Wills Sparks Dodgers Past Colts 2-1 in NL Clash
Dodgers without Maury Wills fall behind but speedy star returns to spark a 2-1 win over the Houston Colts. Wills scores both Los Angeles runs, stealing his 12th base, as Chicago Cubs beat the Giants. Braves beat Mets 3-2 in ninth with Cisco wildness and a HBP.
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Jim Hackleman
Associated Press
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Maury Wills
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Houston Colts
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Cubs
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Bob Buhl
Billy O’dell
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St. Louis Cardinals
Milwaukee
Ron Fairly
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Ernie Banks
Ron Santo
Orlando Cepeda
Cisco
Mack Jones
Braves
Carl Willey
Mets
Hank Aaron
Don Dillar
Tommie Aaron
Joe Torres
Willew
Junior College Tennis Tourney Stirs Joliet Field
Odessa Texas defends golf title as 92 players from 18 schools contest the National Junior College tournament in Joliet Illinois. The 72 hole medal play runs today through Friday with nine full teams and contenders including Joliet and Schreiner Institute not entered. Local favorite Joliet is undefeated in 10 matches as tennis action opens across 13 schools.
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Tex
Ellsworth
Iowa
Falls
Bowling Tuesday Mixed League Highs and Standings
High games posted by Alice Wilcox 177 Doris Edson 154 Betty Herbert 154 Bud Herbert 206 Jack Wilcox 201 Leo Schnarr 186. Alice Wilcox also converted 4 7 10. High series led by Jack Wilcox 573 and Alice Wilcox 473 with Judy Meyers and Geneva Bean at 406. Standings show WOL Loafers 57 2 and various teams like Duds Wibodcoe ME B F Drops Seabees Astronuts and Alley Katzoo among others in a crowded card.
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Alice Wilcox
Doris Edson
Betty Herbert
Bud Herbert
Jack Wilcox
Leo Schnarr
Judy Meyers
Geneva Bean
Lale Snyder
WOL Loafers
Wibodcoe, ME
Seabees
NO WHIZ KID STUFF Curt Simmons Goes For Cardinals Tonight
Curt Simmons returns to face his former team as he plans to start for the St. Louis Cardinals against Philadelphia in a two game series opener. Simmons 17 wins for Philadelphia in 1950 and later moved to the Cardinals has beaten his old club 11 times in 12 decisions. Ray Culp will pitch for the Phillies in the opener.
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Curt Simmons
Jefthander
St. Louis Cardinals
Phillies
John Quinn
Cardinals
Simmons
St. Louis
Phililies
Ray Culp
MacArthur Urges End to Amateur Feud Until 1964 Games
General Douglas MacArthur, appointed by President Kennedy to reconcile AAU and USTFF, urged both sides to bury the hatchet until after the 1964 Olympics. He warned that failure to keep their word could earn condemnation from sportsmen and patriots as the conflict jeopardizes the U.S. Olympic program. The dispute centers on track championships in St. Louis June 20 22 and participation in a Russian meet.
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New York
Douglas MacArthur
MacArthur
America
Kennedy
Amateur Athletic Union
U.S
St. Louis
Russia
Asa Bushnell
Eastern College Athletic Conference
ECAC
USTFF
AAU
No Changes In Prep Sports Plans Maintained
CHICAGO AP The Illinois High School Association kept the scheduling of its spring track tennis and golf tournaments unchanged. The events, typically held mid May, occurred on May 17 and 18 this year. A ballot showed 314 principals favored no change while 166 favored moving the dates.
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Chicago
Illinois High School Asociation
Association
Fight Results New York McCoy vs Rus
In New York, Floyd McCoy 176 pounds defeated Dave Russell in a boxing bout. The match outcome favored McCoy with decisive points and visible control throughout the rounds.
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New York
McCoy
Dave Russ York
Cubs Break O'Dell String Three Games Out
The Cubs beat the Giants 6-1 as Bob Buhl earned his fifth win, ending Billy O'Dell’s nine decision unbeaten streak. Santo and Banks drove in two runs each. Dick Bertell cleared the bases with a fifth-inning single. Osinski blanked the White Sox 1-0 for the Angels.
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Chicago Cubs
San Francisco Giants
Billy O'Dell
Ron Santo
Ernie Banks
Cubs
Bob Buhl
Giants
Los Angeles Dodgers
Los Angeles
Dan Osinski
Angels
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Sox
Baltimore Orioles
New York Yankees
Buhl
Larry Jackson
Billy Williams
Santo
Banks
Dick Bertell
O'Dell
Osinski
Gary Peters
Peters
Felix Torres
Lee Thomas
White Sox
Dick Ellsworth
Glen Hobbie
Jack Sanford
Jack Fisher
Chavez Ravine
Johnny Buzhardt
Ray Herbert
Ken McBride
Mel Nelson
Three Americans Still In Running In British Amateur
Three U.S. Walker Cup players were eliminated in the British Amateur at St Andrews as Downing Gray and Charlie Smith fell to Morrison Zuill and Michael Lee respectively. Only Dick Davies, Dick Sikes, and Ed Updegraff remained from the eight starters.
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Downing Gray
Pensacola
Fla
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Charlie Smith
Gastonia
N.C
Gray
Morrison Zuill
Smith
Michael Lee
England
Dick Davies
Pasadena
Calif
Dick Sikes
Springdale
Ark
Ed Updegraff
Tucson, Ariz
Monay
Churchill Downs To Be Improved
Louisville AP reports Churchill Downs Race Track directors approved a 165000 building program to add mutual windows and rest rooms in the infield two barns a grandstand restaurant and for general repairs as stated by president Wathen R Knebelkamp to stockholders
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Louisville
Churchill Downs
Wathen R. Knebelkamp
Downs
Lockport Favored By Ballantine's 11-0 Prep Record
Undefeated Lockport and 6 ft 2 in 180 pound senior Chuck Ballantine lead the favorites in the state high school baseball tournament opener in Peoria. Ballantine has 11-0 record with 108 strikeouts in 77 3 innings, and Lockport’s pitching depth falls off after him. Other top contenders include Chicago Schurz and Maine West as the tournament heats up with quarterfinals and semifinals set across Thursday and Friday.
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Lockport
Chuck Ballantine
Ballantine
Porters
Morton West
Chicago Schurz
Maine West
Schurz
Danville
Peoria Central
Granite City
Streator
Mound City
Charles Papp
Granite City J
Terry Kofahl
Bill Slu
Bob Williamson
Bill Reising
Central
Brent Vines
Art Allen
Mike Thompson
Otto Giesholt
Jim Mohan
Randy Moore
Bill Ahearn
Jerry Arena
Pete Fulton
Darrel Curd
Ron Greazer
Joe Esterman
al Waters
Harley Powers
Bob
Ketner
York notches 2000th win at Hollywood Park
California jockey Ray York rode his 2000th winner when Bue Booger paid $21.40 in the fifth race at Hollywood Park. The track presented him with a silver tray.
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Inglewood
Calif
Ray York
Hollywood Park
Register-News And Legion Win Khoury Openers
In Kiwanis Khoury League openers the Register-News beat Jefferson Motors 6-5 in the Junior Division as Tom Henry drove in the deciding run in the seventh. John Ramsey earned the win in relief of John Brickey, with two strikeouts apiece. In the Juvenile Division the American Legion edged Security 2-1 after a late seventh inning run, Steve Pigg fanning 14. Dave Campbell delivered the decisive RBI. Schedule lists Ace Grocers vs Western Auto and First National Bank vs Elks.
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Register-News
American Legion
Kiwanis
Floyd Carpenter
Terry Dulany
Carpenter
Dulany
Ronnie Marlow
Stan Fowler
John Sailer
John Cox
Russell Bowlin
Jefferson Motors
Steve Pigg
Security
Marvin Kendricks
Legion
Pigg
Sindricks
Dave Campbell
Kenny Trout
Ronnie O'Daniel
Terry Hilliard
Terry Swan
Carl Wilkey
Jim Durham
Larry Bliffen
Ace Grocers
Western Auto
First National Bank
Elks
Khoury League Minor Tryouts Set For Thursday Morning
Khoury League will hold minor league tryouts tomorrow at 9 o clock on the fields at 15th and Herbert streets. The season features four teams with 15 boys per club.
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Khoury League
Herbert Streets
Baseball Scores And Schedule From The National League
AP reports NL results Chicago 6 San Francisco 1 Milwaukee 3 New York 2 Los Angeles 2 Houston 1 Cincinnati at Pittsburgh delayed. Today Milwaukee at New York Cincinnati at Pittsburgh San Francisco at Chicago St Louis at Philadelphia Los Angeles at Houston Thursday St Louis at Philadelphia Cincinnati at Pittsburgh 2 only games listed.
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Tuesday’s Results From Baseball Standings
Baltimore defeated New York 3 to 1 while Washington beat Boston 1 to 0 and Cleveland routed Detroit 6 to 1. Minnesota toppled Kansas City 5 to 0 and Los Angeles beat Chicago 1 to 0. Upcoming games include Chicago at Los Angeles Detroit at Cleveland Minnesota at Kansas City Boston at Washington and New York at Baltimore.
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Powell's Homer Clouts Yanks as Orioles Seize First Place
Powell, a 6 6 235-pound outfielder, slugged a decisive two run homer off Ralph Terry in the fifth, lifting Baltimore to a 3-1 win over the Yankees and moving the Orioles back atop the American League standings. Powell's ninth homer and 27th RBI boost his .292 average as Baltimore gains a 142-game edge over New York. Other games saw White Sox fall, Angels and Royals scoreless, Perry toss his first shutout of the season, and Cleveland and Washington winning.
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Tomer
Orioles
New York Yankees
Powell
Ralph Terry
New York
Chicago White Sox
Los Angeles Angels
Jns
Dan Osinski
Earl Battey
Bd Allison
Minnesota
Kansas City
Jim Perry
Washington
Tom Cheney
Boston
Cleveland
Detroit
Osinski
Angels
White Sox
Gary Peters
Felix Torres
Lee Thomas
Battey
Ed Rakow
Allison
Perry
Senators
Red Sox
Earl Wilson
Don Lock
Cheney
Indians
Tigers
Mike delaHoz
al Luplow
Frostie Tops Machinist For Softball Lead In Mt Vernon
Frostie moved into undisputed first in Mt Vernon Softball by routing Machinist 6 1. City Employes climbed from the cellar with an 8 4 win over Ski. Key hits included Butler Keen and Gene Howard doubles for Frostie and a Richard Miller homer for City Employes. Friday’s games pair Ski against Montgomery Ward and Frostie against Western Auto.
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Mt. Vernon
Butler
Keen
Gene Howard
Howard
Skelton
Stover
Dewey Tate
Ski
Edwards
Muzzarelli
Richard Miller
Lee
Phillips
Exlson
O'Keefe
Stewart
Ray Shelton
Montgomery-Ward
Western Auto
One Hit Victory By Greg Webb For Cards Cubs Losses
Greg Webb pitched a one hit game in his only prior season start striking out 16 and driving in the lone extra base hit with a double as Mt Vernon beat the Liberty Petroleum Cubs 3 to 1 Roney had the Cubs only hit a single Jackie Gatewood took the loss fanning 13 The Moose Club Indians defeated the Brehm Hanna Yankees 16 to 9 behind Bruce LaRue who fanned 4 John Kendricks went 3 for 3 with a homer Rutherford and others added extra-base hits Eric Putney allowed the loss for the Yankees Woodrome homered for the Yanks.
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Liberty Petroleum Cubs
Mt. Vernon
Cardinals
Roney
Cubs
Jackie Gatewood
Moose Club Indians
Brehm-Hanna Yankees
Bruce LaRue
John Kendricks
Bruce Rutherford
Young
LaRue
Lively
James
Indians
Eric Putney
Yankees
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Yanks
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