Pirates Declare War on Rest of Nat s Loop in Gaslite Bowl
Roberto Clemente leads the Pittsburgh Pirates past the New York Mets 9-1 and 12-0, extending a 1 game streak as they climb toward mid standings. Clemente bats 458 in the streak, while manager Harry Walker credits the surge and notes Clemente’s malaria recovery and pep pills. Other NL scores include Los Angeles over Cincinnati 12-5, Chicago over Philadelphia 1-0, San Francisco over St Louis 3-2 in 10, and Milwaukee over Houston 6-5.
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Roberto Clemente
Pittsburgh Pirates
Pirates
Clemente
New York Mets
Houston
Pittsburgh
Mets
Harry Walker
Walker
Los Angeles
Cincinnati
Chicago
Philadelphia
San Francisco
St. Louis
Milwaukee
Solunar Periods Schedule From Knight's Tables
The schedule outlines daily Major and Minor Solunar Periods as printed from John Alden Knight's SOLUNAR TABLES. Major periods begin at bolded times and last about one to two hours, while minor periods are shorter.
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John Alden Knight
Boxing results from FLOSINONE and TOKYO events
The Associated Press reports in Flosinone Italy Salva defeated Burruni and stopped Francisco Perez Berdonces in Madrid at flyweight non title. In Tokyo Mitsunori Seki fought Anatadej Sithiran and stopped him in the featherweight non title bout.
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Associated Press
Flosinone
Italy
Salvatore Burruni
Francisco Perez Berdonces
Madrid
Tokyo
Mitsunori Seki
Japan
Anatadej Sithiran
Thailand
Baseball Leaders and Standings Highlight Uneven Batting Totals
Baseball leaders listed with multiple players across leagues. Horton Detroit .375 and other standout marks appear alongside Davalillo Cleveland .340 and Mays San Francisco .354, with runs batted in led by Mantilla Boston 36 and Banks Chicago 44. // (Note: OCR fragment incomplete)
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Horton
Detroit
Davalillo
Cleveland
Green
Boston
McAuliffe
Mantilla
Howard
Washington
Cardenal
Los Angeles
Versalles
Minnesota
Ward
Chicago
Blasingame
Conigliaro
Colavito
Gentile
Kansas City
Campaneris
Pascual
Grant
McDowell
Solich Detroit
Lopez
Hankins Wins Country Club Tournament at Hope
Joe Hankins captured first in a 9 hole event at Hope Country Club last week with 28 players in the field. Prizes included golf balls for top placements, with Mitch LaGrone taking 9 balls and Homer Beverley earning a golf umbrella for third.
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Joe Hankins
the Hope Country Club
Mitch LaGrone
Homer Beverley
al Graves
Cecil Delaney
Johnny Turner
Eddie Whitman
Tony Lema
Bob Cain
J. C. Atchley
Byron Hefner
Boyt Powell
Lewisville
W. H. Gunter, Jr
Jenkins and Green deliver in Arkansas win over Denver
Arkansas Travelers face Indianapolis in a Pacific Coast League game at Travellers Field after sweeping Denver. Dallas Green pitched five hits to win 5-2 in game one, and Ferguson Jenkins belted a two run homer in the 12th to lift the Travs 10-8 in game two. Del Greco, Jenkins, Tovar, Osbrone homered for Arkansas and Denver.
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Little Rock
Arkansas Travelers
Indianapolis
Traveler’s Field
Denver
Trays
Dallas Green
Ferguson Jenkins
Boozer
Jenkins
Steevens
Cutright
Corrales
Roland
Fowler
Nieson
Cimino
Retzer
Henry
Arkansas
del Greco
Tovar
Osbrone
Baseball Stats Fragments From Historic Box Score
The text lists players and teams with pitching and strikeout details. Ma lon ey Cmmednnati 5-0 reflects a record, Gibson St Louis 82 800 hints at attendance. Koufax Dodgers and Drysdale Dodgers tie to strikeout counts 105 and 77 respectively.
Eugene Field Birth Date Noted Poet Born in 1850
The obituary note marks the birth of poet Eugene Field on September 2 1850 highlighting his literary significance and lasting influence in American poetry.
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Eugene Field
Fair World’s Fair attendance hits new single day record
New York World’s Fair drew 265 568 visitors on Sunday the largest daily turnout in its history. The crowd followed a mix of fine weather and Saturday rain that kept some guests away earlier. Attendance for the first 40 days totaled 3 770 520, behind last year by 1 863 351.
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New York
Giants Trade Bailey Hendley and Kuenn to Cubs
The San Francisco Giants traded catcher Ed Bailey pitcher Bob Hendley and outfielder Harvey Kuenn to the Chicago Cubs for catcher Dick Bertell and outfielder Len Gabrielson. In golf Bruce Cramption won the Speedway Festival Open by one stroke over Jackie Cupit Lionel Hebert with a final par 71. Marlene Hagge won the Babe Zaharias Open in a sudden death playoff over Clifford Ann Creed and Carol Mann. Maryland won the IC4A Outdoor title defeating Villanova 46 to 43. Ralph Boston and Hal Connolly set world records at the California Relays. Jim Ryan won the mile in 3 58 1. Washington acquired Rick Casares and Bob Jencks from the Bears for Riley Mattson and Fred Hageman in a NFL swap.
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SAN Francisco
San Francisco Giants
Ed Bailey
Bob Hendley
Harvey Kuenn
Chicago Cubs
Dick Bertell
Len Gabrielson
Indianapolis
Bruce Cramption
Australia
Jackie Cupit
Lionel Hebert
Beaumont
Tex
Marlene Hagge
Clifford Ann Creed
Carol Mann
New Brunswick
N.J
Maryland
Villanova
Modesto
Calif
Ralph Boston
Hal Connolly
California
Jim Ryan
Washington
Washington Redskins
Rick Casares
Bob Jencks
Chicago Bears
Riley Mattson
Fred Hageman
National Football League
Student Takes Jonesboro Meet
Will Sowles an 18 year old Memphis State University freshman defeated defending champion Tom Raney of Little Rock 2 and 1 in the final of the BUZICK Memorial golf tournament in Jonesboro. Raney eliminated Dr Grover Poole of Jonesboro in the semifinals and Sam Spokes of Little Rock won the consolation. Careidie of Jonesboro won the set championship.
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Jonesboro, Ark
Will Sowles
Memphis State University
Tom Raney
Little Rock
Sowles
Barney Osment
Jonesboro
Raney
Grover Poole
Sam Spokes
Careidie
Louisiana Men Win Forest Products Four-Ball Golf Title
Don Simms and Paul Jones of Bastrop Louisiana shot 103 over 27 holes to win the Forest Products four ball tournament in Crossett Arkansas. They finished two strokes ahead of Tommy Baxter and Joe Brown of Monticello.
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Crossett, Ark
Don Simms
Paul Jones
Bastrop
Forest Products
Tommy Baxter
Joe Brown
Monticello
Mao Tze-tung Health Denial Suppresses Illness Rumors
Tokyo dispatch reports a Chinese official denying rumors that Mao Zedong is seriously ill. Mao, 71, has not appeared in public since April 13, with observers noting possible health issues and speculation abroad.
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Tokyo
Peking
Mao Tze-tung
Mao
Liao Cheng-chih
Chinese Communist Party
Central Committee
Kyodo
Ali Sabry
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Egypt
Donald Charles Hopson
Moscow
Chou En-lai
Rawalpindi
Mohammed Ayub Khan
Pakistan
Chou
Africa
Formosa
United States
Chiang Kai-shek
Fire Levels Ft. Smith Cafeteria and College
A three story brick building housing Crains Cafeteria and Draughons Business College was leveled by fire in Fort Smith Arkansas. Fire teams fought the blaze for over three hours and controlled it by sunrise with no injuries. Damage estimate unavailable. Cause undetermined.
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Fort Smith, Ark
Crains
Draughon
Business College
Memorial Day 500 draws 250000 to Indianapolis speedway
At the Indianapolis Motor Speedway more than 250000 fans packed the 500 mile Memorial Day race as A J Foyt led a field of rear engine cars against the old front engined Offenhauser roadster era. Astronaut Virgil Grissom attended as 33 car fleet started the race aiming for a record pace and a $600000 purse. The previous year had 12 cars finish after a fatal crash involving Eddie Sachs and Dave MacDonald.
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Jerry Liska
Indianapolis
Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Virgil Grissom
Speedway
22 Mile
A. J. Foyt
Johnny Comeratelys
Eddie Sachs
Dave MacDonald
All Stars in Annual Game Announced
The Arkansas High School Athletic Association named the East and West rosters for the summer all star basketball game in Little Rock. West squad selections include Fort Smith Northside players John McIntosh and Tom McKinney. other names such as Larry Brian Hot Springs Eddie Peppers El Dorado Jerry Greenhaw Valley Springs and more. East roster lists players from Paragould Jonesboro Rector Newport Marianna and Little Rock Central among others.
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Little Rock
Arkansas High School Athletic Association
John McIntosh
Tom McKinney
Fort Smith Northside
Larry Brian
Hot Springs
Eddie Peppers
el Dorado
Jerry Greenhaw
Valley Springs
Ronnie Turney
Harrison
James Chancellor
Malvern
Bob Bush
Camden Fairview
Kenny Bailey
Green Forest
Roger Benham
Mulberry
George Green
Lavaca
Ronny Metcalf
Charleston
Mike Wickersham
Yellville
Mike Lamb
Delight
Robert Stuart
Taylor
Manuel Washington
Paragould
Max Cotter
Viola
Clovis Swinney
Jonesboro
Bill Cossey
Rector
Jacky Kimbrell
Turrell
Gary Stephens
North Little Rock
Joel McMasters
Bay
Bill Holt
Newport
Phil Benton
Greenbrier
Mike Bridges
Leachville
Andy Cone
Wilmot
Paul Massey
James Doyel
Mariaana
Harry Crossett Jr
Monticello
Kenneth Robinson
Little Rock Central
Sunday Stars Batting Shine as Colavito Powers Indians
Rocky Colavito of the Indians drove in five runs with his 10th homer and three singles to lead Cleveland past Detroit 10-2. Camilo Pascual of the Twins remained unbeaten with a four hit shutout in a 5-0 win over Washington.
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Associated Press
Rocky Colavito
Indians
Cleveland
Detroit
Camilo Pascual
Twins
Washington
Father Son Win Weatherly four ball tourney in Conway
Col Bernard J Burkett and his son Bernard G Burkett won the Weatherly four ball golf tournament in Conway with a 36 hole score of 132. They finished five strokes ahead of runners up Dr Fred Gordy and Willis Watkins Jr of Conway for the second straight year.
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Conway, Ark
Bernard J. Burkett
Bernard G. Burkett
Burkett
Little Rock Air Force Base
Vanderbilt University
Burketts
Fred Gordy
Willis Watkins Jr
Conway
Standings and schedule from the league standings report
Standings show Seattle seven Salt Lake City six Vancouver seven Tacoma two Portland eight four Spokane one five San Diego seven two Hawaii forty two. Second game tied ten innings due to curfew. Today’s games Indianapolis at Arkansas Tacoma at Oklahoma City Salt Lake City at Portland Seattle at San Diego Denver at Spokane Only games scheduled.
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Indianapolis
Arkansas
Tacoma
Oklahoma City
Salt Lake City
Portland
Seattle
San Diego
Denver
Spokane
Minor League Baseball Scores and Results Summary
Pacific Coast League on Saturday saw Salt Lake City 3 Salt Lake City 3 Seattle 1 Seattle 4 Denver 7 Arkansas 4 Portland 5 Spokane 0 Oklahoma City 7 Indianapolis Vancouver 4 Tacoma 2 Hawaii 3 San Diego 0 Sunday Arkansas 5 Denver 10 Denver 2 0 second game 12 innings San Diego 7 Hawaii 4 2 second game 10 innings tie curfew International League games included Toronto at Buffalo postponed by rain Rochester 8 Syracuse 6 Toledo 3 Atlanta 1 Columbus 3 Jacksonville 1 Buffalo 1 4 Toronto 2 7 second game 7 innings Syracuse 9 Rochester 7 Atlanta 3 0 Toledo 2 10 1st game 10 innings Columbus 2 4 Jacksonville 1 2 1st game 11 innings
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Salt Lake City
Vancouver
Tacoma
Portland
Spokane
San Diego
Hawaii
W. L
Okla. City
Denver
Indianapolis
Salt Lake
Arkansas
Tacoma Portland
le Vancouver
Spokane K
Oklahoma City
San Digo
Toronto
Buffalo
Rochester
Syracuse
Toledo
Atlanta
Columbus
Jacksonville
Mounties Rally To Beat Giants In Pacific Coast League Action
Vancouver Mounties topple the Tacoma Giants 7-2 as Ozzie Chavarria Larry Stahl and Jack Donaldson homer. Dee Weber suffers the loss after his first start since a 3-0 relief run. Portland Beavers split with Spokane while Seattle moves into third with Salt Lake City and Tacoma trails by two. Oklahoma City edges Indianapolis 7-6 and Arkansas wins twice. San Diego defeats Hawaii 7-4 and fights Islanders to a 2-2 10 inning standoff before curfew.
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Associated Press
Vancouver Mounties
Tacoma
Giants
Portland Beavers
Spokane
Portland
Seattle
Salt Lake City
Oklahoma City
Indianapolis
Arkansas
Denver
San Diego
Hawaii
Islanders
Ozzie Chavarria
Larry Stahl
Jack Donaldson
Mountains
Dee Weber
Miller Notches Third Orioles Shutout as Rally Fizzles
Stu Miller, Baltimore right-hander, earned his third consecutive shutout in a 4-3 Orioles win over the Los Angeles Dodgers. After entering in the seventh, he retired two batters, walked one, and left with the bases loaded before Baltimore pushed ahead. The win came as Dick Radatz added scoreless innings for Boston, while the Twins, Yankees, and Indians won to tighten the pennant race.
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Stu Miller
Baltimore
Miller
Los Angeles
Orioles
Wally Bunker
Jim Fregosi
Willie Smith
Costen Shockley
Bob Rodgers
Jerry Adair
Boston
Dick Radatz
Red Sox
Kansas City
Minnesota Twins
Washington
Camilo Pascual
New York Yankees
Chicago
White Sox
Cleveland
Detroit
Rocky Colavito
Pony League Opens Season With Local Matches
Pony League play starts tonight with four games on the Hope field. Nashville faces the VFW at 6 30 p m and Blevins meets the Merchants Association at 8 15. Prescott hosts Delight and Gur don, while First National meets Prescott.
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Hope
Gordon
Delight
Prescott
Nashville
Blevins
Hope Field
VFW
Merchant's Association
Gurdon
First National
Guron
Merchants
Prescott Boys
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