Local Baseball Notes Highlight Sixties Figures and Spring Moves
Edgerhart Frank Silvestri and Billy Mahoney tributes tie to the Four Aces legacy while they and related players maneuver in minor leagues. Charlie Johnson eyes another homer for Little Rock. Sheldon Dent leaves Cleveland system. Bill Marine wins in Yakima. Tinicum AC to host Indianapolis Clowns July 12. Duke brothers take Springfield CC dining operations. Vince Signorelli recruits for Tinicum benefit game. George Hansell seeks a soccer coach for Pennsylvania Military College.
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Mays belts three homers in Giants win at Philadelphia
Willie Mays powered the San Francisco Giants with three homers in a doubleheader sweep of the Philadelphia Phillies. He drove in seven runs, boosted his season total to 20 homers, and moved into fourth in RBI with 55 as the Giants outslugged Philadelphia in both games.
Willie Mays Sparks Giants to Narrow NL Gap
Willie Mays returned to the lineup and hit .442 over 11 games with 19 hits, seven homers and 12 RBIs as the Giants swept a twilight doubleheader from the Phillies. He had three homers in the opener and a triple and a double in the second game, boosting San Francisco to within .002 of first place after the Dodgers lost to Pittsburgh.
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Standings Show Tight Races Across Major Leagues
Standings list New York and Cleveland leading divisions with tight margins as Baltimore and Chicago trail. Thursday results include Detroit 5 Chicago 2 and Boston 9 Minnesota 5, with several games on Friday schedule including Detroit at Baltimore and Washington at New York.
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Football May Enter Fix Scene
Extension of the grand jury term to December 29 fuels speculation that District Attorney Frank Hogan may expand his college basketball fixing investigation to football. The announcement follows the indictment of lawyer Charles Tucker as a ninth fixer and ties to arrests of Aaron Wagman and Dave Budin amid a widening scandal touching multiple colleges and players.
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Jacona Leads 700-Plus Field Against Don Garlits at Atco
Atco Dragway hosts a Sunday meeting with Joe Jacona heading a field of over 700 challengers to meet Don Garlits the world speed record holder. Harald Rani Sey from Wilmington and Jim Mc Daniel of Trenton are among top contenders as Garlits aims to surpass 20 mph beyond his 1959 195.
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Administration officials discuss alleged college player outreach
Grandia and Mogan said Tucker approached them last fall to sound out Oregon players. Granata left school after Hogan noted no evidence he acted on it. North and Morgan were dismissed by Detroit earlier this month. Hogan added offers were made to Pete Kelly of Connecticut Ray Paprocky of NYU and Fred Portnoy of Columbia, all named earlier in the scrutiny.
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Detroit Invades Orioles in Memorial Stadium opener
Detroit arrives as the AL leaders to face the Baltimore Orioles who have won eight of nine and sit fourth in the standings. Baltimore seeks to break a Memorial Stadium jinx as Dick Hall and Russ Snyder spark a five run burst to edge Kansas City. Detroit tops Chicago 5 2 behind Frank Lary and a seventh inning surge led by Dick McAuliffe.
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Griffith Is Rated June's Best Boxer
The National Boxing Association named Emile Griffith of New York as boxer of the month for June for defending his welterweight title against Gaspar Ortega of Mexico. The NBA ratings also honored two other world title contenders and listed several boxers for honorable mention across divisions.
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Comets Open Weekend With Two-Game Doubleheader
Chester based Delco Comets host Wildwild Diamonds of New York in a Saturday doubleheader at Lloyd Field with Rusty Ross and Rama Houser pitching. Sunday the team travels to Lancaster Pennsylvania to face the Lancaster York squad in a twin bill.
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Birds Shell Krausse In Sixth Down A's
Baltimore scored six runs, aided by Lew Krausse Jr as Kansas City Athletics pitcher was knocked out in the sixth. Krausse, previously strong in his first start, admitted he could not find his form as the Orioles won 6-2 despite Kansas City's hitting struggles.
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Lews Krausse Struggles Through 15 Inning Start For Orioles
The Orioles beat writer notes Lew Krausse pitched 513 innings and 120 pitches in a long relief effort. He allowed eight hits five walks and two strikeouts. Early innings showed solid command until a fifth inning rally by Baltimore led by Jackie Brandt and Jim Gentile.
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McKinley and Crawford Boost U S Hopes at Wimbledon
McKinley 20 from St Louis and Crawford of Piedmont California upset top players to reach the last 16 as Americans push for titles at Wimbledon. McKinley, suspended for six months after a racket-throwing incident in the Davis Cup, says he has moved past the episode and now dominates with a 6-3 4-6 6-0 6-2 win over Poland's Lasiorek. Crawford defeated Italy's Nicola Pietrangeli 2-6 6-3 6-4.
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