Mantle Drives 58th as Yankees Sweep Indians
Mickey Mantle hit his 58th home run in a 7-6 and 9-3 doubleheader win over Cleveland, moving toward Babe Ruth's 60. Roger Maris has 56 with 10 games left. The Yankees extended their home-win streak over Cleveland to 18 and their 12-game stand sweep, while Ford Frick set 61 homers in 154 games as the official mark.
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Unitas Fires 5 TD Passes in Final Preseason Wins
Johnny Unitas threw five touchdown passes as the Baltimore Colts routed the New York Giants 49-20 in New Haven. The Eagles and Packers each won their final tuneups, while Washington dropped its fifth straight as Minnesota fell to Los Angeles.
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Race Driver Killed in Monza Grand Prix Tragedy
MONZA Italy AP reports a fatal Sunday at the Grand Prix of Italy with Baron Wolfgang Von Trips killed and 25 spectators injured after his Ferrari crashed through a guardrail at over 100 miles per hour. Ambulances rushed 25 more to hospitals as chaos followed on track. The disaster recalls the 1957 Mille Miglia crash that killed de Portago and others.
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Full Round In KCAC Saturday
A full round of league action in the Kansas Conference highlights the first weekend for Kansas colleges. St. Mary of the Plains opened with a 13-12 loss to Missouri Valley, Dodge City Cavaliers fall just short, Baker loses to an alumni team, and Fort Hays blanks reserves. Ottawa hosts Friends as CIC bodies clash across four states with Pittsburg and Emporia traveling to Missouri, Washburn to Colorado, and Morningside entertaining Omaha.
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Emerson Wins Tennis Title at Forest Hills
Roy Emerson defeated Red Laver 7-5 6-3 6-2 to win the National Championship as American tennis faces a slump in singles. Darlene Hard captured the women’s title over Ann Haydon 6-3 6-4 in 47 minutes, boosting U.S. standing.
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Baseball Scoreboard Sunday results and upcoming games
American League results New York 7 to 9 Cleveland 6 to 3 Kansas City 13 to 0 Minnesota 1 to 7 Boston 8 over Detroit 7 Baltimore 3 over Washington 2 Los Angeles 4 over Chicago 3 Schedule Boston at Washington Los Angeles at Minnesota Tuesday Kansas City at Detroit New York at Chicago Los Angeles at Minnesota Cross-league Cincinnati 5 St Louis 2 Milwaukee 4 Pittsburgh 3 Philadelphia 14 Chicago 6 San Francisco 7 Los Angeles 1 Pittsburgh at San Francisco Milwaukee at St Louis Philadelphia at Los Angeles Tuesday Chicago at Cincinnati Pittsburgh at San Francisco
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Howser Leads A's In Rout Of Twins In Twinbill
Kansas City routed Minnesota 13-1 in the first game aided by Dick Howser with five hits including a double and triple, Norm Siebern three doubles and three RBIs, and Norm Bass earning his eighth win. The Twins answered 7-0 in the second as Pedro Ramos blanked the A's for six innings. Killebrew homered in both games.
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Tot's Cinnamon Sugar Pie Dough Nibbles
When leftover pie dough is available children roll it into small shapes and dust with sugar and cinnamon. Place on a cookie sheet and bake alongside the pie.
Dick Peters Wins Club Golf Title
Dick Peters head football coach at Ottawa University won the 1961 Ottawa Country Club Men's Golf Tournament. He defeated Otto Reiter 8 and 7 in the 36 hole final after a rain delay. Tom Porter won the A Flight, Jack Goss took B Flight on a forfeit, and Kirk Colby won C Flight. The 52-golfer field marked one of the club’s largest turnouts.
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Eisenhower Protest Over Berlin Pinpointed Claim
Washington AP Former President Dwight D. Eisenhower reacts to a State Department pamphlet that credits the Soviets with capturing Berlin rather than Allied forces and says Eisenhower believed Allied forces could be used better elsewhere. He may address the issue on Gettysburg tour with 42 freshmen Republican congressmen. Rep Melvin Laird protested the pamphlet and urged withdrawal, insisting the decision not to send American forces into Berlin was made at the highest level, not by the battlefield commander.
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Reds Build 4-Game Lead With Mastery Over Cards
The Cincinnati Reds moved four games ahead in the NL pennant race by sweeping St Louis over the weekend. Bob Purkey pitched two hits allowed in a 5-2 win, Wally Post hit his 18th homer, and Cincinnati rode a string of one-run triumphs to condemn the Cardinals. San Francisco’s 7-1 win over Los Angeles tightened the battle, while Milwaukee edged Pittsburgh 4-3 behind Warren Spahn. Philadelphia exploded for 18 runs in two innings to rout Chicago 14-6 as Willie Mays and Orlando Cepeda provided the power for the Giants in their series sweep of the Dodgers.
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Piersall Warns Against Invasion Of Centerfield
New York AP Jimmy Piersall warns fans not to invade centerfield after two spectators rushed the field at Yankee Stadium during a Indians Yankees doubleheader. He knocked one man down with a left hook and kicked another as police intervened. Both assailants were charged with disorderly conduct. Piersall called it his first on field fight victory after 117 bouts.
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Amateur Golf Tourney Opens at Pebble Beach
The 61st United States Amateur Championships open with a strong field from teens to 71 year old Chick Evans Jr. Defending champ Deane Beman draws Harry Allers, while Evans faces Jim McCarthy. Jack Nicklaus, 1959 champion, is among 56 players who received byes in the opening 18 hole tests at Pebble Beach.
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Hill tops Denver Open with 263 total and 3500 prize
Denver pro Dave Hill, 24, clung to home town magic securing first place at the Denver Open with a 21 under par 263 total on the 6843 yard course. Art Wall Jr and Bob Goalby shared runner up honors at 269, while Doug Sanders tied for fourth with 270 as the leading money winners list shows Hill at 3500 dollars and others earning between 1150 and 2050.
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Escaper Surrenders After Hunger Strike at Farm
James J. Tomblison 45 Boise Idaho surrendered after three days of hunger. He escaped from the federal prison honor farm by driving away in a dump truck on Wednesday. He appeared at a farm home north of Tonganoxie asking Tomlene B. Smith to call officers. he had not eaten since leaving the camp and was set for release next May.
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Oklahoma Winner Captures Pratt Park Hills Pro Am
Jim Wright of Enid Oklahoma won the Pratt Kansas Park Hills pro-amateur golf tournament with an 8 under par 136, clinching $1,000 after sinking a 12 foot birdie putt on the 18th. He edged Joe Jimenez of Manhattan by one stroke in the two day 36 hole event. Bump Barnes Salina and Kent Hurlburt Great Bend tied for third with 140. The top amateur was Jim Jamison Moline Sr with 139. Bill Henley Wichita had 141 and Ralph Bevan Wichita 142.
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Pope Urges Rulers to Negotiate to Avert War
Pope John XXIII, in Castel Gandolfo, urged world rulers to negotiate to avert a third global disaster. In a stirring message recalling prewar warnings, he said nations must face their responsibilities and not be swayed by false provocations.
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