Reds Take Slim Lead As Giants Lose To Cards
Cincinnati gained a half game in the N L standings as St Louis beat San Francisco 7 4 and knocked the Giants out of a first place tie. Pittsburgh beat Milwaukee 8 2 in seven innings and Chicago topped Philadelphia 10 3. Burdette ejected after arguing with an umpire as Milwaukee’s slump worsened. Groat and Burgess drove in three runs apiece for Pittsburgh. Alou and McCovey homered for the Giants who nearly rallied in the ninth. Cubs beat the Braves 4 3 to run their winning streak to four.
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Reds
Giants
Associated Press
Cincinnati
St. Louis
San Francisco
Pittsburgh
Milwaukee
Chicago Cubs
Philadelphia
Charlie Dressen
Burdette
Lew Burdette
Bill Jackowski
Jackowski
Roberto Clemente
Buc
Dick Groat
Groat
Smoky Burgess
Pirates
Felipe Alou
Willie McCovey
Lindy McDaniel
al Cicotte
Orlando Cepeda
Cepeda
Ernie Broglio
Cards
Mike McCormick
Julian Javier
Ed Fisher
George Altman
Don Zimmer
Cubs
Frank Sullivan
Glen Hobbie
Duren
Jim King
Willie Tasby
Senators
Dale Long
Billy Klaus
Woodling
John Gabler
Joe McClain
Tigers
A's
al Kaline
Kansas City
Wayne Causey
Phil Regan
Norm Cash
Detroit
Ray Herbert
Vic Wertz
Grove
Red Sox
Bob Turley
Bill Skowron
Yankees
Bill Monbouquette
Skowron
W. L. Pet. G.B
Cleveland
New York
Baltimore
Washington
Minnesota Sete
Boston
Los Angeles
Chicago
W. L
Woodling's Pinch Hit Sparks Senators
The Detroit Tigers and Kansas City tied 4 4 after rain halted play. Gene Woodling delivered a game changing hit for the Senators in the ninth, while John Gabler earned relief victory for Detroit.
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Woodling
Weathered Rain Shortens Game As Braves Fall to Pirates 8 3
Harvey Haddix of the Pirates blanked the Braves over the last six innings, allowing eight hits and fanning seven in an 8 to 3 seven inning contest cut short by rain. Gene Woodling delivered a two run two out double as pinch hitter in the ninth for a three to eight loss to the Angels.
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Detroit Tigers
Kansas City
Cleveland
Boston
New York
Washington
Los Angeles Angels
Earl Averill
Gene Woodling
Senators
Eli Grba
Chuck Hinton
Bill Rigney
Ryne Duren
Associated Press
Harvey Haddix
Pirates
Braves
Angels
Coaches Confront De-Emphasis After Dixie Classic Ban
In Raleigh four NC coaches Frank McGuire Duke Bones McKinney Vic Bubas Everett Case face a somber Wake County solicitor Lester Chalmers as trustees vote to junk the Dixie Classic tourney and curb recruiting after a basketball fix scan involving UNC and NC State.
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North Carolina
Frank McGuire
UNC
Bones McKinney
Wake Forest
Vic Bubas
Duke
Everett Case
N.C. State
Lester Chalmers
Wake County
Raleigh
North Carolina State
Minnesota approves renewal of Big Ten Rose Bowl contract
The University of Minnesota Senate voted 70 to 42 to renew the Big Ten conference contract with the Rose Bowl. The move ends years of a 5-5 split on bowl invitations and aims to improve the team selection method for a new formal agreement.
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Minneapolis
University of Minnesota
Big Ten
Senate
Ike Armstrong
Philippine golfer Ben Arda shines at Canada Cup
Sam Snead leads the U S in the Canada Cup as Ben Arda of the Philippines draws attention on the second round mark after a 69 in the opening round. Arda faced personal news just before teeing off while Al Balding and Peter Thomson followed.
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Dorado Beach
Puerto Rico
Sam Snead
United States
Ben Arda
Philippines
al Balding
Canada
Peter Thomson
Australia
Snead
Good Crappie Catches Reported Across Iowa Lakes
Des Moines reports from the State Conservation Commission noting peak crappie season with many lakes including Lake Wapello Ellis Lake Green Valley Lake Ahquabi Red Hawk Nine Fagles Lenox Reservoir Lake Keomah producing strong crappie runs. Minnows best bait though worms and flies also work. bass fishing good at several lakes with an eight pound bass recently taken from Lake Manawa. Stocked trout hungry in northeast town rivers while Mississippi River fishing slows but expected to improve as water drops.
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Des Moines
State Conservation Commission
Lake Wapello
Ellis Lake
Green Valley
Ahquabi
Red Hawk Lake
Nine Fagles Lake
Lenox City
Lake Keomah
Viking Lake
Lake Manawa
Iowa
Forney's Lake
Emmet
Clay
Palo Alto
Lake Odessa
Blue Lake
Okoboji Lakes
Clear Lake
Mississippi River
Atlantic Municipal Utilities awards bids for electric plant upgrades
The Atlantic Iowa Board of Water Works and Electric Light and Power Trustees met in special session December 27 1960 to consider bids for improvements and extensions to the municipal electric plant. The board adopted a resolution awarding contracts to Allis Chalmers Manufacturing Co for a 5000 kva transformer and to Westinghouse Electric Supply Co for three outdoor automatic circuit breakers. Contracts to be executed by the chairman and clerk.
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Board of Water Works and Electric Light and Power Plant Trustees
Atlantic
Iowa
Pogge
Camblin
Busse
L. L. Mason
Board of Trustees
Black and Veatch
Board of Water Works and Electric Light and Power Trustees
Allis-Chalmers Manufacturing Co
Milwaukee
Wisconsin
Westinghouse Electric Supply Company
Omaha
State of
Nebraska
Black & Veatch
Wayne L. Camblin
E. H. Busse
J. A. Pogge
Dedham Merchants Meet Atlantic Merchants in Sunday Softball
Dedham Merchants, 27 straight wins last season, face Atlantic Merchants at Sunnyside diamond Sunday at 8 p.m. Gene Knop leads Dedham as premier Iowa pitcher with 812 strikeouts in two seasons. Arnie Wilkus, Elmer Hoffman also on mound. Jack Thien handles catching. Since 1953 Dedham owns 216 wins in 272 games with 18 titles and 2139 runs for against 860.
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Dedham Merchants
Atlantic Merchants
Sunnyside Diamond
Dedham
Western Iowa
Des Moines
Gene Knop
Iowa
Knop
Elmer Hoffman
Arnie Wilkus
Alaska
Jack Thien
Carry Back Aims For Belmont Triumph In 93rd Stakes
Carry Back enters the 93rd Belmont Stakes at Belmont Park as the favorite in a bid to become the ninth horse to win the triple crown. Post time is 3 50 p m EST with CBS national TV coverage from 3 30 to 4 p m. Odds vary on the field announced from the entry box today.
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New York
Carry Back
Belmont Park
CBS
Katherine Price
New U S mile record set in Eugene by Cyrol Burleson
Cyrol Burleson of Oregon U. set a new U S citizens record for the mile with 3 57.6 in a special Eugene, Oregon race. He bettered Jim Beatty's 3 58 from last May and claimed the mark for U S. citizens.
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Eugene
Ore
Cyrol Burleson
Oregon U
Dickinson Leads Memphis Open After Tip From Hebert
Gardner Dickinson tied the course record with 63 to grab a one shot lead over Don Whitt after a 30 33 second round in the $30,000 Memphis Open. Hebert, PGA champion, advised a key adjustment aiding Dickinson’s scoring pace in the event.
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Memphis
Gardner Dickinson
Dickinson
Jay Hebert
Don Whitt
Bowling Results in Summer Classic League Standings
Hopefuls took two of three from Nelson Cities Service in the Summer Classic. Cats defeated the Rascals while Mudwisers beat Hawkeye Bowl and Dogs swept Lehmann Shoe Service. High series went to Bill Millhollin with 836, runner-up Ted Stenberg had 817, Ray Mayberry 790, Earl Turnure Jr 761. Stenberg posted a 257, Mayberry 223, Millhollin 220 and 216, Gus Schwartz 217.
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Nelson Cities Service
Cats
Rascals
Mudwisers
Hawkeye Bowl
Dogs
Lehmann Shoe Service
Bill Millhollin
Ted Stenberg
Ray Mayberry
Earl Turnure, Jr
Stenberg
Mayberry
Millhollin
Gus Schwartz
Parsons coach marries former Miss America
Parsons College football coach Gary Nady, 27, wed Marilyn Van Derbur, Miss America 1958, 23, in a double ring ceremony at St. John's Church in Denver. The couple, former University of Colorado classmates, plans to live in Fairfield after the ceremony.
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Denver
Colo
Gary Nady
Parsons College
Fairfield
Iowa
Nady
Marilyn van Derbur
St. John's Catholic Church
University of Colorado
Boulder
Colorado
Buffalo
Parsons
Gift Runs Help Omaha Win in 6-2 Victory
In a Thursday game, Omaha defeated the Indianapolis Indians 6-2 aided by four gift runs. Houston the Buffs beat Louisville 2-0 in 12 innings, cutting the Colonels’ lead to three games. Denver moved a game ahead of Houston in the runnerup race with nine wins in 10.
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American Association
Houston
Buffs
Louisville
Colonels
Denver
Dallas-Fort Worth
Omaha
Indianapolis Indians
Shenandaoh Shuts Out Atlantic 2 1 in Debut Victory
Shenandoah spoiled Atlantic's baseball debut with a 2 1 win on the Trojan field. Shen pitchers Galles and Dukeshire limited Atlantic to one hit while Virgil Anderson yielded four safeties. Shen scored in the first on Ketcham Mikkelsen and Dukeshire and in the second after a hit batter and McElroy's single. Atlantic's Tom Brooks had the lone hit and Tom Terrill scored on a wild pitch.
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Shenandoah
Atlantic
Trojan
Shen
Galles
Dukeshire
Virgil Anderson
Ketcham
Mikkelsen
McElroy
Tom Brooks
Tom Terrill
Trojans
Anderson
Shen Hurlers
Skidding Twins Add Martin and Tuttle in Trades
The Minnesota Twins bolster their roster by acquiring Billy Martin from Milwaukee and Bill Tuttle from Kansas City. The club sent Bill Consolo and cash to Milwaukee for Martin while Reno Bertoia and Paul Giel moved to Kansas City in the Tuttle deal.
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Detroit
Minnesota Twins
Billy Martin
Milwaukee
Bill Tuttle
Kansas City
Twins
Bill Consolo
Martin
New York Yankees
Minnesota
Reno Bertoia
Paul Giel
Tuttle
Dempsey and Tunney Urge Congress Repair Boxing Law
Former heavyweight champions Jack Dempsey and Gene Tunney urged Congress to rescue professional boxing from racketeers. They called for reforms to curb corruption and restore integrity to the sport.
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Washington
Jack Dempsey
Gene Tunney
Congress
Murderer to donate eyes to Perth eye bank before hanging
Mervyn Allan Fallows, 33, condemned for killing an 11 year old girl, has willed his eyes to an eye bank in Perth with less than five days to live. He is to be hanged next Tuesday.
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Perth
Australia
Mervyn Allan Fallows
Fallows
Cut Your Speed At Dusk To Save A Life
A warning urges drivers to slow down when dusk falls to prevent accidents. High-risk hours see reduced visibility and increased wildlife activity, prompting caution. Local authorities emphasize cautious speeds, shared roads, and vigilance for pedestrians and bike riders.
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A. C. Allyn Jr
Chuck Comiskey
Comiskey
Arda
NAIA
Sioux Falls
S.D
National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics
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Wayne Ll. Camblin
Ion
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U. S
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Hebert
Skidding
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M. D. Howard
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