Walker Hurls Orioles To 3-2 Victory Over Yankees
Orioles win 3-2 as Jerry Walker no hits the Yankees through six innings before a late rally ends his bid. Mantle breaks the no hit bid with a seventh inning double. Walker exits after issuing his fourth walk with seven strikeouts. Orioles improve to lead majors. Steve Barber preserves the win.
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Lowly Phillies Rally For 12-7 Win Over Braves
The Philadelphia Phillies scored six runs in the eighth inning to beat the Milwaukee Braves 12-7. Cal Neeman started the burst with a triple, Tony Taylor doubled scoring Malkmus, Bobby Del Greco and Ken Walters later contributed hits as Parco Herrera tripled, chasing Burdette from the mound.
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Philadelphia Phillies
Milwaukee Braves
Phillies
Lou Burdette
Juan Pizarro
Cal Neeman
Harry Anderson
Chris Short
Tony Taylor
Bobby Malkmus
Neeman
Alvin Dark
Bobby del Greco
Clay Dalrymple
Anderson
Taylor
Ken Walters
Parco Herrera
Burdette
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Iood Robinson
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Herrera
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Pastrano vs Ray set for Wednesday TV bout in Chicago
Willie Pastrano meets Sonny Ray in a 10 round light heavyweight fight at Chicago Stadium to be aired on ABC at 9 p.m. EST. Pastrano sits atop a strong start this year with three wins, while Ray, a Chicagoan, brings rust off with a 17 9 6 record and 14 knockouts.
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Willie Pastrano
Sonny Ray
Chicago Stadium
ABC
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Miami Beach
Fila
Jerry Luedee
George Kartalian
Augusta
Alonzo Johnson
Louisville
New Orleans
Ring Magazine
National Boxing Assn
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al Williams
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Tex
Cuba to Send Small Group to Rome Olympics
A Cuban government spokesman said Fidel Castro personally intervened to allow a small group of individual performers to compete in the Rome Olympics, after earlier plans to boycott the Games.
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Fidel Castro
Rome
Mountaineer Lanes State Fall Opening
Construction of the Mountaineer Bowling Lanes on Cumberland Road is to be finished by early fall. The $390,000 project includes a 19,870 square foot building with six 9% feet long trusses over 16 lanes, air conditioning, Brunswick equipment, a pro shop, snack bar, and parking for at least 100 cars. Carl Mariotti will manage. leagues planned for churches schools industry and civic groups. Open nine to twelve weekdays and one to twelve on Sundays with lessons and free clinics after opening.
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Clemente's bases loaded single wins 7th inning game for Pirates
Roberto Clemente lined a bases loaded single to center in the seventh, giving the Pittsburgh Pirates a 4 to 3 victory over the Cincinnati Redlegs. Dick Groat had a three hit night including a pivotal bunt and double as Elroy Face earned the win. Cincinnati used six pitchers in a tough 11th inning rally.
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Pittsburgh Pirates
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Pirates
Pittsburgh
Dick Groat
Clemente
Elroy Face
Cal McLish
Cincinnati
Redlegs
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Bill Mazeroski
Cincinnati Oo
Chicago Tops Cleveland 6-4 in Tuesday night win
Gene Freese and Al Smith homered as the White Sox snap a four game skid and beat the Indians 6-4 at Chicago. Freese's two run shot in the fourth erased a Cleveland lead while Smith sparked a sixth inning rally. Pierce earned the win with Kemmerer backing him in relief.
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Tiefenauer
Curtis Cup Team Dominates British Amateur Quarterfinals
Harlech Wales AP Curtis McIntire and three U S Curtis Cup teammates scored two wins each to seize half the quarterfinal berths. Jo ane Gunderson Anne Quast Joan e Goodwin join McIntire as Americans seeking the title last won in 1956 by Margaret Smith.
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Barbara McIntire
Miss McIntire
Lake Park
Fla
Joanne Gunderson
Kirkland
Wash
Anne Quast
Marysville
Joanne Goodwin
Haverhill
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Goodwin
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Vicomtesse de Saint Sauveur
France
Miss Quast
Sheila Vaughan
England
Ireland
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Hillary Williamson
Margaret
Wiffi) Smith
Ex Hockey Star Lester Patrick In Critical Condition
Victoria British Columbia AP reports 76 year old hockey legend Lester Patrick nicknamed Silver Fox is in critical condition in a hospital after a period of illness.
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B.C
Lester Patrick
Silver Fox” of
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Basilio Plans June Title Fight With Fullmer
Basilio, 33, says he feels better than in two years after a five mile run and will fly to Denver for training before the June 29 bout with Gene Fullmer in Salt Lake City. He travels with sparring partners Mike DeJohn Leo Veronico and Leo Owens.
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N.Y
Carmen Basilio
Gene Fullmer
Basilio
Denver
Salt Lake City
Mike DeJohn
Leo Owens
Dickie Diveronica
Victoria Park Bypasses Belmont for Queen's Plate
E P Taylor announced that his 3 year old Victoria Park will skip the Belmont Stakes on June 11 and race in the 101st Queen's Plate at New Woodbine the same day in Toronto. The Belmont is worth 125000 added dollars.
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E.P Taylor
Victoria Park
New Woodbine
English Derby Field Cuts Down By Mishap
An American owned horse Exchange Student broke a fetlock and was scratched from the $109,976 English Derby at Epsom. Three withdrawals reduce the field to 18 with Kamok and Tortillo pulled. Kamok will run in the Oaks instead as Angers, owned by Mrs. Ralph B. Strassburger, remains the 7-2 favorite for the 1 1/2 mile race at Victoria Club.
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England
Townsend B. Martin
New York
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N.J
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Kamok
Tortillo
Angers
France
Ralph B. Strassburger
Norristown
Paris
London
Victoria Club
Rathmann Wins 500 Mile Race To Earn Record $110000
Indianapolis AP Jim Rathmann collected a record $110000 for winning the 44th 500 mile auto race on Monday night. Rodger Ward had set the prior purse record with $106850. The total purse reached a new high of $367850 as Rathmann and car owners Kenny Rich and Paul Lacey of Dallas shared prizes and Rathmann won an expensive pace car and other awards.
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Jim Rathmann
Rodger Ward
Rathmann
Kenny Rich
Paul Lacey
Dallas
Adcock Leads NL Batting Crown Narrowly
Milwaukee first baseman Joe Adcock holds first in the National League race with a .? average after seven hits in 19 at bats. Roberto Clemente trails by one point at .353 as Willie Mays and Bill White rise. in the American League Pete Runnels grabs top spot with .354 while Ted Kluszewski slips to eighth.
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Polo Grounds
Giants
Jim Hearn
Roberto Clemente
Pittsburgh
Clemente
Bill White
St. Louis
Willie Mays
San Francisco
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Mays
Pete Runnels
Boston
Ted Kluszewski
Chicago
Runnels
Kluszewski
Klu
Whitey Herzog
Kansas City
Yogi Berra
New York
Yogi
No Wrestling At Auditorium This Saturday Night
There will be no wrestling program Saturday night at Bluefield Auditorium due to the State Lions Club Convention ending with a banquet and dance. Matchmaker Toots Mondt plans a June 11 card featuring a French champion making his Bluefield debut and the popular 750 pound wrestler Happy Humphrey Penneyworth among others.
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Lions Club
Toots Mondt
Bluefield
Happy Humphrey Penneyworth
Dedication Set For Fame Hall In Charleston WV
West Virginia's Sports Hall of Fame in Charleston's Civic Center will be dedicated Oct 24. A committee recommends raising annual inductees from two to three, with emphasis on oldtimers. Plaques for 16 living members already line the lobby.
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Morgantown Dominion News
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Shorty) Hardman
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Greasy) Neale
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Rat) Rodgers
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Sheriff) Blake
Jesse Burkett
Cam Henderson
Lee Patton
Rocco J. Gorman
Hardman and Furfari
Stubby Currence
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Fred Burns
Huntington Herald-Dispatch
Dick Hudson
Charleston Daily Mail
Skip Johnson
Dick Leonard
Associated Press
Standings And Tonight's MLB Matches With Slugger Notes
Standings show Baltimore leading New York 3-2 Boston 5-1 Washington 1 Chicago 6-4 Cleveland 4 Kansas City 2 Detroit 1. Tonight New York Maas 0-0 hosts Baltimore Brown 31. Cleveland Hawkins 3-3 visits Kansas City Herbert 2-3. Chicago Baumann 1-2 at Detroit Bunning 1-2. Washington Kaat 14 and Lee 0-1 at Boston Delock 0-0 and Casale 2-3. 2-twi-night.
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Herbert
Baumann
Bunning
Kaat
Lee
Delock
Casale
W. L. Pet
Night Baseball Schedule and Probable Pitchers
Philadelphia hosts Milwaukee while Pittsburgh plays Cincinnati in night games. Chicago and San Francisco meet under lights with Ellsworth versus O'Dell. Milwaukee and Philadelphia send Bud and Owens as starters. Cincinnati visits Pittsburgh with Purkey and Friend for night action. St Louis travels to Los Angeles where Koufax starts as night game.
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Cincinnati
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San Francisco
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G.B. Pittsburgh
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Bluefield Beavers versus Parkersburg Big Reds open state tourney
Bluefield and Parkersburg meet in the opening game at Parkersburg at 1 p.m. with a chance to claim a second state title. East Bank and Philippi play the second contest. winners meet Thursday at 2 p.m. Bluefield last won in 1955. Parkersburg has two prior crowns.
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Big Reds
Beavers
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Philippi
Bluefield Hao
Bluefield
Huntington
Weirton
Phillippi
Monongah
Bob Musser
Monogah
Frank DeMoss
Musser
Beaver
Williamson
Yankee Killer Frank Lary Beats Yankees Again in 1960 Opener
Detroit pitcher Frank Lary, famed for a 21-6 lifetime mark against New York, started the 1960 season by defeating the Yankees in his first meeting of the year, extending his dominance over the club.
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Frank Lary
Yankees
Knickerbockers Lose 23–1 in Hoboken Debut
In 1846 the New York Knickerbockers became the first official losing team in baseball when they fell 23 to 1 in Hoboken New Jersey. The note appears in The Junior Illustrated Encyclopedia of Sports edited by Willard Mullin and Herbert Kamm.
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New York Knickerbockers
Hoboken
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Willard Mullin
Herbert Kamm
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