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Newspaper

Atlantic News Telegraph

Location

Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jun 23, 1961

Page

3

Detroit Tigers hold lead as Maris homers again

Detroit beat Washington 6-4 to stay one game up on New York as Roger Maris hit his 77th homer and two doubles in a five run second inning. Whitey Ford won his 12th for the Yankees who crushed Kansas City 8-3, while Baltimore topped Minnesota 8-2 and Boston edged Los Angeles 3-2.

Associated Press Detroit Tigers Washington New York Yankees Whitey Ford Roger Maris Kansas City Tigers Cleveland Indians Baltimore Minnesota Boston Los Angeles Angels Maris Norm Bass Yankees Rocky Colavito Norm Cash Senators Gus Triandos Orioles Twins Jim Kaat Los Angeles Red Sox Galen Gisco Mike Fornieles Chuck Schilling American League L. Pet. G.B Detroit New York Cleveland Poeererere Chicago National League Cincinnati San Francisco Pittsburgh Milwaukee St. Louis Philadelphia

Reds Take Commanding Lead With Dual Wins

The Cincinnati Reds edged St Louis 7-5 to open a two game NL pennant gap as Dodgers fell 7-5 to the Cubs. Milwaukee beat San Francisco 8-6 to clamp fourth place. Pittsburgh defeated Philadelphia. Braves belted five homers in a three game sweep of the Giants. Smoky Burgess drove in four for the Pirates with two homer nights.

Cincinnati Reds Louis Los Angeles Dodgers Chicago Cubs Dodgers Cincinnati Milwaukee San Francisco Giants Pittsburgh Philadelphia Reds Larry Jackson George Altman Billy Williams Jerry Kindall Cubs John Roseboro Daryl Spencer Duke Snider Braves Frank Thomas Smoky Burgess Pirates John Buzhardt Burgess

Nodaway Valley League Baseball Standings and Results

Creston leads NVL at 5-0 after a 9-4 win over Greenfield while Lenox and Clarinda vie for second as Lenox beat Stanton 5-4 and Clarinda won 10-1 over Anita. Upcoming features: Lenox vs Clarinda. Creston at Stanton. Greenfield at Nodaway. Anita hosts Cumberland.

Cumberland Nodaway Creston Greenfield Lenox Stanton Clarinda Anita Stanotn Pe Creston

Faulk Wins Eastern Women Open After Playoff Ties

In Dillsburg Pennsylvania Mary Lena Faulk of Sea Island Georgia won the Eastern Women's Open after a three way tie with Jo Ann Prentice of Birmingham and Mickey Wright. Shirley Engelhorn of Spokane finished eighth. Prentice lost in a playoff for the title.

Dillsburg Mary Lena Faulk Sea Island Shirley Engelhorn Spokane Wash Jo Ann Prentice Birmingham Ala Miss Faulk Jo Ann Mickey Wright

Amps Say Phils' Manager Ordered Duster Pitch

The incident sparked a bench banishment for Philadelphia manager Gene Mauch after a dispute in the umpires room following a 5 1 Pittsburgh win. Smoky Burgess hit his 6th and 7th homers as Pirates piled eight hits. Mauch denied giving orders to hit Burgess and argued with umpires Pelekoudas and Conlan.

Phils Duster Philadelphia Gene Mauch Bob Friend Pittsburgh Dluster Pirates Smoky Burgess Johnny Buzhardt Dallas Green Mauch Chris Pelekoudas Pelekoudas Buzhardt Burgess Jocko Conlan

Stars Hit Two Homers as Thomas Leads Braves Past Giants

Frank Thomas and the Braves defeated the Giants 8 to 6 with Thomas belting two homers and a single driving in four. Galen Cisco and Mike Fornieles combined for a 3 2 win for the Red Sox over the Angels with Fornieles throwing five innings of no hit shutout relief.

Associated Press Frank Thomas Braves Giants Galen Cisco Mike Fornieles Red Sox Angeles Fornieles

Denver Mashes Omaha as Indians Gain On Louisville

In American Association action the Indianapolis Indians swept Houston 2-1 and 6-5 to gain a game on Louisville. Denver posted its fifth straight win, routing Omaha 20-2. The leaders split with Dallas-Fort Worth, winning 4-3 and losing 12-6.

Denver Omaha Associated Press Indianapolis Indians Louisville Houston Dallas-Fort Worth

Schull and Hoetmer Reach Finals in Michigan Golf Tourney

Ann Arbor coverage notes Karen Schull and Judy Hoetmer, famed for pressuring defense, meeting in the final of the 17th annual Women’s Intercollegiate golf tourney at the University of Michigan.

Ann Arbor Mich Karen Schull Judy Hoetmer University of Michigan

Sons of Dolph Camilli sign with Yankees in Santa Rosa

Dolph Camilli’s two sons Dolph Jr. and Bruce, both Utah State alumni, pose with their mother in Santa Rosa California after signing bonus contracts with the New York Yankees. Dolph Jr. is 21 and Bruce 19, playing second and first base respectively.

Dolph Camilli Dodgers Santa Rosa Calif New York Yankees Dolph Jr Bruce Utah State

Braves power surge plants 35 homers in 13 games

Milwaukee blasts five homers in a 84 victory over San Francisco extending a four game win streak. Frank Thomas belts two as the Braves chase in the National League while manager Dressen notes pitching has limited home run waste and vows more wins with hot hitters.

Milwaukee Milwaukee Braves Braves Frank Thomas San Francisco Charlie Dressen Bob) Buhl Giants Dressen

Evening Hours Best For Fishing

Iowa fishermen report best luck during late evening hours and early dawn. Northeast streams yield stocked trout while Mississippi backwaters supply crappies and panfish. Walleyes and northern pike are common at Mississippi dams and in Spirit Lake and Okoboji lakes. Bullheads top catches at Storm Lake. Twin Lakes and several region lakes show strong walleye and panfish action. Bass and panfish bite best at Keomah Rock Creek Vik ing Lake Cornelia Clear Lake and other area reservoirs.

Des Moines Iowa The Conservation Commission Commission Mississippi River Mississippi Spirit Lake Okoboji Lakes Storm Lake Twin Lakes Lake Keomah Rock Creek Lake Viking Lake Lake Cornelia Clear Lake Green Valley Lake Osceola Allerton Geode Lake Nine Eagles Lake

Banks to Decide Today on Consec Games Streak

Ailing Ernie Banks weighs ending his 717 game consecutive games streak if his knee requires rest. He meets Cubs physician Dr. Ralph Metz before the team travels to Milwaukee to face the Braves tonight. Banks has a long standing knee issue from wartime service and a recent aggravation after colliding with a wall in San Francisco. Cubs VP John Holland says surgery to remove loose cartilage is not immediate but Banks will decide.

Banks Chicago Ernie Banks Chicago Cubs Ernie Ralph Metz Cubs Milwaukee Braves Germany San Francisco John Holland

Freshman Ronnie Coles Tackle Joins Alabama Spring Practice

Ronnie Coles a 255 pound tackle from Plainfield New Jersey was the lone freshman invited to Alabama football spring practice highlighting his rare early entry to the program.

Ronnie Coles Plainfield N.J Alabama

Germain Drops to Fifth in Iowa Junior Golf Tourney

Dorothy Germain of Atlantic slipped to fifth place at Osage after an 85 in 18 holes, for 255 total over 54 holes. Sharon Fladoos of Dubuque led by 14 with a 74 to reach 224, while Linda Jordan of Cedar Rapids was second at 238 and Joanne Hexom of Decorah rose to third with 252.

Dorothy Germain Atlantic Iowa Osage Miss Germain Sharon Fladoos Dubuque Linda Jordan Cedar Rapids Joanne Hexom Decorah Barb Simonsen Waterloo Julie Litchfield Des Moines Linda McConnelee Mary Jo Knudsen Nancy McLuen Anita Carol Cappel Dianne Fuhlendorf Suzanne Shirley Jean Willenburg Nancy Warham

Marne Midgets Rally to Beat Adair Casey 8-4

The Marne Midgets defeated Adair Casey 8-4 as Denny Turnure limited the opposition to three hits. Marne had eight total hits led by Dave and Dan Duskin and Turnure with two apiece. A three-run rally in the sixth broke a 4-4 tie after AC tied it in the fifth.

MARNE Adair Casey Denny Turnure Dave Dan Duskin Turnure Lehman Mayberry Chris Jensen Avey

Creston Tops Red Oak For Second Straight Win

Creston remained atop the Hawkeye Eight by defeating Red Oak 5 4 Thursday for its fourth straight league victory. The Panthers scored all runs in the sixth on four consecutive hits including a Dave Daughton triple. Ron Jessen closed out Red Oak's rally with a strikeout.

Creston Hawkeye Red Oak Panthers Dave Daughton Ron Jessen John Dalton Dennis Jones Jessen Jon Nazarene Bob Lovejoy

Tie games to stand in NFL style league rules

AP reports the American Football League executive committee rejected a plan to extend sudden death playoffs to all league games keeping ties as final. Other items note Iowa Jaycee tennis finals with Karen Moser and Rich Friedman favored, plus Penn State's fall home slate with Navy Army Syracuse California and Holy Cross and a season ticket for all five games at twenty dollars.

Buffalo N.Y American Football League Iowa City Iowa Jaycee Karen Moser Waterloo Rich Friedman Des Moines Navy Army Syracuse California Holy Cross Penn State

Gone With the Wind salutes Civil War centennial at Atlanta theater

The Atlanta theater presents Gone With the Wind at 7 30 for one week starting Sunday with one show nightly. The film swept ten Oscars and features Clark Gable Vivien Leigh Leslie Howard Olivia de Havilland. The Atlanta set recreated 1864 siege with 40 acres 50 buildings and 7000 feet of streets.

Atlantic Theater Margaret Mitchell Clark Gable Vivien Leigh Leslie Howard Olivia de Havilland Atlanta Sherman Tara Scarlett O'Hara

410 Take Part in Recreation Program Here

A total of 410 youngsters participated in the summer recreation program with activity at playgrounds baseball tennis charm school day camp and girls softball. The day camp next week targets boys ages seven to nine and signups are at the playgrounds. The following week will host a camp for girls ages 10 to 12.

Charm School

Soviet Tass reports 14.15 kg gold nugget found in Siberia

The Soviet agency Tass said a gold nugget weighing 14,150 grams or about 31 pounds was found in a northwest Siberia gold field. At forty dollars per troy ounce? The nugget would be worth around 16 000 dollars.

Moscow Tass Siberia U. S

Macmillan Cancels Weekend Schedule On Doctor Advice

Prime Minister Harold Macmillan has a cold and sore throat and canceled all weekend engagements per his doctor's orders, his office said.

London Harold Macmillan

Memorial note for Lori and Scott after accident

The Dean Robinsons express gratitude to all who sent thoughts and deeds after Lori and Scott's accident.

Lori Scott Dean Robinsons

Legion and Auxiliary hold Audubon county meeting in Extra

The American Legion and Auxiliary met Monday night in Extra with Karen Jones Joyce Nielsen Joan Nelson Shirley Rudolph and Nancy Jessen as participants. Officers include Mrs Ed Esbeck of Kimballton Auxiliary president Mrs Ruth Hansen Kimballton vice president and Mrs Agnes Nielsen Kimballton secretary treasurer.

EXIRA American Legion and Auxiliary Extra Karen Jones Joyce Nielsen Joan Nelson Shirley Rudolph Nancy Jessen Ed Esbeck Kimballton Ruth Hansen Agnes Nielsen

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