Giants Back On Top In National League Race
The San Francisco Giants moved back into the NL lead in a tight three team race after beating Pittsburgh 5-4 as Chicago edged Milwaukee 5-3 and Cincinnati defeated St Louis. Giants starter Stu Miller earned the win with a clinching double in the fourth, while Ernie Banks slugged a three run homer for the Cubs and Hank Aaron hit his 19th for the Braves.
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Pittsburgh
Chicago Cubs
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Cubs
Cincinnati
St. Louis
Cardinals
Reds
Bucs
Cards
Philadelphia
Los Angeles
Dodgers
Stu Miller
Miller
Matv Grissom
Walt Moryn
Carl Willey
Ernie Banks
Hank Aaron
Jon Adcock
Johnny Briggs
Don Newcombe
Joe Taylor
Joe Cunningham
Walt Dropo
Heavy Rains Spoil Fishing Across Kansas Rivers
Heavy rains over the past two days spoil fishing in Kansas rivers and streams. State lakes and most farm ponds remain the weekend option for sportsmen, with larger federal reservoirs offering generally fair sport. Northeast and Southeast locales report fair to good catches of bass, crappie, channels, flatheads, and bullheads, with some lakes yielding bass up to five pounds and channels reaching over a dozen pounds.
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PRATT
Kansas
Kansas Forestry, Fish and Game Commission
Leavenworth County
Brown County
Nemaha County
Potawatomie County
Eskridge Lake
Holton City
Council Grove City
Lone Star Lake
Fall River
Crawford County
Neosho County
Woodson County
Sanita Fe
Montgomery County
Cowley County
Reds Hall of Fame Honors 1940 World Champions
Cincinnati fans welcomed back the 1940 Redlegs core Johnny Vander Meer Paul Derringer Bucky Walters Ernie Lombardi and Frank McCormick for Crosley Field ceremonies as the club inaugurates its own hall of fame honoring the championship team.
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Cincinnati
Cincinnati Redlegs
Johnny Vander
Meer
Paul Derringer
Bucky Walters
Ernie Lombardi
Frank McCormick
Crosley Field
Reds
Fame
The Record Book I Say Anyone For Water Polo
Weather disruptions dampened local sports as rain and storms hindered water polo practice and games this week, leaving teams unsure when activities resume and home fields ready for action.
Tosses 2-Hitter For PeeWee Team
R Jensen flipped a two hitter as the Athletics beat the Pomona Lions 14 to 1 at Garfield School. A’s offense exploded in the third inning with 10 runs to seal the win.
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Garfield School
Pistos
Paola
Hogue
Ree
Jansen
J. Jansen
Lawrence Legion Tops Second District Standings in Baseball
Lawrence leads the American Legion Junior league North Division with a 6-0 record, beating Olathe Paola Osawatomie and Ottawa while Ft Scott sits second at 4-2. Ottawa, Garnett, and Iola chase in a cluster around .200 batting, and the district tournament will be held in Paola next week. A separate item covers a geyser incident at Forest Park caused by a prank during a Clinton girls softball conference, narrowly averted disaster.
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American Legion
Lawrence
Olathe
Paola
Osawa
Tomie
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Ft. Scott
Garnett
Iola
Cayecens
Iolathe
Paola Humboldt
Us Garnett
Tolawa
Osawatomie
Great Lakes Race Launchs With 80 Yachts In Chicago
A field of over 80 sailing yachts sails from Chicago for the 333 mile Mackinac Great Lakes race. Defending champions Dyna and Meteor III return. Dyna is owned by Clayton Ewing of Green Bay Wisconsin and Meteor III by Henry Burkhard of Bay View Michigan, defending Division 1 and Division 2 titles respectively.
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Mackinac
Great Lakes
Dyna
Meteor
Clayton Ewing
Green Bay
Wis
Meteor III
Henry Burkhard
Bay View
Mich
Bryant Sees Place Kicks Dominating This Fall
University of Alabama coach Paul Bear Bryant predicts place kick attempts will still predominate in the coming season despite the new two point conversion rule. He spoke during a visit to a Santa Barbara clinic and told an interviewer that kick conversions should prevail.
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Santa Barbara
Calif
University of Alabama
iCoach
Paul (Bear
Boston, Detroit In Slugfest
The Red Sox beat the Tigers 11-9 in a big scoring night, Frank Mahoney belts a grand slam. Pete Runnels leads Boston with three doubles and a .344 average as Boston pulls within a game of New York after KC beat the Yankees. Bud roughs up Baltimore, and Larsen keeps the Yanks silent until a ninth inning single.
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Boston
Frank Mahones
Red Sox
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Washington
al Smith
RBI
Wynn
Cleveland
Baltimore
Birds
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Pete Runnels
Sox
Tiger
Mahones
Bill Figher
Murray Wall
Bill Monbouquette
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Mike Baxes
Bill Tuttle
Roger Maris
Frank House
Baxes
Larsen
Tomanek
Yogi Berra
Scanlon Beats Kerwin Extends Unbeaten Run
Bobby Scanlon, undefeated 26 straight and 31 no-losss overall, defeated Gale Kerwin in a 10 round light weight bout at Madison Square Garden. Kerwin, 23, Canadian living in Valley Stream, anemia layoff lingered. Officials and AP cards favored Scanlon. Ring scores ranged from 7-3 to 6-3-1.
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Associated Press
NEW York (Ap
Bobby Scanlon
San Franciscan
Gale Kerwin
Madison Square Garden
Scanlon
Frankie Madison
Bobby
Kerwin
Valley Stream
Mercante
Bill Recht
Artie Schwartz
Golfers neck in PGA title race at Llanerch Club
At Havertown Pa AP report the PGA Championship field narrows to a tight pack halfway through the tournament. Jay Hebert and Don Finsterwald lead by one stroke over Sam Snead Julius Boros and Billy Casper as 13 players sit within four of the lead after two rounds on the Llanerch course. Hebert birdied the last four holes to card 71 while Finsterwald shot 72 with late birdies.
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Golfers Assn
Belmont Park
Llanerch
Jay Hebert
Don Finsterwald
Sam Snead
Julius
Boros Amld
Billy Casper
Lianerch
Lionel Hebert
Finsterwald
Dow
Baseball Scores and Saturday Pairings Across the League
American League schedule lists Detroit at Boston Chicago at Washington Kansas City at New York and Cleveland at Baltimore with Friday results showing Chicago 9 Washington 2 Cleveland 5 Baltimore 2 Kansas City 2 New York 1 Boston 11 Detroit 9. Later doubleheaders Chicago at Washington Detroit at Boston Kansas City at New York Cleveland at Baltimore.
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Washington
Kansas City
New York
Cleveland
Baltimore
Baseball Scores National League Friday results
Chicago defeated Milwaukee 5 to 3 while Cincinnati beat St. Louis 8 to 3 and 1. San Francisco edged Pittsburgh 5 to 4. Los Angeles defeated Philadelphia 8 to 6. Sunday schedule shows Philadelphia at Los Angeles.
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Pittsburgh
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Philadelphia
Los Angeles
Ww. L. Pet. G.B. San Francisco
Pittsburg
Cincinnati As
St. Louis Vovs
Ottawa Rotary League announces weekly baseball schedule
Recreation Commissioner Oriis Cox releases the season timetable for the Ottawa Rotary Recreation League. PeeWee League opens with a single elimination on Tuesday after top regular season teams Cardinals and Athletics receive byes.
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Ottawa Rotary Recreation League
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PeeWee League
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White Sox
Yankees
Pomona
Pomona Lions
Braves
Tigers
Williamsburg
Redlegs
Dodgers
Pomona Plays Osawatomie In Sunday Meet
Pomona Town Team will meet Osawatomie at 1 30 p m Sunday in the Pomona district. Manager Jack Nelson may start Haig Barsegian Danne Schultz Jack Bittenbender Jim Bell or Don Walburn. Pomona has won two games in the state meet and lost one recent week.
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Pomona
Hement
Osawatomia
Jack Nelson
Haig Barsegian
Danne Schultz
Jack Bittenbender
Jim Bell
Don Walburn
Lust
Nelson
Wichita
Weekend Schedule Promises Local Legion and Elks Action
Weekend schedule lists Ottawa Boys Club at Osawatomie Legion on Saturday July 19. Ottawa girls meet Iola at Forest Park in Topeka with the Colts facing Ohie Meats in Topeka. Girls softball follows the first game. Sunday July 20 Ottawa Elks visit Lawrence Elks, Pomona meets Osawatomie at Pomona Diamond at 1 30 p m. Second District American Legion tournament starts at Paola with two games and pairings not announced.
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Osawatomie Legion
Ottawa Girls
Iola
P.m
Forest Park
Topeka
Ohie Meats
Ottawa Elks
Lawrence Elks
Pomona
Osawatomie
American Legion
Paola
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