This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 16 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Anderson Herald
Location
Anderson, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1961
Page
21
Police chase ends with Sonny Liston arrest after a half mile pursuit of Cooper and two others. Liston, his manager George Katz says the incident was a lark. bail set at 300 dollars each on Liston and associates for conspiracy and headlight tampering. Liston’s past includes 16 arrests and two major convictions.
Commissioner Joe Foss and AFL owners will hold an executive committee meeting in Buffalo on June 22-23, alongside the first All-America Graduation Bowl at War Memorial Stadium. Ralph C. Wilson Jr., owner of the Buffalo Bills, will host the two-day session climaxing with Friday night’s bowl game.
The notice states a rate of $1.50 per week for weekdays and $2 for Saturdays at San Ce Stable.
Anderson tops the Central Indiana Baseball League after two opening weekend victories at Memorial Park. The team beat New Castle 8 to 1 and edged Muncie 4 to 3 in ten innings on Sunday behind Bob Heady’s relief work. John Teague homered and led hitters with four total hits over the two games.
Roy Sievers and Al Smith fueled a 9-8 White Sox win over the Orioles in a 25 hit game. Sievers slugged two homers and a double with three RBIs. Smith added a homer and two singles with two RBIs. Don Larsen earned the win in relief as Chicago erased an early 5-1 deficit.
Anderson doubled Muncie 6 3 in a North Central Indiana Association clash at Muncie Sunday. Local players plan to enter the Peru tourney next Sunday sanctioned by USLTA with entries to Joe Laine.
Former 49ers backfield star Joe Arenas was ordered to stand trial in Superior Court on a forgery charge after a preliminary hearing. Dante Canepa testified Arenas signed both their names to a $264 state liquor refund check last year, which they did not receive. Arenas claimed he had authorization to cash the check.
Milwaukee catcher Del Crandall was cleared by his physician to pinch hit and work back toward playing condition after being sidelined with a sore arm since mid April.
The 61st Open at Oakland Hills near Detroit opening Thursday draws top players led by Gary Player and Sam Snead. Favorites include Arnold Palmer Jack Nicklaus and Mike Souchak with emphasis on accurate drives and solid putting to handle long rough greens.
Lew Posada hit a two run homer in the 10th off Frank Funk as Kansas City beat Cleveland 7-5. Heywood Sullivan had four hits for the Athletics and Vic Power drove in two in the eighth. The win tightens the Indians lead over the Yankees to one game.
Wayne Hightower leaves the Pittsburgh Rens summer camp in Waynesburg after an eligibility dispute with the Kansas City Steers. The Steers claim he would have been a territorial choice if he had finished school. AB L President Abe Saperstein will rule on the case upon his return from Warsaw.
London AP reports Brian Hew son the 28 year old Britain European 1500 meters champion announced Monday night he will never race again.
Former world welterweight champion Johnny Saxon waived extradition to New York City where he is charged with burglary. Police say he netted $5.20 for a fur cape and cigarettes. The case follows his 1959 arrest in Atlantic City and prior commitment to Ancora State Hospital after a suicide attempt.
San Francisco reports cites Harvey Kuenn saying Jim Piersall has sharpened his hitting since leaving Boston. Kuenn notes Piersall aged toward center and right fields, batting over .360 this season with Cleveland and Indiana link. Kuenn remains in a lefty rotation debate while Alvin Dark values Kuenn’s steady approach.
The New York Yankees overcame an early shutout to defeat the Los Angeles Angels 3-1. Bill Stafford pitched a complete game for his fourth win in a row, steering New York to their 11th win in 12 games and a narrow edge over idle Detroit in the American League standings.
Calabria whipped Alexandria 6-2 yesterday at Madison Heights diamond. Whitinger earned the win with Moody’s help in the seventh inning, while Garner took the loss.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.