Bert Yancey Leads First Round of U S Open
Albert Bert Yancey shot 67 at Oak Hill to hold a two stroke edge over Lee Trevino and Charles Coody as a weathered field contended rain dampened conditions. He credited Byron Nelson for tips on escaping rough and executing precise putts.
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Bert Yancey
Casper
Palmer
Nicklaus
Rochester
N.Y
UPI
Albert
Bert’’ Yancey
Yancey
Chipley
Fla
Radnor
Oak Hill Country Club
Lee Trevino
el Paso
Charles Coody
Fort Worth
Byron Nelson
ABC
Nelson
Bert
Mighty Mite John Felus Shares Open Spotlight
John Felus, a 5 foot 3 inch, 140 pound pro from Gallitzin Pennsylvania, led the U S Open by two strokes for an hour in Rochester NY. He later shot a 70, two strokes behind the pace, while Jack Nicklaus and Arnold Palmer posted higher scores. Felus relies on sponsor Frank Romani to stay on tour and contemplates quitting as earnings remain modest despite strong showings.
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Jack Nicklaus
Arnold Palmer
Oak Hill
Billy Casper
Gary Player
Bob Goalby
John Felus
Gallitzin
al Balding
Dave Marr
Billy Farrell
Don Bies
Labron Harris
Don January
Gardner Dickinson
Rochester
N.Y
UPI
Big John
Altoona
Bloomin
James Dolan
Felus
Bantam
Frank Romani
Pennsylvania
Bob Svitak Sparks Eagles to Comeback Win
Bob Svitak of the Bennington Eagles starred in an 8-7 comeback victory over Bennington Display. He belted a bases loaded homer in the fourth, then pitched in relief in the sixth to retire the side with two on. Bill Crowell delivered the decisive hit in the final inning to seal the win.
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Bob Svitak
Bennington Eagles
Bennington
Svitak
Eagles
Bill Crowell
Gime no Leads Rosewall In French Open Semi Final
Paris UPI Andres Gimeno of Spain led Australia's Ken Rosewall 5 to 2 when their French Open semifinal resumed after a rain delay. The other semifinal pits Pancho Gonzales of Los Angeles against Rod Laver of Australia.
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Paris
UPI
Andres Gimeno
Spain
Australia
Ken Rosewall
Pancho Gonzales
Los Angeles
Rod Laver
Angels' Schaal Felled by Hairline Skull Fracture
California Angels third baseman Paul Schaal suffered a hairline skull fracture after being hit by a Jose Santiago fast ball in Boston. He remained in Sancta Maria Hospital under treatment for two to three days. x rays showed no serious damage while neurologist tests awaited results. Angels recalled Aurelio Rodriguez to replace him as Red Sox players adopted new ear flap helmets after the incident.
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UPI
California Angels
Paul Schaal
Boston Red Sox
Thomas Tierney
Schaal
Sancta Maria Hospital
Jose Santiago
Tierney
Red Sox
Carl Yastrzemski
Ken Harrelson
Rico Petrocelli
California
Bill Rigney
Dick Williams
Temple
Jack Hamilton
Hamilton
Angels
Conignaro
League Standings and Saturday Results Report
Saturday games featured New York at Oakland Washington at California Baltimore at Minnesota Detroit at Chicago Boston at Cleveland. Thursday’s results include Chicago 8 Cincinnati 4 and Pittsburgh 8 San Francisco 7 Phila 3 Houston 2. St Louis at Atlanta 1 in 12 innings. Games show Chicago at Atlanta and Houston at Pittsburgh with Los Angeles at Phila and Cincinnati at St Louis scheduled night matches.
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Oakland
Washington
California
Baltimore
Minnesota
Detroit
Chicago
Boston
Cleveland
Cincinnati
Pittsburgh
San Francisco
Phila
Houston
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Inns
Atlanta
Los Angeles
St. Louis
W. L. Pet
National League
W. II. Pet. GE
Ere San Fran
L. A
Cinci
Pittsburgh Houston
Legion Baseball Tryouts Slated for Bennington Team
Tryouts for the Bennington Junior American Legion baseball squad are set for tomorrow at 2 p.m. on Mt. Anthony Union High School diamond. Manager-coach Jerry Croft invites eligible boys ages 15 to 19 from Bennington and surrounding towns to attend, with home games at Mt. Anthony Union High School diamond.
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Croft
American Legion
North Bennington
Shaftsbury
Arlington
Manchester
Hoosick Falls
Mt. Anthony
Arlington High School
Burr & Burton
Mt. Anthony Union High School
Dazzling Detroit Pads League Lead
Detroit pitcher Denny McLain earned his 10th win as the Tigers beat Minnesota 3-1 to widen their lead in the AL pennant race. Chico Salmon mishandled a ball, allowing an Indians run in a separate Oakland win, while Sam McDowell struck out 14 in a shutout effort. Eddie Sprague earned the win for Oakland as Detroit moved 5 1/2 games up on Baltimore and 6 1/2 on Cleveland. The Angels beat the Red Sox 4-2 in the other completed game. a second game of the doubleheader ended 1-1 after 54 innings was suspended.
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Denny McLain
Chico Salmon
Detroit
Tigers
McLain
Minnesota
Cleveland Indians
Oakland
Salmon
Twins
Baltimore
Cleveland
Sal Bando
Indians
Sam McDowell
A’s
California Angels
Boston Red Sox
Danny Cater
Bando
Eddie Sprague
Veteran Schofield Stars in Victory Over Braves
Dick Schofield delivered a leadoff homer in the 12th inning to lift St. Louis to a 3-1 win over the Atlanta Braves and extend the Cardinals NL lead. He added a .323 season average with 10 hits in 31 at bats. Other NL results included Philadelphia over Houston 3-2 and Pittsburgh 8-7 over San Francisco as Maury Wills and Bill Mazeroski fueled a 19-hit Pirate attack.
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Dick Schofield
Schofield
St. Louis
Atlanta Braves
Cal Maxvill
Roger Maris
Pittsburgh Pirates
Dick Groat
Pirates
Joe Hoerner
Philadelphia
Houston
Pittsburgh
San Francisco
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Julius Boros
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al Geiberger
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Doug Sanders
Ted Makalena
Bob Charles
Burr and Burton
E.H. Henry
Cliff Weymouth
Weymouth
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Jay High School
Maine
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Pry Pila Poe
IMR
Boston Distiller Inc
Mass
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Papa
Decton
Adams
Clothes
Paul Schall
Sails & Centerboards, Inc
Wilmington
Legion
Baseball Live
IN Color
ET Williams
Joe Gergen
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Jim Lonborg
Lonborg
Bobby Knoop
Morton
Jim Fregosi
al Lyle
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Tony Gonzalez
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Short
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Jack Lamabe
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Ron Santo
Tony Coninger
Elroy Face
Ray Sadecki
Maury Wills
Matty Alou
Bill Mazeroski
Gene Alley
Tommie Sisk
Frank Linzy
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Davey Oil Inc
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