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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1956
Page
3
KU basketball star Gene Elston will defend his Iola Open Amateur Golf title on June 17. Qualifying ends at 9 30 a m. Tournament chairman is H E Russell Jr.
Kansas City Athletics outlast Boston 7-6 in 10 innings as Tim Thompson drives in the winning run and Harry Simpson adds three hits. The second game of the doubleheader was rained out after a 43 minute delay in the eighth inning.
The Denver Bears lead the American Assh by a narrow margin as they open a three game series with the Indianapolis Indians in Indianapolis Monday night. Minnesota and Omaha trails, with Louisville nine behind in the standings as the race stays lively for the season.
About 1,800 golfers nationwide began U S Open qualifying with 24 sites nationwide and 108 places to fill ahead of the Oak Hill Club event in Rochester New York June 14 to 16. Exempt players include Fleck Furgol Hogan Boros Middlecoff Conrad Thomson Snead Parks and Souchak. Dallas hosts a large field of 126 for 37 spots with former champions Mangrum Littles Sarazen Manero Cotton and Venturi among entries.
Ottawa’s legion baseball team edged Iola 4 to 3 in 11 innings for their second straight victory. Don Walburn started for Ottawa, Iola loaded the bases on walks and a hit batsman before Glenn Davis relieved to hold Iola to one more hit with 14 strikeouts and 25 straight outs. After nine tied 2–2, Ottawa scored twice off Iola errors and hits by Hudnall and Walburn. Iola pushed one run in the 11th. Binghamton, N.Y., Yankees system members Ford, Grim, Skowron, Morgan, Coleman and Coleman were mentioned in the Herald Want Ads.
Week’s card features two heavyweight showdowns and a Madison Square Garden main event. Gonzalez, 21-5-1, meets Pompey in a 15 rounder for a likely September title shot. Moore defends against Hecht in a 15 round bout. In New York, Jackson, 24, faces Patterson in a 12 round elimination bout. Boyd and Savage contest middleweight contention.
Stockton report notes Don Bragg sharpens bid on 15 ft 7 in world pole vault mark while Harold Carter clears 15 ft 3 in to win AAU Pacific Association meet in Linden New Jersey. Michigan State backfield duo Peaks and Kowlczyk average close to six yards per carry in 1955.
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