Girls' Softball Doubleheader Opens Season at Fosat Park
A girls' doubleheader opens the season tonight at Fosat Park. Douglas Brothers of Ottawa meet Ira B. Price's club of Topeka in the twin bill with first game at 8 p.m. Admission 25 cents. Ottawa players include Barbara Gish and Laura Roebuck among others.
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Fosat Park
Douglas Brothers
Ottawa
Ira B. Price
Topeke
Barbara Gish
Pleasant Grove
Laura Roebuck
Baldwin
Sally Brown
Virginia Colby
Olathe
Nancy Collins
Overland Park
Mary Fulmer
Elisabeth Hermesmeyer
Shirley Lemon
Marge Jones
Peggy Boulsen
Norma Shethen
Sharon Green
Gail Murry
Wellsville
Judy
Pat Heckman
Williams Gion
Reburg
Becky Elliott
Gardner
Peat
Garnett
Ginger Stewart
Ernoon
Anderson County
Ike Dearfoss
Ted Brill
Larry Heinen
Legion
Men Golfers At Ottawa Club Hold Dinner Match
The first dinner match by Ottawa Country Club men golfers took place yesterday afternoon with 24 players in three somes. Bob Hill led a 46 point team that earned a free meal, while F. R. Bennet Jr. scored 36 and Bill Wallace 39 for the other squads. Dinner followed in the clubhouse. A weekly men’s golf dinner is planned for Thursdays, weather permitting.
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Ottawa Country Club
Bob Hill
F. R. Bennet, Jr
Bill Wallace
Pomona Defeats Mound City In Eastern Kansas League
Pomona won 14 to 2 over Mound City in a league baseball game last night. Four Pomona pitchers saw action, led by starter Bob Moore who earned the win. Paola visits Pomona Sunday for a 2 p.m. game, while Pomona remains unbeaten in league play.
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Mound City
Kas
Pomona
Bob Moore
Pletory
Paola
Po‘mona
Tomonnntt
Moore
Knight
Rogers
Johnson
Burd
Wultke
Bteder
Ferguson
Firestone
Brown
Scha'teen, cd Oo Beholts
Black
Burkhead
Hagges
Be Moore
Morris
Bachelor
Bowling Scores and Golf News Mixed in Report
Woes in ladies bowling show high scores by Killion and Mengerhausen with multiple high marks. Pro golfer Ted Kroll, a wounded infantry veteran, recalls Anzio service while Ben Hogan lines up first entry for the Western Open and U S Open in 1985 with dates in Portland and San Francisco.
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Ted Kroll
Italy
France
Anzio
Ben Hogan
Portland Country Club
Portland
Ore
San Francisco
Jayhawks Favored in Big Seven Outdoor Meet
Lawrence Kansas The Kansas Jayhawks enter the annual Big Seven outdoor track and field meet as favorites after winning the title the last three years Oklahoma and Missouri pose a challenge Oklahoma was runner up last year Preliminaries and finals in discus were scheduled today with remaining finals tomorrow A half dozen records may fall including the shot put Hoch throw and javelin events led by Kansas athletes Les Bitner Don Sneegas and Bill Nieder rival records may be shattered by Oklahoma Missouri and Colorado in events like pole vault discus and the 2 mile run.
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Lawrence
Kan
Kansas Jayhawks
Oklahoma
Missouri
Jim Allen
Colorado
Bill Nieder
Kansas
Les Bitner
Don Sneegas
Nebraska
Herb ‘Grote
Bob Derrick
Bob Constantine
Leven Gray
Fritz Hageboeck
Bill Biberstein
Baseball scores and schedules from major leagues
Major league results and upcoming games are listed for the American and National Leagues. Key matchups feature Cleveland, New York, Kansas City, Boston, Detroit and Chicago with planned Thursday coordinates, plus standings hints for Brooklyn, New York and Philadelphia. A note adds that every West Virginia University golf team member hails from the state.
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Cleveland
New York
Gilenga
Netra
Fonton
Wasinglor Saevverceers
Kansas Chypeepee
Kansas City
Chicago
Ditmar
Donovan
Danaverra
Detroit
Lemon
Hoeft
Boston
Wallington
Sullivan
Porterfield
Pittsburgh
McCall
Liddle
Vn Burkont
Milwaukee
Acher
West Virginia University
State
Drivers Seek 140 MPH in Trials For 500-Mile Race
Indianapolis trials draw 25 open spots for the 39th annual 500 mile race May 30 as drivers push to reach 140 mph. Fastest practice to date was 142.58 by Jack McGrath. Manuel Ayulo died in a previous crash. Bill Vukovich leads past winners and could secure entry with strong speed.
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Indianapolis
Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Jimmy Snyder
Jack McGrath
Inglewood
Calif
Andy Linden
Manhattan Beach
Frank Armi
Hanford
Coliseum Relays Set With Star Field of Track Aims
The 15th annual Coliseum Relays in Los Angeles feature a high profile lineup across the 440, 880 and one mile, plus several relays. World record holder Mal Whitfield faces Arnie Sowell and Lon Sportier in a 9880 yard run, while Wes Santee pursues another four minute mile. Lou Jones and Jim Lea push the 400 meters as their first meeting since Mexico City.
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Los Angeles
Coliseum
Mal Whitfield
Arnie Sowell
University of Pittsburgh
Lon [Sportier
San Francisco
Olympic Club
Wes Santee
Santee
Lou Jones
Manhattan Flash
Jim Lea
Los Angeles Athletic Club
Herb McKenley
Mexico City
Jones
Lea
Mexico City Track Note Mentions Spurrier Record Pace
In Mexico City Spurrier posted a record-breaking pace with a time of 1:47.5, marking a highlight in the event and drawing attention to an outstanding athletic performance.
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Mexico City
Wa Ee
Edgerton News Highlights Training and Local notices
Russell Whilla Jr will fly to Ledune North Carolina for two weeks Marines training before finishing his master's at KU. Friendship Night at Wellsville was attended by several local families. Bible School begins May 31 with good attendance expected. Cemetery Association meeting follows Memorial Day services. Senior Class vacationed at Rockaway Beach. Whitfield holds the official 880 at 1 48.6 while Green of Emporia and family stay with grandchildren.
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Russell Whilla, Jr
Ledune
North Carolina
K. U
Wayne Brooksher
A. E. Shere
D. L. Chalender
Alex Murdoch
Paul Middleton
Wellsville
John Fairchild
St. Joseph's Hospital
Kansas City
Rockaway Beach
William Green Whitfield
Mary Rockhold
E. F
Green
Emporia
Lowell
Spurs
Turner Aims for Sixth Straight Victory at MSG
Turner, 11 5 favorite, seeks his sixth straight win in Madison Square Garden against Ramon Fuentes 32 5 with 11 KOs. The 151 pound middleweight contender and ex marine from Los Angeles has a 48 7 record while Fuentes has 32 5 with 11 knockouts. The bout airs NBC TV and radio at 3 pm CST.
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New York
Gil Turner
Ramon Fuentes
Madison Square Garden
Turner
Los Angeles
Fuentes
Australia
Georges Barnes
Sydney
al Andrews
al Turner
Nbc-Tv
CST
Ex-Prisoner Guilty Of Spying For Reds At Trial
BERLIN Pvt William T Marchuk of Norristown Pennsylvania spent nearly six years in Soviet prison camps and was convicted today by a seven officer court martial of giving military secrets to his captors He was also found guilty of deliberate desertion to the Communists in February 1949 The sentence will be announced later and could total up to three years pending review by higher authorities Marchuk pled innocent and did not testify He faced a separate note about diamond mining efficiency unrelated to his case.
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Berlin
William T. Marchuk
Norristown
Marchuk
Marcchuk
Car Into River Ends In Four Fatal Drownings
In Chester Pennsylvania a car skidded into the Delaware River on a water front street. The driver Alfred Thompkins 24 and a woman passenger escaped to safety. Four occupants who were Negroes perished. three bodies were recovered quickly and police sought the fourth. Thompkins was held without bail for further investigation.
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Chester
Alfred Thompkins
Device Signals Heart Trouble Warning On Display
New York showcases a Navy developed 8 A radio device that transmits electrocardiographic signals from a patient to a receiver. It records heart activity during normal activity, a departure from resting-position records. The article notes world production data of 700 million tons in 1954 via Herald Want Ad.
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New York
Navy
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