U.S. Doubles Team Reshapes for Australia Challenge
U S doubles lineup shifts as Ashe teams with Riessen at Longwood, Graebner pairs with Ralston, while Emerson and Stolle head seed field. Rain halted play as Australians arrive strong, with Roche and Newcombe seeded third and heavy favorites to defend. Women's draw opens with Bueno and Richey top seeds ahead of King and Casals.
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Bakersfield
Brookline
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Port Washington
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Rams Star McKeever Returns After Hand Injury
Los Angeles Rams receiver Marlin McKeever reports back to training camp in Orange after a short Newport Beach Hospital stay. He was injured in an automobile accident last week and lost the ring finger of his right hand.
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SEC Rebels Face Toughest Road In 1966 Schedule
Mississippi seeks the SEC title with four daunting road games against Alabama Tennessee Georgia and LSU while home clash with Alabama stands out as the lone Tide visit. Alabama and Tennessee target back to back championships. Georgia hosts Mississippi and faces Florida Auburn away. Florida and Auburn rebuild with Spurrier at Florida and Bryan at Auburn.
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Gonder Leads Pirates Past Phillies In NL Battle
Pittsburgh catcher Jesse Gonder matched two sluggers by posting three hits as the Pirates beat Philadelphia 6-5 to stay atop the NL pennant race. Mazeroski and Bailey sparked the rally with a key two-run triple and single, while San Francisco, Los Angeles, St. Louis, and Chicago won elsewhere in the league. Gonder defended his catching, recalling unfair press treatment from his Mets days.
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Pro Grid Roundup Hecker Cuts Seven Falcons Roster
Hecker trimmed seven Falcons including Bobby Franklin and Phil Sheridan as Atlanta began early cuts amid a 42 3 loss to Cleveland. The coach vows more changes as rosters shrink to 49 then 43 and finally 40, with Falcons exempt until Sept 6.
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Wednesday Baseball Schedule and Scores Across Leagues
Wednesday night games feature Philadelphia at Pittsburgh New York at Chicago St Louis at Houston and other matchups. International League results include Toledo 4 Toronto 3 Rochester 6 Jacksonville 3 Columbus 6 Buffalo 2 Richmond at Syracuse rain. Pacific Coast League Denver 6 Indianapolis 3 San Diego 6 Oklahoma City 2 Phoenix 4 Tulsa 0 Portland 10 Vancouver 3. Texas League Amarillo 6 Dallas-Fort Worth 1 Arkansas 2 5 Austin 1 3 Albuquerque El Paso rain.
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Mobile Sweeps Doubleheader To Boost Title Bid
Mobile Athletics swept the Asheville Tourists 3-1 and 5-2 to push ahead by six and a half games with 16 left in the Southern League season. Macon won twice to tighten third place. Evansville and Columbus split. Charlotte-Knoxville doubleheader canceled due to rain.
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Greenwell Wins DIR Feature In Thorough Late Night Show
At Decatur International Raceway the Modifieds and Limited Late Models battled through rain and crowds. Rhea Greenwell edged Rhoden in a tight final lap for the Modifieds feature while Rhoden still tops the standings with 940 points. Gene Chupp tied track records, and two DIR heats saw Greenwell, Bryant, and Rhoden podium as 53 cars competed before 2800 fans. The night also announced a 60 lap extra feature and the Decatur 500 Lap race planned for Oct 23 with $1000 to win and 1200 reserved seats.
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Taylor to Try Again for World Water Speed Record
Lee Taylor of Downey California aims to qualify his Hustler jet boat at Guntersville Lake Alabama to attempt a world water speed record. He must reach 200 mph on a one kilometer course timed by APBA before sanctioned by APBA and could make an official run as early as Wednesday. His 26 foot boat runs on a Westinghouse J 46 engine using fuel rapidly. This marks his second bid after a 1965 Lake Tahoe crash. The 1948 yearling pacers and trotters sold for an average of 3296 dollars at major standardbred sales.
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Major League Leaders Major League Leaders
American League batting leaders include Olive of Minnesota at .322 and Robinson of Baltimore at .313. Key figures: runs F Robinson 95, Aparicio 81. RBIs Powell 97, F Robinson 91. hits Olive 151, F Robinson 142. doubles Yastrzemski 32 and B Robinson 29. home runs F Robinson 38, Powell 32. stolen bases Campaneris 36 and Buford 33. pitching leaders McNally 123 .800, Hamilton 82 .800. strikeouts Richert 168 and Boswell 166. National League batting leaders include Alou of Pittsburgh at .342 and Stargell .330. runs Aaron 89 and Alou 88. RBIs Aaron 96 and Clemente 87. hits Alou 170 and Clemente 157. doubles Callison 29, Alou 26 and Rose 26. triples McCarver 12, Allen 9 and Clemente 9. home runs Aaron 34 and Mays 32. stolen bases Brock 54 and Jackson 40. pitching Perry 20-2 .909 and Regan 10-1 .909. strikeouts Koufax 254 and Bunning 192.
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Harvey Led Team Wins DCC Pro Am at Decatur Country Club
Harvey led a team of three amateurs to victory in the Alabama Pro Am at Decatur Country Club. Teammates were Bill Jones Wayne Copeland and Carlton Fowler. Second place went to Burningtree pro Bill Burleson with three amateurs. Low amateur was Cecil Chandler of Decatur with 73. low pro was Chief Nugent of Birmingham with 74.
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Elmira Pioneers Clinch Eastern League Pennant Over Red Sox
The Elmira Pioneers defeated the Pittsfield Red Sox 6-1 to clinch the Class AA Eastern League pennant. Elmira led by a 1642-game margin with 14 games remaining in the season.
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Clay aims for draft exemption as minister
Louisville based report says heavyweight Cassius Clay plans to appeal for a ministerial draft exemption claiming his Black Muslim faith. Attorney Hayden Covington, stating the move overdue, vows to file with Clay's local draft board to bring the issue to light.
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