Ottawa Cyclones Fall In Season Opener To Pittsburg
Pittsburg Purple Dragons beat Ottawa Cyclones 14 to 0 at Cook Field Ottawa University weather near balmy. Pittsburg piled up 235 rushing yards and 11 through the air while Ottawa managed 90 rushing and 62 passing yards. Bundy Jensen connection for 50 yards stood out. Reusch averaged 33 yards on five punts.
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Ottawa High School
Cyclones
Pittsburg
Wayne Laderer
Bob Neely
Kenny Smith
George Kirkendall
Bruce Bundy
Ottawa
Bundy
Bill Jensen
Jensen
Ronnie Reusch
Bundy to-Jensen
Gregg Kirkendall
Purple Dragons
Durocher Likely to Succeed Gordon as Indians Manager
Joe Gordon quit as Cleveland Indians manager amid criticism from owner Frank Lane who seeks a successor. Leo Durocher, ex Giants and Dodgers skipper, met with Lane in Pittsburgh and with Indians officials as talks continue. Lane said the meeting was preliminary as Durocher weighs leaving his NBC job, with others also in consideration.
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Kansas City, Mo
Joe Gordon
Cleveland Indians
Leo Lippy
Durocher
New York Giants
Brooklyn Dodgers
Gordon
Frank Lane
Indians
Lane
Nate Dolin
Pittsburgh
National Broadcasting Company
Lee
The
Lopez Club Poised for AL Pennant Victory
The Chicago White Sox need any two wins or Cleveland losses to clinch the American League pennant. They hold a 52 game margin over the Indians and can clinch by beating the Tigers today. Bob Shaw tossed a five hit shutout for his 17th win as Sherman Lollar homered. Jim Bunning gave way after seven innings. The Indians beat Kansas City 11-2, while Boston beat New York 6-4 and Washington beat Baltimore 5-3.
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Chicago White Sox
White Sox
Cleveland Indians
al Lopez
Detroit Tigers
Chicago
Cleveland
Indians
Sox
Bob Shaw
Tigers
Sherman Lollar
Jim Bunning
Kansas City A
Boston Red Sox
New York Yankees
Washington Senators
Baltimore Orioles
Tony Anthony Beats Johnson The Hard Way
Tony Anthony earns a close unanimous decision over Alonzo Johnson in Baltimore. The veteran light heavyweight contender, aching but hopeful, eyes Eddie Machen next after a bruising bout in which Johnson pressed hard with body shots but lacked finishing power. Anthony improves to 40 wins in 48 fights.
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Baltimore, Md
Tony Anthony
Alonzo Johnson
Eddie Machen
Johnson
Braddock
Anthony
Football Scores Across Teams and Cities Update
A sweep of football scores from HuKA Benoa to Wichita Southeast and beyond shows Haat 21 over Wichita, Wellington 20 to Atchison 7, Fort Scott 6 over Winfield 26, Great Bend 12 at Hutchinson 7, plus Arkansas Kansas lines like Bishop Miege 31 Olathe 7 and McPherson 19 Lyons 6. Other games include Parsons 44 over Cherryvale, Salina 21 Dodge City 6, and Salina 21 Dodge City 6.
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Manhettan & Independence
Altamont
Wichita
Haat
Wellington
Atchison
Fort Scott
Winfield
Wichita South
Great Bent
Hutchinson
Bishop Miege
Olathe
Argentine
Turner
Joplin
Coffeyville
Wichita North
Jugellon City
Leavenworth
Washington
Bethel
Topeka
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Kansas
Lions
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Ward
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de la Salle
Independence
Wichita East
Wichita Kapaun
Clay
Great Bend
Hays
Goodland
Lawrence
Neodesha
Louisburg
Galena
Immaculata
Wakeeney
Greensburg
Lewis
Moran
Onaga
Peabody
Rossville
Kansas School For Deaf
Anthony
Hoisington
Clyde
Little River
Saturday Baseball and Bowling Scores From City League Summary
Saturday games include Los Angeles at San Francisco and Milwaukee at Philadelphia with other matches noted amid Friday results. Bowling scores feature Friday Night Ladies League standings and top totals from Wilts Cafe and several merchants with High game and High series tallies listed for multiple bowlers.
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Milwaukee
Philadelphia
Cincinnati
Pittsburgh
Chicago
St. Louis
Wilts Cafe
D.toumberlin
Nimec's
Weding
B. Hughes
Trout'y Jewelry
Mathout
Carey
Royal T
Pogue
Yatrmant
D. McFadden
F. Harber
O. K. Bargain Store
Cleveland
New York
Detroit
Baltimore
Boston
Washington
Kansas City
Philadeiphia
Lawrence Holds To Top Rating
Lawrence Lions remain No 1 and opened the season with a 40-6 rout of Manhattan marking the 30th straight win. Independence, Bishop Miege, Neodesha and several others also posted wins as undefeated strings continued. Several teams suffered first losses after long win streaks.
Bethany Smashes Sterling for Second Victory of Season
LINDSBORG Kan AP Bethany marked its second victory of the young football season by beating Sterling 180 Friday night Sterling suffered its second loss Roger Meyer ran 22 yards for a Bethany touchdown while Bruce Harding and Robert Rahe added short plunges Sterling’s final good drive stalled at the Bethany 3 in the last period
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Lindsborg
Kan
Bethany
Sterling
Roger Meyer
Bruce Harding
Robert Rahe
Overbrook Defeats Wellsville 12-6 in Rough Match
Overbrook beat Wellsville 12-6 as Wellsville quarterback John Rose threw a touchdown pass and joe ran for a score. Poor tackling and defensive lapses by Wellsville aided Overbrook's win while late lights at Ellisville affected yardage and blocking.
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Wellsville
John
Rose
Joe
Brook
Jder
Ellisville
Williamsburg and Welda clash in eight man football rout
Williamsburg rolled over Welda 35 to 0 as Franklin County eight man teams continued play. Highlights included Wellsville's Larry Chanay 45 yard run and Rose to Anderson 45 yard completion. Both teams saw injuries as Wellsville's George Poole limped off and Ray Farrel was hospitalized after a collision.
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Franklin County
Williamsburg
Welda
Pomona
Lecompton
Wellsville
Larry Chanay
Princeton Tops Appanoose in 12 0 Franklin County Fall League
Princeton defeated Appanoose 12 to 0 at Forest Park yesterday. Ned Bethell and Garry Van Valkenburg ran for touchdowns and Anderson added a 35 yard score. Dick Fishburn earned the win with 11 strikeouts, while Al Lie took the loss. Williamsburg coach Lou Coppoe said the team began slow but improved as the game progressed. Williamsburg meets Pomona at home Friday.
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Ned Bethell
Garry van Valkenburg
Anderson
Princeton
Appanoose
Franklin County
Forest Park
Louis Coppoe
Williamsburg
Pomona
Garnet Defeats Paola 25-13 in Rough Football Tie
Garnett under coach Ray Meyer traveled to Paola to win 25-13 as Dick Gillman’s Paola squad forced two Garnett miscues. Dale Tomasson and Roger Hastert each scored twice for Garnett with Tomasson adding a second and third period touchdown while Hastert struck twice in the fourth. Fullback Mike Casida kicked an extra point.
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Ray Meyer
Paola
Dick Gillman
Garnett
Dale Tomasson
Roger Hastert
Tomasson
Hastert
Mike Casida
Melvern Bounces Westphalia 46-0 in 8-Man Clash
Melvern toppled Westphalia 46-0 as halfback Don Shaffer quarterback Gary Bitts and end Fain Price combined for seven TDs on runs. Shaffer scored in the first, second and fourth quarters, Price found the end zone twice in the third, and Bitts added one in the second. Otis noted Melvern travels to Carbondale next Friday for another 8-man game.
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Melvern
Don Shaffer
Gary Bitts
Fain Price
Westphalia
Eugene Otis
Shaffer
Price
Bitts
Otis
Carbondale
Quenemo Loses To Carbondale In opener
Carbondale defeated Quenemo 45 to 7 in an eight man football opener at Carbondale. Bud Stultz scored three touchdowns for Carbondale while Ken Hase and Dick Ashwell added two each and Ed Bozarth one. Max Logan scored for Quenemo and Don Sims kicked the extra point. Next, Quenemo plays Harveyville at night.
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Quenemo
Devine Montoya
Carbondale
Bud Stultz
Ken Hase
Dick Ashwell
Ed Bozarth
Max Logan
Don Sims
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