No Switch Planned By Hank for Awhile
Hank Bauer starts as Kansas City Athletics manager by letting players play their own game for a while. The A s beat the Yankees 4 3 on Siebern and Covington homers as Bauer settles in. Bauer names Dick Howser captain and emphasizes no changes for now while the club sits 11 1/2 games back.
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Joe) Nuxhall
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Top Tackles Leave to Play Pro Football
Three Southeastern Conference tackles left college for the NFL in a week. Ken Frost of Tennessee, Ed Nutting of Georgia Tech, and Frank Lasky of Florida could not meet academic requirements or chose professional play, signaling a brewing shortage in tackle prospects.
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Ken Frost
Tennessee
Dallas Cowboys
Frost
Georgia Tech
Ed Nutting
Duke Guard Signs with Cardinals in NFL Debut Year
Duke University product Mike McGee a standout guard signed his 1961 contract with the St. Louis Cardinals of the NFL today.
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ST. Louis
Mike McGee
Duke University
St. Louis Cardinals
Pitching-Jim Archer Leads A’s Past Yankees 4 3
Pitcher Jim Archer beat the Yankees for the second time as the Athletics won 4-3. Norm Siebern led A’s hitters with three of six team hits, two RBIs and a tying ninth inning homer that set up Wes Covington’s pinch hit winner in the final frame.
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Tokyo Innsbruck Roles in 1964 Games Progress
Athens AP reports IOC session officials invited Tokyo and Innsbruck organizers to present progress on the 1964 Olympics. Tokyo debates 18 sports with Japan proposing judo and volleyball and dropping canoeing and modern pentathlon. Innsbruck favors January 29 to February 9 despite Scandinavian objections over early dates due to weather and snow conditions.
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Phillies GM calls bonuses a self destructive trend
Philadelphia general manager John Quinn says MLB risks suicide by paying large bonuses to high school prospects. He advocates a free agent draft similar to other sports and suggests Phillies may back legislation at the upcoming meetings. He notes the rule change for first year players failed to curb the problem.
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Philadelphia
John Quinn
Philadelphia Phillies
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Phillies
Nine City Baseball Games Set Across Four Leagues
Nine games in four leagues are on tap in Lawrence Recreation Commission action tonight. Matchups include Jayhawk-High School Twins vs Red Sox Athletics vs Graves Dodgers vs Yankees and others. Monday results list several college and church league scores with mixed outcomes.
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Covington Delights in Yankee Pitching Victory
Kansas City outfielder Wes Covington enjoys success against the Yankees with four of his five season home runs. He delivered a game winner for the Athletics, hitting a two strike pitch from Luis Arroyo over right field to edge New York 4-3 after pinch hitting for Leo Posada. Decathlon achieves Oceanport Handicap double at Monmouth Park in 1956 and 1957.
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Jim Archer
Bill Skowron
Roger Maris
Archer
Houston Pays a Bonus To Top Trojan Hurler
Wally Wolf, USC right handed pitcher, signed a 100000 dollar bonus with the Houston National League club. Wolf, 19, did relief work for the Trojans who won the NCAA title last week. He turned down 75000 from the Dodgers to join Houston. He reports this week to pitch in the American Association. The Houston club will play in the National League next season.
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Wally Wolf
University of Southern California
Houston
Wolf
Trojan
Los Angeles Dodgers
Bobby Mattick
Hank Bauer Triumph as A's Rally to Beat Yankees
Hank Bauer's managing debut for Kansas City yielded a 4-3 win over the New York Yankees. Norm Siebern, a former Yankee, supplied key RBIs with a fourth inning single and a ninth inning homer, while Wes Covington added a late pinch hit. Cleveland and Chicago games were rained out, leaving Detroit atop the pennant race.
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Associated Press
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Hank Bauer
New York Yankees
Norm Siebern
Wes Covington
Cleveland
Chicago
Top Field for Gals Golf in 39th State Tourney
A field of 138 golfers competes in the 39th annual Women s State Golf Tournament in Hutchinson Natasha Matson Fife the defending champion and four time past winner is the favorite Mrs Marshall Becker of Topeka aims for a fifth crown along with Fife Jean Ashley of Chanute a former champion also competes Only 15 have won titles in 38 years of the meet.
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Natasha Matson Fife
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Marshall Becker
Topeka
Becker
Jean Ashley
Chanute
Philadelphia boxers clash in last night bout
Jimmy Loo 140 of Philadelphia stopped Irish Bobby Douglas 143 of Philadelphia in nine rounds last night. The fight took place in Philadelphia and ended with Loo securing a knockout victory.
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Associated Press
Philadelphia
Jimmy Loo
Bobby Douglas
Police Seek Two In Cage Briberies Across College Scandal
New York police seek Phillip Lacort of Boston and Joseph Green of New York after indictments on bribery and conspiracy tied to a widening college basketball bribery ring. District Attorney Frank Hogan says 36 players from 21 colleges are implicated, with 44 games affected by point-spread fixes. The probe now reaches the Ivy League with Columbia’s Fred Portnoy named in the disclosures.
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Frank Hogan
Fred Portnoy
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Michigan State Fullback Ron Hatcher 1960 season feat
Michigan State fullback Ron Hatcher posted 361 rushing yards on 59 carries while gaining 0 on the two-yard line loss, totaling two negative yards for the season.
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Ron Hatcher
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