Rotary Leads Off In LBL Tournament With Clevenger homer
Rotary tops National Fruit 10 5 at Senseng Park as Ron Clevenger belts a first inning homer and a late three run rally seals the win. National Fruit struggles to muster offense, managing four hits while Rotary runs up 11 safeties and three errors by the defense.
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National Fruit
Senseng Park
O'Sullivan
Rocky Yost
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J. Haymaker
R. Grubbs
M. Harper
Joe Hall
Jim Hall
M. Thompson
Yost
P. Smallwood
J. Rhodes
R. Clevenger
R. Riggleman
Cpetha
Riggleman
Remember Cravath Gavvy Cravath a Forgotten Home Run Leader
The piece recalls Gavvy Cravath, Phillies star and early home run leader, whose 24 homers in 1915 set a major league mark later surpassed by Babe Ruth. It notes his nicknames Wooden Shoes and Cactus, his slow feet, and Perdue memories of facing him.
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Nashville
Tenn
Clifford Clarence
Cravath
Babe Ruth
Gravath
Philadelphia Nationals
Phillies
Boston
Ruth
Cactus
Gallatin
Hub Perdue
Boston Braves
Gavvy
Gravatt
Philadelphia
Philly
Perdue
Roanoke Quarantines Area After Rabid Cat Bites
More than 40 city blocks in Roanoke were placed under quarantine after two boys were bitten by rabid cats. Residents were told to confine pets to a small area and watch them closely. The quarantined zone includes four parks and the downtown district. In Colorado, Long House excavation on Wetherill Mesa was completed by the National Park Service and National Geographic Society.
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Roanoke
The
National Park Service
National Geographic Society
Long House
Colorado
Wetherill Mesa
Major Leagues Attendance Figures Improve for Tigers and Reds
The Tigers led with 1,340,080 paid in season to date, joining the Reds at 762,520 as major league attendance rises. Through Sunday, Detroit up 235,000 and Cincinnati up 245,000 from last season, while White Sox Dodgers Giants Pirates and Brewers lag behind. Total paid attendance for the week was 1,076,166, keeping the 1961 total 15,03,116, seven percent under last year.
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Cincinati
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Milwaukee
Colonial Heights Surges to Force Region 3 Final
Colonial Heights Va. faces Orangeburg S C tonight in Sumter to decide the Region 3 championship of the American Legion junior baseball tournament. After trailing, Colonial Heights tied it in the ninth and won 5-4 in 11 innings with key hits from Hugh Powell and Lonny Kinker.
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Colonial Heights
Orangeburg
American Legion
Virginians
Hastings
Neb
Hugh Powell
Lonny Kinker
Minor League Standings and Results Update
Pacific Coast League results Tacoma 6 Seattle 4 Vancouver 13 Hawaii 5. International League Columbus 3 8 Charleston 0 1 Rochester 8 4 Richmond 1 1. Jersey City and Buffalo rain cancellations. Standings list Columbus 84 48 .636 Charleston 71 57 .555 Toronto 66 66 .500 Richmond 59 70 .457 Jersey City 59 70 .457. Tuesday schedule: Toronto at Syracuse 5:30 p.m. Jersey City at Richmond 5:30 p.m. Columbus at Charleston 7:30 p.m. Buffalo at Rochester 6:30 p.m.
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Vancouver
Hawaii
Columbus
Charleston
Rochester
Richmond
Toronto
Syracuse
Buffalo
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Denver
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Houston
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Little Gridiron Loop Coaches at Labor Day kickoff
The caption lists Little Football League coaches from several clubs in a Labor Day kickoff photo. It names head coaches Dickie Dick Pete Haymaker Jackie Crenshaw Tommy Grove George Sempeles and assistants Doug Beattie Bobby Grove Rus ty McDonald Jack Pingley Jack Kern Lewis Binner Jim Bromley Garland Clark and others with absentees noted.
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Little Football League
Dickie Dick
Lewis Binner
Jim Bromley
Garland Clark
Jack Kern
Maris Mantle near Ruths 60 in pennant race spotlight
Detroit manager Bob Scheffing warned the Yankees rivals Maris and Mantle may influence the AL pennant chase as they pursue Babe Ruths 60 homer mark. He noted past near misses by Greenberg and Foxx show pressure can backfire while most home run champs did not win the pennant.
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Jerry Green
Associated Press
Detroit
Roger Maris
Mickey Mantle
Babe Ruth
New York Yankees
Bob Scheffing
Detroit Tigers
Maris
Mantle
Yankees
Hank Greenberg
Jimmy Foxx
Steve Bilko
Scheffing
Bilko
Ruth
Metric Study Bill Blocked by Budget Fight in House
Rep. George Miller pushes a $500,000 plan to study metric adoption by the United States. Rep. H. R. Gross blocks the measure, saying it costs money, as Miller contemplates a full legislative route after failed quick passage attempts.
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United States
George P. Miller
Dcalif
Miller
H. R. Gross
Iowa
National Bureau of Standards
Gross
House Committee On Science and Astronautics
Congress
Cardinal Spellman Denies Opposition to School Aid
New York Archbishop Francis Spellman rejects Senator Morse’s charge that Catholic clergy oppose improving public schools. He says Catholics view public schools as partners yet fear private Catholic schools’ protection, while criticizing Kennedy’s federal aid plan as potentially discriminatory against private education. Morse had accused church leaders of blocking legislative aims.
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New York
Francis Cardinal Spellman
Wayne Morse
D-Ore
Morse
Cardinal Spellman
America
Kennedy
Philadelphia
American Federation of Teachers
Three Air Force crew killed by crane contact at Meadville fair
A crane boom brushed a high voltage line at the Meadville fairgrounds while an Air Force jet fighter team prepared for exhibition. Three airmen died on arrival at Meadville City Hospital and a fourth was burned. A fifth was uninjured. two others were not harmed. The team was from Wright Patterson AFB Ohio and had performed widely without incident.
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Meadville City Hospital
Frank Komar
Springfield
Ohio
Robert L. Blair
Hancock, Vt
Fredrick J. Gans
Galesburg
Ill
J.C
William A. Brookins
Fairborn
William L. Call
Wright Patterson Air Force Base
Dayton
Retired board chairman Navran dies after long illness
Navran, who began with the firm as a salesman in 1915, rose to president and general manager from 1935 to 1953 before becoming board chairman. He died after a long illness, leaving a lasting impact on the company.
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