Astros Rally Past Mets 9-4 Behind Menke and Alou
Houston jumped on Tom Seaver for 14 hits and four runs by the fourth inning as De nis Menke hit a bases loaded triple and Jesus Alou added a three bagger with two aboard. Alou had three hits, Blasingame earned his first win since 1968, and Gladding finished the final four innings. Mets faded after a brief early lead as Chicago Cubs and other NL results shuffled standings.
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Houston Astros
Tom Seaver
Seaver
Houston
New York Mets
Denis Menke
Jesus Alou
Astro
Alou
Larry Howard
Mets
Wade Bias
Menke
Ken Singleton
Blasingame
Yankees Establish World Series Scoring Record in 18 to 4 Win
The New York Yankees shattered the World Series scoring mark with 18 runs in an 18 to 4 victory over the New York Giants during the 1936 postseason. Notre Dame’s Austin Carr later set the NCAA single game tournament scoring record with 1 points against Ohio in a 1970 playoff game.
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New York Yankees
New York Giants
Notre Dame
Ind
Austin Carr
Ohio University
Crazy Legs Hirsch Stars for Rams and Rockets
Los Angeles Rams legend Elroy Hirsch known as Crazy Legs posted 343 pass receptions for 6 299 yards and 53 touchdowns between 1946 and 1957 with a stint for the Chicago Rockets. UCLA basketball teams have won 24 straight NCAA tournament games since a 1963 third place loss to San Francisco.
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Los Angeles
Elroy
Hirsch
Los Angeles Rams
Chicago Rockets
UCLA
San Francisco
Major League Standings and Thursday Games Report
National League standings show Pittsburgh, New York, Chicago leading divisions. Montreal defeats Cincinnati 8 to 6 as Atlanta edges Philadelphia 3 to 0. Philadelphia hosts New York while Los Angeles meets St Louis, San Francisco visits Pittsburgh.
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Chicago Cubs
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Mets
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Pirates
Juan Marichal
San Francisco
Montreal
Cincinnati
Atlanta
Philadelphia
Los Angeles
St. Louis
New York
Chicago
S. Francisco
Houston
Philadephia
Francisco
Lersch
Reed
Bouton Becomes Semi-Pro Pitcher In Bridgeton Debut
Jim Bouton, 31, once with the Houston Astros and Oklahoma City affiliate, will debut as a semi pro pitcher Friday night for Pat Pavers of Trenton. He quit Oklahoma City after two rough starts and is seeking a New York sportscaster job.
Two unranked teams win NCAA titles in early era
New York report notes California captured the 1959 NCAA title and City College of New York won in 1950, with both teams not in the top 10 at season end. Babe Ruth is cited as the only player to hit three home runs in a World Series game, achieving the feat in 1926 and 1928.
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UPI
California
City College of New York
Babe Ruth
Slim
Astros
Howerton
World Series Sluggers and OverTime Champs Highlight Season
Nine players have four hits in a World Series game with Lou Brock of the St Louis Cardinals achieving the feat in 1967 against the Boston Red Sox. The NCAA title game has reached overtime four times including Loyola of Chicago's 1963 win over Cincinnati. Coal supplies about one fifth of U S power and heat.
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UPI
Lou Brock
St. Luis Cardinals
Boston Red Sox
Chicago
Loyola of Chicago
Cincinnati
United States
Television praise and caveats in a letter to the editor
A reader argues television ranks among this century’s top inventions yet condemns much of its content. He praises selective programs, moon and space coverage, and sports telecasts while noting local blackout limits and devotion to baseball and football. He ends that TV won’t replace the newspaper.
SWC Teams Begin Football Conditioning Drills
Five members of the South west Conference start three days of conditioning drills for the year’s football season. Baylor SMU Texas A M Texas Christian and Texas Tech open today. Arkansas and Rice join Monday August 24 and Texas University follows Tuesday August 25.
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Rice
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Texas
Misouri
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Tulane
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Oklahoma
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Little Rock
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By Alan Maver
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Weat
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Cooper's Package Store
W. Main
Cuero
Bouton
By Claire Howerton
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Dallas
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Che Cheng
Babe Didrikson
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Cuero Oil Mill
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