Davis Quits AFL Position
New York reports that AFL commissioner Al Davis resigned after 108 days in the post. Milt Woodard replaces him as the league’s chief, Davis to work advisory while pursuing a coaching return amid the AFL NFL merger decision.
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Bennington Elks Defeat Arlington 10-2 to Hold League Lead
Bennington Elks sprinted past Arlington 10-2 to stay atop the Interstate League. Pitcher Greg Croft held Arlington to two hits while the Elks gathered six runs and seven stolen bases, with B. J. Woodard delivering a single, a triple and two RBIs to pace the offense.
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Top Seven Win in Open Day at Arlington and Tennis Opens
Top seven seeds won in the Eastern Grass Courts on opening day. Billie Jean King, Wimbledon champion, dominated Elizabeth Blackford 6 0 6 0. Cliff Richey and Tony Roche also advanced in first round men's singles.
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Manchester Holds Second MVS Spot
Manchester Town Team beat West Rupert 12 2 to raise its Maple Valley League record to 6 1 and sit second to Forest Dale. John Williams led the offense with a homer and two singles while Mike Frazier and Edmund Taft contributed on offense and pitching. John Stewart was the losing pitcher. Arlington Generals visit Manchester next, Forest Dale at West Rupert.
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Stengel Delights 7000 With Hall of Fame Speech
Casey Stengel delighted nearly 7,000 at Cooper Park as he joined Ted Williams as the 104th Hall of Fame member. The 76-year-old, aided by a cane, delivered a 20 minute speech recalling his career from Worcester to the Yankees and Mets, interlaced with humor about Babe Ruth and baseball’s money. In afternoon exhibitions, the Cardinals edged the Twins 7-5 with Cepeda hitting two homers.
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Orlando Cepeda
Charley Smith
Giants Hover Near NL Lead After 2-1 Win Over Pirates
Giants close gap on Pittsburgh with a 2-1 victory as Juan Marichal improves to 16-4. Dodgers lose ground amid Koufax elbow troubles and Ferrara’s clutch hits spark a 6-3 win over Philadelphia. Pirates amid internal strife after Walker-Gonder dispute. Mets beat Houston 6-4 and Washington falls to Cleveland 6-3.
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Ken Venturi Remembers Friend Tony Lema in Tragic Death
Akron dispatch recalls Venturi tears as he speaks of Tony Lema, their Bay Area childhood bond, and Lema's death in a plane crash after the PGA. Fellow golfers like Miller Barber and Gay Brewer reflect on Lema as a private yet well liked figure who walked with kings yet attended Mass that morning.
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Mets
Tony Leman
Boston Stadium Group Drops Vision for Palace to $56 Million Stadium
The Boston Stadium Authority abandons plans for a $98 million sports palace and proposes a $56 million stadium with an arena and garage removal. Gov Volpe weighs support, favoring private funding, as Finance Advisory Board opposed state credit for bonds. Chairman William H. Sullivan says lawmakers may reconsider the bill.
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Kiwanis Top Lions in Hoosick Falls Extra Inning Win
Kiwanis pulled away in the eighth to beat the Lions 8-4 after a 4-4 tie, aided by Dave Scott's two RBI single and Francis Downing's key base hit. Downing and Don Fleming went 4-for-5 for Kiwanis, while Ray Wrebluski and Billy Miller split pitching duties for the Lions. It was the first league meeting of the season and Kiwanis’ third win overall.
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Boston's Bennett Starts In Kansas City Series
Boston's Dennis Bennett returns to the mound in the KC series opener after shoulder surgery. He is 0-0 in two prior starts, facing Jim Hunter (8-9) as Kansas City sits above Boston in the standings. Manager Billy Hunter says the club is focused on day to day wins to climb out of last place.
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CYO Defeats North Bennington in Baseball Clash
CYO crushed North Bennington 85 as they collected seven singles and four doubles. Scott Racicot pitched the full seven innings for CYO with nine strikeouts and four hits allowed. Francis Maynard doubled and singled for CYO while Racicot added both a single and a double. North Bennington’s Don Ryan and Steve Corcoran each had a single.
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Moose win over Eagles in first game of double header
Bruce Harris pitched for Little League Bennington Moose and hit a triple as they beat the Eagles 9 to 4. Eagles' Jim Davis Wayne Buhl and Berry LeBarron had two hits each. Eddie Vosburg earned the win for VFW in game two, fanning five with six walks. Keith Hassenpflug doubled and scored twice for the VFW winners.
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Aviation Officials Study Wreckage
Aviation experts probed a fuel shortage theory after the crash at Lansing Sportsman's Club golf course that killed golfer Tony Lema, his wife Betty, and two others. Wreckage was moved for analysis as witnesses recalled engine sputters before the Beechcraft Bonanza exploded near the seventh hole.
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Baseball Standings Night Update
San Francisco defeated Pittsburgh 2 to 1 and New York beat Houston 6 to 4 in a night of MLB action. The standings reflect the latest results among key teams and the outcomes affect division race dynamics.
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