Subway Series Hype Grows As Mets Shine In Early 1962
The Mets under Casey Stengel surge to seven wins in nine starts, sweeping Milwaukee’s Braves 7-6 and 9-6 as New York’s hopefuls excite fans. Other NL results include San Francisco’s split with Houston, St Louis’ strong swing past Los Angeles, and Pittsburgh’s blowout of Cincinnati.
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Scoreboard Saturdays Results and National League Standings
Summary of scores from Saturdays and Sundays including New York and Minnesota results, Kansas City and Washington results, and Cleveland Detroit Chicago Baltimore Los Angeles Boston results. National League standings show San Francisco St Louis Los Angeles and others with records and games behind.
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Former Champio n 500 Lineup
Indianapolis AP Four former winners five rookies and most contenders from recent years will start the 46th 500 mile race May 30 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Parnelli Jones set a new pole speed of 150.370 mph in his Agajanian Special. The field averaged 147.33 mph, beating the old 145.302 record. Hurtubise, who held the old record, barely made the field after two wrecks. Elmer George was the slowest qualifier at 146.092 mph. Former winners include Ruttman Foyt Rathmann Ward. Five rookies in the lineup are McElreath Gurney Hulse Rodee Crowne.
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Houston
Tex
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Melbourne
Fla
Rodger Ward
Jim McElreath
Arlington
Dan Gurney
Costa Mesa
Calif
Chuck Hulse
Downey
Ill
Chuck Rodee
Allen Crowne
Newcombe Considers Japanese Offer For 1951 Star
Don Newcombe, retired Dodgers ace, said Japan offers more money to play baseball than he earned in 1951 when he won 20 games. He noted the Dodgers paid him under 20 000 dollars that season and would consider the Chunichi Dragons offer, initially playing outfield before returning to pitching.
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Canadian Wins Hot Springs Open
Canadian Al Johnston of Montreal defeated Bill Collins in a sudden death playoff on the second hole to win the Hot Springs Open at 273 after a final round 66. Collins tied the field with 273 but missed a par eagle try on 18, while Johnston, a Scot native now based in Montreal, moved up from two behind to clinch the title.
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Ed Rakow
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Oklahoma State Wins Big Eight Golf Title in Record Pace
Oklahoma State captured its second straight Big Eight golf championship in Columbia Missouri with a 844 total breaking the 865 record set last year. Richard Cannon blistered 65 68 67 for 200 and led a Cowboys scoring lineup including Terry Wilcox Labron Harris Jr and Greg Lambert. Other team scores listed: Oklahoma 868 Kansas 873 Missouri 879 Kansas State 897 Colorado 902 Iowa State 904 Nebraska 942.
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Cowboys Win Big Eight Tennis Title in Lawrence
Oklahoma State claimed the Big Eight tennis championship with 21 points, winning both singles and doubles. Bob Folz defeated Mel Karrle 6-4 6-2 in singles, then teamed with Larry Cooley to beat Bob Owens and Roger Kirkpatrick 6-8 6-0 6-4 in doubles for OSU’s fourth straight title.
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Patty Berg Wins Muskogee Women's Open Thrilling Victory
Patty Berg, veteran of 22 years, wins her 83rd professional title by two strokes at the Muskogee Women's Open. She shoots 73 in the final round to finish 290 for the 72 holes, earning $1,200. Shirley Englehorn and Ruth Jessen tie for second at 292, each $850. Wright finishes fourth.
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Spokane
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Seattle
Minneapolis
Mickey Wright
Gambles Freezer Foods Contest Ends May Thirty First
Stop in at Gambles to guess the weight of all freezer foods in our home freezer and win the food. Nothing to buy. No obligation. Contest ends May 31.
Sooners Sweep to Track Championship in Lawrence
Oklahoma Sooners dominate the Kansas meet led by sophomore Anthony Watson who won the 100, 220 and broad jump and anchored the 440 yard relay. Oklahoma totaled 101 points while Nebraska trailed at 85 and Colorado at 77. Seven first places aided by Dick Inman, Mark Sullivan, and Walt Myers boosted the tally as wind disqualified some records. Kansas failed to win an event for the first time in years.
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Orioles Sign Robin Roberts joins Orioles in Cleveland
In Cleveland Orioles sign 35 year old pitcher Robin Roberts, veteran of 14 Phillies seasons with 234 wins. He joins Baltimore after a 1 10 record with Philadelphia and a spring trial with the Yankees. Salary terms undisclosed, but expected near 30 000 per year. Roberts toured Baltimore May 11 for a secret workout and impressed manager Billy Hitchcock.
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Bo Belin Sky Stars Early All Star Pick
Bo Belin Sky emerges as a top early All-Star choice as Angels pace and Bo fires a two hitter vs the Red Sox. Cleveland rallies with homers in a doubleheader split with Detroit, Kaline slugging in both games amid a busy scoring day.
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