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Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Jun 20, 1961

Page

6

Kansas City Edges Yankees With Ninth Inning Homers

Norm Siebern and pinch hitter Wes Covington hit consecutive ninth inning home runs to lift the Kansas City Athletics past the New York Yankees 4 3. Hank Bauer earned the win for Cleveland tied for second in the pennant race as Maris extended his homer run pace to 25 this season.

Kansas City Yankees Drans Yanks Norm Siebern Wes Covington Hank Bauer Cleveland Chicago Indians Tigers Cin Cinnati Bauer Joe Gordon A's Charles Finley Roland Sheldon Yankee Ralph Houk Luis Arroyo Covington Wes Luis Jim Archer Bill Skowron Roger Maris New York Archer Maris Babe Ruth

Weather and schedule notes from Monday and Tuesday baseball games

Rain postponements affect Monday's Kansas City at New York and Cleveland at Chicago games. Tuesday features Pittsburgh at Philadelphia and St. Louis at Cincinnati with Milwaukee and Atlanta in Southern Association play amid unclear scores and partial listings.

Kansas City New York Gieveland Chicago Baltimore Boston Los Angeles Pittsburgh Philadelphia St. Louis Cincinnati Milwaukee

Quinn Seeks Draft System for Baseball

Quinn urged a free agent draft as a solution to high school players entering MLB. The Phillies may back legislation at late major league meetings. He criticized current rules and argued a draft like pro football’s would streamline talent distribution.

Quinn Phillies

Red Sox top Orioles 43 as Gibson wins with 12 Ks

In Monday’s American League action the Red Sox defeated the Orioles 43. pitcher Gibson earned the win with 12 strikeouts while Johnson took the loss with 12. Johnson and Hagen each doubled for their teams.

Red Sox Orioles Gibson Johnson Hagen

Post 15 Loses To Russellville In Independent Baseball

Morgan County American Legion Post 15 fell 6 4 to Russellville's independent team Monday night in Russellville. Post 15 collected 10 hits led by Tommy th Joe T. Jones Ted Holland Jimmy Mitchell each 2 for 4 and Bobby Draper 1 for 1 with Jones hitting a double and a triple. Post 15 visits Huntsville Legion at West Town Field Wednesday at 7 p.m.

Morgan County American Legion Post Russellville Post Tommy Th Joe T. Jones Ted Holland Jimmy Mitchell Bobby Draper Jones Huntsville Legion West Town Field

Minnesota tops states for federal duck stamp purchases

Minnesota led the nation in federal duck stamp sales during the 1960 fiscal year, more than any other state. The record highlights strong hunting participation and support for wildlife conservation programs across the state.

Minnesota

Alabama duo tops opening round at Knoxville tourney

In the Southern Amateur at Holston Hills Knoxville two Alabama players Gross and Wesley shot 70 to share early lead among 197 entrants. Day one saw notable names like Billy Joe Patton and Cobby Ware at 71 while former champions Brantly Harrison and Barnes faltered with two over par 74 by Brantly amid four-putt greens.

Gross Wesley Dixie Billy Joe Patton Morganton N.C Cobby Ware Augusta Lew Demig Chattanooga Tennessee Bill Williamson Charlotte Bert Burdick Baton Rouge Reid Tull Jr Salisbury Jay Baumgardner Bristol Tenn Holston Hills Ed Brantly Charles Harrison Atlanta Tommy Barnes Sr Brantly

Barons Tie for First in Southern Association Race

Birmingham Barons rout Chattanooga Lookouts 10-2 to join the league lead and rookie honors with stars like Johnny Seale and John Sullivan. Macon Peaches edge Nashville 3-2 as Oscar Chinique suffers fifth defeat. Weather and other games noted.

Chattanooga Barons Johnny Seale John Sullivan Pum Gokly Norm Manning Lookouts Macon Peaches Nashville Oscar Chinique Atlanta Shreveport Little Rock Mobile Seale Birmingham Colorado Sullivan Baron Goldy Manning al Neiger Spencer Robbins Con George Holder Holder Robbins Chinique Macon Tony Bartirome Bill Gabler Rocky Souad Chinque Don Gross Don Dobrino Ev Joyner

Radio and TV Schedule Log Fragments Across Stations

A fragmented historical schedule lists multiple radio and television programs by time across WHOS AM FM and WMST channels. Entries cover news, sports, weather, variety shows, dramas, movies, and public affairs with signs of station lineups and signoffs.

Olympic Groups Invited To Report On 1964 Games

The IOC opened a three day session in Athens inviting Tokyo and Innsbruck organizers to report on preparations. Tokyo factions clash over sport total with 18 events and bids to add canoeing and modern pentathlon. Innsbruck aims for January 29 to February 9 while Scandinavians fear early dates due to training and climate.

Athens Tokyo Innsbruck Austria International Olympic Committee IOC ICC

Pitcher Signs For 100000 With Houston Club

Wally Wolf USC right hander signs a 100000 bonus contract with the Houston NL expansion club. The 19 year old relief specialist helped USC win the NCAA title and turned down a 75000 offer from the Dodgers to join Bobby Mattick in Houston. He reports this week to pitch in the American Association.

LOS Angeles Wally Wolf University of Southern California Houston Wolf Trojan Los Angeles Dodgers Bobby Mattick

Expansion Committee Discusses Plans For Stocking 2 New Teams

A National League expansion committee met in Chicago to discuss stock ing the New York Mets and Houston Colts with player talent. The five GMs Buzzy Bavasi Bing Devine John McHale Chub Feemey and John Quinn attended with NL President Warren Giles. No announcements were made and a blueprint was to be drafted for league presidents.

Chicago New York Mets Houston Colts Buzzy Bavasi Los Angeles Bing Devine St.Louis John McHale Milwaukee Chub Feemney

College Scandal Spreads With New Arrest Warrants

New York AP report says police are asked to broadcast a nationwide alert for the arrest of Philip Lacort of Boston and Joseph Green of New York amid fresh disclosures in the ongoing college basketball scandal.

New York Philip Lacort Boston Joseph Green

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