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Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jun 07, 1961

Page

9

Baseball Standings and Tuesday Results Summary

Standings show Cleveland 32 17 653 Detroit 33 18 677 New York 28 19 506 Boston 22 25 468 Chicago 19 29 396 Minnesota 19 31 .380 Los Angeles 18 31 .367. Tuesday results list Lessa 7 0 Baltimore 3 2 and other scores with games at New York Kansas City at Boston and Cleveland at Washington.

W.L. Pet. G.B Cleveland Detroit New York Boston Chicago Minnesota Los Angeles Lessa Baltimore Kansas City Washington Lana

Minor League Standings Snapshot

Baseball standings show Rochester at 8-5 and Jersey City 1-7 in the Fs Minor League list. American Association leaders Omaha 8 and Houston 10 with Dallas Fort Worth and Denver at Indianapolis postponed. Pacific Coast shows Salt Lake City 3 11 and Seattle 2 with Spokane at Vancouver postponed.

Rochester Jersey City Buffalo Columbus Charleston Syracuse American Association Omaha Louisville Houston Dallas-Fort Worth Denver Indianapolis Pacific Coast Salt Lake City Seattle Portland Hawaii San Diego Spokane Vancouver

All-Star Rules Altered Again for Two Games

Plans revert to 1960 pattern with 25 man squads at San Francisco and 28 at Boston as teams select eight starters by league vote and rest by opposing managers. For the second game managers may replace pitchers, announce date set for July 5.

Ball San Francisco Boston

Detroit Boxer Sonny Banks Wins by Knockout

Detroit light heavyweight Sonny Banks knocked out Joe Shelton in a 1944 bout in Detroit. In Chattanooga officials defended a misnamed plaque at Moccasin Bend Psychiatric Hospital, noting the cost of correcting it at about $1,000, a sum they deem too high to waste.

Associated Press Detroit Sonny Banks Joe Shelton Ole Chattanooga Moccasin Bend Psychiatric Hospital State Psychiatric Hospital Star

Major League Batting and Field Leaders Listed

The data lists leaders across leagues for 100 at bats or more. Piersall of Cleveland tops American League batting with .370, Brandt of Baltimore at .360, Colavito of Detroit leads runs with 42, Gentile of Baltimore drives in 48, Cash of Detroit has 44 RBIs, Piersall again with 70 hits, and Robinson of Baltimore tied for hits with Ku?bek of New York at 63. Power is split between Power and Romano of Cleveland with 17 doubles. Wood of Detroit has 6 triples, Piersall 5. Maris of New York leads home runs with 16, Colavito of Detroit and Mantle of New York tied at 15. Stolen bases go to Howser of Kansas City with 15, Aparicio of Chicago 4. Grant of Cleveland and Mossi of Detroit lead wins with 60, and strikeouts are led by Bell of Cleveland and Ford of New York with 64.

Piersall Cleveland Brandt Baltimore Colavito Detroit Wood Gentile Cash B. Robinson Kubek New York Power Romano Maris Mantle Howser Kansas Aparicio Sac Grant Mossi Bell Ford

Baseball season leaders and top performers listed

The standings prize players across teams with Aaron leading in average and runs batted in Cepeda and Robinson among home run leaders, Mays and Wills high in runs, Clemente and Fair Alou among hits, and Koufax and Drysdale topping strikeouts. Notable metrics include 62 hits by T Davis and 60 by Clemente, 37 runs by Mays, and 15 home runs by Cepeda.

Indians Vault Into League Lead As White Sox Splatter Detroit

Cleveland rises to first in the American League with an eight game win streak after a 14 3 victory over Washington highlighted by Jimmy Piersalls two hits and a triple. Johnny Romano and Vic Power power the surge as Chicago tops Detroit 7 1 with Turk Downing delivering key relief.

Indians White Sox Detroit Angels Boston Kansas City Washington Joe McClain Piersall Willie Kirkland Vic Power Cleveland Gary Bell Bob Allen Tribe Tigers Turkdown Early Wynn Jim Bunning Jake Wood al Smith Sox

Gibbs Steals Show In Richmond Vee Debut

Mississippi star Jake Gibbs, a $100000 bonus signee, goes 5 for 7 with two runs and an RBI as Richmond defeats Toronto 3-1. He errs on a grounder in the field but completes solid two-way night, while Bill Carr of Miss State rival hits a two-run homer in the opener.

Estrada Naime Angels Orioles Ken McBride Whitey Herzog Los Angeles Ken Hunt Leroy Thomas Milt Pappas Eli Grba Thomas Richmond Jake Gibbs Mississippi Gibbs Richmond Virginians New York Yankees Toronto Maple Leafs Ronnie Negray Maple Leafs Ellis Burton Lou Johnson Bill Carr Mississippi State

Rabble Rousers Warned by Gov Vandiver Over Desegregation

Governor Ernest Vandiver warned would be rioters against stirring trouble as four Atlanta high schools will be integrated. He vowed to use forces to preserve peace if life or property are endangered after the Atlanta Board of Education approved transfers of 10 Negro students to white schools amid a federal desegregation order.

Atlanta Ernest Vandiver Vandiver Atlanta Board of Education

Behavior Cure Seen Medical Science Goal

President Kennedy's physician Dr Janet Travell says medical science will aim to cure human behavior rather than physical illness. Speaking at Meharry Medical College she warned medicine must modify behavioral patterns for the good of society and noted her travels with the President to Paris and Vienna.

Nashville, Tenn Kennedy Janet Travell Meharry Medical College Travell Paris Vienna Mepori

Don't wait too long at Rochester Institute of Technology

The article quotes George Hedden, director of admissions at Rochester Institute of Technology, warning that the greatest risk is from students who can perform excellently but have never pursued it. He cautions that delaying effort until college is a dangerous mindset.

Rochester N.Y George Hedden Rochester Institute of Technology

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