Dodgers Take Lead With Miller Relief Victory over Milwaukee
Los Angeles Dodgers move 614 games ahead in the NL with a 2-1 win over Milwaukee as Bob Miller secures the decision. He entered the ninth after a Braves rally, retiring the final out for the win. Miller, now 9-8 with two saves, shifted from starter to full-time reliever two weeks earlier.
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Los Angeles Dodgers
Milwaukee
Miller
Braves
Sandy Koufax
Doug Camilli
Dodger
Eddie Mathews
Gene Oliver
Dennis Menke
Roy McMillan
Lee Walls
Dodgers
Bob Shaw
Ron Fairly
Willie Davis
Camilli
Ellsworth
Mets
U S Swimmers Beat Japan in Osaka and Tokyo Tour
A U S touring swim group led by Don Schollander won 11 of 13 events in Osaka and earlier in Tokyo, breaking three world records. Carl Robie swam the 200m butterfly in 2 8.3, and Schollander clocked 1 58.4 in the 200m freestyle, both under two minutes. The 400m medley relay also beat the world mark. In baseball, Al Downing and Gary Peters excel as the Yankees and White Sox split a doubleheader with Downing tossing a two hitter and Peters earning his 10th straight win in extra innings.
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Osaka
Japan
United States
Don Schollander
U.S
Tokyo
Carl Robie
University of Michigan
Australia
Keven Berry
Schollander
Santa Clara
Calif
Robert Windle
Indianapolis A.C
Dick McGeach
Southern Cal
Bill Craig
Walter Richardson
Minnesota
Steve Clark
Yale
Yankees’ Al Downing Seeks No-Hit Game In Win Over White Sox
Al Downing pitched a two-hit shutout as the Yankees beat the White Sox 4-0 in the opener of a doubleheader. Elston Howard hit two homers, and Downing raised his record to 10-4 while Gary Peters won the second game for the White Sox in 12 innings.
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Chicago White Sox
Elston Howard
White Sox
Gary Peters
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Yanks
Minnesota
Baltimore Orioles
Orioles
Cleveland
Boston Red Sox
Red Sox
Detroit Tigers
Kansas City
Washington
Los Angeles Angels
Yankee Staium
Peters
Camilo Pascual
Pascual
Bob Heffner
Tito Francona
Indians
Francona
Dick Radatz
Bill Monbouquette
Lu Clinton
Gary Geiger
Baseball scores and schedules from a soft-edged box score page
Saturday results include New York 5 at Chicago 0 and Cincinnati 3 at San Francisco in 13 innings. Sundays show Cincinnati 8 at San Francisco 2 and Philadelphia 4 at Pittsburgh in 11 innings. League standings list New York atop the American with Minnesota, Chicago, Baltimore, Cleveland, Boston, Detroit, Los Angeles, Kansas City, and Washington following with daily games and twin bills noted.
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Cincinnati
Pittsburgh
Philadelphia
Houston
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Milwaukee
Los Angeles
W. L. Pet. G.B. New York
Minnesota
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New York Jets
Grady Wade
Atlanta
Green Bay
Packers
Minor League Scores Across Leagues
In the International League Buffalo defeated Jacksonville 10 to 7 while Richmond beat Toronto 2 to 1. Columbus lost to Rochester 1 to 6 and Syracuse won 5 to 3 in extra innings. Indianapolis edged Arkansas 2 to 1 in 11 innings. Jacksonville 1, Buffalo 7. Richmond 6, Toronto 5. Columbus 5, Atlanta 0. Syracuse 8, Rochester 3. Arkansas 3, Indianapolis 2 in 13 innings.
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Toronto
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Denver
McKinley and Ralston Secure Doubles Crown in Brookline
Chuck McKinley and Dennis Ralston, top U S tennis players, cemented their doubles partnership by defeating Rafael Osuna and Antonio Palafox 9 7 4 6 5 7 6 3 11 9 for the national doubles title in Brookline. Their win anchors the United States Davis Cup campaign with the American Zone semifinals secured in Los Angeles. The women's title went to Margaret Smith and Robyn Ebbern after a 4 6 10 8 3 upset over Darlene Hard and Maria Bueno.
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Chuck McKinley
Dennis Ralston
America
McKinley
Osuna
Palafox
U.S
Los Angeles
Margaret Smith
Robyn Ebbern
Darlene Hard
Maria Bueno
Brazil
Major League Leaders in Batting and Pitching
Major League leaders across both leagues include Groat St Louis and T Davis Los Angeles leading runs and hits with 95 and 172 respectively. Aaron Milwaukee tops runs batted in 106 and home runs 33. Koufax Los Angeles strikes out 239 with Drysdale 215.
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T. Davis
Los Angeles
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Milwaukee
Mays
San Francisco
Milwau
Kee
White
Pinson
Cincinnati
Gonzalez
Philadelphia
McCovey
Wills
Robinson
Perranoski
McBean
Pittsburgh
Koufax
Drysdale
Pott Prevails In Akron Classic Four Strokes Up On Palmer
Johnny Pott delivers a closing 70 for a 276 total to win the American Golf Classic at Firestone, earning $9,000. He tops Arnold Palmer by four strokes as Palmer finishes even par 280, with Julius Boros and Dave Hill close behind. The 27-year-old from Cape Girardeau, Missouri, defeats a strong crowd of 10,070 on a demanding course.
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Mets
Dodgers
Akron, Ohio
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Johnny Pott
Arnold Palmer
Pott
Cape Girardeau
Palmer
Julius Boros
Miller Barber
Arnie
Firestone Country Club
LSU
New Hampshire Beats Vermont in Shrine Maple Sugar Game
New Hampshire All Stars topped Vermont 9 0 in the Shrine Maple Sugar game as quarterback Bill Vasilios of Manchester Memorial scored on a one yard run and a late safety. New Hampshire leads series six wins to two with two ties. Vermont never crossed midfield.
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N. H
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Vermont
New Hampshire All Stars
Bill Vasilios
Vasilios
Manchester Memorial
Speedy Scot Favored in 38th Hambletonian at Du Quoin
Speedy Scot, trained and driven by Ralph Baldwin of Pompano Beach Florida, opens as the 2-5 favorite for the 38th Hambletonian at Du Quoin State Fairgrounds. The 3 year old trotter seeks trotters’ triple crown after winning Yonkers Futurity despite a break and aims for Lexington Kentucky Futurity on Oct. 4. Thirteen other trotters join a 14-horse field as the event reaches its sixth consecutive year at the Illinois fair.
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Speedy Scot
Kentucky
Lexington
Lefty Gomez Hospitalized After Gall Bladder Attack
Vernon Lefty Gomez, former Yankee pitcher, is resting in Elliot Community Hospital after an apparent gall bladder attack. Attending physician Dr. Richard James said Gomez is doing very nicely and will be hospitalized indefinitely.
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Keene, N.H
Vernon Lefty Gomez
New York Yankee
Gomez
Elliot Community Hospital
Richard James
Jimmy Brown Dominates As Browns Rout 49ers
Jimmy Brown, feared fullback of the Cleveland Browns, rushes for 68 yards on 13 carries with two touchdowns and adds an 80 yard TD pass to Ray Renfro. He also catches three passes for 19 yards as Cleveland dominates in an exhibition in San Francisco. Attendance: 28,335.
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Associated Press
Jimmy Brown
Cleveland Browns
San Francisco
Fleet Ray Renfro
Orr
Browns
Somerville Falls to Long Beach in Legion Tournament
In Keene New Hampshire the opening round of the American Legion baseball world series featured Long Beach California scoring a 4 2 victory over Somerville Massachusetts. The upset ends Somerville’s bid as the second half of the round continued with Greensboro Memphis Evansville facing Gaslight Post Washington Omaha routing Roseburg 23 9.
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Keene
N.H
Greensboro
N.C
Memphis
Charlie Shimerdla
Tom
Pennel clears 17 feet but misses at 17 1 in Buffalo meet
John Pennel, 23, the pole vault sensation, posted 16 ft 3 in in the Buffalo Firefighters Association championships after a 17 ft mark at Miami. He failed at 17-1 twice while aiming higher. Other sports notes include Vikings upset Giants 17-16, Packers 26-7 over Bears, and NFL results from Saturday games.
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N.Y
John Pennel
Buffalo Firefighters’ Association
University of Miami
Pennel
United States
Strikes and Spares Weekly Bowling Standings
Tuesday Summer League results show Volkswagen 1 3 Greenes Mobil 3 1 while Whitmans Feed and Manchester 5? 31 mirror tight scores. High singles and triples are listed for players such as Burgess Holden Harrington Andrews Hogel Hilchey Mattison Kahwajy with scores ranging from 189 to 595 across teams.
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Greenes Mobil
E. Burgess
Holden
Harrington
Whitmans Feed
Diamonds
Andrews
Manchester
Kennedy’s Plumbers
Hogel
Fairdale Farms to Play Display in Exhibition
Fairdale Farms of the Bennington Minor League will host an exhibition game against the Display team from Bennington Little League at 6 p.m. Tuesday. The venue is Little League Park off County Street. Fairdale players should turn in uniform shirts Tuesday evening per manager Toby Allen.
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Bennington
Little League Park
County Street
Fairdale
Toby Allen
Golfers Made Correct Decision in National Amateur
In Williamstown Massachusetts Anne Quast Welts won the 36 hole final 2 and 1 over Peggy Conley a Spokane Washington teen. Welts a 1963 third time winner previously taking titles in 1958 and 1961 entered last minute at her husband attorney's urging. Conley 16 from Spokane reached semis in Western Junior and finals of the National Girls Tour with Albany NY nearby influences.
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Mass
Anne Quast Welts
Peggy Conley
Welts
Spokane
Wash
Mt. Vernon, Wash
Wells
Miss Conley
Galleries
Albany
N.Y
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