Ottawa Girls Softball Team Defeated 20–0 by Manhattan Eagles
The Ottawa girls team lost the state champion Manhattan Eagles 20 to 0 at Forest Park diamond. A double header at Woregt Park is planned weather permitting with the Topeka Hornets in both games. Ottawa Pelé team members to be hosted at Ralph Emerson home 737 S Oak Tuesday evening.
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DeMarco-Basilio Welterweight Title Showdown in Syracuse
Tony DeMarco defends his welterweight crown Friday in Syracuse as a 17-10 underdog against Carmen Basilio. DeMarco gets 40 percent of net gate and air receipts, Basilio 20 percent. Both come in with long unbeaten streaks as Basilio seeks a second attempt at the title after losses to Gavilan.
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Jimmy Carter
Kid’ Gavilan
Kansas City A's Split Doubleheader With Boston Red Sox
The Kansas City Athletics split a doubleheader with the Boston Red Sox yesterday. They won the first game 5 to 4 with Hector Lopez delivering a run in the 10th inning. In the second game the A's lost 3 to 4 as Jackie Jensen nailed the tying run at the plate in the ninth inning.
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Red Sox
Killed In Race Crash At Des Moines Track
Des Moines reports 29 year old Bob Slater national dirt track champion was killed in a 50 mile feature on the Town Fairgrounds dirt track. Slater from Kansas City led before a fatal curve crash injuring him beyond repair. Witnesses included his wife Mary Lou among 12,000. Jud Larson won in 45 21.82, with Bobby Grim second and Bud Randall third.
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Bud Randall
Cincinnati
Jud Larson
Austin
Tex
Bobby Grim
Indianapolis
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Cobles Fisherman's Calendar 1954 Timetable Note
Central Standard times shown with zone conversions and daylight saving adjustments. Publication notes copyright 1954 by Blacker the Fish, all rights reserved for fishing guidance and calendar entries.
Savings Bonds Promotion Featured by Ottawa Herald
The Ottawa Herald highlights U S Savings Bonds as a way for readers to save and invest, detailing plan benefits and how to purchase bonds through local or national channels.
Snead’s new putting aids Deepdale win at Open style event
Sam Snead, in New York at Deepdale, adopted a spot putting technique that helped him win the Round Robin Golf Tournament, setting a course record 65 for 46 points and securing his fourth title in the event. Johnny Palmer was runner up at plus 22 as Snead credited the method for a comeback after past putting woes.
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Fred Haney
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Peter Thomson
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Marty Furgol
Doug Ford
Cary Middlecoff
Ted Kroll
National League Baseball Schedule and Results Summary
League standings and results show Brooklyn leading NL action with partial scores for games against St Louis Philadelphia and Milwaukee. Several games suspended or completed tonight with New York Chicago and Pittsburgh posting various outcomes. American League results list New York, Chicago, Detroit and Washington in close weekly action with multiple games left to complete.
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Leavenworth Girl Burned In Gasoline Fire Rescue
Nine year old Mary Frances Mowery escaped serious injury after a visitor, 17-year-old Larry Whinery, ripped off her burning clothes and smothered flames when gasoline ignited as she and her sister Saundra tried to light a stove. Mary Frances is hospitalized in critical condition in Leavenworth.
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Larry Whinery
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Osawatomie Youth Heads State DeMolay
Larry Coker of Osawatomie is named master councillor of the Kansas Association of DeMolay after being elected at the 33rd annual convention. Topeka was chosen as next year’s convention site.
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Plaque Honors Cong Ed Rees in Veterans Legislation
A plaque honoring Congressman Edward H. Rees of Kansas for his role in enacting favorable veterans legislation was presented Saturday by the Veterans of Foreign Wars in Wichita. The event recognized Rees's contributions to veterans affairs and his public service.
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Vorys pushes for more foreign aid on loan basis
Representative Vorys of Ohio announced plans to press the House to convert more foreign aid into loans, tying strings to aid including over 165 million dollars for development to backward nations. He cites Hoover’s view that repayment obligations foster better recipient countries, while the Hoover Commission and Senate oppose broad loaning. Strong House support is anticipated for more loan requirements.
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Seek Steel Wage Hike Targets Major Firms in Talks
The CIO United Steelworkers will begin negotiations with U S Steel tomorrow seeking a substantial wage increase. David J. McDonald and other Steelworkers leaders will meet with a U S Steel committee led by John A. Stephens and then extend talks to five other major producers. The union may press for 10 to 25 cents an hour, with a potential strike starting at midnight June 30 if no settlement is reached. wages are the sole issue.
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Two Added To Toll At Udall Tornado Toll Rises
WICHITA The death yesterday of two more persons injured in the Udall Kansas tornado May 25 raised the toll to 79. The latest to die were Dick Stone 63 and Frances Jeffries 28.
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Frances Jeffries
French Jet Reaches High Level Horizontal Speed
A French interceptor prototype named Trident 509000 reportedly attained horizontal speeds between 750 and 1000 mph over Melun Villa Roche Airfield near Paris. A French Air spokesman said the reports are basically true, with the craft powered by two wingtip jets and three tail rockets.
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Taylor Watches Chinese Parade In Formosa Trip
Gen Maxwell D Taylor viewing a parade of over 20 000 Chinese Nationalist troops at Pingtung Formosa en route to Washington to be U S Army chief of staff He also met Chiang Kai shek at Pingtung and departs tomorrow for Hong Kong and Europe on his way to Washington
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