Burdette Starts As Winner for St. Louis Cards
Lew Burdette, traded from Milwaukee for Gene Oliver and Bob Sadowski, won his Cardinals debut beating the Mets 6-2 to keep St Louis atop the National League. The 36 year old righty allowed six hits, fanned seven, and improved to 7-5. Tim Harkness hit a two run homer in the ninth. Other games featured Cincinnati over Philadelphia 2-1, Cubs over Houston 3-1, and Milwaukee over Pittsburgh 7-5 in 10 innings. Harvey Kuenn sparked the Giants with a leadoff single and two run single off Dodgers, backing Jack Sanford. Cubs closer Ray Gulp took the loss as Ellsworth improved to 9-1. Bill Mazeroski homered for Pittsburgh.
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Tom Traller
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Phils
Roy Sievers
Johnny Fawards
Ray Gulp
al Worthington
Dick Ellsworth
Cubs
Lindy McDaniel
Ellsworth
Colts
Carl Warwick
Howie Goss
Liz Taylor Stops Clay Cooper Fight at Wembley
Cassius Clay defeated Henry Cooper by technical knockout in the fifth round at Wembley Stadium. Liz Taylor, seated with Richard Burton, screamed for the action to stop as Cooper opened a heavy cut over his left eye and Clay landed killer lefts. Referee Tommy Little halted the bout with 1:15 remaining in the fifth, 20 seconds sooner than Clay had predicted.
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Britain
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Standings and results from baseball and schedule notes
The standings show New York leading the American League, followed by Chicago Boston Cleveland Minnesota Baltimore and others with varying win loss records. Tuesday results include New York over Washington and Minnesota over Chicago, with Los Angeles defeating Kansas City in eleven innings. National League standings list St Louis and San Francisco atop the table with several late games reported and a full slate of upcoming matchups.
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Cleveland
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Pratt Squad To Play Here At Finnup Park Diamond
A special men's fast-pitch softball double header is set for Thursday night at Finnup Park Diamond featuring Pratt's Schaffer Plow with pitcher Fata Smith. The Pratt club will also play a second game at Southwest Carpet and Tile in Garden City, with first game starting at 8 30 p m. Smith formerly pitched for Rage and Roe Messner Construction in Wichita. In Manhattan AP Ivan P Foster 49 drowned at Tuttle Creek reservoir after a bank collapse left him in 15 feet of water. his son in law Archie L Inskeep could not reach him and rescuers recovered the body.
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Southwest Carpet and Tile
Garden City
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Rage
Kansas
Roe-Messner
Wichita
Manhattan
Ivan P. Foster
Tuttle Creek
Foster
Mill Creek Cove
Archie L. Inskeep
Gals softball teams assigned for summer league play
Leo Eck directs a 150 girl program for junior girls ages 9 through 15. Four Tee-Hall League teams use batting tees for ages 9 and 10. six Space League teams are named after space program entities. Tee-Ball rosters include Badgers Antelopes Sharks Beavers. Space League rosters include Mercurys Dots Rockets Missiles Orbits Titans with full player lists.
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Mercurys
Kathy Carmichael
Kathy Nusser
Carolyn Holmes
Judy Farmer
Terry Wilson
Patricia Newberry
Becky Burtis
Karen Johnson
Cheryl Finns
Lilly Truax
Geraldine Garcia
Patricia Dechant
Susan Dechant
Dots
Gayle Wilken
Vicki Proffitt
Peg Burch
Debbie Witman
Mechelle Degnan
Darlene Hahn
Linda Purdy
Lloydeen Haag
Girls Softball Doubleheader At Deerfield Tonight
In the new Southwest Kansas League two games are set at Deerfield. Deerfield hosts Sherman's Grill of Garden City, while Smith Packers of Garden City meets B.C Nash Insurance of Lakin. First pitch at 7 30 p.m. CST. The Smith Lakin game moved to Deerfield due to field unavailability at Lakin.
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Sherman's Grill
Garden City
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Sherman’s
Legion to Play First Tilt Here
Garden City’s American Legion junior baseball team hosts Dodge City in the season’s home opener at 7:30 p.m. at Clint Lightner Field. Manager Al Stecklein leads a lineup with Bob Stalter on the mound and Bob Kreutzer catching, joined by Melvin Rupp, Kenny Highberger, Kent Earnest, Richard Masoner, Scotty Davis, Jerry Berker, Russell Fulton, Terry Cleveland, and Don Ratzlaff. The club split the season opener at Dodge and had a loss at Scott City prior to tonight.
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Dodge City Legion
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Garden
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Scott City
Bob Stalter
Bob Kreutzer
Mel
Vin Rupp
Kenny Highberger
Kent Earnest
Richard Masoner
Scotty Davis
Jerry Berker
Russell Fulton
Terry Cleveland
Don Ratzlaff
Rain Cancels Local Slow-Pitch Game In The Fourth
A men’s league slow-pitch softball game at Little League Field was halted in the bottom of the fourth due to rain with Kunz Mobil Service 7 Reed-Stinemetz Excavators 6. A makeup contest is set for today at 7 at Alta Brown Field between Kunz Mobil and Reed-Stinemetz Excavators. The note also recalls Dodgers stole 98 bases in 1962 with Maury Wills at 104 and Willie Davis 32 steals.
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Los Angeles Dodgers
Maury Wills
Willie Davis
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