Brave Cyclone squads start season workouts at Ottawa University
A 45 man squad greeted Coach Grover Nuit in his first Ottawa University practice with expectations for growth toward 60. Observers saw 175 to 200 pound candidates, and two a day sessions continued despite near 100 degree heat. Ottawa High School Cyclones opened drills under Coach John Giger with four returning lettermen on a 77 man squad and a rebuilding outlook.
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Grover Nuit
Ottawa University
Dave Schattgen
Webster Groves
Nuit
Bill Frear
Bil’ Boucek
Nutt
Braves
Ottawa High School Cyclones
John Giger
Jim Tolson
Don Morris
Dennis Conger
Jay Haggard
Giger
Cyclones
Ottawa
Pittsburg
Argentine
Highland Park
Hayden
Atchison
Leavenworth
Orval Staneart
Louis Williams
Alan Whitacre
Jim Woods
Stansbury Seeks Washburn Grid Spot from Williamsburg Guard
Sophomore guard Bill Stansbury of Williamsburg, 5-11 and 170 pounds, is a candidate for Washburn University’s football squad this year. He plays at Williamsburg High for coach Merle Spring.
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Bill Stansbury
Williamsburg
Washburn University Grid
Stansbury
Williamsburg High
Merle Spring
Lawrence Man Won Horsehoe Title
Roland Kraft of Lawrence won the state horseshoe pitching title for the second straight year by defeating Alvin Gandy of Topeka in a best-of-three playoff after both finished reg nation play tied at 13 and 2. Vince Garner of Topeka placed third at 12-3. Maurines Tamboer of Wichita and Alvin Dahlene of Lawrence tied for fourth at 11-4. Francis Edmonds of Linn claimed the Class B crown with an 11-0 record. the 1957 tournament will be in Topeka.
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Mantiattan
Roland Kraft
Lawrence
Alvin Gandy
Toneka
Kraft
Vince Garner
Topeka
Maurines Tamboer
Wichita
Alvin Dahlene
Francis Edmonds
Linn
Mantle Closer To Ruth Mark As Slugger Stumbles
Mickey Mantle failed to homer in New York Yankees 6-1 and 5-0 wins over Baltimore leaving him at 47 homers after 132 games mirroring Babe Ruth’s 1927 total. Six AL starters—Feller Spahn Trucks Wynn Roberts Lemon—top 1,200 career strikeouts.
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New York
Babe Ruth
Mickey Mantle
Baltimore
Mick
Ruth
Bob Feller
Warren Spahn
Virgil Trucks
Early Wynn
Robin Roberts
Bob Lemon
O'Brien Aims For 63 Foot Shot Put Mark
Eugene report on Parry O'Brien who shattered his world shot put record with a 62 feet 6 3/4 inch throw in a warmup meet for Olympic team members before 12,000 fans. He hopes to reach 63 feet this fall and 63 feet by the Games. O'Brien had six throws, with the best in the first three, surpassing his previous best of 61 feet 4 1/2 inches. The Olympic record is 57 feet 11 1/2 inches set by O’Brien in Helsinki 1952. Al Oerter later threw 181 feet 11 1/2 inches.
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Eugene
Ore
Parry O'Brien
Southern California
Air Force
O'Brien
O’brien
Helsinki
al Oerter
Kansas
Redlegs Fight On In Tight pennant chase colors
The Cincinnati Redlegs stubbornly stay in the NL pennant race with a Labor Day doubleheader split at Milwaukee. Ted Kluszewski hit his 34th homer guiding a 7-5 win as Brooks Lawrence closed out relief, keeping them 3 2 games behind Milwaukee and in a tie with Brooklyn. Dodgers, Pirates, Cardinals, Cubs, Giants all split. In the AL Baltimore and Cleveland also split their twin bills amid Mantle’s chase and White Sox, Red Sox results.
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Cincinnati Redlegs
Brooklyn
Milwaukee
Braves
Dodgers
Cincinnati
Redlegs
Ted Kluszewski
Brooks Lawrence
Pittsburgh
Pirates
St. Louis
Chicago
Cubs
Philadelphia
New York Giants
Baltimore
Orioles
Mickey Mantle
Babe Ruth
New York Yankees
Cleveland
Kansas City
White Sox
Detroit
Boston
Washington
National League Standings and Tuesday Schedule Summary
National League standings show Milwaukee first at 81 50 and Brooklyn 78 54, with Cincinnati and St. Louis tied behind. Tuesday’s NL games feature Cincinnati at Milwaukee and New York at Philadelphia as the only scheduled contests.
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National League
Milwaukee
Brooklyn
Cincinnati
St. Louis
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
New York
Chicago
Jeffcoat
Phillips
Littlefield
Haddi
Jack Henning Captures Ottawa Golf Championship
Jack Henning defeated Roger Casida 7 and 5 in a 36 hole final to win the Ottawa Country Club title. Both 19, Henning and Casida advanced by beating other youths. Henning shot 1 over par over 31 holes, with one eagle and a birdie, while Casida faced similar gains. Henning will return to Notre Dame for his sophomore year.
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Jack Henning
Ottawa Country Club
Roger Casida
Jack
Tom Porter
Henning
Casida
Doug
Shade
Bud Gollier
Merle Willhite
Homer Henning
Notre Dame
LeRoy Wilcox
Morning rounds include Jack's dad and John Wassiner
In the morning rounds Jack's dad and John Wassiner played. The titles in the other flights in the fall tournament had already been decided several weeks earlier.
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Jack
John Wassiner
Missouri Teams Split Twin Bills
Missouri’s major leaguers split doubleheaders on Labor Day. Murry Dickson pitched a seven-hitter for St Louis in a 4-2 opener win over the Cubs, who then captured the nightcap 8-0 with Jim Brosnan. Kansas City won its first game before 13,000 fans as Vic Power drove in three and hit his 10th home run. Cleveland won the afternoon game 2-1 on a ninth inning rally keyed by Early Wynn’s win. Rip Repulski and Wally Burnette appear in the Cards’ victory as the tie breaking run scored.
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Missouri
Murry Dickson
St Louis
Chicago Cubs
Cubs
Jim Brosnan
Kansas City
Vic Power
Cleveland
Early Wynn
Wally Burnette
Rip Repulski
Siero
Railroad Delivered 299000 Tons of Freight per Hour in 1955
The railroad moved an average of 299000 tons of freight each hour during 1955, reflecting sustained high-volume operations across its network. The figure highlights the system’s capacity and efficiency in mid-century freight transport.
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R Railroad
Jockey Longden Sets World Winning Mark at Del Mar
Johnny Longden, 46, tied and then surpassed Sir Gordon Richards by riding his 4,871st winner to claim the Del Mar Handicap on a 5 year old chestnut. He added a mile and an eighth track record time of 1.47 as the holiday feature closed.
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del Mar
Calif
Hugo K. Asher
Fair Grounds
Salt Lake City
John Eric Longden
Johnny Longden
Johnny
England
Sir Gordon Richards
Sir Gordon
Longden
America
Sir John
Body Of 11 Year Old Drowns In Lake Taneycomo
The body of Harold Wescott, an 11-year-old from Hiattville Kansas, was recovered yesterday from Lake Taneycomo after a boat overturned on the White River Monday night. His father Difford Wescott and uncles Harry Wescott and Lloyd Easter escaped to shore.
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Forsyth
Hiattville
Kas
Lake Taneycomo
Harold Wescott
White River
Difford W. Wescott
Harry Wescott
Fort Scott
Lloyd Easter
Branson
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