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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 12, 1955
Page
6
Eight member colleges will field athletes at Dolclock for preliminary events tomorrow with finals set at 2 o clock. Conference officials and competitors arrive in Ottawa this afternoon as faculty representatives and coaches prepare for official business and discussions of ongoing issues.
Ottawa athletes and rivals brace for tomorrow's league meet amid rain and mud. Key field events like shot put and discus face possible record trouble, with Bob Wheaton and Don Penner expected to clash for first in shots and Penner and Ronald Anderson aiming to top 148 feet in discus. Contenders include Willie Gaines, Lloyd Elm, Don Goodfellow, and a crowded field from Western Kansas, with U. S. Savings Bonds noted as secure.
Bobby Shantz, 135-pound southpaw, worked six relief innings to hand the Baltimore Orioles two singles and the Kansas City Athletics a 2-0 victory. It marked his second win of the season following a six-hitter shutout of the Yankees and comes amid questions about his 1955 comeback. He stranded runners in the eighth, fanned Triandos and Smith on six pitches, and contributed a solid mound performance despite prior arm injuries.
Fresno reports two more milers entered for Saturdays 29th annual West Coast Relays premier mile. Art Dalzell and Gene Jones join Wes Santee, Len Simpson, and Jim Hunt. Bob McMillan may still enter if he chooses. McMillan claims he can beat Santee and can run 4:05 or faster.
Archie McBride defeats Bob Satterfield in Chicago Stadium last night. Bowling scores from Twilight League show high marks for Moore 183 and other top totals. United States output notes potato chips usage at 445 million pounds in 1954.
The Kansas City Athletics, racing to fit rosters into size twenty five, added veterans Enos Slaughter Johnny Sain Ray Herbert and Harry Simpson from Yankees Tigers and Indians respectively. Seven players were sent to the minors to clear space. Ray Kennedy said the club dug deep as Herbert reportedly cost forty thousand dollars. Other moves included Don Bollweg Charley Bishop sent to San Diego Forrest Jacobs to Columbus and Al Robertson to Portland. Several pitchers were optioned or recalled and others placed on the disabled list.
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