Point Shaving May Become Federal Crime Under Bill
Senate backers push bills to crack down on racketeers in sports. Drafts aim to make bribing college and amateur athletes a federal offense amid college basketball scandals. Justice officials hesitate on positions as Kennedy seeks broader crime program. Kefauver proposes federal boxing regulation with a boxing commissioner role.
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National Collegiate Athletic Association
Herbert J. Miller Jr
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Kennedy
Estes Kefauver
D-Tenn
Thomasville No-Hit By Rowan In Playoff Opener
Rowan County 4 Thomasville 0 as Barry Moore pitched a no hit no run effort. Four Thomasville batters reached base on walks while Rowan scored in the first second fifth and sixth innings. Thomasville plans to start Doug Smith or Kirby Kaney in game two to even the best of three series.
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Rowan County
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Moore
Tommie
Clint Ingram
Doug Smith
Kirby Kaney
CL Teams Begin 2nd Half in Carolina League
The six Class B Carolina League teams start the second half with Wilson defending the first half title after a 54 victory over Winston Salem The rest of the day saw rainouts Durham finished second one and a half games ahead of Greensboro Burlington and Winston-Salem tied for fourth Raleigh last trailing by nine and a half. Wilson opens at Burlington while Winston-Salem meets Raleigh and Durham faces Greensboro.
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Associated Press
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Winston Salem
Durham
Greensboro
Burlington
Winston - Salem
Raleigh
Winston-Salem
Firecracker 250 Practice Opens at Daytona Beach
Daytona Beach hosts Firecracker 250 practice ahead of the Independence Day race with a $33,000 prize. Time trials Saturday set the lineup for four qualifying races Sunday, determining starting positions. Larry Frank plans a 180 mph speed run in a specially adapted Indy car, with Osiecki adding stabilizers and air foils after a previous spin.
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Greenville
S.C
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Bob Osiecki
Charlotte
N.C
Bye Bye BOGEY Bye Bye BOGEY
The article explains that slicing in golf results from an outside in clubhead path as the ball veers right. It attributes this to swaying rather than pivoting during the backswing, causing the left hip to move away from the target and the left arm and wrist to misfire. A pivot correction is advised.
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Woods
Yankees edge Angels on Skowrons three run homer
Hitting star Bill Skowron of the Yankees went 3-for-5 and drove in three runs with a ninth inning homer to beat the Angels 8-6. Pitcher Jim Owens and Dallas Green combined for a 1-0 win over the Giants as Owens earned the decision in his first start, going six innings.
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Yankees
Angels
Jim Owens
Dallas’ Green
Phils
Giants
Owens
Way is cleared for arena
An insurance executive announced an 89 million downtown stadium plan with a 31 million loan, a 50 000 seat arena for the Cardinals, likely ending Busch Stadium. Construction to start in about 30 months with a bond issue and equity goals to follow, per James F. Oates of Equitable Life.
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Cardinals
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St. Louis Browns
James F. Oates
Equitable Life Assurance Society
Flyweight Title On Line In Tokyo Championship Bout
Pone Kingpetch of Thailand defends the 112 pound flyweight title against Japan’s Mitsunori Seki with theThai champion favored to retain. Kingpetch, 25, holds a 25-4 record and has not lost since 1957. Seki, 19, has only fought 15 rounds once as a bantamweight challenger. The bout is expected to go the distance in a nationally televised event.
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Mitsunori Seki
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Happy Land
Seki
Kingpetch
Leo Espinosa
Philippines
Hoak the Tiger Still Roars Over Dodgers 55 Deal
Don Hoak of the Pittsburgh Pirates recalls the 1955 Dodgers trade chain and credits moves across majors for shaping his big league path. He cites his best year with the Pirates in 1960 and his goal to become a manager, bragging of his holler guy persona and clutch baserunning.
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Tiger
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Bob Clemente
Buccaneers
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Rain Delays Red Shield Teener League Schedule
Rain washed out last night’s Red Shield-VFW Teener games but the Mercury and Exchange Clubs will host a doubleheader at College diamond and Harvell Park with VFW 619 facing Pirates at 6 00 and Civitan meeting Giants at 8 00.
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Kiwanis
Giants Manager Dark injures finger after loss to Phillies
After San Francisco stranded 12 men on base in a 1-0 defeat to Philadelphia, Giants manager Alvin Dark tore the tip of his right middle finger while tossing a stool in the clubhouse. He was taken to Temple University Hospital for emergency treatment and returned to his hotel.
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San Francisco Giants
Alvin Dark
Giants
Dark
Temple University Hospital
Wimbledon Opening Day Collapses Under Weather Delays
The first day of the 75th Wimbledon faced heavy rain and cloud cover, delaying play and leaving the center court contest between Chuck McKinley and Sergei Tacchini postponed. Seeds Fraser Laver Pi etrangeli Emerson Santana Ayala won, while 16 matches remained unfinished as spectators endured long delays.
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England
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America
Neale Fraser
Australia
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Hernando
Modesto
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McKinley
St. Ann
Italy
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Rod
the Rocket
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Roy Emerson
Spain
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Santana
Chile
Campigner
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Britain
Yanks' 101st Home Run Tops Leagues in Odd Finish
Yogi Berra and Clete Skowron provided the late offense as the Yankees beat the Angels. Ford won his 13th with eight strong innings, while Arroyo closed the win. Don Demeter tripled and Charlie Smith singled for the Phillies' only fourth inning run off Jack Sanford.
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Skowron
Roger Maris
Mantle
Art Fowler
Yanks
Ford
Luis Arroyo
Phils
Jack Sanford
Stu Miller
Don Demeter
Charlie Smith
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