Yogi Berra’s diving catch saves Yankees in 2-0 win
Yogi Berra made a remarkable spillover catch in left field to rob a Jake Wood bid for a triple or homer, preserving Bill Stafford’s 2-0 shutout of Detroit. The victory ends New York’s three-game skid and moves the Yankees back atop the American League standings.
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Palmer and Player clash over rugged Oakmont course
Arnold Palmer calls Oakmont the best course in five years while Gary Player criticizes the rough layout and aggressive slopes. They clash on the course’s fairness as US Open play nears, with defending champ Gene Littler noting driving accuracy as key and reporting no greens or trap complaints.
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El Paso Battles San Antonio For Texas Baseball Lead
United Press International reports El Paso and San Antonio fiercely contest the Texas lead with Amarillo close behind. In the first game Amarillo defeated El Paso 10-3 as Amagillo’s players hit two run homers by Jesus Aloun and others while Austin beat Albuquerque 1-0 in the other game. Tonight San Antonio faces Tulsa, Albuquerque plays Austin, and El Paso meets Amarillo.
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Packers in Market For Head Coach
Chicago GM Frank Lane sought a new head coach after firing Jim Pollard who had one year left on his N B A contract. Pollard received a front office offer but likely will take the remaining salary and return to Minneapolis where he played with George Mikan.
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Junior League Opens as Bonham Lanes Hosts
Dickie Robinson and Larry Frair led the opening session of the Junior league at Bonham Lanes with top scorer and high series. Robinson rolled a high game of 198 while Frair posted a 561 series amid match results showing Team 2 3, Team 13, Team 4 3, Team 3 1, and Team 5 2, Team 6 2.
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Major League Leaders in Batting and Pitching
National League batting leaders include T Davis 64 RBI Cepeda 59 Mays 54 White 47 F Alou 43. American League top hitters Wagner 45 Robinson 44 Siebern 43 Rollins 42 Gentile 41. Pitching leaders show Purkey 10 1 Reds Donavan 8 2 and Koufax 8 2 Dodgers.
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National League Standings and Tuesday Results Highlight Campaign
Major standings list Los Angeles leading the NL with 43 wins and San Francisco close behind at 42. Pittsburgh sits third, followed by St. Louis and Cincinnati. Tuesday saw Pittsburgh beat Chicago 4 3 while San Francisco swept Cincinnati and Milwaukee routed Los Angeles.
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Two Unbeatens Face Off in NCAA Baseball Meet
Michigan and Florida State, only teams unbeaten after two NCAA rounds, collide in Omaha to decide who advances to the semifinals. Michigan beat Holy Cross 11-4. Florida State edged Ithaca 5-4 with a ninth inning rally. Santa Clara and Holy Cross also meet as double elimination continues.
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Tail-Enders Rally Past Leaders in Double Win
In a doubleheader setup across Dallas Fort Worth and Oklahoma City the Giants of the American Association were swept for the second straight time. The Rangers defeated the front running Indians 6 2 with Dave Baldwin earning the win and Al Worthington pitching the distance. The 89ers beat Omaha 4 1 as Jim McDaniel homered in the eighth. Louisville crushed Denver 5 1 behind Denny Lemaster who struck out 12 and allowed four hits.
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Texans Prepared as Texas Met Ithaca to Open Doubleheader
Texas faces Ithaca to start a two game set after smashing Colorado State 11 to 2. Santa Clara outlasted Missouri 7 to 4 in 12 innings, eliminating two teams from the eight team field on Tuesday.
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Denver hurler loses as six run sixth seals game
Strikeouts mark the season as Denver faltered in the sixth inning on a single plus two wild pitches and an infield out. Joe Grenda took the loss among three Denver pitchers. Today's schedule listed Denver at Louisville for a doubleheader Indianapolis at Dallas Fort Worth and Omaha at Oklahoma City.
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Indians Sign Dick Berardino From Richmond
The Indianapolis Indians announced the signing of outfielder Dick Berardino from Richmond of the International League. Berardino, a former Amarillo Gold Sox star, hit 20 home runs and batted .301 last year in the Texas League. In 45 games with Richmond he had five homers and a .238 batting average.
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New Guinea Man Offers Water as Courtesy Test
A New Guinea native extends water to strangers as a sign of courtesy and friendship, first drinking a sip himself to prove the liquid is safe before offering it to others.
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