Cubs Ernie Banks Hit By Pitch In Frightening Injury
Ernie Banks of the Chicago Cubs was beaned by Moe Drabowsky in the ninth inning of a 2-1 loss to Cincinnati and collapsed at home plate. He was unconscious, carried off on a stretcher, and hospitalized in fair condition after tests showed no skull fracture.
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Banks
Errtie
Mickey Mantle
New York Yankees
Minnie Minoso
St. Louis
San Francisco
Philadelphia
Cardinals Fall Again as Braves Top St. Louis 11 8
Milwaukee beat the Cardinals 11-8 after St. Louis built a 6 game win streak. Hank Aaron led Atlanta with two homers and five RBIs, while Curt Simmons started for the Cards and took the loss. Red Schoendienst, Stan Musial, and Ken Boyer contributed with hits and pinch hits. The A’s and Angels exchanged leads as Los Angeles won 5-4 behind Jack Spring in relief.
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Hank Aaron
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Houston
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Reds
Cal Koonce
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Cepeda
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Stu Miller
John Callison
Jack Hamilton
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Leon Wagner
Los Angeles
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Aaron
Tommy
Curt Simmons
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Carl Sawatski
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Angel
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Thomas
Bob Rodgers
A’s
Jerry Lumpe
Jack Spring
John Wyatt
Lumpe
A’s. Jimenez
Cleveland
Chuck Essegian
Lie Tests Indicate One SWC Referee Involved In Fixing Games
WACO Texas AP The Texas Department of Public Safety tester testified before the House investigating committee that one Southwest Conference referee showed untruthful responses on a lie detector regarding fixing and point shaving in a game. Two tests on another official were inconclusive and could not establish truthfulness.
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Texas House Investigating Committee
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Texas House Panel Finds No Indictment Yet In Conference Fix Probe
Chairman Charles Ballman reported the Texas House Investigating Committee has found insufficient evidence to obtain an indictment amid a third hearing into gambling and possible point shaving in Southwest Conference basketball games. The probe continues.
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Charles Ballman
Texas House
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Officials deny fixing West Texas basketball games
Preston and Johnson testified before the house investigating committee denying any point shaving. Curtis alleged officials had been involved and described a Texas Department of Public Safety FBI inquiry into the matter, while Witts pressed Preston on calls from a bookmaker.
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Texas A&m
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Texas Department of Public Safety
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Leaders in Major League Baseball Statistics
Summary of top players in both leagues across batting, runs, RBIs, hits, doubles, triples, home runs, stolen bases and pitching. Mentions Jimenez, Essegian, Rollins, Kaline, Cepeda, Williams, Mays, Wills, and others with leaders and values such as .348 batting, 54 hits, 38 RBIs, 47 RBIs, 28 runs, 13 home runs, and 49 strikeouts.
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Cimoli
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Waline
Detroit
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Cleveland
Belinsky
Los Angeles
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Minnesota
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Groat
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Mays
San Francisco
Wills
Cepeda
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Cincinnati
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St. Louis
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Houston
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New York
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Pierce
San Franciseco
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Creed and Burns Renew Southern Women's Amateur Clash
Richmond AP report recalls a 1957 Memphis final when 18 year old Creed beat Burns. Now Creed 23 of Alexandria and Burns 36 of Greensboro meet in Friday's semifinals after Creed knocked out Judy Eller Street 1 up and Burns defeated Mary Ann Downey 2 and 1.
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Clifford Ann Creed
Marge Burns
Memphis
Miss Creed
Miss Burns
Alexandria
Greensboro
N.C
Judy Eller Street
Chattanooga
Mary Ann Downey
Baltimore
Aaron Drives Braves Past Cardinals With Five RBI
Hank Aaron of the Braves knocked in five runs by hitting his seventh and eighth homers and a double. Elroy Face of the Pirates earned the win with four shutout innings. The Braves beat St Louis 18 to 3 in a one sided game, continuing strong division push over Houston.
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Hank Aaron
Braves
St. Louis
Elroy Face
Tirates
Houston
Wright Moyer Set For TV Bout At Madison Square Garden
Teddy Wright of Detroit is a 9-5 favorite to beat Phil Moyer of Portland in a 10 round telecast from Madison Square Garden. Moyer, 23, fills in for his injured brother Denny who withdrew from the ABC telecast. Denny, a top middleweight contender, had been a 3-1 favorite. Moyer brings a 25-5-1 record with nine KOs. Wright stands 8-7-4 with 18 KOs.
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Teddy Wright
Detroit
Phil Moyer
Portland
Ore
Madison Square Garden
Moyer
Denny
Wright
Ring Magazine
Eddie Arcaro Reaches Record Thoroughbred Earnings Milestone
In a 30 year riding career Eddie Arcaro rode horses to earnings totaling 30 million 39 thousand 543 dollars, a top figure in thoroughbred annals and a landmark in American horse racing history.
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Eddie Arcaro
IHL Adds Six Teams After Toledo Withdrawal
The International Hockey League will operate with six teams next season after Kansas City and Denver failed to post bonds and were not admitted. Toledo withdrew due to financial difficulties, and the league board approved the change. Remaining members are Minneapolis, St. Paul, Omaha, Fort Wayne, Port Huron and Muskegon.
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Kansas City
Denver
International Hockey League
Toledo
Minneapolis
St. Paul
Omaha
Fort Wayne
Port Huron
Muskegon
Helen Harris Dies at 101 Former Tennis Champion
Mrs. Helen M. Day Harris, runner-up in the Women s Amateur National Singles Tennis Championships in 1889 and 1892, died in New York Friday at age 101.
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New York
Helen M. Day Harris
Air conditioned comfort for cows tested in Ohio study
Thirty cows on an Ohio farm live in air conditioned comfort to test if milk and butterfat stay high in heat. The rest of the herd milks under normal barn conditions for comparison as ten years of Ohio State University research shows dairy cows produce the most milk.
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Wilmington
Ohio
Here
Ohio State University
Bossy cattle begin to produce less as temperatures rise
Readable text notes heat effects on cattle output, with temperatures between 30 and 75 degrees cited. As mercury climbs above this range, Bossy begins to produce less and less, indicating temperature impact on production.
Johnny Longden Still Competes at 55 Amid Historic Earnings
Veteran jockey Johnny Longden, age 55, remains active and has ridden mounts that earned a combined $21,118,727 through the year 1961, marking a long and successful racing career.
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Johnny Longden
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