Crack Field Ready to Race For Biggest Honor of Year
Indianapolis set for the 46th Indianapolis 500 with 33 drivers and a record qualifying pace. Parnelli Jones holds the pole with 150.370 mph in a 10 mile dash, joined by Rodger Ward and Bobby Marshman in the front line. Defending champion A J Foyt, Jim Rathmann, and Troy Ruttman also compete as weather and rain risks loom over race day with a $400000 total purse.
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Torrance
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Rodger Ward
Bobby Marshman
Pottstown
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Marshman
A. J. Foyt
Houston
Tex
Foyt
Eddie Sachs
Coopersburg
Major Leagues Injury List Reads Like All Star Lineup
New York AP report notes a surge of major league injuries, naming stars from Mantle to Ford. Al Kaline and Earl Battey are added to the list as a growing “arnica and broken bones brigade” amid tight pennant races.
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Milwaukee
Gene Freese
Cincinnati
Ernie Banks
Chicago Cubs
Whitey Ford
Frank Lary
Luis Arroyo
Yankees
Sidney Gaynor
Legion Baseball Opener Sets Stage for Lawrence Youth
Manager Kenny Page previews the American Legion season at Olathe stressing an improved Lawrence lineup built around Halley Kampschroeder at second and Gary Ray as catcher. The squad features five infielders, five outfielders, six pitchers, and a top prospect in Steve Pine with Tom Patchen as ace pitcher.
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American Legion
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Lawrence
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Halley Kampschroeder
Halley
National Legion
Bob Gruber
Gary Ray
Kampschroeder
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J. D. Cleavinger
Emory Peterson
Dave Tenpenny
Jack Decker
Steve Pine
Steve Polston
Gale Armbruster
Marion Walker
Walker
Tom Patchen
Tom
Wayne Steen
Ralph Light
Topeka
Gary Miller
Patchen
Joplin
Tenpenny
Perry
Legion
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Baldwin
Pine
Bunning Delivers Shutout as Tigers Beat Orioles 5-1
Detroit pitcher Jim Bunning spelled trouble for Baltimore with precise, clean pitching in a 5-1 victory. Manager Billy Hitchcock praised his performance while denying any foul play by Bunning. Hitchcock and Cal Ermer inspected balls after innings, noting no marks on Tigers balls but many cuts on Orioles balls.
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Cal Ermer
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Lecompton Community News Highlights Graduations and Events
Lecompton residents host family dinners and club meetings. A high school graduation with remarks by Ralph Stinson and diplomas to the class of 1963 honors senior leaders. Eighth grade graduates and seventh grade field day noted. Vacation Bible School planned June 4 to 15 at the EUB Church with named teachers.
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Dick Wuertz
California
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Deniese
Larry Sanford
Diana Sanford
Danny Sanford
Don Sanford
Dick Walters
Gene Wolken
Black Hills
Cecil Miller
Frank Walters
Ann Henrichsen
Cardinal 4H Club
Oliver Brock
Lybian Endsley
Irwin
Byron
WSWS
C. C. Mathews
Clarence Glenn
Pete Bahnmaier
Albert Paslay
A. L. Shaner
Mona West
Harriett Morris
Herman Banks
Raymond LaDuke
Darlene Davenport
Starr Glenn
Kansas University
Sanford
Paslay
Lecompton Rural High School
George Frock
Ivy
Ralph Stinson
Dick Lobb
Robert Christman
Walt Confer
Doris Chinn
Butch Schmitt
Dan Norris
James Pierce
Gary Pierce
Carolyn Foster
Walter Delze
Karen Stockwell
Susan Reynolds
Gilbert Bates
Marsha Roebuck
Karen Hope
Jane Russel
Melvin Roebuck
Carolyn Roberts
Topeka
Kansas
State House
Gage Park
Eub Church
Norman Daniels
Billie Joe Smith
William Nelson
Joyce Bahnmaier
Irene Smith
Hitters Jay Haddix Power NL Wins Fuel Cubs Loss
Jay homered and had three hits driving Cincinnati to a 9-6 win over Houston as Cincinnati moved to third place. Haddix pitched six strong innings with three hits in Pittsburgh 3-1 over St Louis, while Glen Hobbie earned his first win in ten starts by beating Milwaukee 2-1. Spahn lost to Chicago as Hobbie snapped a 10 game winless run.
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John Anderson
Bob Tiefenauer
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Roman Mesias
Ernie Broglio
Dick Groat
Hobbie
Milwaukee
Spahn
Braves
Cubs
Ron Santo
Andre Rodgers
Chicago
Many-Talented Steve Renko Jr KU Boy From Start a la Daddy
Wyandotte High School three-sport star Steve Renko Jr will enroll at Kansas University this fall on a football scholarship to play quarterback and baseball. He is the son of former Jayhawk Steve Renko, Sr., who played in 1947 and later became a local official. Renko Jr earned eight athletic letters at Wyandotte and led the baseball title run this year, while drawing praise from KU recruiter Don Fambrough.
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Dutch) Meyer
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Lawrence
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Topeka
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Bulldogs
Stars Pitching Wink Shuts Out Indians 2-0 for Wynn 295th
Yesterday's game saw Early Wynn of the White Sox shut out AL-leading Cleveland 2-0 on three hits for his 295th career win. Joey Jay of the Reds drove in four runs in a 9-6 victory over Houston with a two-run homer and a bases-loaded single plus another single and two runs scored.
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