New York Wins But Tigers Hold a Lead Over AL Field
The Detroit Tigers beat Washington 6-4 to keep a one game AL lead as New York Yankees, led by Whitey Ford and Roger Maris with his 27th homer, rout Kansas City 8-3. Baltimore halved Minnesota 8-2 and Boston edged Los Angeles 3-2. Maris added multiple hits to pace the Yankees. Colavito and Cash sparked Detroit in a seventh inning rally.
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Washington
New York Yankes
Whitey Ford
Roger
Maris
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Cleveland
Indians
Baltimore
Minnesota
Boston
Los Angeles Angels
Norm Bass
Yankees
Rocky
Colavito
Norm Cash
Senators
Gus Triandos
Orioles
Twins
Jim Kaat
Los Angeles
Red Sox
Galen Gisco
Mike Fornieles
Chuck Schilling
Cincinnati Reds
St. Louis
Los Angeles Dodgers
Chicago Cubs
Dodgers
Cincinnati
Milwaukee
San Francisco
Giants
East Squad Favored by Six in All American Bowl
The East team opened as a 2 1 favorite to beat the West in the All American Graduation Bowl at War Memorial Stadium Buffalo. Rip Engle questioned the pick noting the West had five Rose Bowl players and strong center Roy McKasson and quarterback Bob Schloredt. kickoff 7 p m CST with Mutual and an independent network airing the game locally blacked out.
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N.Y
War Memorial Stadium
Rip Engle
Penn State
Engle
West
Washington
Roy McKasson
Bob Schloredt
Lee Folkins
George Flemming
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Mutual
Peshtigo Fire Devastates Wisconsin Towns in 1871
The worst U S fire disaster struck October 8 1871 near Peshtigo Wisconsin. It burned more than 1 280 000 acres of forest and destroyed 17 towns killing at least 1152 people.
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Nation's Best In National Action Mile the Feature
The National AAU Track and Field Championships open at Downing Stadium Randalls Island with a headline duel between milers Cyrol Burleson and Jim Beatty. Finalist selections for Olympic teams are at stake as 20 titles are decided.
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America
Downing Stadium
Randalls Island
Russia
West Germany
England
Poland
ABC
Cyrol Burleson
Oregon
Jim Beatty
Santa Clara
Burleson
Beatty
Herb Elliott
KU Grad Plays For Crown At Gal Golf Meet
Karen Schull a 1961 KU graduate from Kansas City and Judy Hoetmer a Seattle prodigy reach the final of the 17th annual Women s Intercollegiate Golf Tournament in Ann Arbor. Schull defeated Joann Gunderson 4 and 2 while Hoetmer edged Susan Meerdink 4 and 3 in the semifinals.
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Gal
Ann Arbor
Mich
Karen Schull
Judy Hoetmer
Karen
University of Kansas
Kansas City
Judy
Seattle
Joann Gunderson
Arizona State University
Washington
Susan Meerdink
Arizona State
Miss Schull
Missouri
Miss Hoetmer
Pacific Northwest
Miss Gunderson
Montreal Cleroux and Haynes win in AP boxing recap
The Associated Press notes Montreal fighter Bob Cleroux stopped Alex Miteff in seven rounds in Montreal. In Los Angeles Franklin Haynes outpointed Irish Roy Smith over ten rounds.
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Associated Press
Montreal
Bob Cleroux
Alex Miteff
Argentina
Los Angeles
Franklin Haynes
Roy Smith
Torrance
Calif
Weekend fishing forecast from state report shows lakes fair to good
The Forestry Fish and Game Commission reports generally fair to good lake fishing statewide with clear waters days after light rains. Northeast and Southeast Kansas lakes show fair to good catches of black bass crappie channels flatheads drum and carp with rivers offering similar prospects and occasional large flatheads reported.
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Brown County
Atchison County
Mission Lake
Chase County
Lyon County
Lake Kahola
Neosho River
Delaware River
Fall River
Toronto
Wilson
Montgomery County
Kansas
Neosho
Fall
Lovewell Reservoir
Ottawa County State Lake
Kingman County State Park
Pratt County
McPherson County
Little Arkansas
Ninnescah
Rattle Snake
Smokey Hill
Saline
Solomon
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