Landis Lifts White Sox With First Homer Of Season
Jim Landis, after a peace talk with manager Lopez, hit his first homer of the year to spark Chicago to a 7 4 victory over Kansas City. The outfielder raised his average to .417 in four official at bats since the settlement, as Tony Oliva led the AL with a .391 mark and Jimmie Hall added four hits in Minnesota’s 8 1 win over the Angels. Detroit beat Baltimore 5 3, Boston edged Washington 6 5, with unearned runs from errors.
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Mike. Rathet
Associated Press
Jim Landis
Jim Brosnan
Chicago White Sox
Landis
White Sox
Chicago
Kansas City
Opez
Lebre
Brosnan
Ed Short
Lopez
Minnesota
Tony Oliva
Jimmie Hall
Twins
Los Angeles Angels
Bill Freehan
Detroit
Baltimore
Boston
Washington
Cleveland
New York
Souchak Exits Open Qualifying Amid Long Golf Trails
Mike Souchak, former Open leader and recent Memphis Open winner, failed to qualify in local rounds for the U.S. Open. The article notes 128 golfers advancing to sectional rounds on June 8-9, with notable names like Julius Boros, Arnold Palmer, Jack Nicklaus, Bill Casper, and Gene Littler exempt from local tests.
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Jim Becki
Associated Press
Mike Souchak
Mike
U.S
Cpen
Washington
New York
Julius Boros
Arnold Palmer
Jack Nicklaus
Bill Casper
Gene Littler
Flore
Phoenix
Frank Stranahan
Big Mike
Memphis
Souchak
League Leaders League Leaders By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
National League batting leaders include Williams Chicago .398 and Mays San Francisco .393 with Mays also atop runs 37 and RBIs 40. Clemente Pittsburgh leads hits 56 and doubles 12 as Santo Banks Hunt tie for triples with 3. Mays HR 17 and steals Wilts 15. Pitching leaders: Gibson 4 0 1.000. Maloney 56 strikeouts. American League battingOlive Minnesota .391 and Oliva 61 hits. RBIs Wagner 32. Hints Hinton 53. Home runs Colavito and Killebrew 12. steals Aparicio 22 and Wagner 5. Pitching leaders Pizarro 5-0 1.000. Wickersham 57 strikeouts. Radatz 55.
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Associated Press
Williams
Chicago
Mays
San Francisco
Torre
Milwaukee
Allen
Philadelphia
Clemente
Pittsburgh
Boyer
St. Louis
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Hunt
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Howard
Los Angeles
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Outdoor Writers Have Moments on River Channel Plan
An outdoor writer recalls a Fish and Wildlife Service report to the Kansas City District Office addressing a Corps of Engineers proposal to widen the Republican River between the Trenton Dam Nebraska and Milford Reservoir near Junction City. The plan calls for removing willows and vegetation to increase river capacity.
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Us.s. Fish and Wildlife Service
Kansas City
U.S. Corps of '’ Engineers
Corps of Engineers
Republican River
Trenton Dam
Nebraska
New Milford
Junction City
Corps
Controversy Over River Channel Plan Sparks Wildlife Alarm
The Kansas Sortsman blasts a river channel plan aiming to widen and straighten 20 700 feet of watercourse using chemical weedkillers and mechanical clearing. Wildlife agencies warn of habitat loss along 300 miles, risks to fish, deer, and upland game, urging rejection. Local leaders push roads to lakes, noting Kansas hosts thousands of ponds and waters.
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Fish and Wildlife
George Moore
Kansas Forestry, Fish and Game Commission
Nebraska Game, Forestation and Parks Commission
Moore
Republican
Kansas
Nebraska Group
Kansas Lakes
Kansas Park Authority
State Highway Commission
Turtle Creek
Palmer Honors Wake Forest Athletes of 1963 64
Arnold Palmer returned to Wake Forest College in Winston Salem to honor outstanding athletes for 1963 64. He said there are no major or minor sports and personal participation defines greatness. Basketball baseball star Frank Christie received the inaugural top athlete award and Palmer congratulated all honorees.
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Winston-Salem
N.C
Arnold Palmer
Wake Forest College
Palmer
Frank Christie
Attendance rise lifts National League as 1964 season opens
Attendance figures show the National League set an all time high for the second straight season with an 11 percent gain of 273,740, while the American League declined by 205,449. Overall, total gate increased by 68,291 despite rain and cold, led by the Los Angeles Dodgers drawing 727,973 at home and the Indians posting the biggest AL rise at 66,993. Other NL gainers include the Braves, Phillies, Cubs, Tigers, Mets, White Sox, Giants, Orioles, Cards, and Colts, with Angels and Twins driving AL losses. Figures include Sunday games.
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Los Angeles Dodgers
Cleveland Indians
Milwaukee Braves
Philadelphia Phillies
Chicago Cubs
Detroit Tigers
New York Mets
Chicago White Sox
San
Cincinnati Reds
Wichita Qualifiers Aim for Open Sectional in Kansas City
Ted Gwin Monty Kaser and Jim Dowling qualified for the U S Open sectional after a 36 hole Wichita Country Club event. Gwin and Kaser posted 72 68 140 and 75 76 145 while Dowling fired 69 78 147. They advance to the Kansas City sectional June 8 with the national Open set for June 18 20 in Washington. Tex Consolver Bob Thomas and Tom Vickers are listed as top alternates all from Wichita.
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Wichita
Ted Gwin
Monty Kaser
Jim Dowling
Hutchinson
Wichita Country Club
Gwin
Kaser
Dowling
Wichita Crestview Club
MacDonald Park
Kanesas City
Washington, D. C
Tex Consolver
Bob Thomas
Tom Vickers
Nebraska sweeps OSU in Big Eight baseball doubleheader
Nebraska defeated Oklahoma State 12 to 6 and 9 to 4 in a Monday doubleheader to take the first two games of the series. The wins give the Huskers an 8-18 record while OSU falls to 6-13, with the single game today to end the season for both clubs. Missouri won the conference championship.
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Lincoln
Neb
Nebraska
Oklahoma State
Huskers
Cowboys
OSU
Missouri
Hockey Hero Ends Career Geoffrion retires to coach Quebec Aces
Bernie Geoffrion, 33, third all time in NHL goals, ends playing career after 13 seasons with numerous injuries. He signs a one year contract to coach the Quebec Aces of the American Hockey League, stating he will be a non-playing pilot for now. His 371 NHL goals trail only Gordie Howe and Maurice Richard.
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Quebec
Bernie
Geoffrion
Montreal
Quebec Aces
Gordie Howe
Detroit
Maurice Richard
Mechanics Probe 33 Race Cars Ahead of Indy 500
Indianapolis AP The 33 cars for the Memorial Day 500 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway are stripped to parts as crews seek defects and wear. Mechanics pace the pit area while golfers test the track course, with carburetion tests set for Thursday and race day at 11 a.m. EST Saturday.
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Indianapolis
Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Speedway Golf Course
Baseball Scoreboard Monday's Results and Schedule
Baseball scoreboard shows Monday results with Detroit 5 Baltimore 3 and Boston 6 Washington 5 among completed games. Upcoming games include Minnesota at Los Angeles and Chicago at Kansas City, with several nationwide pairings listed and two night games in California and Ohio.
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Baltimore
Boston
Washington
Chicago
Kansas City
Minnesota
Los Angeles
Cleveland
New York
Boxing Results In Tokyo and Miami and San Francisco
Akashi Namekawa of Japan outpoints Ric Magramo of the Philippines over ten rounds in Tokyo. Sam Burgess of Miami Beach outpoints Cassius Ford of Jacksonville over eight rounds in Miami Beach. Paulie Armstrong of San Francisco outpoints Joe Brown of Houston over ten rounds in San Francisco.
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Akashi Namekawa
Japan
Ric Magramo
The
Philippines
Miami
Fla
Sam Burgess
Miami Beach
Cassius Ford
Jacksonville
San Francisco
Paulie Armstread
Joe Brown
Houston
Kansas City's ERA Shows Why They Lose
AP report on the Kansas City A's, led by manager Ed Lopat, floundering in last place after a 7 4 loss to Chicago. The piece details a thin, rookie-heavy pitching staff, costly winter trades, and an ERA of 5.60, with 39 homers by A's batters and 65 allowed by pitchers through 37 games, amid owner Charles O Finley's rebuilding pains.
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Lopat
Charles O. Finley
Finley
Dave Wickersham
Ed Rake Ow
Rocky Colavito
Jim Gentile
Telio Monteagudo
Jack Aker
Joe Grzenda
Moe Drabowsky
Orlando Pena
Drabowsky
Ted Bowsfield
Pena
Diego Segui
John Wyatt
A’s
Kansas City
Golf's dignified glow as Eisenhower tees off for charity
Ardmore AP reports a 65 year arc from McKinley’s golf doubt to Eisenhower playing a charity 18 at Merion with Arnold Palmer Demaret and Ray Bolger. The event for the Heart Association of Southeastern Pennsylvania raises $50 to $100 admissions.
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Will Grimsley
Associated Press
Ardmore
William McKinley
Hot Springs
Merion Golf Club
Dwight D. Eisenhower
America
Arnold Palmer
Jimmy Demaret
Ray Bolger
Heart Association of
Southeastern Pennsylvania
Eisenhower
United States
White House
Palmer
Demaret
Bolger
Augusta
iGap
Ssitewof
McKinley
Congress
Boston Evening Record
William Howard Taft
Rich Indy Golf Purse Rivals Racers Payoff
Indianapolis AP The $70,000 Festival Open golf at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway parallels the Memorial Day auto race, with a star-studded field of 150 pros led by Jack Nicklaus and George Bayer. Arnold Palmer skips again as 250,000 speed fans watch the roadster chase. The 6467 yard layout, partly into the Speedway oval, features narrowed fairways and three-inch rough to test top players, including Caspar, Ford, and Finsterwald in a bid for the hefty prize.
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Jerry Liska
Associated Press
Indianapolis
Jack Nicklaus
George Bayer
Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Nicklaus
PGA
Arnold Palmer
Billy Caspar
Casper
Doug Ford
Don Finsterwald
Major Stars Lead 16 Hit Onslaught in 8-1 Win
Jimmie Hall of the Twins collected four hits and drove in three runs as Minnesota rocked the Los Angeles Angels 8-1. Ed Rakow pitched for the Tigers, shutting Baltimore to two hits over the final 51-3 innings to preserve a 5-3 victory.
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Associated Press
Jimmie Hall
Twins
Los Angeles Angels
Ed Rakow
Tigers
Baltimore
Orioles
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