McKee Building Specialties Wins Duckpin City Title
In the 1960-61 GAA Git Baan Duckpin league McKee Building Specialties defeated Crushers 2244 to 2227 to claim the Major League championship. Individual standout Miss Jackson rolled 210 with six spares, Janice Murray added 90, and Renner led the Aces with a 133 game while Perry posted a 592 set as Crushers fell 17 pins short. Dorothy Allen Handicap event to follow at Health Center Lanes with Evening Star Ladies League and Ladies Mercantile League participation.
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McKee
Geen
Janice Barbara Lewis
Luven
Eles Kely
Rosenberger Rockettes
Miss Jackson
Janice Murray
Mary Jane Clement
Susie Spurling
Crushers
Buster Kline
Jack Jones
Charles Ren- Aces
Renner
Perry
Harold Pugh
Aces
Jones
Jes Minghini
Lane Reed
Dorothy Allen
Evening Star Ladies League
Ladies Commercial League
Housewifeeagues
Notre Dame Freshmen Spark Irish In Spring Game Comeback
Notre Dame’s spring game showcased promise from a sophomore group as Frank Budka directed the varsity to six of seven touchdowns. Daryle Lamonica, Jim Snowden, Paul Cota and others plus holdovers like Bill Pfeiffer and Tom MacDonald highlighted a rebuilding effort in South Bend.
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Charles Chamberlain
Associated Press
South Bend
Frank Budka
Pompano Beach
Fla
Daryle Lamonica
Fresno
Calif
Jim Snowden
Youngstown
Ohio
Paul Cota
Ein Sons
N.Y
Moabe
North Carolina Faces Plan to De Emphasize Big Time Basketball
Prosecutor Lester Chalmers says warrants issued for Joseph Green of New York City and Aaron Wagman tied to a scheme bribing NC State players to fix games against Duke and North Carolina. Gov. Sanford backs careful de emphasis, while more warrants target gamblers rather than players. Dallas joins the NFL Eastern division next fall.
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Lester Chalmers
Joseph Green
New York City
N.C
Duke
North Carolina
Green
Aaron Wagman
New York
Chalmers
Terry Sanford
Sanford
Pacific Coast League Scores Tie Tacoma and Vancouver
In the Pacific Coast League Tacoma defeated Vancouver 2 to 0 while Salt Lake topped Seattle 8 to 7 and Portland beat Hawaii 5 to 4. San Diego won 18 to 9 against Spokane.
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Associated Press
Tacoma
Vancouver
Salt Lake
Seattle
Portland
Hawaii
San Diego
Spokane
Toronto
Buffalo
Syracuse
Rochester
American Association
Omaha
Dallas-Fort Worth
Houston
Indianapolis
Louisville
Denver
Olympic Champion Nieder Flops In Pro Boxing Debut
Olympic shot put champion Bill Nieder admitted he flopped in his first pro boxing match in Philadelphia. The 26 year old from Santa Monica was knocked out in the first round at the Alhambra Boxing Club by Jim Wiley, who dominated 2:10 into the six round bout after Nieder failed to land a punch. Nieder weighed 216 pounds to Wiley’s 198.
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Philadelphia
Bill Nieder
Santa Monica
Calif
Alhambra
Jim Wiley
Nieder
Wiley
Major Leagues Fall Behind 60 For Attendance
Major League baseball attendance fell overall in 1960 despite weekend crowds in New York and San Francisco. The Yankees led home crowds with 141,496 after a four game series with Detroit, while the Orioles totaled 157,023 in 11 home dates. The Giants-Braves series boosted San Francisco to 276,243, but Giants attendance trailed last year. Overall Big League attendance reached 2,742,219 versus 3,291,482 last year. The Minnesota Twins led American League home attendance at 211,097.
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New York
Teague
Santee
San Francisco
Yankees
Detroit
Yanks
Baltimore Orioles
Orioles
Giants
Minnesota Twins
Los Angeles
Virginia Calendar and Football Schedule Highlights
The Virginia calendar lists baseball matchups VMI at Richmond Carson‑Newman at Emory and Hampden Sydney at Randolph‑Macon in the Mason‑Dixon Conference southern division playoffs. The New York Titans will play a single home football game at night next season against the Oakland Raiders on Saturday night November 11.
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Virginia Military Institute
Richmond
Carson - Newman
Emory and Hampden - Sydney
Randolph- Macon
Mason - Dixon
New York Titans
Oakland Raiders
Montague and Braddock Triumph in City League Softball
Montague defeated Welltown 15 to 2 in six innings as Charlie Hill fanned 11 and allowed three hits for the win. Braddock beat Cedar Creek 10 to 5 with Pyne earning seven hits allowed and Gladden taking the loss. City League games at Senseny Park show even form with late drama in Braddock’s comeback.
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Senseng Park
Montague
Welltown
Braddock
Cedar Creek
Charlie Hill
Hs Mates
Shiley
Hill
Pyne
Gladden
Tacs
Halltown
Senseny Park
97 Senators Propose Medal For Bob Hope
Washington senators file a resolution led by Sen. Stuart Symington proposing a gold medal for Bob Hope. The measure lauds his humor and perfect morale boosting tours for American troops, noting his charity work and global travel during World War II and Korea.
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Washington
Senate
Bob Hope
Stuart Symington
D-Mo
Hope
Korea
Symington
United States
North Africa
Pacific
Australia
Leslie Townes Hope
Eltham
England
Cleveland
Ohio
Rg Television
Timate
Astonic Mon
Packy East
Frustrating Saturday for Topeka Sheriff Deputies
A rough night in Topeka as a patrol car suffered two flats, a spare from another car was used, the second car also went flat, and a third vehicle arrived with a flat while tires were being repaired.
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Topeka
Kani
Sheriff's Deputies
Sophomore Gene Engel Named UVa Outstanding Athlete 1960-61
Charlottesville AP reports Gene Engel of Crawford New Jersey, a basketball regular and leading scorer on the track, was named the University of Virginia's outstanding athlete for 1960-61. Engel set school records in the discus and javelin at the university banquet, with awards given to 16 Cavalier athletes.
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Charlottesville
Gene of
Crawford
N. J
University of Virginia
Engel
Barber Shop Quartet Group To Form Here
A new chapter of the Society for the Preservation and Encouragement of Barber Shop Quartet Singing in America will form here on May 28. The organizational meeting is set for 2 p.m. at the Rouss Fire Hall, announced by president Paris of the district. The group has about 28,000 members across 700 chapters in the U S and Canada. Contact Bob Wills at 212 Fox Drive for details.
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Society For the Preservation and Encouragement of
America
Rouss Fire Hall
Pee Paris
U. S
Canada
Wind Tunnel Reaches Supersonic Heights at Wright-Patterson
The Aeronautical Research Laboratory at Wright Patterson AFB unveils a new wind tunnel capable of 11 000 mph winds, 20 inches in diameter, simulating up to 200 000 feet altitude and 2 500 degrees Fahrenheit.
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Dayton, Ohio
Aeronautical Research Laboratory
Wright - Patterson Air Force Base
Twins Start Move For Lead As Pitching Cools
Camilo Pascual and Pedro Ramos spark the Twins to a four game streak after a rough spell. Ramos improved to 3-2 with a 5-4 win over the Los Angeles Angels, while Pascual pitched four hitters in a 5-0 victory over the Chicago White Sox to keep Minnesota within reach of the league leaders.
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ED Wilks
Associated Press
Camilo Pascual
Pedro Ramos
Harop
Minnesota
Ramos
Los Angeles Angels
Twins
Pascual
Chicago
White Sox
New York
League Standings and Upcoming Schedule Snapshot
The standings show Detroit leading with 29 wins, New York 16, Minnesota 16, Cleveland 15, Baltimore 15, and Los Angeles 10. Upcoming games list Cleveland at Boston and at New York, Detroit at Baltimore, and a rain postponed Pittsburgh game.
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W.L
Pet. G.B
Detroit
New York
Minnesota
Cleveland
Baltimore
Los Angeles
Boston
Chicago
Kansas City
Washington
San Francisco
Milwaukee
Pittsburgh
Cincinnati
Philadelphia
St. Louis
Soviet claim France would restart nuclear tests during talks
The Soviet delegate at the Geneva conference warned France might resume nuclear and hydrogen tests unless the United States and Britain persuade France to abandon its program. Arthur Dean rejected the charge as ludicrous, while Sir Michael Wright accused the Soviets of posturing to cover up intransigence on a treaty.
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Geneva
United States
Britain
France
Soviet Union
Tsarapkin
U.S
Arthur H. Dean
Michael Wright
Dean
Michael
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Pine Motor CO
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Richmond Professional Institute
Evening Star Sports
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Barber Shop
Bob Wills
Fox Drive
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Ted Bowsfield
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