Conley Sparks Red Sox Win in Early Season Return
Gene Conley, 31, after shifting from basketball to baseball, limited Washington to five hits and hit a two run homer as Boston defeated the Senators 7-1. He aims for his best season, having started strong in his first Red Sox spring, while Cleveland and New York, Minnesota, and Kansas City also won in other games.
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Boston Red Sox
Conley
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Red Sox
Senators
Wth New York
Philadelphia
Boston
Cleveland
Los Angeles Angels
New York Yankees
Chicago White Sox
Minnesota
Baltimore
Kansas City
Detroit
Colorado Expects Heavy Penalty For Slush Fund
New Orleans AP Colorado athletic director Harr Carl son predicts a two to four year NCAA penalty for the Buffaloes tied to a alleged slush fund run by former coach Sonny Grandelius after his firing. Missouri could face similar scrutiny as the NCAA considers a national scholastic minimum for athletes.
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Colorado
Harr Carlson
National Collegiate Athletic Association
NCAA
Everett
Sonny) Grandelius
The
Buffaloes
Carlson
Missouri
Little League Minor League Tryout Schedule Announced
Little League President Joseph A. McDonough released the tryout timetable for boys in Little and Minor Leagues. Athletes should report to the Little League field at 5 30 p m on each scheduled day. The plan lists age groups across April and May with specific dates for nine and ten year olds and older groups including eight year olds for Minor League trials.
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Little League
Joseph A. McDonough
McDonough
NBA Board Fails To Resolve Major Issues
The NBA board adjourned the spring meeting with two key items unresolved. A successor to President Maurice Podoloff and a potential move of the Philadelphia Warriors to San Francisco remain on the agenda when meetings resume May 3. No formal application from Eddie Gottlieb was received, though a move was discussed informally. Podoloff, 71, said he will retire after next season.
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al Basketball Association
Maurice Podoloff
Philadelphia Warrior
San Francisco
Eddie Gottlieb
Warriors
Podoloff
Palmer Favored In Texas Open For Third Time
Arnold Palmer enters the Texas Open as the tournament’s leading favorite for a third straight title as 150 players tee off at Oak Hills. Gene Littler and other stars compete as Palmer seeks another win, riding a top year with $37,008.33 in earnings.
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Palmer
San Antonio
Strikes and Spares League Standings and Highs
Bowling report for multiple leagues shows scores, high singles and triples for players such as K Hopkins Ingle S Crafts and M Rice. Standings list Harriman Nebco Coolshots Twilighters Has Beens Buttons Bows Outcasts Shady Laners with varied totals across Wednesday Thursday and high school divisions.
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Jeanas
Bows
K. Hopkins
Ingle
Crafts
M. Rice
Nebco
Jacksonville Twilighters
Snow
Coolshots
Twilighters
Beens
Buttons & Bows
Shady Laners
Wardsboro
Power Co
Candeletti
L_ Stenson
Dover Dubbers
Candeleus
Glamor Girls
Lane Lobbers
A. Davis
Alley Cats
Cousin's Stun
SS. Fantan
C. Pouign
Cousin's Six
Blue Angels
P. Johnson
G_ Lackey
R. Lavoy
Shell Club
W. Morse
Morse
Paper shirts and dresses predicted for future wear
Waycross Georgia. Forestry expert B E Allen manager of the woodlands division of Union Bag Camp Corp told the fifth annual Ware County Forestry Festival that paper shirts will be on sale at coin operated machines in the near future.
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B. E. Allen
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Union Bag Camp Corp
Ware County
Fate and Faith Lift Doc Jocoy Toward Derby Run
California colt Doc Jocoy nears the Kentucky Derby after luck and belief. Owner trainer Lionel Clark Sternberger credits fate and faith for their run. Jockey Billy Harmatz persuaded entry following a fast San Felipe and California Derby win. The mare St Andrews Eve and Dr Jock Joycey aided the Derby plan while Sternberger guards the colt from harm.
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Fate
Faith
Doc Jocoy
Lionel Clark Sternberger
Doc Jocey
Sternberger
San Felipe
Billy Harmatz
Tanforan
Billy
Jock Joycey
Detroit Zoo Welcomes Rhinoceros Calf Harvey
The Detroit Zoo reports the birth of a rhinoceros named Harvey on April 19. Harvey weighs 75 pounds and is the fifth rhinoceros born in captivity at a U S zoo.
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Detroit
Detroit Zoo
Harvey
U.S
Burr and Burton Edges Chester in Seven to Six
Burr and Burton pitchers held Chester to one hit, while Burr and Burton’s hitters totaled ten, securing a 7-6 win. Manchester built a 6-1 lead by the fifth before Chester rallied with four runs in the fifth and one in the sixth. Key moments included Zambalis’s first inning home run and two-hit days by Quelette, Zambalis, and Croff.
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Chester
Burr and Burton
Manchester
Bulldogs
Burr
Burton
Macey
Zambalis
Bulldog
Ouelette
Martinez
Campbell
Croff
Quelette
Veteran right handers Roberts and Labine released by Yanks and Mets
Robin Roberts 35 and Clem Labine 36 were released by the New York Yankees and New York Mets, ending long careers with Phillies and Dodgers respectively. Roberts, who earned 234 wins with Philadelphia, had not pitched for the Yankees this season and seeks another club. Labine, a noted relief pitcher with four NL champions, was released to make room for Chiti and Hillman after three Mets relief appearances.
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Clem Labine
Yanks
Mets
NEW York
Roberts
Philadelphia Phillies
New York Yankees
Labine
Brooklyn Dodgers
New York Mets
Phillies
Yankee
Yankees
Ralph Houk
Brooklyn
Los Angeles Dodgers
Joe Ginsberg
Harry Chiti
Cleveland
Dave Hillman
Syracuse
Pittsburgh
Bonus Baby Wins In Experience Opening Game
Lew Krausse the 125000 bonus baby sent to the minors by Kansas City for more experience pitched Binghamton to a 4-3 win over Elmira in the class A Eastern League. The Chester Pennsylvania native, 19, allowed seven hits and fanned 16 on Wednesday night. He made his major league debut on June 16 1961 with a three run shutout in Kansas Citys 4-0 victory over Los Angeles, but later slumped to a 2-5 record.
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Kansas City
Krausse
Binghamton
Elmira
Chester
Los Angeles
Orange hair leads to suspensions at Knoxville high school
In Knoxville Tennessee 17 high school boys were sent home from school by principal J M Earl Mc Call after Easter vacation for dyed orange hair. The action follows the school policy barring dyed hair.
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Knoxville
Tenn
J.M. Earl McCall
Top Girls Bowling Teams Slump In Week Contests
Mitch's L M tops Bowlerettes 3 1 as Liggett's Lou Lou's loses 3 1 to Amateurs. Kool Kats surge to fourth with 4 0 win over Pin Jims while Lauzon's drops to sixth after 3 1 loss to T Es. Lectronics Sparks edge Lectronettes 3 1 and Pinch Hitters beat Buy Rite Lucky Strikes 4 0.
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Liggett
Lou Lou’s
Liggett’s
Kool Kats
Lauzon
Pin Jims
Lectronettes
T.e.’S
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H Harrington
R. Mattison
J Shepard
B Phillips
B. Phillips
L & Ms
Marie Watson
F .Snow
F Snow
G. Tollisen
J. Bromirski
Lou Lou
P_ Corbett
D. Pray
D_ Pray
Kool Kats Lauzon
Plane Hoax Declared Distress Call False
The Coast Guard said a Mayday from an aircraft over the Atlantic was a hoax. The message placed the plane hundreds of miles east of Boston triggering air and sea searches from Pease Air Force Base New Hampshire. No overdue aircraft was found and the search was discontinued.
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Coast Guard
Atlantic Ocean
Pease Air Force Base
Portsmouth
N.H
Boston
Death of Mountain Landis Shocks Baseball World
Chicago United Press International reports Judge Kene announced the death of Mountain Landis, baseball's first commissioner, on November 25, 1944, in Chicago. The obituary notes Landis's pioneering role and lasting impact on the sport.
Larsen Saves Giants In Night Of Late Threats
Don Larsen, 32, pitcher with the perfect game pedigree, entered in the sixth inning against Pittsburgh with the Giants’ lead at risk. He struck out the side and allowed one run the rest of the way in an 8-3 San Francisco victory. The save, part of Larsen’s first season with the Giants since the trade from Chicago, followed a shaky 1960 stretch. other NL results saw Cubs beat Dodgers 9-3, Milwaukee over Philadelphia 7-2, Cincinnati top New York Mets 7-1, and a 5-5 17 inning tie between St. Louis and Houston that was halted by curfew.
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Larsen
Pittsburgh
Giants
New York Yankees
Brooklyn Dodgers
Kansas City
Don Zanni
Ed Fisher
Bob Farley
Chicago White Sox
Billy Pierce
Chicago Cubs
Los Angeles Dodgers
Milwaukee
Philadelphia
Cincinnati
New York Mets
St. Louis
Houston
Benhi Seeks First Win as Governors Open Season
Benhi High School baseball aims for first win of the season as it meets North Bennington on the Governors’ diamond at 3 p.m. The team, coached by Bud Leamy, brings four returning players and a 2-1- when facing Berkshire League rivals Drury High and Williams Town earlier.
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Leamy
Irradiated Bulbs May Produce Bigger Blossoms
Gamma irradiated gladioli and several rose types are offered to home gardeners for the first time by Mentor Nurseries Ohio. Treated with cobalt 60, the bulbs and plants may grow bigger sturdier and flowers could be more colorful. No danger to gardeners, says Mentor president Philip Seglin. Spring plantings include irradiated gladioli roses while fall distribution will include crocus tulip hyacinth and daffodils.
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Mentor Nurseries, Inc
Mentor
Ohio
Sani-Speed Manufacturing Co
Philip Segelin
First International Satellite Ready to Go
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. The world’s first international satellite, a joint U S British project, is ready for launch. A Thor-Delta rocket will carry a 132 pound payload into a 200 to 600 mile orbit to study the ionosphere and cosmic radiation. US built the satellite, rocket, power, tracking and radio gear. British scientists supplied the six instruments and will analyze the data.
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Cape Canaveral
Fla
United States
Great Britain
Fire suspected saboteurs at Havana National Bank scaffold
Havana AP report says the Communist Hoy newspaper presumed saboteurs started the blaze on scaffolding around the unfinished 20 story National Bank of Cuba Tuesday night.
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Hoy
National Bank of Cuba
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