Baseball Standings and Schedule Highlights
American League standings show Chicago leading with 18 12, followed by Boston 18 11 and Kansas City 17 13. Results include Boston 8 Washington 5 and Los Angeles 7 Chicago 3, with upcoming games across leagues and venues.
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Mixed Up Race as AL Teams Split Slow Night
Boston Red Sox moved to second in the American League with an 8-5 win over the Washington Senators, as Los Angeles beat the Chicago White Sox 7-3. Houston Colts edged the New York Mets 4-2 to climb into ninth. other key performances include Bob Tillman’s three run homer for Boston and Don Rudolph’s rough start for Washington.
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Chauncey Blue Devils Lead All Athens County Baseball Honor List
Chauncey led by coach Bill Smith places four players on the All Athens County Baseball Team as the league’s coaches honor 24 of 90 regulars. Chauncey advances to Friday regional action at Newark facing Dublin at 1 p.m. If victorious, they would meet the Liberty-Ironton-St Josephs winner.
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Mets Mania and Father Figure Rally In New York Fans
Will Grimsley reports on a psychiatrist’s view of Mets fans who cheer a failing team at Polo Grounds. Dr. Vladimir Eliasberg calls mass cheering contagious and a way to reject prior disappointments, with Casey Stengel seen as a fatherly leader drawing the crowd.
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Pitching Impresses Tribe Boss In Cleveland Return
The Kansas City Athletics start Ed Rakow against the Indians at Municipal Stadium, first game back since April 24. Tebbetts notes the AL features two or three top pitchers per club as Washington, Boston, and others present strong arms. Southpaw Jack Kralick matched a 12 inning performance in Washington as Cleveland rests.
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Athens Wins Triangular At Wellston In Golf Meet
Athens High posted identical 124 scores against Wellston and Chillicothe at Wellston. Gary Ackerman led Wellston with a 37 while Athens scorers included Gerald Vermillion 39 John Newcomb 38 Bill Eschenbacher 47 and Mickey Six 46. The team faced Lancaster at Athens Country Club and heads to the Wellston district Saturday.
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Giants Will Play Harder Against Browns, Huff Says
Sam Huff of the New York Giants, presenting Jim Thorpe’s portrait to the Pro Football Hall of Fame, says the team always plays a bit tougher on defense when facing the Cleveland Browns and must beat them to win the division.
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Dubbers Lead Elm Golf City League Standings
Current standings show Dubbers at 2414 points atop the Elm Golf City League. Swearingen's trails with 2314 points followed by Elm Golf Course 23, Athens Building Material 20, Bridgwater 20.
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Wrestling at Point Pleasant Show Tonight May 17
A wrestling card at Point Pleasant Junior High on Friday May 17 at 8 30 p m sponsored by the Point Pleasant Volunteer Fire Department features The Mysterious Medic versus The Mountaineer in the main event Ronnie Stafford U S Marine champ faces Pretty Boy Floyd Stowe in the semi final Iris Angel meets Scufflin Hillbilly Cuzzin Hoge in the opening bout Admission is 150 for adults and 75 cents for under 12.
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Irvin Paul Backed In Yonkers Two Mile Classic
New York Irvin Paul the reigning national champion pace winner is the second betting choice in Yonkers Raceway two mile classic with Charles King of Hamilton Ohio driving. Henry T is the 5-2 favorite. Minor league results feature International League scores and Pacific Coast League clashes across several matchups.
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Reds protest fan abuse in New York
Reds player representative Bob Purkey says he will file an official complaint with National League President Warren Giles about Mets fans. He cites last weekend’s series when Cincinnati outfielders were hit with fruit and bottles and players say they were spit on leaving the field. He urges league action to ensure police protection at the visiting dugout and walk to the clubhouse behind Polo Grounds center field.
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Ohio Tennis Season Ends with Narrow Defeats
The Bobcats closed the regular season 5-8 after losses to Toledo 8-1 and Bowling Green 9-0. BG and Toledo are MAC powerhouses. a close 11-9 set offered spark for the conference meet at Western Michigan this weekend.
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Quorum Wins Feature at Lebanon Raceway in 2 15
Quorum the 11 to 1 shot won his first 1963 race by three lengths at Lebanon Raceway in the featured Conditional Trot with Bus Edwards driving. Owned by Harry Hamilton of Mount Vernon, the 5-year-old paid $26.00 after taking an early lead and holding on. Major League Stars batting notes follow with Leon Wagner and Bob Bruce performances from other games.
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Palmer Seeks Rest From Golf After Poor Showings
Arnold Palmer, fatigued and hampered by a back cyst, plans a week off from golf to rest and reset. He attributes recent slumps to bad habits from nonstop play, aims to resume practice next week, and targets a fresh start before the National Open at Brookline in June.
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Witness Confirms Drug Use In Lipscomb Death
Baltimore police tie up final details in the Lipscomb case as a 24 year old man questioned after a party where Lipscomb allegedly took a fatal heroin injection. Senator McClelland says the case could influence national drug probe. Timothy Black charged with paraphernalia possession.
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Big Daddy) Lipscomb
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Frost Acquisition Ends Browns Rebuilding On Line
Cleveland Browns coach Blanton Collier says the team has completed the line rebuilding by acquiring Ken Frost from the Dallas Cowboys for an undisclosed draft pick. The move follows prior trades to land Monte Clark and Ken Webb, part of a planned sequence after Jim Ray Smith joined Dallas.
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