Daniels Equals His 1963 Victory Total
Bennie Daniels, a 31 year old right hander for the Washington Senators, joined Dave Wickersham of Detroit and Milo Pascual of Minnesota as the American League's winningest pitchers with his fifth victory. The Senators defeated the Tigers 8 2.
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Missouri Clinches Big Eight Title With Sweep at Lawrence
Missouri finished 19-0 in Big Eight play under coach Hi Simmons after sweeping Kansas and clinching the league crown. Iowa State and Oklahoma chase second place as Missouri heads to a district playoff at Columbia with St. Louis A. and the NCAA tournament in Omaha looming. Other Big Eight games affect final standings as Colorado visits Kansas State and Oklahoma State plays Nebraska in doubleheaders today and a single game Saturday.
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Dark Names Willie Mays Giants Captain
SAN FRANCISCO AP Willie Mays named San Francisco Giants center fielder as field captain by Alvin Dark. Dark cautioned on managerial talk, but the 33 year old could become the first Negro to manage in the major leagues. Mays says he is proud, but unlikely to pursue management soon. The move formalizes roles Mays has long unofficially held.
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No Football World Series Ends NFL AFL Merger Talk
The NFL rejected NBC and the proposal for a joint pro football “World Series” with the AFL. NBC offered 500000 to fund television rights for a charity all star game benefiting the Kennedy Memorial Library Fund. AFL Commissioner Foss praised the idea while Rozelle cited planned participation with the Kennedy family for the Memorial Library Fund.
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Sadecki Shines As Cardinals Beat Cubs 10 3
Ray Sadecki, 23, the Cardinals lefty, won his fourth straight strong outing by beating the Chicago Cubs 10 3. Tim McCarver hit a pivotal two run homer in the sixth as Bill White followed with a man on homer. Doug Clemens added a bases loaded triple to open the scoring in the second inning. The A’s lost 7 6 to Baltimore as Wally Bunker held them to seven frames before Stu Miller allowed a grand slam by Manny Jimenez.
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AFL expansion policy tops AFL agenda after NBC offer
Kansas City AP The AFL weighs expansion policy as NBC offers 500000 for an AFL NFL all star game while the NFL rejects the proposal. Dixon of New Orleans proposes a three game AFL title playoff with New Orleans hosting games if needed.
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Ryan Faces Nation's Best At Cal Relays
Modesto California AP preview outlines top mile field at the California Relays. Cyrol Burleson leads with 3 57.5 clocking, Tom O Hara of Loyola Chicago set 3 56.6 indoors, Jim Ryan a standout Wichita junior seeks Olympian-level challenge. Others include Jim Grelle Cary Weisiger John Damien Peter Keeling Bobby Seaman. Two mile lists Bill Baille Bruce Kidd Jim Beatty. Grambling Florida A M enter 440 880 relays. world record holder John Pennel tops pole vault with 15 9 feet.
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Boxer Rivera Faces Two Champs in rematch in Cleveland
In a nationally televised non-title bout Rocky Rivera challenges middleweight champion Joey Giardello for a 10 round fight in Cleveland. Their April 17 meeting ended in a split decision for Giardello by a single point. Giardello, 33, carries a 92-7-2 record. Rivera, 27, stands 41-10-1.
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Williams Tops Mays For NL Batting Lead In May Race
Billy Williams of the Cubs raised his average to .402 to overtake Willie Mays as the NL batting leader. Mays homered twice to lift the Giants to a 9-4 win over the Phillies, while Williams faced a 10-3 Cubs loss to the Cardinals. Dick Farrell tied for most wins with six after Houston beat Pittsburgh 3-1, and Sandy Koufax struck out 11 as the Dodgers beat the Mets 6-1.
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Long Loser Leads Pack in Memphis Open Lead
Bob Duden, 43, fired a five under par 65 after a 68 on Wednesday to take the first round lead at the Memphis Open. Arnold Palmer, Gene Littler, Gay Brewer and Paul Bondeson trailed by one stroke with 66s. The event at Colonial Country Club features 6,466 yards and a $50,000 purse.
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Williams hits .402 as Cubs fall to Cardinals in defeat
Billy Williams went 3-for-4 for the Cubs in a 10-3 loss to St. Louis, lifting his season batting average to .402 and overtaking Willie Mays for the National League lead. Sandy Koufax of the Dodgers fanned 11 in a 6.1 inning win over the Mets.
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Top Shooters Gather Here For Eastern Kansas Trap
About 175 top shooters will compete for a grand prize at the Ottawa Gun Club on Saturday and Sunday. The event, the Eastern Kansas Zone shoot, is sponsored by the Kansas State Trap Shooters Association. Participants hail from the zone and beyond. The program begins at 9 am each day with zone class championships, 100 handicap targets, zone doubles, and singles championships scheduled.
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Jessen shoots record 64 in Civitan Open first round
Ruth Jessen fired seven under par 64 at Glen Lakes to lead the Civitan Open by three strokes, with 802 yards cut from the course by moved tee markers. Mickey Wright opened with 70, and Judy Torluemke and Carol Mann shared second after 67s as Louise Suggs carded 71.
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