Waiting for Mail at the Hotel Kenmore desk, are Kansas City Athletics players Whitey Herzog, left, and Russ Meyer. The boys had plenty of time to catch up on their reading last night as a result of postponed game. by Lenscraft Photos, Inc.

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Breaking the News-- Washington Senators' owner Bob Short tells a news conference Tuesday night Curt Flood, the controversial center fielder who stayed out of baseball a year before returning with the Senators this season, unexpectedly left the team tonight.

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Waiting for Mail at the Hotel Kenmore desk, are Kansas City Athletics players Whitey Herzog, left, and Russ Meyer. The boys had plenty of time to catch up on their reading last night as a result of postponed game.

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