Orioles Take Lead With 9 2 Win as Gentile Drives Charge
Jim Gentile sparked Baltimore with seven RBIs and three hits to lift the Orioles into first place by one game over the Yankees. The win featured rookie Chuck Estrada pitching into seven innings of a two hitter, while White Sox swept Boston 4 3 and 21 7. Maris homered twice for New York but sank in the 11th.
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Associated Press
Jim Gentile
Los Angeles
Baltimore Orioles
Gentile
Orioles
New York Yankees
Boston
Pete Runnels
RBI
Gond
Dodger
Baltimore
Chuck Estrada
Tower
Kansas City
New York
Whitey Ford
Yanks
Cleveland
Roger Maris
Maris
Jimmy Piersall
Chicago White Sox
Pirates Lose Doubleheader But Still Lead NL
Pittsburgh drops two to Chicago 7-6 and 7-5 yet maintains a sizable NL lead as Milwaukee and San Francisco also lose. Phillies pitcher John Buzhardt shuts out St Louis for 9 2 3 innings in a 3 2 12 inning win. Smoky Burgess ties a record with an 11th pinch homer in the ninth of the first game.
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Associated Press
Ingemar Johansson
Floyd Patterson
Patterson
Ingo
Pittsburgh
Chicago
Pirates
Bob Friend
Vern Law
Cubs
Phillies
John Buzhardt
St. Louis
Phils
Chris Short
Hal Smith
Fernie Banks
Smoky Burgess
Ron Santo
Houston
Law
Mark Freeman
Seth Morehead
Frank Howard
Los Angeles
Milwaukee
Johnny Podres
Dodgers
Lew Burdette
Bob Purkey
Orlando Cepeda
Cincinnati Sluggers
Jack Sanford
Wally Post Buzhardt
Joe Cunningham
Stan Musial
Tony Gonzalesz
Homer
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San Francisco
Cincinnati
Philadelphia
Baseball Scores and Standings Roundup
Baseball scores and standings show Baltimore 4 with 27 wins, New York 48, Cleveland 35, Chicago 38, Washington 28, Kansas City 28, Boston 22. Sunday results include New York 66 Cleveland 2 7 11 innings, Baltimore 9 Kansas City 2, Chicago 4 21 Boston 3 7, Washington 4 7 Detroit 2 4.
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New York
Cleveland
Chicago
Washington
Kansas City
Boston
Detroit
Ash Grove and Bank of Commerce win in Major League action
Ash Grove won its seventh straight by defeating Consolidated Oil 15 to 11. Bank of Commerce beat First National Bank 7 to 4 as Ash Grove piling 11 hits, three homers, and Wayne Benson, Jim Schmidt and Frank Tichenor pitched. Yale opened 1959-60 swimming with 182 straight dual meet victories.
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Downing Consolidated Ou
Bank of Commerce
First National Bank
Wayne Benson
Jim Schmidt
Frank Tichenor
Tim Gerkin
Gary Nichols
Richard Edwards
Denney Senseney
Steve Erickson
Bruce Ward
Senseney
Benson
Ward
Robert Orr
Eddie Lindblad
Paul Tate
Bill Hickey
Lindblad
Hawley
Pat Scott
Cooper
Randy Richman
Consolidated Oil
National
Yale
Elis
Boxing Results From Buenos Aires AP Report
Federico Thompson of Argentina outpointed Charlie Smith of Los Angeles in a 147 to 146% bout. Pedro Miranda of Cuba knocked out Wilfredo Hurst, while Jimmy Beecham of Jamaica stopped Alan Harmon in Kingston.
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Buenos Aires
Federico Thompson
Argentina
Charlie
Tombstone) Smith
Los Angeles
Havana
Pedro Miranda
Cuba
Wilfredo Hurst
Kingston
Jamaica
Jimmy Beecham
Miami
Alan Harmon
Chanute Legion Tops Parsons in Extra Innings. Falls to Lawrence
Chanute American Legion split weekend games, edging Parsons 2 to 1 in extra innings and losing 10 to 1 to Lawrence. Don Papst pitched a 10 strikeout win over Parsons as Jim Fleming started the decisive eighth inning rally with a walk and Steele stole second before White laid down a squeeze bunt. The Chanute squad remains home for two more league games as Chetopa and Caney visit this week.
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Lawrence
Chanute
Jim Fleming
Gary Steele Steele
Ronnie White
Don Papst
Tom Goodwin
Steele
Papst
Whetzel
Finney
Chetopa
Caney
League Leaders Batting and Pitching Highlights
Batting leaders include Mays of San Francisco with 348 at bats and 56 runs, Gentile of Baltimore with 347 at bats, and Maris of New York with 58 RBIs. Pitching leaders feature Williams of Los Angeles with 6 to 1, and Bunning of Detroit with 97 strikeouts.
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San Francisco
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Los Angeles
Hoak
Pittsburgh
Banks
Chicago
Cepeda
Bruton
Milwaukee
Pinson
Cincinnati
Groat
Cunningham
St. Louis
Kirkland
Boyer
Williams
Roebuck
Farrell
Philadelphia
Drysdale
Friend
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Runnels
Boston
Mantle
New York
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Lollar
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Siebern
Kansas City
Allison
Washington
Fox
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Lemon
W.ashington
Coates
Fornieles
Turley
James
Bunning
Detroit
Pascual
Chanute Speedway opener promises 15 to 20 cars
Chanute racing officials anticipate 15 to 20 stock cars for the Chanute Speedway season opener on Wednesday night. Glen Halbe, president of the Chanute Racing Association, cited a prior Ottawa speedway visit that secured ten out-of-town entries and said Osawatomie should add more entries. Weather delays had postponed the start and last week’s program was canceled for insufficient cars.
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Chanute Racing Assn
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Osawatomie
Grant Wins National Senior Clay Court Tennis Title
Bryan Grant of Atlanta captured his second straight National Senior Clay Court Championship by defeating Hal Surface of Kansas City 1-6 6-4 7-5. He and Larry Shippey then won the doubles crown 6-2 6-2 over Surface and Len Prosser. Ward and Jim Parker won the father son doubles title 14-12 5-7 6-4 over Len and Steve Prosser.
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ST. Louis
Bryan (Bitsy
Len
Steve Prosser
Prossers
Basilio Meets Fullmer Again For NBA World Title Fight
Gene Fullmer and Carmen Basilio clash again for the NBA world middleweight title at Derks Field Salt Lake City on Wednesday night. Fullmer, 27, seeks to defend after winning the title last Aug 28, Basilio, 33, contends he did not fight his best last time. The bout airs on ABC at 10 p.m. EST.
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Gene Fullmer
Carmen Basilio
Salt Lake City
Derks Field
National Boxing Assn
Fullmer
Basilio
NBA
Ray Robinson
Robinson
New York
Exchamp
Chittenango
N. Y
Joey Giardello
Bozeman
Mont
Pender
Palmer Leaves For Scotland To Play British Open
Arnold Palmer sails to Scotland with new shots learned at Portmarnock as he seeks to add the British Open to his American Open and Masters titles. The Canada Cup team victory crowned the United States as England, Australia, Ireland, and South Africa trailed in the standings.
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Sam Snead
United States
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Portmarnock Links
Irish Sea
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St. Andrews
Snead
White Sulphur Springs
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Flory van Donck
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Australia
South Africa
Doctor Shocks Piersall With Rest Order During Yankee Series
Cleveland outfielder Jim Piersall was ordered to rest to soothe nerves after a tense incident with umpire Hank Soar. He said the decision came as a shock and he may be sidelined for an undetermined period.
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Boston
Jim Piersall
Cleveland
Cleveland Firebrand
Piersall
Lane
Frank Lane
Don Kelly
Indians
Yankees
Newton
Hank Soar
Jim
Chicago White Sox
Kelly
Shaw Park Club Wins Swim Meet In Missouri Valley
Shaw Park Swimming Club of Clayton topped the Class A division with 191 points at the Missouri Valley AAU meet in Springfield. Webster Groves placed second with 128. Florissant Swim Club won Class B with 32, Kansas City Athletic Club second with 24. Pris Tanner of Wichita won the high school girls 100 meter freestyle, 100 meter backstroke and 200 meter individual medley.
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Springfield
Shaw Park Swimming Club
Clayton
Missouri Valley
Matson Bows Out After 4th Kansas Title
Natasha Matson, 23, of Wichita, winner of four straight Kansas Women's Amateur titles, will not participate in 1961. She announced she will not play in the upcoming Prairie Dunes tourney in Hutchinson after defeating Diane Wilson 5-4 to claim the 1960 title.
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Wichita
Kansas
Natasha Matson
University of Wichita
Prairie Dunes Country Club
Hutchinson
Miss Matson
Diane Wilson
Kansas City
Kas
Tigers Boss Dykes Summit Triggers Change Plans
DETROIT AP President Bill Dewitt met with manager Jimmy Dykes after a doubleheader loss to the Washington Senators. Dewitt announced no organizational changes but signaled possible moves at a later time.
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Detroit
Bill Dewitt
Detroit Tigers
Jimmy Dykes
Tigers
Washington Senators
Dewitt
Clubhouse Encounter between Coach and Dykes
A coach walked to Dykes' quarters and spoke with him for over 15 minutes in view of the players, signaling a private discussion amid team activity.
Nesmith Named U S Olympic Basketball Squad Trainer
Dean Nesmith University of Kansas athletic trainer was named trainer of the U S Olympic basketball squad for the Rome games. Announcement was made Sunday by Steve Witkowski Middletown Conn head trainer of the U S Olympic squad.
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Kansas City
Dean Nesmith
University of Kansas
U. S
Rome
Steve Witkowski
Middletown
Conn
Tidwell Qualifies For Final Tryouts
Bakersfield AP reports Charlie Tidwell leads NCAA AAU and all service champs by qualifying for the final U S Olympic track and field tryouts in Palo Alto July 1-2 with Tidwell posting 10.2 in the 100 and 20.8 in the 200. Ted Woods and Dee Givens also posted times for the 200 and 100 respectively from Colorado and Oklahoma.
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Bakersfield
Calif
U. S
Palo Alto
Charlie Tidwell
Kansas
Tidwell
Ted Woods
Colorado
Dee Givens
Oklahoma
Classified Advertising Rates Per Word
Rates list for classified ads by word length with daily minimums and multi day options. Includes 1 day 16 cents per word and extended periods for 3 days 6 days and 24 days. No additional context or entities provided.
Talent Show Entries Sought at Woodson County Fair
Talent show entries are invited for the Woodson County Fair on August 9 with first prize $754 and total prizes $1000. Entry deadline is July 20. contact Mrs J F Krueger at 309 W Sanderson Yates Center Kansas.
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Woodson County Fair
J .F. Krueger
W. Sanderson
Yates
Center
Kansas
Local Official Ballot Slate Named by City Court
Republican Merrill Moore leads 2nd district slate with Frank WN Vallaha Jonal Don Harding as 3rd district contenders. Democratic picks include Lt. K Barham District Judge D C Diver and County Treasurer Mrs Freda C Locke. Other offices list George W Donaldson and Charlies Forsyth for state seats with a mix of Republican and Democrat candidates.
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Frank WN. Vallaha
Jonal Don Harding
Democra
D. C. Diver
Walter Chappell
Russell Rodgers
K. Barham
Shelton DO. Propst
Carter Brookhart
George W. Donaldson
Dalice Rush
Charlies F. Forsyth
Lioyd Moulton
Joan C. Corns
Gerald D. (Erry) Sloan
John Hemonil
John F. Young
George Corkie
Freda C. Locke
Eric
Register OF Deeds
Ava F. Jeffrey
Richard L. Ashley
Robert Pennington
Merle Estes
Floyd N. Kelley
Marion Showalter
Carrol Richard Olson
Democrat
28Th Dist
Carl Weiner
Republican
4. F. Swain
Hazel Meeker
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