Aaron opens season with big day in 8-7 win over Pirates
Hank Aaron of Milwaukee slams a home run triple and double driving in four as the Braves beat Pittsburgh 8-7. His average rises to .391, trailing only Don Hoak and Stan Musial in the NL. Other games see the White Sox atop the AL, and Newcombe blanking St Louis 6-0. Cincinnati and Philadelphia win in slugfests while Detroit shuts out Boston 6-0 amid cold Cleveland weather.
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Braves
Pittsburgh
Cincinnati
Don Hoak
St. Louis
Stan Musial
Aaron
Bobby Thomson
Chicago White Sox
Washington Senators
Whie Sox
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White Sox
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Dodgers
Don Newcombe
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Pete Whisenant
Philadelphia
Chicago
Casey Wise
Yankees
Kansas City
Paul Foytack
al Kaline
Boston
Detroit
Red Sox
Cleveland
Indians
Baltimore Orioles
Ottawa High School Second in NEK Meet
Ottawa High School earned 44 points to place second at the NEK meet held in Atchison behind Highland Park, which won with 85 points. Lawrence, Leavenworth, Atchison, and Ottawa posted multiple top finishes, while Dale Evans of Highland Park led scorers with 13½ points and Terry Paul anchored Ottawa in the 880.
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Ottawa High School
Highland
New York
Kansas City
Kubek
Power
McD'gald
Coleman
O Mantle
D Thompsons
Berra
Lopez
Rkowron
Zerniss
O Bauer
Simpson
Martin
Noren
Carey
Smith
Turley
Pisoni
Larsen
Burnette
Ottawa
Terry Paul
Janey
George Small
Graff
D’m'stri
Dale Evans
Highland Park
Evans
Anderson
Trent
Leavenworth
Gwartney
Paul
Robinson
Kemp
Fish
Bondshu
Jones
Hoffer
Williams
Brown
Lawrence
MacClanahan
Wallay
Frakes
Andres
Flott
Atchison
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White
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Stewart
Stotser
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Hornbuckle
Flatt
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Rector
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Hirschel
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Neff
Ragan
Thompson
Fischer
Haggard
Patterson
Johnson
Davelln
Schick
Ottawa Braves Thrash William Jewell In Track Meet
Ottawa University Braves crushed William Jewell 93 to 43 in Liberty Missouri as Ottawa set a new 3 25.9 mile relay mark and claimed twelve firsts in 16 events Dale Lanning tossed 193 feet in the travel throw and Bob F Knight ran 1 59.2 in the 880 with other Ottawa winners including Letsey Cooper Leisey Bennett and Gangwish The Braves head to Doane College relays in Crete Neb next Tuesday.
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O. U
William Jewell College
Liberty
Ottawa
John Nokes
Dwight Neuenschwander
Max Davenport
Bill Young
Bob F. Knight
Bob L. Knight
Marvin Wilson
Ray Cooper
Jewell
Dave Owen
Ron Yingling
Jack Garrison
Dick Maack
Dale Lanning
Lanning
Wilson
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Jim Bennett
Lou Copper
Clayton True
Nick Gangwish
Crete
Neb
Doane College
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Stephenson
Yingling
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Brown
Elliott
Cooper
Owen
James
Carder
Martin
Barnes
B. F. Knight
Hart
Lessey
Calder
Bennett
Standings and Results From Saturday Baseball Leagues
New York at Chicago Ford vs Wilson. Washington at Kansas City Abronathy vs Portocarrero. Boston at Cleveland Stone vs Wynn. Friday results include Chicago 11 Washington 6 Detroit 6 Boston 0. Brooklyn 6 St Louis 0. Cincinnati 11 New York 10 Philadelphia 9 Chicago 6 Milwaukee 8 Pittsburgh 7. Postponements noted for Baltimore at Cleveland and Houston at Oklahoma City.
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Wilson
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Hacker
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Sanford
Pittapurgh
Tennis Match Won By Ottawa Team
Ottawa University net men returned to winning ways in Liberty Missouri defeating William Jewell College seven matches to none. Bill Zell beat Jim Firebaugh 7-5 6-4 and John D Aboy swept Rod Swearingen 6-0 6-0. Vince Driski beat Louis Striegel 6-0 and Don Pemberton defeated Bob Howard 6-4 6-2. Hisham Afghani beat Ron Turner 6-1 6-4. Zell Driski partnered for 6-1 6-2 over Firebaugh Swearingen and Pemberton Afghani teamed to win 6-3 6-2.
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Ottawa University
Liberty
William Jewell
Bill Zell
Ottawa
Jim Firebaugh
Jewell
John D'Aboy
Rod Swearingen
Vince Driski
Louis Striegel
Don Pemberton
Bob Howard
Hisham Afghani
Ron Tuner
Zell - Driski
Firebaugh - Swearingen
Pemberton - Afghani
Striegel - Howard
Golf Pairings Are Announced for May 7 Round
The ladies golf pairings for May 7 are listed as Shade with Park Speer and Lantis with Peters Fredeen and Foulks Bowers with McClay and Macron Wallace with Swanson and Schultz Bullock with Elder and In dall Crawford with Kramer and Worthington Gleason with Deputy and Jones Roberts with Hill and Gay nor Latimer. Play follows a lunch at the Country Club at 1 p.m. Reservations or cancellations may be made by calling 1162 or 2120.
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Shade
Park
Speer
Lantis
Peters
Fredeen
Foulks
Bowers
McClay
Machin
Wallace
Swanson
Schultz
Bullock
Elder
Indall
Crawford
Kramer
Worthington
Gleason
Jones
Roberts
Hill
Gaynor
Latimer
Pomona Wins County Meet at Cook Field
Pomona captured the Frank lin County Grade School track title at Cook Field with 68 points. Williamsburg finished second with 54, Princeton 57 percent, Richmond 25, Lane 24, Appanoose 16, and Rantoul 3 amid a cold damp day. Students cheered wildly as rain fell late, but spirits stayed high.
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Pomona
Franklin County
Cook Field
Williamsburg
Princeton
Richmond
Lane
Appanoose
Rantoul
Layton Aims to Return to Action for Badges Hardware
Glen Layton regular third baseman for Badges Hardware softball team suffered a broken arm a few weeks ago. He announced the cast should come off next week and he hopes to begin workouts soon to reclaim his starting spot and condition for the upcoming season.
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Glen Layton
Badges Hardware
Layton
Hardware
Ottawa athletes sweep midweek meet records set
At Ottawa multiple events dominated by local runners Maack Yingling and Lanning with wins across sprints relays and field events. New A. O. record noted for the mile relay while old marks trace to 1952.
Fredonia High Wins Tri-Valley League Meet at Garnett
Fredonia High racked up 96 1 3 points to win the Tri-Valley League championship on Garnett track yesterday. Garnett finished second with 46 1 3 points, Neodesha 41, Burlington 19, Yates Center 14 1 3, Eureka 14, and Humboldt 9. Anderson and Beal of Fredonia led scorers with 15 and 14 points respectively.
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Garnett
Neodesha
Burlington
Yates Center
Eureka
Humboldt
Anderson
Fredonia
Beal
Third annual Ottawa Youth Center ping pong meet
The Ottawa Youth Center hosts its third annual ping pong tournament with 16 boys competing. Preliminary matches are flexible, with finals set for the week of the 13th to 18th. Forsythe is the defending champion, with Bundy the 1955 winner.
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Ottawa
John Rea
Fred Gollier
Terry Briscoe
Bud Gollier
Jim Dykstra
Dennis Smith
Bob Keelin
Donnie Morris
Fred Coons
Ted Going
Terry Paul
Bruce Bundy
Tom M Morrisey
Jack Smith
Larry Forsythe
Forsythe
Bob Bundy
Osage County Track Meet At Emporia State Track
The Osage County track meet runs this afternoon at Emporia State track with top favorites iMelvero and Lyndon expected to lead.
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Emporia
Osage County
iMelvero
Lyndon
Rumor Wilt Chamberlain May Leave Kansas For Globetrotters
Wilt Chamberlain denial aside, reports say the 7 foot Kansas star may join the Harlem Globetrotters next season for about 15000 dollars annually. Sources cite alumni meetings and quotes suggesting pro basketball lure amid ongoing college pressure to win. Other chatter links Ron Loneski to Duke, while Kansas coach Dick Harp and Athletic Director Dutch Lonborg offer cautious comment.
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Kan
Wilt Chamberlain
University of Kansas
Harlem Globetrotters
Kansas Athletic Department
Wilt
Kansas
Saperstein
Philadelphia Warriors
National Basketball Assn
Chamberlain
Overbrook High School
Philadelphia
NBA
Warriors
Globetrotters
Dick Harp
Dr. F. C
Phog) Allen
Kansas J
A. C
Dutch) Lonborg
Ottawa Third In Net Match At Topeka NEA tennis meet
Don Higgins and doubles duo Joe Berglund Wallace Henning placed third for Ottawa in the NEA League event in Topeka. Highland Park won with 11 points Lawrence 5 Ottawa 2. Higgins upset by Highland Park sidelight, but won third place.
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Joe Berglund
Wallace Henning
Topeka
Highland Park
Lawrence
Ottawa
Highland
Ken Marquardt
Higgins
Nesmith - Jackson
Machen Seeks New Opponent After Beating Maxim
Eddie Machen beat Joey Maxim by unanimous 10 round decision in Louisville on Derby eve, winning his 21st straight fight. Machen, 24, impressed with sharp lefts and rights as Maxim, 35, wandered in the ring. Manager Sid Flaherty said opponents duck Machen, while Maxim praised his punch power and noted he beat Patterson. Crowd estimated around 2,000 in Derbytown.
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Eddie Machen
Joey Maxim
Maxim
Sid Flaherty
Floyd Patterson
Patterson
Machen
Derbytown
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