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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1958
Page
1
Whitey Ford blanked Cleveland for three hits to start the stretch. Art Ditmar no hit through 5 1 2 innings before Ryne Duren relieved for a 3-2 win. Ditmar and Duren helped New York climb toward Boston with strong bullpen work.
Miami Beach AP Bahama 25 former Bimini fishing guide scored a decisive win over Kid Gavilan in a TV bout. Bahama led early and won 100-92 on The Associated Press card, 98-94 referee score, 99-93 judge. Gavilan’s career record becomes 106-80-6 while Bahama improves to 49-8-1.
The Flint Open at Warwick Hills in Flint Michigan starts with a 145 player field including 134 pros and 11 amateurs. National Open champion Tom Bolt aims for the $9000 winner’s pot as the longest course of the year at 7280 yards tests the field. The par for the 72 course promises a faster, tougher test than last year’s Open.
Don Newcombe earned his first win for Cincinnati, blanking St Louis after a Stan Musial homer in the first. The Redlegs, buoyed by Alex Grammas, Jerry Lynch, and George Crowe, pulled ahead with two runs in the third and held on as Newk outpitched Larry Jackson. San Francisco beat Pittsburgh 2-1 in 10, and Stan Williams notched his second mlb win in LA’s 3-0 victory over Philadelphia as the NL night unfolded.
Ottawa Legion will travel to Emporia for a non league game at 8 tonight but rain has postponed earlier attempts. A league game with Lawrence was also postponed due to wet grounds and will be played Saturday night. Coach Gene Ramsey may start Homer Collins or Cliff Fisher on the mound with Fisher recently impressive in relief. Other starters include Hawkey, Kueser, Smith, Spooner, Turvey, Morrisey, Michael, and Dennis Smith across the outfield.
Wednesday results show Los Angeles 3 Philadelphia 0 and Cincinnati 41 Pittsburgh 6. St Louis 1 with rain. Chicago at Milwaukee postponed. Thursday games include Boston 13 Chicago 9. New York 3 Cleveland 3. Baltimore 5 Kansas City 3. Washington at Detroit and New York at Cleveland tied after rain delays.
Milwaukee Braves star Hank Aaron, age 24, under a cloudburst delay, admits he is not guessing right as he slumps to .265 with 10 homers and 27 RBIs. He says he will improve by swinging and relies on himself, despite needling stats like 47 runners left in scoring position and 12 double plays. If the pace continues, he could break Ernie Lombardi's 30 double-play record.
In Hutchinson Kansas Rex Baxter the defending champion and most favorites won first round matches in heavy rain at Prairie Dunes. Baxter beat Emerson Carey III of Denver 4 and 3. Jim Vickers of Wichita lost to Richard Norville 2 and 1 in a third straight Trans-Mississippi defeat.
Waverly pitchers Reed and Fisher limited Appanoose to two hits as Reed fanned 16 of 18 batters. Waverly collected seven hits to Appanoose's two. McGrath caught for Waverly, Ikenberry and Bachelor pitched for Appanoose with Gilliland and Bachelor behind the plate. Next Appanoose game is Sunday at 1 30 p m against Osawatomie town team at the Appanoose ball park.
Giants manager Bill Rigney praised Paul Giel as a pennant contender after Giel pitched four hits and led a 2-1 10 inning victory over the Pirates. Giel, recalled from Phoenix, won his first major league game since Army duty. Marv Grissom finished after Giel allowed a leadoff single in the 10th, retiring Schofield and Powers and getting Virdon to ground out.
The Record Book notes Ottawa High School’s 1933 national scholastic 880 yard relay team coached by Orlis Cox. The squad, which beat a team with Jesse Owens, claimed the title at Stagg Field Chicago, with members Charles Young Virgil Sealey Clarence Heckroot and Jack Richardson. The trophy remains at the school.
A girls softball game between Big Springs and Ottawa was postponed last night due to wet grounds. Ottawa will play Ira Price Cafe of Topeka Saturday night at 8 p.m. here.
Joyce Cutting won the prize golf ball at the golf matches after the weekly Tuesday luncheon of the Ottawa Women's Golf association. Thirty one women attended. Hostesses for next week are Esther Goss and Betty Wright.
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