Bonus Baby Battle in Major League Baseball
The article argues large signing bonuses for high school and college stars threaten minor leagues and burden cities. It cites examples like Lew Krausse and Jake Gibbs, notes escalating bonuses of 100 000 to 200 000, and warns profits may vanish as clubs compete while minor leagues are squeezed.
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Lee
Jones
Dave Nicholson
Baltimore Orioles
Kansas City Athletics
Lew Krausse
Chester
Jake Gibbs
New York Yankees
Auburn University
Golf Opens at Oakland Hills Under Heat Monster
Oakland Hills prepares for the 61st National Open amid heat and harsh rough. Bob Rosburg calls the course a monster with skinny fairways and thick rough while Palmer, Player and Mogan boost practice ahead of the tournament start.
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Don Weiss
Associated Press
Birmingham, Mich
Oakland Hills
Liston Slated to Go
George Katz, Liston’s manager, says he doubts Sonny Liston will be convicted of impersonating a police officer and insists the incident won’t ruin his title shot against Floyd Patterson. Katz criticizes Arch Hindman’s blunt remark and defends Liston’s character amid the late-night park incident involving Dolores Ellis and two men.
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Philadelphia
George Katz
Sonny Liston
Katz
Liston
Floyd Patterson
Arch Hindman
The
National Boxing Association
Hindman
Hagerstown
Ind
Dolores Ellis
Subur
Sunnyland Beats Flowers Baking in Industrial Softball Showdown
In the men's Industrial softball league, Sunnyland defeated Flowers Baking Co. 16 to 5 after Stegall Electric Co. forfeited due to a power failure. Hagar and Booth had three hits for Sunnyland, while Green led Flowers with three safeties. Next games start at 7:45 at the Coats and Clark recreational area.
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Flowers Baking Co
Hagar
Booth
Sunnyland
Green
Coats and Clark
Dupas Wins Southern Welter Crown In New Orleans
Ralph Dupas outboxed Guy Sumlin over 11 rounds then surged in the 12th to earn a unanimous decision and retain the mythical Southern welterweight title. Dupas improves to 88-15-6, while Sumlin falls to 21-4-3 in four years.
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New Orleans
Ralph Dupas
Guy Sumlin
Sumlin
Dupas
Emile Griffith
Strikes and Spares Lesson for the 5 9 Spare
Professional bowler Joe Wilman explains the 5 9 spare for right handed bowlers. The guide shows aiming center lane slight left, hitting the 5 pin and pocketing the 9 pin, with tips to avoid overhooking and leaving the 9 untouched.
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Joe Wilman
Spare Illustrated
Pe Manlert
Elks and Neels Baseball Teams Take Victory
The Elks Little League beat Coca-Cola 10-6 after eight runs in the top of the sixth. Neel's edged Jaycees 4-2 in Pony League with Murphy earning the win over Williams. Bubba Bullington and Stan Johnson led Elks with two hits each. Lanter and Smith paced Coca-Cola with two apiece.
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Neel
Coca- Cola
Coke
Buster Lanter
Bubba Bullington
Stanley Johnson
Coca-Cola
Mark Smith
Donnie Hurst
Murphy
Hayward Boutwell
Williams
Jaycees
Bama Player To Be Tried For Bribery
Former Alabama basketball player Jerry Vogel faces Wake County Superior Court charges for offering Ton Brown of the University of North Carolina $1900 to share points in a game. Vogel surrendered voluntarily and waived a preliminary hearing. Bond set at $3000. Lester V. Chalmers Jr. said Brown and Vogel surrendered at his office and were in custody.
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Alabama
Jerry Vogel
Wake County Superior Court
University of North Carolina
Vogel
Ton Brown
University
Chapel Hill
Lester V. Chalmers Jr
Brown
State Bureau of Investigation
Chalmers
Yanks Top Angels and KC Beats Indians in tight AL action
Kansas City defeats Cleveland 15 in 10 innings to trim the Indians AL lead to one game over New York. The Yankees rally past the Angels 8-1 behind Bill Stafford four-hitter. White Sox edge Baltimore 9-8. Boston over Minnesota 10-8. Giants beat Dodgers 7-4 as Cepeda drives in the clincher. O'Dell wins.
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Associated Press
Kansas City
Cleveland
Indians
New York
Detroit
Chicago White Sox
Baltimore
Boston
Minnesota
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Dodgers
Cincinnati
Yankees
Bill Stafford
Ted Bowsfield
Tony Kubek
Mickey Mantle
Elston Howard
Bill Skow
Leo Posada
Frank Funk
Giants
Roger Craig
Orlando Cepeda
Billy O'Dell
YMCA Softball Ladies Triumph Over Warner's
The YMCA softball team defeated Warner's 23 to 4 in a twilight game. Rose Mary Taylor pitched a strong game allowing 11 hits as YMCA piled up 29 total. Peggy Gainous Ann Duke and Vicki McCleod had four hits each for the winners while Pat Pierson and Susie Smith added three apiece. Sangster and Pott led Warner's with two hits each. Next league game is Thursday evening.
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Warner's
Whle
Rosemary Taylor
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Ann Duke
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Pat Pierson
Susie Smith
Warner
Warner's Were Sangster
Attendance Down as MLB Sees Decline in 1961
Attendance across major leagues in 1961 totals 5.85 million through Sunday, 10 percent under 1960. The National League trails by 693,000. the American League, boosted by Minnesota and Los Angeles, leads by 36,000 yet gains 548,000 from new franchises. Cincinnati and Washington rise. Dodgers near 800,000 but still 158,000 below last year.
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Cincinnati
Washington
Reds
Senators
Los Angeles Dodgers
Baseball standings and results from the day
Baseball and Southern league standings with yesterday results and today's schedule. Teams include Cincinnati Los Angeles San Francisco Pittsburgh Milwaukee St Louis Chicago Philadelphia and New York with their win loss records. Also listed are minor league city matchups and yesterday results for Birmingham Chattanooga Macon Little Rock Shreveport Atlanta and Mobile.
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Los Angeles
San Francisco
Pittsburgh
Milwaukee
St. Loui
Chicago
Philadelphia
St. Louis
Cleveland
New York
Detroit
Baltimore
Washington
Boston
Kansas City
Minnesota
Southern Baers Sten
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Birmingham
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Macon
Mobile
Little Rock
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T. Ile
Cager Granted Leave To Play For Saints
San Francisco AP Kenny Sears a six year Knicks veteran can play for the San Francisco Saints until a New York Knicks suit is settled. A federal judge dismissed a Knicks bid for a preliminary injunction. The Knicks also sue the Saints for 175000 in damages while Sears seeks 80000 in treble anti trust damages against the NBA.
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San Francisco
Kenny Sears
San Francisco Saints
New York Knickerbockers
George B. Harris
New York
National Basketball Association
Sears
Knicks
American Basketball League
Saints
NBA
Mets Sign Players Including Tracey Rivers and Colleagues
The New York Mets announce the signing of 12 free agents including Tracey Rivers a Georgia Southern College product who received a five figure bonus. Rivers a 21 year old right hander 6 4 210 assigned to Raleigh along with William Haberman Fordham outfielder and Sandor Taboh St John s third baseman.
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The
New York Mets Today
Tracey Rivers
Georgia Southern
William Haberman
Fordham University
Sandor Taboh
St. John’s University
Rivers
Raleigh
N.C
Haberman
Taboh
Red Marion
J. E. Rowe
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