Ottawa High Athletes Set for Class AA State Finals
Ottawa High School athletes may enter three events in Class AA at Wichita. Yesterday prelims saw Mar Wif Wilson qualify in the 440 and broad jump, Bred Harder reach the high jump finals, while Wilson and Bob Bundy did not place in pole vault. In Class B, Larry Wiggins of Wellsville qualified in the 120 high hurdles and 180 low hurdles, and Wellsville’s medley relay also advanced to finals.
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Announce Ladies Golf Pairings May 24
Ladies golf pairings for May 24 were announced today. They are:
A's blank White Sox in 1-0 spring game
Art Ditmar and relievers held Chicago to two hits as the Athletics beat the White Sox 1-0. Enos Slaughter and Vic Power produced the lone run with a first inning sac fly. Marion protested a white shirt but withdrew the protest as the game lasted 1 hour 39 minutes.
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This Guy Just Likes To Hustle
Enos Slaughter, a recent Yankee acquisition, drove from New York to St Louis in 17 hours by car, then mowed his Belleville lawn before flying to Chicago. His speed and energy mirror his on field hustle and readiness to travel.
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Douglas Brothers Softball Splits Doubleheader With Ira Price
The Douglas Brothers girls softball team split a two game set with Ira B. Price of Topeka at Forest Park to open the local season. Topeka took game one 11 to 7, Douglas Brothers won the nightcap 18 to 12. Ottawa hosts Wyandotte Electric next Friday. Men’s softball opens with Baldwin Co op facing Phillips 66 and Budge’s Hardware meeting Gilmore Skelly Service. Attendance reached 23,476 with wagering of 1,606,223 on opening day at Monmouth Park in 1954.
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Gilmore Skelly Service
Monmouth Park
Baseball Scores And Standings Agented Preppy
The article lists scores, schedules, and standings across baseball leagues, naming teams such as New York, Baltimore, Chicago, Cleveland, Detroit, and Kansas City. It details Friday results, upcoming matchups, and player rosters, with scattered boxing notes about a Fuentes vs Turner bout and related judging and refereeing details.
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Kansas Eyes Fourth Straight Outdoor Title in Big Seven Meet
In Lawrence, favored Kansas seeks its fourth consecutive outdoor Big Seven track and field championship as finals loom after yesterday's preliminaries. Kansas led with 19 finalists, while Missouri, Oklahoma, Kansas State, Iowa State, Colorado, and Nebraska also advanced. Record feats emerged as Bill Niefer, Les Bitner, and Bob Van Dee set new marks in shot put, javelin, and discus respectively, with Bitner and Van Dee breaking Nebraskan records from 1940.
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Jim Allen
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Bob van Dee
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Blacker the Fish Better the Day for Fishing GonralinT 1954 J
The text provides a cryptic note about time zones and daylight saving adjustments. It mentions Central Standard Time and adds hour shifts for Eastern, Mountain, and Pacific zones, plus daylight saving in applicable localities. The reference appears nonstandard and may be a fragment from a broader fishing or publication context.
Rough Scrap Draw At Madison Square Garden Fight
New York reports indicate the Ramon Fuentes versus Gil Turner bout at Madison Square Garden ended in a draw per official scoring. Referee Al Bert and judges Joe Agnello and Frank Forbes all registered a draw on their cards, matching the announced decision.
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Joe Agnello
Frank Forbes
Wes Santee Still Seeks Four Minute Mile at Coliseum Relays
In Los Angeles the 15th annual Coliseum Relays drew 56,172 fans as Wes Santee clocked 4:05.5 in the featured mile amid fair pacing. The standout event was Ron Delaney’s 1:50.5 880 win after a disqualification overturned Tom Courtney’s near finish.
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Louis KOs Abe Simon in 13 rounds for heavyweight title
Field grass, broke stride and wound up last. The last scheduled 20 round heavyweight championship fight was held on March 21, 1941 between Joe Louis and Abe Simon. Louis knocked out Simon in 13 rounds.
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Abe Simon
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