Ward wins Memorial Day 500 in record speed
Rodger Ward, at 41, drives the A J Watson speedster to a record 140.292 mph in the Memorial Day 500 at Indianapolis. Len Sutton finishes second a lap later as Ward and Sutton complete a Ward-led one two for Leader Card team. Eddie Sachs suffers a near miss in a late-track setback with no fatalities in the race.
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Angels Take Early Lead in Tight AL Battle
Los Angeles Angels sit two games behind the A L leaders after a strong start this season. Relief pitching carried them as Eli Grba, Ryne Duren, and Art Fowler stifled Boston in a doubleheader sweep 10-5 and 4-0.
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Hornung Leaves Hospital After Appendectomy
Cpl. Paul Hornung, Green Bay Packers star and Notre Dame alumnus, was dismissed from a Kansas City hospital after an appendectomy. On two week convalescence leave, he heads home to Louisville from Ft. Riley where he serves with the 1st Infantry Division. Doctors warned against strenuous activity for a month, with plans to return to football in the fall.
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Baseball Standings and Scores Across Leagues
National and American leagues report standings with key figures for San Francisco New York Los Angeles and others. Results include Philadelphia Chicago Cincinnati Houston Pittsburgh St Louis and Milwaukee with multiple interleague games and upcoming schedules across major circuits.
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Baseball Leaders Showcase Seasonal Peaks Across Leagues
Cepeda leads batting with .392 for San Francisco and Mays drives 46 runs. Cepeda also tops hits with 69 while Mays and Banks share 16 homers. Wills steals 24 bases for Los Angeles. Koufax strikes out 109 as the top pitcher. Santos and Kaline pace other key categories across Kansas City Boston and Detroit.
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Cane Pace field set at Yonkers with Lehigh Hanover favored
At Yonkers Raceway the morning line favorite is Lehigh Hanover in the Cane Pace first division with Adios Tom second among a field that includes Thor Hanover Garson Hanover Buxton Hanover Ranger Knight Coffee Break Ritzy Hanover Meadow Battles Next Knight Meadow Newport Fast Gun and Play Bill for pacing triple crown action.
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Patchen Delivers No-Hitter As Legion Sweeps Caps
Left-hander Tom Patchen threw a no hit no run game Wednesday night as Lawrence American Legion beat Topeka Caps in a seven inning doubleheader sweep, 11-0 in game two and 4-3 in game one. Gary Ray had four hits, Wayne Steen walked and homered in game one, and Gary Miller finished the opener. Lawrence improves to 2-0 ahead of a Saturday doubleheader with Joplin at home.
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Memphis Open Opens With Palmer and Player Returning
Memphis opens its $40 000 Memphis Open golf tournament at Colonial Country Club. Arnold Palmer and Gary Player, top money winners, return after missing in 1961, joining entrants Julius Boros Cary Middlecoff Joe Campbell Mike Souchak Bob Goalby Billy Maxwell Tommy Bolt and others.
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Keane Shakes Up Lineup as Cardinals Fall at Pirates
Manager Johnny Keane shuffled positions sending a first baseman to left field and a catcher to right in a bid to end a trailing slide. The Pirates beat the Cardinals 3-1 at Forbes Field as Earl Francis earned his second win and Dick Stuart homered for two runs. The Cardinals drop to 24-20 while Pittsburgh improves.
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Indians Split Twinbill to Take Half-Game AL Edge
Cleveland’s Ped ro Ramos delivered a grand slam and five RBIs in a 7-0 win over Baltimore as Vic Power homered for Minnesota in a 7-4 victory. The nightcap went to Baltimore 7-0, with Detroit and Los Angeles also slipping in standings behind New York and Cleveland.
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Salina tackle star to join KU freshmen
Salina tackle Lynn Senkbeil, 6-2 190 pounds, will enroll at Kansas and report for freshman football this fall. An all-area and all-state performer in Salina, he also lettered in wrestling and track and plans mechanical engineering at KU. His high school coach was Kaye Pearce. His parents are Mr and Mrs Arthur Senkbeil. The World Amateur Team golf championship will be held Oct 10 13 at Fuji Golf Course Kawana Japan.
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Good Balance Is Frisco's Secret
The National League leading San Francisco Giants stretched their win streak to seven with a doubleheader sweep of Philadelphia 4-3 in 12 innings and 5-2. Alvin Dark praised the club balance and highlighted relief ace Stu Miller and Don Larsen. Billy Pierce, 7-0 this year, credited run support and defense for his success.
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Kingpetch Retains World Flyweight Title In Tokyo Outing
In Tokyo last night Kingpetch of Thailand outpointed Kyo Noguchi of Japan by 15 rounds to retain the world flyweight crown.
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