Braves, Bums, Redlegs Battle For First Place
The National League pennant chase heats up as Milwaukee Milwaukee Braves Brooklyn Dodgers Cincinnati Reds vie for top spot while St. Louis slips. Andy Pafko homers twice as Braves beat Giants 3-1. Dodgers sweep Cubs. Pirates crush Cardinals. Reds pound Phillies. Yankee lead widens in AL with 9-1 win over Cleveland. White Sox Dior. Ted Williams drives in runs as Boston tops Baltimore.
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Braves
Hank Aaron
Joe Advack
Duke Snider
New York Giants
Andy Pafko
Chicago
Cubs
Dodgers
Pittsburgh
St. Louis
von McDaniel
Phils
Jack Sanford
Major League Standings and Saturday Schedule Snapshot
Major League standings and Saturday schedule feature matchups: Chicago at Brooklyn Hillman 1-6 vs Drysdale 7-6, Milwaukee at New York Spahn 10-7 or Trowbridge 3-2 vs Gomez 11-6, Cincinnati at Philadelphia Jeffcoat 8-7 vs Hearn 4-1, St. Louis at Pittsburgh Dickson 4-2 for Wehmeier 3-4 vs Friend 7-11. Friday results show Milwaukee 3 New York 1. Brooklyn 65 Chicago 3-3 in 10 innings. Pittsburgh 7 St. Louis 0. Cincinnati 7 Philadelphia 2. Other games include Boston at Chicago Sisler 7-3 vs Donovan 8-7, Baltimore at Kansas City Johnson 7-6 vs Portocarrero 3-4, Washington at Detroit Kemmerer 3-6 vs Lary 4-11, New York at Cleveland Shantz 9-2 vs Wynn 12-10. New York 9 Cleveland 1, Boston 5, Chicago 2, Detroit 4 Washington 1, Baltimore 4 Kansas City 2. American Association results Wichita 11 Louisville 7, Denver 11 Minneapolis 1, St. Paul 1 Omaha 0. Western League Pueblo 7 Colorado Springs 6. Only game scheduled.
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Joe Jay
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Bob Hazel
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St. Paul
Omaha
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Charleston
Calhoun Wins Unanimous Decision Over Ballarin in Fight
Rory Calhoun, 22, White Plains N Y, defeats French challenger Germinal Ballarin in a 10 round national telecast. Judges saw Calhoun ahead 7-2-1 6-3-1 and 5-4-1 with AP card 8-4-1. crowd of 1 447 paid 5029 dollars to view a bout marked by Calhoun wild lunges and Ballarin sharp counters. Both fighters were cut in multiple rounds. The result preserved Calhoun as favorite in the middleweight division.
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Two Sunday Games For Ottawa Legion
The Ottawa American Legion baseball team will play two Sunday games. An afternoon league game at Humboldt follows a 11 15 a m departure from Ottawa High School. Glen Davis will start pitching and Homer Collins is slated to pitch at 8 p m against the Benson Cardinals at Forest Park.
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Humboldt
Forest Park
Ottawa High School
Marshall Allen
Glen Davis
Ottawa
Benson Cardinals
Homer Collins
Pueblo Beats Colorado Springs In Western League Clash
One Western League game last night altered the standings as Pueblo defeated Colorado Springs 7-6 to climb out of the cellar while Des Moines dropped back to last. Colorado Springs twice led but stranded 14 runners. Jim Stanek secured the win with a third strike to end the inning as Ron Cooper faced two runners.
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Pueblo
Colorado Springs
Des Moines
Jim Stanek
Ron Cooper
Charlie Ready
Midget Tigers Edge Yankees in tight youth game
The Midget Tigers defeated the Yankees 10 to 9 yesterday as Ottawa Recreation Commission Rotary baseball league scheduled a full three game slate. Jim Baldwin pitched for the Tigers while Jeeper Deputy and Larry Crane shared mound duties for the Yankees. The Junior division saw Bob Lewis lead the Yankees to a 9–3 win over the Dodgers with Jerry Smith taking the loss. Craig Davis hurled for the Pee Wee Dodgers in an 11–5 win over the White Sox with Grif Dorkin on the Sox mound. Next week features combined schedules across Junior Pee Wee and Midget divisions with multiple matchups.
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Ottawa Recreation Commission
Rotary Baseball League
Jim Baldwin
Jeeper Deputy
Larry Crane
Chere
Bob Lewis
Dodgers
Jerry Smith
Craig Davis
Pee Wee Dodgers
White Sox
Grif Dorkin
Sox
Redlegs
Athletics
Pomona Lions
Braves
Indians
Cardinals
Wichita Braves Sweep Lou Louisville Series
The Wichita Braves swept a three game series with Louisville and now enjoy a nine game winning streak.
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Louisville
Yorkshire Runner Breaks Mile Mark
Derek Ibbotson, a 24 year old British paint salesman from Yorkshire, shattered John Landy’s 1954 mile world record with 3:57.2 at White City Stadium. Ron Delany finished second as Ibbotson surged in the final 300 yards to win in a race hailed as one of the greatest mile contests.
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Derek Ibbotson
Britain
John Landy
White City
Ron Delany
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Stockholm
Dan Waern
Sweden
Ibbotson
Delany
Michael Blagrove
Jungwirth
Tbbotson
Ottawa Girls defeated 8 to 3 by Pyramid Life Insurance
The Ottawa Girls softball team fell 8 to 3 to Pyramid Life Insurance of Kansas City in Forest Park. Ottawa led 3-0 after five innings before Pyramid scored five on singles walks a sacrifice fly and a triple by Hamilton. Ottawa added one in the seventh but could not catch up. They host Peck's Good Girls tonight with a new pitcher olse Sands. game time 8 p.m.
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Pyramid Life Insurance
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Forest Park
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Ralph Emerson
Olse Sands
Pyramid Life Ins
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Mantel
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Plymouth Tudor
Clave
O'chier
Arnold
Davis
Finch
Johnson
Kile
Ham'ton
Rude
Crow
Sharp 1950s Cars Promoted In Classified Teaser
An ad style snippet markets several cars including a 1956 Ford V8 Victoria with dual exhaust and whitewalls and a 1956 Fordor with new tires, both automatic and two tone. A 1952 Mercury sports sedan is advertised with visors and seat covers as a family car option, noting owner traded up from rough deals to a Mercury.
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49 Mercury Tudor Easy ride and big value price
A 49 Mercury Tudor offers easy ride with smooth acceleration and surprisingly low asking price. The ad highlights affordability and strong performance for its era, appealing to buyers seeking practical value.
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