Cassius Clay Set To Defend Title In Maine Thriller
Heavyweight champion Cassius Clay, a 13-10 underdog, meets Sonny Liston in a 15 round title fight telecast live to millions in North America and Europe from Lewiston Maine. Expected attendance is about 3 000 with a $25 to $100 price scale.
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Murray Rose
Associated Press
Lewiston, Maine
Central Maine Youth Center
Cassius Clay
Sonny Liston
North America
Europe
Clay
Malcolm X
Miami Beach
Bird
Mutual Broadcasting System
Earlly Bird
Ward Fails To Qualify In 500
Indianapolis AP Rodger Ward, the U S Auto Club's all time point leader, misses his 15 year streak of qualifying as he places 34th in time trials for the 500 mile race at the speedway. The 44 year old Ward, a brickyard veteran, may yet start if a qualified driver withdraws. He laments not earning his spot, saying they earned it.
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Indianapolis
Rodger Ward
U.S. Auto Club
Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Ward
Mile Speedway
Brickyard
Braves and Yankees Win In Decatur Little League Action
The Braves beat the Cubs 2 0 in the National League and the Yankees defeated the Orioles 12 to 5 in the American League. Larry Campbell earned the win for the Braves with Mike Schrimsher taking the loss for the Cubs, while Joey Elliott pitched well for the Yankees. Stanley McCulloch hit a three run homer for New York and Keith Pylant homered for Baltimore as the day featured multiple extra base hits and solid hitting across both games.
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Braves
Cubs
Yankees
Orioles
Decatur
Larry Campbell
Mike Schrimsher
Schrimsher
Roger Sparks
Joey Elliott
Larry Motes
Stanley McCulloch
Elliott
Keith Pylant
Bunning
Mets
Tony
Tony Gonzalez
Gozalez
Richie Allen
Frank McGraw
Larv
Short
Johnny Lewis
Pirates
Andre Rodgers
Cardinals
Julian Javier
Claude Osteen
Ron Perranoski
Joey Jay
Jim Maloney
Reds
Jay
Maloney
Houston
Dave Giusti
Leo Cardenas
Eddie Mathews
Bob Shaw
Giants
Willie Mays
Howard College Awards 30 Letters to Spring Athletes
The college will award 30 letters to varsity athletes for spring sports. The lettermen include 14 baseball players four golfers five tennis players and seven track men. Bobby Draper of Decatur won letters in golf and track.
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Howard College
Bobby Draper
Decatur
Standings and results from major leagues and notes on teams
Baseball standings show Detroit and Chicago with wins and losses, plus results from Washington New York Kansas City and Boston games. Pacific Coast League Seattle Vancouver and Oklahoma City matchups listed. Texas League results include El Paso Amarillo Tulsa Dallas Fort Worth and Austin Albuquerque. An Afrikaans note mentions Afrikaners descending from a few European settlers with nearly one million bearing 40 original family names.
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Bening
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Los Angeles
Cleveland
A. A
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Washington
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Newman
McCormick
Koplitz
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Vancouver
Denver
Oklahoma City
el Paso
Amarillo
Tulsa
Dallas-Fort Worth
Austin
Albuquerque
South Africa
Mets Take 2 From Pirates
Mets clinch two wins over Phillies 6-2 and 4-1 behind two aging starters as Donn Clendenon keeps a hot bat. Pirates drop to last place. St Louis, Cincinnati, Milwaukee win elsewhere while NL and AL scores roll in.
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Associated Press
New York Mets
Pittsburgh Pirates
Mets
Philadelphia
Pirates
Chicago Cubs
Donn Clendenon
Casey Stengel
Warren Spahn
Frank Lary
Phillies
Jim Bunning
Chris Short
Spahn
Lary
Clendenon
Morehouse College
Allegheny County
Pittsburgh
St. Louis
Los Angeles
Cincinnati
Houston
Milwaukee
San Francisco
New York
Cleveland
Detroit
Chicago
Baltimore
Washington
Tigers and Yankees Deliver Big Wins in AL Action
Detroit trounced the White Sox 8 3 as Freehan drove in three runs with a grand slam and another homer. New York crushed Cleveland 15 5 behind Pepitone’s grand slam and Treshs two run shot. Baltimore edged Washington 2 1 while Mets swept Philadelphias twin bill 6 2 and 4 1.
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White ‘Sox
Detroit
Chicago
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Mickey Lolich
Lolich
White Sox
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Cleveland
Baltimore
Washington
New York Mets
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Milwaukee
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Houston
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Los Angeles
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Bill
Yankees
Joe Pepitone
Tommy Tresh
Pepitone
Yankee
Tresh
Mel Stottlemyre
Willie Mays Back Into San Francisco Lineup
San Francisco Giants manager Herman Franks plans to restore star center fielder Willie Mays to the lineup after a day of rest. The 34 year old had a one game break, with Franks promising rest when needed. A separate note mentions a basking shark liver yielding up to 200 gallons of oil.
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SAN Francisco
Willie Mays
San Francisco Giants
Herman Franks
Franks
Mays
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