Athletics Win Eleventh Straight: A's Reach Third Division Hope
The Kansas City A's roared to an 11th straight win by beating Washington 4-1, climbing to third in the AL and within sight of the first division. Chicago White Sox widened their lead with a 3-1 win over the Yankees as Early Wynn moved to 14-6. In the NL, Willie McCovey starred in San Francisco’s 7-2 victory over Philadelphia, while St Louis shut out Cincinnati 1-0 behind Bob Gibson.
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LL All-Stars Aim For District Title In Kittery Tonight
The Saco-Old Orchard Beach All-Stars travel to Kittery for the district championship game at 5:30. Saco-Beach advanced by beating East Biddeford 5-4 on Paul Callahan’s final inning homer. Kittery ousted Sanford 10-2 on Wednesday. The winner advances to Portland playoffs Monday night. New Glasgow, N.S. Jesse Watson, 13, New York, defeated Jackie Hayden, 134, New Glasgow, 1¢
Baseball Standings and Schedule From Friday to Saturday
The American League standings show Chicago leading with 58 wins and Cleveland close at 58. Kansas City has 50, Baltimore 51, Detroit 50, New York 48, Boston 43, and Washington 43. Friday games include New York at Kansas City and Washington at Chicago. In the National League, San Francisco leads with 56 wins, Milwaukee 54, Los Angeles 57, Chicago 50, Pittsburgh 50, St. Louis 48, Cincinnati 46, Philadelphia 42. Results from Thursday and Saturday feature several comebacks and 12 innings in Pittsburgh versus Los Angeles.
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Giants Hitter McCovey Debuts With Three Extra-Base Hits
San Francisco rookie Willie McCovey, 21, homered on two triples and two singles off Robin Roberts, sparking a 7-2 Giants win over Philadelphia and ending a four-game skid. Manager Bill Rigney praised the breakthrough performance. McCovey, a .377 hitter in the minors, lined a first inning single and added a third inning triple, a fourth inning RBI triple, and a seventh inning triple helping the Giants overcome the Phillies.
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Rookie Hurler Wilson To Face Detroit Tonight
DETROIT AP Earl Wilson a big rookie who joined the Red Sox four days ago is set to start tonight as Boston opens a three game series with the Detroit Tigers. Wilson, 230 pounds, had a 10 2 record with Minneapolis before being called up. He relieved Cleveland once, retiring the side in order.
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Matthews and McFarland in Lightweight Tilt
New York crowd awaits as Sugar Ray Robinson is billed to appear tonight but only as a second. Middleweight champion teams with Philadelphia prospect Canday McFarland to face Len Matthews, another Philadelphia fighter, in a lightweight bout.
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Matthews Aims for September Title Showdown in Philadelphia
The report notes a nationally televised bout at Madison Square Garden on NBC at 9 p m EST. The 20 year old Matthews, who was stopped by Carlos Ortiz in six rounds on April 13, has been knocked out twice this year in 21 professional appearances and faces talks of matching him against lightweight champion Joe Brown in a September Philadelphia title bid.
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Owen-Davis and Andrews play scoreless Tri-County clash
The Owen-Davis and Andrews teams battled to a 0-0 tie at Saco Memorial Field in a fog shortened Tri County league game. Don Joyce struck out 13 in eight innings for Portland and held Owen-Davis to one hit, while Bob Kimball delivered the lone Owen-Davis safety. Andrews threats were thwarted by Bob Couture as he navigated late-inning trouble.
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Giants Rally To Regain Lead In NL Title Chase
The Giants moved into a half game atop the National League after a 7-2 win over the Phillies as Willie McCovey, 21, debuted with four hits including two triples and three runs scored. Pittsburgh edged Los Angeles 5-4 in 12 innings to clear the way for SF, while Milwaukee, St. Louis, Chicago and Cleveland won in the American League. McCovey’s debut followed a lineup shakeup. Orlando Cepeda moved to third base and Jim Davenport was benched. The Pirates’ Mesias and Groat produced the decisive run in a three-run first.
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White Sox And Cleveland Close In Pennant Race
Chicago White Sox surge with 7 wins in 8, trailing Cleveland by one game after a 3-1 win over the Yankees. Al Lopez notes improved loss column, as Wynn shines with 9 strikeouts in his 263rd career win and 14-4 against the league rival. The White Sox host the Senators as Cleveland sits second at 58-42.
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Major League Batting and Pitching Leaders Overview
Highlights from the season include Kuenn of Detroit leading batting with .343 and Fox of Chicago tying for hits with 137 while Kuenn also posts 126. Williams of Kansas City tops doubles with 28 and Allison of Washington has 8 triples. Killebrew of Washington leads home runs with 33 and Aparicio of Chicago swipes 132 bases. Pitching shows McLish of Cleveland with 13 wins, Shaw of Chicago at 93, and Drysdale of Los Angeles fanning 159.
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Logan Knocks Out Charlies in Boise Bout
George Logan of Boise, age 197, defeats Ezzard Charlies of Cincinnati, age 190, by knockout in Boise. The bout ends decisively with Logan delivering the KO in the eight round. Charlies is listed as from Cincinnati with no further details.
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Summer Basketball Bout Canceled in San Francisco
Los Angeles player Curly Lee of 183 Phoenix knocked out Paul Andrews of 195 Buffalo in a summer hoops card canceled between San Francisco’s Jess Bowdry and Sixto Rodriguez.
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Twi Golf standings and weekly results from Biddeford Saco Twilight League
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Pirates End Long Losing Streak With 12 Inning Win
The Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers 5 to 4 in 12 innings to snap a nine game skid. Roman Mejias drove in the winning run with a single after a 14 hit night, while manager Danny Murtaugh cautioned it is too early to count the club out.
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