Sam Snead Leads With 66 In Classic Golf 36-Hole Mark
Sam Snead takes a two round 136 total to lead the $100,000 Classic Golf Tournament at Upper Montclair Country Club Clifton New Jersey. He shot 66 after a 70 first round while Gene Littler Dave Marr Earl Stewart chased at 138. Palmer struggled to a 147 total after a 74.
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Baseball doubleheader results and standings recap
National League first game Chicago and New York clash with a 3-? score. Santo homers for New York. Second game ends early due to darkness after eight. Koonce and Anderson win for New York with Miller losing. The American League features a high-scoring day with Los Angeles defeating Houston 14-3. Gibson pitches for the Dodgers. Other AL games include Kansas City over Los Angeles 7-10, Detroit over Washington 7-1, and Baltimore beating New York 11-5 in 13 innings. Hawkins earns the win for Cleveland in a 15-6 shellacking of Boston.
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Coates Shuts Out Orioles As Yankees Extend Lead
Jim Coates pitched a one hit shutout after Whitey Ford left with shoulder pain, guiding the Yankees to a 1-0 win over Baltimore. Tom Tresh, Coates and Bobby Richardson produced the only run as New York stretched its AL lead to one game over Minnesota with Ford and Arroyo out.
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Weill Promotes Giardello Bahama Bout in Jacksonville Debut
Al Weill returns to promotion with a middleweight bout set for June 22 in Jacksonville Florida featuring Joey Giardello vs Yama Bahama. It marks the city’s first pro bout in ten years and Weill’s first promotion since 1952.
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Leafs to face NHL All Stars in Toronto on Oct 6
Montreal June 9 The Stanley Cup champions the Maple Leafs will meet the National Hockey League All-Stars in Toronto on October 6. Rudy Pilous of the Chicago Black Hawks will coach the All-Stars.
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Boxing fatalities reach record high in 1953 world wide
The year 1953 saw twenty two boxing related deaths, the highest count ever recorded for a single year among both amateur and professional fighters worldwide, according to UPI reports from New York.
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Hoosier Pitcher Signs With New York Mets
New Castle high star Mike Marsh signed with the New York Mets on Friday. The 5 foot 8 right hander, who posted a 23 6 record for the Trojans, will report to the Mets Florida training camp next spring and did not disclose his signing bonus.
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Mets to Honor Old Timers at Polo Grounds
Jackie Robinson and Jim Hearn have accepted invitations to the New York Mets Old Timers Day at the Polo Grounds on July 14 before the Dodgers game. Bobby Thomson and Ralph Branca have also accepted, honoring the 1951 NL playoff heroes from the Dodgers and Giants.
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Minor League Results In International League
Rochester defeats Atlanta 2 to 1 in 10 innings. Toronto tops Columbus 4 to 3. Jacksonville beats Syracuse 4 to 2. Buffalo wins against Richmond 7 to 3.
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Pacific Coast League Scores Report
Tacoma 1 San Diego 4 Portland 8 Spokane 2 Vancouver 6 Seattle 2 Hawaii 5 Salt Lake City 1. Baseball results with several teams posting decisive wins and losses across the league.
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Valpo Names New Cage Mentors For Basketball Programs
Valparaiso Indiana officials promoted two coaches on Friday and named replacements for their basketball programs. Mickey Cavanaugh, a New Mexico Western graduate, moves from Wheeler to lead Valpo basketball after serving as Wheeler assistant and head track coach. Donald Broughton, previously Whitewater’s basketball coach, will lead Hebron’s program, succeeding George Miller who left to become Wheatfield’s principal. The article also notes Cincinnati Reds pitcher Jim O'Toole threw the first shutout of 1962.
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Cards Edge Giants 8-4 in tense late-night clash
The St. Louis Cardinals defeated the San Francisco Giants 8-4 as Ken Boyer and Bill White drove in runs and Lindy McDaniel threw a perfect relief stint. Dennis Bennett led Philadelphia past Cincinnati 10-3 with a five-run fifth inning. The Mets swept Chicago Cubs 4-3 in the opener before a Cubs win 3-2 in the second game halted by darkness. Rain halted the Pirates at Milwaukee. Santo and Hook figured prominently in Chicago’s split.
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Jaipur Favored To Win Belmont Stakes In Open Field
New York June 9 Jaipur is the race favorite as eight 3 year olds line up for the 94th Belmont Stakes. Top contenders include Decidedly winner of the Kentucky Derby, Greek Money who captured the Preakness, Crimson Satan disqualified in the Jersey Derby, and Jaipur owned by George D Widener. Other entries are Admiral's Voyage Vimy Ridge David K Folk Dancer and Crimson Satan.
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More Than 1 000 Boys In Swim Relays
More than 1 000 youngsters from throughout the Midwest are expected to splash through a flood of team races in the second annual Westwood Country Club relays in Indianapolis. The outdoor season opener features four stroke relay formats across multiple events over today and Sunday.
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Palmer Tees Off at 1 P.M. in U S Open at Oakmont
Six former U S Open champions join the field at Oakmont with Arnold Palmer leading the charge as the 1960 Open favorite. The first round starts Thursday with 130 professionals and 20 amateurs in twosome groups at six minute intervals, top 50 and ties after two rounds on Saturday.
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Cardinals sign Feldstein to farm contract
The St Louis Cardinals announced they have signed second baseman Alan Feldstein a Long Island University freshman to a contract with their Brunswick Georgia farm team.
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Wills Sparks Dodgers With 32 Steals In Dramatic Win
Maury Wills stole second and third in the 13th inning after a leadoff walk and scored the winning run on a Willie Davis sacrifice fly to lift Los Angeles to a 4-3 victory over the Houston Colts. The win moved the Dodgers a half game ahead of the Giants for first place. Sherry earned his fourth win helping the club.
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Baseball Leaders and Pitching Standouts Across Leagues
Summary of top players by home runs and RBIs in both American League and National League. Highlights include Wagner and Kaline leading RBIs, Cepeda and Mays high in NL, and notable pitchers Donovan, Koufax, and Bunning with strong records.
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Indians Rally Past Oklahoma City 5 3 in Pennant Tilt
The Indianapolis Indians moved two games in front in the American Association standings by defeating Oklahoma City 5-3. A five run sixth inning turned a 1-0 deficit into a comfortable win as Harry Simpson homered and Jim Koranda doubled. Oklahoma City outhit the Indians 8 to 6. Rain delayed Omaha and Louisville games leaving the Dodgers idle.
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Yankees Blank Orioles 1-0 Behind Coates Relief Start
Whitey Ford left with shoulder pain in the second inning but Jim Coates held Baltimore to a single as the Yankees posted their third straight shutout. Willie Kirkland drove in four runs for Cleveland, including a 13th inning homer in a 15-9 win over Boston.
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Palmer and Americans Chase Open Title at Troon
Defending champion Arnold Palmer leads 27 Americans in the 1962 British Open at Troon starting July 9. Others include Sam Snead Jack Nicklaus Gene Sarazen Phil Rodgers Gene Littler Doug Sanders and Jimmy McHale as 380 players 85 amateurs enter the field after two qualifying rounds.
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Ruth led Columbia Records in 3-2 win over Bituminous
Creed Hubbard pitched a two hitter for Columbia Records who defeated Bituminous Materials 3 to 2. Dave Graesch had two hits while Phil Slavens drove in both of the Tinams runs. Pepsi Cola beat the Americans 4 to 2.
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McAteer Wins Decision as MecNeeley DQ Disqualifies
Totowa New Jersey fight results show Don McAteer 173 of Paterson defeats Tom MecNeeley 199 of Boston by decision after MecNeeley is disqualified in the sixth round for low blows.
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