Beavers Titans Open Practice This Morning
Three Phoenix area schools Coronado Dons Arcadia Arcadia High and Scottsdale begin football practice with two daily sessions 7 am and 7 pm until September 5. Ed Anderson Virgil Savage and Bob Hendricks lead the early drills while Coronado adapts players from junior varsity to varsity ready for a 10 game AA schedule.
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Virgil Savage
Bob Hendricks
Ed ‘Dude” Anderson
Coronado
Scottsdale
Arcadia
Savage
Hendricks
Ruths Record Echoes Through Baseball Era
Clair Ruth favors guarding Babe Ruth’s home run mark while Hank Greenberg and others debate its future. The piece recalls Ruth’s 1930s feat, looming pressure from promoters, and posthumous fascination with the record as agents seek lasting endorsements.
National League-WAL Pet. GB Scores and results
Baseball scoreboard recap includes NL standings for Cincinnati Los Angeles San Francisco Milwaukee St Louis Chicago Pittsburgh and Philadelphia with Sunday and Saturday results and upcoming Monday and Tuesday games. Highlights include Cincinnati beating Los Angeles twice and Milwaukee rain delay at Philadelphia.
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WAL. Pet
Cincinnati
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Milwaukee
St. Louis
Chicago
Philadelphia
Phila
Pittsburgh
St.Louis
Phil
Drott
Francis
Spahn
Roberts
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W. L. Pet
New York
Detroit
Baltimoe
Cleveland
Boston
Minnesota
Washington
Kansas City
Baltimore
Kline
McClain
Monbouquette
Bass
Brown
Bowsfield
Los Ang
Kerr Faces Ohio In Legion Tourney
Kerr Sporting Goods advances to the second round of the American Legion Junior Baseball Little World Series in Hastings Nebraska to meet Cincinnati. The Phoenix club beat Billings Montana State champions 5-3 aided by a four run first inning with Buck Staley on the mound and Kerr set to start Joe Swingle. Cincinnati defeated Jackson Mississippi 11-3 Sunday.
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Hastings
Neb
UPI
Kerr Sporting Goods
American Legion
Cincinnati
Phoenix
Billings
Montana
Buck Staley
Kerr
Joe Swingle
Jackson
Miss
Reds Sweep Dodgers as Hutchinson Boosts Pennant Hype
Cincinnati Reds extend lead after sweeping a doubleheader 6-5 and 8-3 against the Dodgers at Cincinnati. Freddie Hutchinson insists the pennant race isn’t over, while Leo Cardenas and Gene Freese spark a seventh inning rally. Vada Pinson, Ken Johnson contribute key wins as Detroit’s Rocky Colavito homers four times in a twin bill.
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United Press International
Freddie Hutchinson
Cincinnati Reds
Reds
Los Angeles
Dodgers
Cincinnati
Dodger
Walt Alston
Leo Cardenas
Gene Freese
Cardenas
Jerry Lynch
Wally Post
Jim Brosnan
Vada Pinson
Don Drysdale
Drysdale
Ken Johnson
Brosnan
Bill Henry
St. Louis Cardinals
San Francisco Giants
Milwaukee
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
Chicago
Pirates
Cubs
Rocky Colavito
Detroit
Washington
Tigers
New York Yankees
Kansas City
Chicago White Sox
Cleveland Indians
Baltimore
Minnesota
Los Angeles Angels
Boston Red Sox
Conerly Leads Giants To Victory In Exhibition
Charlie Conerly, at age 40, guided the New York Giants to a 28 10 win over the Dallas Cowboys in an Albuquerque exhibition. Other scores: Baltimore Colts 41 Washington Redskins 7 in Norfolk, Packers 24 Bears 14 in Wisconsin, Steelers 24 Cardinals 14 in Jacksonville, 49ers 14 Vikings 10 in Portland. Chargers 35 Raiders 7 in San Diego.
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Conerly
Owen
Crick
Giants
Dallas Cowboys
Albuquerque
N.M
Charlie
Baltimore Colts
Washington Redskins
Norfolk
Green Bay Packers
Chicago Bears
Wisconsin
Pittsburgh Steelers
St. Louis Cardinals
Jacksonville
Fla
San Rianeiscn
Minnesota Vikings
Portland
Ore
San Diego Chargers
Oakland Raiders
Hebert Wins American Golf Classic In Sudden Death
Jay Hebert defeated Gary Player in a dramatic playoff at Firestone Country Club Akron to win $9,000. Player praised Hebert while lamenting a few spectators and noting his own recent losses. Don Fairfield set a course record on Saturday and finished third with $3,000. Other top finishers included Arnold Palmer and Sam Snead.
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Gary Player
Hebert
Jay
America
Don Fairfield
Arnold Palmer
Sam Snead
Doug Ford
Bob Goalby
Ken Venturi
Art Wall
National Doubles Meet Young U S Team Wins Tennis Play
Chestnut Hill Massachusetts United States pair Chuck McKinley and Dennis Ralston won the National Doubles championship at Longwood Cricket Club defeating a Mexican duo in the finals. The event marked the first final with Mexican entrants in 81 years of the USTA doubles competition.
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Chestnut Hill
Mass
UPI
Chuck McKinley
St. Louis
Dennis Ralston
Bakersfield
Calif
Longwood Cricket Club
Crashes Slow Gold Cup Race on Pyramid Lake
The 1961 Gold Cup hydroplane event extended into a third day after two Sunday crashes on windwept Pyramid Lake. Col. Russ Schleeh in Miss Reno was knocked from his boat, which disappeared on the first heat, while Rex Manchester in Miss Spokane flipped on the final turn and was rescued. Standings list Gale V. leading with 569 points and other contenders.
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Reno
UPI
Pyramid
Air Force
Russ Schleeh
Maverick
Schleeh
Rex Manchester
Manchester
Washbee Medical Center
Gale V
Such Crust
Sun Devils Head for Payson Training Camp
Arizona State University football players depart Tempe by bus for Camp Tontozona near Payson for a two week training camp. About 50 players, led by Coach Frank Rush, will hold twice daily workouts and be housed in three barracks with meals provided by Saga Food Co. The squad includes seven ends, nine tackles, eight guards, five centers, five quarterbacks, 11 halfbacks and five fullbacks with several lettermen. The camp runs two weeks before the season opener against Wichita State on Sept. 23 at Sun Devil Stadium.
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Hank Greenberg
Ruth Mark
Hank
Babe
Frank Scott
Casey Stengel
Mickey
Fred Lieb
New York
Ruth
E. P. Dutton
Tempe
UPI
Arizona State University
Camp Tontozona
Payson
Frank Rush
Saga Food Co
Huskies
Let‘terman
Rush
Dick Tambure
Paul Kemp
Chuck Fairbanks
Gene Felker
Bill Kajikawa
Art Dickinson
Jim Bailey
John Loftus
Sun Devils
Johnson Defends Crown In Match With Ed Cotton
Harold Johnson of Philadelphia defends his National Boxing Association light heavyweight title against Eddie Cotton of Seattle in Seattle. The 15 round bout lacks TV coverage with Johnson aiming for his 16th straight win and sixth year without a defeat. Johnson won the title by knocking out Jesse Bowdry in Miami Beach on February 7.
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New York
UPI
Harold Johnson
Philadelphia
National Boxing Association
Eddie Cotton
Seattle
Wash
Johnson
Cotton
Jesse Bowdry
Miami Beach
Carlos Ortiz
Douglas Vaillant
Cuba
Wright Wins Women's Spokane Open Golf Title
Mickey Wright of San Diego captures the $7,500 Women's Spokane Open at Emeralda in Spokane Washington with a 72 hole 280 three under par and earns 1247. Betsy Rawls led at halfway but Wright surged with a 67 in round three and a 69 final round to win. Jo Ann Prentice Barbara Romack tied for third at 286. Other finishers included Marie MacKenzie Lindstrom Marilyn Smith Marlene Hagge Mary Le na Faulk Seattle Gloria Armstrong Kathy Whitworth Ruth Jessen.
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Spokane
Wash
UPI
Mickey Wright
San Diego
Emeralda
Miss Wright
Ehind Betsy Rawls
Jo Ann Prentice
Birmingham
Ala
Barbara Romack
Sacramento
Calif
Marie MacKenzie Lindstrom
Webster
N.Y
Marilyn Smith
French Lick
Ind
Marlene Hagge
Pittsburgh
Mary Lena Faulk
Sea Island
Gloria Armstrong
Oakland
Kathy Whitworth
Jal
N.M
Ruth Jessen
Seattle
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