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ng LM Vegas DAILY OPTIC 4 New Mexico, Reds Cling To First Place RICHMAX The home runs were Ihe' fifth Chicago White Sox' home opener, home opener a success but the iir of the young season for 7-2, and the Detroit Tigers spoiled Senators ruined it by "rapping weather Bureau Moon, who not only leads the inn- the Cleveland Indians' season loser Billy Pierce and two rcllev- jors but also debut at home, 5-2. Inclement crs for 11 hits including three' Angeles Dodgers insist they i tops in baiting with a .536 av- weather caused postponement of by third baseman Harry Bright iw a fuh moon Wednesday night, crage and tied for the runs- scheduled games between the Los Actually, "only The U. S. Claims its impossible, but Veeck employed midget vendors Las Vegas Golf Association Lists Coming Tourneys Moon and saw him drive in five off loser Ernie his first Rookie Ken Hunt won his first first But runs with two homers and a sin- coming with two on in the open- major letgue game for the Reds M-irtv kVivn'n riiH (hn gle in 7-2 victory over the St. ing frame iind his second with thc although he needed Jim Bros- ivui.Mia me tniowmg Louis Cardinals.

bases empty in the fourth. The nans help in the ninth 'against Dodger left-fielder, batting clean- the Giants. G'ordie Coleman horn- taking over for up in the'absence of Duke Snider, ered off. loser Jack Sanford in Barter Ed Hobaugh in the third drove his fifth run wuh a sin- Hie fourth. inniiiK gle in seventh and now has Hurls''Three-Hitler Tll( f' Tigers won their same connected safely in all eight Promptly after Commissioner rrom the Indians with a four-run games which he has ap- I-ord rick presented the World Jn lhc oig1l Uookic sleve poiirt-d.

champion Pirates with their Boros with the fu)1 Drysdale Victor World Senes Bob Friend was thc blow thal simk tho ribb. gave up nine bits, went out and checked the Cubs Jjm Bunning allowed only two including a homer by. Carl Sawat- on three hits for his second hits in iv illnin Sports Parade By OSCAR FRALKY enough to shake up those who NEW YORK same chciish as a man thing that draws people to bull Fasy For Once figures, to lure a full As a thcle was Joston Garden on Saturday a lathel ea fm Caim when Paul Vender defends when hc 1)ockccl ollt John Sax middle weight title ton two lounds to defend the asm welterweight title in 1957. Even It's the same since those Cat men was pleasantly suipused IHP Francisco Giants, the Pittsburgh Anderson for all four of their The.board of directors of the Pirates beat the Chicago Cubs, runs; Bill Virdon tripled home thc is headed this yenr and the game between the first one in the third inning and by Dick Cavanaugh.as President; Milwaukee- Braves and 'Philaciol- Pittsburgh then put together a Ift Tom Trumbull, vice president; plua Phillies was postponed be- double by Dick Groat, a walk and and members Charles Crews, cause of cold weathur. four singles for three more runs AGOIES SLATE TOLD alleged beauties of bull-sticking's 'moment of truth." want to gaze on some- THAT WAS NO STRIKE growls Yogi Beira the Yankee's catcher as he thiovvs down his bat in disgust Berra is an xt cihs foi quite an imagma- outstanding example of the type of iieicely competitive la er Produced by the Yankees and other teams in the leagues.

ore yeais have been bj a shame that it has lh hailesi When he lost to Ray to a nice like 0 nChlfCa elr ld Steve Franken and Bob Henry. in the American League, the Bill Veeck went to a lot of LAS CRUCES A 25- Basilic. dleueight title fignt in March of Ed Connor is associate secretary- Washington Senators ruined the pains to make the White Sox am bas'ke'Iball schedule has Carmen, in "the vernacular of 1958 had to spend nine treasurer on the board. announced for New Mexico the- business, is a 'right-- guv davs ln a nos 31lpl fo1 tteatment The various operating commit- Slate for thc 19C1 G2 school year. A gentle fariiilv man and dutiful Qf a ldtelatcd eyelid tees are headed by Loyd Ander- ft ft ff Highlights of the slate include the VmsbandI who alwavs has shunned Subsequently he was knocked son.

tournament; Mildred Trum- first meeting between me Aggies the -bright lights "Basilib -'quietl" ollt bv GonG Fullmel 14 biutal and a Big Ten school and partici- -raises 'two nephews as his lounds dL San Fiancisco in 1959 the Sun Bowl Tourna- sons. His idea of cbhtentmeiit is dnd agaln bv Fullmei ln toi- ment at El Paso. The Aggies will a fisliih" rod r.iimt 1-ikn lulous at Salt Lake City meet Indiana this next season. seitihshi whkh last yeal Hls two leccnt W3S alle ed to have laid Out the fast baseball field and COll- uraiiy I was disappointed but I hi wbuld i-ithor SPO him ies-over a pair of welterweights the first game of-baseball ever played. On June 12, was satisfied' in knowing hc ran ALL-STAR GAME i Victim 'Of Time -CHICAGO Two of New Because Basiiio at despite bull, entertainment: Bill -Gerdeman, handicap; Tom Trumbull.

membership; Ralph Fuller, youth Sam Goodman." publicity; Libby Cavanaugh, woineivs activity. The schedule of tournaments Finn Takes Boston Marathon In Snow In the summei of 1839 Abnei Doubledaj', an instructor militaiy prepaiatory school in Cooper stown New Yoik, BOB SALMON' T'ross Inlcrnutinnni BOSTON tUPI Eino a good race and did die best he Oksanen danced till dawn today could. May 9 hole Scotch four- after winning his second Boston was i lop some, May 28, 18 hole'hcsl ball. A A Marathon run. June 10 through 18-: lournament (medal July hole Scotch foursome, wind, snow and a jnd strength." July hole best bail.

pesky dog Wednesday before giv- 21 'through 2C, Junior ing Finland Us'- third City open play) Marathon victory here. September 16 (hrougrh Oclober Tilc Helsinki "police detective named Caspar Ortega and Don 1939, the National-Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum was wai lc 0 dan -supposedly -qualified" aedicated near Doubledav Field in Cooperstown. Mexico SUUc University's greatest a granite chin and boundless for a sh at ndei rec Later research the Id hold on," athletes, Pcrvis Atkins and Bob courage, -is a victim of time and "'zed as middleweight champion Great American Pastime, in a said Kelley. an English teacher. Gaiters, have been selected to, hds a they love to cut.

And lu Ne-w- Massachusetts and form scarce iy reeogniz-s, WP.S -36 hole club I he 29-year-old Oksanen had to 'But the cold was bothering me play in the 28lh All-Star Football jjftci- 13 Dears' as a club ccrtaln foreign precincts. Play). addition to Hi5 other and Eino just had more power game here Aug. 4. They will per- there is wisdom in the pica's of Needs The Money Palmer, Player In the catcher who tagged the runner in time but the umpire played at Valley Forge back in ruled pointing out thai a 1778! In 1781 "the faculty ef runner must bc touched by the form for the College All-Stars his wife, Kav," that he 'ste'pTlown! a is sensitive when Pl inceton forb ac le the students to bal1 against the NFL Philadelphia Ea- 'l used to lake three punches 1l rt ca as to why lie continues with balls and siick in the Thousands of dollars and fl'cs.

to land one because I didn't know gh i-he obvious answer back common of the college." Oli- staffed maintenance crews keep he needs the payday. -ar Wendell Holmes told an inter- today's stadium turfs SI'RING SCRIMMAGE SET (Match Vlay) h)g American favorite Kel- 1 through August 20 of by some 100 yards but missing Kellcy's 1957 how to do it any other Ba- once admitted; 'After ea go- Ringrer Tournament. HOUSTON, Tex. tails later." Vegas Sports Calendar; Thurs; and began circling about thc lead- but Ulo of averages says look ers. Miles further along the route a deeper in the entry" list, the same ring or his twin appeared again and finally leaped ALBUQUERQUE 6 wh jj though, yoursel'f whcrc tnt wonders, did the while at Harvard in 1829.

University of Ncw Mexico foot-: making the right moves "to slip earnings go. Today it's believed that ball team squares off against it- punches scrws as a partial answer us (UPD-Cold selr the first lime Saturday, only take Uvo hi managerial corps testi- V- 11 Of 1 tnut it nniri one. scrimmage- ut there'-isl'rio denying that, of S5s n0( practice. i75 bcuts, tlie pleasant little a a er would seem to have taken libb throu velvet- viewer that he'd played baseball smooth, fields uncluttered and the painted. "The House that the Buth Built" (123,000 ssuarc feet of was rcccnUy re-sodded with as resilent, deep-rooted Mcrion Blu- a Gabe Genovese from for help in ar- In.

"days, baseball was uaseb'all spikes or hoards of en- played on the community "coin- thusiastic fans. OTENT (UPD C111 ilu vu a tract of land oen to the Smooth, unobstructed terrain sufficient while still being fortu- matchcs advantageous to ublic whil women hung their became even more important with t-. Ba lh Mic- Hate enough to maintain his full a ash, lovers picnicked and older PUlyCr and palmcr cach have 'key Mantle may be a powerful- equilibrium. Fighters long have been bled fo ks sat slmninff lh msolves those bouts he has gone too much. And now the nice lit- the introduction of the lively ball folks sat sunning th-emselves in 192 During the years follow- lhe bascs b- favorite subject of baseball too close in front of the four load- luui 1 slugger, but lie 7J lll rj uuuib uu aas tone -r, i VULUIK 1111:11 tun a uu- VunheA Pla vcr in Addition to- his Mas- thing on an Albuquerque junior 25 rounds.

Tliat fi-urcs out to tle man namcd Baslh must blecd structed here by a hedge and there -buffs was the spectacular skill of ters triumph, finished first in the high ball player. Tony Montoya 31 hours and 15 i lui tcs of bein- some mol by a clump of trees! one George Herman Ruth. Kelley (oppled to the road, Ok- San Francisco and Sunshine of Washington Junior High hit a mauled a-id buffeted not countinc narrowly missing both Kcl- opens. Palmer took top honors in home run that measured 420 feet the absorbed' in tr-iimn" ley and Ine dog and Fred Norris San Diego, Phoenix and Baton on the fly to help his team dc- That and his aunpnr-nK-o' England stopping to help the Rouge. feat previously unbeaten Taft 7-2.

too manv of them Cardinals, liiseball at Saiita-Fe SO-vear-old, Kelley. The game was popular among Ruth's Record Slands In 1927, the "Babe," hit 60 home Both Keiley and feet. entered in a 39 the 1961. bruig's -all the Dru gs morn moie than yogas Bow. 4-19-61 1 ana iNorns, a the 196L, Classic )'all vs.

coarchlfncr now sea'son's 'tourney winners ht-rc at New attending the oxparts iwirit. dvit is Fri. 21: Colts, baseball vs. Dons.j-bere oin coal cnirncr now season's" tourney winners hetc and baseball; at New; State the oxparts iwirit. dvit is just Mexico State caugh't up wii'h Oksanen in the too many good golfers to make Sat.

22: next few hundred feet. winning the Classic a sure thing. Cardinals baseball vs. atari, Norris started dropping back Among the 1 many, potentials arc here. several miles further, on the such stars as Ken Vcntiiri, Bill Track meet nere, St.

Micliacl's- toughest lull of the 20-mile, 385- Casper, Paul Ha'rncjv defending By NORMAN MILLER Night Mixed I.eagrue VEGAS soldiers of the Union Army our- baseba ll' biggest record ing the Civil War, when the almost but ncvcr quitc oqual i ed professionals played. jimmy Fox, Reds First Pros Hack Wilson. Acting Like One; Now Cowboys, 10 a.m. Track meet here. Cardinals, Raton, Taos, Los Luna's, 1 p.m.

baseball ico State Cowboys, Tennis KNMU 122 Les for 155 Totals 798 LVJDI'S BAKERY Gloria Price 100 Jess Price 165 hot-head. Ken valways. took his 'Totals The Cincinnati Red Stockings, uth Ty Cobb, Walter Johnson, 133 m'423 completely pro. jtcam, was John (Hoiliis)' Wagner -and 158 191 504 organized a few years later chrisly Mathewson were the first 777 918 2493 its star received a salary ol $1400 fivo nlavcrs SG i octcri for mC mber- annually! yard course. Oksanen ft a 1 ly classic champion Bill' Cbllins.

Don Unite.) Press International baseball seriously-too seriouslv" MURPHEY'S pulled away from Kelley with January. Jack Jay He- NEW YORK As- many thoi-eht bcllousl Magaie Craig less than a mile to go. bert, Dave Ragari, Art, Wall promonte says there's nothing like Gle'nn Allen 1 rt -r i-nii-ii 'I'd like to think that the dog Julius Bords, Gdorge Bayer and a steady job to give a ballplayer Uont: f- asl 5. smile when I at Ncw incident had something to do Dow thc disposition of an -play Aspromonte would with Johnny's second-place fin- Clav look an fl-pound weight Before he became an" f. wL vllen on the ball T'orlales ish," said Mrs.

Kelley after thc- advantage into thc ring at a Los Ar.geles Angel that As- 'VC nofitirhc. for friends. Totals five players selected for mcmber- ship in Baseball's Hall of Fame in 111 305 By the end of the 19th century, jggg 179 518 two major leagues were operating, Baseball ever-growing in pop- 7432391 the national and thc Western, soon i al -jtv since the days of Amerito become thc American League. ca War for. Independence, will The' post-season, scries was scc another major change in or- 214 174 159 547 played in 1884 and 20 years la.c-r, ganization lhis yeari whcn lhc i 94G 820 763 2529 the Boston Red Sox won the Ame- Vash i gt on Senators become the 94 174 806 180 123 134 437 race, 'but we'll never know.

Nat-, pounds lllt.ll IS, rtS- rr-UT 1 1 promonte had a reputation as a Ka nc UNIVERSITY CLEANERS rican League pennant and dial- Minncsota Twins the J. Madrid 170 160 161 491 lenged (as the practice) thc Washington Senators and Los An- 13G 148 439 Ncw York Giants, National League gelcs Angcls aro ac i i cc i 0 the Clyde Turner 15D That, however was back in the Totals SAFEWAY 828 788 801 2417 champs, to a world series. 1 he Amcrican L-eague 821 curb ibcurb carpeting! Jet-smgpih ride Giants refused, saying there were ln casc iniercs cc i how 170 129 459 no formal rules and central super- thc ncw tcams wm fmish Ql 132 135 485 vision for a world series competi- whct her the Yankees will miss Ca- 714 822 2357 tlon sey Stengel or the Giants can The Brush rules, named for the fif ish on inder ew manage 415 president of thc New York club, menl casc you ljlce io 166 days when Aspromonte was a slruggling minor leaguer in the Pacific Coast League and later when f6r four; years he battled wARHS TRU for a wi thc Red. Jane Browning 0 109 box. Senators -and Indians.

Phil Today 2fl-year-old Aspromonte Totals is one of thc BIG men on the -pENXFY'S Giants, managed by John J. Me- a Dac Da ga'mc and just ask thc new Los Angeles club. He's a fix- Evc Melcalf 150 154 134 438 Graw. look tout-games to one. The 7 Qn ur rjhu turc at second base, he's the Roy Browain" 161 149- 141 451 losing team, the Philadclhia Ath- take-charge guy in the infield: Totals 795 782 7022279 letics, was then tmd-er thc man- JO EAST gQUAD he's the best hit-and-run batter NEWBERRY'S agership of young Cornelius Me- BUFFALO NY on the club: and 'no's been elect- Detlman 131 136 152 419 Gillicuddy, to base- back Art ci nnd 184 167 162 866 80-1 851 2521 513 were drawn up in time lor the know who bc compe ting in the 521 next ear scrles the 6L serieSj buy a blcachcl tickct to ed the Angels' player represents- de Baca 213 236 199 648 blllt as Cpnme Mack! tlvc Totals 835 955 883 2673 Though playing conditions were hgvc Life bright these days for ROMERO'S PLAZA SUNDRIES cU ntnan thcn a nnOC the East squad mn mmv 163 this scrappy kid from Brooklyn.

Connie Tafoya 103 Hc smiles'-now most of tho Mel Wilson time. And smiling right along Totals with him is bis pretty wife. Lor- FLORAL AND GIFT raine. to whom he once brought Joan Diehl 187 145 home his Iroublcs on the ballfield. Ed Wislocki 14G 167 135 401 baseball on the common 167 215 203 585 am wcre won or lost when a 795 903 839 2537 ball took a surprismg hop on bad terrain.

Aspromonte said he was Totals 153 184 485 497 nn The old Boston bill ball 831 866 873 2570 backed by a railroad but what a delightful change' we've made in what's between you and the road. 1 (With Full Coil unique body cushioning and a whole" 'chassisful of other tamers, Chevrolet gives you the red carpet treatment wherever you travel. And that's what's waiting you now at jrourjChevrolet! t-Pass. 126 182 104 200 779 138 163 'shocked" when hc first learned MOUNTAIN STATES TEL that he hsri been selected by the J. Crutchfield 159 Angels.

But he soon reconciled Tcmy Lovato 179 himself to the feeling that 'a totals 808 complete change of scenery TAICHERTS would do me good." Allen As one of the more established L- Elliott stars among the Angcls, Aspro- Totals monte was elected player repre- sentative. of his first acts 1 was Io insist that the lesser- LCfKlCFS III 1 IlC known players should be cut in on the remvincratcd pre-game and post-game TV appearances much as the regulars. Obviouslv. Ken still remembers his struggJine davs as a bench layer Cluh AB Pct warmer Moon, L. A.

8 28 5 15 .536 Post, Cm. 7 21 5 10 .476 Gonzalez. Phil. 5 15 4 7 .467 Cunningham, SI. L.

8 28 7 12 .429 field track and empty tin cans often Tarbox, former Syracuse Univcr- namcd to for thc All-America Graduation Football Gamc game is spoh- Football Coaches Association and will bc layed at Memorial Siadium. UP YACHT RACES YORK new in- i-ollecl onto the grass from under tcrnationtl yacht race has been 150 thc cnce Durin one amc th a established by the English-Spcak- 830 146 410 148 493 859 ball was socked straight into a ing Union of the United tomato can. Unable to dislodge it, and the American the fielder threw can and all to Yacht Association to help further the third baseman who caught it inter country friendships. The as the hitter passed him for home, first five races scries is sched- sacker threw the can to tiled for Newport, R.I., Sept. 4-9.

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hopeful Cassius T. Davis, L. A. Clay, a young man in a hurry. American was talking about fight Versalles, Miiiri.

title contender Eddie iVIachen to- Cleve. day after scoring his sixth vie- Temple, Cleyc. tory since turning prbfcssionhl. Allison, Minn. Clay knocked Lamar Clark Kaline.

Del. in 1:27 of the. second round hei-c Piersall. Clove. Wednesday night after decking Veal.

Wash, the-wild swiriger fronv Cedar City, Landis, Chi. Utah, 'twice in the first round. Snydcr. Bait. The t9-ycar-old former Olympic Woodling, Wash, champion, he'll wear Home the world crown" before he's 2t, Xaiional Moon, Dod- commehteii after the 'I gers, fi; Virdon.

Pirates, Cole- would to fight Eddie" Ma- man. Reds, Boyer, Cards chcn. even Jf a tot of people think (7 plnycis Ucd with 2 cach). he would be over my head." Amcricsn -7- Allison, Marve Jenson. who handles Twins, 3.

Kluszewski, Angeles. Clark, said. 'Clay the fastest players tied with 1 each), hands I've ever seen on a heavy- Ktins Batted In weight -T-" he's 1 than Palter- 'Natron a I League Moon, Dodson. This guy isn't many figbts gers 11; Davis. Dodgers, from a title shot as far as Spencer, Cards, 8: Post, Reds, I'm concerned.

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