Richie Allen Sparks Phillies Past Giants In NL Clash
Richie Allen, 24, back from a shoulder dislocation, homered doubled and singled to lift the Philadelphia Phillies to a 6-2 win over the San Francisco Giants. The performance moved him to .347 and helped Philadelphia stay in fourth in the National League as the Giants led. Washington beat Baltimore 5-3 and Chicago defeated the California Angels 5-1 in AL action.
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Free Agent Draft Starts With Mets Eyeing Reggie Jackson
Reggie Jackson, a 20 year old left handed center fielder from Arizona State, is expected as the No 1 choice by the New York Mets in baseballs free agent draft which opened today. Other early names include Rick Monday and Tom Grieve among top unsigned talents and college standouts.
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Sonics Top El Paso 10 6 Behind Two Home Runs
Amarillo Sonics pull away to a 10 6 victory over the El Paso Sun Kings as Doug Rader and Jim Todhunter hit solo homers with one on base. The Sonics totaled 13 hits while El Paso used four pitchers. Albuquerque beat Arkansas 8 2 and Dallas Fort Worth lost to Austin 4 1. Tonight Arkansas visits Amarillo El Paso hosts Austin and Albuquerque plays Dallas Fort Worth.
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Reds and Braves win in Pony League action Monday
In Pony League play the Reds crushed the Cubs 10-2 as Craig Dopson and McIntyre led with three hits apiece and Steward allowed only four Reds hits amid five walks and miscues. The Braves beat the Tigers 8-4, with two first inning runs and a big second inning surge. Lovelace Dodson and Claxton led Braves with multiple hits. The Reds move to 2-0 while the Tigers sit at 0-2. Cubs and Reds both at 1-1 in standings.
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Philippine welterweight champion stops Fuji in Osaka bout
Fel Pedrenza defending his Philippine welterweight title knocked out Paul Fuji a Hawaii native fighting out of Japan in Osaka. The finish came early in the contest with Pedrenza asserting early dominance and claiming the victory to retain his crown.
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Giants and Red Sox Tie For Lead In Little League
Mackie Morris reports the Giants and Red Sox maintain early NL leads after Monday action. Giants crushed Orioles 24 2, Red Sox beat Phillies 12 4 with Royce Smithey earning the win striking out 12. Park added three hits including a key triple. Bell and Smith took the loss.
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Clark to attempt 5000 meter record at San Diego meet
Australia’s Ron Clark, holder of six world distance records, will try to regain his 5,000 meter mark at next Saturday’s San Diego invitational. He faces strong bids from Belgium’s Gaston Roelants and Olympic 10,000 champion Billy Mills of San Diego. In other action, the Giants beat the Orioles as Lasley and Darwin led the attack. Two Thursday night games at the Little League field feature Phillies vs Cards and Yankees vs Giants.
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Dressen Leaves Hospital After Heart Attack Recovery
Detroit Tiger manager Charlie Dressen was released from a Detroit hospital after three weeks of recuperation from his second heart attack in 14 months. He will be under 24 hour nursing care at a downtown hotel, on a salt free diet, and weighs 150 pounds. Bob Swift will manage the Tigers while Dressen is away, with no decision yet on his future.
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Ford Seeks 15 Day Disabled List London Yankees
New York Yankees pitcher Whitey Ford seeks 15 day disabled list after elbow injury on May 13 against Kansas City. He has appeared in seven games this season with an 0-3 record and has been unable to throw effectively since the injury.
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Ortiz Spars Five Rounds Ahead of June Title Defense
Lightweight champ Carlos Ortiz sparred five rounds with Willie Munoz and Kid Bassey in Summit New Jersey as he tunes up for a June 20 defense against Johnny Bizzaro in Pittsburgh. Ortiz marks his first U S title defense in this country since capturing the 135 pound crown. Arbor Day founder J Sterling Morton planted the first trees in 1872 and chose April 22 as the holiday date.
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Bout at 141 Pounds Sets Eighth Round Sunday Matchup
In a non-title bout the eighth round is scheduled for Sunday with both fighters weighing 141 pounds.
Dragonfly Satellite Sets Course to Study Space Radiation
Cape Kennedy UPI reports the 1,135 pound OGO satellite, Orbiting Geophysical Observatory, will orbit to study radiation belts around Earth. It carries 21 experiments the most of any American spacecraft and aims to assess solar bursts space dust and radio noise from deep space.
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Olson to Meet Del Papa in San Francisco July Bout
Former world middleweight champion Carl Olson will fight Italian Piero Del Papa in a 10 round bout in San Francisco on July 11. Del Papa recently captured the European light heavyweight title by defeating Guilig Rinaldi.
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Bobo) Olson
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