Robinson's Heavy Bat Sparks Reds Past Giants in Splitting Series
Robinson belted two homers drove in five and stole a base as Cincinnati beat San Francisco 6-5 and 11-2 on Sunday boosting their road lead over the Dodgers. He tied Willie Mays for league home runs at 28 and narrowed RBIs behind Orlando Cepeda. Purkey won the opener and O'Toole fanned eight in the nightcap while Cardenas and Chacon each contributed. Joey Jay was set to face his old mates tonight as Atlanta planned to start Hendley.
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Dodgers Edge Cardinals 2-1 in tense St Louis showdown
Ron Fairly sparked the Dodgers with two doubles driving in the decisive run as Los Angeles edged St Louis 2-1. Freddie Hutchinson’s Reds remained ahead after twin wins, while Milwaukee swept Pittsburgh and Chicago snapped a seven game skid with a big homer spree.
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Crampton Wins First Pro Tourney in Milwaukee Open
Bruce Crampton, 25, former Australian Open champion, wins his first U S pro tourney after 85 attempts. He earns 4900 dollars for a one stroke victory in the Milwaukee Open at 272 total over 72 holes, edging Gey Brewer Jr and Bob Goalby. Jack Nicklaus finishes a shot back at 275.
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Longstreth Logan Wins 42 in Hocking Valley Showdown
Longstreth Logan remains atop the Hocking Valley standings with a 42 point win over Athens Eagles keeping them at 2-0 while Athens falls to 1-2. Logan also posted a 12-0 victory in three starts over Murray City. Corning at Plantsville report unavailable and Jacksonville Buchtel game postponed due to Reds excursion. Tim Sommer pitched a one hit game.
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McArthur Generals eye strong fall football season
McArthur High School hopes for a topflight year as coach Ben Fenik returns most key players from the 1960 Buckeye League champions. He notes two college prospects, fullback Lloyd Chatfield and tackle Al Harper, as potential All-Ohio contenders. Harper is praised as a standout 6-2, 220-pound lineman. Sharon Shepherd, an Ohio University coed from Mapleton, Oregon, competes in Europe with the U S women's touring track team finishing third in Russia.
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Twins Hand Latman First Loss as Indians Shutout 10-0
In Minneapolis Minnesota, the Twins exploded for ten runs to defeat Cleveland 10-0. Latman lasted four innings, surrendering a leadoff double and a 20th homer by Bob Allison, who also added an RBI single.
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Hall of Fame Inducts Carey and Hamilton in Cooperstown
Max Carey and Billy Hamilton were inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown New York. Bronze plaques will be unveiled before a crowd swelling the town to about 10 000. Carey nicknamed Scoop led the National League in stolen bases for a decade and was noted for speed on balls in flight. Hamilton who died in 1940 is represented by his former team members in a formal ceremony.
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Tut Earns Clay Crown
Bernard Tut Bartzen a Dallas left handed player may retire from the National Clay Courts Tournament after winning his fourth championship. He spoke after defeating Don Deli of Bethesda Md 63 24 62 60 in Sundays final at the River Forest Tennis Club Chicago.
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Lancaster 8-5 Victory Qualifies Lancaster for State Legion Tourney
Lancaster Post 21 defeated Athens 8-5 to clinch a spot in the state Legion tournament in Athens next week. The 12th inning 6-3 win for Athens preceded Lancaster’s decisive effort as Terry Knight earned the afternoon win and Bob Schweitzer logged a strong outing. Duncan led the day at the plate, going 7 for 11 across both games.
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Athens Sandlot Ball TTLE LEAGU: iene (Vv) and 12-1 win over Moose
Randy Chiki clubbed a double and two singles while pitching his team to a 12-1 victory. Jerry Stump led Lions with three hits as Stump and Chiki appear repeatedly in the jittery box of miscited names and scores from an early league recap.
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Lima Defends State Legion Title in 13-3 Victory
Lima captured its second 2nd District crown by routing Belle Center 13 3. The victory secures Lima’s spot for the state Legion tournament opening Monday July 31 with Lima aiming to defend its title.
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American League Sunday and Saturday results note
The American League results show Boston 5 New York 4 and Chicago 5 Baltimore 2 with Minnesota 10 Cleveland 0 and Los Angeles 8 Washington 3. Saturday games include New York 11 Boston 9 and Chicago 7 Baltimore 4 while Cleveland beat Minnesota 4 0 and Los Angeles 7 Washington 6. DetroitKansas City game postponed by rain.
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Baseball Scores and Standings From Monday Games
Scores show Milwaukee 11 Pittsburgh 4, Chicago 11 Philadelphia 5, Los Angeles 2 St. Louis 1, Milwaukee 5 Pittsburgh 4, Philadelphia 6 Chicago 5, San Francisco 8 Cincinnati 3, Los Angeles 5 St. Louis 4 in 11 innings. International League standings list Columbus 63 25 625, Buffalo 52 43 547, Jersey City 47 42 505, Rochester 50 51 495, Syracuse 35 6 37, and others. Cincinnati at Milwaukee noted as N.
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Baseball Scoreboard From American Association and PCL
American Association results include Louisville 8 over Houston 6 and Indianapolis 5 over Omaha 4. Other games: Denver 9-5 Dallas-Fort Worth, Toronto 1-3 Syracuse 00, Charleston 2-1 Jersey City 1-7, Buffalo 8-3 Rochester 7-2 in 10 innings, Columbus 4-2 Richmond 2. Pacific Coast League entries show Tacoma 1-5 San Diego 5-4 Vancouver 9-7 Seattle, Hawaii 4-1 Salt Lake 1-5, Spokane 6-38 Portland 2-1.
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Hayes Trophy Honors Memory At National Cross-Country Meet
The winner of the team title at the National Collegiate Cross-Country Championships wins the C. (Billy) Hayes Trophy, a prize created to memorialize a former organizer who helped found the meet.
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Weary Tigers Back On Top In Marathon Doubleheader
Detroit moves into first place in the American League after a six four win and a seventeen fourteen win over the Athletics in a six hour fifty minute doubleheader. Norm Cash leads with six for eight and eight RBIs while Steve Boros suffers a fractured left collarbone. The Tigers and Yankees also see heavy pitching and a record 21 pitchers used.
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Local softball results from Harmon Field and area games
Bridgwater remains unbeaten 5-0 in a Harmon Field tournament. Huntington defeated West Columbia 5-1 while Mountaineers No 2 edged Lakin State Hospital 6-5. Scott’s crushed Hometown 19-1 and Circleville beat Waverly 6-1. Saturday night scores include Waverly edging Mills Transfer 3-1, Huntington Geiger Motors over T and T Market 65, and Logan B and T Drive In beating Athens Bridgwater Machine 50. Journey continues Saturday night and Sunday afternoon.
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PGA Opens In Chicago
The PGA championship opens in Chicago at Olympia Fields North Course. The 6722-yard layout with par 70 is tougher with narrowed fairways and added hazards. Lawson Little’s 1940 USGA Open qualifying round record 31 34 65 may stand if weather prevents better scores.
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Tigers Train at Henley Field in Lakeland Across Eras
The Detroit Tigers have held their spring training at Henley Field in Lakeland Florida each year since 194, except for three seasons. During 1943 to 1945 the team trained in Evansville Indiana due to wartime needs.
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Hecht Registers Ace at Athens Country Club
Marty Hecht, alumni secretary at Ohio University, registered a hole-in-one on the No. 5 hole at the Athens Country Club. He used a seven iron to cover 137 yards on the second nine with partners B. T. Grover Myron Hutcheson and Bob Wren watching.
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Parsons Is 4-2 Winner For Columbus
The Columbus Jets defeated Richmond 4-2 as Tom Parsons earned his third win against two losses. Parson's decisive third win came after the Jets scored in the third on a double, three singles, a walk, and a sacrifice fly off Bill Bethel.
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Tris Speaker Sets Indians Batting Average Record
The Cleveland Indians star Tris Speaker achieved a lifetime batting average of .344, the highest in club history, marking a record performance for the franchise.
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