Walburn Slips Past Iola in District Baseball Clash
Ottawa junior legion two teams played a 9-1 win over Iola in a Second District league game. Col Walburn pitched a seven inning win allowing three hits as Gary Shofner homered and tripled his way to three hits. Ottawa heads toward the Second District tournament in Paola with Lawrence Clathe Paola Tola Garnett Humboldt and Overland Park among entrants. Milner of Virgil Kas, a prospective Wichita basketball star, is sidetracked by a left leg fracture and will miss this year but attend Wichita State on a scholarship.
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Ottawa Junior Legion
Iola
Staffords
Col Walburn
Gary Shofner
Ottawa
Lawrence
American Legion
Paola
Clathe
Tola
Garnett
Humboldt
Overland Park
Hass Field
Heart of America
Hutchinson
University of Wichita
Jerryl Milner
Virgil, Kas
Shocker
Abox
Wenboed Hudelson
Cemrtons
Douglas Brothers
Allen
Morris
Baldwin
Shofner
Algaworth
M. Wilson
Flora
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C. T. Taul
Ween Clarkin
Bark
Wee
R.H Johnson
O —Carlson
Shotner
Moore
Shade Reese
Tripisa—Charkin
Douties
Morrie Bittenbender
Réee Ned
Burd
Petneres
Tolan
Brown
Ae J. Rogers
Shisler
Vee
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C Allen
Bdeee
Tha
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Cardinals
Stankard
Garfield School
Wee Oubles
J. Rogers
Charles Pohl
Tiger
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Kelly
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I Reddick
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Wiggins
Whetstone
Parker
Bhofner
Dowdy
Seere Eeeenen
Queen
Wobker
Seerses
Gaddis
Total
Abba
Renee
Nordyke
Buckley
O Carter
Eee
Reene Heathman
Bee
Vesee Tigers
Boyer
Birkhead
Budge's
Baptists Eee
Tigers Defeat Cardinals 24-4 in Softball Action
Sunday night features a men's league softball slate with Gilmore Skelly Service edging Baldwin Co Op 3-0 and Budge's Hardware blasting First Baptist Church 12-0. League play ends Monday night with First Baptist meeting Phillips 68 and Budge's meeting Baldwin for final trophies donated by First National Bank of Ottawa and Didde Office Supply.
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Gilmore Skelly Service
Baldwin Co‘Op
Budge's Hardware
First Baptist Church
First Baptist
Phillips
Budge
Baldwin
First National Bank of Ottawa
Didde Office Supply
Ten loss for KCA as A's fall to Bosox 4 3
The Kansas City Athletics dropped their 10th straight, 4-3 to the Boston Red Sox. Frank Sullivan carried a three hit shutout until the eighth when Boston rallied for three runs. Enos Slaughter drove in a run with a walk and a hit batsman, Elmer Valo singled home two. Boston pitcher Sullivan was chased in the inning and the A's offense produced a trio of runs that frame. Louis Arroyo, a Cardinal rookie, faltered late but New York Giants held on for a 6-5 win at the Polo Grounds as Bill Virdon and teammates contributed early scoring.
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Kansas City Athletics
Boston Red Sox
Frank Sullivan
A's
Enos Slaughter
Elmer Vale
Sox
Bobby Shantz
Billy Goodman
Billy Klaus
Don Plarski
Ted Williams
Hector Lopez
Jackie Jensen
Goodman
Norm Zauchin
Sammy White
Jim Plersall
Boston
Louis Arroyo
St. Louis Cardinal
New York Giants
Polo Grounds
Redbirds
Bill Virdon
Sal Maglie
Alvin Dark
Ken Boyer
Bill Sarni
Virdon
Close Results in Dinner Matches at Country Club
The weekly men's golf dinner match at Country Club ended tight with Jack Goss's team totaling 63 points to lead, John Weidmann's 60, and Howard Duncan's 50. No player exceeded 8 points, most were under 7, and 37 men shared dinner in the clubhouse afterward. Ted Williams is averaging one homer per nine at bats this season.
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Country Club
Jack Goss
John Weidmann
Howard Duncan
Sugar Ray On TV Tonight Fight At Cow Palace
Sugar Ray Robinson battles Rocky Castellani No. 1 middleweight contender in a scheduled 10 round bout at 8 p.m. CST from the Cow Palace. NBC carries both TV and radio. Castellani had four straight wins since losing to Carl Olson last August while Robinson seeks a comeback, trailing a January TV loss to Tiger Jones.
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San Francisco
Sugar Ray Robinson
Robinson
Rocky Castellani
Cow Palace
NBC
Tiger Jones
Chicago
Castellani
Carl
Bobs) Olson
Baseball standings and Thursday results from AL and NL
American League standings show New York leading with 57 wins and .620 percentage, followed by Chicago Cleveland and Boston. Thursday results include Chicago 9 New York 6 and Cleveland 4 Washington 3 in extras. National League table lists Brooklyn at 66-29, Milwaukee 50-42, New York 48-45 among others, with night games and several Thursday results: New York 6 St Louis 5. Brooklyn 4 Chicago 1. Milwaukee 5 Pittsburgh 3.
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New York
Chicago
Cleveland
Boston
Detroit
Kansas City
Washington
Baltimore
Sturdvant
Racchi
Brewer
Harshman
Wilson
Score
Pascual
Garver
Brooklyn
Milwaukee
Philadelphia
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Pittsburgh
Conley
Craig
Black
Gomez
Woodridge
Haddix
Va Wehmeier
Dickson
Minner
Durocher Faces Decision On Giants Manager Job
New York Giants officials say Leo Durocher must decide soon if he will return as manager next year. President Horace Stoneham is ready to renew the contract but expresses frustration at Durocher's apparent lack of interest in a comeback.
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NEW York
Leo Durocher
New York Giants
Giants
Horace Stoneham
Durocher
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Ottawa Herald
St. Joseph
National Golf Foundation
Pomona
Kas
Carbondale
Topeka
By Clift
KCA
Ted Willams
Sugar Ray
Skelly
T-I-P-S
By Gilmore
Onar
Skelly Service
Ealteltel
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U.S
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Matthew Ult
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Belater
First National Bank
Ottawa Peoples National Bank
Richmond
Blacksmiths
Wilson’s Blacksmiths
Lloyd H. Wilson
Bennett Creamery Co
Briscoe Drug Store
Mann-Bell Drug Store
Lamb Funeral Home
Joe Towner’s
Funeral Chapel Furniture Stores
Douglas Bros
Lesh Oil Co
Conoco
Andrews
Farmers’ Co-Op
Merc. Soc
Tucker's Grocery & Market
Kelsey’s Food
Budge’s
Anchor Savings & Loan Assn, Ottawa Building & Loan Assn. Lumber Yards
Hubbard Lumber Co
Minnick Dodge
Plymouth
Radio & Television
Keen Company
Mack Electric
Utinites— ‘Gas Service Company
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