Indians Sweep Yanks for Sixth Straight and Lead AL
Cleveland flames of a pennant surge as the Indians roll past the Yankees 6-1 and 6-3 to win their sixth in a row, with 70,918 in attendance. The teams sit two games up in the AL with strong showings from Siebern, Wickersham, Wilhelm, and Kirkland.
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Jack Hand
Associated Press
Cleveland
Indians
Tribe
New York Yankees
Bill Veck and Co
Yanks
New York
Kansas City
Twins
Dave Wickersham
Norm Sieberri
Jack Kralick
Baltimore
Washington
Senators
Jerry Adair
Hoyt Wilhelm
Jerry Kindall
Bubba Phillips
Jim Mahoney
Bill Stafford
Dick Donovan
Willie Kirkland
Jim Coates
Pedro Ramos
Gary Bell
Rotary and Lions Cup Knothole Victories
Rotary defeated Odd Fellows 14 to 1 as Dunlap tripled and doubled, Reed homered, and Montney doubled. Lions beat Shriners 18 to 7 with Krug hitting a homer, triple, and single, while Kitch, Harlich, and Nelson added extra-base hits. Two more Knothole games were scheduled for today at Little League Field and Clint Lightner Field.
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Rotary
Lions
Odd Fellows
Dunlap
Tresner
Reed
T. Gooden
A. Gooden
Montney
Smith
Harmon
Nelson
Duane Downtain
Taldo
Yost
Rotarians
Tain
Shriners
Krug
Kitch
Harlich
Long
Dickerson
Holovach
Wixson
Wayne Scott
Farr
Threlkeld
Shriners Ho
Little League Field
Kiwanis
Knights of Columbus Reds
Clint Lightner
Knights of Columbus
Dodge City Beats Garden Jaycee in Baseball Doubleheader
Dodge City defeated Garden Jaycee American Legion 5-3 in game one and 7-3 in game two at Clint Lightmer Field. Dodge totaled 10 hits to Garden's 2 in the first game and led 9-6 in the second. Full game details to follow in Tuesday's Telegram.
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Leon Wagner
Bo. Belinsky
Angels
Chicago
Wonder
Felix Torres
Siebern
Joe Azcue
Twins
Wickersham
Dodge City
Garden
Jaycee-American Legion
Clint Lightmer
Dodge
Two Men's Softball Games Slated At Finnup Park
Two men's softball games are scheduled at Finnup Park Diamond tonight. The 8 p.m. opener is Garland Furniture versus Las Palmag Tavern, with Garden City Co-op facing McChung-Payne Pharmacy at 9:15 p.m. The following night features Century Refinery against Southwest at 8 p.m. and McClung against Las Palmas at 9:15 p.m.
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Finnup Park
Garland Furniture
Las Palmag Tavern
Garden City Co-op
McChung-Payne Pharmacy
Century Refinery
Southwest
McClung
Las Palmas
Standings and results from the baseball leagues
The American League standings feature Cleveland leading with 36 wins and 24 losses, followed by Minnesota and New York. Early results include Cleveland edging New York 10 9, Boston defeating Detroit, and Chicago topping Los Angeles in 11 innings. National League shows Los Angeles leading at 45 23, with San Francisco and Pittsburgh trailing. Sunday scores include San Francisco sweeping St Louis and Philadelphia beating Cincinnati.
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Associated
PBI American
W. L. Pet. G.B
Cleveland
Minnesota
New York
Los Angeles
Baltimore
Detroit
Kansas City
Boston
Washington
Chicago
San Francisco
Pittsburgh
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Milwaukee
Houston
Philadelphia
World Series Rivals Of '42 To Celebrate In St Louis
The 1942 World Series rivals, the St. Louis Cardinals and New York Yankees, plan a reunion in St. Louis on July 1 with a short exhibition before the Cardinals vs Pirates game. Sixteen Cardinals and twelve Yankees are attending. The Cardinals won that Series 4-1. Stan Musial is the sole remaining active major leaguer from either club.
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ST. Louis
St. Louis Cardinals
New York Yankees
Yankees
Redbirds
Stan Musial
British Driver Wins Belgium Grand Prix
FRANCORCHAMPS Belgium AP Jimmy Clark of Britain driving a Lotus won the Belgian Automobile Grand Prix for formula one cars with an average speed record of 131.895 mph for 1500 cc cars. Graham Hill of Britain in a BRM finished second. Paul Hill of Santa Monica California in a Ferrari was third, and Ricardo Rodriguez Mexico in a Ferrari was fourth.
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Francorchamps
Belgium
Jimmy Clark
Britain
Lotus
Graham Hill
BRM
Pail Hill
Santa Monica
Calif
Ferrari
Ricardo Rodriguez
Mexico
NFL games averaged two hours forty five minutes in sixty one season
The 1961 NFL season saw games run from kickoff to final gun in about two hours and 45 minutes on average. This measure reflects overall pace across teams and venues during that year’s schedule.
Crotty Fires Even Par 70 To Capture Jaycee Tourney
Doug Crotty III, a recent Garden City High graduate, shot a 70 to win the fourth annual Garden City Jaycees junior golf tournament. Twenty-one youngsters under 18 from Garden City and Lakin competed. defending champ Doug Weber finished second, Bill Meyer of Lakin took third.
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Vertram Pho
Jayene
Doug Crotty
III
Doug Weber
Bill Moyer
Lekin
Chanute
Crotty
Garden City High
Jaycee
Garden City Jaycees
Garden City
Lakin
Bill Meyer
Weber
Meyer
Bill
Golf Flight Results and Syracuse Football Prospects
Flight Results Championship Flight lists winners from Garden City and Lakin with scores and nine players per flight. A Flight highlights Garden City competitors led by Davis and Jones. B and C Flights show extensive Garden City participation with multiple scores and a notable Hett entry. Nine members of the 1961 Syracuse football team have signed professional contracts.
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Syracuse
League Leaders by the Associated Press
American League batting leaders include Rollins slotting .355 and Jimenez at .348. Key stats cover runs, RBIs, hits, home runs, and steals led by Pearson, Mays, Wagner, and Wills, with notable pitching marks for Donovan and Wickersham. National League leaders feature F. Afou and Williams in batting, Mays and Banks in homers, Wills and W. Davis in steals, plus pitching leaders Purkey and Koufax.
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Rollins
Minnesota
Jimenez
Kansas City
Pearson
Los Angeles
Green
Robinson
Chicago
Siebern
Wagner
Runnels
Boston
Gentile
Baltimore
Howser
Wood
Detroit
Donovan
Cleveland
Wickersham
Pascual
Belinsky
F. Afou
San Francisco
Williams
Mays
Wills
T. Davis
Cepeda
Banks
W. Davis
Purkey
Cincinnati
Bruce
Houston
McLish
Philadelphia
Koufax
Johnston
Drysdale
Gibson
St. Louis
Phils Break Reds Spell as Dodgers, Giants Rally
In a busy big league day, Philadelphia beat Cincinnati 7-2 behind Roy Sievers and Don Demeter, erasing last year’s Reds dominance. Baldschun notched his second win vs Cincinnati, Dodgers snapped a skid with a 6-2 win over Houston, Giants beat St. Louis 8-3, powered by Tom Haller’s ninth inning homer, while Cubs and Mets also produced late drama at Polo Grounds and beyond.
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Associated Press
Cincinnati Reds
Philadelphia
Phils
Cincinnati
Reds
San Francisco Giants
Roy Sievers
Don Demeter
Jim O'Toole
Gene Mauch
Los Angeles Dodgers
Houston
Walter O'Malley
Dodgers
St. Louis
Tom Haller
Giants
Pittsburgh
Warren Spahn
Milwaukee
Harvey Haddix
New York Mets
Chicago Cubs
Cubs
Lou Brock
Polo Grounds
Ron Santo
Jack Baldschun
Paul Brown
Connie Mack Stadium
Baldschun
Leo Cardenas
Wally Pest
Tom Davis
Dodger
Colts
Los Angeles
Ken Johnson
Dean Stone
Bob Tiefenauer
Haller
University of Illinois
Ray Washburn
Cards
Red Schoendienst
Brock
Ernie Banks
Billy Williams
Santo
Vinegar Bend Mizell
64 Girls Sign For Softball Play
Leo Eck announces rosters for a 64 girl summer softball program for ages 9 to 12. Five squads will field 12 to 18 players each, with more signups possible and extra teams forming if enough register. Practices on Tuesdays and Thursdays with possible Saturdays. games start next week at Finnup Park Diamond and Ben Grimsley Field.
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Leo Eck
Eck
Finnup Park Diamond
Henin
Ben Grimsley Yin
Philettes
Yankettes
Dodgerettes
Ben Grimstoy
Tigerettes
Bravettes
Finnup Park
Phillettes
Ben Grimsley Field
Philletts
Softball rules set by director for girls ages 12 and under
Leo Hek releases complete softball rules for the 12 and under program. Games limited to five innings or 1 hour 15 minutes, start promptly at 6 30 pm, nine batters per inning, no protests, safety measures required, only authorized personnel on field, standings and schedule printed in Garden City Telegram, questions to Leo Hek at Bridge 6 5065.
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Leo Hek
Garden City Telegram
Telegram
Leo Hck
Ingo Captures European Title In Sweden
Ingemar Johansson won the European heavyweight title in Goteborg after an eighth round knockout of Dick Richardson of Wales at the Altevn Stadium. He earned a rest before challenging Floyd Patterson or Sonny Liston for the world title as more than 50,000 fans cheered.
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Goteborg
Sweden
Ingemar Johansson
Floyd
Patterson
Sonny Liston
Johansson
Dick Richardson
Wales
Altevn
Ingo
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Pepsi Cola Co
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Wis Terry McVey
al Valenzuela
Merle Wiederstein
Jaycee Golf Committee
Jimmy Schiffelbein
B Flight
Tony Gooden
Larry Knoll
Dave Keller
Archie Gooden
C. L. Hett
C Flight
Terry McVey
Doug Edmundson
Jimmy Maxfield
Kim Wells
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Joyce Heinz
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Janet Holovach
Elizabeth Douglas
Sandy Tidewell
Pam Holt
Patricia Douglas
Sharon Zeller
Patty Keinz
Moiva Sears
Karen Honebrake
Yanketter
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Ann Crook
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Cindy Saffell
Claudia Otteratetter
Wilma Whitehead
Sharia Ferra
Susan Wheeler
Linda Waller
Glenda Roderick
Patty Roderick
Tinda Newison
Vicky Proffitt
Nancy Jakr
Way
Linda Blakey
Beatrina Mena
Susan Smallwood
Marilea Potucek
Janet Smith
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Fidelity State Bank
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