Clay to fight London and Mildenberger overseas
Cassius Clay will meet Brian London at Wembley Stadium on Aug 6 or 13 and Karl Mildenberger in Frankfurt on Sept 10 or 17 as he races to cash in on his popularity overseas. Promoters and attorney confirm the plan pending Clay’s draft clearance and a 15 to 1 favorite status against London.
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Murray Rose
Associated Press
NEW York
Cassius Clay
Brian London
London
Germany
Karl Mildenberger
Frankfurt
Arthur Grafton
Clay
Louisville
Lawrie Lewis
Wembley Stadium
George Chuvalo
Toronto
Canada
Henry Cooper
Chuvalo
Cooper
Floyd Patterson
Indianapolis
Mildenberger
WBA
Ring Magazine
Petty Favored In Holiday 400 At Daytona
Daytona Beach Florida July 4 Petty the Daytona 500 winner twice leads the Pure Oil Racing Panel of Experts ballot for the Firecracker 400 at Daytona International Speedway. Paul Goldsmith 15 votes and David Pearson 11 votes follow. Buddy Baker also listed among top contenders.
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Daytona Beach
Fra
Richard Petty
Daytona International Speedway
Pure Oil
Petty
Paul Goldsmith
Munster
Ind
Plymouth
David Pearson
Spartanburg
S. C
Buddy Baker
Charlotte
N. C
Athletics And Tourists Split Doubleheader
Shortstop Rick Renick starred for the Charlotte Hornets with a homer and a triple while the Bees split a doubleheader with Montgomery 6-4 and 4-2. Ed Olivares delivered a clutch two run single for the Rebels in the seventh of the nightcap. In other Class AA Southern League action Evansville beat Columbus 6-1 Knoxville topped Macon 4-1 Mobile and Asheville split a twin bill with the Tourists Mobile winning the first game 6-1 and Asheville taking the second 3-2 in 15 innings. Relievers Garland Shiflett and Mike Marshall earned wins for Charlotte and Montgomery respectively.
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Associated Press
Rick Renick
Charlotte Hornets
Bees
Montgomery
Charlotte
Ed Olivares
Rebels
Evansville
Columbus
Knoxville
Macon
Mobile
Asheville
Tourists
Garland Shiflett
Chuck Holle
Don Pepper
Mike Marshall
Ray Cordiero
White Sox
Buddy Bradford
Cordiero
Gary Johnson
Don Secrest
Larry Loughlin
Smokies
Loughlin
Secrest
Sam Thompson
Jim Nash
Sal Bando
A’s
James
Charlie Leonard
Bob Oliver
Santana
Cubs Fall to Braves After Torre's Late Blast
Chicago, led by Ken Holtzman's four hits allowed, succumbed 4-2 to Atlanta as Joe Torre belted a two run homer in the fourth to break a 2-2 tie. Attendance neared 800000 with Paul Richards joining Braves staff.
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Ron Speer
Associated Press
Atlanta, Ga
Chicago Cubs
Atlanta
Ken Holtzman
Braves
Cub
Joe Torre
Holtzman
Bobby Bragan
Paul Richards
Chicago White Sox
Baltimore Oriole
Richards
Chicago
Boxer Loses Bid for City Senate Nomination
Carlos Ortiz world lightweight boxing champion failed to win the Democratic nomination for a New York City state Senate district. Ortiz finished third as more than 80 percent of districts reported results.
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New York
Carlos Ortiz
New York City
Ortiz
Yankee Stottlemyre and Twins Pascual hit grand slams
Mel Stottlemyre of the New York Yankees and Camilo Pascual of the Minnesota Twins hit grand slam home runs in the previous season.
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Mel Stottlemyre
Yankees
Camilo Pascual
Twins
More People Fish Than Hunt In 1965 Licenses Report
The Interior Department reports 34,827,066 fishermen and hunters bought licenses in 1965, spending a record 138 million dollars. Of them 20,496,517 fished and 14,330,549 hunted in 50 states, with reports aiding federal wildlife funds.
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Washington, D.C
Department of Interior
United States
Game and Fish Departments
Bureau of Sport Fisheries and
Shoemaker Misses Four Wins as Old Mose Just Fails
In Inglewood California Willie Shoemaker came close to four victories at Hollywood Park. His mount Old Mose was beaten a head by Sheldrake in the Cortez Handicap.
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Inglewood
Calif
Willie Shoemaker
Hollywood Park
Old Mose
Sheldrake
Petty Poised For Firecracker 400 Victory After Fast Trials
The Daytona Firecracker 400 field includes Richard Petty in a 1966 Plymouth and Jim Hurtubise in a 1966 Plymouth each with two votes for top driver. A.J. Foyt holds the 400 mile record at 151.451 mph set in 1964. Pole position qualifiers run June 30 to July 3 with exciting 25 mile races to fill the final spots amid $64 000 prize. Portugal's Taqus River Bridge showcases American steel in Europe.
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Dodge
Jim Hurtubise
N. Tonawanda
N. Y
Plymouth
Marvin Panch
Daytona
Gordon Johncock
Hastings
Mich
Petty
Randleman
N. C
Fireball Roberts
A. J. Foyt
Houston
Texas
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Henry Aaron
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Carroll
Arnold Umbach
ST. Petersburg
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New Met
Donatelli
Frank Robinson
Cincinnati
Robinson
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Hank Aaron
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