White Sox lose Cunningham to broken collarbone in LA
Chicago first baseman Joe Cunningham suffered a fractured collarbone at Chavez Ravine after tripping at first base while running out a grounder. He is out at least two months and the White Sox call up Tom McCraw while placing Cunningham on the disabled list. Eddie Fisher pitched four hitless innings for the White Sox in a 4-0 win over the Dodgers. Cunningham, 31, entered the season with a .302 career average and had been hitting .258 this year with 36 RBIs.
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All-Midwest Conference Baseball Selections Named
Star players from Cornell Grinnell and other colleges highlighted the Southern Division All-Midwest Conference baseball team announced Monday. John Sficos Ron Schnack Dick Calbow Jim Jenks and Denny Hanssen were among the honored standouts. Bob Fry and Bob Lavacek led Iowa in a PGA qualifying event, securing spots for next month’s tourney with top scores.
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John Sficos
Ron Schnack
Dick Calbow
Cornell
Jim Jenks
Denny Hanssen
Grinnell
Davenport
Bob Fry
Bob Lavacek
Iowa
Fry
Lavacek
U S Tracksters in Renewed Feud Over Amateur Rules
The national track scene faces a clash as ECAC moves to keep athletes from AAU nationals, threatening U S team selection for Moscow. Payton Jordan warns the trip may be canceled while colleges consider boycotting upcoming AAU meets and the June St Louis nationals.
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Asa Bushnell
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New York Athletic Club
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Finsterwald Captures Speedway Crown at Flint Open
Don Finsterwald, 38, won $10,000 by finishing 16 under par at the Flint Open after moving from the Speedway Festival. He posted rounds of 68 68 64 68 for a net 268, climbing to sixth on the circuit with $26,543, his first tourney win since the 1960 New Orleans Open.
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Behn and Behn Lead Mixed Doubles. Garbison Duo Third
Bets Behn of Hamlin and Bill Peter son of Corning roll 1 349 pins to take the mixed doubles lead at Hawk eye Bowhere in the seventh annual doubles derby. Bill Dimit and Terry Garbison of Grinnell sit in third with 1 306. The tournament ends June 23.
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Hawkeye Bowhere
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Bets Behn
Lynn Philliker
Anita
Les Thomsen
Sonny Weiss
Avoca
Terry Garbison
Bill Dimit
Grinnell
Mount Pleasant Names New Head Basketball Coach
Jer ry Bush, 28, named the new head basketball coach at Mount Pleasant High School succeeding Bruce Van Lever who resigned to become assistant at Keo Kk High School. Bush previously coached sophomores at Town City High School.
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Jerry Bush
Mount Pleasant High School
Bush
Town City High School
Bruce van Lever
Keo Kk High School
Farrell Nearly No-Hits Dodgers Before Two-Run Loss
Houston pitcher Dick Turk Farrell carried a no-hitter into the eighth inning against the Los Angeles Dodgers, but a one-out single by Dick Tracewski in the eighth and Jim Gilliam's ninth-inning triple ended the bid. The Dodgers scored on a sacrifice fly in the ninth as Farrell earned a 2-1 victory in a two-hit game for L.A. The right-hander, who had promised his teammates a perfect game, finished with 5 strikeouts and his fifth win of the season.
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Dick (Turk) Farrell
Houston Colts
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Baseball Leaders and Standings Most Likely to Feature in 1960s Box Scores
Almanac style listing of batting and pitching leaders with names and teams. Highlights include Malzone Boston .343 and Wagner Los Angeles .335 in batting for 100 at bats, Wagner 38 RBIs, Hinton 8 triples, and home runs for Wagner and Allison. Pitching leaders show Stock 5-0 and Pascual with 72 strikeouts.
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Stars Pitching Set Sox Past Dodgers in Four Hit Drubbing
Eddie Fisher pitched four hit shutout leading the White Sox to a 4-0 win over Los Angeles and narrowing the gap to within five percentage points of AL leader New York. Rusty Staub homer sparked Houston to a 2-1 victory over the Dodgers, their fifth straight loss. Ronald Havemann named head basketball coach at Keokuk Junior College and assistant football coach at Keokuk High School. Buddy Kerr, ex Giants shortstop, now manages the Springfield Giants in the Eastern League.
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Sky High Boys: Sternberg Clears 16 Feet 7 Inches at Modesto
Brian Sternberg of the University of Washington broke the pole vault record with a 16 feet 7 inch clearance at the California Relays in Modesto, surpassing the long–standing 15 foot mark once held by Cornelius Warmerdam. Warmerdam is shown at right.
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Chase 28-8 Vault Bets Distance World Record at San Jose
Jeff Chase powered a 28 feet 8 inches pole vault at San Jose State aiming for distance rather than height. The mark would surpass the old 28-2 Platt Adams record set in 1920s indoor NYC meet, revived by Bud Winter to reclaim historic records, with three more Adams marks noted inside.
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Jeff Chase
San Jose State
Chase
Platt Adams
New York City
Bud Winter
Kennedy urges world action at World Food Congress
President Kennedy told 1,200 delegates from over 100 nations that no one should be hungry while promising full US support for a multinational campaign to end hunger. He highlighted a UN FAO led program at halfway mark and noted US food-for-peace aid exceeding $12 billion helping 100 million people in 100 countries.
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Kennedy
World Food Congress
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Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
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Wilminton N J unior college team tops Manatee 9 to 0
Righthander Wray Ware struck out 12 and allowed six hits as Wilmington North Carolina beat Manatee Florida 9 to 0 for its second National Junior College victory.
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Manatee
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Cass County Crops Rally Around Warmer Weather
The County Extension Office reports warm weather is needed for corn oats and soybeans. About 75 percent of corn has been rotary hoed with an average height of eight inches while oats average 14 inches. Seedings are in good condition and pastures need warmth.
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Major upset in British Amateur Golf first round
Dick Smith of Scotland defeated Bob Gardner of Essex Falls NJ 2 and 1 in the first round at St Andrews marking the major upset of the British Amateur Championship.
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Scotland
Bob Gardner
Essex Falls
Dick Smith
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