Major League Standings and Schedule Overview
Baseball scores show Chicago 9 Houston 8 and Atlanta 12 New York 4 among others. Today's and Sunday's games list matchups including New York at Atlanta and Houston at Chicago with day night and postponed indicators.
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Major League Leaders From AP Baseball Stats
American League leaders include Yastrzemski and Robinson in key categories. Frank Robinson tops RBIs with 58 while Killebrew leads homers with 22 and Campaneris steals 27. National League leaders show Cepeda, Brock, Aaron, and Williams among top hitters and pitchers like Marichal and Cuellar with strong records.
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U S Long Distance Car Racing Hopes Dimmed
Carroll Shelby reacts to the International Sporting Commission ruling to cap prototype race engine sizes at three liters. He warns the move may end U S participation in long distance racing, noting Ford and Chaparral teams are sidelined without smaller engines while seven liter Fords dominated Le Mans. The Paris decision followed a Le Mans 1966 result and aims to curb speeds above 214 mph, sparking debate over continued U S involvement in world championship events.
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Granatelli Foresees Turbine Cars Replacing Pistons
Andy Granatelli predicts turbine engines will replace piston engines in cars within 15 years. He built a turbine driven speedster for the Indianapolis 500, which led last Memorial Day until bearing trouble ended its run with 72 miles remaining.
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Queens Wins in 21-0 Softball Rout
Queen of Angels improved to 5-2 in the YMCA Church Softball League by crushing Congregational Sterling Christian 21-0 on Friday night. Winning pitcher Gary Majewski, with strong offense from Duane Kocik who had three hits and Tom Rockers with four.
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Cavern Moves Closer to Slow Pitch Softball Crown
Cavern strengthened its grip on the Major League slow pitch title with a 12-6 win over B and J Bar to move to 12-1 while B and J drops to 7-5. John Burke Jim Hulet and Wayne Brandt each had three hits and Lynn Renville homered for Cavern. In other games Hiawatha beat Lefty's 10-9 Star Amusement shut out Weyerhaeuser 7-0 with Krausart and Wallenbach homering for Hiawatha while Lindahl connected for Lefty's.
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Fordtown Legion Falls to Rochester 10-2 on Friday
Rochester American Legion blanked Fordtown 10-2 after building a 3-0 lead by the second inning. Fordtown drops to 2-3 on the season and will play Hayfield next Tuesday. Austin’s Larry Lenoch collected two hits while Waller took the loss.
Putter Yates Leads in Cleveland Open with Margin Slim
Wayne Yates, 25, Georgia, holds a two stroke lead entering the third round of the Cleveland Open golf tournament. Gardner Dickinson and Arnold Palmer chase as Yates adapts to a new clubs set and a precision putter.
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Dempsey Elected To Boxing Hall Of Fame At 72
Jack Dempsey the Manassa Mauler and former world heavyweight champion turns 72 and is inducted into Madison Square Garden boxing Hall of Fame alongside Joe Louis Sugar Ray Robinson Sugar Ray Leonard Rocky Marciano and Henry Armstrong in a birthday honor.
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CFL players accept pension plan for 1970 season
CFL players voted to approve a 17 point pension proposal to be funded each year. Each team will pay $300,000 and players will match the amount into the pension fund starting this year after nine clubs approved the plan.
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Busy Weekend Ahead for Legion Baseball Team
The Austin American Legion A baseball squad aims to rebound from a six game skid with three weekend wins. They host Richfield at Marcuson Park Tonight at 7 30 p.m. and travel Sunday for a doubleheader against Red Wing with games at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. Red Wing is 1-1. Red Wing’s roster overlaps region prep teams from the state tournament. Austin has victories over Fairmont Faribault Owatonna Albert Lea Rochester and Winona LeJetz. the Mason City loss was 6-4. Austin pitchers have allowed seven earned runs in 49 innings and 71 strikeouts. Top hitters include Gary Morgan at .389 and Terry Barnett at .400.
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Killebrew, Chance Duel Ends 1-0 Victory For Twins
Dean Chance pitched a three hit shutout for his 10th win as Harmon Killebrew belted his 22nd home run to break a scoreless duel in the seventh inning. Joel Horlen suffered his first loss after eight straight victories as Chicago was held to one run in Minnesota. The crowd of 30,100 witnessed a classic pitching duel decided by the slugger’s late scoring blow.
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Twins edge past White Sox in Elmer Chance’s 10th win
Elmer Chance’s return as Twins manager sparks a 2-0 victory over the White Sox ending a three game skid and giving Chance his 10th win of the season. California beat Kansas City 2-0 while New York topped Detroit 3-1 and Boston crushed Cleveland 8-4.
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Maris Delivers In Eighth Lift For Cardinals Over Phillies
Roger Maris hit an eighth inning homer to give the St. Louis Cardinals a 3-2 win over Philadelphia, extending their NL lead to three games as Dick Hughes pitched well after an early West Coast trip. Pirates rally past Reds, Braves crush Mets, Giants beat Dodgers, Cubs edge Astros.
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Ryun Shatters Mile Mark At AAU Championships
Jim Ryun, at 20, clocks 3 51.1 to set a new world mile record solo at Memorial Stadium in Bakersfield. Pole vaulter Paul Wilson clears 17 feet 8 inches, beating the previous prep mark as crowds roar.
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Boxing world champion Cassius Clay gains recognition
The European Boxing Union and the British Boxing Board of Control sustain recognition of Cassius Clay as world heavyweight champion while awaiting the outcome of his appeal against a conviction for dodging military induction.
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Illini Coach Buck McPhail Resigns for Florida Post
Coleman Buck McPhail, coach of full backs and linebackers at the University of Illinois, resigned Friday to take a business position in Fort Lauderdale Florida.
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Austin Team Finishes 3rd in Junior Golf Meet
Dave Haberle of Edina the state high school champion captured a second straight Minnesota state junior golf title with a 74 at Minnetonka Country Club. He beat Bill Homeyer of Minneapolis by two strokes as Homeyer tied for first day one. Tom Kroe of Austin finished 8th with 160 as Austin placed third in the team standings.
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Charges Dropped on UCLA Cage Star
In Los Angeles Municipal Court Judge Waine Spencer dismissed felony narcotics charges against UCLA basketball star Lucius Allen. He ruled police failed to properly advise him of constitutional rights after finding four marijuana cigarettes in his car on May 23.
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Rapids hold on as Midwest League leads stay tight
Wisconsin Rapids clings to first as no team has found a path to topple them. Dubuque pressured with a two run ninth inning but fell 3-2. Cedar Rapids beat Appleton 5-2 tying Cedar and Quad Cities for second while Quad Cities edged Waterloo 7-6 in 10 innings. Decatur crushed Burlington 6-0 and Clinton beat Quincy 7-4.
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All-Americans vs. Pros Grid Tilt In Atlanta Preview
New York AP reports the All-America game in Atlanta on July 8 will showcase 28 NFL rookies and 22 AFL rookies. East coached by Army’s Tom Cahill lists seven first round picks plus Nick Eddy. West, led by Bob Devaney, also features seven first round picks including Upshaw and Pitts.
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Bonella Competes In Minnesota State Open
Austin Country Club golf pro Dave Bonella will play in the Minnesota State Open at Interlochen Course in Minneapolis. He tees off at 1:34 p.m. Sunday with George Shortridge and Don Ross as partners among 152 golfers in the 54 hole event.
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Bailey Howell Re-signs with Celtics for 9th NBA Season
High scoring forward Bailey Howell, 30, signs to stay with the Boston Celtics for another season, ending speculation he would move to the New Orleans rival ABA. Howell will begin his ninth NBA year after averaging 20 points per game last season.
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