NBC Tournament at New Castle Nears Rematch This Summer
NBC state tournament returns to New Castle with promoter lessons learned from last year. Entry deadline is July 9. two out of town teams already signed, including Philadelphia Clowns AC. St John of Greater Pittsburgh and Girard Erie's 1962 runnerup expected back. winner earns $500 and NBC nationals bid.
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New Castle
National Baseball Congress
Greenhorns
Pennsylvania
Anthony Priscaro
Lawrence County
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Pete “Figo
Carvella
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Warren
St. John
Pittsburgh
Girard
Erie
S. Jefferson St
Wichita
Kan
City Recreation Board
Lawrence County Umpires Association
U. S
Wichita Rapid Transit Dreamliners
Alaska
Fairbanks Goldpanners
Mets Rooters Have A Ball At Benefit Game
New York fans packed Yankee Stadium as the Mets defeated the world champions 6-2 in a charity exhibition before 50 742. Riotous cheering for Casey Stengel and booing Roger Maris dominated the scene with a rare souvenir theft attempt thwarted by police.
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Casey Stengel
Roger Maris
Yankee Stadium
Yankees
Ralph Houk
Washington Senators
Siska Fisher Hoogs Qualify For Wimbledon
Bob Siska Ron Fisher and Bill Hoogs earned berths to Wimbledon by reaching the quarterfinals of a qualifying event in Roehampton England. Siska beat Terry Ryan 6 3 8 6 4 6 1 6 1 and Hoogs defeated Gerry Owen 6 1 6 3 6 2 while Fisher beat Jim Ward 6 2 3 5 6 4 6 1 to reach the last 16 and extend US representation to nineteen men in the championships.
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Roehampton
England
UPI
Bob Siska
San Francisco
Ron Fisher
Houston
Bill Hoogs
Berkeley
Calif
Siska
South Africa
Terry Ryan
Fisher
Jim Ward
Hoogs
Gerry Owen
United States
Gaylord Hosts Beaver Falls in Evening Softball Clash
Gaylord Inn fastpitch meets Beaver Falls Sportsmen Club at 8 30 in Gaston Park with Gaylord carrying a 5 2 record. Bob Senko will pitch for the local softballers as the teams aim for a key win tonight.
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Gaylord Inn
Beaver Falls Sportsmen Club
Bob Senko
Gaston Park
Surprise victor Gajda leads U S Open by shooting 69
Bob Gajda of Bloomfield Hills Michigan fired a 69 to grab the first round lead at Brookline Country Club topping stars including Arnold Palmer Jack Nicklaus and Gary Player. He carded three birdies and one bogey on a major back nine and led by one stroke over Jacky Cupit.
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Brookline
Mass
UPI
Bob Gajda
Arnold Palmer
Jack Nicklaus
Gary Player
Gajcia
Per Renial
Palmer
Nicklaus
Garcia
Tony Lema
Julius Boros
Dave Love
Lionel Hebert
Walter Burkemo
Don January
Lenna
Gajda
Bloomfield Hills, Mich
Old Lady of Boylston Street Angers Open Field
The United States Open Golf Championship at the Old Lady of Boylston Street course sees roughs rise and greens shrink as players face caustic humor and harsh terrain. Ed Furgol and Bobby Nichols post solid rounds front nine, Carey Middlecoff Struggles home. Stan Leonard shoots 40-42-82 amid course critique from pros.
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Brookline
Mass
UPI
Boylston Street
Dr. Livingston
Boston
Cabots
Blooming
Ed Furgol
Bobby Nichols
Cary Middlecoff
Frank Boynton
Chick Harbert
Stan Leonard
Canada
Smith Carries Four Stroke Western Lead
Mari lyn Smith of Tequesta Florida opened the Western Open with a two under par 72 to lead by four strokes over Mickey Wright who shot 78. Sybil Griffin of Delray Beach was runner up at 76 with Betsy Rawls and Peggy Wilson at 77. The leading amateur Nancy Roth posted 82.
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Madison
Wis
UPI
Marilyn Smith
Tequesta
Fla
Mickey Wright
Miss Smith
U.S
Miss Wright
Sybil Griffin
Delray Beach
Betsy Rawls
Spartanburg
S.C
Peggy Wilson
Austin
Tex
Nancy Roth
Hollywood
Boak and Allen Lift Averages in Weekly Showings
Boak of New Castle raised his Pacific Coast League average to .279 with six hits including two homers for Portland. Richie Allen of Wampum boosted his International League season to .312 after a 10 hit week with Little Rock and 3 driven in. Harold Allen of Wampum fell to .301 with six hits in 24 at bats as his season totals reach 47 hits and 17 RBI.
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Chet Boak
New Castle
Portland
Boak
Richie Allen
Wampum
Little Rock
Harold Allen
Wilmington Tops Shenango 5-2 in Legion Baseball
Wilmington Area defeated Shenango 5-2 in a County American Legion game. Pitcher Jerry Pitzer earned the win and banged a double. Scoring summary shows Wilmington Area 1st inning 4 runs and 7 runs in later frames while Shenango managed 2 runs. line score and fielding details noted with players Blackburn Vance W Pitzer J Pitzer Harrigan O Brien Smarrelli.
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Shenango
American Legion
Jerry Pitzer
Wilmton
O’brien
Smarrelli
Pitzer
Smith
Harrigan
Blackburn
Vance
W. Pitzer
J. Pitzer
Wynn Aims For Elusive 300th Victory Tonight
Cleveland to host Chicago White Sox as veteran pitcher Early Wynn seeks his 300th win in major league history. The Indians ace, 299-242 lifetime, previously played for Washington and Cleveland, with notable seasons including 1951 52 54 and 56. Warren Spahn remains the last to reach 300 wins in 1961.
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UPI
Early Wynn
Cleveland Indians
Chicago White Sox
Big Gus
Tribe
Indians
Washington
Frank Lane
Chicago
Sox
Gabe Paul
Wynn
Milwaukee
Warren Spahn
Braves
Bob Grove
Walter Johnson
Christy Mathewson
Grover Cleveland Alexander
Charles Nicols
Eddy Plank
Cy Young
Young
Johnson
Alexander
Mathewson
Defending NCAA Golf Champ Upset in Semifinals
Pat Thompson of Texas upset defending NCAA champion Kermit Zarley of Houston to reach the semifinals at Wichita. Thompson meets Arkansas medalist R. H. Sikes as 35-hole semifinal action continues, while John Lotz of San Jose State faces Jerry Potter of Miami. The two winners advance to Saturday’s 36-hole final after navigating a field of 201 players.
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Wichita, Kan
UPI
Pat Thompson
University of Texas
Kermit Zarley
Houston
University of Arkansas
R. H. Sikes
John Lotz
San Jose State
Jerry Potter
University of Miami
O'Toole Wins 13th as Reds Beat Phillies 11 1
Cocky Jim O'Toole pitched eight innings with six strikeouts and five hits as Cincinnati defeated Philadelphia 11 1 boosting their pursuit of the NL lead. He remained the majors' top winner with a 13 3 record after a three run homer by John Edwards and a solo shot by Bob Skinner.
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Jim O'Toole
Cincinnati
Philadelphia
Reds
O'Toole
Jim Owens
Nashville
John Edwards
Bob Skinner
Edwards
Art Mahaffey
Milwaukee Braves
Pittsburgh Pirates
Chicago Cubs
Houston Colts
Larry Jackson
Colts
Cubs
Billy Williams
Denny Lemaster
Alvin McBean
Earl Francis
McBean
St. Louis Cardinals
Francis
Pirates
Braves
Lemaster
Milwaukee
Harvey Haddix
Buc
Haddix
Ron Brand
Eddie Mathews
Tom Sisk
Sisk
Don Schwall
Schwall
Roberto Clemente
Dick Schofield
Brand
Bue
Pittsburgh
Don Cardwell
Bob Buhl
Pirates Sign Free Agents In 1963 Contracts
Four players signed with the Pittsburgh Pirates and were assigned to the Kingsport Tennessee rookie Appalachian League team. Infielder George S. Johnson 20 from Center Cross Virginia infielder Robert W. Golden 18 from Leicester North Carolina pitcher John C. Woolard 18 from Washington North Carolina and outfielder Steve Jones 18 from Lebanon Tennessee joined the system.
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UPI
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Pirates
Kingsport
Tenn
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Center Cross
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Leicester
N. C
John C. Woolard
Washington
Steve Jones
Lebanon
Tennessee Hires Jim McDonald to Modernize Football
Jim McDonald, 48, named head coach at Tennessee to rework the offense toward the T formation part of the time this season and more next year. Bowden Wyatt departs after a terminal pay package while Bob Woodruff is named athletic director as Neyland’s legacy looms over a shifting program.
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UPI
University of Tennessee
Jim McDonald
Ohio State
McDonald
Bowden Wyatt
University
Bob Woodruff
Robert R. Neyland
Tennessee
Wyatt
Virginia
Val Mentor
Neyland
Northminster and Clen-Moore win YMCA Senior Church softball
Northminster walloped St Paul 20 to 3 as Bob Montgomery pitched all game and homer. Fritz Reider drove in the winning run with a single after Harlan and other teammates set stage. Clen Moore edged Second UP 4 to 3 in extras with key hits from Montgomery and teammates.
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St. Paul
YMCA
Clen- Moore
Bob Montgomery
Northminister
Fritz Reider
Dave
Harlan
Clen Moore
Messner
Opp
Lanner
Trojan Teammates Eye Tennis Finals
Defending champion Rafael Osuna and USC teammate Dennis Ralston are favored to reach the NCAA tennis singles final, meeting Marty Riessen of Northwestern and Art Ashe of UCLA in semifinals. Doubles semifinals pair Osuna with Ralston versus Riessen and Graebner, while Bond and Earnhart of USC face Hammill and Mandelstam of Miami.
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N.J
UPI
Rafael Osuna
Dennis Ralston
University of Southern California
Osuna
Northwestern
Marty Riessen
Ralston
Art Ashe
UCLA
Riessen
Ashe
Clark Graebner
Bill Bond
Ramsey Earnhart
USC
John Hammill
Rod Mandelstam
Miami
Fla
Azcue Shines as Indians Rally for June Hot Streak
Jose Azcue, taken from Portland last month, has boosted Cleveland to a strong June with a .303 average after taking over as top catcher when Johnny Romano was injured. He drove in four runs with two homers in a 11-8 win over Baltimore, contributing to Cleveland’s surge from ninth to fourth place as the team rides a 18‑wins in 21 games run.
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Jose Azcue
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Azcue
Cincinnati Reds
Kansas City A's
Indians
Portland
Kansas City
Cleveland
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Romano
Baltimore Orioles
Arcue
Bobby Richardson
Jim Coates
Yankees
Senators
Harmon Killebrew
Earl Battey
Zoilo Versalles
Minnesota
Chicago
Red Sox
Dick Stuart
Chuck Schilling
Tigers
Chuck Dressen
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