Dodgers Take Command in 3-1 win over Cardinals
Dodgers beat St Louis 3 1 to widen their lead to two games as Johnny Podres held the Cardinals to three hits through eight frames and Ron Perranoski finished the ninth. Don Drysdale declared the club’s choke charge a thing of the past after a pivotal victory in St Louis.
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ST. Louis
Los Angeles Dodgers
Don Drysdale
Los Angeles
Dodgers
Sandy Koufax
New York Mets
Pittsburgh
Philadelphia
Cincinnati Reds
Chicago Cubs
Curt Simmons
Koufax
Cardinals
Simmons
Drysdale
Dodgers Take Lead In Pennant Chase In St Louis Showdown
The Dodgers beat the Cardinals 3-1 in St Louis to take a two game edge as Ron Fairly doubled and Willie Davis drove in a key run. Stan Musial homered for the Cardinals in a tight ninth inning. The series continues with Koufax facing Simmons and Keane steering the Cardinals in a must-win outlook.
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Leo Durocher
Los Angeles
St. Louis Cardinals
Dodgers
Cardinals
Dodger
Sandy Koufax
St. Louis
Curt Simmons
Lee
Ron Fairly
Willie Davis
Johnny Keane
Bob Veale
Bill Mazeroski
Pittsburgh
Chicago Cubs
Juan Marichal
Orlando Cepeda
San Francisco
Milwaukee
Chicago
Washington
Ernie Broglio
Maury Wills
Tommy Davis
Stan Musial
Johnny Podres
Broglio
Cardinal
Bobby Shantz
Ron
Shantz
Davis
Ralston and Ashe Sweep Venezuela in Davis Cup
Dennis Ralston and Arthur Ashe Jr led the United States to a 5-0 Davis Cup win over Venezuela at Cherry Hills Country Club. Ralston survived Ivo Pimente 18 16 9 7 6 4 while Ashe crushed Orlando Bracamonte 6 1 6 1 6 0 in 46 minutes. The U S advances to interzone semis against England in Bournemouth Sept 26 28. Ashe becomes the first Black U S Davis Cup player.
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Denver
Dennis Ralston
Arthur Ashe Jr
United States
Venezuela
Cherry Hills Country Club
Ralston
Ivo Pimente
Ashe
Orlando Bracamonte
Machen Resumes Ring After Personal Struggles in Santa Monica
Eddie Machen returns to boxing after a year’s mental and financial troubles. The 31 year old, trimmed to 196 pounds, stops Ollie Wilson in the sixth round of a 10 round bout. Machen eyes Cassius Clay next and then Sonny Liston, whom he once faced for 12 rounds.
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Eddie Machen
Ring
Santa Monica
Calif
Cassius Clay
Sonny Liseton
Ollie Wilson
Miami
Fla
Machen
Wilson
Beverly Hills
Walter Minskoff
Alonzo Johnson
Pittsburgh
Johnson
Clay
Liston
Seattle
Jimmy Wilson
Philadelphia
Len Matthews
J.D. Ellis
Trenton
N.J
Sophomores Power New England Football Across Key Games
Sophomores figure prominently as college teams across New England prepare for big tests. At Boston University Billy Allen rises to probable starter vs Army after a strong Yale scrimmage, while Norwich and Dartmouth also elevate sophomores to key roles. Brown reports good knee news for Jim Dunda, and UMass jets study Maine offense ahead of a Yankee Conference clash.
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Boston University
Billy Allen
New England
Allen
Roslindale
Mass
Phil Caito
Yale
Sinko
Jock Sutherland
Pitt
Norwich
Colby
Bob Priestley
Bill Goetz
Saranac Lake
N.Y
Jim Collins
Wally McLean
Howard Lovering
Ray Alexander
Mike Gandley
Bob Shannon
Northeastern
Notre Dame
Bob Cappadonna
Watertown
Huskies
Rhode Island
Dartmouth
Garry Lamontagne
Southington
Conn
All - Connecticut
Maine
Pete Frederick
Brown
Jim Dunda
Dunda
Columbia
Massachusetts
Colgate
Vic Fusia
Jerry Whelchel
Fred Lewis
John Hudson
Harvard
Tom Bilodeau
Frank Ulcickas
Umass
Bennington Special Second At Lebanon Valley Speedway
Stretch Van Steenburg of Saugerters New York won the 100 lap season championship at Lebanon Valley Speedway, taking the lead on lap 36 and holding on despite three restarts. Doug Garrison of Hudson New York finished third after a photo finish for second with Schooch Schoonmaker, while Link Pettit and Rip Rilley completed the top five. Garrison clinched the season points title with 527, Pettit second with 520, and Joe Messina third with 454. An upcoming 100 lap open race with a $1000 prize and a total purse over $4300 is scheduled for Saturday.
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West Lebanon
WN. Y
Stretch van Steenburg
Saugerties
N.Y
Lebanon Valley Speedway
Stretch
Doug Garrison
Hudson
Schooch Schoonmaker
Bennington
Doug
Link Pettit
Rip Rilley
Don Smith
Pettit
Joe Messina
Monday and Wednesday night games mix with rain delays
The scoreboard lists Monday results Chicago at Washington and a rainy slate with New York at Cleveland Detroit at Minnesota Baltimore at Los Angeles and Boston at Chicago plus Kansas City at Washington. Wednesday shows Baltimore at Los Angeles and Boston at Chicago as twi nights. Pacific Coast League playoff Oklahoma City beat Spokane 9 0 in a best of seven that is now tied 3 3.
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New York
Cleveland
Detroit
Minnesota
Baltimore
Los Angeles
Boston
Chicago
Kansas City
Washington
Okla
City
Spokane
Ww. Ie Pet
N.Y
L.A
Kansas C
Mixed fight results and league pennant picks
Fight results from Santa Monica Philadelphia and Boston list several knockouts and stoppages with fighters Ed die Machen Len Mat thews Tom McNeeley and Katus Haga. National League standings show St Louis leading San Francisco and Milwaukee in chase and a Philadelphia poll favors the Los Angeles Dodgers for the pennant with 15 votes to 12 for the Cardinals.
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Philadelphia
Philadelphia Phillies
Los Angeles Dodgers
Phillies
Dodgers
St. Louis Cardinals
Twin double at Green Mountain Park pays out big
At Green Mountain Park in Pownal the twin double paid 4432.80 to two ticketholders. A crowd of 3176 contributed to a 135460 handle as Joan the three year old filly won the seven furlong featured allowance in 1 25 4 5.
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Pownal
Green Mountain Park
Joan
Fily
Lit tle Brown Jug field to be set with 11 entries
Delaware Ohio AP The starting field for Thursday's Little Brown Jug will be decided with entries today. A crowd exceeding 35 000 is expected for the pacing triple crown leg for 3 year olds at the Delaware County Fairgrounds. Potent purse may reach 70000 with Overtrick the early favorite after Geers Stake win and fast efforts at two mile tracks Meadow Skipper and Country Don also in the lineup. Overtrick is owned by Mrs Leonard Buck of Far Hills New Jersey. Monday's Grand Circuit program featured Matastar the world’s fastest trotting stallion.
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Delaware, Ohio
Delaware County Fairgrounds
Overtrick
Meadow Skipper
Country Don
Leonard Buck
Far Hills
N.J
Geers
DuQuoin
Saratoga Springs
N.Y
Philadelphia
Matastar
Bowling Results From Garage League Highlights
Summary of league scores and highs across teams including Liggett Body Shop, Monument Roofing, Heald Plastic, Old Byars House, Martys Flowers, and Converters. Notable performances feature high single games by Tarantino, Townsend, Carmody, Tate, Farrington and others with totals reaching up to 653 for a high triple.
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Liggett Body Shop
Blue Benn
Joker
Tarantino
Monument Roofing
Wms
Bugbee
Townsend
Heald Plastic
DeBlock
Bentley
Volkswagen
John Vallotti
Carmody
Byars House
Hungry Five
Bogardus
Tate
Marty’s Flowers
Farrington
Hunew Five
Brothers Brabham Help Oilers Strengthen Roster
Houston Oilers sign Danny Brabham the No. 1 draft pick from Arkansas boosting the backfield. His presence attracts his brother Billy Brabham a former Tulane end to join the squad and bolster depth.
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Houston
Houston Oilers
Danny Brabham
Arkansas
Tulane
Billy Brabham
Danny
Benhi Boosters Meet Wednesday at Bennington High
The Benhi Boosters will gather Wednesday at 7 30 p m in Bennington High School to discuss supporting Bennington area scholastic athletics. Alumni and parents of Benhi students are urged to attend.
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Benhi
Bennington High School
Bennington Area
Eagles' Burroughs suspended for protest after tie game
Philadelphia safety Don Burroughs misses the next game against St. Louis after NFL Commissioner Rozelle suspends him without pay for rushing a field official and shoving another during the Eagles Steelers 21 21 tie. Burroughs apologized, saying his actions stemmed from anger over the ruling on a late forward pass.
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Philadelphia
Don Burroughs
Philadelphia Eagles
National Football League
St. Louis Cardinals
NFL
Pete Rozelle
Rozelle
Burroughs
Eagles
Pittsburgh Steelers
Franklin Field
Dan Tehan
Burrough
Bill Downes
Think About The Raiders Says Holovak
Holovak tells the Patriots to stop fretting about the loss to San Diego and focus on Oakland. The Raiders host the undefeated team after beating Buffalo 35-17, with key players like Bo Roberson Jim Otto Fred Williamson Cotton Davidson Art Powell Tom Flores Babe Parilli and Al Davis shaping a balanced lineup. Regular QB Parilli expected to be ready Sunday.
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Oakland
Calif
San Diego
Boston Patriots
Mike Holovak
American Football League
Raiders
Buffalo
Holovak
al Davis
Bo Roberson
Jim Otto
Fred Williamson
Cotton Davidson
Art Powell
Tom Flores
Babe Parilli
Boston
Bill Bates
Parilli
Bowling through the ages from saloons to modern centers
A retrospective tracing bowling from dim saloons with gambling to today’s air conditioned centers with pin setting machines. The piece notes ABC and WIBC roots, growth from 15 000 to over 20 million bowlers, and highlights records and local league activity including the Bennington Classic League and Southern Vermont League entries.
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New York City
American Bowling Congress
WIBC
Willow Grove
ABC
Ohio
New York
Leo Bentley
Bennington
Dick Keough
Bob Jones
Frank Churchill
R. Townsend
Duane Bentley
Dick Miller
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