Cards Edge Giants 7-6 To Help Reds
Cincinnati gains a half game in the NL as St Louis defeats San Francisco 7-6. Pirates beat Milwaukee 8-2 with Groat and Burgess homering. Cubs over Phillies 10-3. Burdette ejected after arguing with umpire. Dressen’s bus tirade cited. Cepeda homer for Giants. McDaniel, Jav ier key late.
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Boston Clips New York Tigers as A’s Tie in Rain
In a rain shortened seven inning game Kansas City beat Detroit 44 while Detroit salvaged a tie with the A’s. Boston defeated New York 7-5 and Washington beat Los Angeles 3-2 on a ninth inning passed ball and key hits.
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Bulldog Athletic Season Ends With Assembly
Athens High School closed its most successful year with an Honors Assembly awarding 52 wins and 15 losses across all teams. Jim Gardner, Steve Chase and Bobby Littler were highlighted as top standouts with multiple honors including Gardner’s Bennett Award.
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Houston Triumphs Over Louisville in Extra Innings
Houston defeats Louisville 2 to 1 in 12 innings while Omaha wins 6 to 2 against Indianapolis. Denver beats Dallas Fort Worth by a wide margin with a 15 run edge.
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IL To Meet On Saturday Little League Organizational Meeting
A Saturday meeting at Athens High School athletic field starts at 10 a.m. for players aged 10 to 12 as of July 31. PeeWee and Pony League sessions are set for the following week with Pee Wee at 9 a.m. and Pony at 10 30 a.m. Charles McAfee Merlyn Phillips and Don Eskey lead the event.
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Groth to Manage Decatur Commodores in Class D
Former Detroit outfielder John Groth leads the Decatur Commodores in the Midwest League as manager. He takes helm of the Class D team in Decatur Illinois after his baseball tenure with Detroit.
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ACC Players To Qualify For Tourney
The first of two weekends of qualifying rounds for the Southeast Ohio Golf Association Tournament June 17 18 comes up Saturday at Athens Country Club. Pro Bob Littler announced pairings for Saturday and Sunday play. Qualifying scores are set on a 36 hole basis with multiple foursomes listed for both days and time to be announced for four players.
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Bill Biggs
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Dickinson Is Memphis Ace In Open Lead
Gardner Dickinson tied the Memphis Open record with 63 and leads round two under guidance from Jay Hebert. Don Whitt trails by one stroke after Thursday’s 63 while defending champion Tommy Bolt shares 66 with four others as 91 pros and amateurs play Colonial Country Club's 64 23 yard 34 36 70 layout.
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Carry Back Odds On In Preakness
New York Belmont Stakes set for a 1 1/8 mile run with Carry Back favored to win and capture the triple crown. CBS-televised coverage runs 3 30 to 4 p m Eastern time from Belmont Park. The field includes Ambiopolis Sherlock Dr Miller Bat Musette Hitting Away Flutterby Guadalcanal and other owners.
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Fish Biting This Week in Ohio Waters
Cold wet conditions ease and fishing improves across East Central and Southern hills in lakes Burr Oak Hocking Piedmont Atwood Leesville Willis Creek Seneca Tappan Clendening Jefferson Forked Run Beach City Alma Veto Clouse. Lake Erie island area remains slow due to low water temperatures for bass.
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International League Scores Headline Way
Jersey City triumphs over Charleston 7 to 6 while Syracuse defeats Buffalo 10 to 3 and Columbus beats Richmond 3 to 2. All three games listed as scheduled with no further results.
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Two Champs Urge Federal Boxing Regulation
Former heavyweight champions Jack Dempsey and Gene Tunney urged Congress to rescue boxing from racketeers by backing an anti racketeering bill. They testified at Senate hearings supporting a plan to create a federal boxing commissioner in the Justice Department with powers to license or bar boxers managers promoters and matchmakers and to uncover underworld deals.
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Bobcat star Nossek to turn pro after strong MAC season
Ohio University junior outfielder Joe Nossek from Euclid is courted by the Reds Twins and Senators as he weighs a pro contract around 35000 dollars. His father will assist negotiations and Nossek plans to finish college if he signs. He led the MAC with .434 average this season and would be a major loss for Bob Wren’s pennant chase.
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Jim McKee
Jim French
Bill Hirzel
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Pacific Coast League results highlight Tacoma and Seattle wins
In a packed schedule the Tacoma Tigers beat Salt Lake City 4 to 2 in 10 innings, Seattle Mariners minor league side edged Vancouver 2 to 1, and Portland defeated Spokane 4 to 3. Only games scheduled.
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