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Newspaper
Tucson Daily Citizen
Location
Tucson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1961
Page
21
Hank Bauer begins as Kansas City manager guiding an A's club that defeated his former Yankees teammates 4 3 on late homers by Norm Siebern and Wes Covington. Bauer stresses consistency and says he plans no quick changes while awaiting a full roster. The club sits eighth in the AL, 11 44 games behind the leading Yankees.
In a pivotal AL matchup, Kansas City’s Hank Bauer earns his first win as manager as Norm Siebern and Wes Covington hit ninth inning homers to beat the Yankees 4 3. New York drops to third, game behind Detroit with nine road tests looming against Kansas City Minnesota and Los Angeles. Cincinnati leads the NL with five straight wins and a 14 4 game edge.
IOC members approve a day of rest after the opening ceremony for Tokyo 1964, with competitions starting on the third day. Discussions cover sport counts, amateur rules, and the Winter program, while baseball standings and Yankee notes appear in the daily MLB recap.
Multiple MLB and minor league games listed for tonight with teams including Detroit Washington Baltimore Minnesota New York Kansas City Cleveland Chicago Boston Los Angeles Milwaukee San Francisco Chicago Pittsburgh Philadelphia St Louis Cincinnati Seattle Vancouver Portland San Diego and others. Also minor league results for Buffalo Jersey City Rochester Columbus Richmond Syracuse Louisville Fort Worth Denver Indianapolis Houston Denver. Some player names and records appear in parentheses.
Boston boxer Thomas focuses on personal peak for AAU and European meets rather than Brumel’s world high jump record. Thomas holds 7 feet 3 and 334 inches standard. Brumel’s 7 feet 3 45 inches measurement prompts discussion of conversion. Thomas, coached by Ed Flanagan, aims for peak performance this week with training at high heights and upcoming head to head with Brumel.
The Kansas City Athletics are sued for 43750 by Clover Carroll widow of former GM Parke Carroll who died February 4. The suit names Charles O Finley Co as successors to Kansas City Athletics Inc in Jackson County circuit court.
Several leading SEC tackles left college prospects this week. Ken Frost of Tennessee joined the Dallas Cowboys after scholastic blocks. Ed Nutting of Georgia Tech opted for the NFL Browns. Florida's Frank Lasky failed to qualify for summer school. Ed Reynolds of Tulane and Dickie Smith of Ole Miss also faced pro opportunities, signaling a scouting surge as teams seek replacements.
New York tallies three runs but Kansas City edges ahead with a homer by Skowron and late runs. Pitching by Sheldon and Archer preserves the lead as 16,715 fans watch.
Police seek the arrests of Philip Lacort of Boston and Joseph Green of New York as the probe widens to 36 players from 21 colleges. District Attorney Frank Hogan links Portnoy of Columbia to four fixed games for 1000 dollars per game. Portnoy was dismissed by Columbia after new disclosures.
Tom Finke the 6 foot 5 Arizona standout topped early results in NCAA golf qualifiers posting a par 72 and two day total 145 He recovered from a double bogey after hitting over the fourth green and ran off four birdies in five holes Weather soaked round one saw many early scores in the 80s with rain continuing overnight.
Four main events feature ten top wrestlers at the Tucson Garden tonight starting at 8 30 p m. The heavyweight headliner matches Vic Christy against Charro Azteca in a two out of three falls bout. Both undefeated in Tucson, each about 235 pounds, Charro famed for the Indian deathlock, Vic vows to win within the hour.
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