O'Dell Now 8 0 Giants Lead NL Race in Win Over Reds
Giants top Reds 54 as Billy O'Dell improves to 8-0 with Cap Peterson and Felipe Alou homering and Bolin handling relief. Spahn wins for Braves over Dodgers, Cardinals beat Colts, Cubs erupt for 10 runs in fourth against Mets, Pirates split with Phillies. Musial belts his 471st homer in the Cardinals' big third inning.
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Ardmore coaches to be named Monday in Ardmore high schools
Ardmore High School to name basketball and football coaches Monday with sources citing J C Ralph as basketball candidate at Elkmont and Bill Hester and Jerry Gregg considered for Elkmont football. Humphries resigned to coach at Falkville. Young remains in Limestone County system. Lewter seeks relief to focus on basketball.
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Falkville High School
Morgan County
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Birmingham
Dwight Young
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Billy Hogan
Tanner High School
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Lewter
Florida
Braves Over Cubs In IL Seven-Hitter Puts Braves Ahead
Frankie Stevenson pitched a seven hitter to lift the Braves over the Cubs 87 in Little League action. Tommy Thigpen took the loss as Dick Smith drove in three runs. Cubs’ Jimmy Stroud homered. Cubs drop to 6-6, Braves to 4-8. In another game, Yankees beat Tigers 10 in seven innings with Troy Sparkman scoring the eventual winner on Gary Spivey’s double.
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Tommy Thigpen
Dick Smith
Jimmy Stroud
Yankees
Tigers
Troy Sparkman
Gary Spivey
Indianapolis 500 Festival Open opens amid scarred course
The $55 000 500 Festival Open begins with a 150 player field on a golf course damaged by a major Memorial Day picnic. Parnelli Jones had won the 500 mile auto race Thursday, and crews were still clearing debris and fixing turf at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway oval nine holes.
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Parnelli Jones
Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Baseball doubleheader recap with Al Jackson and Duke Snider
Loser Al Jackson and Larry Bearnorth pitched in the opener as Larry Jackson earned a six hit shutout to move to 7-5. In the second game Duke Snider drove in both Met runs with his 397th career homer and a single while Hook fanned 21 Cubs in order at one point, as Glen Hobbie took the loss to fall to 1-4. Jerry Lynch returned to the Pirates and Don Cardwell turned in an eight hitter in Pittsburgh’s rout of Philadelphia. the Phils split the twin bill by scoring four in the fifth and the decisive run in the sixth, capped by Wes Covington’s two run homer.
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Roger Maris
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Ron Hansen
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Bob Turley
Gus Triandos
American League Today Games Preview
The Associated Press lists today’s AL matchups with pitchers and lineups. Baltimore at Los Angeles features Pappas versus Osinski, New York at Cleveland with Ford against Donovan or Granthee, Washington at Kansas with Rudolph facing Penn, Detroit at Minnesota pitting Bunning against P, and Chicago at night with Buzhardt on the mound.
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Granthee
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Kansas
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Bunning
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Thursday Baseball Scores and Standings Summary
The table shows team records and percentages with Los Angeles at 27 19 587 and Philadelphia at 22 24 478. Thursday results include Chicago 12-1 New York 0-2, Milwaukee 7 Philadelphia 14, St Louis 9 Houston 5, and San Francisco 5 Cincinnati 4, with late games and night matchups noted.
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Major League Leaders Batting and Hitting Totals Listed
National and American League leaders show top averages runs batted in hits and power. Malzone Boston .349 and Causey Kansas City star in batting. Wagner Los Angeles leads in homers with 13 tied by Allison Minnesota with 12.
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Hank Aaron Eyes NL Triple Crown Again
Hank Aaron of the Milwaukee Braves appears set to vie for the National League triple crown, leading in home runs and chasing top RBI and batting marks. He homered for his 15th of the year as Milwaukee beat the Dodgers 7 4, lifting his average to .330 and his RBI to 36, one behind leader Ken Boyer. Aaron stresses hitting and consistent improvement over chasing titles.
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Johnson Aims to Draw Pastrano Into Brawl Saturday
Light heavyweight champion Harold Johnson expects Willie Pastrano to stand and trade rather than retreat in their 15 round nationally televised bout in Las Vegas. Johnson, 34, says if Pastrano fights, someone will be knocked down. His manager, Pat Olivieri, predicts Pastrano will go down when Johnson lands a solid punch.
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Twins send Ratliff to Charlotte on 24 hour recall
ST PAUL MINNEAPOLIS AP Paul Ratliff rookie bonus catcher who reportedly signed for 38000 with the Minnesota Twins last year was sent to Charlotte in the South Atlantic League on a 24 hour recall assignment.
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Twins Triumph Over Senators Tightens AL Pennant Race
Minnesota defeats Washington 3-2 as Ca milo Pascual earns win with a ninth-inning sacrifice fly. Kansas City tops Baltimore 7-2, trimming the Orioles’ lead to two games. White Sox sweep Cleveland 8-4 and 4-2, while Detroit blanks the Angels 3-0. Ed Rakow improves to 6-2 for the A's. Maris powers the Yankees past Boston in 10 innings with a decisive seventh-inning sequence.
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Ed Charles
Ed Rakow
Sunshiners Rally Past Buds Minnow Pool in Softball
In girls softball action the Sunshiners overwhelmed Bud's Minnow Pool 238 to 6. Decatur Glass edged Morris Brothers 10 to 9. Saturday's Austinville Park games feature Morris Brothers against Bill's Bobcats at 7 and Chemstrand versus Sunshiners at 8. Delano Park hosts Dick Coffey Ford versus Decatur Glass at 7.
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Flint and 16th Ave Win Church League Tilts
In church softball action on Thursday Jerry Lee pitched Flint Baptist to a 10-8 win over Brookhaven Baptist while Bobby Day pitched 16th Ave Baptist to a 5-3 victory over First Baptist. Tonight's games feature Northside Baptist against Central Baptist and Oakridge Methodist versus 9th Street Methodist.
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Mackiewitz Throws One-Hitter in Pony League Win
Richard Mackiewitz hurled a one hitter as the Yankees battered the Orioles 6-1 at West Town Field. Donnie Arthur collected two of the Yankees eight hits including a triple.
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