Battle For Spots On OU Squad
Ottawa University football coaches evaluate the squad after a hot practice. A First Baptist dinner, hosted by Rev. Fredrikson, included Mayor Andrews and President Martin. Coaches Nutt Boucek Frear assess contenders at tackle center and back positions as an intra-squad game set for Saturday night on Cookfield.
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Ottawa University
First Baptist Church
Roger Fredrikson
Kenneth Andrews
Andrew B. Martin
Milton Danielson
George Lister
Grover Nutt
Bill Boucek
Bill Frear
Ben Moor
Bruce Pemberton
Webster Groves
Melvin Cales
Caney
Lyle Ware
Rockford
Larry Day
Ottawa High
O. U
Mike Ireland
Arkansas City
Larry Elder
Wathena
Nutt
Cookfield
Melvern to Open Seven Game Football Schedule
Melvern high school reveals a seven game football schedule for the season. The opener is September 21 hosting Williamsburg with four home games and all home matches starting at 8 p m. Other dates include Leroy Lyndon Overbrook Burlingame Westphalia and Waverly with home games set for Sept 21 Oct 19 and Oct 30.
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Melvern
Williamsburg
Leroy
Lyndon
Overbrook
Burlingame
Westphalia
Waverly
Yanks Hit Three Homers In 9 5 Victory Over A's
New York Yankees slugged three homers in a 9-5 win against the Oakland Athletics in Kansas City. Hank Bauer hit two long balls and Yogi Berra added one, tying a major league record for catchers with Gabby Hartnett. Hec Lopez, Harry Simpson, and Art Ditmar homered for Oakland. The win leaves the Yankees undefeated at 9-0 in Kansas City this year. Stan Musial drove in his 100th run for the Cardinals, who beat the Phillies 5-3 at Connie Mack Stadium to extend their lead in the National League race.
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Kansas City
New York Yankees
A’s
Hank Bauer
Yogi Berra
Yanks
Berra
Gabby Hartnett
Chicago Cub
New York Giant
Hec Lopez
Harry Simpson
Art Ditmar
Athletics
New York
Stan Musial
Cards
Musial
Bobby del Greco
Ken Boyer
St. Louis
Philadelphia Phillies
Connie Mack Stadium
Redbirds
Phils
Redlegs Aim for Home Run Record Pace
New York Cincinnati Redlegs press toward a major league mark, tallying 200 plus homers in a season and pulling within 21 of the all time record after an 11 to 5 win over the New York Giants. The Giants held the pace in 1947 with 221 as Brooklyn and the Dodgers have also surpassed 200 in a season.
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New York
Cincinnati
Redlegs
New York Giants
Giants
Brooklyn
Dodgers
Brooks
Bob Buhl Injury Shelf Life Shortened Braves Schedule
Bob Buhl suffered a chip fracture of the index finger on his pitching hand, causing the Milwaukee Braves to miss only nine days of action as he recovered.
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Bob Buhl
Milwaukee Brave
Three Ball Games For Appanoose
Appanoose high school will play three baseball games this fall announced by Coach Ike Dearfoss. The opener is Friday at Forest Park diamond in Ottawa against Princeton high. On Tuesday September 18 they host Michigan Valley at Michigan Valley, then finish with Rantoul at Forest Park. After baseball, the coach noted possible volleyball games to prep for basketball season.
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Appanoose High School
Ike Dearfoss
Princeton High
Forest Park
Ottawa
Appanoose
Michigan Valley
Rantoul
Cearfoss
Saxton Basilio Welter Title Fight Ignites Syracuse
Welterweight champion Johnny Saxton predicts Basilio faces total trouble in a return title bout at War Memorial Auditorium Syracuse. Basilio trains on home soil vowing victory by any means. The bout airs on ABC networks at 8 p.m. CST.
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Syracuse
Johnny Saxton
Carmen Basilio
War Memorial Auditorium
N.J
Chicago
ABC
Standings and schedules in early American League season
The standings show New York leading with 89 wins and a .645 pace, followed by Cleveland and Chicago. Weekday and Tuesday results include New York 9 Kansas City 5 and Detroit 12 Washington 0. A caption notes Brooklyn bullpen coach Joe Becker signaling base runners near the Ebbets Field wall.
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L. Pet
New York
Ssseseses
Cleveland
Chicago Vecseerens
Boston
Svessseee
Detroit
Cscconess Wee
Baltimore
Washington
Kansas City
Chicago
Sullivan
Harshman
Sturdivant
Gorman
Abernathy
Hoeft
Cle Vian
Brooklyn Dodger
Joe Becker
Dodger
Ebbets Field
Ottawa High Cy clones scrimmage opens season schedule
With only four lettermen, Ottawa High School prepares for the season opener at Pittsburg. Coach John Giger notes the offense shapes up while the defense remains weak and praises non letter squad members Martin Schmidt and Jim Corcoran. The Cyclones meet their first full scrimmage Friday at 4:00 as B and freshman squads also schedule extensive games.
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Ottawa High School
Cyclones
Pittsburg
John Giger
Giger
Martin Schmidt
Jim Corcoran
Corcoran
Schmidt
Orris Cox
Harold Wallace
H. K. Stevens
Boardman Eyes Lightweight Title Fight After KO Win
Larry Boardman, a 20 year old Marlborough Connecticut boxer, knocked out Jimmy Carter in the eighth round at 1 35 delivering a sharp right that overwhelmed Carter after two earlier knockdowns. Boardman, ranked No 1 contender by the NBA for Joe Brown's title, said the right hand was everything and seeks a title shot. Jockey Johnny Longden rides for his 30th straight year at age 46.
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Boston
Larry Boardman
Jimmy Carter
Marlborough
Conn
Carter
Boardman
Joe Brown
National Boxing Assn
Jimmy
Jimmy McCarron
Fred Kaiser Made Plebe First Team at West Point
Fred Kaiser, 1955 Ottawa High graduate and current plebe at the U S Military Academy West Point, has made the plebe first team. The plebes will play a seven game schedule this year. Kaiser starred in football basketball and track at Ottawa High and attended Kansas State Manhattan last year.
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Fred Kaiser
OHS
U. S. Military Academy
West Point
N. Y
Kaiser
Ottawa High School
Kansas State
Manhattan
Berra Sets Sights On Record As Yankee Slugger
Yogi Berra, 31, of the New York Yankees, in his 11th season, rests atop the Kansas City column as he eyes becoming the most prolific homer hitting catcher in major league history after another powerful round.
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Kansas City
Yogi Berra
Berra
New York Yankees
Little Girl Attacked by Bear in Oklahoma Town
Four year old Jan Stewart of Bartlesville was bitten on the left leg by a bear in a Collinsville meat plant area. Bray, a packing firm employee, wrestled with the bear and pried its mouth open to free the child.
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Bray
Collinsville
Okla
Jan Stewart
Bartlesville
Jan
Eloise Stewart
James Bray
Hartnett ties career record with 236 sets in Cubs Giants tie
The Ottawa Herald notes a 9-5 victory over Kansas City that ties Gabby Hartnett’s career record of 236 sets across 20 seasons with the Chicago Cubs and New York Giants. Brooklyn catcher Roy Campanella trails with 226 after a slow start this season.
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Ottawa Herald
Kansas City
Gabby Hartnett
Chicago Cubs
New York Giants
Brooklyn
Roy Campanella
Yogi
Water hauled from Topeka saves Osage City reservoir
Osage City Kansas with 2250 residents ships water by rail from Topeka thirty five miles away after the local reservoir ran dry last year. Drought reduced the Marais des Cygnes River flow forcing the switch to rail transport for drinking water.
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Osage City
Kas
Topeka
Marais Des Cygnes
Airport Operator Dead in Iola Area News
Iola Kansas reports the death of WW King age 57 an operator of the Iola municipal airport for 10 years He died of a heart attack Sunday night in Lubbock Texas King ran a crop dusting and airplane service at Iola and Lubbock Nobility of the local air field and aviation businesses noted his passing.
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Iola, Kas
C. King
Iola
Lubbock
Tek
King
Fragmentary Schedule Fragments Reported in OCR
Readable fragments show a mixed timetable with ranges such as 5 to 6 30 and 5 to 12 on weekdays and Saturday. A Sunday note appears with four folio items. The limited text prevents full reconstruction of events, but indicates operating hours and intermittent daily coverage.
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Arthur Spigle
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Harry Smith
Harry Smith Auto Supply
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Safecom Auto Insurance
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Arvid Berglund
D.D
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Olin G. Wollen, D.D
A. G. Madison, D.D
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Medical Directory
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D. L. Young
Geo. W. Davis
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R. C. Capron
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S. M. Brockway
James E. Wallen
Obstetrics and General Medicine
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Colon
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R. A. Gollier, M.D
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Victor J. Lofgreen, M.D
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R. S. Roberts, M.D
Joe W. Selby
Dr. W. L Conger
S. Hickory
Don Collins
Briscoe
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Ohpoestors Diversified Services, Inc
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Ottawa, Kansas
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Harold Peffly
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