Reds Narrow Dodgers Tilt With 3-2 Win In NL Race
Cincinnati extends NL lead to three games by beating Los Angeles 3-2 as Joey Jay earns his ninth win and Jim Brosnan notches his 12th save. Reds score all runs in first inning on Blasingame’s single Bell’s walk Pinson’s double and a balk. Dodgers threats stifled as Brosnan retires Daryl Spencer with bases loaded.
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Tigers lose ground as Piersall chaos erupts in Cleveland
Detroit drops a doubleheader to Cleveland after Norm Cash belts three homers in the day. New York gains on Detroit to sit 1½ games back as Chicago and Baltimore win. Piersall incites a wild melee with umpires leading to ejections and bench emptying dustups.
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National League Expansion in Spotlight at Owners Meeting
Baseball owners meet in Chicago to decide on NL expansion adding New York and Houston in 1962. Commissioner Ford Frick weighs bonus signing limits to curb offers of 100000 or more to teenagers. Cleveland trails, White Sox surge, Harmon Killebrew homers, and long marathon Orioles win feature in day’s notes.
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Burleson Beats Beatty in National AAU Mile Run
Cyrol Burleson, 20, edged Jim Beatty 4 04.9 to win the National AAU mile, his first victory over Beatty in four meetings. The race featured boxing-tactic accusations, a 220-yard dash wind aid, and six meet records across events as spectators hoped for a four-minute mile.
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Aubrey Dooley
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Baseball scores and schedule from Monday and weekend results
Week end results show Detroit beat Cleveland 6-3 and Chicago swept Washington 7-46 in unusual scorelines. New York topped Minnesota 8-4, Baltimore beat Los Angeles 9-8 in 14 innings. Schedule lists Monday and Tuesday games including Washington Cleveland and Chicago Detroit twi night doubleheaders and league all star matchups.
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Wickham and Repp Win Best Ball Tournament
Bob Wickham and Bob Repp won the Athens Country Club Best Ball Handicap Tourney with a 65. They edged four other two man teams by one stroke. Second-place teams tied at 66 included Blosser-Crewson, Evans-Calvin, Cumley-Merchant, and Pyle-Moore. George Smith and Ray Shepard shot 67. Other results list scattered scores from various cities and teams. Kraft coaches North Dakota baseball for six seasons. Detroit defeated Cincinnati 11 times in 13 NBA games last season.
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IL All Stars Ready To Defend Classic Title
Stars led by Toronto manager Johnny Lipon aim for a third straight win in the league classic facing the Cleveland Indians at Buffalo War Memorial Stadium. They beat the Pirates 14 6 in 1959 and the Braves 7 2 last year. Sunday results include Columbus 11 5 Syracuse and 4 3, Charleston and Buffalo split with Buffalo winning 1 0.
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All-Star Jacobs Headlines Syracuse Batting Standout
Lamar Jacobs leads the Syracuse Chiefs with a .297 average in 51 games, 60-for-202 with 13 RBIs, still seeking his first homer. Joe Nosser, signed by the Twins, reportedly cleared of measles while with Charlotte in the Sally League. Indians struggle for fans as MLB West Coast expansion rumors swirl amid attendance concerns.
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Gaskill Star Relocates to Dubuque M W L Standings
Jim Gaskill former Athens High School mound star now with Dubuque in the Mid West League and owned by Cleveland owned hurler. He was 3 1 after six weeks with 27 strikeouts in 22 innings. Dubuque sits in third place three games back.
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Local Little League Scores From Athens Rotary to Kiwanis
Battery and singles results across multiple games list players from Athens area leagues including Mulligan Collins Ewing Rus sell Mansfield McAfee and Shea in singles and Mansfield Repp Wakefield Wheatley Gura and Sams in doubles. Kiwanis and Rotary matches record batters and fielders with several two strike outcomes and triples noted.
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Greg Plant
Dick Wheatley
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Lantz Repp
Danny Williams
Bobby Handley
Tommy Matheny
Tim Fannin
Ross Hecht
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Musial Nominates Pinson as NL’s Next Top Hitter
Stan Musial predicts Vada Pinson will be the NL’s No 1 hitter. He notes Pinson’s hitting talent and great speed, contrasting with Hank Aaron who he says has become too swing happy. Pinson hit .329 after a slow start and .400 since May 1.
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Howard Jolliff signs with Lakers set for Sept practice
Former OU star Howard Jolliff confirms signing with the Los Angeles Lakers and will report to practice September 1. He plans to attend summer school at OU while playing for Belpre in the Summer Basketball League where other Bobcats and stars like John Havlicek previously played.
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Local stars announce college plans for fall
Logan's Steve Dalton a 6-7 basketball and top baseball star will enroll at Marietta College this fall. Chillicothe's Ron Hall, averaging over 20 points, heads to Miami. Dick Cray of Marietta, an All-COL full back, goes to Purdue. Phil and Bill Miner will attend Wake Forest. Sheridan's Chuck Morehead may join Indiana on a basketball grant. Athens' Jim Gardner waits until after the All-Star game in August to decide.
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Whisler Wins Peterson Bowling Classic in Chicago
Dale Whisler of Dayton won the Peterson Bowling Classic in Chicago Sunday night and took the top prize of 28,950 dollars.
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Longstreth Earns Runnerup Berth In Hocking Valley Race
Longstreth earned a runnerup berth with a 2-4 win over defending champion Buchtel in 11 innings, creating a two way tie for second place. Jacksonville beat Plantsville 7-5 and, with Longstreth, sit at 3-2, a half game behind Buchtel’s 4-2.
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Wimbledon Favorites Lead Open of 75th Championships
Rod Laver, the No.2 seed from Australia, is tipped to dethrone defending champion Neale Fraser in the men’s singles as Wimbledon opens. Women’s favorites include Sandra Reynolds and Margaret Smith. Maria Bueno pulls out with jaundice, Darlene Hard also ill, setting up a July 4 make-up match for runnerup spots amid fresh field volatility. In other sports action, Murray City beats Athens Eagles 9-1 to sit near bottom of league, while Logan loses 12-11 in a non-league game. In Heart of Ohio play, Nelsonville’s Merchants are rained out, Lancaster Anchors Hocking upsets Beulah Park 4-3, Radnor edges Chillicothe 2-0, Evans and Wolf defeat Gandalf Fords 6-2.
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Bob Wren Appears on TV During Jets Chiefs Game
Ohio University baseball coach Bob Wren commented on Jets Chiefs play from Columbus in a WLW-TV broadcast. Wren joined sportscaster Jimmy Crum before and during the game to offer insights on baseball. Lamar Jacobs, OU All American, was also discussed ahead of his IL All Stars game in Buffalo versus the Indians.
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Rookie Jap Fighter After Flyweight Title
Tokyo 19 year old Mitsunori Seki with 24 pro fights challenges world flyweight champion Powe Xing Bet for the title. Seki seeks to reclaim a crown Japan last held six years ago and becomes the third Japanese challenger since Yoshio Shirai. The bout could crown a new star though may come too soon.
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Weekend fights results from Tokyo to Manila
The Associated Press report lists multiple boxing outcomes with fighters and weights: Takeo Sugimori over Jumpol Ponsing in Tokyo, Yama Bahama over Jose Gonzalez in New York, and L. C. Morgan stopping Rocky Kalingo in Manila.
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Palmer Wins Western Open in 13 Under Par Finish
Arnold Palmer topped Sam Snead by three strokes at Blythefield Country Club to win the Western Open with a 271 total 13 under par earning $5000 and a Grand Rapids chest. Snead finished runner up at 273 while Palmer prepared for the British Open before heading overseas.
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Officials See UCLA and USC Dominate College Tennis
UCLA's Allen Fox won the singles title at the national collegiate championships while Southern California's Rafael Osuna and Ramsey Earnhart claimed the doubles crown. UCLA repeated as team champion.
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AL teams to make three trips to Los Angeles to face Angels
Each American League club will visit Los Angeles three times this season to play the Angels, one of two new teams added to the circuit.
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