Princeton Wins County Track Meet Dominates With Nine Firsts
Princeton led in sprints and high jump to edge Pomona for county grade school title. James Sowers of Williamsburg claimed multiple events, with Lane and Richmond close behind in a meet featuring open and class divisions and numerous firsts, seconds, and thirds.
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Princeton
Rich Bax
Pomonalter
Pomona
James Sowers
Williamsburg
Lane
Burton H. Fisher
Rantoul
Richmond
Fisher
Ranton
John
Sutton
Mike Ladd
Hoyn
J. Button
J. Saylor
H. Rendall
Boyer
M. Ladd
Lang
Wiley
G Hiles
R. Baxter
F. Wiederholt
T. Kutler
J. Sutton
J. Wall
C. King
D. Worrel
D. Everson
J. Hogue
J. Sowers
Williameburg
Sowers
Willsrasburg
Willamsburg
K. Turley
R. Schroeder
IL J. Schwegman
M. Spaulding
Holland
Pomons
EB. Sobba
Herring
M. Pedrow
Spahn Leads Braves Past Giants for 292nd Win
Milwaukee pitcher Warren Spahn earned his 92nd victory in a 5-4 win over the San Francisco Giants, lowering the Giants’ NL lead to a slim margin behind the Dodgers. Dodgers beat Cubs 4-2. Dick Stuart hit a pinch‑hit three‑run homer to lift Pittsburgh over Cincinnati 8-5, ending Cincinnati’s nine‑game streak. St. Louis defeated Philadelphia 5-1 as the Phils’ skid reached ten. Kangaroos of notes include Koufax nearly no‑hitting the Cubs, and Don Landrum circling the bases for an inside‑the‑park homer for St. Louis.
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Warren Spahn
Milwaukee
San Francisco
Giants
Los Angeles
Dodgers
Chicago Cubs
Dick Stuart
Pittsburgh
Cincinnati
Reds
St. Louis
Philadelphia
Phils
Spahn
Jim Davenport
Felipe Alou
Braves
Sam Jones
Hank Aaron
Sandy Koufax
Cubs
Dick Farrell
Billy Williams
Sandy
Ernie Banks
Ron Santo
Mel Roach
Santo
Koufax
Farrell
RBI
Bob Will
Don Zimmer
Wally Moon
Ernie Broglio
John Buzhardt
Daryl Spencer
Broglio
Pancho Herrera
Don Landrum
Tony Gonzalez
Best Fishing Is In Lakes In Kansas This Weekend
PRATT AP The Kansas Forestry Fish and Game Commission says lakes and reservoirs offer the best fishing in Kansas this weekend as rivers run high and turbid. Sections cover Northeast Atchison Brown County lakes Fair for black bass crappie and bluegill Mission Lake Poor Herington City Lake Fair for crappie bullheads and carp Lake Kahola Fair for black bass Crappie and bullheads Council Grove City Lake Fair for channels Lone Star Lake Good for black bass crappie channels drum and bullheads Leavenworth County State Lake Fair to good for nearly all species Chase County State Lake Good for black bass crappie channels and bullheads Southeast Fall River Reservoir Fair for white bass channels flatheads drum and carp Toronto Reservoir Poor Montgomery Wilson County state Lakes Fair for crappie channels and bullheads Strip pits Fair for black bass and crappie
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PRATT
Kansas
Kansas Forestry, Fish and Game Commission
Atchison
Brown County
Mission Lake
Herington City
Lake Kahola
Council Grove City
Lone Star Lake
Leavenworth County
Chase County
Fall River
Toronto
Montgomery
Wilson County
Lary Belts Homer To Win His Own Game
Yankee killer Frank Lary hit a tie breaking ninth inning homer for a 4 3 Tigers win at New York giving Detroit a 3 1/2 game lead in the AL race. Lary improved to 25 8 lifetime against the Yanks as Early Wynn won his 287th with a four hitter for the White Sox over Kansas City. Baltimore beat Cleveland 4 2 Boston edged Washington 2 1 and Minnesota defeated the Angels 4 1 9. The Tigers tied it in the seventh when Lary doubled and scored the tying run in the seventh before his homer.
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Frank Lary
New York
Detroit
Yanks
Tiger
Chicago White Sox
Kansas City
Early Wynn
Baltimore
Cleveland
Boston
Washington
Minnesota
Los Angeles Angels
Hector Lopez
Yogi Berra
Wynn
A’s
Thhree
Camilo Carreon
White Sox
Norm Bass
Lary
Tigers
Jim Coates
Steve Boros
Yankees
Los Angeles
Chicago
Red Sox edge Senators as Monbouquette tours eight innings
Baseball standings show Monbouquette striking out 17, nearly an all time record, and shutting out the Senators on four hits as Boston wins 2 to 1. Pumpsie Green doubles and scores on Schilling’s sac fly in the third, Burnside issues a bases loaded walk for the winning run in the seventh, while Ramos drives in the final three for Minnesota in a separate note.
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Bill Monbouquette
Senators
Red Sox
Pete Burnside
Pumpsie Green
Chuck Schilling
Vic Wertz
Burnside
Pete Ramos
Twins
W. L. Pek
Eli Grba
Detroit
New York
Grba
Ken Hunt
Baltimore
Earl Averill
Minnesota
Angels
Cleveland
Boston
Kansas City
Chicago
Los Angeles
Washington
Tiny Cotterpin Fatal Crash Ends Bettenhausen Bid
Indianapolis AP Tony Bettenhausen 44 died testing a car at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway when a cotter pin failure caused a bolt to fall and the car to crash into the wall and burst into flames. Bettenhausen, from Tinley Park Illinois, was hoping to win the Memorial Day 500 and had just clocked a 149.245 lap, the fastest ever in traffic on the track, as trials began.
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Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Tony Bettenhausen
Tinley Park, II
Paul Russo
Indianapolis
Ind
Bettenhausen
Speedway
Tinley Park
Fortville
Stearly
Tony
Pat Bettenhausen
KU basketball star Bert Coan faces possible next fall return
University of Kansas player Petrex-1 halfback Bert Coan underwent two-hour surgery on Friday for a broken right leg suffered in spring scrimmage. Doctors said no complications occurred and it is too early to determine if he can play again next season. The report lists teams and standings from the National League and results from games including Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Milwaukee, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Chicago, and St. Louis.
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Ladies Home Improvement
Snell
Royal T
Wolgast
Kansas City
Kan
Baremiam
Cuay
Asad
Bert Coan
University of Kansas
Petrex
Milken
W. L. Pet. G.B
Imer
San Francisco
Wohermans
Los Angeles
Pittsburgh
Leach
Cincinnati
Trow
Milwaukee
Prac
Hull
F. Harber
Bass Proves He Belongs In Majors
Chicago headlines report rookie Norm Bass of the Kansas City Athletics earning major league notice with a 2-1 loss to the Chicago White Sox. Bass allowed four hits in seven innings, overcoming late-season uncertainty about his 25-man roster status. Athletics owner Charles C. Finley supported his continued presence as manager Joe Gordon and GM Frank Lane debated lineup.
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Chicago
Norm Bass
Kansas City Athletics
Chicago White Sox
Bass
Frank Lane
Joe Gordon
A's
Charles C. Finley
A’s
Leo Posada
Shreveport
White Sox
Gordon
Early Wynn
Southwestern Leads in KC Tennis Meet
Southwestern College of Winfield advanced all five singles entrants and one doubles team to the semifinals of the Kansas Conference tennis tournament in Wichita. Host Friends University and Bethany College loom as strongest threats with three singles entries and one doubles team each. Bethany defends its championship status as teams pursue final rounds. no team points were awarded yet, counted only in later semifinals and finals.
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Wichita
Southwestern College of Winfield
Southwestern
Friends University
Bethany College
Friends
Bethany
Drake Favored To Win Wichita Meet Missouri Valley Titles
Drake University leads with 20 entries as prelims start at 10 30 a m and finals at 7 30 p m Kansas events include 890 yard dash where Charles Durant aims to beat the 1960 mark by over five seconds. Contenders John Cooper North Texas miler John McCarrier Wichita shot putter and Walt Cockreham Wichita compete in the javelin.
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Wichita
Kan
Drakes University
Bradley
Tulsa
North Texas State
St. Louis University
Drake
Charles Durant
John Cooper
North
Texas
John McCarrier
Walt Cockreham
Dates Set For Kansas State Amateur Golf Tourney
The Kansas State Amateur Golf Association announced qualifying medals play for the state men’s tournament will be held June 5 and 6 at Crestview Country Club in Wichita. Defending champion is John Stevens of Riverview Country Club. Match play begins June 7.
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Wichita
Kansas State Amateur Golf Association
Crestview Country Club
John Stevens
Riverview Country Club
Best Deal on World's No. 1 Outboard BASES and SERVICE
The advertisement touts the top rated outboard engines with a special price on model lineups. It highlights guaranteed performance, extended warranty, and expert service from authorized dealers. Customers are promised reliable power for boats, with accessories and maintenance kits included.
Rocky Colavito rushes into stands to defend father
New York AP Rocky Colavito said he rushed into the stands to defend his father Rocco Sr during a scuffle at Yankee Stadium late Friday night. Tigers outfielder Colavito sprinted after a man near the visiting dugout as the melee erupted. no punches were exchanged and the assailant was ejected. His father did not press charges.
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New York
Rocco Sr
Rocky
Colavito
Detroit Tigers
Yankee
Ned
Cole
Bob Schetting
Tigers
Dom
Jack Homel
Bill Bruton
Dick Brown
Jim Bunning
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Emporia Defends Its Track Title at Central Meet
Emporia State qualified 22 men for today's finals at the Central Conference track meet in Emporia. Fort Hays had 18 entrants and Pittsburg State 12 with Washburn and Omaha also represented. Two meet records fell in preliminaries as Russ Miller of Emporia State threw a javelin 223-814 and Tom Ficken reached 162-844 in the discus, while Wendell Palmer of Fort Hays held the old mark of 154-11 set in 1959.
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Emporia
Kan
Emporia State
Fort Hays
Pittsburg State
Washburn
Omaha
Russ Miller
Bob Denson
Tom Ficken
Wendell Palmer
Golf Pairings Announced by Ottawa Women’s Club
The Women s Golf Association of Ottawa announced May 16 pairings. Foulks and Speer Crawford and Young F Cr mer and Cook Netherland and Reiter North and M Sheldon Henning and Fredeen Fletcher Lyman and J Kramer Shade and Peters H Kramer and Hysom Reservations or cancellations may be made by calling CH 2-114 or CH 2-360.
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Womens Golf Association of
Ottawa
Foulks
Speer- Crawford
Young
F. Cramer
Cook
Netherland and
Reiter
North
M. Sheldon
Henning
Fredeen
Fletcher
Lyman
J. Kramer
Shade
Peters
H. Kramer
Hysom
Cowboys Retain Perfect Record
Oklahoma State, 18-9, can clinch a second straight Big Eight baseball title with a win over Iowa State in Stillwater. ISU fell to 3-10 after losses 12-1 and 16-1 as Colorado and Kansas State also won. Nebraska moved to sixth with two wins over Oklahoma, as season ends May 20.
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Kansas City
Oklahoma State Cowboys
Iowa State
Stillwater
Cowboys
Jim Wixson
Cyclones
Larry Ferguson
Towa State
Colorado
Missouri
Nigers
Columbia
Kansas State
Kansas
Manhattan
Nebraska
Oklahoma
Lincoln
Jan Wall
Ottawa Girls Softball Tryouts Planned for Forest Park
Ottawa girls over 14 are invited to softball tryouts at Forest Park Monday at 6 30 p m. Managers Glen Oakes and Joe Moody announce the event. Best Truck Line sponsors the team.
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Ottawa
Forest Park
Glen Oakes
Joel Moody
Best Truck Line
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Vic Power
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Dynamic League Nighthawk
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the Pointers
T Russ & Pula Budweiser
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Lee'y Cate
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J. Martin
A. Toumberlin
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D. Skilling
D. Heckman
S. Devore
BE Ferguson
Aunder
Bond's Cleaners
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L. Hensick
J Finehie
B. Wenthe
B. Klingler
Hoopes
Brandon
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Harry Smith
Edintaton
Welborn
Willhite Ewer Dh
H. Beertle
L. Chambere
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Dean Berlin
Richter
Centropolis
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Wendell Stoffer
Myers Bros
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City of
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