Ottawa Legion Splits Sunday Baseball Twinbill
The Ottawa American Legion team lost 5-1 to Emporia in the afternoon and won 5-3 over Iola at Forest Park. Emporia pitcher Lang struck out 13 in four hits allowed. Ottawa hitters included Jones Hudnall Ferguson and Collins. Davis and Smith shared pitching, with Ferguson logging two triples.
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Ottawa American Legion
Emporia
Iola
Forest Park
Ottawa
Lang
Larry Jones
Mike Hudnall
Jim Ferguson
Larry Collins
Dennis Smith
Glen Davis
Ottawans
Jones
Leland Kueser
Marvin Kinnison
Ferguson
Mike Hudnal
Davis
Herman
Kansas City
Humboldt
Ottawa Emporia Abrh
ABRH
Gasper Ortega In TV Bout
The Associated Press reports Gasper Ortega makes his U S debut at St Nicholas Arena against Bob Provizzi of Freeland Pa Ortega 42 6 4 with 23 KOs faces a two KO in 37 starts Provizzi 21 11 5 The bout airs on Dumont TV Also Gaspar Ortega boxes Larry Baker on Wednesday at Miami Beach on ABC TV Isidro Martinez fights Davey Moore in Washington on NBC radio TV. rematch of 1955 Panama bout won by Martinez Martinez 26 3 Moore 24 5 1
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Associated Press
Germinal Ballarin
America
U. S
St. Nicholas Arena
Bob Provizzi
Freeland
Kid Gavilan
Paris
Charles Mixer
Provizzi
Dumont
Gaspar Ortega
Carmen Basilio
Basilio - Robinson
Larry Baker
Indianapolis
New York
Miami Beach
Fla
Tony DeMarco
Baker
Abc-Tv
Isidro Martinez
Panama Feather
Davey Moore
Springfield
Ohio
Washington
Nbc-Radio-Tv
Martinez
Illnes
Panama
Moore
Doug Ford Wins Open at Western Open Championship
DETROIT Doug Ford, a crusty veteran of playoff pressure, captured the 54th Western Open yesterday clinching the $5,000 top prize. The victory lifted his year’s earnings to $35,000, double those of any other professional, as Ford overcame late challenges to seal the title.
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Detroit
Doug Ford
Ford
Penalty for incorrect score in major golf title decided
Betsy Rawls was declared champion of the 1953 US Women's Open at Winged Foot after Jackie Pung was disqualified for signing an incorrect scorecard on a hole. The USGA upheld strict penalties, shifting responsibility to players for hole by hole tallies and dropping neutral scorers.
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Mamaroneck
N. Y
United States Golf Assn
Winged Foot Club
USGA
Dick Tufts
Betsy Rawls
Jackie Pung
Jackie
Western League Race Tightens in Week End Action
The Western League tightened as Topeka Hawks extended first place after rallying from a six game slide. Sioux City beat Topeka 9 6 Sunday while Topeka crushed Lincoln 20 5 later. Stadnicki earned his 12th win in 13 starts as McDaniel and Williams homered for Topeka. McCardell hit a three run shot for Sioux City.
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Topeka Hawks
Hawks
Sioux City
Loos
Topeka
Des Moines
Lincoln
Bob Feller
Puelo
Amarillo
Colorado Sprngs
Jim McDaniel
Reacher Williams
Roger McCardell
Soos
Edgerton Area Social Notes Highlight Local Guests
Edgerton area residents share news of gatherings and visitors. Names include L Clyde Wilson Ahwahnee Calif Lawrence Wilson Los Angeles Helen Connelly Kansas City and Harold Swartz with David Nancy Lawrence. Also listed are hosts Forrest Wimbish and family and various Midwest guests with June arrivals and hospital visits. Sociable events span meals, receptions, and club meetings with WSCS plans and Grange activities noted.
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Ed Squires
L. Clyde Wilson
Ahwahnee
Calif
Lawrence Wilson
Los Angeles
Helen Connelly
Kansas City
Harold Swartz
David
Nancy
Lawrence
Forrest Wimbish
Merton Green
Chicago
Don Gillespie
Willora Rockhold
Arthur
A. W. Lyon
George Cason
Martin City
Lee Erskine
Gardner
Mary Alphonsa
S.M
Denver
Colo
Nelle C. Callahan
Nelle
Olathe Hospital
Martha Erickson
Olathe
Donna Brassfield
Harry Holden
H. D. Llewellyn
Llewellyn
Ruth Holden
John Murdoch
Catherine
Ann Murdoch
Jan G. Barrie
Wanganui
New Zealand
Union Theological Seminary
New York
Henry Peterson
Clinton
Indiana
August Schmidts
George Knabe
Will Gnase
Alex Thoms
Don Thoms
Edgerton
Masters Showdown Ends In Four Way Sudden Death Playoff
Ma hopac New York swinger wins after a dramatic final hole and extra hole tension. Four tied at 279 after 72 holes as Gene Littler Bitty Maxwell George Bayer Ford and others fall behind then Bayer’s wild drive harms a spectator.
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Mahopac
N.Y
Guel
Big George Bayer
Gene Littler
Bitty Maxwell
Littler
Singing Hills
Calif
Maxwell
Odessa
Tex
Bayer
Ford
Mocking Bird Has The Staggers
GREENVILLE Mississippi a mocking bird the official bird of dry Mississippi staggered and sang an off key tune. It fluttered to a boat beneath a persimmon tree and repeated the performance. John Fox retired manager of the Greenville Chamber of Commerce and a bird lover investigated finding several permeated persimmons floating in inches of water in the boat bottom.
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Greenville
Miss
Mississippi
John Fox
Greenville Chamber of Commerce
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Ottawa Legion
Tola
Abrh Jones
Colins
Hudnall
Wiggins
Bush Warner Allen Croghan Ferguson
Littlepage
Kinnison Kress
Kueser Morris Miskimon
Zykowski Smith Robinson Spooner
Herman Morris
G. Davis
Ecogrens
Gasper Ortega
THE
Mrs. Wayne Brassfield
WSCS
Methodist Church
Leene Andrews
Sadie Fox
Wichita
Will
Excelsior Springs
Ronald L. Bareiter
Kansas
Roy Crists
Ft. Lewis
Wash
Charles Crist
George Kaabe
St. Louis
Kaabes
Will Calders
Clayson Milligan
Edgerton Grange
T. A
Hazel Fleck
Charles McDonald
Linda
Frank McCluskey
Kenneth Kane
Minneapolis, Minn
G. A. Kenney
Chauncey
Wayne Brassfields
Mocking Bird
Harry
Harry Smith
S. Main
Ottawa Herald
Yes
Lester
David Moore
Rad
Tri-State
Moore Chevrolet
Moore Chevrolet CO
Hewitt Chevrolet Co
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