Euclid Poised for Legion State Title Bid
Euclid Post 343 rode a 61 victory over Columbus Camp Chase into a rest day as Cincinnati Sycamore and Steubenville clash for Saturday's State Legion championship berth. Ed Petrich and Tom Murphy headline Euclid's pitching, with Petrich delivering a two-hitter Tuesday and six shutout innings Thursday. Sycamore and Steubenville face off in the opener, with the winner meeting Euclid for the title if the survivor prevails.
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Euclid
Frank Gortz
Tom Murphy
John DeRosa
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Petrich
Elyria
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Uth
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Ashta
RBI
Greg Young
Ashtabula
Bob Ray Dick
Reds Relied On Star Trio As Purkey Rout St. Louis
Cincinnati faced a 5-1 loss to the St. Louis Cardinals after Bob Purkey struggled with control. Manager Fred Hutchinson planned to rest regulars and test second-string pitchers while preparing for an August-heavy schedule. Joe Nuxhall and Moe Drabowsky were among ones slated to start in coming games as Johnny Klippstein and Jay Hook eyed matchups with the Mets and former Reds pitcher Hook.
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Reds
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Joey Jay
Jim O'Toole
Johnny Klippstein
Moe Drabowsky
Jim Maloney
Joe Nuxhall
Jay
New York Mets
Jay Hook
Purkey
Curt Flood
Saperstein Pushes NBA Expansion By Splitting ABL
Dayton reports Abe Saperstein chairman of the American Basketball League urged NBA franchising for ABL clubs in a July 2 letter to NBA commissioner Maurice Podoloff. Frank Lane of the Chicago Zephyrs confirmed the letter. George McKeon of the San Francisco club also reportedly planned to abandon ABL operations. Saperstein proposed adding Kansas City Cleveland and Pittsburgh to the NBA with fallback options if all three were not accepted.
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American Basketball League
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Dayton Daily News
Burick
Saperstein
Maurice Podoloff
National Basketball Association
NBA
Frank Lane
Chicago Zephyrs
Lane
Chicago
George McKeon
San Francisco
Kansas City
Cleveland
Pittsburgh
Stewart Drives Dodgers to 6-5 Victory Over Redlegs
Jim Stewart drove in the winning run as the Dodgers edged the Redlegs 6-5. In Athens Swearingen topped the Sheriffs 11-7 behind Ronnie Hendley relief. Larry Coon homered and added two singles for Swearingen. Kid Sixto Rodriguez defeated Junius Washington in San Diego.
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Dodgers
San Diego
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Kid” Sixto Rodriguez
San Anselmo
Junius Washington
Green Bay Solid Choice Over Stars
The Green Bay Packers, coming off the 1961 NFL title and a 37 to 0 win over the Giants, are favored by as much as 23 points to beat the College All-Stars in the 29th Classic at Soldier Field. More than 65,000 fans are expected for the Chicago Tribune Charities game televised by ABC at 8 45 p m EST with cloudy skies and showers earlier.
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Howard's timely swings lift Dodgers to 5-3 win
Frank Howard delivered the key blow as the Dodgers beat the Pirates 5-3, snapping a 3-3 tie in the seventh on ElRoy Face’s miscues. The win kept Los Angeles four games ahead of San Francisco and extended their series sweep over the second-place squad.
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Jets Cooled Off By Rochester In IL Playoff Chase
Jacksonville widened its lead to 10 games over Toronto while Columbus, riding a 12 game win streak, was stopped by Rochester 7-4, cooling off the advancing club as the race for low playoff positions tightens.
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Weekend Baseball Schedule and Standings Summary
The schedule lists Cincinnati at New York Philadelphia at Milwaukee Houston at St Louis Chicago at Los Angeles Pittsburgh at San Francisco for Saturday and Sundays matchups. League standings show New York leading with 64 wins and 62 games, Los Angeles 60 46, Minnesota 59 47, Baltimore 54 53, among others. Thursday results include Boston over Chicago 7 to 4 and Minnesota over Baltimore 6 to 3.
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Unclear Legions Tournament Baseball Scores and Lineups
The fragmentary score sheet shows multiple teams including Columbus, Cincinnati, Elyria, and Steubenville with listed players and positions. Highlights include RBI tallies, pitching notes for Dick and Henne, and various 2B 3B events along with walks and errors.
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Chiemielewski Young
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Weiher
Roberts
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Coulter
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Steubenville
Elyria
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RBI
Archer
Young
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Weber
Wether
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