Pirates climb to first division with 10-0 win over Giants
The Pittsburgh Pirates, sparked by Curt Raydon's four-hitter and 16 total hits, routed San Francisco 10-0 to reach the National League first division race. The win extends a four-game streak as Milwaukee pulls ahead in the standings and other NL results shuffle the tight race.
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Baseball standings and weekend schedule summary
Standings show New York leading with 62 wins and Boston at 47. Baltimore 46 and Chicago 45 trail. Detroit and Washington around .460. Weekend slate includes New York at Cleveland and Boston at Chicago with several city matchups. Friday results: Chicago 4 Boston 0, Washington 4 Detroit 3, New York 6 Cleveland 0, Baltimore 8 Kansas City 8. Sunday games list rematches including New York at Cleveland and Boston at Chicago.
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National League Standings and Scores Snapshot
National League standings show Milwaukee leads with a .560 record, San Francisco at .549, Chicago .495, and Pittsburgh .489. Recent results include Chicago 5 Milwaukee 1, St Louis 5 Cincinnati 2, Los Angeles 7 Philadelphia 3, and a 10-0 Pittsburgh win over San Francisco with upcoming doubleheaders across Pittsburgh and Philadelphia.
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Ottawa Elks Meet Manhattan Elks in District Play Sunday
Ottawa Elks travel to Lawrence Sunday for District Tournament action facing Manhattan Elks at 6 30 p m with a 1 0 record and a first round bye. Manager John Martin named Max Kirkland as the starting Ottawa pitcher.
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Ottawa stock car races scheduled with time trials
Regular races Sunday sponsored by the Ottawa Stock Car Association at the track west of Ottawa. Time trials for the seven races will begin at 1 30 p.m.
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Legion Plays Humboldt Nine in loser bracket clash
Ottawa Legion meets Humboldt in a loser's bracket game at 1:30 p m today in the Second District American Legion Tournament at Paola. Humboldt beat Osawatomie to advance. Ottawa missing catchers Paul Turvey Don Miller and catcher Jerry Smith to start, with Mike Hudnall on the mound. Paola hosts remaining games with Lawrence Garnett Olathe Ft Scott and two Sunday games.
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Manhattan Open golf tournament opens with strong amateur field
At Manhattan Country Club 115 amateurs and 35 pros entered the Manhattan Open. Pro-am players broke par on the 5700 yard course yesterday led by low best ball 30 27 57 by Joe Jimenez Dave Smith W O Hood and Butch Allred. Bob Stone 65 earned best medal score 5 under par. Other notable scores included Ted Gwin 66 Jerry Robison 66 Warren Riepen 67.
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Ottawa Teams Reach District Tournaments in Kansas
Ottawa teams gear for district play with girls softball facing LaHarpe in Iola while Phillips 66 men prepare for Lawrence starting Aug 3. Rain has delayed games, and Ottawa Elks also draw a bye at Lawrence. In Paola, Legion tourney sees Ottawa lose 8 4 to Ft Scott as Hudnall leads with .450.
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Win titles in city net play at Ottawa tournament
Ottawa City Tennis results crown several champions across divisions. Eddie Davidson defeated Jan Jeffiris 6-0 6-0 to win under 12. Davidson and Jefferis won under 12 doubles 6-1 6-3. Schmanke Jamison topped Curry Pierson 6-1 6-1 for 16-18 girls. father son doubles Harder Herder beat Luce Luce 6-3 6-1.
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Ford Blanks Indians 6-0 in stalled AL pace chase
Whitey Ford pitched a four hit shutout to lift the Yankees to a 6-0 win over Cleveland Friday night, improving to 13-4 and widening their lead to 14 1/2 games. Ford lowered his ERA to 1.68 and extended his scoreless innings streak to 27, pushing his total shutouts this season to six, the most in the American League. The White Sox beat Boston 4-0, Orioles topped Kansas City 8-3, and Detroit fell 4-3 to Washington as multiple double plays limited trouble for the Cleveland game.
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Rademacher Falls to Folley in Pro Debut Rematch
In Los Angeles Pete Rademacher loses to Zora Folley in a 1 minute 15 second fourth round knockout. Folley dominates with four knockdowns, while Rademacher backs Folley as the stronger challenger to Patterson. Referee stops the bout after a controversial second round clash.
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Ottawa Girls Face LaHarpe In District Tourney Opener
Ottawa girls softball team meets LaHarpe at 7 30 p m Sunday in the first round of the district tournament at Iola. Ottawa carries a 4 9 record and has lost two straight after beating the Topeka Merchanettes earlier this month. Iola Merchants Garnett Olathe and Garnett are strong contenders. Iola and Garnett have defeated Ottawa. Manager Ralph Emerson is unsure of the starting pitcher or lineup. A practice session is set for 7 p m at Forest Park today.
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Weekend Schedule Ottawa Girls Softball in District Tourney
Ottawa's girls meet LaHarpe Sunday in Iola at 7 30 p m for the district tournament, with the matchup highlighted as the weekend feature.
Cardinals Win PeeWee Semi Final 1-0 Over White Sox
The PeeWee Cardinals edged the White Sox 1-0 in the semis as Haworth and Murphy combined for a four hitter. Smith pitched well for White Sox but took the loss. Cardinals advance to meet the Athletics in the championship at Garfield School.
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Batter Ball In Church League Upsets and Tight Tie Feature
Church League results show First Baptist 21 First Assembly of God 6 in five innings and First Christian 21 Trinity Methodist 6 as Baptist pull ahead in the standings. Shorty Kahler pitched for First Baptist and Ralph Emerson earned the win for First Christian in a 4 inning effort.
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Rotary League Baseball Schedule Announced for Next Week
Recreation Commissioner Orris Cox released the Rotary Recreation League schedule. No games Tuesday due to Ottawa night trip to Kansas City. Wednesday features the Athletics vs Cardinals in the PeeWee finals. Junior divisions add four games to compensate for rainouts with matches from July 28 to August 1 across Midget and Junior leagues.
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