Hank Greenberg backs screens to curb short Yankee foul lines
Hank Greenberg argues the American League should adopt screens on short foul lines at Yankee Stadium to balance play and curb cheap homers. He credits A's owner Charles Finley with ideas to alter park dimensions and notes NL outdraws AL by about two to one. Greenberg, former Cleveland and Chicago executive, praises Finley and says baseball needs new ideas including possible night games for All-Star and World Series.
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Kansas City
Hank “Greenberg
Charles O. ‘Finley
New York
Yankee Stadium
Greenberg
Yanks
Finley
Cleveland
Chicago
Charley
Bonus Baby Shutsout Pirates With One Hit
Tony Cloninger pitched a one hitter in a 1 0 victory over the Pirates. Willie Stargell broke the bid with a seventh inning single. Dodgers won their fourth straight, Giants beat Cubs, Cardinals edged Mets in 11 innings, Orioles beat Red Sox, Demeter homered for Detroit, Dodgers 6 9 record, Werhas and Willhite rookies key.
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Cloninger
Milwaukee Braves
Pittsburgh Pirates
Dick Peters Featured At Washburn Clinic
Ottawa University head football coach Dick Peters will share top billing at Washburn University’s first annual combined football and basketball coaching clinic at Whiting Field House. Kansas State’s John Kadlee and Drake’s Jack Wallace headline football and basketball sessions. The event, led by Washburn coach Ellis Rainsberger, runs 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. free to all. Peters speaks at 10:45 a.m. on interior line pulling and trapping.
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Topeka
Dick Peters
Ottawa University
Washburn University
Whiting
John Kadlee
Kansas State University
Jack Wallace
Drake University
Washurn
Ellis Rainsberger
Larry Reid
Topeka High School
Ken Beutel
Hayden High School
Peters
Patterson Machen to Fight in Stockholm
Floyd Patterson plans a Stockholm 12 round bout with Eddie Machen at Solna Stadium. Reported purses include Machen at 50,000 guaranteed plus 30 percent of ancillary rights, Patterson on a percentage of takings, with possible 450,000 sellout. Co promoters discussed TV film rights for same night U.S. broadcast.
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New York
Floyd Patterson
Eddie Machen
Stockholm
Cassius Clay
Sonny Liston
Liston
Las Vegas
Patterson
Machen
Solna
Edwin Ahlquist
al Bolan
Bolan
John Vrba
Los Angeles
Fourth Network
U.S
Ottawa High School Holds Golf Lead After Second Round
Ottawa High School leads the golf meet after round two at Olathe with 165 tied by Argentine. Buck Vivian of Ottawa has 78 and sits atop individual medal standings, while McGamish of Argentine and Walters of Olathe chase. team totals list Ottawa 933, Argentine 945, Olathe 962. Final round set for Monday at Quivira course near Kansas City.
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Ottawa High School
Olathe
Ottawa
Argentine
Rosedale
Bonner Springs
Turner
OHS
Buck Vivian
Individ ‘Ual
McCam ‘Ish
Walters
Quiver
Kansas City
USC
College Results Across Sports Highlight Narrow Rockhurst Wins
College tennis results show Rockhurst defeating Ottawa 6 to 1 while Warrensburg State beat Central Methodist 6 to 3. Emporia State swept Fort Hays State 6 to 1 in tennis as golf scores cluster around Rockhurst Ottawa Parsons and Northeast Missouri State.
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Rockhurst
Ottawa
Warrensburg State
Central Methodist
Emporia State
Fort Hays
Parsons
Northeast
Missouri State
Season Opens For Go Karts At Lake Garnett Track
Lake Garnett Kart Club starts its racing season this Sunday with about 10 Ottawa enthusiasts. Eight weekend races are planned through August 29 across three classes A stock A modified and sportsman on the Lake Garnett course starting at 2 p.m.
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Eddie Boyer
S. Willow
Lake Garnett
Ottawa
Beegin
Arcaro backs Hill Rise for Derby in return to form
New York AP veteran Eddie Arcaro praises Hill Rise as the top Derby prospect, noting Willie Shoemaker’s choice of Hill Rise after riding Northern Dancer. Arcaro, 48, details his post racing life, ownership of an insurance business, an electronics venture, and his seven decades in racing. He credits Citation as the best horse he ever rode.
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New York
Mufti
Hill Rise
Eddie Arcaro
Manhattan
Willie Shoemaker
Northern Dancer
Arcaro
Cincinnati
Lawrin
Whirlaway
Hoop Jr
Citation
Hill Gail
Lopat Praises Causey As Best AL Shortstop
Kansas City AP Wayne Causey, 27, emerges as Kansas City’s most consistent hitter and a versatile infielder. Manager Ed Lopat calls him the best shortstop in the American League, noting leadership with rookie Dick Green and improving batting average to .345 early season. Causey, who nearly secured the spot last year, also eyeing .300 for the year, highlights his bunter, hit and run skills, and field versatility. He’s nine hours from a degree at Northeast Louisiana State.
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Kansas City
Wayne Causey
Ed Lopat
Causey
Ed Charles
Dick Howser
Howser
A’s
Wayne
Lopat
Northeast
Louisiana
Monroe
Lee
Cleveland
Indians
Batavia
Pittsburgh Pirates
Angels
Rookie Bob Lee Halts Senators Five to One
Rookie Bob Lee pitched seven innings of one hit ball to lead the Los Angeles Angels past the Washington Senators five to one. Joe Koppe drove in two in the Angels' second, with Tom Satriano and Bob Rodgers adding runs. Eight pitchers combined to hold Washington to a single hit through five, as rain impacted other games in the AL slate.
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Murray Chass
Associated Press
Bob Lee
Los Angeles Angels
Lee
Angels
Los Angeles
Washington
Bob Dulba
Joe Koppe
Tom Satriano
Bob Rodgers
Don Demeter
John Wyatt
Tigers
Detroit
Athletics
Ed Charles
Charles
Dick Green
Major Stars Mays Sparks Giants Past Cubs in 4-0 Win
Willie Mays of San Francisco cracked a triple and two singles, driving in two runs as the Giants beat the Chicago Cubs 4 to 0. He raised his NL batting average to .488 and RBI total to 20. Tony Cloninger of Milwaukee fired a one hitter to lead the Braves past Pittsburgh 1 to 0, with a no hitter through 62 3 innings en route to his first win.
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Willie Mays
San Francisco
Giants
Chicago Cubs
Mays
Tony Cloninger
Milwaukee
Braves
Pittsburgh
Cloninger
Medals Presented At EEL Track Meet At Argentine High
A cheerleader from each school will present medals to winning athletes from her school at the EEL track meet today at Argentine High School. Preliminary events begin at 4 30 p.m. and finals at 7 p.m. Anne Casida will present medals to OHS athletes.
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Anne Casida
OHS
Bowling Scoreboard Wednesday Night Ladies Bonnies Shoe Box 4
Bowling scores listed by team with high game and series figures for each entry. Notable scores include Keller 189 and Smith Strole 491, along with many high games around 180s and series near 500.
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Bonnie's Shoe Box
E. Keller
Baseball Scoreboard National League Standings and Results
National League standings show Philadelphia leading with eight wins and two losses and an .800 pace. San Francisco and Milwaukee follow, with St. Louis Pittsburgh and Cincinnati also in the mix. Wednesday results include San Francisco over Chicago and Milwaukee over Pittsburgh, among others. Today's schedule features San Francisco at Chicago and Los Angeles at Houston, with Philadelphia at Cincinnati rain in Cincinnati and Pittsburgh at Milwaukee. Friday matchups include Chicago at Houston and New York at Cincinnati. American League results list Baltimore over Boston and Detroit over Kansas City, with several rainouts and postponed games noted. Upcoming games feature cross-league matchups including San Francisco at Los Angeles and Cleveland at Minnesota.
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Houston
Ken Johnson
Cloninger
Los Angeles Dodgers
San Francisco Giants
Chicago Cubs
St. Louis Cardinals
New York Mets
Philadelphia
Cincinnati
Baltimore
Boston
Wes Stock
Orioles
Don Demeter
Detroit
Kansas City
Los Angeles
Washington
Bob Lee
Bob Duliba
Chicago
New York
Cleveland
Minnesota
Lee
Dick Phillips
Hunt
Senators
Don Lock
Ken Retzer
W. L. Pet
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W. Milwaukee
St. Louis
Pittsburgh
Los Angels
San Francisco
Milwaukee
Phila
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Nervous Man Refuses To Pick Up Money
In Westbury New York a nervous well dressed man won 13223280 in Roosevelt Raceway twin double. He bought 18 tickets and laid out 180 dollars. The winner identified as a 35 year old Princeton lookalike distraught in mezzanine after seventh race. If unclaimed by March 3 1965 the prize goes to the state and the winner would owe over 90000 to IRS and New York tax.
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Westbury
N.Y
Roosevelt Raceway
Long Island
George Hawkins
Princeton
Hawkins
Tor
New York
Kansas City Woman Eliminated In Trans Mississippi Match
Patricia Rubelee of Kansas City Kansas fell in the Trans Mississippi Women's Amateur Golf Tournament on Wednesday. She lost an early round match to Mary Lowell of Hayward California 4 and 3.
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Phoenix
Patricia Rubelee
Kansas City
Kan
Contenti
Mary Lowell
Hayward
Calif
Miss Lowell
Miss Rubelee
Washburn hires Jennings as athletics director
WU Topeka selects Bill Jennings former KU assistant football coach and Nebraska head coach to oversee all physical education and hold full professor rank. Jennings, 46, starts July 1, succeeds Dick Godlove who resigned after 19 years as athletic director and heads the physical education department with Godlove remaining on the faculty.
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Topeka
Bill Jennings
University of Kansas
University of Nebraska
Washburn University
Harold E. Sponberg
Washburn
Jennings
Dick Godlové
Godlove
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