Orioles star Frank Robinson says Tigers will be tough to beat
Frank Robinson of Baltimore declared Detroit must be favored to win as the Tigers surged to a strong season, noting they won 13-1 over Cleveland while Baltimore beat Minnesota 10-3. Other AL action included Boston’s 1-0 win over Chicago and Oakland’s 6-4 victory over New York as standings tighten.
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Frank Robinson
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Detroit Tigers
Detroit
Cleveland
Boston
Chicago
Washington
California
Oakland
New York
Tom Phoebus
Calif
Baltimore
Minu
Horgan
Fisher
Bell
P. Dobson
Hunter
C. Dobson
Bosman
Ortega
Minnesota
Perry
Bahnsen
Clark
McNally
Phillies Pitcher Loses No Hit Bid on Bad Hop
Rick Wise of the Philadelphia Phillies allowed a hit in a 1-0 win over the Los Angeles Dodgers after a bad hop off Roberto Pena’s glove was ruled a hit. Wise struck out five, walked two, and finished 8-8. Richie Allen homered for the Phillies, his 23rd of the season, as Bill Singer took the loss. The Cardinals, Cubs, Pirates also won, while Detroit, Baltimore, Boston, Washington, and Oakland notched victories in other MLB games.
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Roberto Pena
Wise
Philadelphia Phillies
Los Angeles Dodgers
Pena
Dodgers
Bart Shirley
Dodger
Phils
Bill Singer
Richie Allen
Allen
Singer
St. Louis Cardinals
Cincinnati Reds
Chicago Cubs
Atlanta
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Houston
New York
San Francisco
Boston
Chicago
Washington
California
Oakland
Roger Maris
Cards
Joe Hoerner
Bill Hands
Braves
Billy Williams
Cubs
Donn Clendenon
Matty Alou
Ron Kline
The
Pirater
National League Standings And Tuesday Results
National League standings show St Louis leading with 74 wins and Chicago 60. Atlanta 59 and Cincinnati 56 follow. Philadelphia 52 and New York 52 also compete. Los Angeles 51, Houston 48. Thursday results: Philadelphia 1 Los Angeles, Chicago 4 Atlanta 0, St Louis 1 Cincinnati 0, Pittsburgh 4 Houston 3.
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Chicago
Atlanta
Cincinnati
S.F
Pitts
Philadelphia
New York
Los Angeles
Houston
Los Ange
Los Ang
San Francisco
Bennington Shooters Dominate Skeet Shoot
Bennington shooters excel at the Green Mountain Trap and Skeet Club hosted 1968 Vermont Skeet Championship in Pownal. A 75-shooter field including three pros from national manufacturers produced ten awards for five Bennington County competitors led by Joseph Chenaille and Arthur Thompson in multiple gauges and events.
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Bennington County
Green Mountain
Vermont
Joseph Chenaille
Arthur Thompson
Richard Brownell
Frank Antonio
Fritz Tolle
Bennington
Pownal
Manches
Red Sox Face Tigers in Crucial Seven-Game Set
DETROIT UPS leads the AL and hosts Boston for a seven game stretch in 10 days starting tonight with a four game series in Detroit followed by a three game set in Boston. Ray Culp pitched a four hitter in a 1-0 win over the White Sox, driving in the only run in Milwaukee.
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Paul Blair
Orioles
Bill Freehan
Rbi
Denny McLain
Tiger
Ray Culp
White Sox
Jerry Adair
Russ Nixon
Culp
Red Sox
Tigers
Senator
Ken McMullen
Jim Hannan
McMullen
Adair
Mike Andrews
Dalton Jones
Joe Horlen
Chicago
Andrews
Wilbur Wood
Bob Locker
Horlen
Juan Pizarro
Dick William
Detroit
Pat Dobson
Boston
Dick Ellsworth
Buddy LeRoux
Schlee Fires 65 Leads Firestone Classic Round
John Schlee, 29, Memphis native, fired a 65 at Firestone Country Club to lead the American Golf Classic. His eight birdies tied the course record, and he held a two-stroke edge over Bob Lunn heading into round two as big names including Palmer and Nicklaus battled to recover.
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Akron
Ohio
Firestone
Schlee
Palmer
Bob Rosburg
Don Fairfield
Bob Lunn
Sacramento
Calif
Tom Weiskopf
Hale Irwin
Vermont enters sharp golf squad
PORTLAND The Green Mountain State sends a 12 man contingent to weekend Tri State Golf Matches in Portland Maine led by Jay Jerome Vermont amateur champion and recent Pittsfield CC Invitational winner John Zaiken. Other Vermont players include John Wilkinson Bill Purcell Randy Smith John Donnelly Kiki Price Gil Gouple Mike Tolaro John McDonough Gene Lavoie Bill Chesley and Floyd James. The two day medal play begins today at Portland Country Club with Maine New Hampshire and Vermont golfers competing.
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Portland
Green Mountain State
Maine
Vermont
Bennington
Jay Jerome
John Zaiken
Pittsfield
Jerome
Randy Smith
Bradford
John Donnelly
Kiki Price
Burlington Country Club
Gil Gouple
Champlain Country Club
St. Albans
Mike Tolaro
Bellows Falls
John McDonough
Rutland Country Club
Gene Lavoie
Bill Chesley
Floyd James
Burlington
Montreal Makes Desperate Move To Save MLB Franchise
Montreal officials led by Mayor Jean Drapeau offered to build a 25 000 to 30 000 seat stadium in Northend at Jarry Park for the fledgling major league team. The plan followed the Autostade venue being deemed unsuitable and a July 15 deadline loomed for resolving stadium issues or losing the franchise to Buffalo or Milwaukee.
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UPD
Northend Jarry Park
Jean Drapeau
John McHale
Baseball Commissioner’s Office
Warren Giles
Autostade
Giles
Buffalo
N.Y
Milwaukee
Wis
Bruised Patriots Heading Southward
Boston prepares for a pre season game against the Saints with 51 players traveling amid injuries. Coach Holovak lists five sidelined, while Garron and Cunningham handle kickoffs and Porter and Marsh return punts. A scuffle during practice involved Aaron Marsh and Leroy Mitchell before teammates separated them.
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Boston
UPD
Boston Patriots
New Orleans
Saints
Mike Holovak
Larry Garron
Jay Cunningham
Willie Porter
Porter
Aaron Marsh
Marsh
Leroy Mitchell
Bobby Lee
Jimmy Colclough
John Magnum
John Outlaw
Preston Johnson
Major League Leaders In Home Runs And Rbi
National League leaders show McCovey Giants with 28 homers and Allen Phils at 23, with H aron Braves, Stargell Pirates, Banks Cubs at 20. AL leaders include F Howard Senators with 32, Harrelson Red Sox 29, Horton Tigers 27, Powell Orioles 20, Jackson A s 18. Rbi totals place Giants 71, Aaron Braves 61, Harrelson Red Sox 93, Howard Senators 79, Powell Orioles 71, Northrup Tigers 63, Freehan Tigers 61. Pitching leaders list Kline Pirates 9 1, Marichal Giants 20 4, Reagan Cubs 8 2, Gibson Cards 15 5, Washburn Cards 10 4. AL: McLain Tigers 23 3, Tiant Indians 17 7, Wright Angels 7 3, Santiago Red Sox 9 4, Hardin Orioles 14 7 and Culp Red Sox 8 4.
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Allen
Phils
Haron
Braves
Stargell
Pirates
Banks
Cubs
F. Howard
Senators
Harrelson
Red Sox
Horton
Tigers
Powell
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Jackson
A's
H. Aaron
Perez
Reds
Northrup
Freehan
Kline
Marichal
Reagan
Gibson
McLain
Tiant
Indians
Wright
Angels
Santiago
Hardin
Culp
Weekend golf tourneys spark southern state action
Mt Snow hosts the Third Annual Four Ball Invitational with forty teams in match play over two days led by medalists Frank Lamphier and Craig Calipeau. Lamphier’s partner Tom Bushee turned pro and hosts Mt Snow. Mt Anthony Scotch Foursome features 42 teams from three states in a 18 hole medal play event at Mt Anthony Country Club with prizes at 5 p.m. Sunday and a buffet.
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Mt. Anthony
Lamphier
Tom Bushee
Bennington
Snow Lake Lodge
Mt. Anthony Country Club
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