Robinson Drives Reds Past Dodgers in Slugfest For pennant push
Frank Robinson powered Cincinnati with two homers and four RBIs as the Reds beat the Dodgers 12-10. Robinson extended a hot stretch to 10th and 11th homers and lifted Cincinnati within seven games of Los Angeles in the National League race.
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Dodgers and Reds face pitching woes in tense game
Cincinnati ace Bob Purkey battles back pain from intercostal neuritis as he leaves Dodgers Stadium in the eighth inning. Dodgers southpaw Johnny Podres strains with tendinitis in the left shoulder and a rough 3-9 start this season including a 12-10 loss to the Reds, with Hank Foiles hitting a grand slam against him.
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Johnson Bids for Title Crack in Heavyweight Hope
Berlin AP Harold Johnson aims for a shot at the world heavyweight title after defending his light heavyweight crown against German Gustaf Scholz in a 15 round unanimous decision. He plans European defenses before the Patterson Liston title bout and will return to the United States with his wife Mildred after a Naples vacation. Johnson weighed 172 pounds for the win.
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Hitters Top Northern Play As Grand Forks Pummels Minot
Grand Forks blasted 21 hits in a 19-0 victory over Minot to widen the top of the Northern League race. Bismarck Mandan swept Winnipeg 18-7 and 12-8 as the Canadians drop to sixth place. Duluth Superior edged St. Cloud 7-5 while Eau Claire beat Aberdeen 3-2 and 10-7 in a doubleheader. Grand Forks also hit three homers in the onslaught.
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Race Driver Dies at Waterloo Meet
A Des Moines auto race driver died of a heart attack during a race at Waterloo Tunis Speedway Sunday night. Gene Welch, 35, was pronounced dead after his car went out of control and overturned an embankment. The Black Hawk County medical examiner fixed the cause of death. A second driver, John Good of Evansdale, suffered serious injuries in a novice event when thrown onto the track after a collision and was hospitalized.
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Newton Invitational Triumph by Leahy
Bob Leahy of Manning finished two under par with 106 to win the 27 hole Newton Invitational golf tournament held Sunday.
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Belgium Ace to Give Up Race Driving at Le Mans
Oli vier Gendebien the Belgian racing legend announces retirement after leading Ferrari to a Le Mans 24 hour win with Phil Hill of Santa Monica. The pair finished 2 766.45 miles at 115.268 mph, five laps ahead of Noblet and Guichet in a Ferrari. Other results include Cunningham Salvadori in a Jaguar and a Ferrari lineup with Roberts and Hugus Reed in later positions.
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Fireball) Roberts
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Shadley Wins Eight-Mile AMA Motorcycle Final
Duane Shadley of Des Moines won the eight-mile amateur final at the AMA races in Columbus. He beat David Estep of Columbus in a close finish.
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Ford Edges Goalby for Eastern Crown
Doug Ford beat Bob Goalby by one stroke to win the Eastern Open in Baltimore. Ford held a six stroke lead after 36 holes then clung to victory with a final round of even par 72 for a total of 279 nine under. The win was Ford’s second of the year and pushed his earnings to 21341.
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Cox Defeats Smith in Pro Pin Match Spokane Open
Dary Lee Cox of Bellingham Washington defeated Harry Smith of St. Louis Missouri to win the $3000 prize in the 16 game final of the Professional Bowlers Association Spokane Open. Tom Hennessey of St. Louis defeated Ev Collins of San Bruno California 246 188 to take second money of $1500.
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Standings Snapshot From Tuesday's NBA Games
Tuesday results show St. Louis facing Chicago, Houston at Philadelphia, New York at Pittsburgh, Milwaukee at Los Angeles, and Cincinnati at San Francisco with twi night noted for some matchups.
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Australians Favored to Win Wimbledon Title
The 76th Wimbledon opened with Australians favored in both singles. Rod Laver, defending men’s champ and No. 1 seed, plays Nareth Kumar of India, while Margaret Smith leads the women’s field with Maria Bueno and Darlene Hard as top threats. Americans challenge, including Chuck McKinley vs Owen French and Jon Douglas facing Roy Emerson.
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River Levees Protect Vast Louisiana Area
The levee system must shield more than one third of Louisiana’s land as two thirds of its population resides within the flood risk zone. Officials emphasize urgency in reinforcing defenses across parishes and communities vulnerable to seasonal floods.
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Forty athletes make U S team for Chicago meets and AAU title
The 74th AAU championships closed as 40 men qualified for the U S track team headed to Chicago to face Poland. Notable absentees were Frank Budds and pole vaulters Dave Tork and John Uelses. Ron Morris joined the 16 foot club with 16 feet, 0 inches. John Cramer won the best jump 15-8 1/4, while Al Oerter set 202-2 in discus. The mile saw Beatty Grelle Weisiger and Dotson all under four minutes. Murray Halberg won the mile in 13:30.6 and Bruce Kidd set a 6 mile mark.
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