Detroit Bounces Orioles as Koufax Secures 20th Victory
Earl Wilson, shifted to Detroit in a June trade, earned his sixth straight win in a 9-4 Detroit defeat of Baltimore. Wilson improved to 15-9 after a strong outing with 11 strikeouts. The Tigers hit five homers, including two by Norm Cash, and Frank Robinson launched his 38th homer for Baltimore.
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Browns Rout Falcons In NFL Exhibition At Atlanta
Cleveland coach Blanton Collier urged patience as his Browns outplayed Atlanta 42-3 before 48,548 fans in a Saturday night game. Hecker warned many Falcons will be cut as Cleveland pulled away with 28 points in the final quarter after a 14-3 start. Don Meredith connected with Bob Hayes for two TD passes as Dallas beat Green Bay 21-3 in another exhibition showing.
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McLendon Captures Woodley Country Club Invite Title
Mac McLendon of Montgomery won the 18th Woodley Country Club Invitational, his fourth straight title. He defeated Lamar Smith, a Sidney Lanier senior, 4 and 2 in the final, after a 21-hole semifinal win over Ed Brown Sr. of Montgomery.
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Laver Wins City of Oporto Cup in Portugal
Rod Laver of Australia defeated Pierre Barthes of France 6 4 8 6 to win the City of Oporto Professional Tennis Cup in FOZ DO DOURO Portugal. Andres Gimeno of Spain beat Earl Buchholz of St. Louis 7 5 7 5 to take third place.
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Norman wins Canadian PGA by three strokes
Moe Norman of Gilford Ontario captured the Canadian Professional Golfers Association Championship with a four under par 204 total after 54 holes. He earned 2000 dollars and the Seagram Shield for the victory in Calgary Alberta.
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Six national records fall in European swimming event
In Utrecht Hungary's Judith Turoczy posted the fastest 100 meter freestyle time of 1:02 on the second day of the European Swimming Championships as six national marks were shattered across the meet.
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Auburn’s Scotty-Long Stars in Three Straight Victories
Auburn wide receiver Scotty-Long scored touchdowns in wins over Mississippi State Florida and Georgia. He also hit 356 and was the All-SEC baseball shortstop last spring.
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Hornets Rally Past Mobile as Win Streak Extends
In a Southern League clash Charlotte Hornets toppled Mobile 5-0 for their second straight win and sixth in seven. pitcher Chuck Holle improved to 8-8 with four hits allowed while driving in a run. Bill Hess hit a solo homer. Mobile reliever Tony Pierce fell to 7-8. The Hornets won 3-1 the previous day and head to Knoxville for a doubleheader. Mobile goes to Asheville to face the Tourists. Evansville, Columbus, and Macon won elsewhere.
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Baseball Standings and Sunday Results Across Leagues
MLB and other leagues show standings with teams Baltimore Detroit Cleveland Minnesota Chicago California New York Washington Kansas City Boston and more. Sundays results include Detroit 9 Baltimore 4 Chicago 3 Cleveland 2 Washington 7 California 4 New York 7 Kansas City 3 Boston 6 Minnesota 4 and various night games across multiple venues.
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Terrell Wins At Green Valley Invitational
Greenville’s Joe Frank Terrell wins the second annual Green Valley Country Club Invitational in Birmingham. The 19 year old Alabama sophomore shot 73 for a total 298, beating Southern Amateur champion Hubert Green by two strokes.
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Wall Wins Insurance City Open in Hartford
Art Wall Jr. sprinted to a wire-to-wire victory at the Insurance City Open in Hartford with rounds of 65 64 69 68 at Wethersfield Country Club to finish 18 under and claim $20,000. Wes Ellis Jr. finished two strokes back, Billy Casper and George Archer tied for third, while Arnold Palmer struggled on greens.
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Major League Y Leaders Batting and Pitching Highlights
Oliva leads batting with .322 over 300 at bats for Minnesota while F Robinson hits .313 for Baltimore. Aparicio and Robinson drive runs with 81 and 95 RBIs respectively. Powell leads RBI with 97 for Baltimore. Pitching notes show McNally 12-3 and Perry 20-2 with high strikeout totals from Koufax and Bunning.
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Taylor Aims to Break World Water Speed Record
California jet boat driver Lee Taylor, 28, of Downey, seeks the 1 km world water speed mark on the Tennessee River near Huntsville. He plans to exceed Donald Campbell's 280 mph record, after a 100 mph practice run. A flotilla of over 20 boats, Coast Guard, and Alabama patrols assist on the river as Taylor has five days to complete the attempt in his 26-foot Westinghouse J-46 powered craft.
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Auburn Throttles Georgia Tech 94–0 in 1894 rout
The Tigers’ largest victory margin on record occurred in 1894 when Auburn defeated Georgia Tech by 94 points, a historic blowout noted in season histories.
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