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Newspaper
Greeley Daily Tribune
Location
Greeley, Colorado, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1961
Page
18
Rain soaked Windsor Eston field forced cancellation of the Eaton Windsor Legion baseball game. Officials postponed the contest with no rescheduled date set, and plans to replay later remain under review by coach Nuss Harpach and local league officials.
A dense list of baseball scores from various minor and city league games. Teams include Louisville, Omaha, Indianapolis, Houston, Seattle, Spokane, San Diego, Tacoma, Portland, Vancouver, and others with pitchers and key players noted. Several games stated as postponed or in dispute with partial inning counts and weather effects.
In American Association action the Louisville Colonels split with Houston after beating Schulz 8-6 in the opener and 9-6 in 11 innings. Ron Jackson homered for Louisville as they climbed within three games of Houston. Dallas-Fort Worth defeated Denver 3-2 and 7-5, while Indianapolis outlasted Omaha 12-9 in 12 innings. Wayne Connally, Jim McKnight, and Harry Chili provided key hits for the victors.
In Yokohama Japan Iran sweeps five championships and adds one silver and one bronze among eight events at the World Amateur Freestyle Wrestling championships. The United States fails to win a medal with an inexperienced team. Germany's Wilfried Dietrich captures the heavyweight title while Russia earns two golds in flyweight and featherweight events.
Veteran second baseman Baumer, 30, clings to a shot at the majors after years in the minors and a disputed $50,000 bonus saga. He recalls fainting spells blamed on ear infection, his Army service, and stints with Chicago White Sox, Detroit, and other clubs as he bounces through Hollywood, Memphis, and Salt Lake City chasing one big break.
In Dallas Peter Candy age 25 from Los Angeles captured the Pan American Skeet Championship with a perfect 200x200 in the finals and won the all around title. He defeated Frank Williams of New Orleans in a tight shoot off while other shooters like Jon Frost and Marjorie Annan claimed class and division honors across the event.
Golf notes report Barney Toad and Rex Eaton Jr. won the Greeley Country Club breakfast tournament with a net score of Git. James Alleley and Bill Hayden placed second with 61. Ed Finn and Dy, Bob Jordan tied for 62. Frank Hockensmith led low gross with 73. Gene Woollet won the Townet at Brookcliff with seven strokes over nearest foe. Ned Hanawald and Denver Wiggins tied for second at 87. Dr. Max Hiltfenkamp reports catching his limit of fish within an hour for two days.
Americans bought nearly three times as many stereo phonograph sets as monaural devices last year, per the Electronic Industries Association, reflecting a shift in consumer audio trends. The report cites market data from New York AP with details on equipment types and sales.
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