Indians Split But Hang On to Lead
Cleveland riders two new heroes Ped ro Ramos and Vic Power lead a day of baseball action. Ramos powered the Indians with two homers including a grand slam and five RBI in a 7-0 win over Baltimore while Power homered late to help the Twins to a 5-4 triumph.
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Mike Rathet
Associated Press
Cleveland
Pedro Ramos
Twins
Vic Power
Ramos
Baltimore
Orioles
Power
New York Yankees
Giants Dodgers Split Memorial Day Doubleheaders
Giants and Dodgers swept Memorial Day doubleheaders to widen their NL lead. Giants won 4-3 in 12 innings at Philadelphia with Jose Pagan driving in Felipe Alou. 5-2 in the second game as Tom Haller hit a two run homer. Dodgers beat the Mets 13-6 and 6-5 at the Polo Grounds as Maury Wills homered twice and Willie Davis delivered a ninth inning homer. Cincinnati and Pittsburgh also won, while Milwaukee split with Chicago in an eight hour marathon.
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Stu Miller
Tom Haller
Mike McCormick
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Gil Hodges
Hank Aaron
Braves
Don Balsingame
Reds
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Tommy
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Jack Curtis
Hank Fischer
Tony Cloninger
Don Nottebart
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Cincinnati
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Dick Stuart
Earl Francis
Diomedes Olivo
Dave Giusti
Cubs
Carl Warwick
Houston
Casey Stengel Snubs Mets as Dodgers Win Holiday Twinbill
NEW YORK AP Casey Stengel refused clubhouse access between games as the Dodgers returned to town and swept the Mets 13-6 and 6-5. A large Polo Grounds crowd booed the Mets while praising the Dodgers.
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Casey Stengel
New York Mets
Los Angeles Dodgers
Dodgers
Mets
Casey
Polo Grounds
Walt) Alston
Stengel
Alston
Majors Turnout Tops 290 000 in Memorial Day Baseball
Attendance for a 17 game Memorial Day program surpassed 290 thousand. A Dodgers Mets crowd of 55 704 highlighted the day at the Polo Grounds while the American League totaled 155,972 across nine games aided by a twin bill in St Paul Minneapolis. The National League reached 134 920 across eight games for a joint 290 892.
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Associated Press
Polo Grounds
Los Angeles Dodgers
New York Mets
Dodgers
National League
Archery Club Election Set at High Plains Meeting
Annual meeting of the High Plains Archery Club is scheduled Friday at 7 30 p m in Garden Bowl meeting room. President Bill Turrentine will lead the session with Dave Babcock as vice president Roy Wilkerson as secretary treasurer and Scott Showalter remaining on the board. Officers serve one year terms. The club reports 26 members and plans for the summer program.
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Garden Bowl
Bill Turrentine
Dave Babcock
Roy Wilkerson
Jerry Johnson
Scott Showalter
Tange
Arkansas River
Warren Renick
High Plains
Ward to Collect $100000 at Victory Dinner
Rodger Ward, noted for his poised style and speed, will receive more than $100000 tonight at the Indianapolis 500 victory dinner hosted by Speedway owner Tony Hulman. Ward, 41, won for the second Memorial Day in four years, setting a track record of 140.202 mph and finishing ahead of Len Sutton who took second.
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Prats
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Bank
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Ward
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A. J.foyt
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Torrance
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Uel
Sutton
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Bill Holland
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Coonersburg
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Standings and results from the baseball leagues
National League standings show San Francisco leading with 35 wins and 14 losses, Los Angeles and Cincinnati chasing. Results include San Francisco over Philadelphia in 12 innings, Milwaukee beating Cincinnati in 16 innings, and Houston defeating Chicago. American League standings list Cleveland and New York atop with notable day results across multiple matchups. Upcoming games feature Cincinnati at Chicago and San Francisco at New York among others.
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Girl's Softball Meeting Tonight at Field East of Gym
A special organizational session for girls summer softball is set for today at the field east of Ben Grimsley Gym. The meeting begins at 7 p.m. All girls interested in playing this summer are urged to attend, regardless of age or experience, followed by an informal game. Shirley Desemo, last summer’s president, called the session and protective managers are asked to attend.
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Ben Grimsley Gym
Shirley Desemo
Cimarron Open Set for Sunday
Cimarron golfers from the region converge Sunday for the 12th Cimarron Open overseen by Cimarron Golf Club director Ralph Monical. The 36 par nine hole layout features 27 holes in the championship flight and 18 holes in four other flights with trophies for top finishers and special prizes for accuracy and distance. Last year’s champion was Harry Underwood of Meade with 68.
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Shot Coest
Harry Underwood
Meade
Gordon Crone
Lakin
Jim Meyer
Dodge City
Herb Settles
Leroy Wallace
Gib Richards
Earl Burgess
Montezuma
Jaycee-Legion Opens Season With 19-3 Win
Garden City's Jaycee-American Legion baseball team crushed Sublette 19 to 3 at Clint Lightner Field on Wednesday. Details were unavailable as no scorebook was kept. Earlier, the Odd Fellows Minor League Knothole tied Plains 8-8 in darkness after 4% innings at Clint Lightner.
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Jaycee-American Legion
Clint Lightner
Sublette
Odd Fellows
Knothole
Plains
Garden
Knothoe Baseball Schedules Listed For Major And Minor Leagues
Telegram to publish Friday sports page shows Knothoe baseball schedules for both Major and Minor leagues. Managers and players are asked to clip and keep for reference. Schedules prepared by recreation director Herman Pop Beringer.
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Knothoe
Herman
Pop) Beringer
Knothole Play Opens Monday for Major and Minor Leagues
Knothole baseball begins the summer season Monday with Minor games at 8 p.m. on the Little League field in Finnup Park and Major games at Clint Lightner Field under lights. Rules set by Herman Beringer require complete rosters by Friday June 22, age limits, no midseason moves, and no more than 20 players on a poster. National league rules apply with five innings, protests not allowed, rainouts as no contest, and a mercy rule after a 10-run lead. Playoffs slated for July 30 at Clint Lightner Field with top Minor and Major teams advancing.
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Herman
Pop) Beringer
Little League
Finnup Park
Clint Lightier
Beringer
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Clint Lightner
Carry Back Triumphs In Metropolitan Handicap At Aqueduct
Carry Back defeated Kelso in the $111,900 Metropolitan Handicap at Aqueduct amid a crowd of 89,065. Kelso, the year 1960 61 champ, finished sixth, eight lengths behind Carry Back who tied the track mile record in 1:33 3-5. Carry Back earned $72,735 and joined Round Table Nashua and Citation as racing’s fourth millionaire with career earnings now at $1,009,153.
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Kelso
Aqueduct
Jack Price
Merry Rulet
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Round Table
Nashua
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Smith-Craig Win Foursome at Garden City Country Club
Marvin Smith and Grace Craig teamed to win a special Scotch foursome tournament at Garden City Country Club on Wednesday afternoon. Twenty-seven couples competed, with a net nine-hole score of 31 after handicaps. Ralph Gardiner and Louise Vance took second with 38, L. C. Lile and Sue Unger third with 35, and Charles Korff with Serena Downing posted low gross 46, each earning golf balls.
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Marvin Smith
Grace Craig
Garden City Country Club
Ralph Gardiner
Louise Vance
L. C. Lile
Sue Unger
Charles Korff
Serena Downing
Maris denies order to hit home runs
Roger Maris rejects claims that Yankee management or others pressured him to chase home runs. He says he first heard of the report Tuesday night and questions its accuracy. Leon Wagner of the Angels finished 1961 with a home run in the last four AL games.
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Roger Maris
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Leon Wagner
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