Bret Hanover Sets World Record In Little Brown Jug Pace
Bret Hanover won the 70,000 Little Brown Jug pacing classic in a world record 1:57 for a half mile track. He also set a world mark for combined heats at 3:54 2-5, driven by Frank Ervin, with 41,200 spectators watching at Delaware Ohio.
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Scramblers Brace for Final 10 Days in NL Race
The three pennant contenders head into a tense final stretch. Giants host Milwaukee, St Louis, then Cincinnati to close. Dodgers finish with St Louis, Cincinnati, then Milwaukee in a tight fight. Reds, nine games left, rely on Maloney and a West Coast showdown. Alston lines up a rotation around Gibson, Drysdale, Koufax as Marichal rests for SF push.
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49ers Trade For Dan Lattese From Colts In Pro Deal
San Francisco 49ers announce the acquisition of defensive end Dan Lattese from the Baltimore Colts for a future draft pick. Lattese, 6-5 and 250, a Missouri All America and 1960 Lions first round pick, replaces Dan Colchico who is out with a ruptured Achilles. Also joining Friday is Bob Harrison, rejoining the club after waivers from Pittsburgh to fill in for Matt Hazeltine who is injured.
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Hodges Struck by Bat in Practice in Kansas City
Washington Senators manager Gil Hodges was struck on the right ear by a bat during batting practice in Kansas City. Five stitches were required to close the wound. Hodges, hit by Fred Valentine’s bat, was taken to St Luke's Hospital for treatment and precautionary X rays which were negative. He returned to the park during the game but was not in uniform as coach Rube Walker led the team.
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Indians Triumph 2-1 Over Yankees at Yankee Stadium
Sonny Siebert pitched the Indians to a 2-1 win over the New York Yankees before 2,582 fans, the smallest crowd of the year at the Stadium. Fred Whitfield hit his 23rd homer, giving Cleveland the lead in the second inning, while Jake Gibbs provided the decisive runs for New York with a sacrifice fly. Siebert earned the win, Bell escaped a bases loaded jam in the eighth, and Bouton took the loss as Cleveland pulled off a narrow victory.
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Terrell buys release from manager in New York
Ernie Terrell, WBA heavyweight champion, purchased his release from manager Julie Isaacson of Valley Stream, N.Y. after appearing before the New York State Athletic Commission. Terrell reportedly paid $20,000 to obtain the release.
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