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Newspaper

Muscatine Journal

Location

Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jun 30, 1961

Page

9

Protest Lodged As R-M Grabs Open Softball Title Share

Cricket Club protested a fair ball ruling after R-M’s 42-0 win over Grain Processing, threatening a tie for the Open Softball League crown with Schmitt’s Sports who must beat Cricket to stay alive. Nine homers marked the day as A-M’s Bill Berk, John Robinson and Paul Hines cleared the fences, while Robinson pitched a three hitter for the win.

Cricket Club Bel Em Millworks Rem Lille R-M Schmitt Rhorst A-M Bill Berk John Robinson Paul Hines Hines Cricket Dick Ruccert Emmett O'Toole Sonny Christofferson Ken Lange Roger Howell Robinson Bert Duncan O'Toole Bob Ron Steckman Vern LaRue

Fixes Spread To Football Jury Term Extended To Dec 29

A grand jury extension to December 29 spurs speculation that prosecutors will pursue the college basketball fixing scandal into football. Dist Atty Frank Hogan offered no comment while detailing court actions tied to indictments of players, coaches, and alleged fixers from New York area colleges and universities.

New York Frank Hogan Hogan Ston B. Frost Ib . S Aaron Wagman Lange Rueckert Shenk O'Toole Dong Growwvinkle St. Christofferson Jackson Brooklyn College Grain Michigan FR. Rhodes University of Oregon Joe Nawlon Rf Ives Oregon University of Michigan Brib Ey Bartell Budin Evens L. Miller F. Cooney Ab Sree C. Vardyariff Wales B. Hubbard B. Andresen Schmitt's Ag Tucker Con M. Kautz Mills Rt EL White Cf G. Buster Leech B. Steckman Connecticut Detroit Columbus Grand New York University Ty Sennah Charlie North Sander John Morgan V. LaRue Anversity James R Me Te Granala FA Schmitt Lou Barshak Michael Sine Budlin North Morgan BSO Ohio State Granata Granala Siegel Los Angeles City

Des Moines Man's Home Raided in Gambling Probe

Federal agents raided the Des Moines home of Anthony Ligouri as part of a multi state sweep targeting horse race bookmaking and lottery operations. Five telephones and records were seized. no arrest was made. Ligouri claimed he was only a bettor and not a bookie.

Des Moines Anthony Tony) Ligouri U. S. Internal Revenue Service Ligouri Charles “F. Weston IRS

Lavagetto Adopts Gus Fan Persona in Baseball Comeback

Orinda California resident Lavagetto, calling himself Gus Fan, talks baseball plans after leaving the Minnesota Twins. He expects a four team pace in the American League with the Yankees atop, while Detroit, Cleveland, and the White Sox vie for first division. Lavagetto, 46, enjoys a long awaited summer with family back home near Oakland.

Orinda Calif Lavagetto Gus Sookie Oakland Minnesota Twins Lavagella Pye Cookie New York Yankees Detroit Cleveland White Sox Lavagetti Yankees Mickey Mantle Tony Kubek

Drabowsky Wins His Fourth In Row

Myron Moe Drabowsky the stopper specialist earned his fourth straight win as Louisville beat Denver 4-3, keeping the Bears from gaining first place. He has won four without a loss since leaving Milwaukee, and was touched for a ball hit that injured him in the sixth inning. Indianapolis moved into a second place tie with Denver by defeating Houston 4-1, while Omaha shut out Dallas Fort Worth 2-0.

Associated Press Myron Moe) Drabowsky Denver Louisville American Association Bears Drabowsky Milwaukee Braves Indianapolis Houston Omaha Dallas-Fort Worth

Mays 3 homers spark Giants doubleheader sweep in Phil

Willie Mays blasted three homers and a double as the Giants swept Philadelphia in a doubleheader, pulling San Francisco into sole second place by .002 in the NL race. He raised his average to .331, drove in five runs, and his 20th one run of the season sealed the opener. Ken Lehman started for the Phillies, Billy O’Dell for the Giants, with Sam Jones finishing the win.

Willie Mays San Francisco Philadelphia Giants Willie Los Angeles Dodgers Pittsburgh Cincinnati Reds Chicago Cubs Mays Dallas Green Frank Sullivan Art Mahaffey Billy Lees Ken Lehman Phils Billy O'Dell Sam Jones Juan Marichal Cubs Jim Maloney Don Cardwell

Unclear boxing bout result from scattered OCR data

The fragment mentions Al Grant of New Orleans defeating Andres Garcia of Los Angeles on points with a 10 round count and references Bert Whitehurst of Baltimore with a stoppage. Names and places appear jumbled, limiting confirmable details about date venue and full outcomes.

Los Angeles al Grant New Orleans Andres Garcia Los ‘Angeles

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