Orioles Ride Five Game Win Streak To Lead AL Standings
Baltimore pitchers Moore Brown Lees and Johnson star as Orioles hold off Cleveland 6-0 for a fourth straight shutout, matching AL record. The win, part of a five game streak and eight of last nine for Baltimore, tightens the race with Chicago and New York. Milwaukee tops NL briefly as Giants surge. Spahn nearly homers and Crandall drives in three.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hee
Skinny
Moore
Cleveland
Baltimore
Birds
Milwaukee
Pittsburgh
St. Louis Cardinals
New York Giants
Cincinnati
Philadelphia
Brooklyn
Chicago Cubs
Jim Busby
del Crandall
Warren Spahn
Old Timers and Ottawa Night Stir Local Ball Fans
A reader letter recalls a July 2 softball game in Ottawa between Phillips 66 and Kansas City Power and Light, featuring old K C P L stars and local players. The note praises longtime players like Purl Yelton and Stinky Davis, invites fans to 8:00 p.m. game time, and questions support for Ottawa Legion baseball urging Chamber of Commerce backing to fill stadiums.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
Phillips 66
Kansas City Power and Light Company
Allan Gilbert
Don Gillespie
Ab Trembly
Harold Riley
American Legion
Kansas City
Legion Loses To Paola 5-4
Ottawa American Legion team falls 5-4 to Paola in a clouded atmosphere. Coach Marshall Allen would have protested if league. he criticizes officiating as terrible. Two Ottawa errors by Wayne Morris and one by Don Miskimon blemished the game. Jim Ferguson drove both extra base hits with two doubles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa American Legion
Paola
Ottawa
Marshall Allen
Wayne Morris
Don Miskimon
Jim Ferguson
Ottawa Girls Loses To Iola 14 2 At Forest Park
Iola handed Ottawa a 14 to 2 defeat at Forest Park as Ottawa committed six errors and was outhit 15 to 3. Coach Ralph Emerson warned players may sit on the bench if not improving. Ottawa travels to Bonner Springs Monday for the next game.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
Iola
Forest Park
Ralph Emerson
Bonner Springs
Iola Ottawa
Willford
Woodard
Finch
Turley
Snethen
Moyer
Shultz
Booth
Bush
Toa Ever
Pairings announced for Ottawa Women’s Golf event
The Ottawa Women’s Country Club releases pairings for next Tuesday with teams Latimer Morrisey and Lennard Young J. Cutting and Shisler Fredeen Shade and Wicke Sheldon Roberts Peters Worthington Kramer Crawford Hudson Elder Corlis. Mrs Lyman Corlis and Mrs Ben Park will host the luncheon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa Women’s Country Club
Latimer
Morrisey
Lennard
Young
J. Cutting
Shisler
Fredeen
Shade
Wicke
Sheldon
Roberts
Peters
Worthington
Kramer
Crawford
Hudson
Elder
Bowling Scores Wednesday Night Couples League Makeup Game
Bo-Lows-2 High 10-30-L. Cordle, 202, 552, May-Rees-2 High 10-30-Beiter, 174, 484.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bo-Low
L. Cordle
May-Ree
Beiter
All-Star Tilt Is Padded For Cincinnati
Ford Frick vetoed a fan driven Cincinnati voting surge that would have left the entire Reds lineup in the All-Star starting team. Musial Mays and Aaron were added to the starting nine while five Reds remained starters. Frick defended the action as necessary to preserve fan involvement and system integrity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
New York
Ford Frick
Cincinnati Times-Star
Frick
George Crowe
Gus Bell
Wally Post
Stan Musial
St. Louis
Willie Mays
Hank Aaron
Milwaukee
Redlegs
Ed Bailey
Johnny Temple
Roy McMillan
Don Hoak
Frank Robinson
Avalanche
Hunting and fishing licenses distributed for year
The county clerk Bruce Spears said licenses for the year starting July 1 are now at $2 for hunting or fishing or $4 for a combination. Licenses are available at the county clerk’s office. Kansas follows a reciprocal plan charging non-residents the same as residents in Kansas for hunting or fishing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bruce Spears
Kansas
Standings and results from the American Ansa league
The standings show Wichita 7 Charleston 23 Denver 19 St. Paul 2 Minneapolis 3 Omaha 1 and Louisville at Indianapolis with scheduled games including New York at St Louis Crone versus Jones, Pittsburgh versus Milwaukee Swanson, Brooklyn versus Chicago Magtie, Philadelphia versus Cincinnati Roberts, and Acker. Friday results include Brooklyn at Chicago rainout, Cincinnati 7 Philadelphia 1, Milwaukee 4 Pittsburgh 2, New York 4 St. Louis 1, Chicago Harshman vs Hyde, Kansas City vs Shantz, Cleveland versus Baltimore, Detroit against Boston, with Chicago 4 Washington 3 Baltimore 6 Cleveland 0 New York 5 Kansas City 4 Boston 9 Detroit 2.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wichita
Charleston
Denver
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Omaha
Louisville
Indianapolis
New York
St. Louis
Crone
Jones
Pittsburgh
Milwaukee
Swanson
Burdette
Phillips
Brooklyn
Chicago
Magtie
Erskine
Rush
Philadelphia
Cincinnati
Roberts
Acker
Washington
Harshman
Hyde
Kansas City
Kellner
Shantz
Cleveland
Baltimore
Missi
Pitula
O'Dell
Wight
Detroit
Boston
Lary
Sisler
Gbarifwaubes
St. Lotta Cise Coreen
Cincinnata Avons
Philadelphia Core Tases
Pittsburgh Gdeoeeraans
Chicago Tro Pheer Eben Eae
New York Peermeeenses al
Eee Eenennesee
Bee Renne Ee
Ale
Someones
Washington Beebe Roesen
Johnny Busso Wins Decision in Lightweight Bout
Unranked Johnny Busso, 24, from New York's East Side, defeated No. 5 contender Larry Boardman of Marlborough, Conn., by unanimous decision in a nationally televised slugfest. Busso floored Boardman in rounds one and three, bringing his record to 50 wins, four losses, and a draw, while Boardman dropped to 34-5 after three straight defeats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Johnny Busso
New York
East Side
Larry Boardman
Marlborough
Busso
Boardman
Mechanics Building
Yankees Win Two Of Three In Ottawa Rec Summer Program
The Yankees swept two of three in Ottawa Rec summer baseball. They beat Pomona Lions 16 to 4 in Pee-Wee, topped Tigers 14 to 5 in Midget, and fell 6 to 3 to the Dodgers in Junior. Pitchers were Arlen Pinkston and Steve Rausch for Pomona and Yankees respectively in Pee-Wee, Jeeper Deputy for Yankees in Midget, and Alex Jiminez took the loss for the Yankees in Junior.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yankees
Ottawa Recreation Commission
Pomona Lions
Tigers
Dodgers
Arlen Pinkston
Pomona
Steve Rausch
Jeeper Deputy
Don Martin
Alex Jiminez
Dodgers Triumph as Jerry Smith Earns Win
The Ottawa Herald notes Jerry Smith secured the win for the Dodgers. With the Fourth of July break upcoming, next week’s schedule features Pee Wee, Midget, and Junior games across multiple matchups including Cardinals Athletics, Yankees Athletics, Redlegs White Sox, Pomona Lions, Braves, and Tigers in different divisions along several days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jerry Smith
Dodgers
Cardinals
Athletics
Yankees
Redlegs
White Sox
Pomona Lions
Braves
Pee Wee Indians
Tigers
Pee Wee Yankees
Also Mentioned on This Page
Baltimore Orioles
Bob Friend
Spahn
DeMaestri
Sth
Trucks
Noren
Carey
Lopez
RBI
Mantle
Berra
Skowron
Slaughter
MacDouugald
de- Maestri
S—Martyn
Martin
Power
McDougald
So—Trucks
Burnette
Grim
Rer—Trucks
W—Grim
L Burnette
U—Chulak
Summers
Napp
Flaherty
Kansan City
Rich
Met‘ald
Martyn
Manthc
Skowr'n
Ib Cerv
Fl Berra
Smith
C Bauer
A Power
Kubek
F Hehi
Id'm'siri
Ss d-Slaughter
Thompson O Coleman
Noren c-Hunter
Lela
By Chuck Langdon
Langdon
Lloyd Scribner
Lloyd
Mike Hudnall
Larry Jones
Ottawans
Chamber of
Commerce
Ball Park
Marshall
Ted Williams
Mickey Mantle
Legion Baseball
Legion
Ottawa A “Ab RH
MATS
S. Main Pho
Oy Wiany Iz
N. Main
JRL
Nice Rollers
Alley Cats
Whitacre
Eweneae
G. Nitcher
Taylor Eee
D. Nitcher
Teee Renee
Lutz Deeb Neene
M. Ainsworth
D. Heckman Sean
H. Oe
R. Carlson
Deadwoods
King Pins
K. Adamson
W. Lewis
F. Adamson
Lewis Eben
C. Wickman Teeters
L. Wickman
Piugs
A. Mack Ates Seerees
G. NM
Klingter Seeevees
Ackley
P. Kramer Peete Ma Bane
H. Kramer
Welborn
Lee Welborn
the Bunny
M. Thomas Vet
D. Carpenter Gs. Spears
Spears
Kneediler
R. Thomas Set
Deweass N. Kneedter
Abe Wwene
K. Carpenter We
Sioux City
Topeka
Amarillo
Colorado Springs
Pueblo
Albuquerque
Lincoln
Des Moines
Dean Berlin
Ottawa Herald
Ottawa Insulation Company
Andy Mietchen
Pop
Judy
Merry
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!