Election Time For The Big Leaguers
In the coming weeks baseball will elect players for the All Star Game at Shea Stadium. Top season averages for each position include Ken Boyer, Willie Mays, and Mickey Mantle among others, with several leaders in the American and National Leagues listed by position and team.
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Jack Hand
Associated Press
New York
Shea Stadium
Ken Boyer
St. Louis
Willie Mays
San Francisco
Mickey Mantle
New York Yankees
Mantle
Cleveland
Seregee
Mickey
Albie Pearson
Los Angeles
Boyer
Cardinals
Bill White
Julian Javier
Dick Groat
Maury Wills
Javier
Bill Mazeroski
Pittsburgh
Maz
Mays
Tommy Davis
Dodgers
Hank Aaron
Milwaukee
Ed Bailey
Orlando Cepeda
Ron Hunt
Wills
Billy Williams
Chicago
Griffith Rodriguez Title Fight Sparks Pre bout Clash
The welterweight title bout in Las Vegas features pre fight jabs as Angelo Dundee accuses Emile Griffith of wearing trunks high at the waist. Rodrigues camp contends the argument centers on the novel level of the fight.
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Robert Myers
Associated Press
Las Vegas
Nev
Emile Griffith
Luis Rodriguez
Angelo Dundee
Rodriguez
Nevada Boxing Commission
Griffith
Giants Rout Dodgers In 22-6 Little League Major Clash
Giants hammer Dodgers 22 to 6 as Billy Spink Peter Spink and Donald Freeman power 20 hits. Roy Tapscott earned the win with Gober backing, while DodgersUsed three pitchers and managed four hits. In the American League, Yankees topple Tigers 5-3 behind 11 strikeouts by Mike Smith. Bowden Russell and McMurtrie homered for New York.
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Dodgers
Giants
Billy Spink
Peter Spink
Billy
Peter
Donald Freeman
Jimmy Gober
Steve Tucker
Tucker
Jerry Jones
Mike Morris
Roy Tapscott
Gober
Bobby Hill
Yankees
Tigers
Mike Smith
Sports and Politics Hard To Beat In Oklahoma
Oklahoma figures Bud Wilkinson Allie Reynolds and Tom Sturdivant leverage athletic fame in a final test for the November election. Wilkinson, a former OU football coach, seeks the U S Senate. Reynolds runs for state senate. Sturdivant pursues the Oklahoma Senate while with the Mets.
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Jerry Scarbrough
Oklahoma City
Okla
Oklahoma
U.S. Senate
Sturdivant
New York Mets
Oklahoma Senate
Reynolds
Wilkinson
Yankees
Jim Thorpe
Carl Hubbell
New York Giants
Pepper Martin
St. Louis Cardinals
Steve Owen
Mickey Mantle
Queen Elizabeth II to sit in Royal Ascot royal box chair
Eddy Gilmore reports from Ascot on the new 3.5 million royal enclosure stand and its queenly chair. The box seats 8000, is accessed by a two story arch, and features glass fronts with bamboo chairs including a queen's seat and a guest chair.
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Eddy Gilmore
Associated Press
ASCOT
England
Royal Ascot
London
Windsor Castle
Bernard Marma
Duke Fitzalar-Howard
Duke of Norfolk
Jockey Club
Fighters' navels become topic before Friday bout
Dundee and Clancy clash over experts examining Emile Griffith and Luis Rodriguez gear noting their navels. Deskin reports both fighters have navels with Griffith’s slightly smaller, both at waist height and to be watched by the referee.
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Dundee
Griffith
Gil Clancy
Emile
Commission
Rodriguez
Jim Deskin
Deskin
Luis
Baseball standings and results from Wednesday and today
American League standings show Baltimore leading with 31 wins and 19 losses. Results include Boston 7 6 over New York and Washington 3 1 over Kansas City. National League leaders San Francisco 31 21 with Philadelphia 22 20 behind.
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Associated Press
Baltimore
New York
Cleveland
Minnesota Ion Ae
Boston Whan A
Washington
Los Angeles
Kansas City
Boston
Chicago
Detroit
Minnesota
Monbouquette
Pappas
Tal
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Roig
Cl cc
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Soe Creas
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Spahn
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St. Louis
Washburn
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Tsitouris
Houston
Bruce
Cubs rout Braves as Lee Johnson stars in A minor B play
In A minor B action the Cubs beat the Braves 17-3. Lee Johnson pitched five hits with no walks for the win and also hit three home runs. Ricky Head David Martin Randy Sanders and Allen Sharnett added homers for the Cubs while Sparkman homered for the Braves. The Cubs move to 5 1.
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Cubs
Braves
Lee Johnson
Don Moor
Johnson
Ricky Head
David Martin
Randy Sanders
Allen Sharnett
Sparkman
Dodgers Top Cubs 13 11 in Little League Minors
The Dodgers defeated the Cubs 13 to 11. Terry Williams earned the win on the mound and Ronnie Lewter homered for the Dodgers in the era’s junior league game.
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Dodgers
Cubs
Terry Williams
Ronnie Lewter
Minor League Scores Across Leagues
The Associated Press reports several minor league results. International League games include Toronto 5 against Atlanta 3 in 14 innings, Jacksonville 5 Buffalo 0, Syracuse 7 Columbus 6 in 11 innings, and Richmond 6 Rochester 5. Pacific Coast League games feature Arkansas 4 Indianapolis 2, Tacoma 6 Oklahoma City 3, Hawaii 5 Salt Lake City 0, Seattle 7 Portland 1, San Diego 6 Denver 2, and Dallas 8 Spokane 6.
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Associated Pres
Toronto
Atlanta
Jacksonville
Buffalo
Syracuse
Columbus
Richmond
Rochester
Arkansas
Indianapolis
Tacoma
Oklahoma City
Hawaii
Salt Lake City
Seattle
Portland
San Diego
Denver
Dallas
Spokane
Rural South Vietnamese Majority Live in Villages
The article notes that about 14.52 million South Vietnamese residents predominantly reside in rural villages, highlighting a widespread rural lifestyle and settlement pattern across the country.
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