Reds Sweep Colts as Willey Shuts Out Phils
Carl Willey of the Mets pitched his third shutout of the season and moved New York out of the NL cellar. Warren Spahn powered the Giants to a 10-4 victory, his 10th win and 33rd homer, while the Reds swept the Colts 4-0 and 8-1 to close within one game of the leaders. The Yankees hammered the Red Sox 8-0 as the pennant race moved amid other AL results.
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Carl Willey
State of
Spahn
San Francisco Giants
Giants
St. Louis Cardinals
Los Angeles Dodgers
Cincinnati Reds
Houston Colts
Colts
Pittsburgh
Chicago Cubs
Willey
Philadelphia Phils
Tracy Stallard
al Jackson
New York Yankees
Boston Red Sox
Mets
Jimmy Piersall
Harvey Kuenn
Tom Haller
Hank Aaron
Braves
Jack Sanford
Houston
Johnny Edwards
Reds
Bob Skinner
Vada Pinson
Jesse Gonder
Jim Gilliam
Ernie Broglio
Dodgers
Bob Miller
Johnny Podres
Injuries Slow Cleveland To Crawl On Tough Nine-Game Trip
Cleveland, hampered by injuries and a punchless offense, opens a demanding nine games in seven days against Boston and Chicago. Gary Bell slated to face Bob Hefner as Cleveland trails in fourth place. injuries pad roster with Howser Davalillo Romano Adcock Whitfield Ramos McDowell sidelined.
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Boston
Cleveland Indians
Boston Red Sox
Chicago White Sox
Gary Bell
Cleveland
Red Sox
Bob Heffner
Tribe
Chicago
New York
Indians
White Sox
Pete Ward
Birdie Tebbetts
John Romano
Vic Davalillo
Dick Howser
Joe Adcock
Fred Whitfield
Pedro Ramos
Sam McDowell
Athens Little League Saturday Results
KC's defeated Moose 13 to 6 in Saturday action. Easler's faced KC's at AHS. Lions played Kiwanis at Ohio Point Pleasant Softball. Robert's Clothing beat Gallipolis State Hospital 4 to 3. Lemon Twist won the Ohio Derby at Thistledown by three‑fourths length over The Baron.
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Moose
Easler
AHS
Lions
Kiwanis
Ohio
Point Pleasant
Robert's Clothing
Gallipolis State Hospital
Cleveland
Lemon Twist
Thistledown
the Baron
Major League Baseball Standings and Schedules Update
The American League leaders show New York 40 wins, Chicago 41, Boston 35, Cleveland 36, and Baltimore 37 with varying paces. Results from Sunday include Washington 4 Los Angeles 0 and Chicago 20 Cleveland 1, plus Baltimore 4 Minnesota 1 and Detroit 11 Kansas City 2. multiple matchups listed for Tuesday and upcoming twi night games.
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Chicago White Sox
Cleveland
Baltimore
Minnesota
Washington
Los Angeles
Detroit
Kansas City
Willey
Cherryfield
Maine
Phils
Johnny Callison
Tony Taylor
W. L. Pet
G.B
New York
Chicago
Boston
W. L. Pet. G.B
Clevelan
St. Louis
San Francisco
Cincinnati
Milwaukee
Pittsburgh
Philadelphia
Houston
Wright Captures Western Open. Wins $1200
Mickey Wright clinched her second straight Women's Western Open title at Maple Bluff with a 4 under par 292 in the 72 hole classic. The victory boosted Wright's 1961 season earnings to $12,332 as she heads to Long Island and Texas for more golf and fishing.
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Long Island
Texas
Miss Wright
Maple Bluff Country Club
Athens Pee Wee League opens with pair of Tuesday games
The Athens Pee Wee League baseball race begins Tuesday with two games at 1 and 2 p.m. Six teams compete including Redlegs Yankees Cardinals Bluebirds Dodgers Indians and Pirates. Rosters list players for Cardinals Indians Redlegs Yankees Bluebirds and Dodgers.
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Redlegs
Yankees
Cardinals
Bluebirds
Indians
Pee Wee
Athens Summer Recreation Program
Gene Roberts
Loring Lovett
Gary McVey
John Jones
Allen Hibbard
Jeff Swai
Boros Triumphs in Open Top Rookie Swings at Pinehurst
Julius Boros defeated Arnold Palmer by six strokes to win the U S Open, earning $16,000. Cupit finished three behind with a 73, while Boros totaled 293 for the tournament. Palmer, Nicklaus, and Player struggled amid the strong field.
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Boros
Palmer
Jack Nicklaus
Gary Player
Arnold
Connecticut
America
Nicklaus
Cupit
Arnold Palmer
Six Records Fell At AAU Meet In St Louis
Bob Hayes set a world 9.1 in the 100 yard dash as the AAU meet produced six meet records two equal marks and an American record. The US Track team to face Russia in Moscow July 2021 was named with 51 men and two alternates led by coach Payton Jordan.
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Bob Hayes
Thunderbolt
Florida A. & M
St Louis
ST. Louis
America
Russia
Husky Bob Hayes
Florida A&m
United States
AAU
U.S
Moscow
Payton Jordan
Stanford
Hayes Jones
Detroit
Jones
Ulis Williams
Arizona State
Ralph Boston
Cyrol Burleson
Eugene
Ore
Poland
West Germany
England
J. B. Haralson
Burleson
Tom O’hara
Chicago
Loyola
Cary Weisiger
Jim Beatty
Los Angeles
Beatty
Archer Tops Centennial Field in Hartsville Shoot
Hartsville Ohio hosted the West Virginia Centennial Shoot drawing 487 archers from 27 states plus 31 professionals. Bill Bednar of Hartsville won a $150 prize with near a perfect 900 score, aiming to claim part of the $70,000 pro circuit as George Clouss of Saginaw trailed.
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Ohio
Archer Tops
Point Pleasant
West Virginia
Clifton F. McClintic Wildlife Station
W. Va
United States
Bednar
Saginaw, Mich
Archer George Clouss
Clouss
Michigan
Bill Bednar
Seven Straight and the Final Shot Margin in Archery
Bednar notes his second highest total ever as he trails by 16 points at the end. Jane Waite of Tyrone, Pa. wins the women's PAA shootoff with 301 points, topping Gertrude Hitt of Archbold, Ohio and Carole Meinhart of Pittsburgh. The article also lists top money winners and overviews professional and amateur standings.
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Pittsburgh
McClintic Wildlife Station
Point Pleasant
Messenger Sportsphoto
Clouss
Bednar
Jane Waite
Tyrone
Miss Waite
Gertrude Hitt
Archbold
Ohio
Prague
Jim Bell
Cambridge
Bell
Logan
Ted Schultz
Ed Lattimer
Bill Rednar
Hartsville
G. Clouss
Saginaw
Mich
Schutts Logan Ohio
Jim Bell Cambridge
Lattimer
I. Akin
New Brunswick
N. Y
Bickett, Jr
Cuyahoga Falls
Joe Marie
Industry
Leland Learn
M. Dickson
Louisville
Marie Horvath
Harrisburg
Meinhart
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