Ortega Outsmarts Himself In Bid For A No Hitter
Washington pitcher Phil Ortega carried a no hit bid into the eighth, but a balky seventh inning and a missed fastball cost him. Jones blooped a single, Joe Fay followed with a hit, and a late sacrifice by George Thomas produced two Boston runs as Boston fell to Washington 13 2.
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Tourists power past Columbus as Asheville leads pack
Asheville won 12-3 over Columbus as Mo Plasekitt drove in six with a grand slam and a double. Charlotte beat Macon 4-2 with Jim Jenkins delivering a game winning eighth inning single. Mobile routed Knoxville 12-1, Evansville topped Mobile 10-3, and Montgomery beat Evansville 10-3. schedule features Montgomery Knoxville, Charlotte Columbus, Evansville Mobile, Macon Asheville.
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Young Bowler Gearhart Wins Atlanta Championship Again
Butch Gearhart, 21, of Ft. Lauderdale, captured the $2,500 first prize by winning 24 of 32 games in the Atlanta finals for a total 8,084 and 6,884 pinfall. Bill Allen finished second with 7,761 points for $1,250. George Pappas was third with 7,570 for $900.
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Twins Sweep Indians to Tighten AL Race
Earl Battey powered a doubleheader sweep of Cleveland, 5-1 and 1-0, as the Twins snap the Indians five-game win streak. Jim Kaat and Jim Grant pitched well while Battey added clutch hits to boost Minnesota’s turnaround.
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Cornett Wins Florence Country Club Invitational in Florence
Bob Cornett of Memphis captured the Florence Country Club annual invitation after three steady rounds on a 6,800 yard layout. He posted 68 72 74 for a 214 total, five strokes ahead of runners up Dr C B Evans of Decatur and Billy Ray Roberson of Florence who each finished 219. Rollo Steinmehl of Florence was next at 220. Elvis Larkin of Huntsville also played in the championship flight.
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Huntsville
Lema Wins Big Oklahoma City Open
Tony Lema captured the Oklahoma City Open at Quail Creek with a record 271 score, 17 under par, earning $57,000. The California golfer surged ahead despite tough winds, finishing six strokes ahead of the field.
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Lema Dominates To Clinch PGA Victory At Quail Creek
Jack Nicklaus shot 71 to finish tied for third as Joe Lema staged a final round seven under par 65 to win by a large margin. Weiskopf finished second at 11 under after an early bogey while Arnold Palmer’s 1964 course record tied by Weiskopf stood in the shadows.
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Durocher on Hot Seat After Cubs Win
Leo Durocher ranted after Chicago edged Atlanta 3-2 in 10 innings on Ron Santo’s homer. Durocher, ejected by umpire Bob Engel, challenged a foul call on Eddie Mathews’ inside the park score and urged protests to NL President Warren Giles. He complained the play could have cost the Cubs the game and labeled the call a disgrace.
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Two Americans Remain in French Open Action
Nancy Richey of Dallas and Julie Heldman of New York were the only Americans left in action as the French International Tennis Championships resumed today.
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Florence and Huntsville Chess Team Rosters
A list of players with city affiliations including Florence Huntsville Decatur Selma and Don White Dwight Friar Jack Redwine and Sam Stockard among others. The sequence shows numbers that appear to be scores or identifiers attached to each name.
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Florence
Frank Campbell
Huntsville
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Mike Smith
Selma
al Jones
Decatur
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Dwight Friar
Jack Redwine
Watch For Tommy Smith In Race Game
San Francisco report highlights Tommy Smith of San Jose State College as a top sprinter. He won the 440 yard dash at the California Relays in 45.7 seconds and challenged the anchor of a world record relay team. Southern University set a 39.6 on the 440 relay.
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