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Newspaper

Ottawa Herald

Location

Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America

Date

Aug 11, 1956

Page

3

Jansen Shines As Reds Rally Past Braves In Milwaukee

Larry Jansen returned with a sharp nine hit performance in his first start since Seattle callup to lift Cincinnati over Milwaukee 8-1. The veteran righty struck out four and walked none, moving the Reds within one game of the pennant lead as Brooklyn fell to Philadelphia 3-2. Elsewhere, St Louis beat Chicago 4-3 and Pittsburgh edged New York 3-2. Yankees kept close with a 5-4 win over Baltimore as Ted Williams homered for Boston in a 3-2 victory over Washington. Cleveland routed Kansas City 11-0, and Chicago ran their win streak to five with a 6-1 win over Detroit. Jansen had left the majors to earn more in the minors, returning after coaching stints with Giants and Seattle, and posted an 11-2 mark in the Pacific Coast League this season.

Larry Jansen Cincinnati Redlegs Redlegs Seattle Milwaukee Braves Cincinnati Jansen New York Giants Brooklyn Dodgers Philadelphia St. Louis Phillies Chicago Cubs Pittsburgh New York Giants New York Yankees Beame Bulge Mickey Mantle Baltimore Boston Washington Ted Williams Sammy White Dick Gernert Cleveland Kansas City Chicago White Sox Detroit

Musial Ties NL Record With Extra-Base Hit

Stan Musial of the St. Louis Cardinals needed one more extra-base hit in today’s Chicago game to tie Mel Ott’s NL mark of 1,071 for a 22-season Giants career. Buy or Sell through Want Ads.

Chicago Stan

Softball Schedule Delayed By Rain For Monday Doubleheader

Rain disrupts the season as two games postponed to Monday at 8 p.m. in Forest Park. Budges faces Baldwin, followed by Ottawa girls against Richmond. a Budges win could force a three way tie with Skelly for the 1956 championship.

Ralph Emerson Forest Park Budges Baldwin Ottawa Girls Richmond Skelly

Rescheduled Game Time For Ottawa American Legion Meet Osawatomie

The Ottawa American Legion baseball game against Osawatomie is moved to 1 p.m. Sunday. The Stafords will depart Ottawa High School at 11:30 a.m. Sunday.

Ottawa American Legion Osawatomie Staffords Ottawa High School

Groza Is Hero As Browns Win In All Star Game

Lou Groza booted four field goals totaling 38 30 24 and 27 yards as the Cleveland Browns beat an All-Star team 26 to 0 at Soldier Field in hot 80 degree heat. The national telecast showed basic plays and steady defense while injuries and late arrivals troubled Curly Lambeau’s All-Star squad.

Chicago Lou Groza Cleveland Browns Soldier Field Collegians Groza Curly Lambeau

Frisch In Hospital After Heart Attack

Frisch in New Rochelle hospital after heart attack. The Hall of Fame former star and ex-manager for the Giants Pirates Cubs rests in an oxygen tent as doctors decide if the attack was coronary. He is 58 and has been hosting TV shows after Giants games.

New Rochelle N.Y. P Frankie Frisch New York Giants St. Louis Cardinals Pittsburgh Pirates Chicago Cubs New Rochelle’ Hospital J. M. Vaughan Frisch Dr. Vaughan Hall of Fame

Speed Precision Power Sooner Football Triumphs

Oklahoma ranked in the top 10 for eight straight seasons under Bud Wilkinson. The Sooners rely on speed and precision of the split-T as featured by the bread and butter maneuver in which Tommy McDonald and Jimmy Harris execute a 19-yard receiving play and a scoring rush. McDonald repeatedly hits passes and runs, with Harris pitching out to McDonald who completes the play to Burris for a 19-yard gain.

Oklahoma Bud Wilkinson Wilkinson Sooners Sooner Maryland Okla Homa Jerry Tubbs Ed Vereb Vereb All America Tommy McDonald Harris McDonald Burris Price

Homers Spark Friday Night American Association Action

Four home runs highlighted Friday night play in the American Association as Indianapolis swept Minneapolis with scores of 4-1 and 12-6. Charleston beat Omaha 3-1, St. Paul walloped Wichita 7-3, and Denver overwhelmed Louisville 12-3. In St. Paul Wichita, ten runs featured four homers led by Bob Lillis Norm Larker and Ed Win ceniak with Billy Queen homering for Wichita with runners aboard.

Indianapolis Minneapolis Charleston Omaha St. Paul Wichita Denver Louisville

Major League Standings and Scores Summary

Baseball standings from the Associated Press with teams Milwaukee Cincinnati Brooklyn St Louis Philadelphia Pittsburgh Chicago New York listed. Night games include Spahn 11 9 Philadelphia at Brooklyn Newcombe 17 5 and Kilne 9 12. other results and next-day schedules noted with scattered player records and scores.

Milwaukee Cincinnati Brooklyn St. Louis Philadelphia Pittsburgh Chicago New York Cincinnat Milwauka Spahn Brooks Newcombe Louis Chi Jones Kilne

Qualifying Day Set for Women’s Golf at Ottawa County Club

Tuesday August 17 marks qualifying for the women’s golf event at Ottawa County Club. Pairings include Fredeen with Sheldon and Shade with Allison, Elder and Worthington, Douglas with Foulks and Corlis, Wicke with Speer and Lennard, Young with Crawford and Worden, Kelsey with Going, Hodson with Sloan and Bullock. Reservations or cancellations to call 1161. Savings Bonds are tax exempt.

Ottawa County Club Fredeen Sheldon Shade Allison Elder Worthington Douglas Foulks Corlis Wicke Speer Lennard Young Crawford Worden Kelsey Going Hodson Sloan Bullock

Top Swim Team Represents U S

A veteran swimming official hailed the newly selected American Olympic swimming and diving squad as the strongest all around team. The trials in Detroit produced six American records among 11 events and two world records in the 200 meter butterfly by Bill Yorzyk. Shelley Mann and George Breen set marks, while Sylvia Ruuska and Breen posted notable times as contenders for Olympic gold.

Detroit Melbourne Max Ritter U.S International Swimming Federation Bill Yorzyk Northampton Mass Brennan Pools Sylvia Ruuska Berkeley Calif George Breen Breen Buffalo Yorzyk Shelley Mann Shelley Arlington Pat. McCormick Hawaii George Onekea

Middlecoff Leads as World Championship Hots Up

Cary Middlecoff and Bo Wininger top a field of 51 in a third round charge at Tom O Shanter’s golf acres for the World championship purse of 101200. The joint halfway leaders held 135 totals, nine under par, with Thomson Barber Cooper Ball Kroll close behind on 136 and a pack at 137 including Palmer Nary Maxwell and ScharlaU.

Chicago Cary Middlecoff Bo Wininger Tom O'Shanter Golf Acres Wininger Peter Thomson Jerry Barber Pete Cooper Ernie Ball Ted Kroll Johnny Palmer Bill Nary Billy Maxwell Herman Scharlau

Hawaii Swimmers Lead National Trials in Multiple Freestyles

In a capacity crowd of 6000, Hawaiian Bill Woolsey swam the 100 and 400 freestyles, Marley Shriver of Glendale California contested the 100 and 400 freestyles, and Mary Jane Sears, 16, of Bethesda Maryland, swam the butterfly and 200 meter breast stroke. The final event saw veteran poral champion Ford Kenno of Hawaii earn a 1956 squad berth by winning the 200 meter freestyle in 2 10.6.

Bill Woolsey Marley Shriver Glendale Calif Mary Jane Sears Bethesda Poral Ford Kenno Hawaii

Highway Trooper Huitt Promoted to Lieutenant in Kansas Patrol

Lyle B Huitt of the Kansas Highway Patrol has been promoted to lieutenant He is stationed at Olathe and will oversee safety and photography from the Topeka headquarters He succeeds Lt Fred Coon who has retired and now lives in Paola

Topeka Lyle B.huitt Kansas Highway Patrol Huitt Olathe Fred Coon Coon Paola

Freak Weather Hits Arkansas City In Sudden Heat Surge

A west wind rocked Arkansas City late at night pushing temperatures from 81 to 97 in ten minutes. Within an hour the mercury fell to 78 as the hot wind contorted thermometers. Attend church next Sunday.

Arkansas City

Kansan Hurt In California

Eugene Eldon Bidwell a 20 year old news man from Johnson City Kansas suffered very serious injuries when his car left U S 101 and crashed into an embankment in Arcata California Doctors at Trinity Hospital reported severe shock multiple fractures and listed him in very serious condition He is employed by the Johnson City Daily Union according to a highway patrolman

Arcata Calif Eugene Eldon Bidwell Johnson City Kas U. S. 101 Trinity Hospital Bidwell

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