M and M Power Show As Mantle Maris Lead Yankees Split
The Yankees with Mickey Mantle and Roger Maris delivered a home run heavy doubleheader against Washington, tallying seven hits six runs two doubles four homers and 21 total bases in the day. Maris added a leaping catch in the opener as the Senators rallied to win 4-2, while New York cruised 8-1 in the nightcap to narrow the AL lead.
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Palmer Wins Desert Classic in dramatic finish
Arnold Palmer captured the $11,000 winner's purse at the Tournament of Champions with rounds of 69 70 69 68 278, outdueling Billy Casper Jr. and securing his fifth tourney win of the year. Casper finished with 277 and $5,500, while Desert Inn's course hosted the final round and chip-in eagle by Palmer.
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Latrobe
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Desert Inn Country Club
Farl Stewart Jr
Doug Sanders
Jay Hebert
States To Get Wildlife Cash
Washington AP reports about 12.35 million dollars in federal aid for fish and wildlife restoration will be made available to the states. Secretary of the Interior Stewart L. Udall announced the preliminary apportionment for the new fiscal year starting July 1. The balance will be apportioned this fall, compared with 12.85 million a year ago.
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Secretary of the Interior
Stewart L. Udall
Saturday and Sunday Scores Across Major Leagues
The scoreboard shows multiple baseball results with teams including Kansas City Cleveland Los Angeles Baltimore New York Washington Boston Chicago Minnesota Detroit and more. Sunday totals feature Washington crushing New York 40 to 2 and several other high scoring games.
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Baltimore
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Names Baseball Team Refuses $5 Prize
An Ottawa Herald feature recalls an early century Ottawa Boosters photo. Two living members, Pink Langdon and Charles Clark, offered $5 for correct identifications. The correct list includes Rod Rice, Arch McCandless, Clarence Sheldon, Skinny Howard, Phelps, Leonard Allen, Lathrop, Brown, Hap George, and Clark, with Sheldon and Allen still present to claim the prize. F Ransom Bennett, a longtime friend, correctly lists the names but declines the award, joking about needing help to recall everyone.
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Phelps
Lathrop
Hap George
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Langdon
Sheldon
Allen
F. Ransom Bennett
Old Timers Spark NL Action in Weekend Baseball
Willie Mays led the majors with 10 homers and celebrated with three hits including a two-run shot as the Giants beat the Cubs 7-3 in Chicago. Stan Musial, 41, hit a three-run homer in a 3-0 Cardinals win over Cincinnati, boosting his average to .375 and career hits to 3,425. Warren Spahn, 41, earned his 312nd win for Milwaukee over Houston, while Gil Hodges, 38, delivered a bases-loaded hit in the 12th for the Mets in a 7-5 victory.
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Mets
Hodges
Art Mahaffey
Jack Baldschun
Craig Anderson
Musial homers in ninth to seal Cardinals split with Reds
Cincinnati manager Fred Hutchinson declined specifics after Stan Musial blasted a three run homer in the ninth of the second game to give St Louis a 4 3 win and a split of the doubleheader. The 41 year old outfielder also extended games played and neared Honus Wagner's career hit record with 2787.
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Pulls Child From Well After Break Causes Fall
A 6 year old girl Kathy Bulger was pulled from eight feet of water after a well cover broke. Floyd Haller lowered his son Alvin 26 on a lariat to reach Kathy at the bottom. She revived quickly. William W. Bulger, her father, works for the Kansas City Star. Alvin Haller is a student at Central Missouri State College.
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Young Haller
Central Missouri State College
Regional Track Meets Weekend Set At Ottawa and Haskell
Ottawa High School heads to Manhattan for the Class AA track meet while Class B teams compete at Haskell in Lawrence. Pomona and Franklin County runners clash with Appanoose and Lane at Cook Field on the Ottawa University campus. OU schedules include Baker duals and a War rensburg meet, with golf and tennis events also listed.
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Chicago Makes Big Fight Offer
New York AP report says promoters of the Patterson vs Liston heavyweight title bout have a guaranteed $1 million offer if held in Chicago. Manny Skar, a Chicago hotel man, and a group of local businessmen made the offer to people close to Patterson. Chicago remains the leading contender among 10 interested cities.
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Floyd Patterson
Sonny Liston
Chicago
Manny Skar
Patterson
Championship Sports Inc
WE REPAIR LAWN MOWERS AND SHARPENING SERVICES
Local shop advertises sharpening and repair services for lawnmowers bicycles tennis rackets scissors knives and shears locks keys and fishing reels and rods. Spruced up offerings include push and power sharpened bicycles and restringing and door checks and closely repaired locks.
Hoppmann Named Athlete Of Year At Town State
AMES AP Hoppmann Dave Hoppmann led the nation in total offense in football and was named athlete of the year at Town State. The Madison Wisconsin tailback is only the third junior to win the award since its 1947 inception in an all college vote.
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Grant's First Game Misery For Athletics
Cleveland pitcher Mudcat Grant on weekend pass earned a 5-1 win over Kansas City as he tossed six innings of three hit ball. Grant left with a 5-0 lead after walking Norm Siebern. Sam McDowell and Bob Allen finished. The A's lone run came in the eighth on a bases loaded single by Jerry Lumpe driving in Haywood Sullivan. Norm Bass took the loss to fall to 0-4.
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