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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1955
Page
3
Larry Crane pitched a no hitter as the Yanks defeated the Dodgers 29 to 5 in a Forest Park Peewee league game. Dodger hits were offset by 11 walks, while seven Dodgers and six Yankees played.
Budge's Hardware and Gil more Skelly Service edged Topeka Hornets 5 4 in an extra inning exhibition at Forest Park. Skelly won 6 3 as Rex Shisler allowed three hits to lift the victory and Larry Webber scattered eight hits for Budge's. In league action, Baldwin Co Op meets Phillips 66 and Budge's faces Skelly. Friday’s doubleheader features First Baptist church against Midwest Appliance.
National and American League team standings shown with records and running games back. Tuesday’s schedule features Detroit at Chicago Maas Donovan at Cleveland Ceccarelli Garcia, Boston at Washington Sullivan Delock Washington at Stobba Porterfield, and other night games across leagues.
The outwardly hard ed sports world was shocked by the sudden death of Harry Agganis the golden Greek who chose baseball with the Boston Red Sox over pro football offers. The longtime Red Sox athlete died yesterday at age 26 or 27, leaving a void in Boston sports scenes and a legacy of versatility.
Ottawa Junior Legion faces Kansas City club Herndon Seed Company at Forest Park tonight with 8 p.m. start. Staffords pitchers include Ted Brill Marvin Wilson or Larry Heinen as the club seeks to steady after a slow start.
In New York, Tommy Jackson known as Hurricane secured a 10 round decision against Jimmy Slade at St Nick’s after a prior July knockout by Cuban Nino Valdes. Jackson’s record stands 22-3-1 across 26 fights and hints at a rematch with Valdes.
In Syracuse New York on August 3 the winner of the July 13 Ed Ward Charles versus Pauli Andrews bout is set to face Rocky Marciano. The fighter dismisses fear, saying any challenger is fine save Valdes, who is his current trouble.
Lightweight champion Jimmy Carter defends his crown against Wallace Bud Smith at the Boston Garden in a 15 round title bout. Carter enters as a 3-1 favorite and even money to KO. Smith, 26, seeks an upset as New England viewers miss the telecast on ABC. Both fighters weigh in at 135 pounds and express confidence. Carter previously beat Smith in 1950.
The bout, postponed from June 1 after Carter became ill, is rescheduled for 8 p.m. CST. Carter seeks a rematch and momentum as the fight returns to the ring with both fighters aiming to settle the bout.
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