Baseball Free Agent Draft Details Set By League Leaders
Baseball Commissioner Ford Frick and 20 MLB clubs will meet to finalize the first free agent draft set to begin Tuesday morning. The plan blends rival league goals with minor affiliations, using last season standings to determine order, giving Kansas City the first pick and New York the second. Rick Monday of Arizona State is tipped as the top prospect, batting .380 as a sophomore.
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New York
Ford Frick
American Legion
New York Yankees
Kansas City Athletics
New York Mets
Champons
Rick Monday
Arizona State University
Omaga
AFL Sets Two Day Meeting To Discuss Expansion
The American Football League opens a two day meeting at Monmouth Park Race Track in Oceanport New Jersey with a likely vote to expand. Atlanta Philadelphia Chicago New Orleans Miami Cleveland and Detroit are named as front runners for possible two team additions by 1966 and two more by 1968. Joe Foss backs a two stage expansion as the AFL vies to beat the NFL to new markets.
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Oceanport
N.J
American Football League
National League
Mon
Mouth Park
AFL
Atlanta
Philadelphia
Chicago
New Orleans
Miami
Cleveland
Detroit
Ae Occane
Joe Foss
NFL
Pete Rozelle
Campbell Prepares For British Amateur Title Run
Campbell, the 42 year old American amateur champion, relaxes in Wales before the British Amateur begins. He is among 33 Americans in a 170 player field, aiming to join Lawson Little and Bobby Jones as dual amateur winners. The British field includes defending champion Gordon Clark and other notable British hopes.
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Porthcawl
Wales
Bill Campbell
United States
Lawson Little
Bobby Jones
Campbell
Huntington
W. Va
Bob Gardner
Essex Fells
N.J
Gordon Clark
England
Rodney Foster
Michael Bonal- Lack
Michael Lunt
John Thornton
Rochester
N. Y
Twins defeat Washington in high scoring tilt
In Kansas City, Mike Hershberger delivered a run scoring single in the 11th to lift the Kansas City Athletics to a 4-3 win over Boston and end a seven game skid. Boston won the opener 9-4 as Mantilla hit a two run homer in the sixth to break a 2-2 tie.
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Kansas City
Mike Hershberger
Boston
Athletics
Nelson Mathews
Rene Lachemann
Jim Landis
Hershberger
Mathew
Red Sox
Felix Mantilla
Dalton Jones
Dennis Bennet
Mathews
Golfers Seek Open Berths In St Louis Qualifier
Twenty three golfers will tee off Monday at Clovernook Country Club Cincinnati to fight for four berths in the U S Open at St Louis. The field includes Bob Little Jr Ed Tutwiler and pro Stickney of Columbus Ohio with 15 professionals and eight amateurs. The Open runs June 11 to 20.
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Cincinnati
St. Louis
Clovernook Country Club
Bob Little Jr
Ed Tutwiler
Stickney
Columbus
Ohio
Hail to All Wins Belmont Stakes in Fast Week for Jersey Derby
Hail to All defeats Preakness winner Tom Rolfe by a neck in the Belmont Stakes at Aqueduct, earning 104 150 and boosting week total to 191 035 after a 86 905 Jersey Derby victory at Garden State Park. Tom Rolfe settles second with First Family third and Dapper Dan fourth. Belmont leaves Triple Crown honors split among Hail to All Rolfe and Lucky Debonair.
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New York
Tom Rolfe
Aqueduct
Ben Cohen
Baltimore
Monmouth Park
Little Tom Rolfe
Delaware Park
First Family
C. T. Chenery
Meadow Stable
Ogden Phipps
Dapper Dan
Belmont Park
Hail To All
Johnny Sellers
Garden State Park
Rushaway
Illinois
Latonia
Johnny Longden
Lucky Debonair
Twins dominance continues as Zimmerman's homer leads 11-2 win
Minnesota thwarts Washington 11-2 for a fourth straight victory. Jerry Zimmerman hit his first major league homer and drove in three, with Jimmie Hall adding three hits and Tony Oliva belting his 10th homer. Halved by Phil Ortega in early innings, the Twins pulled away with key blows from Pless in relief and Hall's seventh inning double.
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ST. Paul - Minneapolis
Jerry Zimmerman
Minnesota Twins
Washington
Twins
Senators
Minnesota
Oliva
Zimmerman
Jimmie Hall
Tony Oliva
Phil Ortega
Hall
Preis
Bill Pleis
Dave Boswell
W. Ashington
Rsalies
Kindall
Allison
Brumley
Blasingame
Versalles
Howard
Sb—Allison
S—Pless
Sf—Kindall
Apes
Roosne
Ortega
Ridzik
Yankees Rout White Sox Sweep Behind Tresh Three Homers
Tom Tresh slugged three homers and a single driving in five as the New York Yankees shellacked the Chicago White Sox 12-0 to complete a doubleheader sweep. Whitey Ford allowed four hits over seven innings in the opener with Al Downing winning the nightcap. Roger Maris supported Downing with three RBIs, while Ron Hansen homered off Ford in the seventh.
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NEW York
Tom Tresh
New York Yankees
Chicago White Sox
al Downing
Tresh
Yankees
Whitey Ford
Juan Pizarro
Bruce Howard
Howard
Greg Bello
Ted Wills
Roger Maris
Downing
Ford
Hal Reniff
Ron Hansen
May Records Seven-Hit Shutout Of Orioles
Los Angeles Angels rookie lefty Rudy May pitched seven innings of seven-hit ball to blank the Baltimore Orioles 3-0 Sunday. The win solidifies May's strong early-season showing as the Angels preserve the shutout behind solid defense and timely hitting.
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Angels
Orioles
Lefty May
LOS Angeles
Rudy May
Los Angeles Angels
Baltimore
May
Oriole
Jim Palmer
Jose Cardenal
Dick Brown
Albie Pearson
Palmer
Willie Smith
Cardenal
Fregosi
Robinson
W.smith
Cere
E—Brown
Los Anagies
Los
Tod Rodgers
S—Schaal
Pearson
Sf—Carde
Erbbso
Ae Hall
Pier
Brown
Indians Rout Tigers 10-1 behind Kralick and Bell
Cleveland pitchers Jack Kralick and Gary Bell combined on a five hitter to beat Detroit 10-1. Willie Horton homered for Detroit for their lone run as Cleveland pulled away with a five run eighth. Kralick improved to 2-4 and Bell finished with two innings of one hit relief in humid 82 degree weather.
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Cleveland
Jack Kralick
Gary Bell
Cleveland Indians
Detroit
Tigers
Kralick
Bell
Joe Sparma
Willie Horton
Max Alvis
Indians
George Thomas
Fred Gladding
Rocky Colavito
Vic Cavailillo
Fred Whitfield
Leon Wagner
Abrh Bi Wert Corp
L.brown
Gonzalez
Demeter
Volavito
Wagner
Horton
Alvis
Thomas
Oyler
Freehanc
Salmon
Whitfield
Carreon
G.brown
Ert
Hr—Horton
S—Bell
Colavito
Gladding
Rma
Freehan
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Chisox
Ken Berry
Mickey Mantle
Floyd Robinson
Baseball Brass
Bob Allison
St. Paul-Minneapolis
Ed Brinkman
Mike Brumley
Rich Rollins
Bosox
Mantilla
Chuck Schilling
Landis
Harlson Ib
Geiger
Byran
Moreh
Bus’horn
Radatz
Dickson
E—Petrocelli
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Bryan Harrelson
Sb—Landis
Ritchie
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Pia
Petroc
Sheldon
Tre Pew Euneer
City
Jones
Charles
BB &O
Jersey
Belmont
Blend Street
Ruth A
Atti
Freda
Rich’son
Maris Rf
Skowron
Mantle
Lopez
Berry
Barker
Weis
McCraw
Schaffer
Powards
Martin
Moscitto
Eeetterennemnese Steedecveersy
Son
Maris
Skowron Ib
Kubek
Mantle If
Hansen
Pizarro Berry Cf
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South
Stitzel-Weller
America
Louisville
Kentucky
Olga
Citizen's Coal and Supply Company
Bluefield Ave
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