Cubs wallop Reds in doubleheader sweep 16-5 and 7-2
The Cubs exploded for 25 hits including five homers to crush Bob Purkey and Jim O'Toole as Glen Hobbie earned the win. Ron Santo drove in seven with two homers and a key five RBI game in the opening victory, while Jack Curtis held the Reds to four hits in relief.
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Cubs Rally Past Reds as Altman Tops NL Batting
In a twin bill Chicago Cubs rout Cincinnati Reds 16-4 and 7-2, boosting Altman to first in the NL batting race at .339 while Santo sparks the opener with two homers and seven RBIs. The Tigers halt the White Sox 12-game win streak 12-5 as Aparicio collects four hits. Cubs try for a four game sweep in Chicago as Cardwell faces Maloney.
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Standings and results from Thursday baseball by AP
National League results include Chicago 16 Cincinnati 5 and San Francisco 7 Philadelphia 7 after a 15 inning tie. Pittsburgh beat Los Angeles 9 3 Milwaukee defeated St Louis 8 3. Cincinnati visits Chicago and San Francisco hosts Philadelphia in two night games.
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Lavagetto Sees Yankees As Champs in 1958
Orinda California AP profile of Cookie Lavagetto, former baseball figure, now enjoying a rare off-season with family after leaving the Minnesota Twins. He predicts a four-team AL race, but says the New York Yankees remain the team to beat unless injuries strike stars Mantle or Kubek.
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For Your Golf I On Cary Middlcey
Diagnosis guides golf fans to study pros margins for error. By Lincoln 6 Cedar Rapids 35 Fox Cities 6 Topeka 2 Burlington 10 Des Moines 3.
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Rotary Whitps Jaycees 13 1 in Junior League action
Rotary trounced Jaycees 13-1 in six innings to stay undefeated. Jim Burns hit a two run homer in the seventh as Montgomery Ward edged the Warriors 6 5. Roger Shurtz and Stanley Richardson starred on the mound and at the plate for Rotary.
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Frick Honors Dickie Kerr With Silver Tray
HOUSTON AP The former major league pitcher Dickie Kerr, who upheld baseballs honor during the 1919 Black Sox scandal, received a silver tray from Commissioner Ford Frick during the Houston Indianapolis game. The tray bore the message To Dickie Kerr a great baseball hero. Kerr won two games in the 1919 World Series.
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Baseball scores and pitchers from minor leagues and majors
Summary of several games with winning and losing pitchers including Terry Hilliard and Mickey McDonald. Home runs by Hilliard for the Yankees. Pirates beat Cubs with Mark Mayse as winner. Other minor league results list scores for International, American Association, and Pacific Coast teams including Denver, Louisville, Houston, Omaha, Seattle, and Portland, with several two to four run margins.
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Flint Open golf forecast foresees 282 winning
Gene Bone head pro at Warwick Hills predicts a 282 final score will win the Flint Open at Warwick Hills Golf Course. The 72 hole event features 148 pros and 11 amateurs, ends Sunday, with Gary Player and Arnold Palmer absent. Doug Sanders rises as an alternate favorite after a strong year.
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Crawford defeats Pietrangeli in third round at Wimbledon
U S Wimbledon notes Chris Crawford of Piedmont California upsets third seed Nicola Pietrangeli of Italy 24 6 3 in the third round. Crawford is America's 10th ranked man. Mimi Arnold of Redwood City California wins an upset over Leslie Turner of Australia 7 5 6 4. Billie Jean Moffitt loses to Yeats Ramirez 11 8 14.
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Cubs Dominant Sweep Nets Batting Leader Altman
Hitting-George Altman of the Cubs seized the National League batting lead at .349 by collecting six hits in nine at bats during a 16-5 7-2 doubleheader sweep of first place Cincinnati Reds. Ryne Duren of the Angels nearly pitched a complete game against the Yankees, allowing three hits with four walks and 12 strikeouts in a 5-3 win.
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Major League Leaders Batting And Pitching Highlights
The Major League leaders feature Altman of Chicago batting .349 with 150 at bats, Hoak of Pittsburgh at .343, Mays leading with 39 runs, Robinson driving in 57, Cepeda 63 RBIs, Pinson 90 hits, and Clemente 86. Pinson and Coleman tie 17 doubles, Stuart leads triples with 7, Cepeda 20 home runs, Pinson 13 stolen bases, Koufax 147 strikeouts, Williams 6-1, and Padres on the mound with a high winning percentage.
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Baseball season leaders and stats from 1960s era teams
The fragment lists players and stats across teams including Cash and Mantle in runs and home runs, Colavito and Gentile occupying RBI and hits, Robinson and Aparicio highlighted for hits and steals, with pitchers Latman Ford and Pascual noted for decisions and strikeouts.
86 Women Golfers Fire In U S Open At Baltusrol
In Springfield New Jersey 86 players tee off at Baltusrol for the ninth U S Women’s Open. Louise Suggs calls Baltusrol a tough test as 86 entrants compete for the title with three withdrawals trimming the field to 83 before cut to 40 and ties after round two.
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Braves Sweep Cardinals 8-3 to take series
ST LOUIS AP The sixth place Cardinals rested after a sweep by the Milwaukee Braves. In an 8-3 win, rookie Bob Hendley blanked the Cards until the eighth when Don Taussig and Bill White triples sparked a three run inning. Bob Gibson took the loss to fall 5-5.
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Keating Presses Federal Crime for Sports Bribery
Senator Kenneth B. Keating of New York introduces a bill to make bribing athletes to underperform a federal crime punishable by up to ten years in prison. The measure, drafted with the National Collegiate Athletic Association, targets fixing of any sports event across amateur or professional levels, including boxing, with an interstate commerce presumption for federal jurisdiction.
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Duren's 3rd Hit In 6 Years Beats The Yankees 5-3
Los Angeles against New York. Ryne Duren, known as a fastballing relief star for the Yankees, collected his third major league hit in six years, a two out two run single in the sixth that gave the Angels a 5 3 lead. He had been 3 for 60 in his career and had not had a hit since July 13, 1958.
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Fight Results Rome Rafia King and Mario Vecchiatto Draw
Rome Rafia King of Nigeria and Mario Vecchiatto of Italy fought at 120 and 13444 pounds respectively and the bout ended in a draw.
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Duren Fans 12 Yankees In Angels Victory
Ryne Duren struck out 12 and allowed only three hits as the Los Angeles Angels defeated the New York Yankees 3 to 0. Berra collected his 2000th major league hit with a fourth-inning single. Mantle hit his 24th homer off Duren in the ninth.
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Branch Rickey Charged With Reassuring Health Update
Sudbury Ontario AP reports baseball executive Branch Rickey is out of immediate danger after his second heart attack in three years. He will remain hospitalized for two to three weeks, according to hospital administrator Horace Snyder. Rickey, 79, is the former head of the St. Louis Cardinals, Brooklyn Dodgers and Pittsburgh Pirates.
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Elks Triumph Over U C T In Khoury Loop
The Elks defeated league leading U C T 12 to 6 in a slugging Khoury League game at Kiwanis Park yesterday. It marked U C T's second loss of the year. Floyd Carpenter earned the win and Larry Kite took the loss.
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Male Young Lawyer On Cage Fix
Dist Atty Frank Hogan announced the arrest of Charles Tucker 25 an attorney from Yonkers N Y as a basketball fixer Tucker a former Kalamazoo College basketball player was booked on conspiracy and bribery He is the ninth man arrested in the widening scandal involving 36 players from 21 colleges covering 4 games Tucker allegedly offered 31000 to Peter Kelly Connecticut captain to share points in a Holy Cross game Kelly had been named in investigations Hogan said Tucker called off the deal as things were too hot
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Bears sign Adams may punt this season
Bear fullback John Adams of Chicago has signed his 1961 contract and may become the team’s punter this year. Coach George Halas said Adams, a 6 foot 3, 235 pound player from Los Angeles State, averaged 42 yards per kick in college and has worked on punting in practice, showing remarkable improvement. He was used mainly on punt and kickoff returns in two Bears seasons.
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