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Newspaper
Roswell Daily Record
Location
Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1961
Page
8
Indians lead the American League after a surge as Jimmy Piersall hits .370 and Johnny Romano extends a 21 game hitting streak. The bullpen is strong as Cleveland wins 20 of 24 to climb from fifth place into first.
Cleveland overwhelmed Washington 143 to 3 with a seven-run sixth inning and 11 batters sent to the plate in the seventh. Piersall posted two hits including a triple and three RBIs as Romano went 4-for-5 with two homers and four RBIs.
Minnesota Twins manager Cookie Lavagetto flies to Minneapolis for a week off as the club sits in ninth place with a 12 game losing streak and just one win in 18. Owner Cal Griffith says Lavagetto will not be fired and may discuss personnel moves or trades upon his return.
White Sox reliever Turkdown escaped a bases loaded jam in the fourth and worked 7.2 innings of three hit shutout relief to beat Detroit 7-1 and knock the Tigers from first place. Dodgers pinch hitters Willie Davis and John Roseboro delivered a triple and double driving in tying and winning runs in the seventh as they edged the Pirates 8-7.
Giulio Rinaldi bristles at talk he is stale in training for the world light heavyweight title fight with Archie Moore. The 26 year old Italian says his system is sound, trains hard, and has adapted to American style after sparring with Freddie Mack Randy Sandy and Vince Martinez in New York.
The Reds hold first in the National League as the Dodgers close to a half game back. The Giants collapse in June, dropping to third after a 13-9 loss to Philadelphia, while Cincinnati beat Milwaukee 7-3 and Los Angeles edged Pittsburgh 8-7. Don Demeter and Clay Dalrymple drive Phillies’ big night with five RBIs each. Billy O'Dell takes the loss for New York. Frank Sullivan starts for Philadelphia.
Saturnine M. Godoy aged 46 of Bayard was killed at the Kennecott Copper Corp smelter in Hurley after becoming entangled in a conveyor belt. He is survived by his widow Delores, two sons, four daughters and one grandchild.
A 12 year old boy, son of a bookmaker, was ordered by the Juvenile Court in Northampton to abandon his bookmaking career for six years after police found him taking bets at a betting shop. British law allows betting shops but bans under 18. The boy’s name was kept secret per court practice.
Honolulu fighter Teddy Rand aged 126 outpointed by Danny Brown of Mindanao Philippines in a 126 pound catchweight bout held in Manila. Brown secured the victory on points with a close contest decision.
The commissioner's office set ground rules for the 1960 All Star games in San Francisco on July 11 and Boston on July 31. Each league will name 25 players at San Francisco and 28 at Boston with eight starters chosen by player coach and manager vote and the rest picked by opposing managers. Managers may replace pitchers for the second game and three additional players join after the first game. Paul Richards will manage the American League in Stengel’s absence, Danny Murtaugh to manage the Nationals.
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