Morehead Wins Third Straight by Ted Williams Era Echoes
Morehead delivers his third straight win with a 4-1 decision over the Washington Senators as the Red Sox split a Fenway doubleheader. Don Lock homered for Washington in the first inning lone hit. Los Angeles Angels end White Sox string. Dodgers beat Giants. Phillies take two from Braves. Mets top Reds 13-12.
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Chuck Hinton
Boston
Fenway Park
Washington
Don Lock
Los Angeles Angels
Chicago White Sox
Sox
Jim Bouton
New York Yankees
Baltimore Orioles
Detroit Tigers
Kansas City Athletics
Minnesota Twins
Los Angeles Dodgers
San Francisco Giants
Houston Colts
Chicago Cubs
Philadelphia Phillies
Milwaukee Braves
St. Louis
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Dodgers
Jack Fisher
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Cardinals
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New York Mets
Cincinnati Reds
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Baltimore
Cleveland
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Chicago
Los Angeles
Red Sox
Senators
White Sox
Angels
Ken Boyer
Ted Savage
Boyer
Savage
Frank Torre
Johnny Callison
Lew Burdette
Choo Choo Coleman
Mets
Vada Pinson
Cincinnati
Bob Aspromonte
Cubs
Elkmont Beats Piney Chapel 10-5 in Split Season Opener
Elkmont handed Piney Chapel its first loss of the season 10 to 5 on the road. Gene Baugher pitched six innings to earn the win while Joe Loggins took the loss after five. Bill Wilson closed with three scoreless frames for Elkmont and Carlos Shannon worked four for Piney Chapel. Piney erupted for four runs in the first but then stalled, as Elkmont moved ahead in the fourth. Turner, Wilson, Bagsby and Goodin each had two hits for Elkmont, while Piney Chapel started the season with a 2-0 mark prior to this defeat.
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Elkmont
Gene Baugher
Joe Loggins
Bill Wilson
Carlos Shannon
Loggins
James Turner
Wilson
Leslie Bagsby
Steve Goodin
Piney
Spring Livestock Survey Underway in Alabama
Decatur postmaster I E Self announced Alabama's annual spring livestock survey will start soon. Carriers will place a June 1 Livestock Survey Card in Sample boxes along their routes. Survey cards should be returned promptly to the carrier for forwarding to Agricultural Statisticians in Montgomery for summarization and transmission to USDA. George B. Strong, Alabama Agricultural Statistician, said the survey aims to provide reliable data to help producers market current supplies and plan future production.
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I. E. Self
Alabama
Self
Department of Agriculture
John H. Collier
Sam G. Stanley
James Q. Murphree
James P. Sims
Montgomery
USDA
Crop Reporting Board
Washington
George B. Strong
Camping Program Planned For 4 H
Cullman and Morgan counties 4 H clubbers will join in a wildlife camping program here June 11 13. Harold Rose said 15 to 20 boys from each county will attend. The three day event will feature fishing hunting and other sports.
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Cold Springs
Morgan
Cullman Counties
Cullman County
Harold Rose
Decatur Country Club Invitational Set By Women’s Golf Association
Local Briefs report the Women’s Golf Association sponsors the Decatur Country Club Invitational for June 18-19 with two 18 hole medal rounds and a $7 entry fee. The WGA member tournament runs as an all member event.
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Women's Golf Association
Decatur
WGA
Koufax Quietly Shuts Out Giants In No Hitter
Dodgers pitcher Sandy Koufax, in a remarkable performance at Chavez Ravine, no-hit the San Francisco Giants until the eighth inning and earned his fourth win in five decisions. A 55,000-strong crowd gave him a standing ovation as Koufax improved his ERA to 1.15. Giants manager Alvin Dark admitted he could not generate a line drive off Koufax.
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Chavez Ravine
Sandy Koufax
Los Angeles Dodgers
Koufax
Dodger
Walter O'Malley
Defense Department
Sandy
Giant
Alvin Dark
Ed Bailey
Bailey
Willie McCovey
New York Mets
Giants
Chicago Cubs
Major League Leaders in Batting and Pitching
National League batting leaders show Covington of Philadelphia at .367 and F Alou of San Francisco at .355. Aaron of Milwaukee leads with 11 home runs while Covington, Alou, and Cepeda each have 7. Stolen bases go to Wills and Brock among others. Pitching leaders include Simmons of St. Louis at 5-0 and O Dell of San Francisco at 4-0 with 1.000 ERAs. American League lists Causey at .352 and Robinson at .340 with 24 RBIs by Robinson and Nicholson.
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Philadelphia
F. Alou
San Francisco
Aaron
Milwaukee
Flood
St. Louis
Los Angeles
Cardenas
Cincinnati
Cepeda
Williams
Chicago
Wills
Brock
Simmons
O'Dell
Mahaffey
Sanford
Farmer must sell five dollars of goods for one dollar profit
A farmer stated that to keep one dollar for his family's use he must sell roughly five dollars worth of produce. He explained the challenge of earning a minimal income while covering costs and supporting dependents.
Boros Wins Colonial Open by Four at Fort Worth
Julius Boros captured the Colonial National Invitation at Fort Worth with a final 279 total and a 12,000 prize. Gary Player surged but Boros maintained lead after late birdie, while Jack Nicklaus settled third at 284 and Arnold Palmer finished well back.
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Big Mid Pines
N.C
Boros
Gary
Jack Nicklaus
Arnold Palmer
Oakland Jets To Get Power Boost
AP reports the AFLs weakest clubs, Oakland Raiders and New York Jets, win a plan allowing them to select players from the six other teams Buffalo Boston Houston San Diego Denver and Dallas. Jets could take up to 24 players and Oakland up to 12 with a June 10 start and July 1 finish before training camps.
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Oakland Raiders
New York Jets
Milt Woodard
Buffalo
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Houston
San Diego
Denver
New York
Jets
Oakland
Woodard
Rosewall Beats Laver In Pro Tennis Playoff Series
Ken Rosewall defeated Rod Laver for the third consecutive time and moved to a 7-3 lead in the pro tennis playoff series worth $35,000 in prize money, Sunday night in New Haven Connecticut.
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New Haven, Conn
Ken Rosewall
Rod Laver
American League standings and results recap
The AP reports AL standings with teams such as New York, Baltimore, Cleveland, Detroit, Boston, Chicago, Los Angeles, Kansas City, and Minnesota. Sunday results include New York 2 Baltimore 0, Cleveland 9 Detroit 3, Washington 3 Boston 2 in 14 innings, Chicago 14 Los Angeles 2, Kansas City 2 Minnesota 1. Tonight’s games include Rudolph 3-2 at Boston, Los Angeles at Chicago, and Richmond 3 Syracuse 1 Rochester 83 Toronto 2-4.
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Bottled Up Milk Driver Trapped in Truck Storage Compartment
Louisville news recounts William Campbell losing control of a new milk route when a resident Mrs. John Herch enroeder spotted him on a street. She waited, checked the vehicle, and heard tapping from the storage compartment where Campbell was trapped unable to free himself. He had been driving a new truck.
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Louisville
William Campbell
John Herchenroeder
Campbell
Slip Up Pirates Lead WM Little League After Weekend
West Morgan County Little League and Pony League results show Slip Up Pirates atop Little League standings at 40 with Moulton Heights Dodgers and Flint Colts tied for second. Dodgers defeated Neal 11 0 as Hill hit the lone homer for Moulton Heights. Pirates beat Flint 5 1 as Free fanned 16. Pony League saw Flint beat Slip Up 6 2 and Summitt triumph over Neal with multiple homers by Summitt players.
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Slip Up Pirates
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Moulton Heights Dodgers
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Neal Cardinals
Summitt Giants
J. Rogers
Wallace
Neal
Hill
Moulton Heights
Slip Up
Pirates
Free
Speakman
Flint
Slip
B. Knowlton
Morgan
Summitt
J. Speakman
Rogers
Lane
Herbert
Walker
Hoffman powers Oregon State at West Coast Relays
Oregon State standout Norm Hoffman emerged as a top U S half miler at the West Coast Relays. He anchored the Beavers to a meet record in the 2 mile relay with a 1 49 9 half mile and, 45 minutes earlier, clocked 2 55 7 for three quarters of a mile helping another meet record equalling victory in the distance medley. He ranks No 1 among U S collegians with an 1 49 5 80 yard clocking.
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Fresno
Calif
Oregon State
Norm Hoffman
United States
Hoffman
Beavers
U.S
Palmer Undergoes Minor Surgery During Colonial Invite
Fort Worth report shows Arnold Palmer left town after the Colonial National Invitation with a minor undisclosed surgery. The golf great scored 299 for 72 holes, the worst since 1955, as part of a tournament where the ailment was said to potentially handicap a golfer.
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Fort Worth
Tex
Arnold Palmer
Palmer
Colonial
Dodgers Rise as Aroused Team After Giants Series
Walter O'Malley backed Wal ter Alston as the Dodgers shake off a late-season slump with a three-game sweep of the Giants. They win 6-5 on Sunday after earlier 2-1 and 8-0 victories and pull within two games of the NL lead. Other MLB results include Cardinals, Pirates, Astros, Phillies, Mets, and league games across the circuit with notable hits by Pinson, Coleman, and Aspromonte.
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Associated Press
Walter O'Malley
Walter Alston
Giants
Los Angeles Dodgers
Dodgers
Thousands Pay Respects To Lipscomb
Thousands filed past the open coffin at a Baltimore funeral home for Gene Lipscomb the NFL lineman known as Big Daddy as police pursued a second man in connection with his Friday death. District narcotics Capt. Carroll said the man would likely surrender. Lipscomb died after supposed heroin injection at Black's apartment following a night out with two women.
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Gene
Big Daddy) Lipscomb
Pittsburgh Steelers
Joseph F. Carroll
Capt. Carroll
Black
Lipscomb
Russell S. Fisher
Pittsburgh
Carroll
NFL
Lutheran Hospital
Doy le and Jordan Take Fourth in Division Two Doubles
In Memphis Tennessee Harriet Doyle and Ruth Jordan of Saginaw Michigan secured fourth place in division two doubles at the Woman's International Bowling Congress Tournament on Sunday.
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Memphis, Tenn
Harriet Doyle
Ruth Jordan
Saginaw
Mich
Lary Still Loses as Smokies Fall in Detroit Start
Smokies lose to Detroit 12-11 in a Sunday game. Lary Still was knocked from the box in his first start despite Knoxville defeating Chattanooga.
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Detroit
Knoxville
Chattanooga
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