Buccos Barge Back Into First Place
Pirates top Phillies 4 to move ahead of San Francisco by one percent. Vernon Law returned from the bullpen to pitch six strong innings for his ninth win, while Bill Mazeroski and Matty Alou provided RBI hits. In other NL games, Cincinnati, Los Angeles, Houston, Chicago, and New York won as the pennant race tightened.
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League Scores and Schedule Highlight Busy Baseball Day
Detroit defeats Chicago 6 to 2 while Cleveland belies Baltimore 10 to 4 in a day of action. California tops New York 2 to 1 as New York visits Chicago. Upcoming games include Chicago at Detroit and Cleveland at Baltimore with Kansas City at Boston. Philadelphia visits Pittsburgh and New York hosts Chicago.
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Three U S Teams Reach Little League World Series Semis
In Williamsport, American teams Sacramento and Houston plus West New York face semis with Osaka of Japan after Tuesday and Wednesday victories. Osaka rallied past Rhein Main Air Force Base Germany 6–2 in eight innings, driven by Takahashi and Tsuchida. West New York beat Kankakee 3–1 on Mario Ruiz’s three-run homer.
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Dolphins Lose Another Exhibition To Broncos In Memphis
Miami coach George Wilson, after a 28-16 loss to Denver, found a silver lining in the fourth straight exhibition defeat. Miami's 16 points marked their season high, with Denver scoring all 28 in the first half. Wilson praised his defense in the second half, citing Emmanual and West, while Denver coach Mac Speedie called the Dolphins underrated and likely to surprise many.
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Orioles Slump Persists Amid Tight AL Standings
The Baltimore Orioles lost four of their last five, dropping 10-4 to Cleveland as Detroit and Cleveland close in on the division. Frank Robinson mashed two homers to reach 40 on the season, leading the league in power while Boog Powell and Harmon Killebrew trail in the chase. Cleveland’s Joe Azcue, Max Alvis, and Rocky Colavito sparked the offense as Mickey Lolich picked up his 13th win.
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Beaver Club cancels Cleveland football excursion
A planned Beaver Club trip to the NFL doubleheader in Cleveland tomorrow night is canceled due to ticket sales failure. About 39 bus tickets at 15 dollars each were sold, leaving many fans to attend the game solo or drive. Jim Brown’s absence and TV coverage of the second game influenced approvals, contrasting with two successful baseball excursions earlier in the summer.
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Limits Set For Penns Waterfowl Season 1966
The State Game Commission announced hunting dates and bag limits for the 1966 waterfowl season opening October 8. A 50 day duck and wood duck season runs October 8 to 15 and November 4 to December 15, with a 70 day goose and brant season from October 1 to December 9, except Crawford and Erie counties aligning with the duck dates. Daily duck limit is three with caps of two wood ducks or two canvasbacks. geese two daily except Crawford County where one Canada goose. Mergansers five daily. coats ten daily. A November 15 to December 15 bonus period allows two additional scaup and ringneck ducks with possession of four. Shooting hours are sunrise to sunset, except October 29 when hunting begins at 9 a.m. EDT.
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Son In Fray Boosts Local Pride In Corry Sports Heroes
Dr. T S Kelsey and Ron Dills reflect on local teams with Corry roots. Jim Kelsey earned first team all state honors for Corry High's 1953 Beavers, while Dills recalls baseball and football loyalties. Nicklaus named July Professional Athlete of the Month adds national sports context. Local fans prefer grid games for teamwork and thrill.
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Hall of Fame Ballot Returns Standings Highlight Perry
From a panel of sports writers and broadcasters, Gaylord Perry the 20 game winner for the San Francisco Giants led the ballot with 68 points. Emile Griffith, the lightweight boxing champion, followed with 52 points in the announced ballot results.
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Nicklaus Sharpens Form With Pro Am Practice
Jack Nicklaus works the practice range after a 75 in the Whitemarsh Valley pro am as Philadelphia Classic field begins. He pursues $110000 in prize money with a history of winning at Whitemarsh, while Billy Casper posts a 69 in pro am. Whitey Ford checks into hospital for a hand examination amid a strained season.
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