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Newspaper
Morris Daily Herald
Location
Morris, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1961
Page
2
Yankees beat Oakland 3 1 to close within one game of leaders Cleveland Detroit after a late rally. Starters Bill Stafford and Ted Bowsfield were pivotal as New York capitalized on Cleveland miscues and San Francisco history.
Ron Peterson of Morris receives a varsity baseball letter from coach Lee Pfund at Wheaton College last week. He previously played at Morris Community High School and graduates Wheaton in June.
Opening day of Morris Summer Recreation draws 300 plus boys, with 40 new signups at area grade schools. Pony and Little League teams form, three games run simultaneously at Goodwill Park and another at Paper Mill field as Ferguson guides signups and supervision.
Monday results show Boston beating Minnesota and New York 10 3 and 1 0 with Selane 4 for Baltimore. Kansas City 7 Cleveland 5 in nine innings. Only Tuesday games listed Washington at Baltimore New York at Cleveland Boston at Detroit Los Angeles at Chicago Kansas City at Minnesota. Wednesday schedule includes Washington at illmore Boston at Detroit Los Angeles at Chicago Kansas City at Minnesota. Also San Francisco 7 Los Angeles 4 noted. Tuesday matchups St Louis at Philadelphia Cincinnati at Pittsburgh Los Angeles at San Francisco with Chicago at Los Angeles Milwaukee at San Francisco listed.
Fragmentary note lists names Eddie Andres, Ramon Hernandez, and Eddie Perkins with ages and cities San Francisco Hermosillo Caracas Chicago and Caracas. No clear event or outcome stated.
Opdyke defeated Coal City 4-H 13 to 2 last Saturday. Pitcher Jerry Wicks allowed five hits and two runs with six walks and four strikeouts. Leo Newman hit a bases loaded grand slam in the ninth. Jon Melby added two triples. D Wills homered for Coal City and took the loss while yielding 12 hits with seven strikeouts and eight walks.
Philadelphia report says Sonny Liston and Isaac Cooper were not officers when two men stopped Dolores Ellis in Fairmount Park. Manager George Katz defends Liston as a prank loving figure and says Hindman misstated facts. He doubts Liston will be convicted and maintains a title bid remains possible.
Outfielder Leon Wagner of the Los Angeles Angels connected for 20 home runs in 1960. Sixteen came with Rochester and four with St. Louis, reflecting his strong minor league performance before his major league totals.
Hempstead High School star Joe Blocker is named Nassau County's outstanding athlete for the second straight year becoming the first double winner in the award's history. He excels in football baseball basketball and track.
Crest Hill edged Minooka All Stars 11 to 8 in eight innings. Kotowicz pitched and hit a three run homer in the bottom of the eighth to seal the victory. Eneix collected four hits including two triples while Minooka committed eight errors. Next Sunday Crest Hill visits Minooka at 1 15 p m.
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