Lawrence Wins Crucial Test in 1-0 Victory Over Osawatomie
Lawrence edged Osawatomie 1-0 at Orris Cox Field to reach the district finals behind a pitching duel led by Steve Wempe and Lynn Dickey. Len Jackson delivered the key RBI in the sixth after a bold defensive shift, while Paola defeated Iola 11-3 in the night’s other game.
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Terry Ostmeyer
Osawatomie
American Legion
Lawrence
Orris Cox Field
Hawks
Len Jackson
Jackson
Biff Temple
Steve Wempe
Lynn Dickey
Paola
Iola
Lawrence - Osawatomie
Wempe
Dickey
Temple
Jim Schmitz
Mike Lombard
Lombard
Dave Smith
Auto graph stars fill FOE Sports Night with legends
Kansas City hosts the 65th Fraternal Order of Eagles convention dinner drawing 1500 delegates. Attendees include baseball Hall of Famer Bob Feller, boxing champions James Braddock and Two-Ton Tony Galento, Notre Dame legends Elmer Layden James Crowley and Don C. Miller, and Packers coach Hank Stram. Notables mingle as cameras click and autographs flow from the head table.
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Kansas City
Order of Eagles
Bob Feller
Cleveland Indians
James Braddock
Tony Galento
Notre Dame
Knute Rockne
Elmer Layden
James Crowley
Don C. Miller
Layden
Chicago
Crowley
Scranton
Miller
Bankruptcy Court
Ohio
Cleveland
Harry Stuhldreher
Buddy Baer
San Mateo
Calif
Feller
Hank Stram
Kansas Chiefs
Wisconsin
Stram
Green Bay Packers
Chiefs
Hatton Signs One Year Astros Manager Contract
Houston Astros owner Roy Hofheinz announced on Thursday that Grady Hatton has renewed his role as field manager with a new one year contract. The announcement confirms Hatton will return to lead the team for the upcoming season.
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Houston
Houston Astros
Grady Hatton
Roy Hofheinz
Astros
Hatton
Baseball Scoreboard National League Leaders and Results
National League standings show St Louis at top with 58 games won and Chicago 56. Thursday results include Philadelphia over San Francisco 8 3 and Atlanta over Cincinnati 4 1. American League leaders Chicago and Boston lead. Sunday and weekend schedules list multiple matchups across leagues.
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Associated Press
W. L. Pat
St. Louis
Chicago
Atlanta
Cincinnati
San Fran
Pittsburgh
Phila
Phia
Los Angeles
New York
Philadelphia
Houston
San Francisco
L. Pet
Boston
Detroit
Californias
Minnesota
Wash’n
Cleveland
Baltimore
Kansas City
California
Washington
Boros Targets No 4 At Minnesota Golf Classic
Julius Boros, after three Tour titles this year, opened in 70 and tied with Ray Floyd and Dick Lotz at Hazeltine. Don January shot 73 to tie for 11th. defending champ Bobby Nichols posted 76 as Nicklaus and Palmer were absent.
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Minneapolis
Jack Nickolaus
Arnold Palmer
Don January
Bobby Nichols
Tigers Rally To 4-0 Victory Lift Pennant Hopes
Detroit ace McLain yielded four walks and seven hits while striking out four to post his 12th win as the Tigers, forced from Detroit by riots and rain, swept Baltimore 4-0. Dick McAuliffe drove in two with a homer and a single as Detroit moved into third place, 3 1/2 games behind Chicago.
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Paola
Iola Hurelers
Steve Shawver
Steve Clark
Iolats
Iola
Bob Green
Associated Press
Boston Braves
Detroit Tigers
Denny Mes
Braves
Warren Spahn
Johnny Sain
Balticmore
Tigers
Detroit
Baltimore
McLain
Orioles
Rick Monday
Ramon Webwell
White Sox
Cleveland
Dick McAuliffe
Tiger
RBI
Willie Horton
Ray Oyler
Washington
Kansas City
Cap Peterson
Frank Howard
Camilo Pascual
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Weaver
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Hays
P Bass
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Harlin
Rf-P
Clements
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Diebolt
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Schmitz
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Dillon
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St. Andrews
Dick Lotz
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