Shoemaker Bags 20 000 Bonus With A's After Arizona Pitch
Arizona captain and second baseman Charlie Shoemaker, who signed a 20 000 bonus salary with the Kansas City Athletics, argues that Wildcat averages were inflated by weak pitching and compares favorably to 100 000 club teenagers. Scouts question size but Shoemaker believes he will reach the majors.
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Yanks Open Bid for AL Lead With Indians Series
The New York Yankees start a 16 game stretch to seize the AL lead opening a three game set at Cleveland against the first place Indians. Stafford shines as the Yankees beat the Angels 3 1 behind Kubek Mantle and Howard.
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Ben Jones Dies Ace Calumet Trainer at 78
Veteran Calumet Farm trainer Ben Jones died in Lexington hospital at 78 after a long career that produced six Kentucky Derby winners Lawrin Whirlaway Pensive Citation Ponder and Hill Gail. His son H H Jimmy Jones is also a renowned Calumet trainer.
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Sears Free To Play In New ABL With Suit Pending
San Francisco Saints guard Kenny Sears is cleared to play while a federal judge dismisses a Knicks suit seeking a preliminary injunction. Sears, 6 year NBA veteran, left the New York Knicks for the New American Basketball League for next season.
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Arizona Cat Spikers eye national spotlight at NCAA meet
Six University of Arizona track and field stars head to the NCAA championships in Philadelphia and the Albuquerque Invitational. Larry Dunn, Jack Hudson, and Karl Johnstone form the varsity trio with Dunn running 9.5 sec for 100 yards, Hudson 4 08.5 for the mile, and Johnstone tied for best college discus at 1810. Burke and freshmen Robbins and Gardenswartz join Albuquerque as warmup for AAU championships for non NCAA eligibles.
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Phoenician Wins Again In Scotland
In Turnberry Scotland the British Amateur sees six of the first ten U S players reach round two as four more vie on course. Notables include Lt Monroe Mitchell Fort Worth Henry Tim brook Los Angeles Frank Bostock Phoenix Jack Penrose Miami Michael Korich Roseville and Richard Davies Pasadena. Bostock defeats the Scot John Cubbage three and one after a 39 first nine.
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Baseball Scoreboard Across Leagues and Results
Latest scoreboard highlights from the American and National Leagues with summaries of yesterday’s results and tonight’s schedule. Key matchups feature Boston Minnesota New York Los Angeles Chicago Cleveland and Detroit along with Pacific Coast and International League results and upcoming games across multiple divisions.
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Tucson Country Club 10 and Under Girls Swim Team Heads to Mesa
The Tucson Country Club girl swimmers compete in the Arizona age group championships in Mesa starting Friday with events through Tuesday. Team members include Marty Matteson Cornelia Foster Holly Gilletee Mery Ann Hardwicke and Ann Smith. They won the 100 yard freestyle relay and were second in the 100 yard medley relay at the Arizona AAU meet in Phoenix last weekend. Marty placed third in the 50 yard freestyle.
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Inks With K C S Shoe Shoemaker Heads for Sally League
Chuck Shoemaker 1961 Arizona captain signs a 20000 dollar bonus contract with the Kansas City Athletics and is assigned to Portsmouth Virginia in the Sally League. He aims for spring training invites and a higher league berth next year. Shoemaker batted .377 with 9 HRs and 124 RBIs in three seasons for the Wildcats and was named All America multiple times.
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Liston Cop Caper Described as a Mistake
Philadelphia reports manager George Katz defending heavyweight contender Sonny Liston after a police impersonation charge tied to a dawn incident in Fairmount Park. Katz calls Hindman’s remarks jumping the gun and notes Liston’s history of harmless pranks while downplaying potential impact on a Patterson title shot.
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USC clutch win keeps title bid alive in World Series
Southern California edged Oklahoma State 4 2 as Art Ersepka drove home the decisive run in the ninth and Larry Hankammer matched a strikeout record with 16. Sanctions limited by late ninth inning drama, USC improves to 3 0 while State drops to 2 1 and faces Syracuse. Boston College holds a 2 1 mark after a 4 3 win over Duke.
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Attendance slide marks 1961 MLB season under 1960 totals
Major League Baseball attendance through Sunday shows a 10 percent drop from 1960 despite two new AL teams. Total combined gate reaches 5,845,453, with NL at 2,892,682 and AL at 2,952,771, the latter boosted by Minnesota and Los Angeles franchises. Dodgers lead both leagues near 800,000 but remain 158,000 below last year. Reds and Senators show small gains while several clubs fall short of 1960 figures.
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Jensen Balks Again Misses Club Plane
Boston outfielder Jackie Jensen again balked at air travel missing a Boston to Detroit flight. His wife Zoe Ann Olsen said Jensen would drive the 850 miles with hypnotist Arthur Ellen to reach tonight's Red Sox vs Tigers game. Jensen previously left a road trip citing a need to help the team, then rejoined after treatment and had been performing well.
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