Veeck Says Yankees Messed Up League In Look Magazine
Bill Veeck accuses Del Webb and the New York Yankees of booting him from baseball and turning the American League into a secondary league. He cites TV revenue, night-game favoritism, and conspiracies to punish the Browns, urging reform and criticizing Commissioner Frick for inaction.
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Barnum of Baseball
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New York Yankees Today
Look Magazine
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Cleveland Indians
Chicago White Sox
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Washington Senators
Washington
Browns
Ford Frick
Indians Top Yankees In Race For First Place Series Opener
The Cleveland Indians and New York Yankees open a three game series for first place with both at 27-19. Jim Grant faces Ralph Terry in tonight’s game as Grant nears army duty and Mantle may pinch hit. Essegian may be in the lineup against Terry. Grant could be limited after this week.
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UPI
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New York Yankees
Bronx Bombers
Indians
Yanks
Jim Grant
Ralph Terry
Grant
Bombers
Cleveland
Tribe
Mickey Mantle
Terry
Mel McGaha
Chuck Essegian
Phillips pitches no hit and 11-3 win in East action
Jack Phillips pitched a no hitter leading Empire Spring to an 11-3 victory over Day's Hardware while Alex Smink earned the win for Schriner, Liewellyn, and Peters Slaxceil. The Atlantic team beat Crawford 14-3 behind Smink’s two hits and seven strikeouts.
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Jack Phillips
Empire Spring
Day’s Hardware
Elyria Atlantic
Crawford
Phillip
Ricky Fritz
Jim Molosky
Mike Elberts
Rich Weeks
Ray Williamson
Denny Queen
Ralph Moyer
Roger Smink
Doug Thurman
Dave Paternite
Smink
Dale Bunning
Brad Bruce
Keith Dick
Musial Receives Honorary Doctorate at Monmouth
Dr Stan Musial, famed slugger known as Stan The Man, was awarded an honorary Doctor of Humanities degree at Monmouth College during spring graduation ceremonies. President Robert W Gibson praised him as exemplifying professional excellence as 13,000 seniors received degrees. Musial did not give an acceptance speech and was accompanied by his wife and a son who also graduated that weekend from Notre Dame.
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UPI
Stan Musial
Stan
St. Louis
Monmouth College
Robert W. Gibson
Musial
Notre Dame
Calderwood Wins 15 Round Decision To Retain Empire Title
Scotland's Chic Calderwood defeats Johnny Halafihi of Tonga in a 15 round unanimous decision to keep the British Empire light heavyweight championship in Newcastle England. The fight headlines a boxing card and confirms Calderwood's title defense.
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Newcastle
England
UPI
Chic Calderwood
Scotland
Johnny Halafihi
Tonga Islands
Koufax Dominates Phillies as Dodgers Gain on Giants
Sandy Koufax struck out 13 in a three hit victory over Philadelphia, boosting his season total to 123 and narrowing Los Angeles’ gap behind the first-place Giants. Moon and Roseboro homered, while Art Mahaffey took his 24th birthday defeat as Philly’s only runs came on a Davis homer and a Taylor single. Koufax’s control and discipline improved since a 1961 spring incident, with Alston’s riot act now paying dividends.
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Walt Alston
Los Angeles Dodgers
Dazzy
Vance
Koufax
Dodgers
Philadelphia Phillies
San Francisco Giants
Christy Mathewson
Als
Alston
Larry Sherry
Wally ‘Moon
John Roseboro
Tony Taylor
Johnny Callison
Jackie Davis
Philadelphia
Art Mahaffey
Hhis
Holy Name and Druggists Win City League Battle
In North Ridgeville Holy Name defeated Gardner Johnson 15 to 14 in a tight City League baseball battle. Spitzer Drugs toppled Hardware with a narrow margin as Towner Drug posted a 194 but the full details are incomplete.
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Spitzer
Gardner Johnson ‘Hardware
Holy Name
Towner Drug
Washington at Baltimore Major League Baseball clash
MLB action features Washington at Baltimore with pitchers pichti-Rudolph and Ostera listed in early game notes. Roberts and Panipas carry respective records as teams prepare for Wednesday matchups including Cleveland at New York Detroit at Boston Kansas City at Atlanta and Chicago at Los Angeles.
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Scago
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W. L. Pet
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Minnesota
Cincinnati Aaoe
Pittsburgh
St Louis
Chicago
Milwaukee
Houston
Philadelphia
Phila
Giant
Terry
Green
Angeles
Pittsburch
Iwi
Los Angels
Nighlight
Drrsdale
Wiliams
Borien
Selinsky
Francis
Friend
Cincinnati
St. Louis
Simmons
Aukee
Picke
Golden
Pierry
Francisco
Wyatt joins Braves farm system after signing with Milwaukee
Wyatt Whitley Jr son of Milwaukee pitching coach John Whitley Wyatt signed a contract with the Atlanta Braves Monday and was assigned to the Class D Dublin Georgia farm club Wyatt a right handed pitcher attended the University of Georgia for Georgia.
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John Whitley Wyatt Jr
Braves Moniday
Dublin
Wyatt
University of Georgia
Morticians Win 10 in First Inning in 15-2 Victory
Sudro Curtis Funeral Home opened with a 10 run first inning and five more in the second at Joe Norban Field, fueled by seven hits and six walks. Rich Madden limited Molders Union to three hits as Endalmers clinched the 15-2 win.
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Joe Norban
Endalmers
Molders Union
Bob Alten
Tim Terrell
Lonnie Taylor
Ron Jones
Richard Madden
Molders
Walt Baron
Gary Smorgola
Jack Plasi
United Polish Club
Bob Brown
Frank Becker
Ae Acess
Curtis
Deliio
Johnson
Utilityman haunts old Tribe friends in exhibition
Cincinnati downed Cleveland 6-2 in an exhibition as veteran players from both sides, including Gordie Coleman and Hark Foiles for Cincinnati and Wynn Hawkins for Cleveland, competed for sandlot benefit. Howie Nunn worked six strong, allowing six hits and two homers.
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UPI
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Nevesa Tuguz
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Mathews
Reds
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Cleveland
Keough
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Gordie Coleman
Hark Foiles
Howie Nunn
Chuck Essegian
Bubba Phillips
Redskins
Oberlin Golf Club fuels teen golf drive and growth
The Oberlin Golf Club powers Oberlin High School golf success with a broad junior program. It offers reduced memberships for students, summer junior clinics for ages 8 to 16, and mentorship from club pros Kristosik and Lawrence. The initiative has produced top players Bourne and Piraino and aims to expand youth participation through structured lessons, contests, and scholarships.
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Oberlin
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Golfers of Tomorrow
Oberlin College
Neal Shannon
Carl Bruning
Bruning
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Kristosik
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Chip Piraino
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