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Newspaper

Ottawa Herald

Location

Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America

Date

May 11, 1957

Page

3

Sanford's Hurling Puts Phillies In Third Place

Philadelphia’s Jack Sanford fires a three hitter as the Phillies beat Pittsburgh 3-1 to climb into fourth place, while Cleveland’s Roger Maris drives in runs in a 4-1 win to move the Indians to third. Rain and postponements affect several games including Washington vs Boston.

Sanford Phillies Philadelphia Jack Sanford Cleveland Roger Maris Maris Pittsburgh Brooklyn Hank Foiles

League Standings and Saturday Schedule Details

Kansas City at Cleveland Morgan tied 2-2 versus Lemon at 2-3. Washington at Boston Stobbs 0-5 faces Nixon 2-0. Chicago at Detroit Harshman 3-1 meets Foytack 2-1. New York at Baltimore Larsen 2-0 opp Moore 1-2. (N)

Kansas City Cleveland Morgan Lemon Washington Boston Stobbs Nixon Chicago Detroit Harshman Foytack New York Baltimore Larsen Moore Screes Saan Eae Washington Peenee Meres

Unclear baseball box score entry with Cleveland win over Kansas City

The text shows a baseball box score with Cleveland defeating Kansas City 4 to 1 in 12 3 innings, listing players Kellner Skizas Pisoni Simpson Maris Carrasquel Woodling Marie Colavito A Smith and team pitching details. Errors and substitutions noted include runs, hits, and left on base.

Kellner Maris Wertz Gorman H. Smith Kansas City Cleveland Skizas Pisoni RBI Simpson Carrasquel Woodling Colavito A. Smith Marie Strickland Power DeMaestri Garcia Coleman Narieski Rer W—Garcia U— Umont Paparella Hurley Runge

Kansas Edges Tigers In Dual Track Meet

Kansas edged Missouri 66 to 65 in a dual track meet yesterday by winning the final event the mile relay. Seven meet records were set despite bad weather with new marks in the mile relay discus two mile pole vault 440 and high hurdles.

Lawsevicep Kansas Lincoln

Central Conference Track Title Decided At Fort Hays State

Fort Hays State scored 8542 points to win the Central Conference track title last night ending Pittsburg's five year reign. Pittsburg finished with 80 points and Emporia was also a contender in the meet.

Emporia Fort Hays State Pittsburg Empo

Encouraged By Score's Progress After Eye Injury

Cleveland pitcher Herb Score may have his eye examined on Sunday after a line drive shattered his right eye Tuesday at Cleveland Stadium. Dr. Charles I. Thomas, an eye specialist, is encouraged by the eye's clearing and says rest and pain relief have aided healing at Lakeside Hospital with the left eye also protected to prevent movement.

Nancy McNamara Cleveland Indians Herb Score Cleveland Hospital Mc McNamara Score Cleveland Charles I. Thomas Cleveland Stadium New York Yankees Lakeside Hospital

Monte Irvin Leaves Baseball After Back Injury

Los Angeles reports Monte Irvin retires due to a back injury from spring training. The 39 year old veteran outfielder played briefly for the Angels in the Pacific Coast League this season, hitting .300 with a home run in four games after a storied career with the Giants and two World Series appearances.

Los Angeles Monte Irvin Irvin New York Giants Angels Monte South Orange N. J Giants New York Brooklyn Minneapolis Chicago Cubs Cubs

Track meet records fall at Emporia State event

Emporia State athlete Bill Tidwell ran the 880 in 1 51 38 breaking his 1956 mark by 11 seconds. Scores show Ria State 50 Washburn 15 Southwestern 9 and St Benedicts did not enter.

Ria State Washburn Southwestern St. Benedict’s Bill Tidwell Emporia State

Nine Entered In Regional Nine Entered In Regional

Ot tawa High School will be represented by nine entrants at the Class AA regional track meet at Washington High School in Bethel. Preliminaries began at 9 this morning with field events in the morning and running events starting at 1 p.m. Deputy coach Orlis Cox fielded a medley relay of Larry Robinson Dennis Smith Jim Tolson and Meredith Williams with Robinson in the 440 Smith Tolson in the 220s and Williams in the 880. Dennis Smith contest the high jump Jim Tolson the broad jump Terry Paul and George Small run open 880 Roger Schmanke Gary Horn buckle compete in pole vault Morgan Williams runs the mile. Top three finishers advance to the state meet in Wichita next weekend.

Orlis Cox Larry Robinson Dennis Smith Jim Tolson Meredith Williams Robinson Smith Tolson Williams Terry Paul George Small Roger Schmanke Gary Hornbuckle Morgan Williams Wichita

Gardner Wins B Regional Track Meet On Baldwin Oval

Gardner gains 35 points to win the Class B regional track meet on the Baldwin oval. Wathena takes second with 20 percent of points. Baldwin places third with 19. Gardner dominates with four first places including broad jump and sprints while Peters of Gardner is a double winner in the dash events. Skerko of Lansing stars in the 880 as meets end with team results led by Gardner.

Baldwin Oval Wathena Baldwin Gardner Peters Skerko Lansing

Wichita Golfer Still In Lead

In Gatlinburg Tenn Marilynn Smith of Wichita held a 36 hole lead at 149 after a 74 in the second round. Jack ie Pung of San Francisco Hawaii found herself in a three way tie at 152 three strokes back. Betty Jameson of San Antonio was one over on each nine for a 151.

San Francisco Marilynn Smith Wichita Miss Pung Marilynn Betty Jameson San Antonio

Wilt Talk Dominates Ottawa Sports Chatter

Local sports debates swirl around Wilt Chamberlain amid broader national stories on Herb Score, Chicago’s junior league lead, Athletics bid, and pro wrestling plans. Ottawa Stock Car Association forms with a Memorial Day track opening eyed. Chicago White Sox struggle at bat while Orestes Minoso shines. Wrestling night May 17 at the armory features Wild Red Berry versus Kit Fox.

Herb Score Chicago Athletics Wilt Chamberlain Harlem Globetrotters Kansas City Armory Ottawa Topeka Ottawa Stock Car Association Secretary of State Ottawa Stock Car Association Inc Ottawa Junior Chamber of Commerce Wild Red Berry Pittsburg Kit Fox

Ortega Scores Second Victory Over Logart in Welterweight Bout

Gaspar Ortega defeated Isaac Logart by split decision in a 12 round telecast at War Memorial Auditorium to boost a title shot bid against Carmen Basilio. Ortega, the 2-1 underdog, landed power shots including a second round rally and a late right hand, improving to 40-8 while Logart falls to 49-75 before a crowd of 2,188 paying $5,709.

Syracuse N. Y Gaspar Ortega Cuba Isaac Logart Carmen Basilio Ortega Jimmy Stinson Gasper War Memorial Auditorium Logart Legart Berl Harold Barnes Joe Agenello I Associated Press

Baker Takes Honors In Golf Tournament

Baker University won the four man team championship and swept the medalist honors in the Kansas Conference Golf Tournament. Baker’s 54 hole team score was 1037, 146 strokes better than runner up McPherson. B. Jones of Baker was medalist with 250.

Wichita Baker University Baker McPherson Friends Kansas Wesleyan Bethany Bethel B. Jones

Police offer free driving classes for 400 illiterate residents

Guatemala City police have launched free courses to teach reading and writing to 400 illiterate individuals aiming to obtain automobile driver licenses. The program seeks to improve road safety by improving literacy among new drivers.

Guatemala City

Hold Secret Baseball Meeting

New York report details private talks among Dodgers Giants and San Francisco officials about bringing major league baseball to the West Coast. Ford Frick barred public comment. discussions touched on San Francisco funding and a possible all weather stadium.

New York George Christopher San Francisco Ford Frick New York Post Dodgers Los Angeles New York World Telegram Sun Giants Horace Stoneham Francis McCarty Major League Baseball Committee Walter O’maljley Christopher Stoneham I Ford Frick Pacific Coast

Tennis Conference Finals Set In Emporia Semis Today

Emporia hosts the Kansas Conference Tennis Tournament semifinals and finals. Singles feature Don Kukuk of Baker versus Ed Wolf of McPherson, and Robert Shellenberger of Bethel facing Houston Pulford of McPherson.

Emporia Kansas Don Kukuk Baker Ed Wolf McPherson Robert Shellenberger Bethel Houston Pulford

Rantoul Edges Pomona In Baseball Thriller

Rantoul High School overcame Pomona 8 to 7 in a nine inning game here yesterday. Kirkland started on the mound for Rantoul and pitched three innings before switching with Ken Johnson who retired the last three innings and held Pomona to one run. Johnson went three for three at the plate with a home run as Rantoul rallied from behind to win. Johnson also played catcher and Kirkland contributed on the mound and at bat. Rantoul faces Lane next Tuesday at Lane diamond.

Rantoul Rantoul High School Pomona Kirkland Ken Johnson Johnson Johson Lindsey R. Brius Barratter Brown O Ra. Wilton Gregg Collins Burnett

20 000 Persons Attend McPherson All-Schools Day

About 20 000 people braved poor weather to attend the 44th annual All-Schools Day in McPherson. Gov. George Docking joined in honoring 240 eighth grade graduates of McPherson County.

McPherson George Docking MecPherson County

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