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!
This newspaper page contains 11 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1956
Page
3
Skelly defeated Baldwin 13 to 3 to extend their first place in the Ottawa Softball league while Budges beat Haskell 3 to 1 in non league action. Rex Shisler earned his fourth win for Skelly, with a strong effort aside from a three-run Baldwin surge in the fifth inning.
Pomona travels to Forest Park for an NEA league game against Mound City’s High and Schultz of Pomona set to pitch at 8 p m. It is Pomona’s last game before the state tournament Friday. Block and Bronson share first place while Pomona sits third.
Alley Cats lead with 3 points and 412 series from B. Lewis 148 and 412. King Pins trail 6 with J. Prather scoring 104 and 30-B Vogler totaling 244. Rolling Fins have 2 points with G. Hensick 134 and 347. Slide Swipers have 1 point and J. Anderson 130 and 364.
The Kansas City Athletics defeated the Washington Senators 4-3 in Kansas City behind Alex Kellner, ending a three-game skid and keeping Washington in last place. Tim Thompson and Hector Lopez doubled for KC. Jim Finigan and Lenez contributed runs as the A’s rallied from a 3-2 deficit. The Cardinals open a crucial series at Brooklyn, tied for third.
German middleweight Franz Szuzina drew with favored Charley Cotton in a telecast rounder at St Nicholas Arena. Three officials rendered a split verdict with Scalzo backing Szuzina, Recht favoring Cotton, Angello calling it even. Szuzina weighed 160 32 to Cotton’s 156 44 and improved his record to 32-13-11.
Arlo Bailey’s Record book notes Duane Shaw leading the Staffords with a .500 mark on six at bats and Hudnall batting .382 in 13 appearances. Firestone out with a hand injury, Sutton guarded by a hand issue. Staffords beat Humboldt 18-1 Iola 4-3 and Shawnee 9-0 before losing to Topeka 2-6 amid injuries and lineups.
Washington faces a duel of politics and baseball as the Senators bring the league’s highest paid talent to Griffith Stadium tonight. House Republicans and Democrats trade charges while the one exhibition game lures crowds with a rare union of sport and partisan spectacle.
Mickey Mantle belted a wind aided homer at Briggs Stadium in the eighth inning with two on, lifting the Yankees to a 7 4 win over Detroit. It was his 25th of the season, giving him a 12 game lead in Babe Ruth pace, and he topped the American League in hits runs batted in and several other categories. DETROIT — Frank House had warned Mantle about the wind but the Yankee star turned on a fastball from Paul Foytack and drove it over the right center field stands to bat in two. Mantle fouled off three pitches earlier then grounded out and popped out in his first three appearances.
National League standings show Cincinnati and Brooklyn leading. St Louis Milwaukee Chicago New York Philadelphia with tight gaps. Tuesday night games feature Cubs at Mets and Reds at Phillies, plus Milwaukee at Pittsburgh. Monday results include Cincinnati over Philadelphia 7 4 in ten innings and Milwaukee defeating Pittsburgh 3 2.
AP data shows leaders across leagues. Mantle leads batting with .580 in 125 at bats, 82 RBIs, 84 hits. Berra and Lemon among others. Long tops in homers with 17, while Lawrence goes 8-0 for Cincinnati.
The Chicago White Sox, bolstered by Jim Wilson after a six player swap with Baltimore, improved to 9-2 in his start over his former club. Manager Marty Marion praised the deal, noting the team's gains while Wilson admitted he did not pitch at his best though the defense supported him. He allowed seven hits and five walks but escaped serious trouble.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.