Colts Fall to Pirates in 3–0 Series Opener
Houston hosts Philadelphia as the Colt .45s open a three game set at Colt Stadium. Major leaguers Chris Short will face Bob Bruce, with rookies from Oklahoma City added to the lineup. Pittsburgh harnessed two runs in the seventh and two more in the ninth to pull away, while Ed Roebuck and others prep a pregame fly-ball challenge to test hitting the Dome roof from 208 feet above.
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Bunning Grabs No. 17 As Cards Tie Scoring Mark
Jim Bunning pitched six innings and earned his 17th win as Philadelphia beat San Francisco 10-1 in 10 innings. The Cardinals scored in every inning to mirror a modern baseball record, and other results included Cincinnati beating Milwaukee 9-2, Dodgers over Mets 5-4, Pirates 2-0 over Houston, and several AL games with Orioles, Yankees, Indians, and Red Sox winning on a busy day.
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Packers Hornung Get Kick Out Of It Not So Bears
Green Bay shocked the Chicago Bears 23-12 in a season opener as Vince Lombardi used NFL Rule 3 Section 2 to try a free kick after a fair catch. Bart Starr lined up and split the uprights for the score.
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Olympic Trials Stamp U S As Team To Beat In Tokyo
The two day finals at Memorial Coliseum ended with the United States leading the way in track and field. Rex Cawley set a world best in the 400 meter hurdles at 49.1, Ralph Boston broke the existing long jump record with 27 feet 414 inches, Bob Hayes tied the American 100 meter mark at 10.1, Mike Larrabee matched the world standard of 44.9 in the 400 meters, Gerry Lindgren won the 10 000 meters in 29 02.0, and the U S dominated nine events with world records and marks including wind aided jumps.
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