Dodgers Pace National League as Giants Lose Fifth Straight
Hal Woodeshick earned his fourth straight win and lowered his ERA to 0.59 as the Houston Colts beat the Giants 2-1 in 10 innings, dropping San Francisco from a share of the NL lead. Don Drysdale pitched well for the Dodgers in a 4-1 win over the Cubs, while Duke Snider powered the Mets to a 3-2 victory and Hank Aaron homered in Milwaukee's 9-5 win over Pittsburgh. The Reds-Phillies game was rained out, and Atlanta rallied past Pittsburgh after trailing.
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Hank Aaron
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Willie Davis
Ron Taylor
Frank Thomas
Ron Hunt
Diomedes Olivo
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Menke
Mantle Injury Sways Balance In American League
Mickey Mantle suffers a broken foot delaying the Yankees and reshaping AL balance. With Mantle out for weeks, New York loses power and left-handed hitting edge, while Baltimore, Chicago White Sox, and Minnesota gain momentum as rivals capitalize on the Yankee setback.
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Stan Williams
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Tony Kubek
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Joe Pepitone
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Snider's ninth inning homer defeats Cardinals at Polo Grounds
Duke Snider delivered a 10th homer of the season and 399th of his career to beat the Cardinals 3-2 at the Polo Grounds. Diomedes Olivo took the loss after surrendering the game-ending blast with two outs in the ninth. Curt Flood and Dick Groat opened the scoring for St Louis, while Ken Boyer joined the homer club in the fourth.
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Baseball Standings And Weekend Results From The Majors
The National League standings show Los Angeles at 22 games ahead with teams like St Louis, Cincinnati and San Francisco contending. Friday results include Los Angeles 4 Chicago 3 and New York 3% St. Louis 9 Milwaukee 6, with Cincinnati at Philadelphia rained out. American League leaders include New York 47 wins and Baltimore 42 with Minnesota and Detroit near the top. Sunday and Monday schedules feature matchups across leagues.
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Fights Last Night in Rome and Milan Ring Card
In Rome Joe Braves 208 from Jamaica stopped Franco de Pirelli 219 of Italy by knockout. In Milan Italian middleweight Alessandro Massinghi 158 halted Wilse Greaves 160 of Canada by KO.
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Italy
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Milan
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Wilsie Greaves
Canada
Twelve Kansas athletes earn third varsity letters
Kansas University reports 12 spring sport athletes earning their third varsity letter as part of a 52-member spring lettermen roster released by athletic director Dutch Lonborg. The list spans baseball, golf, tennis and track with named players and hometowns across multiple events.
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Dutch Lonborg
Tigers Sign Two Minor League Players
The Detroit Tigers signed pitcher Bill Lewis of Bristol, Pennsylvania, and catcher Joe Cernich of St. Louis to minor league contracts. Cernich, a left handed hitter, was assigned to Thomasville in the Georgia Florida League.
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Bristol
Joe Cernich
St. Louis
Cernich
Thomasville
Petersons Slam Secures Hawks Victory Over Wheatshockers
Emory Peterson hit a two-out bases loaded homer in the seventh to lift Lawrence's Legion Hawks to a 6-3 win over Topeka's Wheatshockers. Lawrence improves to 6-2, with upcoming doubleheader at Salina and two games in Wichita.
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Legion Hawks
Topeka
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Salina
Wichita
Municipal Park
Six Runners Are Under 4 Minutes at Compton Invite
At Compton Calif six milers went under four minutes led by Peter Snell with 3 55. Snell finished strong after a cautious start, while teammates Jim Beatty Cyrol Burleson Jim Grelle Cary Weisiger and Bob Seaman followed in rapid times. Brian Sternberg set a high mark in pole vault to 16 feet 8 inches and Ulis Williams broke the listed 440 yard dash record with 45.6 seconds overcoming Adolph Plummer.
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New Zealand
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Washington
Modesto
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Arizona State University
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University of New Mexico
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Bob Seaman
Talent on Display as College World Series Opens
Omaha hosts the 17th College World Series with eight top pitchers set to start. Holy Cross lefty Dick Joyce, who turned down a near $100,000 bonus, faces Missouri while Jack Stroud of Missouri draws attention with early bonus buzz. Bob Fenton of Penn State battles Arizona’s Sherwin Scott, and Texas foe Walt Peterson likely meets Bob Myer of Texas in a marquee first round. Florida State ace Al Beccascio eyes a sharp 13 start record against Western Michigan ace Gary Wallman.
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Texas
Silverberg Only Jayhawk to Score In Houston Meet
HOSUTON Tex AP No world records were approached but the competition was spirited with fine times in the first finals of the US Federation track meet. Nate Adams Purdue won the 100 yards in 9.4 seconds to edge Gary Ray Auburn. Bill Cornell Southern Illinois won the 880 yards in 1 49.83 with Del Hassel Colorado State close behind. Houston Track Club led by John Macy rolled 49 points as McMurry second, Southern Illinois third and Abilene Track Club fourth. Bill Silverberg Kansas finished second in the steeplechase the Jayhawks only points day one.
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Dodgers win to claim NL lead as Snider lifts Mets past Cardinals
Yesterday's Stars PHPYCHING. Don Dodgers pitched seven innings allowing one earned run and earned a victory that gave Los Angeles the National League lead. Duke Snider and the Mets slugged a three run homer in the bottom of the ninth for a 5 2 triumph over the Cardinals dropping St Louis into a tie for second in the NL.
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Burdette Up For Sale By Braves To Cardinals Trade?
Lew Burdette veteran Milwaukee right hander and two time 20 game winner was placed on waivers by the Braves and quickly claimed by the St. Louis Cardinals. The move may aim to move him out of the league toward Baltimore’s pennant contenders.
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Griffith Favored In Title Contest
New York AP report says Emile Griffith, a hard-hitting favorite at 6-5, seeks a third welterweight title against champion Luis Rodriguez. Both men predict a knockout though neither has been stopped. Rodriguez won the title from Griffith in Los Angeles on March 21.
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Kid) Paret
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New Putter Gives Julius Boros Edge In Masters Shadow
Julius Boros led the Flint Open at Wickliffe Hills by two strokes with a 6 under par round. He credited a spare putter after his Masters theft, with Jerry Pittman, Al Mengert, Bob Charles and Gene Littler chasing at three under.
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Gene Littler
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Haskell Teams to Play Tonight in South Park
The Haskell Institute Campus Church softball team meets Simon Shoe Repair of Topeka at 7 30 p m in South Park. A second game has the Haskell staff facing the Topeka Club. A third Haskell team opens a double header at 2 p m against FMC of Lawrence at Haskell Sunday.
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