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Newspaper

Ottawa Herald

Location

Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America

Date

Jun 17, 1955

Page

4

Summer swimming classes begin at Forest Park pool

Ottawa youths and Sacred Heart parish children may enroll for free summer swimming classes starting Monday at Forest Park pool. Director Orlis Cox notes students must bring suit and towel, with lessons following Red Cross procedures under Ralph Bird as supervisor and a team including Patsy Bun Kay Crites and others assisting. Enroll at the pool. valuables checked at the office. program runs June 20 to July 30 with multiple sessions for different schools and age groups.

Ottawa Forest Park Pool Kay Donna Rae Dodd Reda Gardner Patsy Hickman Aydell Hodson Ronald Meyer Ylvid Salb Mae Ann Wol- Yam Carolyn Kelley Cox Sacred Heart Parachid Eugene Field Garfield Jadior High

C M Volker Resigns State Vehicle Post

C M Voelker 66, longtime superintendent of the Kansas Motor Vehicle Department, announces resignation from the post effective July 15 after 19 years of service.

C.M. Volker

Oldies Show Up Crew Cuts in Major League Action

Yankees win as Byrne wins 3-2 over Tigers on four hits while Trucks earns his second straight shutout in an 8-0 Baltimore victory. Dickson fares well for Philadelphia 3-0 over Milwaukee, and Hack erupts with a 2-1 win as Brooklyn trails. Braves fall, St. Louis wins, and Boston edges Kansas City.

Murty Dickson Virgil Trucks Tommy Byrne Byrne Detroit Tigers New York Yankees Trucks Chicago White Sox Baltimore Dickson Milwaukee Braves Philadelphia Warren Hacker Chicago Brooklyn Cincinnati Dodgers St. Louis Pittsburgh Cleveland Washington Boston Kansas City Duane Pillette Joe Coleman George Kell Nellie Fox Walt Dropo Braves Phils Bob Buhl Ted Kluszewski Jim Hughes Big Klu

Dodger Duke Snider Leads Majors With Homer Pace

Washington collected twelve hits but Cleveland won with Bob Lemon's ninth victory aided by Mike Garcia in the ninth. Boston topped its eighth win in nine as Billy Klaus hit a two run homer in the ninth off Johnny Sain. Ted Williams, 36, homered and doubled to lift his average to .415. Harvey Haddix pitched a four hitter for the Cards with nine strikeouts and two walks, aided by homers from Al Schoendienst and Bill Sarni.

Duke Snider Washington Cleveland Bob Lemon Mike Garcia Boston Billy Klaus Johnny Sain Ted Williams Harvey Haddix

Kell Leads in Baseball Poll

Chicago report says George Kell regained first in the American League third base balloting for the All Star poll after an 8-0 White Sox win over Baltimore. Kell leads Finigan by 1,227 votes and is named on 20,838 ballots while Finigan has 19,611.

Chicago George Kell Chicago White Sox Baltimore Kell Jim Finigan Kansas City Athletics Finigan

Dinner Golf Dinner Match Scores At Country Club

Yesterday's golf dinner matches at the Country Club saw high scorers led by Lee Barnett Bob Bundy Henry Parker and Walt Coburn with 9 points each Vern i Chesbro added 8. Art Conus's team totalled 65 across 10 members earning free meals. Charles Rhoads's group scored 52 and Chris Ott's 45. Thirty-five men dined in the clubhouse after the matches.

Country Club Lee Barnett Bob Bundy Henry Parker Walt Coburn Verni Chesbro Art Conus Charles Rhoads Chris Ott

Ghosts Tie Phillips 66 4-3 in Forest Park

A fair sized crowd watched the Iowa Colored Ghosts defeat Phillips 66 of Ottawa 4 to 3 at Forest Park last night. The Ghosts delivered entertaining antics similar to the Harlem Globetrotters while the Douglas Brothers girls team prepared to meet Wyandotte Electric of Kansas City here tonight.

Iowa Colored Ghosts Phillips 66 Ottawa Forest Park Harlem Globetrotters Douglas Brothers Wyandotte Electric Kansas City

Indians Beat Cardinals 19-6 in Rotary Midget League

The Indians exploded for 11 runs in the first inning and added 8 more in the next two frames to defeat the Cardinals 19 to 6. Indians converting 7 hits and multiple walks into 19 runs while Cardinals managed 6 on hits.

Indians Cardinals

Friday Schedule Highlights in Major League Basketball Scores

Kansas City at Washington Portocar versus Porterfield. Detroit at Baltimore Gromek against Johnson. Chicago at New York Donovan versus Ford. Cleveland at Boston Wynn and Houtteman versus Brewer and Susce. Thursday results include Cleveland 8 Washington 8 and Chicago 8 Baltimore 0 with several other 3 to 6 scorelines.

New York Chicago Kansas City Washington Portocarrero Porterfield Detroit Baltimore Gromek Johnson Donovan Ford Cleveland Boston Wynn Houtteman Brewer Susce

Bowling Scores From Local League Standings

Bowlerettes 2 high 10-30-Snider 184 total 485 led with 528. The Hustlers 2 high 10-30-Wenthe 191 475. Scatterbrains 1 high 10-30-Freda Gardner 150 419. Cut-On Club 3 high 10-30-Cayot 171 443. Deuces Wild 0 high 10-30-Bill Welborn 18 472 in the latest scores. Invest in U. S. Savings Bonds.

Belter Wichman Snider the Hustlers H. Wenthe Scatterbrains Freda Gardner Cayot Deuces Wild Bill Welborn

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