White Sox ride six strong from John to down Yankees 6 3
Tommy John, 22-year-old lefty, dominates after rough first inning as Chicago White Sox topple New York 6 to 3 extending the Yankees slide to four losses. John allows one hit over five innings before ceding a run in seventh. Ward and Skowron pace Chicago with key hits and errors aid Chicago two more runs in fifth.
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Chivago
Chicago White Sox
Tommy John
New York
Yankees
John
Bobby Richardson
Roger Maris
Mickey Mantle
Joe Pepitone
Clete Boyer
Horace Clarke
Boyer
Eddie Fisher
Sox
al Downing
Ron Hansen
Bill Skowron
Pete Ward
Ken Berry
Skowron
Downing
Ward
Jim Schaffer
Fisher
Mantle
Ray Barker
Chicago
Reniff
Mikkelsen
Ramos
Schmidt
Edwards
Schaffer
Martin
W—John
L Downing
Cater
Crampton Takes Golf Meet Lead
Australian Bruce Crampton fired a four under par 67 to seize a 54 hole lead at the Speedway Festival Open in Indianapolis. His 208 total tops Dan Sikes Miller Barber and Lionel Hebert by two strokes as two others shot 70 to reach 210. Crampton pursues a first triple win this year after Bing Crosby and Consal National titles.
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Jerry Liska
Associated Press
Indianapolis
Bruce Crampton
PGA
Crampton
Dan Sikes
Miller Barber
Lionel Hebert
Greentree
Sydney
Fash
Hail to All Favored in Jersey Derby at Garden State Park
Mrs Ben Cohens Hail to All is the early 2 1 favorite in a seven horse Jersey Derby field at Garden State Park 100 000 added for 3 year olds Maj Albert Warners Native Charger is out Cornish Prince George B Widener main rival in the 4 50 p m EST telecast on Sports Network with a possible $123 200 gross and $80 080 to the winner
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Cherry Hill
N.J
Ben Cohen
Garden State Park
Maj. Albert Warner
Cornish Prince
George B. Widener
Sports Network
Conolly Breaks Own World Hammer Record in California Relays
Hal Connolly, veteran hammer thrower and 1960 Olympic gold medalist, shattered his world mark with a 233 feet 2 inches throw at the California Relays opener in Modesto. The Santa Monica teacher won his fourth attempt, after holding the previous record of 231-10 set in 1982 and posting five throws over 226 feet.
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Modesto
Calif
Hal Connolly
Boston College
Santa Monica
Connolly
Twins Rally Past Nationals 11-8 in Eleven Innings
Rich Rollins drove in five runs with a homer a double and a single as Minnesota outslugged Washington 11 to 8. Rollins delivered a two run single in a five run sixth to break a 7 7 tie after Versalles sparked the rally with a two run double in the ninth. The Twins erased a 7 5 deficit built on Bob Chance Ed Brinkman and Jim King homers and benefited from Earl Battey and others setting up the decisive inning.
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Washington
Rich Rollins
Minnesota
Rollin
Twins
Zoilo Versalles
Versalles
Bob Chance
Ed Brinkman
Jim King
Earl Battey
Jerry Kindall
Don Mincher
Steve Ridzik
Buster Narum
Rollins
Joe Nossek
Grant
Nelson
Perry
Fosnow
Worthington
Battey
Zimmerman
Daniels
Narum
Ridzik
Kreutzer
Front Row of Lotus Ford Team Ushers New Indy Era
Texan A. J. Foyt Scot Jimmy Clark and Dan Gurney start from the front row in a rear-engine Lotus Ford at Indianapolis 500. They pace a field of 27 rear-engine cars as the modern era begins with foreign tires blamed for earlier retirements and speculation on record speeds.
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Dale Burgess
Indianapolis
A. J. Foyt
Jimmy Clark
Dan Gurney
Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Clark
Gurney
Foyt
U.S
Milwaukee
Auto Club
Riverside
Calif
Parnelli Jones
Luigi Lesovsky
Team Lotus
Carroll Shelby
Roger McCluskey
Joe Leonard
San Jose
Sheraton-Thompson
Speedway
Bobby Johns
Miami
Dario Resta
Wilbur Shaw
George Sanders
Mario Andretti
Nazareth
Bill Foster
Victoria
B.C
Parnelli
Tex
Rec
Ords
Jim Clark
Duns
Scotland
Costa Mesa
House Calif
LL Tigers Win 1-0 Over Red Sox in Decatur Little League
In American League play the LL Tigers defeated the Red Sox 1-0 as Larry Bennett hit the lone run after Larry Parks tripled. Pitchers Mike Maner and Keith West held the Red Sox to one hit through 4 2 3 innings.
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Tigers
Red Sox
Decatur
Larry Bennett
Larry Parks
Mike Maner
Keith West
Bucky Brown
Stuart Hallmark
Mike Mathis
Burt Parks
Orioles
Yankees
Indians
McNally Dies at 73 After Illness in Bethlehem
former American League third baseman and scout Mike McNally died Saturday at St. Luke's Hospital in Bethlehem at age 73. He had been ill since April 9 while visiting a niece. McNally played for the Boston Red Sox 1915 1920 the New York Yankees 1921 1924 and the Washington Senators 1925 and later scouted for the Cleveland Indians. He appeared in three World Series and had a lifetime batting average of .238.
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Bethlehem
Mike McNally
St. Luke’s Hospital
McNally
Hugh O'Connor
Boston Red Sox
New York Yankees
Washington Senators
Cleveland Indians
Boston
New York
Washington
Giants Trade Ed Bailey to Chicago Cubs Shakeup
The San Francisco Giants traded catcher Ed Bailey pitcher Bob Handley and outfielder Harvey Kuenn to the Chicago Cubs for catcher Dick Bertell and outfielder Len Gabrielson. San Francisco also called up pitcher Bill Hands from the Tacoma farm club after his 8-0 record and 0.50 ERA in the Pacific Coast League.
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Giants
Ed Bailey
Chicago Cubs
SAN Francisco
San Francisco Giants
Bob Handley
Harvey Kuenn
Dick Bertell
Len Gabrielson
Chub Feeney
Bill Hands
Tacoma
McCovey's 10th Homer Sparks Giants Past Reds in Six Four
Willie McCovey hit a two run homer in the seventh to break a 4 4 tie and give the San Francisco Giants a 6 4 win over the Cincinnati Reds in San Francisco. Gerry Arrigo started for Cincinnati and homered in the fifth while Jack Sanford took the loss for the Giants. The victory completed a three game sweep for the Giants.
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San Francisco
Willie McCovey
San Francisco Giants
Cincinnati Red
Bill McCool
Dick Schofield
Jesus Alou
Vada Pinson
Schofield
McCovey
Reds
Johnny Edwards
Leo Carenas
Giants
Jack Sanford
Gerry Arrigo
Sanford
Cap Peterson
Jack Hiatt
Harvey Kuenn
Willie Mays
McCool
Arrigo
Cincinnati
San Fran
Edwards
Bolin
Linzy
Hiatt
L McCool
Richmond Flowers Jr Wins 120 Hurdles at California Relays
Richmond Flowers Jr a Montogomery Alabama high school hurdler stunned a veteran field at the California Relays winning the 120 hurdles in 13.9 seconds ahead of Roger Morgan of Northeast Louisiana State and Olympic silver medalist Blaine Lindgren. Flowers praised the win despite a slower finish, noted stolen starting blocks, and said his goal is to make the U S team to face the Russians.
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Modesto
Calif
Richmond Flowers Jr
Montgomery
Ala
Flowers
Roger Morgan
Louisiana State
Blaine Lindgren
Morgan
Lindgren
Sidney Lanier High
Alabama
U.S
Alabama Beer Tax Jumped 42 Percent in 1964
Alabama’s beer tax rose sharply in 1964 by 42 percent due to a prior 2 cent per bottle increase approved in 1963. The change increased state revenue from alcohol sales and reflected tax policy shifts of the era.
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Alabama
Alabama Agents Nab 3879 Illicit Distillers in Raid
Alabama Alcoholic Beverage Enforcement agents arrested 3879 people in a crackdown on illicit distilling. Authorities described a statewide operation targeting illegal alcohol production with multiple raids and seized equipment.
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Alabama Alcoholic Beverage Saga Enforcement Agents
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