White Sox extend 12 game win streak with doubleheader sweep
Juan Pizarro held Detroit to five hits in the nightcap as the Chicago White Sox beat the Tigers 6-5 and 11-1. Minnie Minoso homered in the opener and Billy Bruton broke up a no hitter in the sixth. The Sox have won 19 of 20 and, with 30 total hits, stretched the streak, the majors longest this season. Marv Throneberry later hit two homers as the Orioles defeated the Athletics 5-3 in the first game of a doubleheader in Kansas City.
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Bluefield Rally Tops Salem 12 7 In Wild Baseball Tilt
Bluefield erased a 7-0 deficit with seven walks and two wild pitches in the fifth and a six run sixth inning to beat Salem 12-7 at home. Bobby Thieme earned the win with four scoreless frames after Salem jumped on Bill Stone early. Salem and Bluefield meet again at Bowen Field at 7 30 tonight.
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Giants Beat Phils 12-5 Behind Marichal Eight Strong
Juan Marichal limited Philadelphia to four hits and no runs through eight innings before a five run ninth inning rally broke the game open. McCovey and Cepeda contributed offensively as San Francisco built a 1-0 lead before an obstruction call at first base allowed a run to score. The Phillies bullpen and hitters were unable to recover in the late innings.
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Angels Top Yankees In Eight-Run Era Rally At Dodger Stadium
Eddie Yost drove in four with a single and a game winning homer as the Los Angeles Angels beat the New York Yankees 7 to 4. Ted Bowsfield earned the win in relief, while Bud Daley took the loss for New York. Yost's fourth inning homer capped a five run inning that put LA ahead for good.
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Majors Plan Minor League Streamlining For Expansion
National League adopts a sliding talent distribution to aid two new teams New York and Houston in 1962. The plan allocates $75 000 per player for 32 players from existing clubs with a coin toss to set first pick. Frick plans a bonus committee and a broad minor league structure to ensure 14 to 16 affiliated squads.
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U S Crew Named For Games In Israel
Jack Kelly Jr. announced a six man U S rowing team to compete in the Mac cababiah Games in Israel after trials on the Schuylkill River on June 18. The squad includes George Herman of Penn 1955, Richard Bleiden, Harvey Rubenstein, Donald Spero, Richard Millman, and Richard Schwartz.
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Midget Wrestlers To Headline Bluefield Saturday Night
Two famous midgets headline the Bluefield Auditorium show this Saturday with Don Gentry of Quebec wrestling Little Heart in a main event. Gentry claims the world midget title while Heart, praised by his manager for expert holds, promises a fast and brutal bout. Remaining matchups will be announced later this week.
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Fourteen Americans Reach Wimbledon Second Round
In sunny Wimbledon action fourteen American men and four women advanced to the second round. Nancy Richey, 19, from Texas, drew cheers on center court after a first set win though she lost to second seed Margaret Smith. McKinley and Hantze, both seeded eighth, posted wins as Ralston Mulloy Douglas Reed Dell Crawford and others followed. Four American girls won and four lost with remaining matches to come.
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Pirates Manager Pins Slumps on Poor Defense and Pitching
Pittsburgh manager Danny Murtaugh said the Pirates’ 1961 pennant chase falters from weak defense and unreliable pitching. He cited a 12 11 loss to Philadelphia with four errors as emblematic and noted Vernon Law’s sore shoulder and other starters’ limited effectiveness have disrupted the rotation.
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Moncove Lake Bass Impoundment Sees Strong Opening Day
Moncove Lake near Gap Mills in Monroe County opened to fishing on June 17 after stocking 14 000 fingerling bass. In its opening day creel census 153 anglers caught 796 bass in 407 hours, averaging just over five fish per angler with sizes mainly nine to 11 inches.
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Chiefs Lose by One Run in Syracuse Opening
The Marlins beat the Chiefs 2-1 in Syracuse as Roberto Herrera doubled home John Glemn in the sixth to supply the decisive run. Ted Sadowski held the Chiefs to four hits while Gregory allowed seven, and an unearned Chiefs run followed a Morgan error.
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Richmond Lands Big Deep Creek Gridder
Richard Hodsdon, an all state tackle from Deep Creek High School, will join the University of Richmond this fall. Spider coach Ed Merrick said Hodsdon, 6 1 and 215 pounds, earned Group II District I all star honors as a junior and senior and made the first all state team of the Virginia Sports Writers and Broadcasters Association in 1960.
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Swedish girl sets new world 1500 meter freestyle record
Margareta Rylander, 14, of Uppsala Sweden clocked 19 minutes 2.8 seconds to beat the women’s 1500 meter freestyle world record of 19 23.6 at a Tuesday event. International scores listed Charleston Syracuse Jersey City Rochester Richmond Buffalo.
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Step Nearer Reality Patterson Title Bout
Floyd Patterson's defense of the heavyweight title against Tom McNeeley moves closer as Champion ship Sports Inc of Massachusetts nears final approval to stage the Boston bout. The Massachusetts Boxing Commission will check club members for residency and citizenship before issuing a license.
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Majors' Top 10 acting Batsmen rundown
A list of the Majors' top 10 batsmen by runs batted in includes Cepeda 59 Robinson 57 Treeee 52 Aeron 50 and Mays with further names implied, reflecting early season batting leaders among the Major League players.
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Wytheville Twins Beat Harlan 13 11 In Marathon Game
Wytheville nipped Harlan 13 11 after two runs in the top of the ninth at Brown ing Park. Roger Hanlon earned the win, Steve Riska took the loss as 19 errors marked the four hour game. Harlan led 4 0, Wytheville answered with 2 4 1 to reach 11 5 before the comeback.
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River Stream Conditions Report For Tuesday
Greenbrier River normal and cloudy. Bluestone Reservoir normal and cloudy with 4 gates open. New River gauge at Hinton reads 2.6 feet.
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