Major leaguers paid big bonuses fuel early careers
A look at high signing bonuses for baseball debutants shows top success stories like Harmon Killebrew and Sandy Koufax making such payouts worthwhile, while many others fade. The piece cites bonuses for Kaline, Groat, McCormick, McDaniel, Simmons, Roberts, Kuenn, and Antonelli and notes the risk of players failing to meet expectations.
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Obers Pace City Softball Win Over Lawrence Sanitary
Obers continued to pace City Softball League Tuesday night with a 9 4 victory over Lawrence Sanitary. Other results include Francis sporting 8 Clinton 0 Co Co Cart Ellis 11 Hillcrest 7 Kiwanis 9 Jaycees 1 Jayhawk Dodgers 4 Twins 4 Braves 6 Yankees 4 Red Sox 3 Athletics 0 Industrial FMC 17 Norris Bros 0 BHudora 25 Skeptics 9 St. John s 1 Antioch 2 Nazarene 12 Episcopal 4.
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Pone Kingpetch Named Fighter of Month for June
The world flyweight champion from Thailand, Pone Kingpetch, was named Fighter of the Month for June by Ring Magazine after a defense in Tokyo against Mitsunori Seki. In heavyweight rankings no major changes, with Bob Cleroux moving to No. 9 after defeating Roy Harris and Alex Miteff. Tom McNeely listed No. 10 as a possible September foe for Floyd Patterson. In light heavyweight, Doug Jones rose to No. 2 behind Harold Johnson, while Giulio Rinaldi fell to No. 3 after losing to Archie Moore.
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Floyd Patterson
Giulo Rinaldi
Italy
Archie Moore
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Harold Johnson
National Boxing Association
Baseball standings and results across leagues and games
Major and minor league results summarize Tuesday games across the American and National Leagues with notable twin bills. Standings show Detroit and New York leading AL while Cincinnati and Chicago vie in the NL. Wednesday and Thursday schedules list key matchups and rescheduled twin bills across the circuit.
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Milwaukee Beats Cardinals to Narrow NL Race
Milwaukee Braves beat St Louis 3-0 behind Bob Buhl to move within one game of fourth place Pittsburgh. Cincinnati, leading the NL, won 10-8 over Chicago as Jerry Lynch sparked a seven inning rally with four pinch hitters. Dodgers routed Pirates 9-5 and Giants toppled Phillies 12-5 as Marichal pitched eight strong.
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Milwaukee
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Ty Cobb
Tris Speaker
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Rabbit Maranville
Reds
Cubs
Jerry Lynch
Jay Hook
Bob Anderson
Billy Williams
Sammy Taylor
Don Zimmer
Taylor
RBI
Norm Larker
Dodgers
Bob Friend
Dick Farrell
Pirates
Musial Notches 10 000th Official At Bat With Double
Stan Musial, 40, went 1-for-4 with a long double for his 10 000th official at bat against Milwaukee. The milestone came as he matched career records, with Musial also chasing Honus Wagner’s hit total. He ranks among baseball’s elite at-bats leaders.
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Milwaukee Braves
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Honus Wagner
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Shopper's Loan Promises Easy Modern Living Purchases
HFC presents the Shopper's Loan to help families buy everyday items. Customers pay a single monthly installment after shopping with cash at any store. Life insurance at group rate available on loans above $300.
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