SPORTS NEWS
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BALTIMORE, MB.—-Outfielder A1 Kaline of the Detroit Tigers suffered a fractured
cheekbone and was taken to a hospital for surgery after being struck in.the fme
by a thrown baseball while running .-.the bases* ' *
Kalin©, who started the game with a . .353 batting average, was struck in the
first inning by Baltimore Orioles second baseman Bill Gardner* s wild threw on an •
attempted double play, ;Kaline, who had hit an infield grounder with the bases
loaded, was struck as he crossed firstrbase*
Dr. Edward ICitlowski, plastic• specialist who will perform the operation, * said ’
Kalino will remain in Union Memorial Hospital f*or several days but would be abilo
to play immediately upon discharge. f .- ~
IW YORK——William A. Shea, who has been trying to get another baseball club, for
New York City over since the Giants and Dpdgers left for .‘California, said an'anr '
i nounoement;of the formation of .a 100 million dollar third major league would bo
f made between July 1 and 15#
He said the league hoped to start operations in 1961, but commissioner Ford
Frick pointed out that^undor baseball laws that target date would be difficult to
attain. • ... - .. ' .. -o l
GROSSINGER, N.Y**•*-*• Ingemar Johansson began usi^g his right hand with a bit of aur
thority for the first time since 'he started training for this woek*s title fight
with heavyweight ohanpion Floyd Patterson#
In two rounds with sparmate Artie :jFowne# .Johansson threw more rights than *
lefts* None of the rights were ’’all-out1* punohes, but they were hard, enough to
knock the bobbing and weaving Towne baofc onto his heels and moke, him hold on#'
BASEBALL STANDINGS'
National League
Milwaukee
San Francisco
Pittsburgh •
Los Angeles /
Chicago
Oi ncinnati
ctLouis
Pniladelphia
' W L PCTv
35 ' 27 *566
35 28 *556
33 30 *524
34 31 *5231
32 30 *516
29 33 *468.
28 33 . *459
23 37 *383
American League
Cleveland
Chicago
Detroit
Baltimore
New York
Kansas City
Washington
Boston
',W;, L FCT.
33 24 *579
33 27 - *550
32 28 *533
31 29 *517
29 29 |500
26 30 *464
•26 34 *433
25 34 .424
NEW YORK-—Eddie Aroaro left Physician*s Hospital, thankful for the helmet fcfcat
probably saved his lifo in a spill during the running of the Belmont Stakes* 1
Arearo, 43^year-old veteran, of the turf, suffered a slight oonoussion, a sp-»
rained nook and a contusion of the shoulder blade when his mount, .Black Hills,'
broke a shin bone and fell at.the five-sixteenths pole*
MI really believe the, helmet saved me,” Aroaro said*. "If-it hadnH been for
the helmet, the horse that hit me (Lake Erie) would have torn my head off***
Black Hills had to bo destroyed, but Lake Erie and his flddr, Walter Blum, es-*
oaped injury when they, tripped over the prostate Aroaro,
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