Bauer Takes It Easy As A's New Manager
Kansas City Athletics manager Hank Bauer says players will play their own game for now after replacing fired Joe Gordon. The A's beat the Yankees 4 3 on late homers by Norm Siebern and Wes Covington. Archer improved to 5 1, and Bauer notes no immediate changes while Lane and Gordon feud is acknowledged.
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Kansas City
Hank Bauer
Kansas City Athletics
A’s
Bauer
Joe Gordon
Hanks
New York Yankee
Norm Siebern
Wes Covington
Jim
Archer
Yankees
New York
Roger Maris
Finley
Lane
Gordon
Cleveland
Detroit
Jimmy Dykes
Decisions On Olympics Top Problems In IOC Session
IOC members in Athens discussed Tokyo and Innsbruck preparations. Final decisions due on dates and sport lists with Tokyo leaning to 18 sports and Innsbruck dates Jan 29 to Feb 4. Proposals included broader women’s sports and redefining amateur status.
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Tokyo
Innsbruck
Austria
International Olympic Committee
IOC
ICO
Innesbruck
Otto Mayer
ICC
All Stars to Clash with Alexandria Royals Sunday
The Monroe All-Stars meet the Alexandria Royals in a Sunday doubleheader at Legion Memorial Stadium at 3 pm. Monroe seeks a win after a split with the Royals, with Levern Jones or Oscar Williams set to pitch and a lineup including Jimmy Jones Candy Robinson Lewis Wiggins Roosevelt Griffin Willie Hampton Sullivan Harris and Charlie Douglas.
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Alexandria Royals
Legion Memori Stadium
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Stars
Monroe
Levern Jones
Oscar Williams
Seaon
All-Stars
Eurones
Jimmy Jones
Candy Robinson
Lewis Wiggins
Roosevelt Griffin
Willie Hampton
Sullivan Harris
Charlie Douglas
Houston Golf Team Faces Rough Second Round in NCAA
In Lafayette Indiana defending NCAA champion Dick Crawford of Houston struggles in the second round after a 75 as 56 players match or beat his score. Teammate Homero Blancas shoots 69 on the North Course while Ed Gordon leads at 68 for Ohio University. Houston trails Purdue by eight strokes as the field narrows to 64 for medal play.
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Ind
Dick Crawford
University of Houston
Crawford
Houston
Ron Weber
Purdue
Homero Blancas
Jack Nicklaus
Ohio State
Ed Gordon
Ohio University
Jim Wright
Oklahoma State
Blanca
John Lotz
San Jose State
Mike Podolski
Frank Beard
Florida
Robert Ryan
Oklahoma
Orioles Waiting Game Hints at Big Trade Hope
Baltimore manager Paul Richards, in Chicago, says the Orioles need a hard hitting outfielder to contend in the AL. He defends not trading young pitchers Chuck Estrada, Steve Barber, or Milt Pappas, and notes Barry Sharrone and Dave Nicholson as potential internal solutions.
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Chicago
Paul Richards
Baltimore Orioles
Richards
White Sox
Cleveland
Chuck Estrada
Steve Barber
Milt Pappas
Orioles
Detroit
New York Yankees
Oriole
Barry Sherrone
Dave Nicholson
Nicholson
Atlanta Boy Leads Junior Tennis Meet
Atlanta top seed Bob Hardcastle faces John Pickens in a semifinal of the Southeastern Junior Invitational in Tuscaloosa. Eddie Terrell, second seed from Birmingham, meets unseeded Jack Jackson after Jackson upset Pierre Howard. other results include Kendall defeating David Beste and Hardcastle and Terrell advancing in earlier rounds.
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Bob Hardcastle
Atlanta
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Eddie Terrell
Birmingham
Jack Jackson
Jackson
Pierre Howard
Decatur
Howard
Richard Carter
Baton Rouge
Ronnie Rothenberger
Puerto Rico
Upton Giles
Covington
van Guerry
Chattanooga
Tenn
Chris Brown
Tommy Kendall
Kendall
David Beste
Hardcastle
Joe Anderson
Bill Sheshunoff
Magnolia
Ark
Terrell
Hank Garrett
Montgomery
Frank Lamonthe
New Orleans
John Pickens
Lee Kantrow
Billy Mallory
Anniston
Children Will Reap Benefits Of Carling Golf
The Carling Cup matches between the United States and Canada will be staged at Warson Country Club for the St. Louis Children's Hospital fund. Four pros and four amateurs from each side compete in best ball foursomes with three points per pairing across nine and 18 holes. US lineup includes Don Finsterwald Julius Boros Paul Harney Ernie Vossler and amateurs Bob Cochran Bill Campbell Ed Meister Charles Kocsis. Canadian team lists Al Balding Stan Leonard Bill Kerr Alan Johnston and amateurs Nick Westock Keith Alexander Phil Brownlee Gary Cowan. Prize total five thousand dollars.
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Canada
Old Warson Country Club
St. Louis Children’s Hospital
U.S
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Julius Boros
Paul Harney
Ernie Vossler
Bob Cochran
Bill Campbell
Ed Meister
Charles Kocsis
al Balding
Stan Leonard
Bill Kerr
Alan Johnston
Nick Westock
Keith Alexander
Phil Brownlee
Gary Cowan
Major League Leaders From Tuesday AP Baseball Update
American League batting leaders include Cash of Detroit at .360 and Brandt of Baltimore at .354 with Piersall of Cleveland at .349. Mantle leads runs with 54 for the Yankees and Colavito 51 for Detroit. Cash tops RBIs at 57 and Piersall 82 hits for Cleveland. In the National League, Hoak of Pittsburgh hits .442 with Cepeda leading RBIs at 53 for San Francisco. Mays drives runs for San Francisco at 49. Pinson of Cincinnati has 83 hits, Cepeda 18 homers, and Koufax leads pitchers with 97 strikeouts.
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Detroit
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Piersall
Cleveland
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Minnesota
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Mantle
New York
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San Francisco
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St. Louis
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Wills
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Stuart
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Miller
McMahon
Padres
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Koufax
Williams
Drysdale
Broglio
Mahaffey
Philadelphia
Wolf Signs $100,000 Bonus with Houston NL Club
Wally Wolf a 19 year old right handed pitcher from USC signed a $100 000 bonus contract with the new Houston National League club. Wolf did relief work for the Trojans who won the NCAA championship last week for the third time and turned down a $75 000 offer from the Dodgers.
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Wally Wolf
University of Southern Callifornia
New Houston Club
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Trojan
Los Angeles Dodgers
Crowe shines for Salem Dodgers in pinching star rise
Dicky Crowe, former OPHS athlete now with the Salem Dodgers, has impressed manager Stan Wasiak with a .290 average in eight Green Bay games and a near flawless fielding record. Crowe, previously with Reno Silver Sox, returned from a dislocated elbow and has moved from utility to regular, drawing All-Star consideration.
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Archie Moore Faces Hank in November Title Bid
Detroit promoter Harry Baxter challenged Archie Moore to a light heavyweight title bout in November after Hank wins over middleweight Joey Giardello on July 10. Baxter said Moore's manager Jack Kearns refused to negotiate, citing a demand of a quarter million dollars as a condition. The Detroit Boxing Club offered 125000 for the bout with possible TV money, while Kearns dismissed the offer as absurd and hung up.
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Harry Baxter
Henry Hank
Archie Moore
Hank
Joey Giardello
Baxter
Jack Kearns
Moore
New York
Mobay
Kerris
Brea Moore
Herry
Beng
Grambling Gridders and Tigers Dominate 1960 61 Sports Year
Grambling College athletes had a storied season. The Tigers posted 66 wins in 74 games across football basketball and baseball. They tied for SWAC football crown, won the NAIA national basketball title, and claimed the SWAC baseball championship. Starters Stone Johnson Willis Reed and Charles Hardnett starred, with Hardnett named tournament MVP.
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Grambling
Italy
Thomas Agee
Melvin Bell
Charles ‘Harris
Sioux City
Iowa
Tigers
Stone Johnson
SWAC
Tom Williams
Eddie Robinson
Fred Hobdy
Georgetown
Hobby
Championsip
Investigation Ordered Into Gaedel Death
A coroner ordered an inquest into the death of Edward Gaedel 36, found dead at home. Autopsy showed bruises from a fall and natural causes. Gaedel stood 3 feet 7 inches and made baseball history on August 19, 1951, as the Browns’ leadoff batter in St Louis.
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St. Louis Browns
Detroit
St. Louis
Browns
Bill Veeck
Gaedel
St Louis
Bob Cain
Will Harridge
Phillies GM Quinn Calls Bonuses Death by Own Action
Philadelphia general manager John Quinn blasts high bonuses to high school draftees as harmful to baseball urging a free agent draft. He says clubs may spend up to ten million in bonuses and notes Philadelphia has not pursued big payoffs this spring. He hints at possible legislation at the upcoming meetings.
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John Quinn
Philadelphia Phillies
Major League Baseball
Quinn
Philliac
Phillies
Smiths Match In New Orleans Unmatched Bout Promised
Two middleweights named Smith collide in New Orleans in a 10 round bout. Johnny Smith of New Orleans faces Jesse Smith of Philadelphia. Johnny holds the California middleweight crown and has won 15 straight, eight by knockout.
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UPI
Smith
Johnny Smith
Jesse Smith
Philadelphia
Johnny
California
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