Mazeroski Delivers Pirates Win In Thriller
Mazeroski belts a homer to spark the Pirates past the Braves 7-6 lifting Pittsburgh into a three way NL chase as Bob Friend wins in relief. Tigers extend streak to eight with a 4-3 win over the Yankees, Lary beats the Yankees in seven hitters. Twins rally for 10-6 win in ten over the Athletics.
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United Press International
Billy Mazeroski
Pittsburgh Pirates
Pittsburgh
Homer Mazeroski
Pirates
Mazeroski
Moe Drabowsky
Milwaukee Braves
New York Yankees
Ralph Terry
Bob Friend
Clem Labine
Detroit Tigers
Cleveland Indians
Baltimore Orioles
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Yankees
Norm Cash
Tigers
Bob Turley
al Kaline
Steve Boros
Lary
Bubba Phillips
Cleveland
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Tito Francona
Vic Power
Indians
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Reno Bertoia
Twins
Marv Throneberry
Athletics
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Bertoia
Zorro Versalles
Dick Howser
Ray Moore
Bud Daley
Kopnisky To Play With WVU Alumni In Spring Stadium Game
Captain Joe Kopnisky of West Virginia 1956 football team will join the Mountaineer Alumni against the Varsity May 13 in the Stadium. The annual spring contest capitalizes on Greater West Virginia Weekend and offers a preview of the 1961 squad as Gene Corum continues eight practice sessions since April 8 with up to twelve workouts before the May 13 deadline. Kopnisky joins ten Mountaineer greats returning for the game including Freddy Wyant and Ralph Anastasio.
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Joe Kopnisky
West Virginia
Mountaineer
Charles Donaldson
Greater West Virginia
Gene Corum
Corum
Frank Schneider
Kopinsky
Pitt
Mountaineers
Pennylvania
Shaler Township
Freddy Wyant
Tommy Allman
Beef’ Lamone
Ray Walsh
Tom Damen
Roger Chancey
Ralph Anastasio
Jim Pickett
Dick Nicholson
Major League Baseball Daily Scores and Schedules
Major League standings show Detroit leading with a .889 mark, Minnesota and Cleveland at .600 and .656 respectively. Tuesday night pitching matchups include Cincinnati at Chicago O Toole against Hobbie, and Green versus Mizell in Philadelphia at Pittsburgh. Wednesday features Cincinnati at Chicago and San Francisco at Los Angeles among others. rain postponements noted for several night games.
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Cincinnati
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Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
O'Toole
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Green
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St. Louis
Burdette
Simmons
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Pirates Steelers to open camp at Slippery Rock
Pittsburgh reports the Pirates Steelers will begin 1961 NFL training July 17 at Slippery Rock State Teachers College about 50 miles north. Coach Buddy Parker says rookies report first, veterans a week later, warning that players not in top shape may be lost in the shuffle. This marks the first time the teams train at Slippery Rock after years at California State College.
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Here
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Slippery Rock
California (Pa
WVU Faces Tough Penn State Wednesday
West Virginia University rides a 4-2 win over Waynesburg into a midweek test with Penn State. Pitcher Craig Mankin spun eight innings, allowed six singles, and contributed three hits with two RBIs as WVU climbed to 8-6 on the season.
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Morgantown
W. Va
UPI
West Virginia University
Waynesburg
Penn State
Mountaineers
Craig Mankin
Mankin
Mountaineer
Bye Bye Byrd and Budlong to represent U S at Yonkers pace
Yonkers New York May 4 UPI Bye Bye Byrd and Mr Budlong will represent the United States in the 50000 International Pace at Yonkers Raceway. The mile and a half event kicks off a three race international pace series pairing American horses against False Step and Arania of New Zealand and Apmat of Australia. Bye Bye Byrd has earned 492346 and aims to pass 500000 in a Friday prep for the International.
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UPI
Bye Bye Byrd
Mr. Budlong
United States
Yonkers Raceway
A. E
Ted) Gibbons
False Step
Arania
New Zealand
Apmat
Australia
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Angling crook sought in Maine fish tale from 1958–59
A Maine Fish and Game notice by Robert S. Rupp details a tagged fish, a 3.5 pound male trout born March 1956 with black eyes mottled greenish black and pink spots. It chronicles arrests from Oct 16 1958 to Sept 6 1959 for molesting trout, stealing gear, and leaving Moosehead Lake without a visa, and asks the public to report its whereabouts to FBI or local game officers.
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NEA
Maine Fish and Game
Robert S. Rupp
Maine Department of ‘Inland Fisheries and Game
Socatean
Moosehead Lake
FBI
Fishery Biology Investigations
Fish and Game
Baseball Leaders and Pitching Scores Highlight Week
American League list shows Allison and Mantle among top RBIs with 11, Indians Francona and Boros highlight 11 and 10. National League Moon and Dodgers top 14 and 8 in RBI, with post-game tallies for several players. Pitching ladders feature Lary Tigers 3-0 and Ramos Twins 2-0 in AL, and Friend Pirates 3-0 with Purkskey Reds 20 in NL.
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Reed named Big Ten commissioner to begin July 1
Bill Reed, 45, chosen unanimously by Big Ten presidents to succeed Kenneth L. Wilson as commissioner on a five year contract worth about 20000 dollars per year. Reed has served as assistant commissioner for a decade and previously worked in the conference office during two periods. Wilson retires July 1 after 16 years, taking terminal leave with full pay and a conference pension.
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Big Ten
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Conerence Service Bureau
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Moose Downs League Leader In Mullens
In Mullens, Moose upset league leader Welch Recreation by sweeping three games as Luther Reed posted a 638 series and games of 194 235 and 209. Wikes Jewelry also won three from Pineville led by Merlin Campbell 621 with C Walker 588 for the losers. Harold Crawford led Sportsman with a 577 series while Pryors Firestone fell despite Jack Dick’s 566 and a 204 game.
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Harold ‘Jello’ Crawford
Incentive to Fine Fettle Competition to Kill Boredom
Bud Wilkinson heads a National Youth Fitness Program to remove exercise boredom by introducing competition at all levels He aims to involve schools colleges the AAU YMCA YMHA CYO and Boy and Girl Scouts He cites Navy service in WWII Yale figures and Armed Forces data to emphasize fitness gaps and urges tangible incentives through ratio-of-improvement based calisthenics to engage youth and transfer guidance from President Kennedy to broader public fitness efforts.
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South Pacific
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Yale
American Football Coaches Assn
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Duffy Daugherty
Michigan State
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