Yanks Sweep White Sox to reclaim AL lead
Yankees rally to sweep two from Chicago and knock the White Sox from first place as Milwaukee drops its sixth straight. Early Wynn and Bob Shaw started the week, Enos Slaughter and Eli Grba delivered key wins, while Cleveland and Boston split, tightening the pennant race.
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Beer Distributor Shot in Gangland Style Attack
Joseph Bronge 50, Melrose Park, a beer distributor indicted by a federal grand jury on two counts of perjury, was shot Sunday by two gunmen in disguise. Bronge, hospitalized and near death, allegedly faced an ambush tied to possible organized crime links in beer distribution.
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Baseball League Leaders From The 1960 Season Snapshot
National League leaders include Aaron Milwaukee batting .349 with 129 hits and 29 homers. Mathews Milwaukee tops home runs with 29 and triples with 8. Banks Chicago drives in 85 with 25 homers. Mays San Francisco leads runs with 73 and steals with 17. Pinson Cincinnati ties for runs with 73 and 14 steals. Conversely, Robinson Cincinnati has 86 RBIs. Pitcher Face Pittsburgh leads wins with 14 and Antonelli San Francisco has 14-4 record. Drysdale Los Angeles leads with 147 strikeouts. American League leaders show Kuenn Detroit batting .338 with 128 hits, Killebrew Washington 80 RBIs and 32 homers, and Mantle New York with 16 homers and 28 RBIs.
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California drivers lead sportsman stock car race standings
Daytona Beach AP report shows Rick Henderson of Petaluma California atop the NASCAR sportsman division with 1 534 points at the season midpoint. Vince Conrad of Kutztown Pennsylvania is second with 1 368 and George Benson of Mount View California third with 1 326 reversing traditional Eastern dominance.
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Championship Fight Tonight in Providence Featherweights Clash
Harold Gomes faces Paul Jorgenson in a 15 round junior lightweight title bout set for Pierce Memorial Field Providence with an expected 10 000 crowd. Gomes holding a 44 4 record versus Jorgenson 77 6 30 KO's in a rematch from Miami. Local radio only and no TV planned for this Rhode Island title fight.
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