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Newspaper

Ottawa Herald

Location

Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America

Date

Jun 12, 1956

Page

4

Budges Rally Denies Phillips In Ottawa Softball

Budges moved into second place by scoring twice in the final inning to beat Phillips 2 to 1. Skelly beat Olathe Naval Air Station 7 to 5, led by Burd with three hits including a triple. Webker earned the win with seven hits allowed, Scribner pitched four innings of no-hit ball for Phillips before giving up a two-hitter.

S Budges Phillips Skelly Olathe Naval Air Station Birckhead Budges Layton B. Reddick Webker Scribner Lewis Olathe Carey Bradshaw Budgea AB Abah Adam'n Fink Blacks Yingling Birckh'd Miller Johnson OB. Redd Boyer Péargon OR. Redd Higbie Thomp'n Allen Martin, PhD Scgre Phillips Een Shi'r Steveris Carlson Stankard Gardner Nichols Thomas Brads'w Uarey Eninge Olathe Caer Bkelly Weve

Bowling Scores Summer League Highlights

Ride Swipers led with J Anderson posting 143 and J Smith knocking 330 across the team. G atin included a 100 and 278, while Alley Cats featured L Akers at 150 and B Lewis totaling 393. Gene Hensick produced a 147 in Batting Pine action as 47 appeared in the line.

J. Anderson J. Smith Gatin B. Vogler Alley Cats L. Akers B. Lewis Batting Pine Gene Hensick

Reading Indians tied to major league club in Reading

The Reading, Pa. Indians of the Class A Eastern League are connected with the Cleveland Indians of the American League. Joe Brown, a 30-year-old New Orleans lightweight boxer, is an excellent dancer and prefers the mambo. Gil Turner, a Philadelphia welterweight, once worked as a plasterer for his grandfather. When racing began at Monmouth Park in Red Bank in 1870, races were run clockwise. Heavyweight Floyd Patterson has a monkey as a pet. Cary Middlecoff won the 1949 U S Open.

Reading Cleveland Indians Joe Brown New Orleans Gil Turner Philadelphia Old Monmouth Park Red Bank N. J Floyd Patterson Cary Middlecoff

Vic Power Stars for KC in split doubleheader

Vic Power drove in two runs with a homer, a double and a single as the Kansas City Athletics beat Washington 6-3 behind Alex Kellner’s seven-hitter, delivering a split in a doubleheader after the Senators won the opener 4-3 on Carlos Paula’s three run pinch homer in the eighth.

Vic Power Kansas City Athletics Washington Alex Kellner Senators Carlos Paula Johnny Groth Lou Kretlow Whitey Herzog Bobby Shantz Pete Runnels Shantz Roy Sievers Paula Pete Ramos Kellner Power Dean Stone

Standings Report From Recent Games

Brooklyn leads with 8 wins while St Louis and Philadelphia sit at 6. Milwaukee has 2. Only games scheduled.

Brooklyn St. Louis Philadelphia Milwaukee

Major League Leaders via Associated Press

American League leaders feature Mantle and Berra in multiple categories with Detroit and Washington players prominent. National League leaders show Banks and Musial near top, with Boyer and Clemente excelling in batting and pitching the list highlights.

The Associated Press Mantle New York Maxwell Detroit Kuenn Vernon Boston Berra Lemon Washington Simpson Kansas City Sievers Brewer Pierce and Wilson Chicago Reputski St. Louis Long Pittsburgh Clemente Boyer Runa Musial Ashburn Philadelphia Moon Banks Post Cincinnati Lawrence Labine Brooklyn Freeman Mac Daniel Mizell

Girls sought for Ottawa University softball tryouts

Girls who want to play softball should report tonight at 6 o clock to the south diamond on the Ottawa U campus. Frank Bogard and Ralph Emerson will conduct workouts and assess all positions as open. An additional practice is set for Wednesday to extend the tryout and evaluate interested players.

Frank Bogard Ralph Emerson Ottawa

Red Sox Ace Is Carolina Tom Brewer

Tom Brewer the Red Sox right hander has become the staff ace with nine victories and a 2.38 ERA. He beat Cleveland 5-1 for his seventh straight win over the Indians, salvaging a day-night doubleheader split. Porterfield and the club bunched hits to win the night game 4-1 while other AL outcomes shifted standings across the league.

Tom Brewer Boston Red Sox Frank Sullivan Bob Porterfield Willard Nixon Brewer New York Cleveland Indians Tribe Vic Wertz Bosox Porterfield Baltimore Detroit Tigers Washington Kansas City Chicago St. Louis Brooklyn Dodgers Milwaukee Philadelphia Cincinnati Pittsburgh Roy Campanella Braves Stu Miller Gene Conley Phils Gran Hamner

Boros Is Tough In Big Matches

In the 56th National Open at Oak Hill Rochester N Y Boros known as the Big Moose from Bridgeport shines in big events and on tough courses. He leads contenders with solid bunker play but faces many sharp rivals including Hogan Littler Kroll Thomson Bolt Middlecoff Snead and Sam Snead awaits victory. Hogan calls Oak Hill easy yet feels out of form while Boros adapts to updated traps and long greens as 162 players vie over 72 holes.

Rochester Julius Boros Moose Bridgeport Boros Oak Hill Germany Ben Hogan Hogan Gene Littler Ted Kroll Australia Peter Thomson Tommy Bolt Cary. Middlecoff Sam Snead

Mantle Aims at Babe Ruth Home Run Record

New York reports Mantle may challenge Ruth’s 60 home runs, with Casey Stengel optimistic about the youngster’s chance. Observers like Bill Dickey and Mel Ott expect a break could come this year or later, while Mantle himself aims for 50 and a strong season, not Ruth’s mark.

New York Babe Ruth Miggey Mantle Casey Stengel Yankee Bill Dickey Ruth Mel Ott Mantle Hack Wilson Chicago Cubs Jimmy Fox Philadelphia Athletics Hank Greenberg Detroit Tigers Mickey Foxx

Parole Revoked for Johnny Curtis in Burglary Case

Johnny Curtis, 25, had parole revoked after telling authorities the relative who released him was making it too hard. He preferred to serve his two year sentence, and the County Parole Board sent him back to jail in St. Joseph Missouri.

ST. Joseph, Mo Johnny Curtis County Parole Board

Workshop Patterns by Ruth Wyeth Spears

This pattern 459 describes a portable play pen just under four feet square, foldable for car travel and safe indoors or out. Includes built in ducks and a clown on a trapeze along side panels, painted in bright colors. Pattern mailed for 25 cents, plus Children’s Furniture Packet of five pieces for $1 postpaid. Ottawa Herald Pattern Dept. Bedford Hills.

Ottawa Herald Pattern Dept Bedford Hills New York

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