Maryland afield legend Ben Phebus tale of a warden
A Maryland afield profile recalls Ben Phebus, a 28 year warden famed for fear and respect. He details river patrols around Brunswick and Knoxville, breaking gigging rings with a folding boat, and his philosophy that enforcement must guide conservation.
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Ofice
Delahey
Mie
Brunswick
Knoxville
Ben Sagn
Ben
Rowadass
Commission
Moe
Pernie Ama
Ber
South American Champ Lausse to Open US Title Bid
Eduardo Lausse, Argentina's South American middleweight champion, starts a fresh bid for a United States title with a TV bout against Wilfie Greaves at Madison Square Garden. Lausse is 32, has 14 straight wins, and is a 9-5 favorite. Greaves is 24 with four straight wins.
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New York
Eduardo i Lausse
Argentina
United States
Havo
Wilfie Greaves
Madison Square Garden
Greaves
Edmonton
Detroit
Lausse
Husky Brond
Swarthy
Lauise
U.S
Milo Savage
Bobby Boyd
Louise
Dixon Gold Medal Tournament opens with wins by St Louis and California
In the first round at the YMCA the Dixon Gold Medal Tournament saw St Louis defeat Cincinnati 54 to 38 and California topple West Virginia 29 to 35 in a double elimination format.
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St. Louis
Cincinnati
California
West Virginia
Cincinnati Hissey
Tony Kriessey
Hammond
Kennedy Diets
Loris
Boyd
Rogers _ cahoots
Bruche
Ee Mellen
Rogers
Sheveean
Bissa
Whittington
A's beat Orioles 3-2 in tenth on Posadas single
In an exhibition game in Miami Leo Posada delivered a two out single in the tenth to score Warne Terwilliger and lift the Kansas City Athletics to a 3-2 win over the Baltimore Orioles. Woodling led Baltimore with three hits while Nicholson and Powell added two each.
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Miami
Fla
Leo’ Posada
Warne Terwilliger
Kansas City Athletics
Baltimore Orioles
Terwilliger
John Anderson
Russ Sayders
Bill Tuttie
Oaoles
Ray Herbert
Don Larsen
John Tsitouris
Gene Woodling
Gus Trandos
Dave Nicholson
Smile
Woodling
Nicholson
John Powell
Birds
Kaycee
Orioles
Kansas City
Baltimore
Herbert
Larsen
Colean
Anderson
Thianjos
Tsitouris
L—Anderson
Ouris
Bob Cousy on NBA All Stars
Boston star Bob Cousy tops NBA All Star selections for the ninth straight year as fans and writers vote. Wilt Chamberlain Elgin Baylor Bob Pettit and Gene Shue also named. Pettit earns his sixth All Star nod.
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New York
Boston
Bob Cousy
National Basketball Assn
Celtici Plae
Wilt Chamberlain
Philadelphia
Elgin Baylor
Minneapolis
Bob Pettit
St Louis
Gene Shue
Detroit
Cousy
Pettit
Baylor
NBA
Giants Rally To Defeat Red Sox In Arizona Exhibition
In Scottsdale Arizona the San Francisco Giants rallied with a three run eighth inning to beat the Boston Red Sox 7 to 4 in a Cactus League game. Orlando Cepeda hit a two run double and Willie McCovey scored the winning run with a single after Cepeda’s hit.
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Scottsdale
Ariz
San Francisco Giants
Boston Red Sox
Red Sox
Orlando Cepeda
Giants
Willie Kirtand
Cepeda
San Fran
Boston
McCormick
Worthmgion
Bierly
Landrith
Wilson
Schmidt
Casale
Monbouquette
Palica
Wills
H Sullivan
Sadowski
W—Worthington
L—Palica
Local Baseball and Weather Affects Scheduled Games
Exhibition baseball notices list teams such as Los Angeles versus Milwaukee and Detroit versus St Louis with several games cancelled due to rain or wet grounds. Standings and statistics mention players like Cramer with 157 and 418 figures amid scattered city references and venues including Walkersville, Kellys Mill, and Cloverdale.
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Franki
Associated Press
Los Angeles
Milwaukee
Able
Bradenton
Walkersville
Detroit
St. Louis
Cloverdale
Triandos Hitting Slump Worries Orioles Manager
Miami AP report notes Gus Triandos, once an All Star catcher for Baltimore, shows a poorer hitting pace and his manager Pa Richards voices concern he is swinging too soon after an earlier hand injury. The piece recalls Triandos 1955 trade to Baltimore and declining batting averages since then.
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Miami. Fla
Gus Tripandos
Pa Richards
Baltimore Orioles
Triandos
Orioles
Ards
Richards
New York Yankees
Bob Turley
Don Larsen
Lions and Crisfield Meet in Class C State Semi Finals
Walkersville and Crisfield square off in College Park at 4 p.m. in the Class C state tournament semi final. Walkersville carries an 18 2 record with a 79 point per game tournament average and Crisfield sits 17 1 with 74 point team scoring led by Bob Sterling and Charles McClenahan.
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Walkersville
Cole Fieldhouse
Arnold Fleagle
Tom Smith
Ron C
I Dorsey
Ron Linton
Bull Skelton
Bill Talley
Ron Smi
High Powered Lions
Maryland
Crisfield
College Park
Lions
Walkersville Five
Francis Scott Key
Lincoln High
Frederick
Wicomico
Roger Ward
Ward
District 5
Ron Smith
Smithsburg
Flintstone
CHISOX SHUT OUT WASHINGTON 1-0 IN SOX WIN
Chicago White Sox pitcher Ed Hobaugh Gary Peters and Stover Medhwain held Washington to one hit as Chicago won 1-0. Keith Korcheck provided Washington’s lone hit an infield single to deep short.
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Sarasota
Fla
Ed Hobaugh
Gary Peters
Stover Medhwain
Washington
Chicago White Sox
Senators
Sox
Teve Korchec
Chicago
Abernathy
McAvoy
Heise
Xrahek
Korcheck
Hobaugh
Peters
McTheaine
R. Brown
Four seniors head Little All-Americans
Four seniors and one junior named to the 1960 Little All-America by the Associated Press. Ed Smallwood led Evansville to the NCAA small college title and Charles Sharp sparked Southwest Texas State to the NAIA crown. Sharp repeats from 1959. Second team includes Tom Cooke, Duck Davis, Don Perrelli, Jim McDonald, and Dennis Boone.
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Ted Meier
NEW York
Associated Press
Ed Smallwood
Evansville
Charles Sharp
Southwest Texas State
Sharp
Willie Jones
American University
Bobby Williams
St. Josephs
Indiana
Marvin Bachmeier
North Dakota
Calif
Duck Davis
Westminster
Don Perrelli
Southern
Connecticut
Jim McDonald
West Virginia Wesleyan
Dennis Boone
Regis
Colo
Baylor's 40 Leads Lakers Over St Louis
Elgin Baylor scored 40 points to spark the Minneapolis Lakers to a 120 to 113 comeback win over the St Louis Hawks. The victory evened the Western title playoff series at 1-1 as the Lakers surged in the fourth quarter after trailing 80-67. Next two games set for Minneapolis.
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Baylor
Lakers
ST. Louis
Elgin Baylor
Minneapolis Lakers
St. Louis Hawks
Hawks
Minneapolis
Wrn
Colavito's Homer Beats Cubs 4-3 In Tucson
Cleveland over Cubs 4-3 as Colavito hits his fourth homer in five games. Indians trail 3-2 before Colavito's seventh inning blast off Dick Ellsworth seals the win in Arizona. Bubba Phillips adds a run with a fifth inning triple.
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Tucson. Ariz
Rocky Colavio
Cleveland
Chi- Care Cubs
Indians
Colavito
Dick Ellsworth
Norm Cash
Bubba S
Ellsworth
Hobbie
Goetz
S. Taylor
Rice
Thacker
Lemon
Stigman
E. Johnson
Cicolle
Rama
Colav
Jones
Bradley advances to NIT final after upset win
Sophomore Chet Walker scored 27 points in 2 minutes to lift Bradley over St Bonaventure 82 71 and reach the NIT final at Madison Square Garden. Providence crushed Utah State 86 62 to join Bradley in the title game. Walker survived a suspicious orange juice incident and played through illness.
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NEW York
Chet Walker
Bradley
St) Bonaventure
Providence
Ehnan
Egan
Len Wilkens
Jim Jadrot
Ib State
Madison Square Garden
Walker
Benton Harbor
Mich
Chuck Orsborn
Orsborn
Walaud
al Saunders
Providence Friars
Utah State
Aggies
Friars
Rhode Island
Hadnot
Wilkens
Lth
Peoria
Cornell Green
Dick Schofield
Associated Press
Chet
Braves
Bonnies
Mack Herndon
Chicago
St. Bonaventure
Sth
Tom
Sam
Yom
Cincinnati
Oscar Robertson
Phillies Manager Names Open Jobs as Veterans Stall
Philadelphia manager Eddie Sawyer warned veterans their jobs are open and stressed the club will promote eager youngsters if the current group underperforms. He listed pitching as strongest area while evaluating the rotation and bullpen, naming Roberts Owens Conley Cardwell Farrell Meyer and Mason as key figures.
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Joe Reichler
Associated Press
Clearwater
Fis
P’ TS
Ph Daller
Richie Ashburn
Harry Anderson
Wally Post
Walmy Thomas
George Anderson
Sawyer
Robin Roberts
Jim Owens
Gene Conley
Don Cardwell
Dick Farrell
Jack Meyer
Henry Mason
Buf Fer
Johnny Buzhardt
Chicago
Ruben Gomez
Tayior Phillips
Humberto Robinson
Curt Simmons
Ia7im
Mantle Knee Injury Not Serious Says Doctor
In St Petersburg Mickey Mantle’s knee X rays showed no bone chips or pathology, a relief after inflammation during workouts. Yankees team physician Dr Sydney Gaynor described it as a scare rather than a serious injury. The report follows fears of a recurrence of his 1951 World Series problem.
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ST. Petersburg
Fla
Mickey Mantle
Sydney G yAor
New York Yankees
Mantle
Mickey
Gaynor
Three Top Teams NYU Matched In NCAA Playoff
San Francisco AP states the three top teams Cincinnati California and Ohio State with NYU facing Buckeyes in semifinal action. Cal hosts Cincinnati with Cal defending and NYU seeking an 11th straight win while Ohio State leads with a high scoring offense. The semifinals and final are sold out as teams chase the national title.
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NYU
San Francisco
New Yorkersity Violets
California
Buckeyes
Ohio State
Bears
Califad
Bearcats
Cincinnat
Cow Palace
Cincinnati
Louis
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Bradley Battleinnit
New Frederick, MD
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Shipley’s, Inc
Scoti
N. Market St
Frederick, Md
Catoctin Mountain
South Mountain
ST. Petersburg, Frs
Aline
Blue Ridge
P.O
Aero of Co
S&h
Atlantic
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