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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 12, 1956
Page
7
Jimmy Baldwin pitched a no hitter as the Tigers routed the Red Sox 44 to 1 in Pee Wee play. The Bengals remained unbeaten with a fourth win in Rotary league action as they batted around for 33 runs in the third inning.
The Tigers routed the Athletics 95 to 4 to pull even with the Dodgers for second round lead in the Midget league. Both teams, 1-0, share top status as Indians meet Yankees at 5 p m on Forest Park Diamond with Yankees 0-1 in the second round.
In the Junior League schedule the Redlegs face the Dodgers Friday at 5 p m in Forest Park as the first round nears completion next week The Yankees and White Sox also meet at 5 p m with both teams at 2 2 and the winner moving into a share of second place while the Redlegs Jose Friday could share first if results align
The National and American League pennant races tighten with Cincinnati Redlegs and the New York Yankees holding leads. Redlegs have 13 games left, open a three game set with the Phillies after the All Star break, while the Yankees carry a six and a half game edge over Chicago and Cleveland and open a three game series with the Indians. Milwaukee and Brooklyn also square off in a four game set, heightening the drama of the final weeks.
Ottawa's American Legion base ball team defeated Paola 9 to 1 last night. Glenn Davis pitched a two-hitter and held Paola scoreless until the final inning. Pete Dearfoss, Jim Ferguson, Donald Morris and Don Walburn each had two hits as Ottawa raised its season mark to 6-4.
The Ottawa Girls defeated Plower Box of Lawrence in a benefit game for Herman Brewer, a former Baldwin player injured last year. More than $179 was raised to help cover team expenses for the Class B district tournament in LaHarpe, Kansas, with plans to play Happy Holloway Cafe of Lawrence on July 21 in Ottawa.
Thursday features Cleveland at New York Lemon versus Bucks in a 10 6 and 11 4 clash, Chicago travels to Boston Wilson against Porterfield, Kansas City faces Baltimore Ditmar with Wight, Detroit meets Washington Hoeft against Wiesler. Wednesday shows no games scheduled.
The chart lists Thuradsy's schedule with Pittsburgh at Chicago featuring Kline and Law against Jones and Kaiser. Philadelphia travels to Cincinnati with Roberts and Fowler in the opener. New York visits St. Louis with Hearn and Poholaky. Brooklyn meets Milwaukee with Burdette and Buhl facing Newcombe and Craig. Wednesday shows New York at Milwaukee with rain postponement and only this game scheduled.
Phillips faces Skelly tonight and Budges meets Baldwin as the Ottawa softball league nears season end. A Budges win and Skelly loss would leave Budges tied or better for the championship. Budges stands 5-1 with three games left, Skelly 5-2 with two games remaining.
Detroit 11 member syndicate led by Fred Knorr and including Bing Crosby John Fetzer and R F Woolworth bids five million dollars for the Detroit Tigers Briggs Stadium stake, slightly under rival bids from Bill Veeck Bob Goldstein and Jack Cooke. Briggs praises Knorr as a trusted partner and calls him a wonderful fellow.
Decathlon picks spotlight Rafer Johnson of UCLA as favorite at Wabash College in Crawfordsville Indiana for the National AAU decathlon elimination. Johnson seeks 8000 point potential to join Olympic squad while contenders include Bob Richards Sam Adams Ernie Shellton Aubrey Lewis and Milt Campbell for Navy and other clubs.
Termites defeat Pinheads while Scatterbrains and Unpredictables post strong scores. Bicepers and Lucky Four struggle as high scores include Lewis 207 for Termites and Welborn 191 for Unpredictables with 847 series.
The Ottawa Merchants host the Keyhole Sportscasters from Kansas City in Forest Park Friday at 8 p.m. The game marks another local matchup as the two teams meet on the field tomorrow night.
Eddie Machen, 24, remains cautious about bigger foes after a seventh round stoppage of Nino Valdes. Machen’s manager Sid Flaherty says the California puncher is still green and needs more fights before aiming for a title. The unbeatens’ victory boosts Machen toward higher heavyweight rankings with 12 knockouts in as many wins.
Archie Moore resumed sparring at a Muskoka Lakes camp in Gravenhurst after arriving Sunday. He will meet James M. Parker of Barrie in a heavyweight bout July 25 in Toronto. Moore did two rounds shadow boxing one on the light bag and three rounds with Dale Hall from California.
Washington pitcher Camilo Pascual, 22, has shifted from tight control to serving up many gopher balls this season. He already tops the majors with 20 homers allowed, surpassing his 1954 pace and tying him to a troubling expansion of long balls.
The Minneapolis Millers beat the league-leading Denver 13-7 to slim the Bears’ lead to 8 1/2 games while Indianapolis defeated Louisville 7-1 to stay within a half game of Minneapolis. Charleston moved up a game on Wichita with a 6-2 victory. rain halted St. Paul at Omaha. Gene Host earned his eighth win for Charleston, with Earl Hersh hitting Wichita’s two-thirds of their hits.
Mrs. Lee Martin and Mrs. Lloyd Means hosted the Busy Bee club at Central school on July 5. A potluck dinner followed, with Mrs. Russell Retter presiding over the business session. The group voted to hold the annual picnic for members and families in Forest Park on August 5, featuring a layette event.
A neighborhood shower for Mrs Wayne Riley featured gifts arrayed on a table under green and yellow streamers with a stork centerpiece. Hosts Mrs Means and Mrs L Martin led contests with prizes awarded to Mrs Dick Fox, Mrs Earl Adams, and Mrs Arthur Atchison. Guests included Mr and Mrs Joe Plaschka and Mr and Mrs Fred Hynes, plus many others from the community. Numerous social visits followed across the region with family and friends attending dinners, gatherings, and July celebrations at various homes.
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