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Newspaper

Sarasota News

Location

Sarasota, Florida, United States of America

Date

Jun 05, 1961

Page

9

Sale Decision Near for Chicago White Sox Ownership

Chicago AP report says President Bill Veeck will decide today whether to sell controlling interest in the White Sox. Hank Greenberg and A C Allyn Jr. own 54 percent. Bernard Epton leads a group offering about 4.8 million dollars. Chuck Comiskey holds the remaining 46 percent and is unlikely to top the bid.

Chicago Bill Veeck Chicago White Sox Veeck Hank Greenberg Epton Allyn Chuck Comiskey Comiskey

Tigers' 61 Home Runs Lead American League

Detroit powers ahead in the AL with 61 homers led by eight different players including Colavito, Cash, Brown, Fernandez, Morton, Rourke, Wood, and Bruton as they sweep past Minnesota. Cleveland wins twice, New York and Boston rally, while KC climbs past Washington on Archer’s win.

Jack Hand Associated Press Cleveland Detroit Tigers Detroit Tigers Rocky Colavito Norm Cash Dick Brown Chico Fernandez Bubba Morton Mike Rourke Jake Wood Billy Bruton Minnesota Twins Twins Frank Lary Brown Wood Fernandez Bob Bruce Paul Foytack John Romano Angels Jim Perry Bob Allen Frank Funk Wynn Hawkins

Davis Edges Dunham For DeSoto Lakes Club Title

Doc Davis beat Jack Dunham by two strokes to win the DeSoto Lakes Golf Course club championship. Davis posted 78 in the morning and 71 in the afternoon for a 149 total while Dunham had 77 morning and 74 afternoon for 151.

A. C Doc) Davis Jack Dunham DeSoto Lakes Golf Course Club Davis Dunham

Sarasota to Host AAU Gulf Coast Swim Championship

Sarasota prepares to host the sixth annual AAU Gulf Coast Swimming and Diving Championship on June 16 17. The event features three national races including the National Junior Outdoor 800 Meter Free Style Relay and two National Olympic Development relays. Over 600 entries from across the United States are expected.

Sarasota James F. Simms National Amateur Athletic Union New Yorker AAU United States Tokyo U.S

Baseball Scores and Schedules From Weekend Results

A collage of results shows Philadelphia routing Milwaukee and Chicago overpowering Cincinnati while San Francisco edged Los Angeles. Monday pitching matchups include Roberts vs McCormick, with several night games across NL and AL divisions and a slate of Tuesday fixtures and two twi-night contests.

Pittsburgh Philadelphia Milwaukee St. Louis Chicago Cincinnati Los Angeles San Francisco Roberts McCormick Law Drysdale Ellsworth Simmons Burdette Jay San Fran Detroit Cleveland New York Baltimore Kansas City Boston Minnesota Washington Herbert Nuxhall Fornieles Brewer Stubbs Lee Sheldon Coates Moeller Brown Antonelli Sturdivant Regan Baumann Los Ang

Miller Delivers as Giants Stop Dodgers in Tight Clash

Stu Miller came in from the San Francisco bullpen to shut out the Dodgers for the rest of a 4-2 win that trimmed Los Angeles’ NL lead to a half game. Felipe Alou hit a two run homer off Stan Williams as San Francisco and Cincinnati trailed. Spahn earned his sixth win as Milwaukee beat St Louis 7-1. Cincinnati’s sweep faded after an 8-2 Cubs win.

Associated Press Stu Miller Stu Miller San Francisco Sam Jones Los Angeles Coliseum Jones Ron al Dark Dodgers Giants Felipe Alou Stan Williams Cincinnati Reds Cincinnati Chicago Jim Maloney Cubs Reds Warren Spahn Milwaukee St. Louis

Cash Out In Front At Ruskin Water Ski Fiesta

Sarasota's Joe Cash leads with 5 715 first place points as he wins barefoot skiing and the marathon boat race in Ruskin. He earned 2 000 points for the long distance show from Ruskin to Tampa to St Peters burg and back in 1 hour 27 minutes. The final ski show is set for next Sunday.

Cash Ruskin Tampa St. Petersburg Sarasota Joe’ Cash Bahia Beach Sarasotan

Tarpons Rally Falls Short In Ninth Inning Loss

In the Florida State League Tampa defeated Palatka 54 after an error in the bottom of the ninth allowed Norm Shuey to score the winning run. Manny Samuel dropped the ball on a potential game ending double play to give Tampa the win.

Tampa Palatka Tarpons Norm Shuey Manny Samuel St. Petersburg Leesburg Jon Nelson Orlando Sarasota Daytona Beach Joe Cherry John Zahn Daytona

Sun Sox Home On Tuesday Night At Payne Park

The Sarasota Sun Sox host Florida State League rivals Daytona Beach and Orlando at Payne Park Tuesday night. First game starts 6 30 p m with Daytona Beach and the second game follows about 20 minutes later against Orlando.

Tampa 5 Palatka 4 and other daily results

Scores show Tampa 5 Palatka 4 and St Petersburg 8 Leesburg 2 Day to Day results Daytona Beach 38 Orlando 2 Daytona Beach 8 Sarasota plus Monday schedule Sarasota at Palatka Orlando at Tampa and Daytona Beach Leesburg at St Petersburg.

Ww. L. Pet. G.B. Sarasota Sabahi Bi Tampa St. Petersburg Marrs If Millan Lentini Takacs Murphy Kirkland SA Daytonos Usaeh Muench Saander Millan Sarasota Dyer Kilpatrick Lentini Tampa Palatka Leesburg Daytona Beach Orlando

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