Motet Leads Ottowa Elks to 4-0 Shutout Over Paola
Dennis Motélet pitched a complete game with 15 strikeouts and two Paola errors fueling a 4-0 Ottawa Elks win in district baseball. Paola pitcher Larry Leach allowed six hits and 11 Ottawans, while Craycraft and Craycraft again produced key hits. The Elks advance to face Lawrence Tuesday in the quarterfinals, aiming for another win to reach the semifinals.
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Don Black
Paola
Dennis Motélet
Ottawa Elks
Paola American Legion
the Elks
Lawrence
Mound Ridge
Leach
Bosley
Elks
Morelet
Mike Brady
Russell Craycraft
Haworth
Craycraft
Glenn Rappard
Motelet
Larry Leach
Sullivan
Billy Greene
Wells
Bob Nordyke
Conrad Downing
The
Downing
Dennis Morelet
Mound City
Kelso Abedicates as Dominant Handicap Star in Brooklyn Run
New York AP notes Kelso, four time dominating handicap horse, faltered to fifth in the $110,000 Brooklyn Handicap at Aqueduct, finishing behind Gun Bow who clocked 1:59.3 for 114 miles. Gun Bow earned $24.60 on a $2 win ticket, while Kelso’s poor showing opened the door for other contenders in Horse of the Year debates.
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Snew York
Kelso
Richard C. duPont
Bohemia
Gun Bow
Brooklyn
Aqueduct
Round Table
Carl Hanford
Hanford
New York
Sunrise Flight
Iron Peg
Rex Ellsworth
Charger
Kin
Hollywood Park
Miss Cavandish
League Leaders League Leaders By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
American League Batting Oliva Minnesota .334 Mantle New York .325 Allison Minnesota 66 Runs Oliva Minnesota 172 Allison Minnesota 66 Runs batted in Stuart Boston 84 Killebrew Minnesota 16 Hits Oliva Minnesota 140 B Robinson Baltimore 115 Doubles Bressoud Boston Oliva Minnesota 25 Allison Versalles Minnesota 232 Triples Yastrzemski Boston Versalles Minnesota 8 Fregosi Los Angeles 7 Home runs Killebrew Minnesota 34 Powell Baltimore 8 Stolen bases Aparicio Baltimore 36 Weis Chicago 16 Pitching 10 decisions Bunker Baltimore 11 2 .846 Ford New York 12 3 .800 Strikeouts Radatz Boston 128 Peters Chicago 123 National League Batting 225 at bats M agate Pittsburgh .343 Williams Chicago .341 Runs Mays San Francisco 80 Allen Philadelphia 73 Runs batted in Boyer St Louis 78 Santo Chicago 72 Hills Williams Chicago 130 Clemente Pittsburgh 129 Doubles Williams Chicago Clemente Pittsburgh 25 Triples Pinson Cincinnati 9 Santo Chicago 8 Home runs Mays San Francisco 29 Williams Chicago 24 Stolen bases Wills Los Angeles 32 Brock St Louis 21 Harper Cincinnati 20 Pitching 10 decisions Koufax Los Angeles 15 5 .750 Magichal San Francisco 14 5 78 Strikeouts Koufax Los Angeles 178 Drysdale Los Angeles 151
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Oliva
Minnesota
B.robinson
Baltimore
Bressoud
Boston
Allisom
Versalles
Yastrzemski
Boseton
Fregosi
Los Angeles
Bome
Killebrew
Powell
Aparicio
Weis
Chicago
Bunker
Ford
New York
Radatz
Peters
Mgate
Pittsburgh
Wiliages
Mays
San Francisco
Allen
Philadelphia
Boyer
St. Lobis
Santo
Hills—Williams
Clemente
Poubles
Williams
Pinson
Cincinnati
Wills
Brock
St. Louis
Harper
Koufax
Magichal
Los Angels
Drysdale
Ralston Wins Grass Court Tennis Title at Merion
Dennis Ralston, ranked No. 2 in the nation, captured the 65th Pennsylvania Lawn Tennis Tournament men’s singles at Merion Cricket Club in 55 minutes, upsetting top rival Chuck McKinley as Jus tina Bricka of St. Louis won the women’s division 6-4 18-16 over Mrs. Clark Graebner.
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Haverford
Dennis Ralston
Pennsylvania
Merion Cricket Club
Justina Bricka
St. Louis
Clark Graebner
Shaker Heights
Ohio
Ralston
America
Chuck McKinley
Southern California
Bakersfield
Calif
McKinley
Chicago
U.S
Venturi Wins Insurance City Open Drama Ends Venturi’s Lead
Ken Venturi dominated the Insurance City Open in Hartford with a 273 total 11 under par. A late bogey and double bogey on the 71st and 72nd holes swung the door for a four way runner-up tie by Sam Carmichael Al Besselink Paul Bondeson and Jimmy Grant. Venturi then flew to San Francisco for a parade celebrating his National Open win.
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Hartford
Venturi
Sam Carmichael
PGA
al Besselink
Sam
Bessy
Besselink
Carmichael
Paul Bondeson
Jimmy Grant
Wethersfield
Pacific Coast
St. Luc
Que
World Champion Elorde Retains Title In Ring TKO
Flash Elorde of the Philippines retained his junior lightweight title with a technical knockout of Japan's Teruo Kosaka in the 12th round at Tokyo. Kosaka, 24, weighed 129 1/4 pounds for the 15 rounder, while Elorde, 29, fluctuated around 130 1/4 to 131 1/2 pounds. The stoppage came after Elorde floored Kosaka with an eight count, triggering a noisy, jostling crowd and police presence in the ring.
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Tokyo
Flash Elorde
Philippines
Japan
Teruo Kosaka
Elorde
Kosaka
Cards Pitching Puts Phillies Down Twice
The St. Louis Cardinals swept Philadelphia with strong pitching, Gordon Richardson and Ray Sadecki allowing five and six hits respectively as St. Louis won 6-1 and 4-1. Curt Flood drove in four in game one, Richardson logged five strikeouts, and Sadecki notched his 11th win. Kansas City dropped both ends to Los Angeles in a separate twin bill.
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Associated Press
St. Louis Cardinals
Philadelphia Phillies
Philadelphia
Gordon Richardson
Jacksonville
Phillies
Redbirds
Ray Sadecki
Phils
Cards
Cardinals
St. Louis
Philadel
Angels
New York Yankees
Doc Edwards
Kansas City
Richardson
Redbird
Colquitt
Curt Flood
Sadecki
Hall of Fame Adds Seven New Members in 1936 ceremony
Hall of Fame in Cooperstown welcomed seven inductees. Heinie Manush and Luke Appling led AL batters. Burleigh Grimes and Urban Faber each surpassed 250 wins. Posthumous honors went to Tim Keefe John Montgomery Ward and Miller Huggins. Ford Frick presided as crowd swelled village to about 10 000 for the Hall of Fame game between the Senators and Mets.
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Cooperstown
N.Y
Baseball
Hall of Fame
Heinie Manush
Luke Appling
Burleigh Grimes
Urban Faber
Tim Keefe
John Montgomery Ward
Miller Huggins
Ford Frick
Washington Senators
New York Mets
Wreck Kills Two Stars
Chicago Bears star Willie Galimore and teammate John Farrington died in a car crash on a rural road near St Joseph College. Galimore, a seven year veteran from Florida A&M, and Farrington, 6 foot 3, 217 pounds, were returning to living quarters after a training meeting ahead of the College All Star game.
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Rensselaer
Ind
Chicago Bears
Willie Galimore
John Farrington
Galimore
Florida A&m University
Farrington
St. Joseph College
Bears
Ottawa Country Club swimmers top Lawrence meet
Results from an Ottawa Country Club swimming event at Lawrence list Ottawa champions across diving freestyle backstroke and butterfly in multiple age groups from 8 and under to 15 17. No team scores were kept. Notable winners include Patsy Byrd Chris Stephenson Wayne White Candy Wait and Emily Park among others.
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Ottawa Country Club
Lawrence Country Club
Lawrence
Ottawa
Patsy Byrd
Sarah Bennett
Stacy Williamson
Chris Stephenson
Chris Selby
Wayne White
Dana Bennett
Chuck Anderson
Candy Wait
Paul Byrd
Jim Wellington
Charles Porter
Jane Hoppe
Scott Wallace
Emily Park
Carol Anderson
Anne Elder
John Killough
Marty Huderson
Bert Anderson
Pat Wellington
Eddie Lister
Tom Wellington
Jim Williamson
Bo Killough
Steve Williamson
Major Stars Carty Power Braves Sweep Mets in 2 Games
Rico Carty of Milwaukee piled up five hits including two homers and eight RBIs as the Braves swept the Mets 11-7 and 15-10. His batting average rose to .342, ranking second in the majors. Johnny Buzhardt of Chicago held Minnesota to three runs on six hits in the second game of a doubleheader won by the White Sox.
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Associated Press
Rico Carty
Milwaukee
Braves
New York Mets
Johnny Buzhardt
Chicago
Minnesota
Boxing results from Johannesburg Manila and Tokyo events
Boxers Stoffel Steyn of South Africa outpointed Tony Perez of Mexico in Johannesburg. Pete Acera of the Philippines outpointed Somkiat Kiatmuangyon of Thailand in Manila. Lee Kyo of South Korea knocked out Takao Maemizo of Japan in Toyokawa City Tokyo.
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Associated Press
Johannesburg
South Africa
Stoffel Steyn
Tony Perez
Mexico
Manila
Pete Acera
Philippines
Somkiat Kiatmuangyon
Thailand
Lestqnglo
Ai Saints
Toyokawa City
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Cap Size
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Warren Wright
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Alison
Allison
Stuart
Bostor
Dak
Yogi Berra
Dean Berlin
Pratt & Lambert
Nuzman Lumber
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Ben Printy
Nicklaus
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Renos
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Appling
Baseball Writers’ Association of America
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Wreck Kills
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