Baseball leaders clash over Kennedy tribute postponements
Major League Baseball and players argued over honoring Sen. Robert F. Kennedy as several games were postponed or rescheduled. Astros voted not to play Sunday, while others planned to proceed. Commissioner Eckert said tribute would occur with funeral progress and pregame observances.
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Little League Box Score Summary
Two base hits by Underwood and notable RBIs from S McNabb and B Kasky highlight a compact Little League box score. Saco & Biddeford Savings 5, Owen-Davis 4 left on base, Caddigan walks four, Angis three. Caddigan earns the win, Angis takes the loss, with umpires Martin Neault and Underwood. Time 1:15.
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Record Rides On Drysdale Hurling Tonight
LOS ANGELES AP Big Don Drysdale hurls against the Philadelphia Phillies tonight with another baseball record less than three innings away. The 6 foot 6 right-hander has rewritten the records with regularity, six straight complete game shutouts for a major league mark. He seeks the 56 scoreless innings record set by Walter Johnson in 1913. A crowd of 40 000 or more expects to see how far Drysdale can carry his scoreless string.
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Odom and Nash pace A's two win doubleheader
Oakland beat Baltimore 6-1 and 6-0 as John Odom allowed one hit through eight and Jim Nash yielded four hits. Carl Yastrzemski hit a two run homer for Boston in a 3-2 win over Chicago White Sox.
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Major League Leaders Leads in American League batting and runs
Yastrzemski of Boston tops AL batting at .344 with 115 at bats while Frank Howard of Washington hits .343. White of New York and Howard of Washington each have 31 runs. Frank Howard leads RBIs with 47, Detroits W. Eee Powell has 32, Bob Powell of Baltimore 32. Fregosi of California leads triples with 6.
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Grid Game Scheduled on Thursday
The Eagles of St. Louis High School face the Purple Panthers of Waterville High School in a spring exhibition under the lights at St. Louis Alumni Field at 7 30. Coach Bob Cote supervises 52 players who have trained since Monday as this marks the first such game in school history with bleachers to be erected Tuesday and volunteers invited to help.
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Baseball Standings and Schedule Fragments Update
The snippet shows MLB standings with teams Cleveland Detroit Baltimore Minnesota Chicago Oakland California and Washington plus records. It lists Friday results Boston 3 Chicago 2 Detroit 5 Cleveland 4 New York 4-4 California 1-8 Minnesota 5-2 Washington 3-3 and Oakland 6-6 Baltimore 1-0. Upcoming games include Cleveland at Detroit Oakland at Baltimore Chicago at Boston and other scheduled N games and Sundays/ Mondays fixtures.
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Baseball Standings and Friday Scores Summary
League standings show St Louis, Atlanta, Los Angeles leading divisions with Chicago and Philadelphia trailing. Friday results include Atlanta 7 Chicago 6, Cincinnati 4 St Louis 2, Pittsburgh 5 Houston 0, Los Angeles 2 Philadelphia 0, New York 4 San Francisco 9. Upcoming games list St Louis Cincinnati, Philadelphia Los Angeles, Pittsburgh Houston, New York San Francisco.
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Suffolk Downs Card Delivers Close New England Breeder's Handicap Win
Boton in a photo finish wins the $5,000 New England Breeder's Handicap at Suffolk Downs before 8,320. Chris McCraw and McAuliffe headline a day of notable MLB and baseball stats with Rose leading batting and runs.
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Maine racing group seeks court test on Scarborough Downs license
Augusta AP Maine Running Horse Racing Commission seeks a court ruling on the license to begin operations at Scarborough Downs after a ban until the third week of July. Commission Chairman Paul Dundas criticizes the law as severe and discriminatory citing financial strain on the track. He expects Gorham-Lewiston Raceway Co to seek an injunction to block racing before July 22. Governor Curtis heard the commission's request for $10,000 for supervision funds but no action was taken.
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Crampton Holds Lead In Open Third Round
Bruce Crampton of Australia led by two strokes entering the third round of the Speedway Open in Indianapolis after a six under par 138 through 36 holes. Sam Snead Mike Hill and Lou Graham tied for second at 140 as Billy Casper trailed with a 141 following a two over 38 on the back nine.
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Americans Lead In Finals For Davis Cup
In Charlotte, Ashe beat Guzman 6-3 6-3 6-2 and Graebner downed Olvera 6-2 6-1 6-2 to give the United States a 2-0 lead over Ecuador in the Davis Cup American Zone finals. The U.S. will play doubles tonight against Guzman and Olvera with Lutz likely to play and Smith injured. The final two singles are set for Sunday on fast indoor courts at the Charlotte Coliseum.
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Fights Last Night In Manila And Rome
In Rome Nino Benvenuti defeated Yoshiaki Akasaka by knockout while Franco Zurlo earned a points win over Billy Brown in Manila Pedro Adigue outpointed Hidemo Tsujimoto to retain the Orient light welterweight title in a second bout Filipino and Japanese boxers fought in separate cards with decisive outcomes.
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Dartmouth loses longtime football aide Earl Hamilton
Earl P. Hamilton, 44, an assistant coach under Bob Blackman for 15 years, died Friday night of a heart attack. Hamilton began with Blackman at the University of Denver and followed him to Dartmouth in 1955, where he served as freshman coach until 1966 before leaving.
Contract Signing Day In Boston As Red Sox Draft 41
The Boston Red Sox began signing contracts after choosing 41 players in free agent and special phase drafts. They drafted 12 pitchers 11 infielders eight catchers five outfielders and included two first basemen and two catchers who also play outfield. The picks feature Ed Baird from Connecticut and Cape Cod League experience for several players including John Curtis Ron Soucie Nick Furlong and others from Notre Dame Husson College Harvard and more culminating with deals for MLB hopefuls.
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Go Getter wins Hinsdale feature mile pace at Hinsdale Raceway
Go Getter, paying $5.60, won the $650 featured mile pace at Hinsdale Raceway on Friday night in a 2:07 time. The AP report lists Hinsdale, New Hampshire as the race location and notes the purse amount and winning time.
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