Red Schoendienst Defies TB To Shine For Cards
King Murray profiles Red Schoendienst, veteran Cardinal second baseman, who battled tuberculosis in the 1958 World Series year. After surgery and rehab, at 38 he returns to top form, serving as pinch hitter and steadying influence while remaining active in baseball and tuberculosis charity work.
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Camille
Albert Schoendienst
St. Louis Cardinals
Red Schoendienst
Yankees
Red
Yankee Stadium
Los Angeles
Cardinals
John Keane
Florida
Ague
Keane
Tuberculosis Society
Eye Bank
Stan Musial
San Francisco
Aaron's grand slam caps Braves 8-6 over St. Louis
Hank Aaron went 4-for-5 with a grand slam his third of the season as Atlanta beat St. Louis 8-6 in the ninth. Juan Tizarro allowed two Detroit hits and one earned run in a 3-2 White Sox win over the Tigers.
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Associated Press
Hank Aaron
Braves
St. Louts
Juan Tizarro
White Sox
Detroit
Chicago
Walt Blum Rides Six Winners at Monmouth Park
Jockey Walt Blum achieved a rare feat by riding six winners in a single race card at Monmouth Park in Oceanport New Jersey during 1961, marking a standout performance in his career and thrilling local racing fans.
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Walt Blum
Monmouth Park
Oceanport
N. J
Griffith Is Pick In Total Defense
LAS VEGAS AP Emile Griffith the world welterweight champion defends tonight against Ralph Dupas at the Las Vegas Convention Center in a 15 round bout. Griffith starts favored at 2-5 as Dupas seeks the upset in a match governed by eight count and three knockdown rules.
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Las Vegas
Nev
Emile Griffith
New York
Ralph Dupas
New Orleans
Las Vegas Convention Center
Griffith
Virgin Islands
Dupas
Emile
Benny
Kid) Paret
James Deskins
Nevada State Athletic Commission
Roanoke golfer nets first ace in six years at Greenbrier
Ron Herrenkohl of Roanoke Va captured his first hole in one in six years on the 155 yard seventh at Greenbrier Lakeside using a 7 iron. He played with Roanoke's Joe Hill and C D Barnard of Virginia Beach Va. Also noted: 16 new assistant coaches will join 14 NFL clubs this season.
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White Sulphur Springs
W. Va
Ron Herrenkohl
Roanoke
Greenbrier
Lakeside
Joe Hill
C. D. Barnard
Virginia Beach
Night Fishing Mostly Best In Kansas State Waters
AP report from Pratt Kansas notes night fishing is generally best across the state with fair to good results in many lakes and reservoirs. Strong catches include black bass crappie channels bullheads and walleyes in specified areas such as Osage County Leavenworth County Chase County and Webster Reservoir along with several rivers and streams showing fair fishing for most species.
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Kan
Kansas
Kansas Fish and Game Commission
Osage County
Leavenworth County
Brown County State Lake
Atchison County
Mission Lake
Herrington City
Lake Kahola
Chase County
Marais Des Cygnes
Toronto
Fall River
Montgomery County State Lake
Wilson County State Lake
Butler County
Cowley County
Howard City
Lovewell
Republic County
McPherson County
Pratt County
Saline
Solomon Rivers
Lower
Arkansas River
Pawnee River
Rooks County State
Cedar Bluff
Scott County
Athletics and Bosox Spit Braves Slam the Cards 8-4
The Kansas City Athletics split a two night doubleheader with Boston, winning 5-4 in the opener at Municipal Stadium before a 9-4 11 inning defeat. Hank Aaron delivered a ninth inning grand slam as Milwaukee Braves beat St. Louis 9-6, with Tommy Aaron and Eddie Mathews homering for the Braves.
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Kansas City Athletics
Boston
Red Sox
Hank Aaron
Braves
St. Louis Cardinals
Milwaukee
Tommy Aaron
Eddie Mathews
Claude Raymond
Lindy McDaniel
Larry Jackson
League Leaders Batting and Pitching Highlights from 1960s
The Leaders National League list shows T Davis leading batting with .348 and 127 hits for the Dodgers, Mays dominating RBIs with 81 and 22 homers, plus Wills stealing 46 bases. In pitching Purkey tops NL decisions at 14-2, while Koufax and Drysdale pace strikeouts, and American League leaders include Runnels batting .343 and Wagner with 25 homers for the Dodgers.
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Los Angeles
Clemente
Pittsburgh
Wills
Mays
San Francisco
Angeles
ST. Davis
Jos Angeles
Great
Robinson
Cincinnati
Ranen
Houston
San Franciso
Banks
Chicago
H. Aaron
Milwaukee
W. Davis
Purkey
Pierce
Noufax
T.os
Drysdale
Runnels
Boston
Jiminez
Kansas City
Silebern
Warner
Siebern
Rollins
Minnesota
Cunningham
Rodgers
Loos Angeles
Fox
Lumpe
Cimoli
Wagner
Tos Angeles
Cash
Detroit
Wood
Howser
Foytack
Donovan
Cleveland
National League batters loom as Dodgers and Giants duel
Dodgers beat the Mets 1-0 behind Koufax and Sherry as Davis drives in his 91st run. Aaron hits a grand slam for Milwaukee, Robinson drives in three in Cincinnati, Clemente has three hits for Pittsburgh, and Mays leads the Giants past Philadelphia to stay within a half game of the leaders. Clemente climbs to .348, Aaron to .336, while Davis sits at .353.
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San Francisco Giants
Hank Aaron
Frank Robinson
Roberto Clemente
Dodgers
Tommy Davis
Davis
New York Mets
Sandy Koufax
Larry Sherry
Aaron
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Waukee
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Robinson
Cincinnati
Chicago
Clemente
Pittsburgh
Houston
Leff Davis
Willie Mays
Giants
Philadelphia
San Francisco
Dodger
Mets
Jack Sanford
Phils
Stu Miller
Mays
Jack Hamilton
Cardinal
Lindy McDaniel
Hank
Tommy
Brave
Larry Jackson
Pirates
Dick Stuart
Bob Skinner
Smoky Burgess
Only One Former Champ Left in Action Going Into Semifinals
In South Bend, Ann Casey Johnstone plus three young players reached the semifinals of the 62nd Women's Western Amateur at South Bend Country Club. Johnstone, the event’s sole former winner, faced Carol Sorenson and Clifford Ann Creed, with Sorenson routing Doris Phillips 8 and 6 and Creed defeating Barbara Fay White 4 and 3. White, a Texas Christian student, beat Mrs. Michael J. Skala 2 and 1.
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South Bend, Ind
Ann Casey Johnstone
South Bend Country Club
Johnstone
Carol Sorenson
Janesville
Wis
Clifford Ann Creed
Clifford Ann Creed. Miss Creed
Barbara Fay White
Louisiana
Clifford Ann
Alexandria
Barbara Fay
Shreveport
Miss Sorenson
Doris Phillips
Southern Illinois
St. Louis
Miss Creed
Paul Dye Jr
Indianapolis
Indiana
Julie Hull
Anderson
Miss White
Texas Christian
Michael J. Skala
Roseburg
Ore
Penn State to Fly Four Times This Fall
Penn State football will travel by plane four times this fall with trips to Houston for the Rice game on October 16, to West Point for the Army game on October 13, to Berkeley for the California game on October 27, and to Worcester for the Holy Cross game on November 17. Grady Peninger, Michigan State's new wrestling coach, was unbeaten in four years of wrestling at Oklahoma State.
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Penn State
Rice
Houston
Army
West Point
California
Berkeley
Holy Cross
Worcester
Mass
Grady Peninger
Michigan State
Oklahoma State
Wright and Romack Lead Milwaukee Open After Round One
Mickey Wright and Barbara Romack hold a two stroke lead entering round two of the Milwaukee women's Open at Tuckaway Country Club. Wright bids a second straight year atop the LPGA money list as Romack matches par 70s on a tough 6135 yard layout to edge the field.
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Mickey Wright
Barbara Romack
Miss Wright
Miss Romack
Tuckaway
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