Giants Tie Cards for Second as Dodgers Pace
Willie Mays hit his 400th homer helping the Giants beat St Louis 7-2 to tie the Cardinals for second place, 6.25 games behind Los Angeles. The Dodgers edged Cincinnati 3-2 behind Frank Howard’s two-run shot as Hank Aaron took the home run lead.
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Pete Richert
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Don Nottebart
Mathews
Joe Torre
Hambletonian Stakes Field Set at Du Quoin
A field of 14 including 10 colts and 4 fillies competes for 115 588 Hambletonian Stakes at Du Quoin State Fairground. Speedy Scot leads but several entrants battled recent illnesses. races begin at 2 30 p m with two heats for the title. Byron Nelson also noted for 11 straight PGA wins in 1945.
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Young Yankee Pitchers Hold N.Y. Fate
Two young Yankee pitchers Al Downing and Jim Bouton anchor New York prospects as the Yankees forge a dominant stride in the American League. Downing fired a seven inning no hitter and Bouton followed with an eight inning no-no, each completing two run games. Ralph Terry added a 5-0 shutout in the twinbill as New York jumped to a commanding lead, while Chicago, Kansas City and Detroit won their AL games. Bouton emerged as a surprising ace after a midseason bullpen start, and the staff has allowed two runs in 51 innings since a late loss to Chicago.
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Vermont appoints deer biologist to study white tail herd
The Vermont Fish and Game Department hires Benjamin W. Day Jr. from Maine as a deer biologist. Day, with a wildlife management degree from the University of Maine, begins work after serving with the U S Army and the Maine Department, focusing on white tail deer and Vermont herd health amid changing habitat and increasing populations. Federal aid shares the project costs.
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Prince's-Waite's To Face Sal's In Graves Trophy Final
Prince's-Waite's beat Eagles Square 12 to 9 to reach the Luther Graves Memorial softball final. Sal's advanced by beating Davey Oil Monday 10 to 7. The final and third place games are set at Memorial Park Thursday at 6 p.m. in Sacramento. Eddie Perkins outpointed Irish Bobby Scanlon 14 to 14 in Sacramento. Sonny Miles stopped Fred Roots 16 to 1 in San Francisco Sacramento results noted.
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Fred Roots
Double 500 Races Slated at Bridgehampton
Bridgehampton Raceway in Long Island prepares for the Double 500 to be held Saturday and Sunday September 14 15. Race Secretary Ed Krom announces Briggs Cunningham Green Farms Conn has entered a Ford Maserati. Ford Racing Division leads the international standings after Marlboro 12 Hour Race. The event is sanctioned by the FIA with new parking and spectator facilities to enhance access.
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East Coast
Baseball Standings and Results Summary
American League standings show New York leading with 85 wins and 46 losses, Minnesota 72 58, Chicago 72 58, Baltimore 72 61, Detroit 62 66, and Cleveland 64 69. Tuesday’s results include Detroit 4 Los Angeles 1 and Chicago 6 Cleveland 1.
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Russians Fail to Show For National Tennis Play
Forest Hills opening day of the National Tennis Championships opened with mystery as the Soviet Union did not appear. Officials cited unnamed reasons while implying a strategic withdrawal to train behind the Iron Curtain before challenging further. Czechoslovakia and Hungary joined the field as qualifying began, with Chuck McKinley and Margaret Smith favored to win when the main event starts Friday.
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Longer Horse Races Revived at Great Barrington
Great Barrington Mass. The racetrack opens Monday Sept 8 with a new mile and a sixteenth distance revived after 17 years. Edward J. Carroll and James E. Picarillo plan mile and one eighth mile and five sixteenths and one mile five eighths marathons. Track improvements continue as crews work on fair grounds with a busy week ahead.
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Berkshire Oval
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Amateur Golf Field Nears Final Qualifiers for U S Amateur
Former Walker Cup players Bill Campbell and Bill Hyndman head a group of qualifiers as the U S Amateur field nears completion in Des Moines with 197 players secured from 36 holes at 27 sites. Exemptions include defending champion Labr on Harris Jr. Campbell posted 69 66 at Guyan CC Huntington and Hyndman 65 73 at Concord CC Philadelphia to lead area qualifying.
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Concord Country Club
Philadelphia
Bob Gardner
Jim Jackson
Bob Cochran
Charlie Smith
Scotch Foursome to Highlight Labor Day Golf at Mt Anthony
The Scotch Foursome tournament will be held at Mt Anthony Country Club over Labor Day weekend with no other club events planned. It runs as match play with Thursday qualifying for medal honors, nine holes Saturday, nine more Sunday, and the final 18 on Monday September 2. Club pro John Maurycy notes the back nine is progressing but not yet complete.
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Night racing returns at Green Mountain Park Vermont
Green Mountain Park in Pownal Vermont will reopen its second thoroughbred meeting as a night racing facility. General manager Vincent J. Bartimo said post times will begin at 7 45 p m with daily double windows closing at 7 40 p m. The fall schedule mirrors the final dates of the inaugural meet.
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Top Stock Car Drivers Set for Rutland Labor Day Race
Rutland Fair racetrack hosts late model stock cars on Labor Day with 1 p.m. time trials and a 100-lap 50-mile finale at 2 p.m. United Stock Car Racing Club’s Harvey Tattersall oversees the show featuring 20 drivers including Ray Hollquist Dick Dixon and Bob Devine contending for top points. Event vehicles are 1960–1963 models with 410 cubic inch engines and left hand steering. The roster includes Mal Delameter Bill Dakota Dan Galulo Frank Moulton Les May Bill Greco and Sherm Saunders among others preparations highlight the circuit advance toward Springfield show on Sept. 21.
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Ford
Dan Galulo
Waterbury
Plymouth
Frank Moulton
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Les May
Bill Greco
Springfield
Mass
Sherm Saunders
Pro Football Cassady Cut By Eagles In Waivers
Heisman winner He 1955 Ohio State star Howard Cassady was placed on waivers by the Philadelphia Eagles as rosters were cut. Sandy Stephens former Minnesota All America quarterback was dropped by the Montreal Alouettes with the team paying him off on a three year no cut contract. Cassady, 29, struggled with a broken leg last season and had seen little action this season.
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Stephens
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Montreal Alouettes
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Somerville Wins In Legion Series
Four teams won open games in the double elimination American Legion world series in Keene New Hampshire. Somerville Massachusetts defeated Roseburg Oregon 4 to 3 after Greensboro North Carolina beat Washington District of Columbia 6 to 1 aided by a three hitter from Wayne Nunn. Memphis Tennessee and Evansville Indiana face off while Long Beach California meets Omaha Nebraska tonight.
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Southern Vermont Bowling League Holds Organizational Meeting
The Southern Vermont Bowling League will meet on Thursday at 7:30 p.m. at Bennington Lanes to discuss rule changes and the 1963-64 schedule. All team captains and interested members are urged to attend, with refreshments to follow.
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