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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 03, 1961
Page
8
World Series facts outline games at Yankee Stadium and Crosley Field with schedule details. Key dates include October 4 5 7 8 and possible games on October 9 11 12 all in EST. Reds listed as underdogs with 12 to 5 odds.
Series features Cincinnati and New York in a best of seven format. Estimated attendance 70 000 at the stadium and 30500 at Crosley Field. First game weather cloudy with a high in the 60s. NBC carries New York games at 11 45 a.m. EST and Cincinnati at 12 45 p.m. EST. Probable pitchers: Cincinnati Jim O'Toole 19 9 and New York Whitey Ford 25 4.
Miss Clara Sibert of Martinsburg West Virginia returned home after two weeks with relatives. James Franklin Lindawood has begun boat training at Fort Jackson South Carolina after induction into the Army. Mr and Mrs Wayne Doman and children Daryl and Diane of Alexandria spent the weekend with Mr Doman’s parents. Miss Petty Doman who had visited her brother and family returned home for the winter.
Cleveland Indians appoint Mel McGaha as manager at 35 the youngest in MLB to unite a club with a reported personality problem. Jimmie Dykes is released after a slow, happy era, saying the job is murder while Gabe Paul notes troublemakers inside the team.
In Philadelphia, Len Mathews beat Jimmy Loo by knockout in round eight after a 137 percent test. New York saw Joey Donovan defeat Gil Diaz on points with 13742 percent. Joe Erskine won on foul over George Chuvalo in Wales. Juan Duran defeated Gianni Lommi in Bologna. Ray Schlamp knocked out Bernie Arrigo in Montreal.
A weekend visitor at St Bernard's Abbey forgot his pajamas and borrowed a pair from the monastery. A short time later the mail delivered $500 and a note of thanks for the pajamas.
Casey Stengel and new Mets staff work on the 1962 NL draft list with George Weiss and NL president Warren Giles present. Teams will select 28 players for Houston and New York with options and a premium list guiding $1.7 to $1.9 million spends, while eight clubs supply two or more players.
New York enters as 12-5 favorite in the Series with Whitey Ford facing Jim O'Toole. Mantle’s status is uncertain as he rehabs a hip issue, while Reds pitcher Darrrell Johnson is listed as doubtful with a left side strain.
Roberto Clemente, 1961 National League batting champion with a .351 mark, asks Pittsburgh Pirates for a pay raise next season. He says the boost is earned for overall value as an all around ball player, succeeding Dick Groat as batting champion and continuing a Pirates back to back title run from 1935 36.
Iowa’s top ranked Hawkeyes prepare for a clash with Southern California but will be without star halfback Larry Ferguson due to a strained knee ligament. Ferguson missed two to three weeks after Iowa opened with a 28-7 win over California.
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