Reds face eight-game stretch to decide pennant run
Cincinnati begins an eight-game, six-day spread at home with a doubleheader against the San Francisco Giants as they chase the Dodgers in the National League. Manager Fred Hutchinson may shuffle rotation with pitchers such as Ken Hunt or Jim Maloney amid a crucial period that also features the Yankees in Los Angeles pursuing Babe Ruth’s 60-homer pace. The Dodgers visit St Louis before the Reds host them in a pivotal showdown.
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Ottawa High Gradsters to Get Exams Thursday
Ottawa Junior and Senior High School football prospects will take physicals at 1 p.m. Thursday in the senior high gym. Equipment checkout follows Friday. Coach Wallace urged any interested boy from senior or junior high to attend, regardless of prior playing experience. Don Kornhaus added a 10 a.m. Thursday football meeting for 7th, 8th, and 9th graders in the junior high gym. Practice begins August 28 for both programs.
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Age Meets Youth In Golf Play
In Tacoma, a teen and a grandmother clash as Roberta Albers, 14, faces off with Mrs. Henry Hulscher in the USGA Women's Amateur Championships. The field shrank from 102 to 76 after the first round match play, with Joanne Gunderson of Seattle and former champions remaining among leaders. Roberta defeated Patricia Dwyer of Portland 5 and 4, while Hulscher advanced via a bye.
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Little League Series Opens Amid Scramble for Spots
In Williamsport Pa eight teams prep for the World Series eliminations as defending champion Leviwin Pa and regional winner El Cajon prepare to compete. Canadian champion Krewen is also noted among entrants in the shrill chatter on the diamond.
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League Leaders Batting and Pitching Highlights
Baseball league leaders list top performers in batting runs and RBIs with players from New York Detroit Baltimore and others. Bets on Kaline Mantle Maris and Cash, plus pitching leader Terry Ford with ERA 0.875 and 10 wins. Don’t miss Wood and Pascual’s strikeout totals and Aparicio stolen bases.
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Baseball League Leaders and Top Performers Summary
Key batting and pitching leaders from the season include Roberto Clemente of Pittsburgh with 166 hits and a .366 average, Willie Mays of San Francisco with 103 runs, and Frank Robinson of Cincinnati with 109 RBIs and 34 home runs. Hank Aaron and Dale Mitchell show strong totals in doubles, and Sandy Koufax leads strikeouts. The list also highlights Cepeda, Pinson, Altman, Boyer, and Wills among other notable players.
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Arkansan Leads Trans-Miss After First Round
Oklahoma City AP Trans-Mississippi Golf Championship 58th 36 hole qualifier today Arkansas golfer R H Sikes holds a one stroke lead after opening 18 with 65. Sikes 33 33 led Glen Fowler 34 33 67 at Twin Hills. Jim Wright Enid Oklahoma 34 35 69 two strokes back.
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Gavvy Cravath Remains Phillies Power Icon Of Early Ball Career
NASHVILLE Tenn 1 AP At the moment basebal s forgotten man is Clifford Clarence Gavvy Wooden Shoes Cactus Cravath an outfielder for the Philadelphia Nationals Cravath led the NL in home runs five times during the dead ball era His big bat powered Phillies pennant runs and his 24 homer season in 1915 stood as a major league mark Babe Ruth later broke it Cravath earned colorful nicknames from peers including Wooden Shoes and Gavvy He remained a towering figure in early NL history despite fading from modern memory.
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Boston Homecoming For Spahn
Warren Spahn returned to Boston for an exhibition at Fenway Park as the Braves beat the Red Sox 4-1 in foggy, drizzly conditions. The 40 year old lefty pitched a perfect inning in relief, extending his career win total to 302 amid standing ovations for his charity performance. He began with the old Boston Braves on April 19, 1942, promising to pitch if able to lift his arm.
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No-Hitter In Non-Pro Tourney Shifts Into 14-8 Victory
Joliet, Tr., beat Concord, N.H., 14-8 in a long first round game at the National Non-Pro Baseball Tournament in Wichita. The win featured 11 unearned runs in the sixth after two outs, aided by mishaps and walks as Concord faltered late. Other results Monday: Ponchatoula 11 Marmet 0 on a called game after 10-run rule. Hollandale 9 Phoenix 7. Tomorrow’s schedule includes Cheyenne vs Marmet, Baton Rouge vs Langley Field, Ponchatoula vs Woodward, Fallon vs Gibsonton.
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Baseball Scoreboard Delayed by Rain Across Schedule
The scoreboard notes Baltimore at Washington postponed due to rain. Other games listed with New York at Los Angeles, Washington at Boston, and several matches marked as N for none or twinight. Chicago at Philadelphia, Milwaukee at Pittsburgh, and San Francisco at Cincinnati appear with varied statuses.
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Seven past champions lead 2019 amateur golf entry
New York AP. Seven former champions including 1969 winner Deane Beman of Arlington Virginia headline a record 2019 entry for the National Amateur Golf Championship at Pebble Beach California September 11 to 16. The list announced by the USGA will be cut to 200 for the tournament proper after 36 hole qualifiers at 37 sectional sites August 28 29 and 31. The seven former champs plus 21 others will be exempt from qualifying based on past records.
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Basketball Stars In Charity Game For Maurice Stokes
Monticello New York AP. Top NBA stars including Bob Cousy Bill Russell Wilt Chamberlain Dolph Schayes Bob Pettit will play a charity game on an outdoor court to raise funds for Maurice Stokes ongoing treatment. Red Auerbach and Paul Seymour coach the East and West teams as Stokes remains paralyzed.
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Wilt Chamberlain
Dolph Schayes
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Fox Cities Rally Wins and Protest Replay in Three-I League
Fox Cities defeated Cedar Rapids 5-4 as Joe Pulliam scored on Phaii Anthony's infield single with two out in the ninth. The club’s 4-0 loss at Des Moines last Wednesday was protested and ordered replayed from the seventh inning with Fox Cities trailing. First-place Topeka's game at Des Moines was postponed by rain and will be made up as a doubleheader tonight.
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High School Gridster Dies in Texas Football Died
Tommy Sims a 16 year old high school football player died after a brief workout in Winters Texas he collapsed after a 175 yard run according to coach L G Wilson Sims last played in a Friday scrimmage autopsy planned. doctors cited cerebral hemorrhages as the cause in both recent deaths Crowell and Falls City.
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Tigers Reds Draw Crowds In 1961 Pennant Race
In New York AP report Detroit Tigers and Cincinnati Reds posted higher home attendance this season, surpassing 1960 totals. Through Sunday, Tigers reached 1,340,930 and Reds 762,520, with large gains of 235,000 and 245,000 respectively, while other clubs lagged behind. The majors total attendance rose weekly to 1,076,166 and season total to 15,013,116, down seven percent from last year.
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Mrs Maris Delivers Son As Yankees Prepare Series
Mrs Roger Maris gave birth to a 6 pound 13 ounce boy in Kansas City. It is the Maris' third child. they also have a daughter. The family lives in Raytown, Missouri. Roger Maris is with the Yankees in Los Angeles and will meet the newborn Friday when New York begins a three game series in Kansas City. Mother and baby are reported doing fine and the baby has not yet been named.
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Army Sgt. Charles D. Davis Wins Service Rifle Title
Army Sgt. Charles D. Davis of Fort Lauderdale Florida won the 1961 national service rifle title at Camp Perry scoring 640 of 650. Jay G. Harris of Susanville California took the bolt rifle division crown with 642 points.
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Blast Hurts 3 Topekans In Gas Office Blast
An explosion damaged the Gas Service Co office in downtown Topeka injuring three people walking past. An open 2 inch natural gas line was found in the basement rear of the building. Windows were blown out and merchandise scattered. two offices in a nearby building were damaged. The Blair family suffered injuries including a fracture to Sherry Blair's leg.
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