Yankees Sweep Labor Day Potent Doubleheader Lead Grows
Associated Press reports the New York Yankees swept a Labor Day doubleheader from Washington 5-3 and 3-2 to forge a six game AL lead over Detroit. Mantle sidelined, Maris with 53 homers, Johnny Blanchard bats 3-for-3 in opener. Detroit dropped to fourth straight with 6-3 loss to Baltimore. second game suspended at curfew.
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Hal Reniff
Clete Boyer
Yanks
Bud Daley
Pete Burnside
Babe Ruth
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Ruth
Bowling Bits Rolls High Scores In Ottawa League Start
The 1961-62 bowling season opens at Ottawa Bowl with Eloise Hughes high 10 set of 187 and Ruth Carlson 182 for second. Mary Brandon tops high 30 with 478, Eloise Hughes next at 477 as Maxine Emerson posts 125 124 123. KOFO and Friday Night lead in their leagues amid ties as Ruth Carlson and others post top scores.
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Mary Brandon
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Maxine Litchenberger
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Vi Reusch
Vi Dodd
Nancy Lollar
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Wright
Moorman
Ricky Fletcher
Mary Lu Burgoon
Trouts
Royal T
Pence's
Independents
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Colby’s
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Devine wins Manhattan Labor Day golf tourney title
Bob Devine of Topeka captured the 45 hole Manhattan Labor Day golf tournament with a 7 over par 183. Ron Schmedeman of Manhattan and Mike Phillips of Kansas City tied for second at 184 after a playoff. Don Miller of Wichita and Glen Dillon of Topeka tied for fourth and fifth at 185 as 178 players competed.
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Kan
Bob Devine
Topeka
Ron Schmedeman
Mike Phillips
Kansas City
Don Miller
Wichita
Glen Dillon
Earl Stewart Wins Dallas Open At Oak Cliff Course
Dallas Open money stays home as Earl Stewart, 39, wins the $30,000 event at Oak Cliff Country Club with a 278 total. Arnold Palmer finishes tied for second after a final nine-hole stumble, while Doug Sanders and Gay Brewer also contend before missteps and a self-imposed penalty k. Stewart becomes the first home pro to win a PGA tour tournament on his home course.
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Tex
Denver
Earl Stewart
Arnold Palmer
Stewart
Palmer
Doug Sanders
Gay Brewer
Sanders
Brewer
Oak Cliff Country Club
Big Leagues Short At Gate
New York AP reports attendance in 1961 trails 1960 totals despite 18 teams. Through Sunday, big league attendance stood at 16,678,283, about five percent lower than last year. If trends persist to season end, total may finish about one million under 1960’s 19,911,489. National League fell 18.8 percent to 7,701,625. American League up by 800,000 aided by Minnesota and Los Angeles debuts. Only Reds, Tigers, and Yankees meet or exceed 1960 figures.
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Minnesota
Los Angeles
Cincinnati Reds
Detroit Tigers
New York Yankees
U S Tops In Jewish Olympics
The United States led the Maccabiah Games with its largest team and most golds, 58, more than double Israel’s. At Ramat Gan Stadium the U S swept golds in 20 events with 16 on the final day, plus a 83 68 basketball win over Israel to keep the title. Israel finished second with 28 percent of golds, followed by South Africa Britain Holland Australia and Canada.
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Gary Gubner
New York University
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NYU
Ron Barak
Los Angeles
Dave Abramson
New York
Maggie Rosenberg
Oakland
Calif
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Oklahoma and Kansas State Share Schedule Details
Oct 21 Oklahoma Norman Det 28 Okla State Lawrence Nov 4 Nebraska Lincoln Nov 11 K State Homecoming Nov 18 California Berkeley Nov 25 Missouri Lawrence Big Eight Game Night Game Season Tickets Reserved Single Game On mail orders add 25 cents to cover mailing charges 20.08 40 HOME GAMES START AT 1 30 PM S home games
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Non-Pro finals set as Grand Rapids and Ponchatoula return
In Wichita, Grand Rapids Mich and Ponchatoula La reach the non pro baseball final after 32 teams. Ponchatoula beat Wichita Transit 6-5 in 14 innings in the semifinals. Grand Rapids defeated Hollandale 3-1 as both teams sit 6-1 in the 25 day double elimination tournament.
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Grand Rapids
Mich
Ponchatoula
Wichita Transit
Michigan
Jim Racas
Hollandale
Miss
Senator Carlson Returns Home After Prostate Surgery
Washington AP reports Senator Frank Carlson, alias, who underwent prostate operation at Bethesda Naval Hospital on August 23, has gone home for several days of recovery before resuming duties.
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Bethesda Naval Hospital
Carlson
Dodgers Extend Lead in NL After Giants Win
The Dodgers beat the Giants 4 0 to narrow the gap to two games behind Cincinnati in the National League race. Don Drysdale pitched a two hit shutout while Duke Snider, Maury Wills, and Tommy Davis fueled the offense. Cincinnati split a doubleheader with Philadelphia, and Chicago downed Milwaukee as St Louis topped Pittsburgh.
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Juan Marichal
Maury Wills
Tommy Davis
Segregation Rally in Atlanta Targets Police Chief Jenkins
An apparent Ku Klux Klan rally in West Atlanta surrounded Police Chief Herbert Jenkins car at night, mistaking him for an FBI agent. The scene followed arrests of Roy E. Frankhauser Jr. of Reading, Pennsylvania, on assaulting an officer and disturbing the peace. Jenkins and reporter Keeler McCartney were in the police car as officers cleared a path and dispersed the crowd. Nine Negroes began classes last Wednesday at four formerly white Atlanta public high schools.
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Ku Klux Klan
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Roy E. Frankhauser Jr
Reading
Atlanta Constitution
Keeler McCartney
Labor Day Heat Reaches Year’s High 101 in Los Angeles
In Los Angeles Labor Day brought clear skies and a record 101 degrees at 2 35 p m matching the date high set in 1955. Relative humidity was a dry 8 percent as the heat peaked.
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Phoenix Wins Legion Title
Phoenix beat Cincinnati 4 to 1 to win the American Legion junior baseball championship in Hastings Nebraska. Strong pitching and timely hitting carried the Arizona team to the title.
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Neb
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Baseball scoreboard Sunday and Monday results recap
Major and minor results show Chicago 5-4 over Washington 4-1 and New York blanked by Detroit 5-1 while Baltimore swept Cleveland in an 11 inning tally. Monday features New York 5-3 and Cleveland 7 Boston 2 as Minnesota beat Chicago 9-5 and Los Angeles edged Kansas City 4-7. Baltimore defeated Detroit 6-3 with a 1-suspended game, curfew. Wednesday’s slate includes Cleveland at Boston and Washington at New York with only those games. Standings note Cincinnati 596, Los Angeles 5852, St Louis 623, Chicago 577, Milwaukee 605, Pittsburgh 636, Philadelphia 399, San Francisco 7060, etc. Second games: Chicago 6-2 Milwaukee 5-4. Los Angeles 5 San Francisco 4. Philadelphia 3 Cincinnati 2.
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Pint-Sized Paddy Wagon in Attica Police Service
Attica city marshal Charles Sanford patrols in the town s only police car a small Dauphine used mainly for town duty. He admits speedy drivers seldom outrun him and says the car s red light helps deter chasers. He prioritizes service to the town over pursuing speeders.
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Charles Sanford
Sanford
Wichita
Marsahl
Satisfaction Guaranteed Furniture Upholsteria Ad
Upholstery shop offers furniture, truck seats, tarps, and canvas repairs. Services include canvas awnings and related fabric work. Contact Barnes at CH 2-3243 for repairs and recovery options.
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