Giants Narrow NL Gap With Dodgers Win
The third place San Francisco Giants beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 4 3 to close within one game of the NL lead. Willie Mays hit a two run homer, Ed Bressoud and Jim Davenport contributed key hits, and Dick Lemay plus Tom Bolin and Stu Miller held the Dodgers to two hits in 5 2 3 innings. Cincinnati lost 2 1 to Pittsburgh as Philadelphia topped St Louis 3 2.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco Giants
Los Angeles
Dick Lemay
Tom Bolin
Stu Miller
Dodgers
Miller
Cincinnati
Pittsburgh
Philadelphia
St. Louis
Willie Mays
Giants
Ed Bressaud
Stan Williams
Mays
Willie
Jim Davenport
Ron Fairly
Sam Jones
Lemay
San Francisco
Milwaukee
Chicago
W. Pet. G.B
Little League Candy Sale Delayed In Ottawa
Ottawa Jaycees and Little League members postpone candy sale to raise funds for uniforms. Larry Walburn says candy should arrive today for distribution Friday. Over 130 boys enrolled. Pomona team joins but won’t receive uniforms. Sale runs Saturday to June 28 with stands on Main and house to house visits. Uniforms include shirt trousers socks and cap ready by July 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Carey
Charles Carey
S. Mulberry
Larry Walburn
Ottawa Jaycees
Little League
Jaycee Little League
Otawa
Pomona
Bowling Scores Tuesday Mixed Couples Highlight High Scores
Tuesday bowling results show Lemon-Miller posting 146 295 series and Martin-Spatz-3 achieving 158 454. Ferguon-Ferguson-4 led with 210 182 while Hall-Heckman-0, Jackson-Cordle-2, and Wolgast-Cordle-2 also notched notable 10-30 figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lemon-Miller
B. Lemon
Ferguon-Ferguson
F. Ferguson
Young American Leads Tourney at Turnberry
Munro Mitchella a 23 year old Army lieutenant from Fort Worth Texas rose from low spirits to threaten for the British amateur title at Turnberry Scotland. After a first round bye he defeated Dr Frank Deighton 4 and 3 in the second round to join nine Americans in the day’s action as the tourney continued.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Turnberry
Scotland
London
Frank Deighton
Mitchella
Fort Worth
U.S
Jayhawks assemble eight for NCAA track title defense
Lawrence Kansas AP reports Kansas will send an eight man squad to defend the NCAA track and field championship in Philadelphia this weekend. Team members include Bill Hayward in the steeplechase Bill Dotson in the mile Kirk Hagan in the half mile Billy Mills in the three miles Barry Hanratty in the discus Dan Lee in the hurdles Gordon Davis in the 440 and Jack Stevens in the pole vault.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence
Kan
Kansas
Philadelphia
Jayhawkers
Bill Easton
Bill Hayward
Bill Dotson
Kirk Hagan
Billy Mills
Barry Hanratty
Dan Lee
Gordon Davis
Jack Stevens
Suspend Texas Track Stars over Meet of Champions boycott
Eight members of the Texas Southern University track team received temporary suspensions from Amateur Athletic Union competition after withdrawing from the Meet of Champions. Along with 12 other Negro stars, they boycotted the event over segregated seating, a decision that could bar them from the National AAU meet in New York on June 23-24 if the suspension is extended at a subsequent Gulf AAU meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston
Texas Southern University
Amateur Athletic Union
Gulf Aau Board of Governors
New York
McKeever Twins
Marlin
Mike
Stooges
Herecules
Columbia Studio
Hollywood
University of Southern California
Elliott Points To Empire Race
Elliott returns to Cambridge for work ahead of the British Empire Games in Australia. The world mile record holder says he will race only in small meets until in shape for the Empire Games. He lost a half mile to Yale captain Jim Stack in 1:50.6, after another recent defeat in Zagreb.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cambridge
Mass
Herb Elliott
England
Australia
Elliott
Yale
Jim Stack
Zagreb
Yugoslavia
Gus Triandos Flips Baseball Fates At Baltimore
In Baltimore against the Senators, Gus Triandos hit two early homers and drove in three. A weak seventh inning misplay almost cost the Orioles the lead as Washington tied it, but Baltimore won in the ninth on Hall’s single, Throneberry’s pinch hit, and a final team effort. Williams and Fisher joked they could have finished a bridge game waiting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pirates
Reds
Don Hoak
Jim Maloney
Bill Mazeroski
Joe Gibbon
Frank Robinson
Gene Freese
Johnny Callison
Phils
Frank Sulivan
Gus Triandos
Oriole
Triandos
Washington Senators
Gus
Senators
Baltimore
Danny O'Connell
Keough
Gene Woodling
Dick Hall
Marv Throneberry
Cubs Rotate Head Coach Shuffle Stuns Wrigley Era
CHICAGO. Elvin Tappe is named head coach as the Cubs rotate their 10 coach system. He will lead the team on the field indefinitely, while the rest lose their posts. Owner P K Wrigley declined to predict the outcome, saying anything can happen and Tappe may or may not finish the season in charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Chicago Cubs
Elvin Tappe
Cubs
Tappe
P. K. Wrigley
Wrigley
Also Mentioned on This Page
National League
Associated Press
Larry Jackson
Washington
Cleveland
Minnesota
Kansas City
Detroit
Boston
Detroit Enoven
Cee
Secce
Enone
Brown
HOWE
S. Main
U.s.royal
U. S. Royal Comprehensive Service Guarantee
Chevrolet-Olds, Inc
Jaycees
Little League Drive
City Park
Walburn
Kansas City Athletics
Wolgast-Cordle
D. Cordle
Munro (Binky) Mitchella
KU Eaters
Texas Track Stars
Dad
Dassmer
Hero
Jack Fisher
Marty Keough
Chuck Hinton
Dick Williams
Fisher
Simonize Kleeners
Cleve
Cal
John
Elaine
Bill — al
Harry Smith Auto Supply
NNTE
Franklin County Speedway
Ottawa
Kiefer Dam
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!