Hartford Wins Final in Five Two Over Bennington in Tourney
Hartford Post 26 defeats Bennington Post 313 5 to 2 in the Vermont Junior American Legion Baseball Tournament final. Bob Munson pitched effectively for Hartford with a three hit performance. Scott Racicot drove Bennington’s only runs with a eighth inning two run homer as Hartford pulled away with a six run sixth inning surge finishing the game on Spaulding High School diamond.
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Connecticut River Nine
Vermont
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al Chase
Racicot
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John Petercuskie
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Steve LeBarron
Fred Daley
Mike Palmer
Palmer
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J.J. Moore
Steve Rice
Greg Croft
Bob Munson
Scotty Phillips
Moochie Maxwell
Doug Fitts
Barry Dimick
Dale Whitney
Springfield
Gerry Croft
Ted Ripley
Middletown Conn
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Daley
Benn
Hardin
Sting Rays
Orioles
California
Patience Pays Dividends For Red Sox's Morehead
Four hit shutout by Dave Morehead ends Cleveland Indians bid as Boston wins 3 0. Morehead walked three struck out three to earn his first win since Sept 9 1967 while Tiant’s bid for his 19th victory faltered. Boston’s defense sparked by double plays and timely hits from Petrocelli Foy and Yastrzemski supported the pitcher. Tiant’s six strikeouts set a career season high of 222 before he left in the sixth. Boston moves to third place three games ahead of Cleveland.
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Boston Red Sox
Luis Tiant
Cleveland Indians
Boston
Gary Bell
Sam McDowell
Roberto Pena
Sox
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Lou Johnson
Joe Azcue
Dick Williams
Larry Brown
Tiant
Rico Petrocelli
Joe Foy
Elston Howard
Rico
Foy
Dalton Jones
Carl Yastrzemski
Indians
Jim Osborne
Honolulu
Tom Gorham
Seattle
Wash
Clark Graebner
U.S
Carole
Tory Fretz
Graebner
Sherwood Stewart
Bay Town
Tex
New York City
Longwood Gallery
Minnesota
New York
Cleveland
Washington
Oakland A’s
N.L
Red Sox
Dean Chance
Tom Tresh
Twins
Yanks
Cesar Tovar
Rich Reese
Rebels Form Own Group in Fight With PGA
New York United Press International reports touring golf pros have split from the Professional Golfers Association to form American Professional Golfers APG. A Philadelphia meeting will decide whether players stay with the PGA or join APG. If joining APG players risk expulsion from PGA events under existing rules.
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UPI
Professional Golfers Association
PGA
American Professional Golfers
Philadelphia
APG
Sam Gates
Tour
Max Elbin
Gates
Elbin
Torrid Tiger McLain Reveals Torn Muscle
Denny McLain, Detroit’s ace pitcher, disclosed a torn shoulder muscle during an off day visit to New York. He discussed delaying a 30-win pursuit to protect his arm, valuing next year, and the potential financial and career implications while noting his organ playing and Capitol Records album.
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Detroit
Denny McLain
McLain
UPI
New York
Tigers
Capitol Records
Orioles Edge Tigers as Hardin Shifts Summer Focus
Orioles keep pressure on loop leaders the Tigers as Jim Hardin, not dodging spring sting rays, stays busy this summer stinging.
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Orioles
Tigers
Jim Hardin
Stingray injures Davis Copper during Orioles training camp incident
In spring 1967 at the Baltimore Orioles Miami camp Hardin stepped on a sting ray and limped for a week before being sent to the minors. The piece also covers weather-affected first rounds at the 88th U S championships at Longwood and mentions Arthur Ashe facing scheduling pressure, Curtis’s cramps, and key AL and NL results including a 1-0 Orioles win and multiple 1-0 games.
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Baltimore Orioles
Miami
Hardin
Sting Ray
Key Biscayne
Chestnut Hill
Mass
UPD
U.S
Longwood Cricket Club
Arthur Ashe
Richmond
Cleveland
Longwood
Hardy Ashe
Ashe
U.S. Lawn Tennis Association
Britain
Peter Curtis
Curtis
Kids Day Results Show Greased Pole and Sack Race Winners
Event results list winners by name for multiple activities including Greased Pole Paul McDermott and Greased Pig John LaCroix. Sack Races crown Kitty Kane, Tom Davis, and Bonnie McDonald among others. Three-Legged, Wheelbarrow, Potato and Somersault races noted with participants across age groups 5 to 57.
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Paul McDermott
John LaCroix
Kitty Kane
Denise Main
Bonnie M
Tom Davis
Bruce Parmenter
Mark Estes
Bonnie McDonald
Kathy Sawyer
Mary Tiernan
John Godeck
Tommy Davis
John Haynes
Donna Main
Louisana Racine
Tommy Kelley
Sharon DeBay
Debbie White
Debbie Earnhardt
Kim Earnhardt
Bonnie Brookman
Debbie Squires
Robbie Fisher
Wayne Cross
Cathy Squires
Maureen Roy
Jimmy Roy
Gretchen Strohmaier
Steven Strohmaier
Ellen Vood
David Banks
Jimmy Mears
Bobbie Fisher
Louise Kinney
Gibson Nears Two Major Pitching Records This Season
Cardinal righthander Bob Gibson extended his win streak to 15 with a 2-0 blanking of the Phillies and lowered his ERA to 1.00 while recording his 10th shutout as he closers on major league marks. NL results include Reds over Pirates 8-3 and Cubs past Braves 5-1.
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Ferdie Schupp
Bob Gibson
Rube Marquard
Schupp
Marquard
Gibson
St. Louis Cardinals
Philadelphia Phillies
Cincinnati
Pittsburgh
Houston
Los Angeles
San Francisco
New York
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Rebel Golf Pros Farm Own Group
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Kim Pierce
Susan Dowd
Peggy Bizzaro
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Donny Burke
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Mark Grundy
Danny Burke
Peter Banks
Michael Gauthier
Bobby Beard
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Terry Towslee
Paula LaRoche
Jean Cross
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Ken Hurley
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Ron Hunt
Pennsylvania Athletic Commission
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Stanley Branche
Branche
Frank Wildman
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Cloverlay, Inc
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Moe Ogier
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Cricketeer
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