Purdue dairy notice questions value of low yielding cow

A Purdue University notice questions whether cows yielding no more than 6 000 pounds in a 10 month production period should be kept. The statement frames economic viability for dairy operations. The note emphasizes production benchmarks for decision making.

Purdue University

Few Will Win 20 Games

New York report notes that only Don Newcombe and Robin Roberts appear certain to reach 20 victories this season. Others like Frank Sullivan Early Wynn Bob Lemon Whitey Ford and Dick Donovan have shown potential, but injuries and slumps cloud the prospect of a record-low total of 20-game winners since 1942.

Frank Sullivan Boston Red Sox Early Wynn Bob Lemon Cleveland Indians Whitey Ford New York Yankees Lemon Dick Donovan Chicago White Sox Wynn, Lemon and Roberts Johnny Antonelli New York Giants Warren Spahn Milwaukee Bob Grim Yankees Antonelli Spahn Grim

Major Leagues Ease Spring Training Rule

The major leagues dropped the ban on reporting before March 1 for spring training and set a joint meeting in December to address the bonus rule. Teams may allow early reporting. last year no one could report early. Both leagues aim to eliminate the controversial bonus rule, which forces two years with bonus players within a 20 man limit.

Chicago

All American Golf Qualifying Held In Chicago and Elsewhere

Professional golfers from across the nation compete for 72 qualifying places in the All American Men's professional tournament at Tom O Shanter today and tomorrow. Doug Sanders of Cedar Town and Chick Evans of Chicago led the amateur qualifiers with 69. Women qualifiers were led by Joyce Ziske and Alice Bauer Hagge with 75. Greta Leone topped the women amateurs with 78, followed by Ruth Jessen and Nadyne Granick with 79.

Chicago Tom O’shanter Doug Sanders Cedar Town Chick Evans Joyce Ziske Waterford Wis Alice Bauer Hagge Sarasota Fla Greta Leone Ruth Jessen Seattle Wash Nadyne Granick Milwaukee

Baseball standings and results from Tuesday night play

The American League standings show Chicago leading with 62 39, New York 62 41, Cleveland 62 41, and Boston 60 43. National League results include Brooklyn 4 Milwaukee 3 in 10 innings and Cincinnati 4 Philadelphia 3. Tuesday night features Cleveland at New York Wynn Byrne Chicago at Boston Johnson Brewer Detroit at Washington Gromek Schmitz Kansas City Baltimore Shantz Wight.

Chicago New York Cleveland Boston Detroit Kansas City Washington Baltimore Wynn Byrne Johnson Brewer Gromek Schmitz Shantz Wight Brooklyn Milwaukee Philadelphia Cincinnati St. Louis Pittsburgh Negray Rogovin Nuxhall Klippstein Craig Buhl Law Rush Antonelli Schmidt

Campy Out Of Slump Ends Batting Lead Drift

New York reports Roy Campanella of the Brooklyn Dodgers snapping a slump and stretching his NL bat title lead to 10 points at .338 after 12 hits in 30 at bats. Richie Ashburn fell to .328 with six hits in 27 trips as Al Kaline slid to .352 in the AL. Harvey Kuenn rose to .327, George Kell moved to .316, and Duke Snider tied Ted Kluszewski for the NL home run lead with 35. Willie Mays has 34 homers while Kaline and Mantle share the AL RBI lead at 80. The note adds Coast Guard training, Alert weather station, and a cow’s daily grass intake.

New York Roy Campanella Brooklyn Dodgers Philadelphia Richie Ashburn Campy Ashburn Richie Campanella al Kaline Detroit Harvey Kuenn Tigers George Kell Chicago White Sox Duke Snider Dodgers

Giants Rout Cardinals as Liddle Dominates in 9-1 Win

Don Liddle pitched six shutout innings to overpower St. Louis as New York built a 9-1 victory. The Giants capitalized on four Cardinal errors, with Willie Mays driving in three and a 34th homer. Red Schoendienst, Bill Virdon, and Pete Whisenant each had one hit for the Cardinals.

New York Giants St.Louis Cardinals Cincinnati Redlegs Philadelphia Phillies Pittsburgh Pirates Chicago Cubs Lew Burdette Brooks Johnny Logan Junior Gilliam Karl Spooner Brook Ernie Johnson Don Liddle Giants Willie Mays Harry Walker St. Louis Cardinals Birds Liddle Red Schoendienst Bill Virdon Pete Whisenant New York Bob Stephenson Redbird Harvey Haddix al Dark Mays Willie Virdon Stan Landes Paul LaPalme Kansas City Athletics

Fighting Is Simple Thing at St Nicholas Arena

Bobby Boyd of Chicago stopped New York middleweight Tony Anthony in 1 32 of the third round in a 10 round bout at St Nicholas Arena. Anthony was knocked down in the first round but came back to win the second, while Boyd registered his 20th knockout to raise his ledger to 34 6 2. Anthony now 23 4 with four KO losses.

New York Tony Anthony St. Nicholas Arena Bobby Boyd Chicago Anthony Boyd

Honor Big Train Will Be Remembered At Griffith Stadium

Washington fans gather to honor Walter Johnson at Griffith Stadium tonight, 48 years after his major league debut with the Senators. Johnson, hailed as the era’s greatest right hander, spent 1907 to 1927 with Washington, winning 373 and losing 208, with a team often in the second division. His legacy includes leading the league in ERA five times, a record 3 497 strikeouts, 113 shutouts, and 56 consecutive shutout innings. He died in 1946 and was a charter Hall of Fame member.

Washington Walter Johnson Griffith Stadium Big Detroit Tigers Washington Senators Johnson Walter Jr Carol Eddie Senators Tigers Baseball Hall of Fame Ty Cobb Babe Ruth Christy Mathewson

Two Ahead Of Babe Ruth Pace

Ted Kluszewski and Duke Snider lead the pace set by Babe Ruth's 60 homers in 1927, each with 35 in 103 and 104 games. Ruth 35th came in game 106. Ruth hit nine in August and 17 in September that year. Willie Mays is close with 34 in 105 games.

New York Ted Kluszewski Cincinnati Duke Snider Brooklyn Babe Ruth Big Klu Duke Babe Ted Ruth Willie Mays Giants

Indians Lifted by Late Rally Say They’re Lucky

Manager Al Lopez lauds Cleveland as they win 9 of 12 after a slow start and pull even with the Yankees in the American League race one game behind the White Sox. He hints at patience with Sal Maglie and notes ambitious plans for use. The story also includes stray facts on Jamestown, the Rio Grande, and Sahara area estimates.

New York al Lopez Cleveland Indians New York Yankees Chicago White Sox Sal Maglie Lopez Jamestown Massachusetts

Protest Over Married Priests At Seoul Buddhist Temple

About 770 unmarried monks and nuns staged a dramatic protest at Chogesa temple in Seoul. A celibate priest, Soh Koo San, slashed his finger and wrote a blood letter to President Syngman Rhee to oppose married priests. He collapsed from loss of blood and was carried from the temple floor during a national Buddhist priests convention.

Seoul Syngman Rhee Soh Koo San Soh Chogesa

Woman charged with intent to kill in police abduction case

Mrs Doris Havard, 18, of Kansas City, was charged with assault with intent to kill after aiding two men in a July 8 abduction and beating of Officer Robert Holcomb. She admitted knowing the officer was locked in an abandoned car and faces a preliminary hearing Aug 10 on $10,000 bond. accomplices Hood and Ayres Jr. have been arraigned or held. Ayres' sister Mrs Mattie Howard is also detained.

Kansas City Doris Travard Robert Holcomb Havard St. Louis Holcomb

Hundreds Arrested as Riots Hit Morocco Feasts

CASABLANCA French Morocco reports nearly 200 people detained after violent weekend riots during the Abd el Kebir feast. About 30 killed in Moulay Idriss and Marrakech. Re for Port Lyautey 128 arrests, Moulay Idriss 60. In Algeria at least 155 arrests amid clashes with French forces.

Casablanca French Morocco Abd-el Kebir Moulay Idriss Marrakech Port Lyautey U.S. Naval Air Base Algeria

California Missing Minerals among US list seven items

Out of 222 mineral commodities produced or used in the United States only seven are not known to occur in California. The production fact notes that 400000 tons of prune plums yield 160000 tons of dried prunes.

United States California

New Healing Substance Shrinks Hemorrhoids Without Surgery

For the first time science reports a healing substance that reduces hemorrhoids while relieving pain without surgery. The Bio-Dyne discovery, marketed as Preparation H in suppository or ointment form, claims thorough relief with actual shrinkage in many cases. Available at druggists with a money back guarantee.

New York, N. Y

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