Giants Sweep Mets and Dodgers Take Heat in Tilted Standings
The Mets endured a brutal stretch as Giants and Dodgers won most of their games against them. San Francisco swept Philadelphia, with Alvin Dark’s club pulling off a five-run rally in the seventh for a 6-1 win. The Mets slipped to 12-34 while Phillies and Pirates gained ground, as St. Louis and Milwaukee each dropped games in a crowded race. Bob Miller held Willie Mays at bay until a late break, and Cal Koonce beat Moe Draebosky as Chicago extended its skid.
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Associated Press
Casey Stengel
Mets
San Francisco Giants
Los Angeles Dodgers
Giants
Dodgers
Polo Grounds
California
New York
Phillies
Alvin Dark
Phildelphia
Chicago
Pittsburgh
Houston
St. Louis
Milwaukee
NE Ee
Bob Miller
Willie Mays
San Francisco
Miller
Paul Brown
Johnny Podres
Williams
Altman
Cal Koonce
Moe Drabowsky
Bob Gibgon
Former Des Moines Golfer Advances in French Meet
Former Des Moines golfer Fletcher Jones now of North Hollywood California and David Goldman of Dallas Texas were the lone Americans to reach the quarterfinals of the French Amateur golf tournament in Chantilly France. Jones defeated Monroe Mitchell an Airman from Fort Worth Texas three and two in the second round and beat Cedar Rapids born Lee Frankel now living in Paris one up in the third round. Goldman beat Harold Baker of Britain five and four to reach the quarterfinals.
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Chantilly
France
Des Moines
Fletcher Jones
North Hollywood
Calif
David Goldman
Dallas
Tex
Jones
Monroe Mitchella
U. S
Fort Worth
Lee Frankel
Cedar Rapids
Paris
Goldman
Harold Baker
Britain
Runnerup spot in doubles tourney shifts again
Gene Hockum of Atlantic and Kenny Jensen of Massena retain their lead in the Hawkeye Bowl doubles event last weekend. Jerry Merchant of Greenfield and Henry Miller of Mason City surged to 1,273 pins to claim the runnerup position.
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Gene Hockum
Atlantic
Kenny Jensen
Massena
Jerry Merchant
Greenfield
Henry Miller
Mason City
Hockom
Jensen
Ron Anderson
Wendell Fetters
Bets
Bus Behn
Hamlin
Marilyn Hockom
Bob Matthews
Anita
Dorothy Eggers
Don Larimore
Avoca
Cars Pile Up In Indianapolis Race Sends Driver to Hospital
A crash on the 20th lap involved four cars. Seattle driver Jack Turner in car 45 suffered a broken pelvis and was taken to hospital. Chuck Rodec and Allen Crowe were also listed in the incident.
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Indianapolis
Jack Turner
Seattle
Chuck Rodec
Allen Crowe
Distance Dandy Sets Shot Put Mark at USC AAWU Meet
Dallas Long of USC breaks his own meet record with a 63 feet 72 inches heave in the shot put at the AAWU track championships in Los Angeles, showcasing top form for the Trojans.
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Dallas Long
USC
Los Angeles
Belmont Stakes field ready as Derby and Preakness winners eye roar
Belmont Park aims for a 10-horse lineup in the 94th Belmont Stakes on Saturday with Derby winner Decidedly and Preakness winner Greek Money likely to start. The $125000-added race could be the richest in Belmont history with a $112050 winner take. Decidedly and Greek Money backed by FE Peco and Brandywine stables respectively prep with 14 mile workouts.
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New York
Decidedly
Belmont Park
FE Peco Stable
Greek Money
Don Ross
Brandywine Stable
Bill Hartack
John Rotz
George D. Widener
Jaipur
Crimson Satan
Crimson King Farm
Fred W. Hooper
T. Alie Grissom
F. E. Power
Joe W. Browns
Gustave King
Baseball Standings and Weekend Results Summary
The American League standings show New York and Cleveland tied at 27 19 587. Minnesota leads in the west with 29 22 .569, Detroit 25 25 .510. Weekends brought mixed results with Detroit and Cleveland splitting, Minnesota sweeping Washington, and Boston over Kansas City. Upcoming games include Detroit at Boston and Kansas City at Minnesota.
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Associated Press
American League
W.L. Pet. G.B
New York
Cleveland
Minnesota
Detroit A
Los Angeles
Chicago
Kansas City
Baltimore
Boston
Washington
Detroit
Mejias Reds Thunder in Opening Doubleheader Victory
Yesterday's Stars shows Roman Mejias of the Colts collecting four hits including his 13th homer in a 10-6 win over the Pirates and a 10-3 second game victory with a triple. John Buzhardt of the White Sox shut out Baltimore 2-0 and contributed a seventh inning RBI single for his sixth win.
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Associated Press
Roman Mejias
Colts
Pirates
John Buzhardt
White Sox
Baltimore
Calumet Farm Tops Derby Wins With Seven Victories
Louisville AP reports Calumet Farm, owner of seven Kentucky Derby winners, holds the record for most Derby victories. Whirlaway 1941 Pensive 1944 Citation 1948 Ponder 1949 Hill Gail 1952 Iron Liege 1957 Tim Tam 1958 are listed as Calumet champions.
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Louisville, Ky
Calumet Farm
Calument
Whirlaway
Pensive
Citation
Ponder
Hill Gail
Iron Liege
Tim Tam
Derby winner carries home Metropolitan Handicaps
Looks Like a Million Here Carry Back wins the $111.90 Metropolitan Handicap at Aqueduct to push his career purse total to $1,000,000. Johnny Rotz rode Merry Euler to second and Bullah Red placed third. Kelso, the defending handicap champion, finished sixth.
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Aqueduct
Johnny Rotz
Merry Euler
Bullah Red
Kelso
Tigers Rally Past Indians Boosts Lead in AL Race
Detroit defeated Cleveland 8 6 to extend its win streak to 12 of 15 and climb from seventh to fourth place, while the Yankees tied the Indians for first after Elston Howard belted two homers in a 6 3 win over the Los Angeles Angels. Minnesota beat Washington 7 5 and Baltimore fell to Chicago 20 in the day’s action.
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Associated Press
Detroit
Tigers
Cleveland
New York Yankees
Indians
Los Angeles
Elston Howard
Minnesota
Washington
Twins
Chisex
Orioles
Chicago
Baltimore
Boston Red Sox
Athletics
Kansas City
Don Messi
Messi
Ron Kline
Jerry Casale
Pedro Ramos
Chico Fernandez
Bill Bruton
Jake Wood
Charlie Maxwell
Norm Cash
Barry Latman
Fernandez
Wood
Bruton
Latman
Willie Tasby
Howard Howard
John Blanchard
Yankee
Roland Sheldon
Angels
Bob Rodgers
Earl Averill
Marshall Bridges
Senators
Bob Allison
Jack Kralick
Lennie Green
Vic Power
Kralick
Omaha Roller Black Knights Triumph 6-2 Over Atlantic
Chuck Hawke Mickey Haden and George Fox led Omaha Roller Black Knights to a 6-2 victory over Atlantic Roller Palace team. Beekman and Browning scored for Atlantic. Omaha will face SAC Air Force at Roller Palace next Saturday evening.
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Chuck Hawke
Mickey Haden
George Fox
Omaha Roller Black Knights
Dennis Beekman
Ralph Browning
Black Knights
SAC Air Force
Roller Palace
Hebert Wins Memphis Open in playoff clash
Lionel Hebert recovered a late miss to win the Memphis Open in a three way playoff at the $40,000 event in Memphis Tennessee. Hebert sank a 3 foot birdie putt on the 19th hole to take top money of 6400 dollars from Gary Player and Gene Littler while Bruce Crampton and Jay Hebert finished one behind for 2050 dollars. It was Heberts first tour victory since 1960.
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Memphis, Tenn
Lionel Hebert
Lafayette
South Africa
Gary Player
Gene Littler
Jay
Bruce Crampton
Australia
Lionel
Baseball Scores Calm Across American Association Standings
Omaha 3 Dallas-Fort Worth 2. Indianapolis 7 Denver 2. Indianapolis 1 Louisville 4. Louisville 5 Oklahoma City 3. Oklahoma City 4 Dallas-Fort Worth 0. Denver 4 Louisville 3. Dallas-Fort Worth at Omaha and other results noted with pairings and postponement.
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Associated Press American Association
Omaha
Dallas-Fort Worth
Indianapolis
Denver
Louisville
Oklahoma City
Tebbetts Accuses Umpire Of Flagrant Abuse Of Authority
Milwaukee Braves manager Birdie Tebbetts leveled a formal charge of bullying against National League umpire Stan Landes after a 6 4 victory over the St Louis Cardinals Tebbetts spoke from his clubhouse office saying Landes threatened to eject him and catcher Del Crandall during a fifth inning dispute Tebbetts, who had earlier stepped down as executive vice president to return to managing, claimed the plate umpire abused his authority and warned both players.
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Milwaukee
Birdie Tebbetts
Milwaukee Braves
Stan Landes
Landes
Tebbetts
Braves
St. Louis Cardinals
del Crandall
Crandall
ELK Horn families relocate amid regional moves
A string of relocations is reported from Elk Horn and surrounding towns. Families move to Red Oak Belle Plaine and Des Moines area for housing work and family visits. Notable moves include Mrs Beulah Mallum and Marilyn Mallum to Elkhorn Nebraska and Paul Nielsen preparing for Pamela Neil Boose and Gerald Petersen confirmation in Kansas City.
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Elk Horn
Loran Mallum
Beulah Mallum
Marilyn
Red Oak
Will Olsen
Dale Andersens
P. K. Pedersen
Gwendolyn Jacobsen
Beverly Hansen
Belle Plaine
Will
Elkhorn
Neb
Paul Nielsens
Pamela Neil- Boose
Gerald Petersen
Kansas City
Amy Jo Petersen
Mark Petersen
Marilyn Mallum
Mary Christensen
Harlan
Salem
Des Moines
Howard Petersen
Adolph Lange
Ernest Hintz
California
Eldon Paulsen
Is- Mima
Perry Hemphill
Fargo
N. D
Guthrie Center
Larry
Kathy
Bertha Eskow
Tyler
Minn
Lap
Bryant Witherspoon
Julie
Nashville
Tenn
Thief
Freida Benson
Jack Jones
Kearney
Edwin Hansen Levine
Donald Gibson
Melvin
H. W. Petersen
Land View Lodge
Spring Lake
Kenneth Potts
City Council Proceedings May 9 1962 Special Session
City Council met in a special session with Mayor pro tem W Floyd Fowler and six councilmen. Minutes read. minutes approved. Licenses granted include beer permit to Lloyd Hannon and bond. building permit to Rollie Baker. curb cuts and parking arrangements. adjournment followed. Mayor Lundberg and clerk Poch attested.
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W. Floyd Fowler
Lund
Wright
Beech
Bredensteiner
Schrader
Tavid
Hugh Ross
Atlantic News-Telegraph
Mr. Barnes
Howard F. Lundberg
Lundberg
Beech Bredensteiner
Fowler
Cornelison Motor Company
Dr. Knorr
Chestnut
Wayne Andrews
Wand Street
Yon Bredensteiner
Te Eenes
Yap Shay Tilertant Council
Mueller
Gail Odem
Williams
Sunnyside Lane
Lensch P. & H
Extra
Iowa
White Rose Inn
Leand
Otto Schwartz
Oliver Plum
Barnes
Notice to Vacate Public Road in Cass County Iowa
The Cass County Iowa Board of Supervisors will hold a hearing on July 2 1962 at 1 30 p m to consider a petition to vacate Highway 530 of 1876 50 feet wide. Abutting landowners may object in writing and file damages claims before the hearing. signed June 1 1962 by Chairman Harlan Gittins.
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Board of Supervisors
Cass County
Iowa
Northwest
Harlan Gittins
West German air strike halts most flights for two days
Flight control staff in West Germany began a two day wage strike causing widespread disruption to commercial air traffic. Military flights and those to West Berlin remained unaffected. The report also notes that over 70 percent of banana exports come from tropical Central and South American regions.
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Frankfurt
Germany
West Berlin
Central and
South America
Let's Go Camping Rules for Forest Fire Safety
Smokey Bear urges safe camping as families head to undeveloped sites. Rules include locating fires in bare earth circles with rock enclosures, keeping fires small and extinguished, clearing areas for stoves and lanterns, soaking charcoal and burying ashes, and designating a safe spot for smoking materials.
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America
Smokey
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