White Sox sweep doubleheader as Sievers and Smith power wins
Chicago remains in the first division chase by sweeping a two night doubleheader from Cleveland 15-3 and 11-1. Roy Sievers and Al Smith hit five homers between them, Sievers driving in seven in the opener with a pinch hit grand slam. Mantle homered twice for the Yankees in a 5-3 win at Kansas City.
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Associated Press
Chicago White Sox
Cleveland
Roy Sievers
al Smith
Sox
Sievers
Burdette Leads Reds Past Giants. Dodgers Narrow Lead
Lew Burdette pitched five solid hits as Cincinnati beat San Francisco 5-3 to extend Milwaukee’s win streak while the Reds crushed St. Louis 9-2. Dodgers swept Cubs to cut the gap to one game, with Sherry securing both ends of the doubleheader trail.
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Associated Press
Milwaukee Braves
San Francisco
Lew Burdette
Cincinnati
St. Louis
Defending Champ And Miss Ashley Near a Showdown
Defending champion Natasha Fife of Wichita and 1985 winner Jeanne Ashley of Chanute look set for a Kansas Women's Golf Tournament showdown after first round wins. Fife, medalist, beat Tillie Becker 6 and 5. Ashley defeated Kay McBride 8 and 7. Other Wednesday results include Graham over Grigsby 5 and 4 and Engleman over Snowbarger 7 and 6.
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Tillie Becker
Topeka
Miss Ashley
Kay McBride
Hutchinson
Dunham
Salina City
Tink Cropper
Hutchinson City
Dorothy Graham
el Dorado
Beth Engleman
Salina
Lila Adamson
Larned
Joan Ashley
Chan
Hageman Opens as Linebacker in All-America Game
Fred Hageman Kansas center is set to start at middle linebacker for the West in the All-America graduation bowl Friday night. Coaches Engle of Penn State and Murray of Duke announced tentative starters as Hageman, a Washington Redskins property, secures a defensive job for the College All-Stars against the Philadelphia Eagles in Chicago in August.
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N.Y
Fred.Hageman
Kansas
Rip Engle
Penn State
Bill Murray
Duke
Hageman
Washington Redskins
Philadelphia Eagles
Chicago
Ford Frick May Retire From Baseball Post
New York AP reports commissioner Ford Frick may resign before the end of his second term on Sept 20 1965. He says no immediate plans to retire but doubts working past his planned limit. Possible successors include Richard Nixon Robert Cannon Joe Cronin and Warren Giles. Frick faces major issues like expansion bonus pay and antitrust concerns. He would be near 71 if he serves to term end and could qualify for a pension.
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New York
Ford Frick
Baseball
Frick
Richard M. Nixon
Robert C. Cannon
Milwauke
Joe Cronin
Warren Giles
National League
Water plunges over Niagara Falls at 219000 cubic feet per second
A report notes the volume of water rushing over Niagara Falls reaches 219000 cubic feet each second. The figure highlights the falls ongoing power and scale as part of a standard hydrology update.
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Niagara Falls
Debut a Success By Ray Windhorn
Gordon Ray Windhorn blasted a bases loaded three run double for a first major league hit in Los Angeles 41 win over the Chicago Cubs in the first game of a doubleheader. He added a double in the seventh and did not play the second game as the Dodgers swept. Windhorn, 27, from Watseka Illinois, later lived in Danville Virginia, and was a track star at North Phoenix High School. He entered pro baseball via a New York Giants tryout camp in 1952 to help a friend.
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Gordon Ray Windhorn
Windhorn
Los Angeles
Chicago Cubs
Dodgers
Watseka
Ill
Danville
North Phoenix
Ariz
Arizona
New York Giants
Giants
Datch Ruether
Stars in AP: Sievers shines for White Sox with three homers
Yesterday's Stars in the Associated Press roundup highlight Roy Sievers of the White Sox going 5-for-7 with nine RBIs including a pinch-hit grand slam as Chicago swept two games 15-3 and 11-1 against the Indians. Larry Sherry of the Dodgers earned saves in both 4-1 and 4-2 wins over the Cubs, yielding one hit in four otherwise shutout relief innings.
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Associated Press
Roy Sievers
White Sox
Indians
Larry Sherry
Dodgers
Cubs
Scandal Figure Greene Aims to Cooperate in Case
Joseph Eu gene Greene 36 a Bronx athletic director and alleged conduit in college basketball bribery says he will cooperate with District Attorney Frank Hogan upon extradition to New York. He was arrested in Seattle on a fugitive warrant and held on 10000 bond as New York awaits escort.
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Greene
Frank Hogan
New York
Hogan
Fred Portnoy
Columbia University
Portnoy
Bronx
Aaron Wagman
North Carolina
Esco Beats Manila By Knockout In Phoenix Fight
Alfredo Esco of Redondo Beach knocks out Kid Manila of San Diego in Phoenix. Manila weighed 128 pounds. Esco weighed 133 pounds in the bout held last night.
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Associated Press
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Ariz
Alfredo Escobar
Redondo Beach
Calif
Kid Manila
San Diego
Rookie Cincinnati Hurler Earns Win As Reds Top Cardinals
Ken Hunt allowed nine hits but got support from Gus Bell and Frank Robinson as the Reds beat the Cardinals 9-2 in Cincinnati. Bell homered and drove in two, Robinson had three RBIs, while Tim McCarver's single and a Sawaytski single produced St Louis' runs in the ninth. In Kansas City, Mantle homered twice for the Yankees in a 5-3 win over the Athletics. Bud Daley exited after five. Hank Bauer managed the A’s, becoming the first playing manager in the AL since 1953.
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Mickey Mantle
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Sievers
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Gary Bell
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Bob Shaw
Bud Daley
Jim Gentile
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Ken McBride
Don Schwall
Cincinnati
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Frank Robinson
Robinson
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Cardinals
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Bill White
Ken Boyer
Stan Musial
Hunt
Tim McCarver
Carl Sawatski
St. Louis
Haywood Sullivan
Roger Maris
Daley
Jerry Lumpe
Leo Posada
Hank Bauer
Marty Marion
St. Louis Browns
Expanded Program Plan for Small NCAA Schools
In Kansas City the NCAA committee will study expanding post season football and national championships for college division members. The nine member panel represents 341 smaller schools and may add events in more sports. Andrew J. McDonald of Southwest Missouri State College is among attendees.
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National Collegiate Athletic Association
NCAA
Walter Byers
Andrew J. McDonald
Southwest Missouri State College
Springfield
Dodger Fight Injures Wills and Stirs Dodgers
Los Angeles Dodgers shortstop Maury Wills and teammate Norm Larker fought during infield drills on June 15 before a game with the Cubs. Wills was sidelined for two days, and Gil Hodges and Frank Howard were injured while breaking up the scuffle.
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Dodger
Maury Wills
Norm Larker
Wills
Los Angeles Examiner
Cubs
Bob Hunter
Examiner
Gil Hodges
Frank Howard
Canterbury Prep Coach Jim Briggs Captures Housatonic Title
In his first year as baseball coach at Canterbury Prep in New Milford Connecticut Jim Briggs led the team to the Housatonic League championship He is the son of Walter Spike Briggs former president of the Detroit Tigers.
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Canterbury Prep
New Milford
Conn
Walter
Spike) Briggs
Detroit Tigers
White Sox Sweep Indians as Rally Pushes Title Chase
The Chicago White Sox won their sixth straight and 13 of 14 as they swept Cleveland at Comiskey Park in front of 48,125 fans. GM Hank Greenberg and manager Al Lopez express confidence, noting Chicago closed the gap to within 10 games of Detroit and one game from fourth place while the Cubs lost a doubleheader to Los Angeles.
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Hose
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Indians
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Ameche Retires From Colts After Injury Struggles
Baltimore AP report says Alan Ameche, star Colts fullback and Heisman winner, announced retirement after five NFL seasons. He cites decline in form and a slow-healing right Achilles tendon injury suffered December last season.
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Ameche
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Uslinee
Ohio State Junior Is Setting a Quick Pace
Ohio State junior Jack Nicklaus leads the Big Ten in the NCAA tourney third round as he vows this may be his last national collegiate title shot. He defeats Dick Carmody of Southern California and Jimmy Gabrielsen of Georgia by 4 and 3 after late rallies, continuing a strong amateur showing.
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Lafayette
Ind
Jack Nicklaus
Ohio State
Nicklaus
Texas golfer defeats Rodney Horn in NCAA match play
LAFAYETTE Ind Richard Duble of Texas A M knocked out Kansas University's Rodney Horn 3 and 2 in the first match play round of the NCAA golf tourney. Tack Nicklaus of Ohio State won his match while upsets hit Purdue's Mark Darnell and Houston A Nicklaus faded early.
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Ind
Richard Duble
Texas A & M
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Rodney Horn
Seasion
Tack Nicklaus
Ohio State
Purdue
Mark Darnell
Nicklaus
Homero Blancas
Houston
A. Nicklaus
U. S
Dick Carmody
Southern California
Jimmy Gabrielson
Georgia
Topeka Wins Over Fox Cities In Three-I League Action
Topeka strengthened its grip on the Three-I lead with a 5-3 win over Fox Cities behind Ted Davidson five hitter as Cedar Rapids fell to Lincoln 6-1. Jerry Dawson hit a homer for Topeka while Joe Pulliam and Jim Caldwell went deep for Fox Cities. Des Moines completed a double with 2-1 win after a first triple play of the season.
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Associated Press
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Ted Davidson
Cedar Rapids
Lincoln
Davidson
Fox Cities
Jerry Dawson
Joe Pulliam
Jim Caldwell
Foxes
Bob Locker
al Bullock
Tommy Binks
Burlington
Des Moines
Demons
Bridges and King Invited Back For Steer Session
The Kansas City Steers of the American Basketball League invited 16 players to return for a September steer session after halting the summer tryout camp seven days in. Notable invitees include Charles Henke 6 7 from Missouri who scored 28 of 47 in the final scrimmage and former Big Eight stars Bill Bridges Maurice King Larry Comley. Victims of the last cut were Jim Farley and Dick Kepley.
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