Finley Lands in Limelight As A's Top Tigers 5-1
Ed Charles opened the scoring with Finley’s half porch then the A's beat Detroit 5-1. Diego Segui earned his first victory after early control issues. Dick Stuart’s 11th inning grand slam propelled Boston past Baltimore 6-4 while Jimmie Hall and Minnesota edged Cleveland 9-8.
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Dick Stuart
Boston
Baltimore
Jimmie Hall
Minnesota
Cleveland
Los Angeles Angels
Washington
Don Lee
Dean Chance
Frank Lary
Diego Segui
Tigers
Robin Roberts
Orioles
Red Sox
Carl Yastrzemski
Stuart
Stu Miller
Chuck Schilling
Ed Bressaud
Frank Malzone
KU to Charge Admission for Home Baseball Games
Kansas University will begin charging for its home baseball games starting with this weekend’s series against Iowa State. Admission is $1 for adults and 50 cents for students and younger pupils, with KU activity cards accepted for students. This ends KU’s wartime-free era for baseball gate entry. The plan makes KU the last Big Eight school to adopt an admission fee for baseball.
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Iowa State
Kansas University
Jayhawks
A. C. Lonborg
FIGHTS LAST NIGHT ACROSS MULTIPLE CITIES RESULTS
In New York Hubert Hilton outpointed Willie Jackson by 8 rounds in Glen Cove. In Miami Prentice Snipes stopped Jim Hanks in 4. In Sacramento Paulie Armstead outpointed Joe Brown 10 rounds. In Stockton Danny Kidd and Magico Robles drew after Kidd sustained a deep cut. bout halted with 59 seconds left in the fifth. In Los Angeles Manuel Ramos knocked out Sam Pride in the third.
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New York
Hubert Hilton
Glen Cove
N.Y
Willie Jackson
Elizabeth
N.J
Miami
Fla
Prentice Snipes
Jim Hanks
Atlanta
Sacramento
Calif
Paulie Armstead
Joe Brown
Houston
Stockton
Danny Kidd
Magico Robles
Los Angeles
Kidd
Manuel Ramos
Sam Pride
Phoenix
Ariz
Rough Riders Sign Missouri Halfback Don Smith
Ottawa Rough Riders announce the signing of 24 year old Don Smith a former University of Missouri halfback on Tuesday in Ottawa Canada.
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Ottawa
Canada
Ottawa Rough Riders
Canadian Football League
Don Smith
University of Missouri
Ryun Smashes 16-Year-Old Half Mile Mark in Kansas
Jim Ryun of Wichita East High School clocked 1 53.5 for a half mile at McPherson inviting meet, breaking the world record for 16-year-olds. Gene McClain of Salina finished second in 1 55.8 as Great Bend led the meet with 81 2/3 points. Ryun praised the race plan and noted he misjudged his pace until the final 220 yards.
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Mcpherson
Jim Ryun
Wichita East High School
Kansas
Ryun
Kansas City
Gene McClain
Salina
Great Bend
East
Ryan
McClain
Mission Netters blank Lawrence 8-0 in dual match
Shawnee Mission West defeated Lawrence 8-0 in a Tuesday dual at Mission. Lawrence falls to 2-2. West meets St Joseph High tonight and competes in a quadrangular at Olathe Saturday. Individual results list West players over Lawrence counterparts in six singles and two doubles matches.
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Shawnee-Mission West High School
Lawrence
Mission
Donald Binns
Netters
St. Joseph High
Olathe
Lawrence Mission West
Bob Barnes
West
Phil Kurata
Paul Tangeman
Chris Barteldes
Charles Gudgeon
John Davies
Charles Weil
Rick Hornsby
Scott Hoffmann
Larry Redding
Forest Cloud
Greg Estes
Greg Estes, 6-2, 6-3. Doubles — Tangeman - Gudgeon Def. Kurata-Barteldes
College results round up from AP service
College results list several games with weather notes and final scores across baseball and other sports. Central Iowa teams like Drake faced rain delays while Emporia State and others posted varied outcomes.
Baseball Scores and Schedule for Thursday and Tuesday
The page lists games in the National and American Leagues including Los Angeles at Houston New York at St Louis Pittsburgh at Milwaukee San Francisco at Chicago Philadelphia at Cincinnati and Philadelphia at Cincinnati plus Pittsburgh at Milwaukee. Tuesday results show Boston 6 Baltimore 4 Minnesota 9 Cleveland 0 in 10 innings Kansas City 5 Detroit 1 Los Angeles 2 Washington 1 with rain affecting Chicago at New York and other matchups.
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Ken Johnson
Johnson
Los Angeles
Houston Colts
al Spangler
Los Angeles Dodgers
Vinnie Smith
Colt
Dodger
Joe Moeller
Maury Wills
Willie Davis
Colts
Jerry Grote
Dick Tracewski
Tommy Davis
Moeller
Wills
Wally Moon
St. Louis
New York
Philadelphia
Cincinnati
Milwaukee
Pittsburgh
San Francisco
Chicago
Dodgers
Bob Miller
Phillies
Richie Allen
Reds
Allen
Art Mahaffey
Houston
Cleveland
Minnesota
Detroit
Baltimore
New_York
Washington
Boston
Kansas City
National League
Ct G.B. Philadelphia
Romano
Fregosi
Oliva
Stuart
Wagner
Bressoud
Hansen
Rollins
Hinton
Skowron
Zimmer
U S Women Rally to Take Brazil in Peru World Tourney
The U S women led by Rita Horky of Nashville overcame a deficit to beat Brazil 51 43 in Lima Peru. It marked their second win in three games of the seven nation round robin. Bulgaria defeated Peru 79 44 in another third round game.
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Lima
Peru
Rita Horky
Nashville
Brazil
Bulgaria
Russ Cager Lead Team Loses Fifth Straight in Soviet Tour
A touring American basketball squad with five Olympians dropped its fourth defeat in five games in the Soviet Union. They were beaten 75 to 61 by a Latvian Republic team on Tuesday.
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Kiev
Soviet Union
Latvian Republic
Whitey Ford Balances Pitching And Coaching Roles
Whitey Ford, the Yankees ace, serves as both pitcher and pitching coach under a $60,000 deal. He says he remains his own boss on the mound, able to pull himself if fatigued, with manager Yogi Berra giving him freedom to call his own shots.
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Whitey
Whitey Ford
New York Yankees
Yankees
New York
Ford
Long Islander
Chicago White Sox
Casey Stengel
Ralph Houk
Yogi Berra
Berra
Yankee
Tonga A Spikers Beat Lion Bees
The Tonga A-Spikers defeated Lawrence High B team 69-63 in a dual meet at LHS track. Key wins include C Jarrett in 440 and broad jump and J Mark in 100 and 220 dashes, with several other firsts and winning marks across events.
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Tonganoxie High School
Lawrence High
LHS
John Mark
Charlie Jarrett
Kansas State
Tonga
Korb
Lawrence
J. Jarrett
Bishop
Allen
Pickens
Mark
C. Jarrett
Antisdes
Wertzberger
Thomas
Fambrough
Kennedy
Soviets to Lead Olympic Team Entry with 392 Athletes
TOKYO AP The Soviet Union announces a 392 member team for the 1964 Olympics, surpassing the United States by seven as both nations expect to field entrants in 19 of 20 events. Neither side will field a field hockey squad.
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Tokyo
Soviet Union
United States
Finley porch homer sparks A's 5-1 win over Detroit
Ed Charles belted a porch homer off Finley’s half porch in right field as Oakland beat Detroit 5-1. The shot landed near the old fence rail amid horns and lights, sparking the A’s early lead. Finley claimed it would have cleared last year, while pitchers doubted the exact rail contact. Charles raised his average to .322 with a 3-for-4 night and three RBIs as Oakland added two more homers over Finley’s fences.
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American League
Finley
A’s
Detroit
Ted Bowsfield
Dan Pfister
Gus Niarhos
Charles
Homer
Bowsfield
Chicago
la Porte
Ind
Yankee Stadium
Yanks
Yankee
Ford Frick
Bill Bryan
Boxing in sorry condition and TV special proves it
AP writer notes NBC boxing special portrays the sport as brutal and dying. Brinkley cites injuries and deaths since World War II, cites calls for regulation, and interviews with former fighters. The piece argues for outlawing boxing and highlights broader TV awards chatter.
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New York
David Brinkley
NBC
Senate
Pat Brown
California
Brinkley
Benny Paret
Beau Jack
Miami
King Levinsky
Cassius Clay
Joe Walcott
Brinkley and Company
National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences
Leaders National League Batting and Pitching Averages
The Leaders NL batting leaders include Mays of San Francisco at .474 with 17 runs and 18 RBIs, Clemente’s 21 hits for Pittsburgh, and Allen of Philadelphia with .442 and 19 hits. Pitching leaders show Gibson’s 21 strikeouts and 2-0 records among several hurlers, with Lamabe and Penn among top zeroes.
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Mays
San Francisco
Allen
Philadelphia
Howard
Los Angeles
Clemente
Pittsburgh
Stargell
Maye
Milwaukee
Santo
Chicago
Fox
Grote
Houston
Tracewski
Wills
W. Davis
Farrell
Fischer
Bunning
Klippstein
Friend
Marichal
Gibson
St. Louis
Texaco Service Ad for Tune-up and Wheel Work
An ad offering oil change and tune up services plus muffler and tailpipe work. Includes wheel balancing and alignment as well as generator and starter service with pick up and delivery road service.
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Dave Nicholson
Ed Charles
Municipal Stadium
Tiger Don Smith
Mission Netters
Baseball Central
Iowa
Drake
Southern Illinois
Gositene
Emporia
Baker
Pittsburg State
Springfield State
Emporia State
William Jewell
Central Methodist
Culver Stockton
University of Wichita
Friends University
Grinnell-Town State
Iain
Illinois State
Bradley
Nebraska
Maryville State
Graceland
Diamond Data
U.S
Russ Cagers
Natl. News, Syn. Inc. of America
Arnold Palmer
A-Spikers
Adding Machines
Ehousehold
Massachusetts Ave
Litwins
Viking
Merstay
Clemnd
K.C
Jim van Valkenburg
Associated Press Sports
Cynthia Lowry
Andy Williams
Aparicio
Lamabe
Buzhardt
Kralick
Lolich
Kant
Pleis
Daniels
Penn
ART Nease Texaco
Oth & Miss
Chanay
Vinland Valley Aerodrome
Vinland
Delbert Chanay
Rainwear
Lawrence Surplus
Massachusetts
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