Dodgers Hold NL Lead In Wild Scramble As Giants Tie
The National League race tightens with Los Angeles half a game ahead after a 4-2 loss to San Francisco. Felipe Alou hit a two run homer and Stu Miller shut the Dodgers down the stretch. Cincinnati splits with Chicago to stay within a half game. Warren Spahn wins his sixth for Milwaukee, Don Ferrarese earns first Phillies win in a 5-0 shutout of Pittsburgh.
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San Francisco
Cincinnati
Dodgers
Chicago
Sam Jones
Giants
Stu Miller
Felipe Alou
Stan Williams
Cincinnati Reds
Reds
Jim Maloney
Cubs
Warren Spahn
Milwaukee
St. Louis
Don Ferrarese
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
Pirates
Phils
Tigers Lead AL After Eight Tigers Hit Homers From Eight Men
Detroit tops league with 61 homers as eight Tigers reach the plate in one game led by Colavito Cash and Brown. Twins fall after two losses. Indians sweep Seattle. Yankees rout White Sox. Ginsberg delivers pinch single in ninth for Boston.
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Detroit Tigers
Detroit
Tigers
Rocky Colavito
Norm Cash
Dick Brown
Chico Fernandez
Bubba Morton
Mike Rourke
Jake Wood
Billy Bruton
Twins
Minnesota Twins
Los Diese Heals
Wrigley Field
Indians
New York
Whitey Ford
Bill Stafford
Chicago
White Sox
Boston
Baltimore
Joe Ginsberg
Ginsberg
Jim Archer
Kansas City
Charlie Finley
Washington
Johansson hits Tunney over publicity claim in Goteborg
In Goteborg Sweden Johan Johansson calls Gene Tunney an old man seeking publicity after Tunney said Johansson entered the Patterson bout with very serious brain trauma. Patterson knocked Johansson out in the sixth round last March. Tunney testified before a U S Senate subcommittee that Johansson was seriously brain damaged.
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Goteborg
Sweden
Ingemar Johansson
Gene Tunney
Johansson
Floyd Patterson
Patterson
Tunney
U.S. Senate Antitrust and Monopoly Subcommittee
Streaking Romo doubles in doubleheader for Indians
John Romano extended his consecutive game hitting streak to 19 with a double in the first game and added a double and a single in the second as the Indians defeated the Los Angeles club 5-8 and 8-4. Warren Spahn of the Braves earned his 204th major league win by tossing a six hitter in a 7-1 victory over St Louis.
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John Romano
Indians
Los Angeles
Warren Spahn
Braves
St. Louis
Dedham Dominates Merchants 15-2 at Sunnyside Diamond
Dedham exploded for six runs in the first inning and went on to beat the Atlantic Merchants 15-2 at Sunnyside. Gene Knop and a reliever combined for 15 strikeouts as Dedham totaled ten hits and capitalized on errors. Turnure's two run homer for Atlantic spoiled by one of the few runs, while Peterson and Harris issued six walks. The Merchants schedule includes a Friday game and a Sunday matchup at Irwin, with a June 16 date at Avoca.
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Atlantic Merchants
Sunnyside Diamond
Dedham
Gene Knop
Daryll Peterson
Gary Harris
Thein
Balk
Hoffman
Knop
Earl Turnure, Jr
Atlantic
Turnure
Harris
Merlyn Anderson
Peterson
Irwin
Avoca
Baseball League Leaders Per Major Stat Lines
Batting leaders include Brandt of Baltimore with 379 at bats and Piersall of Cleveland with 356. Gentile leads RBIs for Baltimore with 48, cash of Detroit 44. Colavito of Detroit and Maris of New York tie with 15 homers. Pitching leaders show Grant of Cleveland and Missi of Detroit with 60 decisions. Strikeouts cite Ramos of Minnesota 62, Barber of Baltimore Bell of Cleveland and Pascual of Minnesota at 59. National League at bats list Moon of Los Angeles 366 and Altman of Chicago .356. RBIs credit Aaron of Milwaukee 40 and Cepeda of San Francisco 38. Cepeda and Robinson lead homers with 15 and 13. Miller of San Francisco 4-0, Perranoski of Los Angeles and Buffalo of San Francisco 3-0. Koufax of Los Angeles tops with 72 strikeouts, Williams of Los Angeles 65.
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Baltimore
Piersall
Cleveland
Gentile
Cash
Detroit
Colavito
Maris
New York
Grant
Missi
Ramos
Minnesota
Barber
Bell
Pascual
Moon
Los Angeles
Altman
Chicago
Aaron
Milwaukee
Cepeda
San Francisco
Miller
Perranoski
Buffalo
Koufax
Williams
L. Pet. G
Kansas City
Washington Boston
Iowan Second On 746.9 In 440 Yard Dash
Graceland star Rich Simmons clocked 46.9 seconds in the 440 yard dash at the NAIA meet in Sioux Falls. He finished second to Walter Johnson of North Carolina College, who won in 46.3 seconds, marking one of the fastest quarter miles recorded by an Iowan.
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S.D
Graceland
Rich Simmons
Walter Johnson
North Carolina College
Upset Derby win at Epsom shocks crowd with Psidium
Psidium, a 90 to 1 outsider owned by Mrs. Arpad Plesch, captured the 182nd English Derby at Epsom. The filly earned a $96,734 purse despite heavy longshot odds, while the owner noted she did not place a bet on the race.
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Arpad Plesch
Epsom
One spot left in NCAA baseball tournament
District 6 champion still to be determined for the NCAA baseball championships opening Friday. Texas and Arizona, former title contenders, begin a playoff Monday in Austin for the district crown. Duke and Boston College also advance, with games set Friday and Saturday featuring Oklahoma State, Syracuse, Colorado State College, Western Michigan, and USC in later rounds.
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Austin
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Middlecoff Wins Memphis Crown in Record Finish
Cary Middlecoff surged from behind to win the Memphis Open at home, collecting a 300 paycheck and finishing with 266, a tournament record. Gard Dickinson trailed as the runner up, while Middlecoff tied the course mark, surpassing the previous 267 set in 1958 by Billy Maxwell.
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Cary Middlecoff
Middlecoff
Halls
Tenn
Gardner Dickinson
Billy Maxwell
Faulk Wins Women’s Western Open With 290 Score
Nashville final round sees Mary Lena Faulk shoot 10 under par 290 to capture the Women’s Western Open title and its $1,373 winner’s share from a $7,500 purse.
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Nashville
Tenn
Mary Lena Faulk
Snead Sets Record as U S Team Wins Canada Cup
Sam Snead set a Dorado Beach course record of 272 to lead the U S in the Canada Cup as Jimmy Demaret matched par in 288 to seal the team title with a combined 560 strokes. Australia, Canada, Ireland, and the Philippines followed. Ben Arda stumbled after news of a hoax illness in Manila.
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Sam Snead
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Texas
Dai Rees
Wales
John Panton
Scotland
Peter Thomson
Kel Nagle
Australia
Snead
Canada
Ireland
Philippines
Ben Arda
Ankle Injury Slows Carry Back at Belmont Meet
Carry Back the Derby and Preakness winner finished seventh in the Belmont Stakes field of nine after arriving lame with a left front ankle. Owner Katharine Price and trainer Jack Price said preliminary X-rays showed no fracture and expect further tests to rule out a pulled muscle. Sherlock the Miami owner Jacob Sher won the Belmont Stakes at Belmont Park with a romp.
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Carry Back
Miami
Jacob Sher
Sherlock
Belmont Park
Katherine Price
Jack
Monmouth Park
New York
Price
Belmont
Finalists Set for State High School Baseball Title
Undefeated Cedar Rapids Washington faces Waterloo West after both won semifinals. Washington beat Bancroft St Johns 7 4 Saturday to reach the final with Waterloo West edging Des Moines North 7 6.
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Cedar Rapids Washington
Waterloo West
Washington
Bancroft St. John's
Des Moines North
Atlantic Utilities Board sets public hearing on plant improvements
The Atlantic Water Works and Electric Light and Power Plant Trustees hold a special meeting at City Hall with present members Camblin Busse and Pogge. They adopt a resolution for a public hearing March 14 1961 at 10:00 A.M. to consider plans and bids for extending the municipal electric system including a 13.2 kV outdoor substation.
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Iowa
Wayne L. Camblin
FE. H. Busse
J. A. Pogge
FE. H. Bussee
E. H. Busse
Board of Trustees
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Black and Veathh
Board of Water Works and Electric Light and Power Plant Trustees
City
Atlantic News-Telegraph
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Des Moines
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Council Chamber
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Colonels Retain Three-Game Lead
The first place Louisville Colonels split a Sunday American Association doubleheader with Houston. Barney Schultz took a loss in the opener as Louisville won 8-6, then Schultz earned a win in relief in the nightcap 9-8. The split keeps Louisville ahead by three games over Houston and helps Dallas Fort Worth overtake Denver with 13-2 and 7-5 wins.
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Louisville Colonels
American Association
Houston
Barney Schultz
Louisville
Schultz
Barney
The
Buffs
Colonels
Dallas Fort Worth
Denver
Bears
Indy beat Omaha in 12 innings 9 5
Indianapolis staged a 12 inning win over Omaha with a 9 to 5 score. The contest extended beyond regulation as the lead changed hands before the finish.
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Indianapolis
Omaha
Sioux City Pro Judy Kimball Finishes Outside Money
Judy Kimball of Sioux City Iowa finished 72 holes with 22 strokes over par in the Women s Western golf tournament. Mara Lena Faulk won the event with a 290 total. Kimball carded an 82 in the final round.
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Judy Kimball
Sioux City
Iowa
Mara Lena Faulk
Miss Kimball
DiPaglia wins Des Moines city golf title
Floren DiPaglia captured the Des Moines city golf championship with a three under par 207 on the Waveland course. Sarge Fontanini and Bill Ferguson tied for second with 212.
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Des Moines
Floren DiPaglia
Waveland
Sarge Fontanini
Bill Ferguson
Red Oak Driver Tops Field in Micro-Midget Race
Red Oak's Red Josephson won the 25 lap feature and the trophy dash at Atlantic Speedways last night. He took the lead from LeRoy Taylor on the 18th lap and held on to win the feature. Taylor won the third race. Other winners were Jim Lowary, Don Higley, and Gene Nordbrock.
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Red Oak
Red Josephson
Atlantic
Local moves and visits noted in Adair area
Mrs Lucy Davis and children held a sale at their home west of Adair on May 27 and have moved to Omaha. Jerry Pittman and family plan to move to Sidney Montana to run a music store. Mr and Mrs William Emgarten Jr bought the Davis farm and will move in early June. Guests visiting Mr and Mrs Herbert Hocamp include nieces Ida Hewson Reedsburg Wisconsin Minnie Gust Bar ons and Gerald Peake Sioux Falls South Dakota. Florence Hayes St Ignatius Montana visits daughter Mrs CC Kinman and family.
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Lucy Davis
Here
Omaha
Jerry Pittmans
Sidney
Mont
Suv Cs Asset
William Emgarten, Jr
Davis
Herbert Hocamp
Ida Hewson
Reedsburg
Wis
Minnie Gust
Gerald Peake
Sioux Falls
S. D
Florence Hayes
St. Ignatius, Mont
Cc. H. Kinman
Strout Leads Iowa Pistol Shoot Record Wins
William Strout of Davenport won the annual pistol shoot in Des Moines with a record 846 of 850 points. He teamed with Joe Smith of Iowa City Dick Wood of Tipton and Lt C G Cole of Fairfield to take the team title with a 3 329 score for the Iowa Chief of Police and Peace Officers Association.
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Des Moines
William Strout
Davenport
Iowa Chief of Police and Peace Officers Association
Strout
Joe Smith
Iowa City
Dick Wood
Tipton
C. G. Cole
Fairfield
Spray and Atkins finish 13th in Odessa tournament
Amateur Steve Spray of Indianola Iowa and pro Fred Atkins of Carlsbad New Mexico posted a 72 hole total of 266 to place 13th in the Odessa golf tournament. The pair were 11 strokes behind the winner. Wally Moon of the Dodgers hit 13 homers in 138 games last season and eight in Dodgers first 12 games this spring.
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Wally Moon
Los Angeles Dodgers
Dodger
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