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Ottawa Herald

Location

Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America

Date

Jul 14, 1961

Page

2

British Open Washed Out By Rain

British Open third round suspended by heavy rain in Birkdale England. Early scores voided as players restart when play resumes, with Arnold Palmer one stroke off the lead at 143 alongside Kel Nagle. Harold Henning and Dai Rees at 142 lead a field of 48. Palmer faced a penalty stroke on the 16th hole after a ruling, dropping him from a tie for the lead. Paul Runyan sits at 152, two behind Gary Player.

Birkdale England Arnold Palmer Palmer Latrobe Kel Nagle Harold Henning South Africa Dai Rees Wales Rees Sonny Paul Runyan la Jolla Calif

Yankee Giants Hold Overtime Edge in 194x Baseball

The AP notes both the New York Yankees and San Francisco Giants excel in extra innings. The Yankees have four wins, two losses and one tie in OT, a .667 pace, while the Giants are 4-0-1 with an .800 overtime record, leading the league alongside Detroit in pennant races.

NEW York New York Yankees San Francisco Giants Yanks Detroit Giants Associated Press

Moberly Cage Star Roscoe White Dies at 19

Moberly Missouri AP Roscoe White a 19 year old Black basketball star who led Moberly Junior College to conference and regional titles last winter has died at his parents home in Slater. Cause of death was not disclosed. White scored 674 points last season setting a Moberly JC single season record.

Moberly Roscoe White Moberly Junior ‘College Slater Moberly JC

Baseball Scoreboard The week’s results and scheduled games

Baseball scores show Boston 3 Baltimore 2 and Minnesota 9 Cleveland 6. New York 6 Chicago 2. San Francisco 2 Pittsburgh 1. Cincinnati 4 Chicago 3. Milwaukee 6 St Louis 3. Los Angeles 7 Philadelphia 2. Other games listed include Baltimore Boston, Kansas City Washington, Los Angeles Cleveland, Minnesota Detroit, New York Chicago, Chicago Cincinnati, Milwaukee St Louis, Philadelphia Los Angeles, Pittsburgh San Francisco, Philadelphia Los Angeles with rain or night games noted.

Boston Baltimore Minnesota Cleveland New York Chicago Kansas City Washington Los Angeles Detroit San Francisco Pittsburgh Cincinnati Milwaukee St. Louis Philadelphia W.L. Pet. G.B New York Reas Chicago Eeeeee Boston Conceus W. L. Pet G.rees

Not Blind To Bribery

NCAA fights betting and bribery in sports as Walt Byers pushes for federal legislation and surveys to expose motives behind a basketball scandal. Full questionnaires target athletes and schools, while deans and coaches assess the incident to identify common factors.

Chatham Mass National Collegiate Athletic Association Walt Byers NCAA National Association of College Commissioners Ncaa Council Byers

Bowling Scores Classic League Standings Report

Bowing scores show Happy Foursome led by Wolgast with 194 single and 548 series. Re-Treads paced by Mack with 215 and 522. Choppers by Pogue 212 and Burgoon 546. Tail Ends led by Bettge 194 and 552. Jokers by Cordle 195 and Liegerat 528. Worn-Outs by Anderson 191 and 543.

C. Wolgast W. Mack B. Pogue D. Burgoon R. Bettge D. Cordle K. Liegerat O. Anderson

Reds Hold Onto Lead Of Five Games

Cincinnati leads the NL by five games after a 4-3 win over the Chicago Cubs. Frank Robinson hit a game tying homer in the seventh and drove in the winning run in the ninth. Dodgers beat Philadelphia 7-2, Giants top Pirates 2-1 on Willie Mays eighth inning homer. O'Toole took the Reds win, Cardwell the loser.

Cincinnati Reds Frank Robinson Los Angeles Chicago Cubs Robinson Dodgers Philadelphia San Francisco Pittsburgh Pirates Willie Mays Milwaukee St. Louis Jim O'Toole Robbie Don Cardwell Art Mahaffey Phils Stan Williams Mays Bob Friend Giants Stu Miller Joe Adcock Mack Jones Cardinal Adcock Bob Gibson Jones Braves

Baseball Games Are Scheduled

Softball and baseball activity in the Ottawa Recreation Commission program will resume today with all games after rainouts yesterday. One Little League contest, the Yankees versus White Sox, will be played at 5 p.m. at Garfield playground. Orris Cox said fields are expected ready by 5 p.m. The swimming program was not interrupted. Grade school activity occurred this morning as usual.

Ottawa Recreation Commission Yankees White Sox Garfield Playground Orris Cox

Baseball Schedule For Pee Wee And Little Leagues

Friday matches include Pirates versus Bears at 8 30 a m at Garfield. Also on Friday Little League features Yankees against White Sox at 5 p m and Tigers against Giants at Forest Park 5 p m. Babe Ruth League has Braves versus Athletics at Forest Park 5 p m. Saturday games list Senators versus Red Sox and Cubs versus Angels at 8 30 a m at unknown venue.

Pirates Bears Garfield Yankees White Sox Tigers Giants Forest Park Braves Athletics Senators Red Sox Cubs Angels

Mantle And Maris Lead Yanks To Top Of AL Race

The New York Yankees won 6-2 over the Chicago White Sox led by Roger Maris with his 34th homer and Mickey Mantle with 30, sparking a four run first inning. The win puts New York four percentage points ahead of idle Detroit while Minnesota beat Cleveland 9-6 and Boston edged Baltimore 3-2. Ted Lepcio delivered a grand slam against Jim Grant as the Twins and Red Sox also posted wins.

New York Yankees Roger Maris Mickey Mantle Chicago White Sox Maris Mantle Early Wynn Yankees Detroit Tigers Minnesota Cleveland Boston Baltimore Washington Kansas City Athletics Senators Los Angeles Tigers Twins Jim Grant Indians Ted Lepcio Grant Harmon Killebrew Jim Lemon Carl Yastrzemski Red Sox Don Schwall Jim Pagliaroni Jackie Jensen Pagliaroni

Ottawa set to begin 92nd annual city tennis tourney

Ninety two entries have been received for the Ottawa city summer tennis tournament. Director Conrad Downing said matches have begun in classes, with the event officially starting Sunday. Event divisions include Men’s Singles and Doubles, Jr. Boys and Girls singles and doubles with second rounds listed for several matches.

Ottawa City Conrad Downing

Devine Predicts Missouri Tigers Slip in 1961 Season

Missouri coach Dan Devine told summer session students that the Big Eight would feature two tiers. He named Kansas, Oklahoma, Colorado and Nebraska as the power group and listed Oklahoma State, Kansas State, Town State and Missouri in the lower echelon, noting transfer students and red shirts bolstering the top teams. He anticipated Ron Taylor to handle most signals for Missouri this season.

Columbia, Mo Dan Devine Missouri Devine Kansas Oklahoma Colorado Nebraska Eschelon Town State Oklahoma State Kansas State Ron Taylor Tigers Taylor

Tennis tournament preliminary pairings and draws

Boys 12 and under singles and doubles first round matchups include Loyd versus Wedman, Chapman against Lewis or Reynolds, Murphy versus Meyers, Underwood against Haworth or Myers. Girls 12 and under second round features Brockway versus Griffin and Haines versus Suits with several byes and other first round doubles pairs listed.

John Brockway Eddie Davidson Eddie Casteel Martin Williams Jan Jefferis Lewis - Myers Meyers - Morris Wedman- Loyd Mulcahey - Chapman Matthews - Underwood Tetwiler - Reynolds Murphy - Haworth Sarah Brockway Gail Griffin Gail Haines Beverly Suits Diane Blakesley Edna Graham Becky Reynolds Janey Andrew Borchway - Whitcomb Griffin - Suits Weber- Graham Boyer - Blakesley Craycraft Andrew Haines- Reynolds

Softball Schedule Tonight at Forest Park

First Methodist plays Trinity Methodist at 7 p.m. and Methodist vs Pomona at 8:20 p.m. Westminster faces First Baptist and North Baptist meets Sacred Heart at 7 and 8:30 p.m. Sunday action has Ottawa against Meadow Gold at 7:30.

First Methodist Trinity Methodist Richter Methodist Pomona Methodist Forest Park Westminster First Baptist North Baptist Sacred Heart Ottawa Meadow Gold

Navy Man and Three Youths Into National Public Links Finals

Navy lieutenant commander Lou Gifford aged 40 leads the 36th National Public Links semifinals at Rackham against Detroit TechJunior John Molenda while 21-year-old Dick Sikes faces John Schlee in the other semi. Sikes aims to become the tournament’s third repeat medalist as Schlee battles fever and a head cold en route to the Saturday final.

Detroit Navy Rackham Lou Gifford Korea Gifford John Molenda Detroit Tech Dick Sikes University of Arkansas Wichita Kan John Schlee Sikes Springdale Ark Schlee Memphis State

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