Stan Musial Receives Monmouth Doctorate Of Humanities
Stan Musial of the St. Louis Cardinals was awarded a doctor of humanities degree by Monmouth College for his outstanding athletic career and leadership in civic and youth activities in St. Louis. The college also granted doctorates to Phillip H. Coombs, Stanley Bennett, David Dodds Henry, Norman Hilberry, and Rev. Thom H. Hunter for various public and academic positions.
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Argonne National Laboratory
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McCormick Theological Seminary
Chicago
Babe Zaharias Open Co Champions Move To Austin
Betsy Rawls of Spartanburg and Kathy Cornelius of Scottsdale were declared co champions of the Babe Zaharias Open with 36 hole scores of 146 after rain halted the final round. They each won 1075 dollars as the event wrapped in Beaumont Texas. Sandra Hayne Ruth Dessen and Betty Jameson tied for third with 150 and each earned 623 dollars.
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Seattle
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San Antonio
Minor League Scores and Major Star Pitching Highlight
In the International League Syracuse topped Toronto 6 to 5 while Rochester defeated Buffalo 7 to 6 in 12 innings and Columbus beat Atlanta 5 to 4 in 11. Oklahoma City, Indianapolis, Omaha, and Louisville won in the American Association as Tacoma and Portland combined for 9-8 in the Pacific Coast League. Sandy Koufax improved to 8-2 with 13 strikeouts in Dodgers’ 6-3 win over Phillies.
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Atlanta
Jacksonville
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Portland
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Hawaii
Fine Frosh In American Loop Belinsky Vs Jimenez In Rookie Race
In Boston the race for American League rookie honors centers on Belinsky and Jimenez with other rookies vying for recognition. Belinsky boasts a 6-2 record and a 2.51 ERA, while Jimenez tops the batting charts at .362 for the Royals, with several newly acquired teammates noted in the rookie pool.
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New Orleans Man Seeks AFL Franchise
New Orleans businessman David Dixon filed formal application for an AFL franchise on Monday. He mailed a 25 000 dollar good faith deposit to AFL offices in Dallas after telegraphing the franchise request to Commissioner Joe Foss. Dixon is the only founder to disclose his name. He said he believes only one city will be added to the AFL which begins its third year this fall. A weekend statement from Harry Wismer tied the Titans to several cities including New Orleans, Atlanta, Washington and Cincinnati.
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Major League Leaders from Top Batting Lists
Major League Baseball leaders feature Jimenez of Kansas City with 362 batting. Jessegian of Cleveland follows at 347. Howser and Siebern pace runs with 40 for Kansas City, and Siebern leads RBI at 39 with Kuline of Detroit at 38. In the National League Williams of Chicago hits .359 and Mays of San Francisco drives in 53 runs, with Wills of Los Angeles at 47.
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Cleveland
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Detroit
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Chicago
San Francisco
Mays
Wills
Los Angeles
Monday's Results and Upcoming MLB Schedule Summary
No games scheduled for today. Listed Monday results show Los Angeles defeating Philadelphia 6 to 3. Upcoming Wednesday slate includes Cleveland at New York and Detroit at Boston, among others. several late entries reference matches involving Chicago San Francisco Houston St. Louis and Pittsburgh with various home or away designations.
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Ralph Davison Named Head Basket Coach at Anna-J’boro
Ralph Davison, 51, former coach at Johnston City for 12 years, Harrisburg for seven, Benton for six, will replace Bennie Puree as head basketball coach at Anna-J’boro High. He coached Beardstown the past two seasons with winning records and played on Johnston City’s 1929 state title team. He began coaching at Johnston City in 1935 and was a standout college athlete at SEU.
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Koufax Fans 13 as Dodgers Beat Phils 6 3
Sandy Koufax struck out 13 to lead the Los Angeles Dodgers to a 6 3 win over Philadelphia in the only major league game Monday night. The 26 year old left hander improved to 8 2 and extended his streak of 10 16 10 13 strikeouts in consecutive games. He allowed a leadoff single in the first but retired 17 in a row before Tony Taylor walked in the seventh. The Dodgers moved within two games of NL leaders San Francisco and head to Pittsburgh for a twi night set. The Giants visit Chicago while other NL teams also skated through a full schedule. In the American League Cleveland and New York opened a 3 game series that could decide first place as Jim Grant faced Ralph Terry. Grant had beaten Terry and the Yankees earlier. Cleveland led the standings with a 27 19 mark, while Minnesota and Detroit trailed within a game. The AL slate featured all night games.
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Milwaukee
Jose Tartabull
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John Wyatt
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Diego Segui
Angels
Bob Rodgers
Elix Torres
Tom Burgess
Dean Chance
Bob Botz
Mike Tresh Han
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al Luplow
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Willie Mays
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Pursie Pipes Runnerup In Carmi Meet
Richie Moore of Mt. Vernon Ind won the Carmi Invitational golf tourney with a 36 hole total of 140, six strokes ahead of Pursie Pipes who finished runnerup. Tom Reed, Mt. Vernon, captured Class B flight by shooting 155. Pro-am results listed several Mt. Vernon and Jackson County players.
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No Deals In Sight Cards Slump Under Pressure
St Louis manager Johnny Keane says the Cardinals are in a lingering slump as players bear down and make late errors. General manager Bing Devine says no trades are pending despite the looming deadline. The team, 24-24, has lost eight straight and opens a 10 game home stand vs Cincinnati with Curt Simmons facing Bob Purkey.
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Little League Players To See Redbird Game
The Optimist Club's Little Leaguers travel to St. Louis on Monday June 11 to attend a St. Louis Cardinals game. About 400 boys from Ex minor, Minor and Little Leaguers are invited with Mt. Vernon Optimists providing bus and car transport. Meet at Junior High School West Broadway 19th Street at 2:30 PM. check in by 2:15. Buses return after the game, around 1:30 AM. parents must arrange return transportation from the Junior High School.
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Senators and Pirates baseball scorecard note
Winning pitcher Mickey Mc Donald of the Senators beat the Indians 8 to 5. Tim Pogue took the loss for the Indians. In another game Robert Hicks earned the win for the Cardinals over the Pirates 16 to 0 with Nick CFooley suffering the loss and Terry Swan hitting a home run for the Cardinals.
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John Rotz To Again Pilot Greek Money
John Rotz, 27, star jockey and former Warrensburg Illinois high school graduate, rides Greek Money in the Belmont Stakes in the $125,000-added race. He has won major races including the Preakness aboard Greek Money and Carry Back in the Met. Rotz led as a top rider in New York and has earned over a million dollars in winnings through a breakout decade.
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No-Hitter by Pedro Tio Powers Burlington in Midwest Leaguе
Right-hander Pedro Tio pitched seven innings without a hit as Burlington defeated Quad City 8 to 0 in the Class B Midwest League opener. Art Blunt starred with three home runs and seven RBIs while three walks and six strikeouts supported him. Quad City won the second game 3-2. Burlington is affiliated with the Pittsburgh Pirates.
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TV Lark Versus Kelso: $25 000 Winner Take All Race
Del Mar California AP reports invitations have been sent to Kelso owner Mrs. Richard C. du Pont and T. V. Lark syndicate head Preston Madden for a possible August winner take all match race weighing 127 pounds for Lark and 118 miles, as stated by Don Smith, Del Mar track president.
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Mays, Williams pace as bat, homer leaders shift
In both leagues key hitters rise. Willie Mays hits four homers to lift NL lead to 19 while Norm Siebern takes the AL RBI lead with 39 after a strong week. Manny Jimenez and Kaline hold batting and injury impacts, as Cepeda and Williams chase high averages and home run totals.
Metro Takes Over Cubs Aims High Plan Changes For Giants
Chicago Cubs appoint Charlie Metro as head coach to halt the San Francisco Giants in the series opener. Metro vows a wide open, base stealing style, returns Andre Rodgers to short and moves Ken Hubbs down in the order. Bob Buhl pitches for the Cubs against Billy O Dell as the Giants lead the NL by two games. The White Sox open a series in Los Angeles with Horlen facing Belinsky.
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Los Angeles
Joel Horlen
Bo Belinsky
Bowling Mens League High Games Score List
In the bowling mens league R Adcock posted high game with 204 and 189, EF Francis M Cates achieved 190, while D Rodgers threw 187. The brief results name top individual scores and participants.
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Russian sets discus record at 202 feet 2% inches
Vladimir Trusenev, a 31 year old Leningrad veteran, threw a world record 202 feet 2 5 inches in a city meet per Tass. He erased Al Oerter’s 200 5 inch mark and SiIvester’s 199 214 record, highlighting his rise from obscurity to break the long-standing standard.
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Elks Edge UCT In Ninth In Khoury League Opener
In Khoury League openers at the garment factory and city park diamonds the Elks scored an unearned run in the bottom of the ninth to beat UCT 5-4 while Register-News routed Jefferson Motors 8-1 behind John Ramsay’s one hit pitching.
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Leon Peacock
Tommy Smithpeters
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Johnny Cox
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Smithpeters
Ramsay
Terry Dulaney
Sian Fowler
John Sailer
Larry Shields
Tom Henry
Jim Carter
American Legion
Ace Grocery
Mt. Vernon
Midwest League Scores From Associated Press
Decatur defeated Dubuque 2 to 1 and Burlington crushed Quad City 18 to 2 while Waterloo won 7 to 6 over Cedar Rapids. Keokuk edged Cedar Rapids 6 to 5 and Clinton fell 5 percent to Quincy as games at Fox Cities were postponed due to rain.
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Quincy
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White Sox Beat Bears In Denver Exhibition
The Chicago White Sox defeated the Denver Bears 9-5 in an exhibition game. Chicago collected seven hits and drew ten walks while a wild pitch factored into the scoring. The matchup drew 13 1696 fans on Monday night.
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