35 Rookies Report To Steelers Camp
Pitts burgh steelers begin training at Slippery Rock State College with 35 rookies and second year players. Veterans report July 24 as coach Buddy Parker focuses on defense for 1961. Three rookies Wilbert Scott Harry Clement Overton Curtis to get long look. Lou Michaels and Myron Pottios bolster the defense. exhibition season starts August 12 versus the Baltimore Colts in Roanoke Virginia.
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Steelers To Have Cheerleaders This Year
Pittsburgh will unveil cheerleaders at home games this season for the first time in history. The squad will be drawn from the Robert Morris School, which currently has no football team.
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Heard Signs With Pittsburgh Rens In New Pro League
Former West Virginia Tech standout Delton Heard signed to play with the Pittsburgh Rens of the new American Basketball League. Rens owner Lenny Litman also announced rights acquired to Howard Hurt of Beckley West Virginia, captain of the Duke Blue Devils last season.
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Jets sweep Jersey City. Veale Rowe pace Columbus title push
United Press International reports Columbus Jets gained a four game lead in the International League after a 6-1 opener and 4-0 nightcap sweep of Jersey City. Bob Veale tossed seven hits for his 10th win, Don Rowe five hitters for his fifth. Zack Monroe and Dave Stenhouse took the losses.
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Conn's Former Fight Manager's Funeral Served
Pittsburgh dispatch reports funeral services for Johnny Ray aged 66, longtime manager of boxer Billy Conn. Ray died Sunday in Oakland Veterans Hospital after a liver illness and hospitalization since July 9. A former boxer with a sharp left jab, Ray faced Johnny Dundee and other top fighters in the 1920s and mentored Conn, who challenged Joe Louis twice without triumphs.
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Ty Cobb in Fair Condition After Hospital Stay
Baseball legend Ty Cobb aged 74, known as the Georgia Peach, remained in fair condition at Emory University Hospital after a month of treatment. Personal physician Dr. R Hugh Wood cited general health deterioration and repeated checkups since December.
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Minor League Standings Snapshot Across Leagues
International League shows Toronto over Rochester and Buffalo over Syracuse with more results pending. American Association lists Indianapolis and Louisville atop, with Denver and Dallas-Ft Worth mid pack. Eastern League standings feature Springfield, Williamsport, Binghamton and Lancaster near the lead with games against Reading and Williamsport noted as completed or postponed.
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Tigers and Cubs Triumph as Colavito Cash Lead Twins, Reds Fall
Detroit takes first in the AL after Rocky Colavito and Norm Cash power a doubleheader sweep of Kansas City, 11-1 and 8-3, with 16 total bases and 12 RBIs. Other AL results include Regan’s ninth win, Kaline Homer, and Mantle’s 32nd as Yankees beat Orioles. Cubs top Reds 4-2 behind Altman and Roseboro lifts Dodgers in 10th. Giants, Braves win. White Sox, Red Sox split.
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Cupit Surprises Himself at Canadian Open
Texan Jacky Cupit, 23, claimed his first tour victory at the Canadian Open in Winnipeg finishing 10 under par 270. He began with 66 69 64 and lingered with a conservative 71 in the final round to beat his brother Buster Cupit and Finsterwald Nichols by five strokes for a memorable one two with brothers leading a major.
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Top National Division BBL Squads Tangle Tonight
National Division leaders Eric's face Silver Brand as Babe Ruth League play opens at Harry Lewin Field. Harry's meets Patton's in American Division action while remaining records show Eric's 12-3, Silver Brand 11-5, Harry's 7-8, Patton's 4-12.
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Three Tilts On Tap In Summer Hoop Circuit
Combined Insurance and Coca Cola will complete their rain delayed Friday game as the Summer Basketball League starts a new week. Valley Bell clashes with Park Drug in a key matchup while Tom's Peanuts meets L. & B. with Greenbrier Dairy idle at 2-2. Greenbrier Dairy and Tom's Mercury own 3-1 records, Valley Bell sits 1-4 in the basement.
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Palmer Seeks PGA Title After British Open Triumph
Arnold Palmer, now ranking with Hagen Snead and Hogan, aims for the PGA Championship at Olympia Fields outside Chicago later this month. Palmer, 31, won the British Open by one stroke over Dai Rees with a total 284, despite poor weather. He earns $3,920 and leads golf’s money list, while Gary Player withdraws with stomach trouble.
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West Virginia PGA Set for Sistersville Aug 18 20
Huntington West Virginia Pro golfers will contest a 54 hole medal play tournament at Sistersville August 18 to 20 drawing about 25 professionals. Chairman P J Tex Lankford notes the final two rounds will be played with amateur members of the host club and says defending champion George Hoffer may or may not enter.
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Tex) Lankford
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Smith Paces Wheeling All Stars To Victory
West Virginia University's Bob Smith scored 33 points to lead Wheeling area all-stars to a 92-90 win over Charleston in the second game of the two game series. Jim McCormick added 25 points while Dave Saffield hit a late clutch shot to put Wheeling ahead for good at 81-80.
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Johnson City Beats Wytheville 4 to 1 in A L game
Johnson City whipped Wytheville 4 to 1 on Sunday in the sole Appalachian League game. Gilbert Taylor of Belt buckle Tennessee pitched the distance with a late-inning shutout until the ninth. Charlie Morris and Floyd Wickler hit homers for the Cards as crowds saw three rain cancellations.
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Phillies Tryout Camp Attracts 40 Youngsters
About 40 boys, aged up to 25, turned out this morning at Warren Williams Field for the Phillies tryout camp. Lucadello and others oversaw drills starting at 9 am with players catching, pitching, and fielding. Tomorrow’s session runs similar hours with a regular game to close.
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Charleston All-Stars Fall to Belpre in Final Game
In Belpre Ohio the Charleston summer basketball league all-stars lost 91 86 to Belpre after leading most of the night. Buzzy Davis and Bill Whaley each scored 16 for Belpre while Bobby Joe Smith led Charleston with 30 and Paul Miller added 21. This was Charleston’s final game.
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Motor Car Boys Face Dias Floral In Junior League Clash
Motor Car Boys after 14th straight in WWI league action clash with Dias Floral as Eppys Drag aims to roll to night’s schedule. League leader Duncan Caton 13-0 seeks another win against Thompson Drug while Dias Flora sits bottom at 4-8 and Thompson Drug stands third at 5-6.
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Rutgers to Withdraw From MASCAC in 61 62
New Brunswick New Jersey Rutgers University plans to leave the Middle Atlantic States College Athletic Conference after the 1961 62 academic year. Officials say the move follows growing difficulties meeting the conference scheduling requirements and obligations.
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