Willie Mays Stars as Giants Sweep Dodgers in LA
Willie Mays belts five homers in three games against the Dodgers, driving in 11 as the Giants beat Los Angeles 12-3. Ruben Gomez earns his third win, while Drysdale takes the loss. The win keeps San Francisco within a half game of the NL lead as St. Louis wins elsewhere.
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Willie
Giants
Dodgers
Beltin
Los Angeles
Mays
Daryl Spencer
Ruben Gomez
Don Drysdale
Coliseum
Ed Roebuck
Expect Fancy Performances In State Track Meet
Manhattan The state high school track meet could produce some of the fanciest performances in the event's 48-year history. Standout athletes include Bill Stone in the 880 yard run, Bill Dotson in the mile, Bob Vernon in the discus, and Jerry Smith in the javelin, all posting marks surpassing existing state meet records. Other top marks in preliminaries equal or beat old Kansas records across sprints, relays, and jumps, with multiple names and teams cited for record-setting potential.
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Bill Stone
Wichita East
Bill Dotson
Concordia
Bob Vernon
Oberlin
Jerry Smith
Junction City
Kansas
Charles Tidwell
Independence
Dave Butts
Shawnee Mission
Tom Ferguson
Douglass
Henry Wiebe
Newton
Butts
Russell Vail
Plains
Paul McCaskill
Wichita North
Henry Freon
Malcolm Smith
Arkansas City
Bob Tague
Rosedale
Billy Mills
Haskell
Bill Tillman
Clay Center
Lloyd Buzzi
Tidwell
Charles Smith
Vernon
Ken Barber
McPherson
Clyde Coffman
Ford
Roger Schmanke
Ottawa
Jack Buckman
Argentine
Oliver Benton
Topeka
Kent Floerke
Ken Meseke
Wrestle With Names Of Fish
The American Fisheries Society, after years of study, established a list of common fish names aligned with scientific names. In a 1933 committee effort 605 species were reviewed, 245 agreed on, 291 approved by two thirds, and 34 by plurality. By 1948 the bulletin of accepted names was published, guiding anglers and scholars alike. The piece notes ongoing debates among experts about trout bass and related terms, while reminding that naming conventions may still blur.
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American Fisheries Society
Joe Perry Signs For Last Season With 49ers
San Francisco fullback Joe Perry announces his 14th and final season with the 49ers. At 31, he aims to surpass Steven Van Buren as the NFL career ground gainer, having 5,791 rushing yards after 1,161 attempts, 69 short of the mark.
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Joe Perry
49Ers
Philadelphia
Steven van Buren
Perry
van Buren
Babe Parilli To Play With Packers In 1958 Pact
Babe Parilli signed his 1958 contract with the Green Bay Packers. The quarterback, who shared duties with Bart Starr last season, completed 39 of 102 passes for 669 yards and four touchdowns after returning to the Packers in an NFL deal with Cleveland.
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Babe Parilli
Bears
Colts
Green Bay Packers
Packers
Cleveland
Bart Starr
Golfer Runs Marathon Round On 180 Holes On Dare
In Wichita Jim Hershberger 28 a truck line operator played a golf course ten times in one day completing 180 holes. He totaled 830 strokes net 170 over par after 12 hours 51 minutes including a knee treatment break.
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Kan
Jim Hershberger
Hershberger
Scores From 41814 N Ottawa Bowl
Ottawa Bowl report lists scores and phone contact line 1088 161 UG pt. Readable segment notes event results and associated numbers at a local venue. Names or teams are not clearly readable in the fragment.
Washington Rookie Hits First Homer
Washington rookie Neil Chrisley belted his first major league homer ending a 51 at bat drought. His three homers in seven games powered a 5-4 win over Boston as the Senators stayed in second in the American League. Other games saw Woody Held homer for Kansas City in a 2-1 win over Chicago.
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Neil Chrisley
Senators
Boston Red Sox
Nats
Washington
Red Sox
Jim Piersall
Griffith Stadium
Kansas City
Woody
Chicago White Sox
Chrisley
Dick Hyde
Hal Griggs
Tokyo Makes Formal Bid For 1964 Olympic Games
Tokyo has filed its formal bid to host the 1964 Olympics. The IOC will select the host city at the 55th general assembly next year, expected to be held in Munich, West Germany.
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Munich
West Germany
Musial Nears 3,000th Hit in St. Louis Start
Stan Musial of the St. Louis Cardinals stood one hit shy of 3,000 as Manager Fred Hutchinson benched him to allow the milestone in St. Louis. Musial collected his 2,999th in the first inning of a 6-4 win over the Chicago Cubs with a double to left center.
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Mays
Giants
Dodgers
St. Louis Cardinals
Chicago
Stan Musial
Fred Hutchinson
Cubs
St. Louis Cardinal
Hutchinson
Musial
St. Louis
Stan
Chicago Cubs
Musial Sees Improvement After Monday Game
The fielding sequence shows he walked in the third inning and then grounded out weakly in his next three appearances. Musial says he will be a good dead shot once he gets it as the Cardinals prepare to host the San Francisco Giants for a two game series starting Wednesday.
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Musial
Cardinals
San Francisco Giants
Kansas City Dental Society ends color barrier admits three Negroes
After a 41 to 19 vote at a Monday night meeting, the Kansas City District Dental Society dissolved its color barrier and admitted three Negroes to membership. The first applicants in 1958 were denied, and two later attempts failed.
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Kansas City
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