Angels Survive Pilot's Withdrawal to Sweep Athletics
Los Angeles Angels win 3-0 and 4-3 at Kansas City to extend a five-game doubleheader streak and vault into the AL first division. Rigney ejected after dispute. Angels build road trip momentum as Yankees, Orioles, White Sox, and Red Sox jockey for position.
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Gardner Nets Only Ace as Lions Tourney Closes
The Athens Lions Club second annual hole in one tournament ended over the weekend at the Athens County Fairgrounds with 891 participants. Butch Gardner hit the only ace, winning a 300 dollar prize. Don Strawn, Mike Murphy, Polly Eschenbacher and others won trophies for top shots and near pins. daily prizes went to Ray Gibson and Gale Gordon as weekend play drew 83 golfers Saturday and 122 Sunday.
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Two Bears Die In Auto Crash Killing Galimore Farrington
In Rensselaer Indiana a car crash killed Chicago Bears halfback Willie Galimore and end John Farrington. Galimore seven years in the league and Farrington 6-3 217 pounds were returning to quarters at St Joseph College after a late Sunday drive. They had trained with the Bears before the College All-Star game set for August 7.
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Jets No Hitter Delivers Twin Victory Over Columbus
Rochester beat Columbus twice 4-1 and 2-0 as John Miller pitched a seven inning no hitter in the nightcap. Miller, once a 15 game loser, earned his fifth win of the season. In Tokyo, Flash Elorde retained his junior lightweight title with a 12th round technical knockout over Teruo Kosaka.
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Cardinals stay in St Louis after 30 year lease
The Cardials, led by Charles and Bill Bidwill, announce a 30 year lease securing their ground in St Louis. They had faced Georgia rumors of moving to Atlanta with a new stadium due 1965 while St Louis riverfront stadium planned for 1966 completion. Cadet Tony Pyrr named Army baseball captain for next spring.
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Americans Triumph Over Russians In Dual Meet Victory
The United States defeated the USSR 187 to 156 overall at Memorial Coliseum in Los Angeles. Highlights included Gerry Lindgren’s 10,000m win, Fred Hanse’s pole vault world record at 17-4, Dallas Long’s 67-10 shot put, Ira Davis’s triple jump 53-11, and Leah Ferris’s 800m 2 08.8. The meet drew 106,643 spectators over two days.
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Athens Awaits Tourney After Cambridge No-Show
The Athens American Legion team stayed idle after Cambridge failed to appear for a scheduled double header. Athens improved to 18 3 with Saturday wins at Marietta. The district game was not played and Athens eyes a midweek contest before the state tournament in Athens next Monday as one of 14 teams.
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Alvis Back With Tribe Tonight
Max Alvis returns to the Cleveland Indians lineup for an exhibition against the Pittsburgh Pirates after recovering from spinal meningitis. If fit, he will rejoin the roster. his bat had lifted to a .251 average with 29 RBIs before illness. Boston pitchers limited the Indians to eight hits in a doubleheader loss. Atlantic City set fourteen stakes totaling $415000 for racing August 10 to October 10 led by the $125000 United Nations Handicap on September 19 for three-year-olds and up.
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Major League Leaders in Batting and Pitching Highlights
Baseball leaders include Rod Oliva of Minnesota and Harmon Killebrew of Minnesota leading in batting and home runs respectively. Willie Mays tops NL runs with 80, while Sandy Koufax leads pitching with 10 decisions and 178 strikeouts. Also noted are Brooks Robinson and Frank Robinson among leaders, with detailed league-wide stats and final round notes for the U.S. Open where Ken Venturi posted the best three-round total.
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Carty's pair of homers lift Milwaukee past Mets in doubleheader
Rico Carty, a 24 year old rookie and former Dominican boxer, hit two two run homers a double and two singles driving in eight runs as Milwaukee swept New York 11 7 and 15 10. He raised his average to .342 trailing Roberto Clemente by one point.
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Jay Snap Reds Split Doubleheader With Pirates
Cincinnati pitcher Joey Jay halted a six game losing streak by earning his fifth win in a 7 2 Reds victory the first game. Leo Cardenas hit his first major league grand slam as Cincinnati lost the nightcap 5 1 with Pittsburgh scoring all runs in a single inning. The Reds finished a 16 game homestand 10 6 and head to Milwaukee for three games then a seven game road trip.
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Historic Baseball Week Sees Reds Waivers and Key Moves
Cincinnati Reds announce waivers for utility infielder Bobby Klaus to free roster space for Tony Perez and Chicago Ruiz while Hal Smith is released. Pete Rose hits his fourth homer as the Reds gain ground on the Phillies and Pirates in a week punctuated by key lineup changes and impact rookies. Penn State names Jim Taylor captain of the 1965 golf team after an unbeaten spring.
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Venturi Falters At Insurance City Open In Hartford Tie
Ken Venturi led the Insurance City Open in Hartford before bogeys on holes 71 and 72 derailed his bid. Sam Carmichael and Al Besselink tied for runner up with Paul Bondeson and Jimmy Grant, one stroke back. Venturi then headed to San Francisco for a victory parade after his National Open win.
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Kelso Ends Reign With Fifth in Brooklyn Handicap
Renowned American Thoroughbred Kelso, king of racing for four years, abdicated after a poor performance finishing fifth behind Gun Bow in the $110000 Brooklyn Handicap at Aqueduct. The 7 year old gelding’s last race marked a low point in an otherwise illustrious career.
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