Cubs Outlast Braves 11-10 In Panic Finishing Rally
Moe Thacker delivered a ninth inning single from second to win for Chicago as the Cubs held off Milwaukee 11-10. Milwaukee built a late lead with Lee Maye's grand slam but Chicago surged back with three eighth inning runs and a decisive ninth. Ed Mathews homered for Milwaukee, while Joe Torre and Joe Adcock provided key blasts for the Cubs.
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Billy Williams
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Joe Torre
Joe Adcock
Don Cardwell
Bob Buhl
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Zimmer
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Taylor
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Mantilla
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Olive
dLau
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Bertell i Schaffernoth
St Louis Cardinals extend win streak to four
Ken Boyer drove in three runs with two singles as St Louis collected 12 hits in an 84 victory over Cincinnati. Bob Gibson slipped to 3-3 while the Cards stretched their winning streak to four and pulled within three percentage points of first place behind the Dodgers.
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Diachenko Named Princeton Coach and Athletic Director
W R Pete Cooke Princeton superintendent announced Nick C Diachenko longtime Saeger High coach takes over as athletic director and head football coach at Princeton High School starting September He will have two assistants with Ralph Ball as number one and the number two assistant new system at Princeton parallels changes elsewhere Diachenko 36 married with three children previously coached at Knox County Ky and Jenkins Ky
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Sont Tendent
Mercer County Schools
Nick C. Diachenko
Saeger High School
Princeton High School
Diachenko
William E
Princeton
Bluefield High
Merrill Gainer
Ralph Ball
Cooke
West Virginia
Roney
Silver Springs School
Jaeger
Knox County
Jenkins, Ky
Celtics star Bob Cousy denounces point shaving scandal
AFTON NY AP Bob Cousy says the basketball point shaving scandal reflects a rotten society. He criticizes fans and officials and disputes reports that college players are to blame while defending player innocence and questioning accountability across pro and college ranks.
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N.Y
Bob Cousy
Bell
Boston Celtics
Evening Press
Binghamton
Cousy
St. Johns
Fred Crawford
St. Bonaventure
Ed Hey
Tazewell Area Receives 2000 Bass For Private Ponds
About 2000 bass were delivered from Wytheville federal hatcheries to Tazewell County Virginia. The fish were planted in private ponds on multiple farms including Wall near Dial Rock Gillespie lands The Cove Sluss Healing Spring Yates Horse Pen and Fuller at Bluefield. Several new ponds are under construction and more planned as water conservation tanks.
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Wytheville
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Healing Spring
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Bluefield
Paul Bridges
Princeton
Bonham
Camp Creek Falls
Conversation Commission
Mercer Anglers Club
Camp Creek
West Virginia
Orioles Licensed For Virginia Business
The Baltimore Orioles were licensed Friday to do business in Virginia. The SCC certificate was issued to the Baltimore Baseball Club, Inc., a Missouri corporation formerly known as the St. Louis Browns. The club currently has no Virginia farm team.
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Baltimore
Left-Handed Pitcher Signs With Athletics
Fitchburg Massachusetts AP report notes 19 year old left handed pitcher Tommy Barnicle of Lawrence Academy signed with the Kansas City Athletics for a substantial bonus. He is the son of former Boston Braves pitcher George B. Barnicle who played in 1939 40 and 41.
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Lawrence Academy
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George B. Barnicle
Boston Braves
Russia Aims to Broaden Amateur Status Definition
Moscow reports Russia will push at the IOC meeting in Athens June 16 21 to widen amateur status to include all athletes who do not earn a living from sport. The current IOC rule defines an amateur as one who participates solely for pleasure.
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International Olympic Committee
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Braves Pay Big Bonus For Pitcher Wade Blasingame
The Milwaukee Braves paid over 100000 dollars to sign 17 year old Wade Blasingame of Fresno California a highly sought after left handed pitcher. He won 20 straight high school games with Roosevelt including three no hitters and averaged 15 strikeouts per game.
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Calif
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Montreal Scholarship Program Yields First Dividend
Montreal Alouettes have received the first dividend from their effort to fund football scholarships at U.S. colleges. Promising Canadian talent, including Fairholm from the Rosemount Bombers, are headed toward divisions such as the University of Arizona.
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Montreal Alouettes
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Caship
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Fairholm
Rosemount Bombers
Seventeen Angels Draft Picks Remain With Club
Los Angeles Angels owner revealed that 17 of 28 players selected in the American League expansion draft started the season with the Angels. Duke Maas, initially in the draft, was traded back to the Yankees for rookie shortstop Fritz Brickell in a deal shaping early roster moves.
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Dartmouth Regards 3rd Baseman Nyquist Strong
Dartmouth reports West high school third baseman Mike Nyquist hit .433 in eight games this season He is an end during football season and is noted by officials in Hanover New Hampshire AP report.
Top 10 In Majors Run Scorers and Batted In Totals
In a compact listing the major run scorers include Mathews Mil and Cresta Lee and Robinson from Cincinnati along with Banks Chi Freese Cinmays SF and others. Aaron Mil Cepeda Kob oe 36 and Mays are noted with RBI tallies.
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Koboe
Le Mans 24-Hour Race Opens With Stars of Grand Prix
Fifty five Grand Prix veterans start the 24 hour Le Mans race in northern France. Stirling Moss among the entrants the field includes Pedro and Ricardo Rodriguez Phil Hill Richie Ginther Wolfgang von Trips Bruce MacLaren Maurice Trintignant and Joaquim Bonnier as spectators brace for hazards on the 8.36 mile course. The 1955 disaster led to tightened spectator safety measures during the event.
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Mexico
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Phil Hill
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Calif
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Granda Oe
NC State Grid Captain Signs Argonaut Pact
Toronto Argonauts sign NC State football captain Alex Gillespie after he signed Friday with the team. Gillespie serves as captain for the Wolfpack and joins the Canadian league roster.
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Toronto
Alex Gillespie
North Carolina
Toronto Argonauts
Ageless Archie Faces Rinaldi In Title Bout Tonight
Archie Moore defends the light heavyweight title against Giulo Rinaldi with $100000 at stake. Rinaldi, 26, brings youth while Moore, aged 44 or 47 per his mother, relies on years of ring dominance and a knockout record. NBC ABC coverage scheduled for 9 p.m. EST.
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Archie Moore
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Dick Sadler
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N.Y
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Rome
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National Boxing Association
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Cleveland Churches Embrace Athletics Programs
In the Greater Cleveland area churches show growing interest in athletic programs with an estimated 35 percent rise in church-sponsored basketball and softball teams over five years. Other activities include bowling bantam football soccer and golf, while churches invite sports personalities from the Indians and Browns to speak at meetings.
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Greater
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Browns
Game Interrupted by Glass Backboard Break at Wyoming Tourney
Dick Stevens of Lovell literally shot his team out of the University of Wyoming gymnasium when his shot shattered the backboard. No replacement glass was available and players, officials, and spectators moved to the nearby high school gym to finish the game, with Lovell winning 65 to 58.
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Wyo
Dick Stevens
Lovell
University of Wyoming
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Snead Enters Western Open in Grand Rapids
Sam Snead, pro golf’s leading money winner, enters the Western Open in Grand Rapids as the event plans for June 22 to 3. The Western Open features a $30,000 purse and already attracts most top professionals, with Snead having earned close to $400,000 in official prize money.
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Sam Snead
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Snead
Orioles sign two bonus players for Bluefield debut
Bluefield Orioles announce Dick Jones from The Citadel and Howie Stethers of Syracuse sign bonus contracts and report to Bluefield. Jones hit .375 last season and Stethers, a left handed pitcher, reportedly receives over 30000 dollars. Opening game versus Kingsport on June 23 at home starts a two game series.
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Syracuse
N.Y
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Staunton Military Academy
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Bluefield Orioles
Dick Jones
Citadel
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Orioles
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Scarborough
Barney Lutz
Kingsport
Fanning
Seven Senators Draft Picks Now With Other Clubs
Washington AP reports the expansion draft brought 28 players to the Senators from last year's American League rosters. Seven of those drafted for 75000 dollars each are currently with other teams.
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Washington
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Vidas
New York Started '61 Race With 13 Hurlers
New York began the pennant race with 13 pitchers, though manager Ralph Houk had planned to carry 10 before the season opened for the Yankees.
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Ralph Houk
Yankees Sign All SC Outfielder To Pact
New York AP reports Tom Red Booker an all Southern Conference outfielder in 1959 and 1961 with Richmond University signed a Yankee farm club contract on Friday and received a modest bonus.
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Red) Booker
Richmond University
New York Yankee
Florida hurler signs Cardinal pact
The St. Louis Cardinals signed Dennis Aust, a 20 year old right handed pitcher from the University of Florida, for a substantial bonus on Friday.
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ST. Louis
St. Louis Cardinals
Dennis Aust
University of Florida
Golfer 87 Scores First Hole In One in California
Bentley M. Hamilton aged 87 achieved his first hole in one on the second fairway at the Hacienda course in San Pedro California. Hamilton had notable scores earlier in life including a 75 at age seven and an 84 at age 85.
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San Pedro
Calif
Bentley M. Hamilton
UNC Cager Admits Gum Ball Machine Theft
James Donohue, UNC basketball player from Yonkers, admitted taking a gum ball machine from James Walker Memorial Hospital in Wilmington on March 12. He pleaded guilty to trespassing, paid a $25 fine, and received probation for the upcoming season.
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Lou Brown
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