Mahaffey Dominates After Eye Injury In Comeback Season
Art Mahaffey, 24, rebounds from a serious eye injury to win his fifth game and fuel a 6 1 Philadelphia victory over Houston. Roy Sievers and Ted Savage homer for the Phillies as the pennant race resumes with San Francisco visiting and Los Angeles leading the Dodgers. The day’s schedule features a full slate across both leagues with several key matchups.
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Ted Savage
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Roman Mejias
Carl Warwick
Merritt Ranen
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Mets
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St. Louis
Milwaukee
Cincinnati
Chicago
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Cleveland
Angels
Indians
Baltimore
Detroit
Washington
Minnesota
Boston
Kansas City
Eleven Pitchers Could Reach 20 Wins This Season
New York AP reports eleven major league pitchers, led by Don Drysdale of the Dodgers, near the 20 win goal with nine more victories likely. Drysdale needs five wins. Koufax, Marichal, Donov an, Pascual sit at 12. Jay 11. Ford and Lary limited by injuries from last season.
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Don Drysdale
Los Angeles Dodgers
Drysdale
Bob Purkey
Cincinnati
Sandy Koufax
Dodgers
Juan Marichal
San Francisco
Dick Donovan
Cleveland
Camilo Pascual
Minnesota
Joey Jay
Art Mahaffey
Philadelphia
Ralph Terry
New York Yankees
Billy O'Dell
Bob Gibson
St. Louis
Jay
Milwaukee
Warren Spahn
Whitey Ford
Yankees
Frank Lary
Detroit
Ford
Lary
Topekan Tim Clark Wins Open Tennis Title
Tim Clark of Topeka, unseeded, defeated Bill McGown of Kansas City 6 1 6 0 to win the boys singles in the 12 year old and under division of the Kansas City Open Tennis Tournament. McGown was top seed. The match ended as a severe thunderstorm interrupted the schedule.
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Tim Clark
Topeka
Bill McGown
McGown
Personal Yankees Duo Still Lead Home Run Pace At All Star Break
At the 1961 All Star break Roger Maris and Mickey Mantle sit atop the homer chase with 33 and 29. Mantle targets a comeback after a long injury layoff and both slugger careers echo a history of medical trials and resilience as they return to boost the Yankees' offense in the second half.
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Roger Maris
Mickey Mantle
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Mickey
Maris
Mantle
Roger
Mick
Independence
KOM League
Harry Craft
Sikes Faces Rugged Foe in Public Links Title Defense
Reigning Public Links champion Dick Sikes opens title defense in Buffalo at the Sheridan Park course as he faces California darkhorse John Joseph in the 37th U S Public Links. The field is cut to four for Friday's 36-hole semi final after two rounds.
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Dick Sikes
California
U. S
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Sheridan Park
Paris
Sikes
John Joseph
Hayward
Calif
Billy Tindall
Seattle
Herb Howe
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Tindall
Springdale
Ark
Joseph
Dave Dixon
Memphis
Tenn
Dixon
Wichita
Lamont Kaser
Warren Strout
Speedway
Ind
Timing Device Set to Speed Kansas Non-Pros Games
The National Baseball Congress will test a timing device at 7 45 p m in the Kansas State non pro tournament in Wichita. Teams will have 20 seconds between pitches and 30 seconds for changing sirens with a bell marking violations. Penalties include automatic balls or strikes. Ray Dumont says tests are successful and expects 20 to 40 minutes shaved from games across 63 contests in the 28th national tourney in August.
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Kansas State
National Baseball Congress
Ray Dumont
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Dumont
Indiana Woman Faces Tourney's Top Player
Alice O'Neal Dye of Indianapolis meets Clifford Ann Creed of Alexandria, La., in the quarter finals of the 62nd Women's Western Amateur Championship in South Bend. Dye won 3 and 2 over Brenda High of Glasgow, Kentucky, as Creed defeated Jane Nelson Weiss 3 and 2 after missing a short putt for a possible hole in one.
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Ind
Alice O’neal Dye
Indianapolis
Indiana
Clifford Ann Creed
Alexandria
Jane Nelson Weiss
Hawks Owner Declares ABL Stars Belong To His Club
St Louis Hawks owner Ben Kerner said the team owns rights to seven former American Basketball League stars. Among them is Bill Bridges, last season's ABL MVP and ex Kansas University standout, who helped Kansas City Steers win division titles and averaged 21.4 points per game while leading in rebounds.
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St. Louis Hawks
Ben Kerner
Bill Bridges
Kansas University
Bridges
Kansas City Steers
Stars Pitching and Hitting Spark Phillies Past Colts
Yesterday's Stars led by Art Mahaffey limited the Houston Astros to five hits as Philadelphia won 6-1, extending their perfect advantage in eight straight meetings. Roy Sievers homered in the first and drove in additional runs to pace the Phillies' 6-1 victory.
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Art Mahaffey
Phillies
Domestics and Eagles Advance to Kansas Tourney Third Round
Wichita Domestics beat Hays Larks 5 4 to reach the third round as Hays eliminated. Great Bend Eagles remain unbeaten with a 5 1 win over Broncs. Ed Stephens fanned 15 while 13 Eagle hits fueled the victory. Sedgwick Ottos defeated Wichita St Peter Claver 7 1 as the round ended in eighth inning due to lead rule. Tonight’s games include Winfield National Guard vs Wichita McConnell Air Force Base second round and other Ist round matchups.
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Ed Stephens
Eagles
Kansas City Holmes
el Dorado Cementers
Sedgwick Ottos
Wichita St. Peter Claver
Winfield National Guard
Wichita
McConnell Air Force Base
Diamond Data Today's Baseball Schedule and Standings
Cincinnati at Chicago and other matchups listed for Friday. Cities include Philadelphia Houston Pittsburgh St Louis Milwaukee and New York. AL standings show New York Cleveland Los Angeles Minnesota Detroit Baltimore Chicago Boston Kansas City Washington and others with scores and abbreviations.
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Philadelphia
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St. Louis
Milwaukee
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Washington
Boston
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Angeles
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Louis
Blanchard Named Coach Air Force Freshman Team
Air Force announces Lt Col Felix Doc Blanchard will replace Tom Berry as the freshman football coach after Berry resigns to enter private business in Virginia. Berry led the varsity backfield three seasons and coached the freshman squad last year.
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Tom Berry
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Doc) Blanchard
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Top Women Golfers Start Milwaukee Open at Tuckaway
The Milwaukee Women's Open at Tuckaway Country Club kicks off a four day 72 hole event with top players including Wright Suggs Berg Hagge Jameson Rawls Pung Cornelius Falk Jessen Romack and Whitworth Haynie Stone among entrants aiming for top prize of 1350 and 10000 purse.
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Marie MacKenzie Lindstrom
Tuckaway Country Club
Mickey Wright
Louise Suggs
Patty Berg
Marlene Bauer Hagge
Betty Jameson
Betsy Rawls
Jackie Pung
Kathy Cornelius
Mary Lena Falk
Ruth Jessen
Barbara Romack
Kathy Whitworth
Sandra Haynie
Beth Stone
Gals Start 1962 Trans Miss Golf Tour in Wichita
The 1962 women’s Trans Miss championship opens in Wichita Kansas with 64 players. Curtis Cup names include Judy Bell Colora do Springs defending champ Joanne Gunderson and Barbara McIntire Natasha Matson Fife leads favorites. Matches run Tuesday through Saturday at the par 72 Wichita Country Club.
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Wichita, Country Club
Judy Bell
Colorado Springs
Kansas
Joanne Gunderson
Kirkland
Wash
Barbara McIntire
Ann Casey Johnstone
Mason City
Towa
Jean Ashley
Chanute
Clifford Ann Creed
Alexandria
Natasha Matson Fife
Miss Ashley
Ford and Rosburg Lead Pro Am in Motor City Open
In Detroit Doug Ford and Bob Rosburg posted twin 66s in the pro am to share first and second prize money. The Motor City Open offers 35 000 in prizes, with notable amateurs Don Cherry Glenn Johnson and Mike Andonian among ten starters and Souchak favored as the defending low scorer.
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Doug Ford
Bob Rosburg
Don Cherry
Michigan
Glenn Johnson
Mike Andonian
Mike Souchak
Motor City
Ford and
Rosburg
Bill Collins
Louisiana
Hebert Brothers
Lionel
Jay
Chi Chi Rodriguez
Junior Golf Meet Under Way Today
Six teen golfers start a two day four round match play schedule to crown the Kansas Juniors champion at Manhattan Country Club. Ron Schmedemann led qualifying with a 70 while Jim Chew Grier Jones and others carded 72s and 76s to reach the championship flight.
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Manhattan Country Club
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Lyons
Grier Jones
Wichita
Andy Nusbaum
Salina
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Jones
Joel Athey
Junction City
Jamie Thompson
Jim Keck
Kansas City
Nusbaum
Jim Davis
Doug Ricketts
Chanute
Bob Pusey
Griffiths Mental Battle Ahead of Big Title Bout
In Las Vegas Emile Griffith, 23, prepares to defend the welterweight crown against Ralph Dupas in a 15 round fight. The bout comes after Griffiths grim memories of Benny Paret's death last March. His approach remains unpredictable with questions about a knockout or restrained strategy lingering.
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Emile Griffith
Virgin Islands
Ralph Dupas
New Orleans
Griffith
Benny Paret
New York
Paret
Dupas
Emile
Legion Baseball Postponed in Lawrence and Joplin Series
Wet grounds in Lawrence forced postponement of the American Legion game against Lloyds Drugs of Kansas City. The Hawks hope to be ready for EmPo ria Friday, while Joplin’s three-game weekend series in Joplin was canceled as the district tournament begins. Lawrence seeks Salina as a replacement site depending on Municipal Stadium status.
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Palmer Returns to Top After 69 at Troon
Arnold Palmer tied the Old Troon course record with a 69 in the British Open, reaching 140 after 36 holes to lead. Jack Nicklaus shot 72 to stand 152, while Kel Nagle posted 71 for 142. Keith MacDonald and Gene Littler faced tougher rounds.
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Don Essig
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Ind
U.S
Gene Littler
Kel Nagle
Australia
Keith MacDonald
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Knuckleballs Challenge Reds Catcher Hank Foiles
Cincinnati AP Hank Foiles, veteran Reds catcher, says catchers should be paid a million dollars for handling knuckle ball pitching. He cites Hoyt Wilhelm as the toughest knuckle baller and notes knuckle balls confound both catcher and pitcher. Foiles recalls Wilhelm’s pitches as nearly all knuckle balls and explains catching requires keeping the ball in front and making many stops with chest, legs, and arms.
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Hank Foiles
Cincinnati Reds
Hoyt Wilhelm
Foiles
Wilhelm
Baltimore
Cincinnati
All Stars Open Practice for North Western Team
A squad of 49 top college players reports to Otto Graham at North Western University to prepare for the All-Star game at Soldier Field on August 3. Opponents are the Green Bay Packers who clinched the 1961 NFL title by routing the New York Giants 37-0.
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