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Ottawa Herald

Location

Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America

Date

Aug 12, 1961

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Yankees Blast Past Twins as Mantle and Maris Homers Lead

The Yankees dominate with a 6 run third inning after Mantle ties Babe Ruth by homering for the 41st time this season. Maris also goes deep as the Yankees roll past the Twins 2 1. Battey’s two homers pace Minnesota in a 2 1 loss to Detroit. Baltimore beats Boston 6 3 and Cleveland defeats Los Angeles 3 2. White Sox win 1 0 over Kansas City.

Mickey Mantle Roger Maris New York Yankees Earl Battey Minnesota Twins Twins Detroit Tigers New York Mantle Maris Washington Mickey Babe Ruth Baltimore Boston Cleveland Los Angeles Pete Burnside Chicago White Sox Kansas City Yankees Joe McClain Elston Howard Ralph Terry

Spahn Wins 300th in Six-Hit Duel With Cubs

Warren Spahn, 40, notches his 300th major league win in a 2-1 six hit victory over the Chicago Cubs at Milwaukee’s County Stadium. He drives in the decisive run with a fifth inning sacrifice fly and outduels Jack Curtis. Gino Cimoli homers for the Cubs? No, the decisive blow comes via Cimoli’s homer in the eighth as the Braves avoid a pennant race shock. Giants, Pirates, Dodgers also in action as standings shuffle.

Spahnie Jack Curtis Spahn Braves Gino Cimoli Erie Banks Cubs Edl Mathews Jim McAnany Curtis Giants Orlando Cepeda Jim O'Toole Reds Juan Marichal Bol Clemente Pirates Robin Roberts Bob Friend

Major League Leaders From The American and National Leagues

A cluttered AP list highlights top batting and pitching leaders across both leagues. Mantle and Maris pace runs and home runs for New York. Clemente, Robinson, Cepeda and Wills lead in RBIs and steals. Ford and Drysdale top pitching figures.

Kid brother of champ eyes match with Sugar Ray

KEW YORK CAP Don Full mer, 22 year old brother of NBA middleweight champion Geng, seeks a shot at Sugar Ray Robinson by beating substitute Teddy Wright of Detroit in a 10 round bout at Madison Square Garden. Wright fills in for Genny Kid Paret who injured an ankle during road work. The fight will be televised by ABC starting at 9 am EST.

KEW York Don Fullmer Geng Sugar Ray Robinson Teddy Wright Detroit Madison Square Garden Wright Genny Kid Paret ABC Paret

Spahn Reaches 300th Victory in Braves Win

Warren Spahn, 40, joined baseball's 300-win club by beating the Chicago Cubs 2-1 on six hits. He vowed to stay active and chase 20 wins this season, sending Braves fans into a celebratory mood at Milwaukee's County Stadium. Ernie Banks botched a key play on a grounder in the ninth, but Spahn closed out with a strikeout to seal the win before a 40,775 crowd.

Milwaukee Wis Warren Spahn Milwauke Braves Wonder Chicago Cubs Spahn Plank Lefty Grove Paws Grove Ermie Banks Banks Ernie Eddie Mathews Braves Kim McAnany Brotea

Baseball Scoreboard Friday through Sunday results and Monday slate

Baseball scoreboard shows Friday results Cleveland 3 Los Angeles 2 Baltimore 6 Boston 3 New York 12 Washington 5 Minnesota 2 Detroit 2 Chicago 1 Kansas City 0. Saturday matches New York at Washington Detroit at Minnesota Boston at Baltimore Kansas City at Chicago Los Angeles at Cleveland. Sunday schedule Boston at Baltimore New York at Washington. Monday games Los Angeles at Washington Kansas City at Minnesota. Additional notes Pittsburgh 6 Philadelphia 0 rain 1 3 innings, Milwaukee 2 Chicago 1 San Francisco 4 Cincinnati 2 St Louis Los Angeles Cincinnati San Francisco Philadelphia Pittsburgh Chicago Milwaukee Philadelphia Chicago Pittsburgh Milwaukee St Louis Los Angeles

Spahn San Francisco Cincinnati Reds Los Angeles Dodgers Pittsburgh Cleveland Los Angeles Baltimore Boston New York Washington Minnesota Detroit Chicago Kansas City Philadelphia Milwaukee St. Louis American League L. Pet. Ww National League L. Pet. GB

Minor Scores By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

International League results list Buffalo 1 Richmond 1 0, Columbus 6 Toronto 3 in 10 innings, Charleston 9 Rochester 6 in 11, Syracuse 7 Jersey City 1 with brief box actions noted.

THE Associated Press Buffalo Richmond Columbus Toronto Arell Charleston Rochester Syracuse Jersey City

A's Lose Pitchers Battle In 1-0 Shutout

The Kansas City Athletics fell 1-0 to the Chicago White Sox as Jim Archer and Billy Pierce matched zeros. Aparicio hit a third inning homer, finalizing a 1-0 win for Pierce who improved to 7-7, while Archer dropped to 8-7. Short game at 1 hour 32 minutes, Kansas City threatened in the second but failed to score. St. Louis idle, Cards seek eighth straight in LA against Dodgers. KC at Chicago.

Luis Aparicio White Sox Billy Pierce Jim Archer Associated Kansas City Athletics Jim’ Archer Chicago Archer Pierce Kansas City Luis Aparacio New York Giants Philadelphia Phillies Haywood Sullivan Leo Posada Joe Pignatano Deron Johnson St. Louis Los Angeles Dodgers

Three Club Tournament Planned by Ottawa Women Golfers

The Ottawa Women's Golf Association will run a three club tournament at the Country Club Tuesday starting at 9 a.m. Participants may use only three clubs throughout the event. A luncheon follows at noon with prizes awarded. Reservations or cancellations should be made by calling CH 2-4855 or CH 2-979.

Ottawa Women’s Golf Association

Quits Swim Competition by Sylvia Ruuska at 18

TAHARF CITY Calif AP An world record breaking girl swimmer Sylvia Ruuska 18 a Stanford sophomore announced Friday she quits competitive swimming on the sunny side of 20 Two US Olympic gold medalists Lynn Burke 17 Pluching NY and Chris Von Saltza 17 Saratoga Calif had earlier said that this would be their last summer of competition All say you cant train and go to college too

Taharf City Calif America Sylvia Ruuska Miss Ruuska Stanford University United States Lynn Burke Pluching N.Y Chris von Saltza Saratoga

Little Leaguers To Play Tonight

An 11 player Ottawa Little League team will face Thompson's Electric of Kansas City at 7 PM tonight in Forest Park. Coaches Morris and Hughs formed the squad from Ottawa rosters to give the boys more organized play before summer ends, with four games scheduled and more possible.

Ottawa Thompson's Electric Kansas City Forest Park Sid Morris Morris Don Morris George Hughs Optimist Baseball League Kansas Jayhawk Wellsville Osawatomie Madison Stein Jim Hogue Craig Collins Ronnie Brady Dan Harkins Dudley Calder Teddy Haworth Doug Underwood Dennis Weineke Jim Johnson

Rawls and Suggs share Kansas City Open lead at 147

Leading players Louise Suggs and Betsy Rawls top the Kansas City Women's Open midway after 36 holes. Rawls fired a 71 to reach 147, tying Suggs who shot a 78 after setting the first-round pace. Wright sits six back at 153 with Faulk and Sanches close behind as legends compete for the $7,500 prize.

Kansas City Louise Suggs Betsy Rawls Miss Rawls Spartanburg D. C Miss Suggs Betsy Brookridge Suggs Atlanta Mickey Wright Mary Lena Faulk Wanda Sanches Baton Rouge Pacific Coast League la Tacoma Spokane Vancouver Salt Lake City JoAnn Prentice Birmingham San Diego Portland

American beats discus record in Frankfurt meet

In Frankfurt AP reports Jay Silvester 23 a United States Army lieutenant from Tremonton Utah set a new 60 meter barrier in the discus throw. He achieved the record while competing as part of the American team.

Frankfurt Germany Jay Silvester Tremonton Utah

Ottawa Andrews-Phillips 66 Faces Garnett In District Softball

Ottawa Andrews-Phillips 66 meets Garnett in the third round of the District Softball Tournament loser's bracket at 5 p.m. in Lawrence. Ottawa seeks its third win to climb toward the district title after a prior doubleheader sweep of Garnett. Garnett strengthened by southern district players, beat Gardner in round one and fell to Others of Lawrence in round two. Ottawa previously lost to Cliff's Service of Emporia in round one but returned with wins over Ottawa Church League All-Stars and Talon's Lazy Aces.

Ottawa Garnett Lawrence Gardner Cliff Service of Emporia

Packers Top Cowboys In NFL Preseason Opener

Green Bay, led by Bart Starr Hornung Taylor and Moore, defeated Dallas 30 7 to start the preseason. Lions beat Browns 35 7 Rams rout Redskins 26 7. Oilers on top of Raiders 14 10 at halftime before widening gap.

Green Bay Packers Packers Bart Starr Paul Hornung Jim Taylor Tom Moore Dallas Cowboys Detroit Lions Cleveland Browns Los Angeles Rams Washington Redskins Houston Oakland Starr Lamar McHan Hornung Taylor Moore Dallas Eddie LeBaron Frank Clarke Earl Morrall Jim Ninowski Lions Browns Terry Barr Jim Gibbons Danny Villanueva Rams Redskins Ralph Guglielmi Fred Dugan Los Angeles Oilers Raiders

World record throw eclipsed by 198 feet 84 inches mark

At an international track and field meet a competitor launched a throw of 198 feet 84 inches, surpassing the listed world record by more than two feet. The performance drew immediate attention as the witness event highlighted a historic mark in field events.

Coan Buzzi May Be On All Season

Kansas City AP reports KU backs Bert Coan and Lloyd Buzzi may miss this fall due to leg injuries. Coan remains suspended until mid October over recruiting, while Buzzi is considered ready to fill his spot. Quarterback John Hadl shows a shoulder strain likely treatable with therapy.

Coan Buzzi Kansas City, Kan Bert Coan Lloyd Buzzi University of Kansas

Chris Feels Old At 17 at AAU Meet in Philadelphia

At 17 Chris Von Saltza hinted this would be her last season as she opened the women's AAU outdoor championships in the Kelly Pool. Younger rivals stole headlines with wins in the 100 meter freestyle and 200 meter backstroke, while 14 year old Dona de Varona set a world record in the 400 meter individual medley. Joel Dina Lenzi, 18, won the three meter diving title in Fort Lauderdale, succeeding Patsy Willard.

Philadelphia Chris von Saltza Chris Sational Aau Robyn Johnson Arlington Nina Harmer Joel Dina Lenzi Ft. Lauderdale Fla Patsy Willard Phoenix

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