Ottawa Elks face tough stretch amid injuries and losses
The Ottawa Elks American Legion baseball team, once viewed as a district title contender, slumped to an 11-21 record with one game left. Injuries to key players including Harry Murphy and a porous defense undermined pitching led by Craycraft and Morelet, while offense fell off from last season. Still, Craycraft and Morelet remain strong aces as Brown and Rappard provide depth in a final push before the Paola district tournament.
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Lee ‘Gion
Elks
Harry ‘Murphy
Loren Shofner
Dennis Morelet
Ted Haworth
Billy ‘Greene
Dan Harkins
Gary “Brown
Mike Brady
Ottawa
Ottawans
Russell Craycraft
Craycraft
Morelet
Murphy
Lawerence
Motelet
Conrad Downing
Brown
Rappard
DeSoto
Paola
Harkins
Shofner
Haworth
Brady
Bob Nordyke
Greene
Gary Tumm
W.2nd Diamond
Salina
Paola Overwhelms Ottawa in Little League Clash
Paola All-Stars rout Ottawa 10-2 in district play as Ottawa errors fuel Paola’s big inning. Dillard belts a first inning homer and another in the sixth while Brad Reynolds, despite heat, works deep and yields seven hits. Ottawa manages four hits and seven left on base with eight errors in the breeze-filled game.
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Don Black
Clathe
Ottawa National All-Stars
Ottawa
Paola
Dillard
Brad Reynolds
Ottawans
Reynolds
Steve Grogan
Grogan
Koufax’s Four Hitter Halts LA Loss String
Dodgers star Sandy Koufax pitched four hits and 12 strikeouts to beat Houston and end Los Angeles four-game skid. He improved to 15-4 with 1.78 ERA as Derrell Griffith and Ron Fairly doubled for the lone Dodger run. The day also featured Bobby Wine’s homer for Philadelphia in a 4-1 win over Milwaukee, while Bill Mazeroski drove in five and Willie Stargell hit for the cycle as Pittsburgh crushed St Louis 13-2. Giants beat Cubs 7-3 to stay one game back. Reds fell 4 1/2 games after a 4-3 loss to the Mets in 10 innings.
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Sandy Koufax
Houston
Los Angeles “Dodgers
Warren Spahn
Phillies
Milwaukee
Pittsburgh
Bill Mazeroski
Willie Stargell
Mazeroski
Stargell
Pirates
St. Louis
San Francisco Giants
Chicago Cubs
Cincinnati Reds
New York
Mets
Koufax
Ken Johnson
Dodger
Derrell Griffith
Ron
Wine
Braves
Spahn
Ray Culp
Jerry Lynch
Bob Veale
Roger Craig
Hal Lanier
Orlando Cepeda
Giants
Lanier
Cepeda
Larry Jackson
Billy Pierce
Cubs
Reds
Frank Robinson
Don Pavletich
Ron Hunt
Jim Hickman
Larry Elliot
Deron Johnson
Orioles Pitching Falters Amid Bullpen Strain
Baltimore the Orioles struggle as injuries and overwork strain the bullpen with Steve Barber an inconsistent starter. After a 7 4 loss to Cleveland the club trails the Yankees by one game. Hank Bauer vows they will weather the doubleheaders and regain form.
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Baltimore
Baltimore Orioles
Steve Barber
Orioles
Hank Bauer
Cleveland
Indians
New York Yankees
Hornung's Return Signals Trouble for Bears
Paul Hornung resumes with the Green Bay Packers in a controlled scrimmage showing prime form. The Bears, prepping for the August 7 College All-Star game, held a 45 minute session as training quickens. Pro developments include Lions signings, Rams knee setback, and Mays retirement decision.
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Ted Meier
Associated Press
Paul Hornung
Green Bay Packers
Chicago ‘Bears
Hornung
Packers
Green Bay
Bears
Chicago
San Diego Chargers
Sid Gillman
Detroit Lions
Dick LeBeau
Nick Pietrosante
New York Giants
John Rollins
Bob Dunn
Los Angeles Rams
Jon Are
Olympic Field Completed at Komaza wa Sports Park Tokyo
Tokyo AP reports Komaza wa Sports Park-Tokyo finished a 430000 square meter complex three miles from the main Olympiad Stadium. The $13 million site will host four events including soccer field hockey volleyball and wrestling with soccer and hockey seats for 20000 and two indoor arenas seating 4000 each.
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Tokyo
Komazawa Sports Park
Twins Manager Faces Midseason Pressure in Minnesota
In Minneapolis Saint Paul AP reports Sam Mele remains stoic amid a season crisis for the Minnesota Twins. He states we haven't given up as the team grapples with a downturn and fallout from the stretch.
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Minneapolis - St, Paul
Sam Mele
Minnesota Twins
Mele
League Leaders and Twins fall in tight pennant chase
American and National League leaders dominate season stats with Oliva Killebrew and Mays excelling. Twins suffer seventh straight loss as Rocky Colavito delivers a ninth inning two run homer to seal Minnesota’s 6 4 defeat. Mele laments the slump and vows a big winning streak despite a 10 14 deficit.
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Athletics
Rocky Colavito
Minnesota
Mele
Twins
Sam
Colavito
Johnny Klippstein
Dick Stigman
Stigman
Ted Bowsfield
John Wyatt
Barrera Tops Alba In Robstown Boxing Bout
Humberto Lefty Barrera of Robstown Texas outpointed Paul Alba of Austin Texas over twelve rounds in Robstown Texas. Eddie Spence of Pittsfield outpointed Johnny Torres of Paterson New Jersey in a middleweight bout in Pittsfield Massachusetts over eight rounds.
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Associated Press
Corpus Christi
Tex
Humberto
Lefty) Barrera
Robstown
Paul Alba
Austin, Tex
Pittsfield
Mass
Eddie Spence
Johnny Torres
Paterson
N.J
Commuters From Six Counties Reach Shawnee Jobs
A Kansas State Employment Services study shows 2,536 men and 592 women commute to Shawnee County from six neighboring counties. About 3,000 local workers travel an average of 30 miles to jobs in Topeka, reflecting regional labor integration. Osage County sends nearly a third of its labor force, while Jackson Jefferson and Wabaunsee exceed one fifth. Douglas County 8.3 percent and Pottawatomie 7.6 percent also commute.
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Topeka
Shawnee
Kansas
Shawnee County
Osage County
Jackson, Jefferson
Wabaunsee Counties
Baseball Scoreboard Grid and Standings Snapshot
The standings list New York leading with 55 wins and a .618 pace, followed by Baltimore and Chicago. Wednesday results include New York 6 Washington 3 and Cleveland 7 Baltimore 4. Tonight’s games feature Washington at New York and Los Angeles at Chicago among others.
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Pet. G.B
New York
Baltimore
Chicago
Los Angels
Minnesota
Detroit
Boston
Cleveland
Kansas City
Washington
Los Angeles
Pittsburgh at St Louis and others sports matchups listed
The page lists multiple baseball or basketball matchups including Pittsburgh at St Louis Philadelphia at Milwaukee Chicago at San Francisco Houston at Los Angeles New York at Cincinnati Pittsburgh at Cincinnati St Louis at Philadelphia San Francisco at Los Angeles Chicago at Houston and Milwaukee 1B with a notation 1 pt New 4 and stray letters.
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Clemente
Pittsburgh
Williams
Chicago
Mays
San Francisco
Allen
Philadelphia
Santo
Boyer
St. Louis
Milwaukee
Houston
Los Angeles
New York
Cincinnati
L. Pet . GB
Philad
San Fran
Alf
Los
Pirates homer barrage halts Cardinals as Stargell hits cycle
Willie Stargell of the Pirates became the NL’s second batter this season to hit for the cycle, adding a single, double, triple and homer for 3 RBIs in a 13 to 2 rout over St Louis aided by an 18-hit attack. Sandy Koufax of the Dodgers extended his streak to 11 straight wins and 15 on the season with his sixth shutout, a four-hit 12 strikeout victory over Houston, 1 to 0.
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Associated Press
Willie Stargell
Pirates
St. Louis
Sandy Koufax
Dodgers
Houston
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