Teams Prepare For Softball Sub-District Title Drive
Teams in the sub-district softball tournament prepare for the title bid as the double elimination event enters its second and final week. Budge's Hardware beat Baldwin Co-Op 3 to 2, Skelly Service blanked Phillips 66 6 to 0, and Wellsville edged Osage City 2 to 0. Top clubs head to district play at Lawrence August 15. championship at park Thursday night pending weather.
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Budge’s Hardware
Baldwin Co-Op
Gilmore Skelly Service
Phillips “66
Dark- Horse
Wellsville
Osage City
Park
Lawrence
Hutchinson
Budge’s
Baldwin
Ralph Crane
Budge
Larry Webker
Skelly
Phillips
Rex Shisler
Keith Chanay
Don Layton
Wells‘ville
Burlingame
Piqua Edges Pomona 7 6 in East Kansas league game
Piqua trailed late but scored in the ninth to beat Pomona 7 to 6 in an East Kansas league baseball game. Pomona outhit Piqua 15 to 7 but could not capitalize on singles. Pomody travels to Bronson next for a league game.
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Piqua
Kas
Pomona
Pomoua
Pomody
Bronson
J. Wille
Robison
Seabiett
Page
Specht
Kuesten
Murray
West
Collins
L. Wille
Seablett
Beareings
Sorenstree
Ottawa blanks Watson in sub-district girls softball
Douglas Brothers of Ottawa shut out Watson 13 to 0 in a sub-district girls’ softball tournament. Donna Hootman pitched the shutout for Ottawa while Marge Jones, DB first baseman, had two hits and drove in three. Tonight Douglas Brothers face the loser of Clinton Stahl in a losers bracket game.
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Big Springs
Kas
Douglas Brothers
Ottawa
Watson
Donna Hootman
Marge Jones
Clinton Stahl
Operation Won’t Sideline Nery
Kansas State tackle Ron Nery will report for first football practice Sept 1 despite a knee operation last month. Coach Bus Mertes said doctors expect him to be ready, though full speed recovery may take time.
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Manhattan
Kansas State
Ron Nery
Ron
Bus Mertes
Wichita Club Wins State Baseball Tournament
Wichita topped Salina 9-8 to win the American Legion State Baseball Tournament played here. Earlier Hutchinson fell to Salina 7-4. Wichita won a makeup game 5-1. Also noted is a Truck crash in Missouri killing driver William Love 33 near Greenfield and a Pirates game recap mentioning Herman Wehmeier.
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Wichita Club
Hinson W
Wichita Stevens
Salina
American Legion
Hutchinson
Wichita
Paul Richards
Orioles
Yankees
Greenfield
Baltimore
New York Highway
Here
William ‘Love
Springfield
Love
Sifield
Pittsburg
Kas
Ottawa Humboldt Junior Legion Game Rained Out
The Ottawa Humboldt game at Forest Park was rained out yesterday afternoon. A makeup date is set for Friday night if the sub district softball tournament finishes. Ottawa hosts two games at the park Sunday with Harnden Seed Company arriving at 2 p.m. and Paola visiting for a league contest Sunday night.
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Ottawa- Humboldt Junior- Legion
Forest Park
Ottawa
Harnden Seed Company of
Kansas City
Paola
Ladies Golf Tourney In Final Stages
The Ottawa Country Club women’s golf tournament has moved into the finals. Mrs. Louis Speer will face Mrs. Wilbur Foulks after both won semifinal matches. One semifinal in A flight has been completed with Mrs. Don Shade defeating Mrs. Bill Bowers. Mrs. R. A. Anderson and Mrs. Basil Kelsey progress to meet Shade for the title. Mrs. L. A. Corlis won the B flight, while D flight play is unfinished.
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Ottawa Country Club
Louis Speer
Rex Berndt
Wilbur Foulks
F. J.indall
Don Shade
Bill Bowers
Ir. A. Anderson
Basil’Kelsey
L. A. Corlis
Basilio Returns in Non-Title Bout at Madison Square Garden
Basilio the New York welterweight king returns to action Wednesday night at Madison Square Garden in a non-title 10 round bout with Italo Scortichini. The 28 year old veteran, inactive two months since stopping Tony Demarco in Syracuse, meets Scortichini for their third clash after a draw in Miami on January 16, 1954 and a Basilio decision win four months later.
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Carmen
Basilio
New York
Madison ‘Square Garden
Italo Scortichini
Tony Demarco
Syracuse
Scortichini
ABC
Miami
Fla
Soldiers Die In Plane Crash Near Manhattan
Ft. Scott Washington dispatch reports two Ft Riley officers killed in a small private plane crash near Manhattan Saturday night. Warrant Officers Leroy J. Hobertz age 33 from Hamilton Texas and Richard J. Redmond age 22 formerly of Akron Ohio, helicopter pilots with the 93rd Transportation Company. Witnesses say the craft nosed down after a 90 degree turn from Manhattan Municipal Airport.
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FT. Scott
Ft. Riley
Manhattan
Leroy J. Hobertz
Hamilton
Tex
Richard J. Redmond
Akron
Ohio
93Rd Transportation Company
Manhattan Municipal
Sertoma Loses Final Game To Knights Of Pythias
Ottawa Sertoma baseball team forfeits final game of the season as Kansas City Knights of Pythias win 8 to 2 at noon. Larry Collins pitched a five-hitter for Sertoma, taking the loss after Ottawa jumped to a 2-0 lead but could not hold late rally.
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Kansas City Knights
Pythias
Ottawa Sertoma
Sertomas
Ottawa
Larry Collins
Sertoma
Abreh
Abrh Hunt
Harvey
Rows
Firestone
Kenno'h
Hudnall
Park
Bennett
Campbell
Collins
Crawford
Arnold
Lenan
Griffen
L. Gilmie
Koate
Red Sox outslug Athletics 16 12 in slugfest
Boston tops Kansas City 16 to 12 in a two hour 64 minute game. Norm Zauchin Sammy White and Billy Klaus each had three hits for the Red Sox with Zauchin homering for his 22nd. Joe DeMaestri Vic Power and Harry Simpson led the A's with three hits apiece and Simpson drove in three. The A's pushed five runs in the ninth but could not overcome the early Boston burst.
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Red Sox
Kansas City Athletics
Boston
Kansas City
Norm Zauchin
Sammy White
Billy Klaus
Zauchin
A's
Joe Demaestri
Vic Power
Harry ‘Simpson
Simpson
A‘s
Gold Cup Returns to Detroit After Seattle Mixup
The Gold Cup race ended with Gale V, Joe Schoenith's monster, winning on 1225 points while Miss Thrift Way finished second at 1025. Seattle crowds overestimated Miss Thrift Way's victory before officials tallied the times. The Slo-Mo-Shun IV faded with an engine failure and placed third.
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Detroit
Seattle
America
Jaloser
Gale V
Joe Schoenith
Miss Triftway
Gale
Miss Thriftway
All Stars In Top Shape Ready For Browns Clash
CHICAGO The College All Stars prepare for Friday night football against the Cleveland Browns with 49 players in tip top condition. Trainer Carl Erickson reports full fitness and Curly Lambeau orders no more contact to prevent injuries. If no injuries occur, it will be the first All Star game without a casualty since 1950 when they beat the Eagles 17-7. Browns odds had moved to 12 points over the weekend. Rookie Kenny Kuhn recalls his debut as he slipped while taking a pinch run and tore his pants on the base path.
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Chicago
College All Stars
Cleveland Browns
Carl Erickson
Curly Lambeau
All Stars
Philadelphia Eagles
Stars
Browns
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Didide
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First National Bank
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Chevrolet Co
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Keefer
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Lamb Funeral Home
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Price Motor Co
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Star Grain & Lumber Co
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Terrill’s
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