Dykes Demands 61 Contract If He Leads Indians
In a landmark managerial swap, Jimmy Dykes insists on a 1961 contract before taking over the Cleveland Indians, threatening to quit if terms differ from Joe Gordon’s. Frank Lane and Tigers president Bill DeWitt back the move as Detroit receivers Gordon and Dykes shift clubs.
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Helm
New York
Cleveland
Frank Lane
Jimmy Dykes
Jimmy
Joe Gordon
Detroit
Tiger
Gordon
Lane
Bill DeWitt
Tigers
Yankees
DeWitt
Luke Appling
Tribe Players See Victory For Piersall
Washington report says Cleveland Indians center fielder Jim Piersall welcomed the managerial swap that sent Joe Gordon to Detroit in exchange for Jimmy Dykes. Players found the move a potential boost, while Gordon and Piersall clashed over authority and usage.
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Tribe
Piersall
Cleveland
Detroit
Jim Piersall
Joe Gordon
Jimmy Dykes
Tigers
Gordon
Joe
Patterson Johansson Third Title Fight Set in Los Angeles
Floyd Patterson expressed dissatisfaction over not being consulted about the date and place of the third bout with Ingemar Johansson. Feature Sports president Bill Fugazy said agreements were reached on all points and that the fight would occur between October 31 and November 14 in Los Angeles.
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New York
Floyd Patterson
Feature Sports, Inc
Ingemar Johansson
Patterson
Floyd
Bill Fugazy
Feature Sports
Los Angeles
Fugazy
Albany All Star baseball clash with Athens II All Stars
Albany Little League announces a 5 30 p m Saturday game between Albany All Star team and Athens II All Stars at the Albany diamond. An ice cream supper will follow the game at the fire house.
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Albany
Fire House
Rotary Faces All-Star Nine
The Rotary Club champions of the Athens Little League meet LL All-Stars at 5:30 p.m. today on Mill St. field. From Jaycees: Bob Cooley Larry Coon. Jonesys: Larry Spaulding Daryll Van Nest. Dick Berry Larry Sams. Kiwanis: Dick Hossam Brock Kern. K of C Herb Tucker Eric Wright. Lions Alan Fulks Joe Mulligan. Medics: Bruce Higgins Bill Kane.
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Rotary Club
Athens
Mill St
Bob Cooley
Larry Coon
Jaycees
Larry Spaulding
Daryll van Nest
Jonesy's
Dick Berry
Larry Sams
Kiwanis
Dick Hossam
Brock Kern
K. of C
Herb Tucker
SL Squads Reach 40-Game Unbeaten Streaks In Summer League
Chauncey edged Amesville 5 3 while Cutler defeated Broadwell 10 3 to extend their unbeaten runs to 40. Stewart crushed Tuppers Plains 12 0. This week Chauncey meet Cutler at Cutler in the big clash with Tuppers Plains visiting Broadwell and Stewart visiting Amesville.
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Chauncey
Cutler
Amesville
Broadwell
Stewart
Tuppers Plains
O Toole Wins as Reds Beat Cubs in opener
Cincinnati Reds end a 17 game error streak with a 7 3 victory over the Chicago Cubs as Jim OToole earns his ninth win. The miscue tally continued in the nightcap with a 4 2 loss. Cal McLish to oppose Jim Brewer in the finale.
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Chicago
Cincinnati
Reds
Jim O'Toole
Jim Brosnan
Cal McLish
Jim Brewer
McLish
San Francisco Giants
Archers Vie For Crowns At National Championships
At Oxford 1960 national archery targets, defending men’s champion Wil bert Vetrovsky of Cleveland trailed leader Bob Kadlee of Rochester by 89 points. In the women’s division, Carole Meinhart of Pittsburgh seeks to defend a crown once held since 1956 as Ann Clark of Cincinnati set a new tournament record with 596 and led with 2373 points.
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Wilbert Vetrovsky
Cleveland
Bob Kadlee
Rochester
Minn
Carole Meinhart
Pittsburgh
Ann Clark
Cincinnati
Millionairess and Seminole Sam Win At Hamilton
At Hamilton Raceway Wednesday night a one mile handicap trot and a handicap pace were featured. The Millionairess won the trot in 2 08 3 5 paying 540 dollars. Seminole Sam won the pace in 2 08 2 5 paying 11 80 to backers.
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Sam Victors
Hamilton
Hamilton Raceway
Seminole Sam
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