Newcomer Takes U.S. Open Lead
Bobby Brue of Milwaukee led the second round of the 61st U S Open at Oakland Hills with a 69 after a windswept Thursday. Former champion Tommy Bolt dropped into a second place tie with Bob Goalby as the field of 150 stretched over par.
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Bobby Brue
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Tommy Bolt
Bob Goalby
Oakland Hills
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University of Miami
Fla
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Doug Ford
Don Finsterwald
Bob Rosburg
Dave Douglas
Rotary and Knights win in Knothole baseball action
In Thursday play at Minor League Field Knights Red secured a forfeit win over Kiwanis due to an ineligible player who had recent Major League experience. A non counting 10 1 Kiwanis win followed. At Clint Lightner Field Rotary defeated Kiwanis 9 2 in the Major League game, Kiwanis totaling two hits to Rotary seven.
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Keller
Biggs
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Stucker
E, Krug
van Dam
Arnold
Wilson
Collier
Knothole Baseball Tonight Features Rotary Knights Blue
Weather permitting more action at Little League Field with the Minor game starting at 6 pm. Rotary meets Knights Blue. The Major game follows at Clint Lightner Field at 8 pm pairing Knights and Lions.
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Kiwanis
Knothole
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Clint Lightner
Lions
Eastman Bates Gamer Honors In Moon Beams League
Eastman Don Eastman of the Moon beams team rolled high in a 219 game as the Summer Mixed League finished its third week. Maxine Bates led women's with 172 single and 507 series. Thomas topped 550 in men’s. Rockets had 655 team high. 83ers led women with 1,919 in series. Results show Rickman Body Shop 3-1 Walls IGA and Moon beams 4-0 Elliott Printers among others.
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Moonbeams
Garden Bowl
Maxine Bates
89Ers
Cop Thomas
Rockets
83Ers
Rickman Body Shop
Walls
IGA
Krazy Kats
Elliott Printers
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Low
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Zees
Ingalls
Cowboys Win NCAA Baseball World Series Title
Southern California, led by Jim Withers with his 12th win, defeated Oklahoma State 1 to 0 in Omaha to claim the NCAA College Baseball World Series championship. It was USC's third title and first perfect 4-0 run, as Withers outdueled OSU ace Littleton Fowler in a tight final.
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Southern California
Jim Withers
Oklahoma State
Trojans
Withers
Littleton Fowler
Navy Faces Toss Up at I R A Rowing Championship
Syracuse reports that Navy, Cornell, California, and Washington are the top four crews for the Intercollegiate Rowing Association regatta on Onondaga Lake. The 3 mile race features the unbeaten Middies and defending champs with a clear edge over nine other varsity boats in rowing's world series formerly the Hudson-based Poughkeepsie Regatta.
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Washington
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Yankees take first in American League with Terry pitch
Ralph Terry packed a chaw of tobacco and threw a new faster curve pitch to beat Cleveland 3-2 in 11 innings. Hank Mantle hit his 19th homer as the Yankees won the rubber game of the series and moved into Detroit for a money series, riding a 14-3 run in 17 games.
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Ralph
Terry
New York Yankees
New York
Johnny Sain
Yanks
Sain
Ralph Houk
Detroit
Mickey Mantle
Two Tie For Golf Honors at Gar den City Club
The Gar den City Country Club ladies day hosted 18 and 9 hole flights with ties in A B and D flights. Natalie Dickerson Vesta Korff Maxine Wixson and Florence Nanninga led in various divisions while several players faced unpaid dues and upcoming events like a Scotch Foursome and June 28 invitational at Russell Country Club.
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Lowumber
Natalie Dickerson
Vesta Korff
Maxine Wixson
Joyce Boone
Florence Nanninga
Helen Fankhauser
Virginia Krey
Russell Country Club
Sally Robinson
Raye Kisner
Yankees Rally Past Indians To Take AL Lead In 11 Innings
Ralph Terry pitched a seven hitter to beat Cleveland 3-2 in 11 innings as the Yankees moved into first in the American League by .005. Bob Cory and John Blanchard delivered the decisive runs in the 11th, while Mickey Mantle and Yogi Berra provided run support. The Indians tied it late but fell to 5-0 in Terry’s starts against them.
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Indians
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Frank Funk
Mudeat Grant
Johnny Romano
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Francona
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Terry
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Hee Brown
Jose Valdvielso
Kansas City
Jerry Staley
A’s
Hank Bauer
Bob Allison
Twins
Jack Kralick
White Sox
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Rus
Billy Piercer
Warren Hacken
Angels
Red Hurler Wins Eighth In Row To Lift Reds
The Associated Press reports right-hander Joey Jay extended his win streak to eight as Cincinnati defeated Pittsburgh 81. The Reds moved into a tie for second with San Francisco, a half game behind Los Angeles after the Dodgers beat Chicago 6-3 in 12 innings on Tommy Davis’s homer. San Francisco beat Milwaukee 6-3 and St. Louis topped Philadelphia.
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San Francisco
Los Angeles Dodgers
Dodgers
Chicago Cubs
Tommy Davis
Milwaukee
Jayhawks Hire Bernie Taylor as Assistant Coach
Lawrence Kansas AP Bernie A Bernie Taylor former Kansas high school and college coach is named an assistant football coach at the University of Kansas He fills the post left by Bobby Goad who resigned to start a business in Oklahoma Taylor has coached Riverside High School in California Wichita University backfield coach three seasons and earlier led Colby Dodge City and Wichita East High School programs He is a 1943 graduate of Emporia State Teachers College and hails from Dodge City Kansas
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Kan
Bernard A
Bernie) Taylor
Kansas
University of Kansas
Bobby Goad
Oklahoma
Taylor
Riverside
Calif
Wichita University
Emporia State Teachers College
Colby
Dodgers Make Like Elevator Operators
Los Angeles Dodgers stumble through the National League standings with multiple lead changes over two days. After a Thursday win over Chicago on a 12th inning three‑run homer by Tommy Davis, they occupied three different spots, signaling a volatile climb in the race.
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Dodgers
Chicago
Tommy Davis
Pirates Sign 18-Year-Old Bailey For Reported Big Bonus
The Pittsburgh Pirates signed 18-year-old prep star Bob Bailey for a reportedly record bonus around 175000 dollars. Bailey, listed at six feet tall and 185 pounds, batted .475 in 19 high school games this season, declined football scholarships, and will start at shortstop in Asheville with the Class A Sally League.
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Calif
Pittsburgh Pirates
Oday
Bob Bailey
Pirates
Bailey
Ashville
Standings and results from late season baseball games
The standings list New York Cleveland Detroit Baltimore and Boston with wins losses and games back. Thursday results include Chicago 3 Los Angeles 2 and Boston 10 Detroit 1 as well as New York 3 Cleveland 2 in 11 innings. Friday and Saturday schedules feature multiple matchups across leagues with several postponements tagged (N). Local clubs Los Angeles Cincinnati Milwaukee St Louis Philadelphia San Francisco and others appear in the updated records.
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Pirates trade Cimoli for Braves' Johnny Logan
The Pittsburgh Pirates swap outfielder Gino Cimoli for Milwaukee Braves shortstop Johnny Logan in a busy day of front office moves. The Pirates also sold catcher Bob Oldis to Columbus, Ohio, in the International League, purchased catcher Don Leppert from Columbus, and placed infielder Gena Baker on waivers to clear room for outfielder Walt Moryn acquired from the St. Louis Cardinals.
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Johnny Logan
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Pirates
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Ohio
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Gena Baker
Walt ‘Moryn
Louis Cardinals
Weather Halls Softball Play Postponed by Rain
Poor weather postponed a women's softball double header at Pinnup Park Diamond featuring Garden City girls versus Kline Klippers of Dodge City and rescheduled for Tuesday at 8 p.m. Men’s double header matches Las Palmas Tavern vs Southwest Carpet and Tile at 8 p.m. with McClung Payne Pharmacy Horning TV and Appliance in the nightcap. Further Garden City girls games at Cimarron were set for 7 p.m. at Cimarron Crossing Park I if weather allows.
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Southwest
Famed Trainer Ben A. Jones Lies in State
Maryville AP report notes Ben A. Jones famed thoroughbred trainer lay in state at a Maryville funeral home. At 78, the Kentucky Derby winner trainer died in Lexington, Kentucky, after a career training six Derby champions including Whirlaway and Citation. Burial planned in Rose Hill Cemetery after services at Parnell Methodist Church. Jones led Calumet Farms in California. He retired in 1947, leaving operations to son Jimmy Jones. Jones hailed from Parnell, where his father Horace Jones helped found the town.
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Jimmy) Jones
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