Whitey Ford 3-Hits Orioles Stop 3-0 With Mantle Awaited
Whitey Ford pitched a three hit shutout defeating Baltimore 3-0 as Mickey Mantle prepares for a return tonight in Detroit. Ford’s win ends a five game Yankee skid and pulls New York within three games of Cleveland while Mantle’s status looms as the pennant race tightens.
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AAU Track Meet Tonight in Walnut California
Eight championships with several world records in jeopardy headline the two night National AAU track and field carnival at Mount San Antonio College Memorial Stadium near Los Angeles. Dallas Long Frank Budd and Robert Hayes headline opening program as 400 athletes compete for titles in sprints hurdles shot put and field events with world records aims.
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Ford Leads Eastern Open in Baltimore
Doug Ford shared the early lead at the Eastern Open in Baltimore as the field included rising stars Bobby Nichols Phil Rodgers Terry Dill and Moon Mullins. Nichols shot 70 to stand two behind Ford who finished three under after a late three putt on the final hole.
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Smith Named Metropolis Head Basketball Coach
Smith, 29, native of Brookport, selected as Metropolis head basketball coach. A former Paducah Junior College and Middle Tennessee State player, he previously coached at Reidland High School for two seasons, succeeding Hob Jones who left for Centralia. Arnold Palmer averaged 69,859 for 99 rounds in 1961, the lowest since Sam Snead’s 69,23 in 1950.
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Five Texans Reach NCAA Golf Quarterfinals
The NCAA golf tournament at Duke University matches five Texas players in the quarterfinals. Kermit Zarley of Houston faces Jim Ewing of USC, Don Wilson of North Texas State plays Bill Garrett, Homero Blancas of Houston vs Homero Blancas? The lower bracket lists Ferriell of Louisville against Homero Blancas and Tom Shaw of Oregon versus Mark Hopkins of Houston, with semifinals this afternoon and the title match over 36 holes Saturday.
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Standings slide for both leagues with several results
American League standings list Cleveland, Minnesota and New York near top with Boston, Chicago, Kansas City and Washington trailing. Thursday results include New York 3 Baltimore 0 and Detroit 6 Washington 3. National League shows Los Angeles and San Francisco leading. Thursday results Philadelphia 3 Chicago 0 with several late games.
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Close Race In Legion Leads 25th District standings
Five teams are tied for first in 25th District American Legion baseball after wins by Murphysboro Carbondale Herrin. Carbondale Steeleville Marion and Murphysboro sit at 4 2 or 5 3 with gap by percentage. Upcoming games Friday and Saturday test the lead as Murphysboro Herrin play non league games and Marion rests until Sunday. Batting note Carroll Hardy homered for Boston in 3 1 win over Cleveland. Whitey Ford shut out Baltimore early in Yankee win.
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Record Breaker Jay Silvester Sets Practice Discus Mark
Utah State thrower Jay Silvester shattered the world record with a 206 foot practice throw. He already holds the official world mark of 199 feet 2 inches and now surpasses it in practice.
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Three SIU Runners On All Star Team
Eugene Ore AP Southern Illinois has placed three members on the 1962 all star team of the NCAA Track and Field Rules Committee. The three are Jim Dupree 830 Bill Cornell mile and Brian Turner three mile. Oregon with eight members leads the team. Villanova has five and dominates the all star team composed largely of the top finishers from last weekend's Eugene championship meet.
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Bulldozer disrupts little league game in Albany
An angry operator who claimed insufficient pay used his bulldozer to disrupt a Wednesday night game. He dropped the blade near second base and pushed earth toward home plate as players left. Police said no charges were filed. the operator remained unidentified.
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Burnett Named Assistant Coach at Benton High School
Woody Burnett is appointed assistant coach for football and basketball at Benton High School, succeeding Jack Archer who left to pursue private business. Burnett previously led Christopher High School’s basketball program for five years and fills Benton’s only coaching vacancy. Detroit bowler Ernest Babcock recorded a three game 838 series with two perfect games, a 20 year veteran whose 1939 record trail was 48 pins behind Allie Brandt’s 86.
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Mantle to Return as Yankees Face Tigers in Detroit
Detroit June 22 AP Whitey Ford won in Baltimore while Mickey Mantle plans a first start since May 18 in right field tonight against the Tigers. Mantle, nursing a right knee muscle tear, tests availability. Hank Houk says knee recheck possible, surgery may follow if needed. Roger Maris starts in center as Mantle debuts in right field in pivotal pennant push.
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Herrin Golfer Scores Ace in 190-Yard Seventh
Ruth Ann Mann of Herrin sank a hole in one with a six iron on the 190-yard seventh at West Frankfort’s Franklin Coun course. The ace came during a 25-game winner run, marking Ford’s fourth victory of the campaign and a return to form for the season amid veteran Ruth Ann’s golf feats.
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Johnson Defends World Light Heavyweight Title
Harold Johnson of Philadelphia is a 4-1 favorite to defend his world light heavyweight title against German challenger Gustav Scholz at outdoor Olympic Stadium. Scholz, 32, is the underdog, while Johnson seeks to finish the fight between the seventh and ninth rounds. This is the first world title bout on German soil since Max Schmeling’s 1930s era and the first title fight at Olympic Stadium.
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