Rain Halts Staley Stadium Little League Game
Dust and rain halted the American and National Little Leaguers clash after 15 minutes, with water flooding the mound and home plate. Umpires delayed play, then canceled and announced the game would resume Tuesday at the same point, with same pitchers allowed to throw, as rain continued and officials awaited district director Glenn Rippeon’s final ruling.
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Bob Cole
Emmitsburg-Sykesville
Glenn Rippeon
Pro golfers prep on Olympia Fields North Course ahead of PGA
Nearly 100 players tackled the tight 6722 yard North Course par 35-35-70 at Olympia Fields as the 43rd National PGA Championship opens. Notables including defending champion Herbert, Gary Player, Doug Sanders, and Ken Venri tested the course while Hagen award events and historic memories with Walter Hagen and Johnny Farrell add sentimental tone to the week.
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Charles Chamberlain
Chicago
Olympia Fields Country Club
Arnold Palmer
Gene Litfler
Olympia Fields
Edgewater Golf Club
Jay Hebert
Gary Player
Doug Sanders
Ken Venri
North Course
Johny Farrell
Yesteryear
Walter Hagen
the Haig
Golf Writers Association of America
Hagen
Bill Melhorn
Farrell
Bobby Jones
Jones
Bill
PGA
Evacuation at Chil dren's Hospital over smoke incident
Thirty young patients were moved from two upper floors of Chil dren's Hospital after smoke seeped from woodwork near a third floor doorway. No flames, no injuries. Officials cited possible short circuit or acetylene torch used during repairs.
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Baltimore
Children’s Hospital
Rain Delivers Hall of Fame Cup Win for Dodgers
Los Angeles Dodgers beat Baltimore Orioles 6 2 at Doubleday Field in the Hall of Fame Cup game. Dick Farrell, Don Drysdale, and Jim Golden combined on a five-hitter as Willie Davis homered for LA. Whitey Herzog added a Baltimore homer. Whitey Herzog. The game ended with Farrell credited the win over Hyde, and Miller debuting for Baltimore. National League leads 10-9 after this contest.
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N.Y
Los Angeles Dodgers
Baltimore Orioles
Doubleday Field
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Don Drysdale
Jim Golden
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Baltimore
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Whitey Herzog
Max Carey
Billy Hamilton
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Los Angeles
Foiles
Philley
Roseboro
Los
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Thronederry
W. Davis
Mertog
Sb—Wills
Milier
Sear Ile Svaren
Caylak
Colt Bob Boyd Sued In Dallas
Colt halfback Bobby Boyd and Jack Holt were sued for 4000 after accusations of beating aDallas fireman and his roommate Edwin Escue. Peters ordered Holt out after a disturbance and alleged assault occurred at the fireman’s apartment in Carrollton Texas.
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Tex
Baltimore Colt
Bobby Boyd
Jack Holt
Carrlton
Boyd
Oklahoma University
Garland
Holt
Charles Peters
Edwin Escue
Peters
Carrolton
Orioles seek pitching help after rough stretch
Baltimore manager Paul Richards vented about the team’s woes as eight losses in eleven games since the All-Star break led him to seek a new pitcher. Talks with Lee MacPhail were set to discuss options, with a Rochester Triple-A hurler likely imminent.
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Cooperstown
N.Y
Paul Richards
Baltimore Orioles
Richards
Leé MacPhail
Birds
Rochester
Lee
Baltimore
Chuck Estrada
Milt Pappas
Chicago
Washington D C Team to Play Frederick VFW Hustlers
Federal Storage of the Washington D C Industrial League meets the Frederick VFW Hustlers Wednesday at Me Curdy Field. It is the first Frederick appearance for the Storage team. Lefthander Bob Dawson likely starts for Frederick after seven innings Sunday against New Market. The Washington team is managed by a Washington Senators scout.
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Federal Storage
Washington, D.C
Frederick Vfw Hustlers
Me‘Curdy
Frederick
Washington
Volkswagens
Union Printers
McCurdy Field
Bob Dawson
Federal
Dawson
New Market
Washington Senators
Colt Regionals Begin Salisbury Meets Charlotte NC
The Colt League regional championship opens Tuesday with Salisbury facing Charlotte NC in the first game of a two of three series. The winner advances to the next round.
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COLT
Salisbury
Charlotte
N.C
Germantown Faces Walkersville In Tri-Co League Tilt
Germantown hosts Walkersville at McCurdy Field for an 8 30 p m Tri-Co League game. The contest completes an early season rained out makeup. Walkersville holds a 33 0 mark while Germantown sits at 9 4 after Sunday victory over Lovettsville.
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Walkersville
McCurdy Field
Tri-Co
Lovettsville
Brunswick Opens Ruth League District Playoffs At Home
Brunswick hosts Valley of Smithsburg tonight in the Babe Ruth League District 3 opener. The winner advances to face Frederick at McCurdy Field Wednesday for a shot at the state tournament set for Thursday and Friday. Other first round games include Aberdeen v Havre de Grace and Westminster v Brooklyn Park.
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Valley of
Aberdeen
Havre de Grace
Westminster
Brooklyn Park
Pickets March Outside Aqueduct Track in New York
A Monday Aqueduct program opened one minute late as AFL-CIO picket lines caused bartenders and ticket sellers to walk out. The New York Racing Association hired temporary sellers, but could not staff non union bartenders. Lights failed for the daily double. crowd size roughly halved. union grievances cited by stable staff and drivers.
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NEW York
Aqueduct
Afl-Cio Central Labor Council
New York Racing Association
Teamsters Union
Belmont
Carey backs spitball idea at Hall of Fame induction
Spit ball proponent Max Carey urged reviving the pitch under a new name and creating a Total Advanced Bases statistic to credit runners who advance on hits. He and Billy Hamilton were inducted as Hall of Fame members, with Ford Frick presiding and a large crowd attending the exhibition game between the Orioles and Dodgers.
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Cooperstown
N.Y
Max Carey
Billy Hamilton
Baseball Hall of Fame
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Hamilton
Pittsburgh
Brooklyn
Ford Frick
Joe McCarthy
Joe Cronin
Frank
Home Run) Baker
Ray Schalk
Bill Terry
Howard Prior
Belmont
Mass
Leroy Fields
Worcester
Ruth Hamilton Jones
Ambrose Nats Hurlers Freland On Hill For Am Leaguers
Rain halted the National American Little League All Star game after one inning and will resume at 6 15 p m today at the top of the second. Ambrose and Freland matched hitless ball until rain forced a delay. Buddy Keyser provided the lone fair hit for the Americans as the storm ended play.
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NECA
Larry Snow
National League
Staley Stadium
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Nationals
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Jeff Freland
Ambrose
Freland
Buddy Keyser
Keyser
Ron DeGrange
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Bruchey
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Tommy Sherald
Dave Crouse
Gary Snook
Snook
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Ron Schallenberg
Bob Cole
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Emmitsburg
Sykesville
Frederick
Thurmont
Emmitsburg-Sykesville
Brunswick-Westminster
Detroit Los Angeles face five runs in tight American League clash
In a tense early season clash Detroit defeated Los Angeles 5 to 2 as part of the American League standings update. Other results outline Chicago at New York and Boston at Baltimore with several late games slated as twi-night and N games. The vote on the league continues with teams like Cleveland Baltimore Washington Minnesota and Kansas City jockeying for position. In golf, Wolfe and Harvey won the Middle Atlantic PGA pro-pro with a best ball 65 at Brooke Manor defeating field rivals.
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Minnesota
Cleveland
Kansas City
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Los Angeles
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United States Track Team Heads to Poland Meet
U S track squad arrives in Warsaw for a weekend meet with Poland. Coach Jim Elliott predicts victory and notes changes in the schedule. Ten or more teammates are sidelined by injuries, including Bill Sharpe who leaves for Philadelphia with a leg injury. The Americans aim to match or better their prior wins against the Russians, West Germany, and Britain.
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Warsaw
Poland
United States
Jim Elliott
Elliott
Hop
Stea
Bill Sharpe
Philadelphia
Europe
West Germany
Britain
Senator proposes naming stadium for Walter Johnson
Washington AP Sen Frank Church Idaho proposed naming the new District of Columbia athletic stadium in memory of Walter Johnson the Hall of Fame pitcher. Johnson pitched 21 seasons for the Washington Senators and held the career strikeout record. Church cited Johnsons modesty and lack of vices and noted key seasons including 1912 and 1913 with 32 and 38 wins respectively. The Washington stadium is due for completion this fall.
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Frank Church
Didaho
District of Columbia
Walter Johnson
Church
Senate
Johnson
Weiser
Idaho
Washington Stadium
Washington Senators
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