Palmer Opens Open With Two Under 68 At Congressional
Arnold Palmer shot a 68 to lead the 64th National Open after the opening round at Congressional Country Club. Jack Nicklaus tied for second at 72, while Julius Boros and Tony Lema struggled. The field featured 150 golfers, with Palmer the only one under par.
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Minnesota Downs Missouri 5-1 for NCAA title
Minnesota defeated Missouri 5-1 to claim the NCAA baseball crown, its third straight finals title. Dewey Markus, 5'7" junior second baseman, sparked the win with head-first slides and leadership while Joe Pollack fired a four-hitter as Minnesota completed a dominant championship run. Markus later signed with the Chicago Cubs for a small bonus.
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Kegley Quits At Wellston Coach resigns for Cambridge job
Paul Kegley, Wellston basketball coach for five years, has resigned to take a similar post at Cambridge High School. His record at Wellston stands 56 wins and 46 losses. The 1962-63 cagers finished as SECAL co-champions.
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Cardinals Power Past Giants as Javier Drives Five
Alvin Dark benched Willie Mays in the late scoring laydown, and Julian Javier did the damage with a homer, double and single driving in five as the Cardinals toppled San Francisco 7-6. Juan Marichal yielded 11 hits and all runs in five innings in the loss.
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Major League Leaders in Batting and Pitching Marks
The list shows top players across categories like batting with Oliva of Minnesota at 89 hits and Killebrew leading in home runs with 20. Allison Minnesota tops runs with 45, while Aparicio of Baltimore leads in stolen bases with 31. Ford of New York has 9 wins in 5 decisions with a .00 ERA, and Wickersham of Detroit leads strikeouts with 85.
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Baseball season leaders and stats summary
Batting leaders include Williams of Chicago at .375 and Mays of San Francisco at .365. Mays leads runs with 53. Williams 43. Mays also tops RBIs at 51 with Boyer at 47. Williams holds 84 hits. Clemente 82. Williams and Clemente share 17 doubles. Santo has 6 triples. Williams 20 home runs. Wills 23 stolen bases. Pitching leaders show Farrell 10-1 for Houston and Bunning/Mahaffey 6-2 for Philadelphia. Koufax 100 strikeouts. Drysdale also high.
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Legion Team Schedules Big Weekend in Cambridge and Chillicothe
The Athens American Legion team travels to Cambridge for a 6:30 doubleheader Saturday and hosts Chillicothe Sunday at 1:30 at Trautwein Field. Starters Bill Waddell and Bruce Bannon lead with high batting averages and top RBI, runs, and steals totals.
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Reds Pitcher Sammy Ellis Weds amid Off Day
Cincinnati Reds pitcher Sammy Ellis married Lynn Clauste of Tampa on an off day in Tampa Florida.
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Ohio fishing by region shows varied stream conditions
Ohio Division of Wildlife reports favorable overall fishing conditions with central streams muddy and high yielding few fish while Hargus Indian and several lakes provide clearer water and catches of catfish crappie carp bass and bluegill A few walleyes noted at Hoover Southeastern lakes mostly good results with streams fair to good Southwestern lakes good to fair with poor conditions in some streams
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Sugden Leads Ohio Runners in NCAA Qualifying
Three Ohio athletes qualified for the NCAA track and field meet semi finals in Eugene Oregon. Connie Alverson of Central State posted 47.2 seconds in the 400 meters, Barry Sugden of Ohio University ran 1 51.8 in the 800 meters, and Bob Neutzling of Ohio State cleared 15 feet in the pole vault.
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Reds Visit Dodgers And Giants In Tough Home Stand
Cincinnati Reds, 31-27, return from a 10 game western swing to host Los Angeles and San Francisco in an eight game stretch that could shape the NL pennant race. Fred Hutchinson notes the club’s scoring has been uneven as Pittsburgh toppled the Mets while Cincinnati sat idle.
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