Cubs Edge Dodgers in 10th powered by Santo's two homers
The Chicago Cubs surged past the first place Los Angeles Dodgers 5-4 in 10 innings as Ron Santo blasted two home runs including a game winner in the 10th. Santo tied the game with a fifth inning homer and delivered the decisive shot to left field, lifting Chicago from a four game skid while Banks recovered from illness. The Dodgers stayed 51/2 games ahead of San Francisco.
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Ron Santo
Cub
Ernie Banks
National League Power Trust
Santo
Cubs
Los Angeles
Dodgers
San Francisco
Banks
St. Louis
New York Mets
Duke Carmel
Cincinnati
Frank Robinson
Tommy Harper
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
Bob Friend
Milwaukee
Houston
al Ferrara
Frank Howard
Moose Skowron
Larry Sherry
Mets
Cards
Carmel
New Yorkers
al Jackson
Charlie James
Ron Hunt
Frank Thomas
al Moran
Bobby Shantz
Dave Nicholson
White Sox
al Weis
Chicago
Phil Linz
Yankees
Tony Kubek
Bobby Richardson
Tom Tresh
Dick Donovan
Indians
Baltimore
Poly
Jeff Pello
Derosia
Racicot
Loveland
Robbins
Ballance
Doug Woodward
J. Woodward
Caslin
Northeast
Galipeau
Palmer
Thurber
Burgess
Amadon
Azcue Steals Home as Indians Top Orioles 2 0
Cleveland wins 2-0 behind Dick Donovan three-hitter as Azcue, in first steal of season, scores on a double steal and Tito Francona double. Peters wins sixth in a row for Chicago White Sox in 5-3 victory over Kansas City.
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Azcue
Peters
Chicago
Necessity
Jose Azcue
Gary Peters
Kansas City
Cleveland
Baltimore
Dick Donovan
A‘s
Johnny Romano
Romano
Arcue
Chicago White Sox
Steve Barber
Tito Francona
Donovan
Luis Aparicio
Russ Snyder
Jackie Brandt
Oriole
Clay Liston Fight Delayed A Year In 1963
New York AP reports Cassius Clay and Sonny Liston will not fight until sometime next year delaying the heavyweight title clash. Clay releases a new record album titled Im The Greatest and vows to defeat Liston. Legal and scheduling issues push back the title bout as Clay pursues money and fame.
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New York
Cassius Clay
Cash
Sonny Liston
Liston
Clay
Ole Debril
Cassius
Firehouse
Bear Liston
Louisville
Dragon
Cassius Marcellus
Floyd Patterson
Gordon Davison
Boxing Promoter Liston Fight May Be In April
Davidson says a syndicate controls the young boxing bard and has given tentative approval to a Liston fight possibly in April. The two would have met in Philadelphia this September if Liston could be both promoter and fighter under Intercontinental Promotions, Inc.
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Liston
Davidson
Twain
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania Commission
Intercontinental Promotions, Inc
Tuesday Summer League Scores and Notables
The page lists results from a Tuesday Summer League with multiple matches. Key highlights include Whitman’s 3 to 1 win over Happy Cocks, Sherman delivering high singles and triples, and Weaver and Mullens contributing multiple high plays. Additional entries show Kennedy's, Greene’s, and Ives achieving high singles and triples with listed scores and identifiers.
AAU Swimming Championships Start Today in Chicago
The National AAU Men's Swimming and Diving Championships open in Chicago with 314 swimmers 97 divers and a field including world record setters and American record holders. Events run three days at Ridgeland Pool Oak Park and Portage Park with morning preliminaries and afternoon finals. Indiana’s Rick Gilbert defends the 3 meter springboard title.
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Chicago
America
Oak Park
Ridgeland Common
Portage Park
Indiana
Rick Gilbert
Evening baseball scores and upcoming games cast
Thursday results include Chicago 5 Los Angeles 4 in 10 innings, New York 3 St Louis 2, Pittsburgh 1 Milwaukee 0, Cincinnati 6 Philadelphia 3. Today’s schedule lists Los Angeles at Cincinnati and Chicago at New York among others with tonight’s Twinbill notes.
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Chicago
Los Angeles
New York
St. Louis
Pittsburgh
Milwaukee
Cincinnati
Philadelphia
San Francisco
Houston
Cincinna
W. L. Pat
Minnesota
Baltimore
Cleveland
Boston
L.A
Kansasc
Detroit
Washington
Kansas City
San Fran
Phila
Nigeria Prepares for World Title Fight in Ibadan
Middleweight champion Dick Tiger set to defend his world title against Gene Fullmer in Ibadan Nigeria in a 15 round bout at Liberty Stadium. Government subsidizes 280000 for prize money while promoters bring in Jack Solomons to stage the event amid heavy rain.
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Ibadan
Nigeria
Dick Tiger
Pride of
Gene Fullmer
San Francisco
Las Vegas
Jack Solomons
Liberty Stadium
United States
Lagos
Joseph Modupe Johnson
Labor and Sports
Tiger
Fullmer
West Jordan
Utah
San Fran
Midget Autos At Rutland Fair
Rutland waits for 20 ARDC midget drivers with 2 p.m. Sept 7 race time. Notables include Len Duncan, Eddie Shaefer, Ray Brown, Frank Marlowe, King Carpenter, Johnny Mann, Hank Williams, Ron Evans, Johnny Kay, Chet Conklin, Tony Bonadies, Joe Csiki and others from New York, Connecticut, Massachusetts and beyond. Duncan seeks eighth title in ten years. Shaefer drives Bennet Offenhauser.
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Rutland
American Racing Drivers Club
Rutland Fair
Ray
Zero) Brown
Hawthorne
N.Y
Frank Marlowe
Bronx
King Carpenter
Thompsonville
ARDC
Duncan
Indianapolis
Eddie
Dutch) Shhaefer
Floral Park
L.I
Bennet Brother
Johnny Mann
Lake Ronkonkoma
Hank Williams
Waltham
Mass
Ron Evans
Ellington
Conn
Johnny Kay
New Britain
Chet Conklin
Danbury
Tony Bonadies
Boston
Joe Csiki
Willington
Butts May Take Stand in Alabama Georgia War Testimony
Former Alabama players testified they were not prepared for Georgia formations in the 1962 game that a national magazine claimed was rigged. Wally Butts seeks 10 million dollars in a libel suit against Curtis Publishing Co. over an article in the Saturday Evening Post.
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Atlanta
Alabama
Georgia
Wally Butts
Butts
Curtis Publishing Co
Curtis
Charlie Pell
Pell
George P. Burnett
Johnny Griffith
Jimmy Sharpe
San Juan Downs New Hampshire In N E Little League Playoffs
San Juan Puerto Rico beat Manchester New Hampshire 2 1 in Brattleboro in the first New England Little League game. Both teams scored on errors as Manchester had one hit. Vermont champions Burlington American Division face San Juan at 6 p.m. Brewer Maine meets Woonsocket R I at 4 p.m. Saturday hosts the final and consolation.
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New Hampshire
N.E
Brattleboro
San Juan
Puerto Rico
Manchester
N.H
New England
Vermont
Burlington
Woonsocket
R.I
Denver
Mass
Staten Island
N.Y
Polygraphic Pulls Triple Play in Bennington
Polygraphic defeated Northeast 12 to 5 in a fast moving Little League game in Bennington. Polygraphic initiated the first triple play of the year on Burgess’s fly-out, with Woodward to Loveland to Thurber tagging Palmer out.
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Polygraphic
Bennington
Northeast
Poly
Burgess
John Woodward
Bernie Loveland
Palmer
Robin Thurber
Ted Galipeau
Scott Racicot
Woodward
Loveland
Eddy Ballance
Softball Tourney Action Tonight in Hoosick Falls
The Hoosick Falls Softball Tournament resumes with round two at Noble Wood Field at 8 p.m. tonight featuring the Concessioniers of Troy versus Gus and Eds of Glens Falls and Nick's Tavern of Watervliet facing Bowes Wandswood of Saratoga on Saturday at 8 p.m. Hudson Falls Faculty meet Ha yden's Grill Sunday at 8 p.m. The final rounds run August 16-18.
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Hoosick Falls
N.Y
Noble Wood Field
Concessioniers
Troy
Gus
Glens Falls
Nick
Watervliet
N. Y
Bowes Wandswood
Saratoga
Hudson Falls
Hayden
Hayden’s Grill
Rowes Wandswood
Hayners Grill
Cozy Corner
Williamstown
Mass
Salluzzo
Mt Snow Tennis Tourney Opens This Afternoon
The 1963 Mt Snow Tennis Championships start at 4 p.m. with singles at Snow Lake Lodge, Mountaineer, and Mt Inn on five courts across three sites. About 60 players compete led by Henry Salam of Needham Mass as top New England singles.
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West Dover
New England Lawn
Beverly
Mass
Bob Kelley
Barrington
R.I
Curt Foster
Wenden
Dick McLernon
Norman Dalrymple
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Dick Stigman
Dick Radatz
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Adams Clothes Shop
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Happy Cockers
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Sherman High
Sherman Heald Plastic
Kennedy’s
Fisher High
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Greene
Eddington
Weaver
Volkswagen
Wince’s
Griffin
Kline
H&w
Esso
Mullens
Earl’s Flying
Ives
H&w Esso
Winco’s
Greene’s Mobil
Volkswagen Earl’s
AAU Swimming
Pittsbu
Cisco
Nev
Huskies
Carlton O. Burt
Lyons St
Wilmington
N.C
Burt
Main St
Triple Play
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East
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Myers
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