Managers Come and Go in Baseball Shakeups
Sports editor Don Heffner was fired as Cincinnati Reds manager after owner William DeWitt denied rumors for weeks. The piece notes similar public denials and eventual firings in New York where Johnny Keane lost his Yankee job to Ralph Houk, reflecting on owners’ pattern of denial and its impact on team image.
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Journal-World
Don Heffner
Cincinnati Reds
Cincinnati
William O. DeWitt
Heffner
Ralph Houk
Johnny Keane
New York Yankees
New York Yankee
CBS
Adrian Burke
Dan Topping Sr
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Houk
Yankee
Dan Topping
Yankees
Topping
Robert Sylvester
New York News Service
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Johnny
California
Russell Jackson Taylor Top Hitters on Hawk Team
The Lawrence American Legion baseball Hawks will field three .300 hitters Randy Russell Len Jackson and Bob Taylor for weekend games at Municipal Field against North Kansas City and CGF Grain Topeka Jones. Russell leads with .448 average and 29 RBIs.
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Lawrence American Legion
North Kansas
New Champion Emerges At Public Links Meet
In Milwaukee the National Public Links Golf Tournament ends defending champion Arne Dokka of Studio City California in the quarter finals. George Demling of Louisville Kentucky advances 5 and 4 over Dokka while Monty Kaser Wichita Kansas defeats Norb Anderson St Paul Minnesota 4 and 2. Don Powers Litchfield Park Arizona beats Paul Russ Tumwater Washington 2 and 1. Dave Ojala Two Harbors Minnesota ousts Dick Heyl Sterling Virginia 2 and 1.
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Studio City
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Louisville
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Wichita
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Norb Anderson
St. Paul
St. Paul, Minn
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Litchfield Park
Ariz
Paul Russ
Tumwater
Wash
Dave Ojala
Two Harbors
Minn
Dick Heyl
Sterling
Cardinals Split with Reds as A's Slump to Yankees
The St. Louis Cardinals split a doubleheader with Cincinnati with a 9-2 loss and 9-7 win to cling to sixth in the NL. Kansas City drops to sixth after a 5-4 defeat at home to the New York Yankees. Campaneris tripled and scored three KC runs before an eighth inning error let three unearned runs score.
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Elston Howard
Harold Reniff
Grilli
Roger Repez
A’s
Mike Hershberger
Cincy
Reds
Dave Bristol
St. Louis
Cal Maxvill
Loupee
Mike Shannon
Kansas Fishing Report Highlights For Agencies
Pratt Kansas reports from the Kansas Forestry Fish and Game Commission show fair to good conditions across reservoirs. Bass crappie channels bullheads walleye and bluegill vary by location including Pomona John Redmond Fall River Toronto Kanapolis Wilson Webster Cedar Biluff Chase Kahola Lyon Pottawatomie Atchison Shawnee Douglas Leavenworth Neosho Bourbon and Southeast Kansas strip pits with main catches including white bass green sunfish and bass.
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Vern Benson Hired as Reds Coach in Cincinnati
Vern Benson aged 41, former coach for the New York Yankees and St. Louis Cardinals, was hired Thursday night as a coach by the Cincinnati Reds.
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Vern Benson
New York Yankees
St. Louis Cardinals
Cincinnati Reds
Par Beaten by 57 Golfers In Minnesota Tournament
In St Paul at Keller, 144 touring pros contested the Minnesota Classic top $20,000 from a $100,000 purse. Jacky Cupit led with a 65 six under par, with six others at five under. Defending champ Ray Floyd shot 73 and was 101st. The field will cut to 70 plus ties after round two.
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Keller
Arnold Palmer
Jack Nicklaus
Gary Player
Tony Lema
Ray Floyd
Jacky Cupit
Gene Littler
Bert Yancey
Charles Sifford
John Schlee
Randy Petri
Steve Spray
Billy Casper
Doug Sanders
Akron
Ohio
Pitcher Jackson Leads Phillies to 5-0 Shutout of Giants
Larry Jackson shut out San Francisco on five hits as Philadelphia won 5-0, dropping the Giants to second in the NL two percentage points behind Pittsburgh. Joe Torre hit a two run homer in the bottom of the ninth to lift Atlanta over Houston 7-6.
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San Francisco
Philadelphia
Giants
Pittsburgh
Joe Torre
Atlanta
Houston
Pepitone Hits 100th Career Homer As Yanks Edge A's
Joe Pepitone, 25, credits manager Ralph Houk for a career renaissance as he rips his 20th homer this season and helps the New York Yankees defeat Kansas City 5-4. Pepitone leads the team with 49 runs and 44 RBIs while weighing 198 pounds.
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Ralph Houk
Joe Pepitone
New York Yankees
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Pepitone
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Kansas City Athletics
Bobby Richardson
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