Wills Back and Running Dodgers Win a Close One
Dodgers win 2-1 over the Houston Colts as Maury Wills returns from injury scoring both Los Angeles runs. Cubs beat Giants 6-1 to tighten pace behind the league leaders, while Braves edge Mets 3-2 in ninth thanks to Galen Cisco.
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Galen Cisco
New York Mets
Cincinnati-at- Pittsburgh
St. Louis
Philadelphia
Houston
Dick Crott
Jim Gilliam
Ron Fairly
Orioles Top Yankees to Seize AL Lead Behind Powell
Boog Powell crushes a decisive two run homer off Ralph Terry as the Orioles beat the Yankees 3-1 to reclaim first in the American League. Powell, 22, adds to a 9th homer and 27 RBIs while batting .292.
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Boog) Powell
Paul Bunyan
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MacArthur Calls End to Amateur Sports Feud for Olympics
General Douglas MacArthur urged an end to the feud between the Amateur Athletic Union and the U.S. Track and Field Federation until after the 1964 Olympic Games. He warned that failure to keep the peace would merit condemnation from all sportsmen and patriotic Americans.
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MVL Expands to Ten Teams Adds Woodstock and Others
The Marble Valley League grows to 10 teams with Woodstock St Michael's Brattleboro Ver gennes joining alongside Poultney Fair Haven Ludlow Proctor Chester Wallingford and Burr and Burton Seminary. AAU track nationals at St Louis in June 2022 loom, with a U S team to Russia under discussion. ECAC and USTFF feud over sanctioning for athlete participation in AAU events.
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U.S
Russia
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AAU
Rodriguez Aims to Reclaim Title in MSG Showdown
Welterweight champion Luis Rodriguez prepares for a return title bout against Emile Griffith at Madison Square Garden. Rodriguez, who won the 147-pound crown from Griffith last March, vows to dominate and win big perhaps by knockout. Griffith responds that he will knock Rodriguez out to reclaim his belt.
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Emile Griffith
New York
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Cuba
Griffith
Los Angeles
Davey Moore
Sugar Ramos
Rodriguez
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Moore
Tamarack Lodge
Kiamesha Lake
Canadiens Trade Four and Move Towards Youth
The Montreal Canadiens traded veterans Jacques Plante Phil Goyette Marshall and Tom Johnson to New York and Boston respectively as they pivot toward younger players. Montreal received four players including young prospects Dave Balon Leon Rochefort and Len Ronson while Gump Worsley went to the Rangers. The league meeting also named Billy Reay Chicago coach and four men were inducted into the Hall of Fame.
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York Rangers
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Canadiens
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Leon Rochefort
Len Ronson
Rangers
Gump Worsley
Billy Reay
Chicago Black Hawks
Rudy Pilous
Hall of Fame
Benhi Boosters To Meet Tonight At Benhi High
The Benamington High School booster club asks all interested in improving athletics at Bendi and parents of Cata mounts athletes to attend the inaugural meeting tonight at 8 p.m. Arthur Gage, boys' physical education director and football and wrestling coach, will lead the session to organize the Boosters and discuss football insurance.
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Eagle Square Nips Carbide In Seventh
Eagle Square pushed across two runs in the top of the seventh inning to break a tie and down Union Carbide 10 8 at Memorial Field in the Bennington Softball League last night. Tonight at 6 15 at Memorial Park Prince s Waite s plays Ben Mont. They are Earl Seibert a defense man who played with New York Chicago and Detroit referee Bob by Hewitson Toronto player coach Joe Premeau and Detroit forward Eddie Goodfellow.
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Memorial Park
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New York
Chicago
Detroit
Bobby Hewitson
Toronto
Joe Premeau
Eddie Goodfellow
Northeast Triumphs 7-4 Over Lectronics in Little League
Northeast defeated Lectronics 7-4 at Bennington Little League as Galipeau Christie and Hurley drove in early runs. The visitors added two more in the second, Thurber and Bleau scoring on hits and an error, while Lectronics answered with runners on Harte and Mear. They added three in the third on Williamson Raymond and errors, then two more in later innings as Northeast held on. a Polygraphic vs Moose game was set for 6:00 p.m.
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Lectronics
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Christie
Hurley
Bleau
Finnegan
Myers
Thurber
Harte
Mear
Handy
Williamson
Raymond
Polygraphic
Moose
28 Foot Vault Set World Distance Record
Jeff Chase at San Jose State used a fiberglass pole to vault 28 feet 8 inches surpassing the official world distance record of 28-2 set by Platt Adams in 1910. The old marks include Adams 32-4 standing hop step and jump, 32-8 with weights, and 103-7 for nine standings jumps, all noted from 1910–11.
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Calif
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San Jose State
Chase
Platt Adams
New York City
Bud Winter
Suntan skiing season on Mount Washington attracts hardy climbers
On Mount Washington New Hampshire skiers chase late spring runs on three snowfields as Memorial Day crowds peak. A two week window remains with July 4 close by. Climbers hike from Pinkham Notch to Tuckerman Ravine and Hillman's Highway offering thrilling high altitude descents.
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National League standings and results from Tuesday to Thursday
National League standings list San Francisco leading with 31 wins and St. Louis 30. Key results include Chicago 6 San Francisco 1, Milwaukee 3 New York 2, and Los Angeles 2 Houston 1. Upcoming games feature Cincinnati at Pittsburgh and San Francisco at Chicago with several N games noted.
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Vermont Class M title on Hinchey Field in West Rutland
Governors meet Poultney at 10 a.m. Saturday on Hinchey Field for the Class M baseball final in West Rutland. The Blue Devils defend their crown. The Class I final follows at 1 p.m. between Winooski and Woodstock, with Winooski aiming for a fourth straight title.
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Woodstock
Orioles top Yankees to regain AL lead behind Powell homer
Boog Powell drove in two runs with a decisive two run homer as Baltimore defeated New York 3 1. Dan Osinski blanked the Chicago White Sox 1 0 with a three hit shutout.
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Felix Torres
Boog Powell
New York Yankees
Minor League Baseball and Boxing Notes From The Circuit
Reports show International League scores including Columbus 2 Buffalo 1 and Arkansas 4 Toronto 3 in 12 innings, Rochester 6 Atlanta 5, Syracuse 5 Jacksonville 3 in 10 innings, and Richmond at Indianapolis postponed. Pacific Coast League results list Spokane 4 Denver 3, Dallas Fort Worth 4 San Diego, Hawaii 6 Oklahoma City, with other games postponed. In boxing New York fighters Floyd McCoy 176 pounds outpointed Dave Russell 1721, New York, and San Francisco Alphabot 1291 defeated Bon Bon Quirtz 128 to 3 in San Jose.
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Toronto
Rochester
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Jacksonville
Richmond
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Spokane
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Floyd McCoy
Dave Russell
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San Jose
Harness Writers Pace at Saratoga
Rex Pick and Royal Freight lead divisions in the $4,500 Troy harness writers pace at Saratoga Raceway. Rex Pick driven by Tony Abbatiello draws post two after a win last Friday with Harrison Hoyt's Lucky Demon as likely rival. Royal Freight, with 11 of 17 wins in 1962 and a 2:04 2/5 mark, seeks first win this season, with Fred Bradbury guiding from post seven. Lusty Lawrence and Francis Dares start from four and six.
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