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Newspaper
Greeley Daily Tribune
Location
Greeley, Colorado, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1961
Page
4
In San Francisco the St Louis Cardinals broke a tight pitching duel with a three run seventh inning to defeat the Pirates, while the Cubs hammered the Giants 12 to 6 in another night of National League action. Gibson battled Haddin through five strong before the decisive uprising.
Syracuse and Navy lead a stacked field for the Intercollegiate Rowing Association championship on Onondaga Lake. Navy, Cornell, California, and Washington are regarded as the top four in the varsity race with MIT, Brown, Dartmouth, Penn, and others in pursuit. The junior varsity race features California, Syracuse, and Cornell atop a large field including MIT and Brown.
The AP reports AL and NL standings with teams Cleveland Detroit New York Baltimore and Boston leading their divisions. Friday results include Cleveland over Baltimore Boston over Washington Minnesota over Chicago and Detroit over New York while Saturday schedules feature New York at Detroit Baltimore at Cleveland and Minnesota at Chicago. NL notes Cincinnati and Los Angeles pace with Pittsburgh St Louis and San Francisco close behind then weekend results show Cincinnati Philadelphia St Louis Chicago and Milwaukee with various wins and losses.
Pitcher Krause, with three singles, drove in four runs while issuing five walks and fanning eight in a 4-0 win. Hilly Bruton contributed a 4-for-4 day with two runs as the Tigers toppled the Yankees, dropping New York from first and lifting Detroit in the standings. Tulsa beat San Antonio, Austin edged Victoria, Amarillo topped Ardmore.
Sanders and Rosburg share the halfway lead at the U S Open, firing 67s to top the field as windy conditions ease. The field features veterans and younger pros including Palmer, Snead, Geiberger, and Player, with chaotic scoring and notable names jockeying for the final rounds.
DETROIT AP The Detroit Tigers defeated the New York Yankees 4 2 to seize a share of the American League lead amid five errors by New York. Billy Britton led Detroit with four hits including a homer while Phil Hegan pitched six strong innings to steady the win. Norm Cash and Yankee reliever Kim Coates heated a bench clearing moment as managers argued over a close pitch. The Tigers moved one game ahead of the Yankees, with Cleveland also winning to join the top tier.
New York AP reports Denny Moyer of Portland and Dullo Nunez of Puerto Rico meet Saturday night at Madison Square Garden. Neither fighter was ejected for incidents as promoter Teddy Brenner eyes a possible bout with the winner of a June 24 Garden bout. The victor could move toward a title bid with Gene Fullmer or Haul Pender. The 10 round match airs on ABC television starting at 9:20 pm EST.
Denver Bears routed Indianapolis 14-6 to move into third, closing within a percentage point of Dallas Fort Worth. Jim Hughes and J W Porter homered, Dick McCauliffe went 4 for 6 with three extra base hits as Ed Donnelly earned his fourth win.
At Franklin Field Philadelphia AP Big Dallas Lang of Southern California and Pat Clohessy from Houston set meet marks on opening day of the NCAA Track and Field Championships. Lang improved his shot put best with a second throw, while Clohessy lowered the 3 mile record in 14:47.7. Budd and Jerome reached the finals in the 100 and 220 yard sprints. Earl Young led the 440 yard dash qualifiers as Oregon and USC stars chased team titles amid several disappointments.
Three Past hurlers teamed for a six hit game as Houston managed six hits. Vic Tracewell gave up a decisive fourth inning run, capping a tightly pitched clash.
Rain caused postponements across the Southern Association with several college games delayed. Macon at Shreveport, Mobile at Challenosgs, and Nashville at Atlanta all moved to later dates as coaches reassess schedules.
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