Sky-High Cubs Halt Musial Day With 13th Inning Win
The Chicago Cubs spoiled Stan Musial Appreciation Day in St. Louis by beating the Cardinals 6-5 in 13 innings. Lee Elia drove in the winner after Randy Handley and a sacrifice, with the Cubs rallying despite Bob Gibson and a late Cards lead. Elsewhere, Kekich no-hit the Mets 2-0, and other scores featured Reds, Giants, Phillies, and Astros.
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Dick Couch
Associated Press
Stan Musial
St. Louis
Busch Stadium
Leo Durocher
Chicago Cubs
Durocher
Cubs
Cardinals
Musial
Carl Mose
Washington, D.C
Bob Gibson
Joe Hoerner
Lee Elia
Los Angeles
Mike Kekich
New York
Mets
Cincinnati
Atlanta
San Francisco
Pittsburgh
Philadelphia
Houston
Baseball Standings and Weekend Scores Digest
National League notes show St Louis and Chicago in tight race with Pittsburgh and Philadelphia trailing. Weekend results feature Los Angeles boycotts and sluggers, while New York dominates with a strong Sunday 8 0 win. American League recap highlights Detroit Boston and Baltimore, with key suspensions and postponed games. Upcoming Tuesday matches include Philadelphia at San Francisco and Pittsburgh at Los Angeles.
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Associated PI
St. Louis
Chicago
Cincinnati
Atlanta
San Fran
Pittsburgh
Wis Phila
New York
Los Angeles
Houston
Philadelphia
Los Anges
San Francisco
Heineman Agency Whites Win Western League Tourney
The Whites, undefeated all season, captured the Western League post season softball title at Cleaver Field. In a Sunday final they beat Garland Browns 15-4 after a nine run seventh inning comeback against Culligan, while Palmer Reds edged Culligan Blues 21-11 in a 32 run marathon. Sweden shipped 1,308,473 tons in 1967.
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Heineman Agency
Cleaver Field
Western Legue
Fox Girls
Culligan Soft Water Blues
Garland Furniture Browns
Palmer Welding Reds
Heinemann
Culligan
Garland Browns
Palmer Reds
Culligan Blues
Annual District Slow-Pitch Tourney Under Way Here
The 11-team double-elimination district men's slow-pitch tournament began with seven Sunday games at Fansler Field. First-round play concluded with A&W Root Beer, O.K. Coffee Shop, Las Palmas Tavern and others winning, while top seeds drew byes. Tonight and Tuesday feature losers and winners bracket games shaping the field for a trip to the Kansas state tourney in Winfield.
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Fansler Field
A&w Root Beer
Ehresman
Western Kansas Sporting Goods
Oswalt Industries
O.K. Coffee Shop
G.I. Forum
Las Palmas Tavern
Las Palmas
Kinney Glass
Welders Supply
Kuhlman Motors
Dighton
Kingman
O.K
Ebresman Packing
Five
Ehresman- Oswalt
Lions Clinch Regional Berth in K-18 Playoffs at Gove
Garden City Lions defeated Otis 13 9 at Clint Lightner Field to clinch a best of three playoff and earn a regional berth. Otis won game one 4 3, Lions won game two 11 6, setting up the decisive victory. Deerfield fell to McCracken in a similar series, McCracken taking the 63 10 inning win to reach the regional at Gove alongside Garden City.
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Lions Club of
Garden City
Gove
Lions
Lucas
Clint Lightner
Otis
Deerfield
McCracken
Garden City Lions
Nicklaus wins Western Open in easy fashion
Jack Nicklaus captured his second Western Open title at Olympia Fields finishing 11 under par with a 273 total and $26,000 prize. Miller Barber, 37, earned second with 276 and $15,600. Bobby Stanton of Australia took third with 277 and $9,750. Julius Boros tied for fourth with a final 70 and 278 as Bobby Smith, George Archer, and Homero Blancas shared fifth with $4,980.
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Charles Chamberlain
Associated Press
Chicago AP
Jack Nicklaus
Olympia Fields
Nicklaus
Miller Barber
Stanton
Julius Boros
Bobby Smith
Sacramento
Calif
Daz‘ling
George Archer
Homero Blancas
AFL Sparks Interleague Showdowns in Buffalo
AFL and NFL teams staged interleague play with Buffalo Bills hosting the Detroit Lions at War Memorial Stadium. Key moments included San Diego 30 San Francisco 18, and Baltimore 14 12 over Oakland. Chicago Bears beat Dallas 30 24 in Canton Hall of Fame game as Kansas City toppled Cincinnati 38 14.
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Mike Becht
Associated Press
American Football League
Buffalo
Bills
Detroit Lions
NFL
War Memorial Stadium
AFL
San Diego
ASL
San Francisco
Oakland
Baltimore
Johnny Unitas
Houston
Washington
Chicago Bears
Dallas Cowboys
Canton
Ohio
Kansas City
Cincinnati
Bears
Dallas
Chicago
Cecil Turner
Lance Rentzel
Paul Brown
Mike Garrett
Chiefs
Bengals
Marion Motley
Elroy Hirsch
Charley Trippi
Wayne Milner
Cliff Battles
Art Donovan
Alex Wojkiechowicz
Major League Leaders in Batting and Pitching Summary
The Associated Press lists top hitters and pitchers with figures for 275 at bats. Ca Tow and Uhlaender lead batting average at .296, McAuliffe and Yastrzemski among leaders in runs, and F Howard and K Harrelson top home runs. Pitching leaders include McLain and Tiant with win totals and strikeouts. Rose and McCovey prominent in other categories.
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Catow
Minn
Uhlaender
McAuliffe
Det
Yastrzemski
Bast
White
N.Y
K. Harrelson
F. Howard
Wash
Bando
Oak
R. Smith
Bost
B. Robinson
Balt
Fregosi
Calif
McCraw
Chi
Stroud
M. Alou
Pitt
Rose
Cin
Brock
St.l
McCovey
S.F
Santo
Chic
Perez
R. Allen
Phil
H. Aaron
Atl
Flood
F. Alou
Ial Houst
Bench
New Yorker Dana Lombard Wins Massachusetts Golf Title
Dana Lombard, 30, a Weston, Massachusetts resident and New York public relations consultant, won the Massachusetts women's golf championship for the fourth time by defeating Barbara Policzew 4 and 3 at Nat Shawtee Country Club. The AP report notes U S independent telephone companies hold 2,102 exchanges.
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Associated Press
Concord
Mass
Dana Lombard
New York
Weston
Massachusetts
Miss Lombard
Barbara Policew
Nat Shawtee Country Club
McLain Notches 22nd Win as Detroit Tops Twins
Denny McLain pitched five hits and two unearned runs allowed as Detroit beat Minnesota 2-1. Kaline’s sacrifice fly and a Dick McAuliffe RBI triple in the eighth gave the Tigers the lead while McLain moved to 22-3, keeping Detroit six games ahead of Baltimore in the pennant race. Other Sunday results include Chicago over Washington 7-2 and Boston splitting with California in a suspended game completion.
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Baltimore
New York
Cleveland
Oakland
Athletics
Boston
California
Johnny Bench
Tony Perez
Reds
Atlanta
Braves
Joe Torre
Bob Bolin
Giants
Dave Marshall
Bolin
Pittsburgh
Jim Bunning
Rick Wise
Tony Taylor
Phils
Houston
Wise
Astros
Hal Bock
Associated Press
Denny McLain
Detroit Tigers
Tiger
McLain
Dizzy Dean
Tigers
Chicago
Washington
Angels
Red Sox
Los Angeles
Twins
al Kaline
Kaline
Dick McAuliffe
Jim Kaat
Mickey Stanley
Bill Freehan
Orioles
Mark Belanger
Dave Johnson
Yankees
Frank Robinson
Oriofen
Ralph Houk
Earl Weaver
Tommy Davis
White Sox
Davis
Jack Fisher
Paul Casanova
Senators
Ken Marrelson
Rick Reichardt
Vic Davalillo
Tommy Harper
A’s
Danny Cafer
John Donaldson
Lew Krausse
Chuck Dobson
Wichita Golfer Tops In Broadmoor Meet
Grier Jones of Wichita Kansas won the Broadmoor Men’s Invitational Golf Tournament defeating Rick Massengale of Austin Texas 3 and 2 in the 36 hole final. Jones led by four after the first 18 holes and claimed the title in Colorado Springs. Dave Brink of Berkeley California won the Alpine Cup 230 mile bicycle race in Aspen Sunday with a time of 3 hours 51 minutes 1 second.
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Colorado Springs
Colo
Grier Jones
Wichita
Kan
Rick Massengale
Austin
Tex
Jones
Aspen
Dave Brink
Berkeley
Calif
Colorado
U.S
Brink
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al Spangler
Don Kessinger
Johnny Edwards
Lou Brock
Randy Handley
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Ron Fairly
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Sweden
By Walt Ditzer
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M. C. Schrader
Pol. Pol
Doug Crotty, Jr
Bobby Stanton
Australia
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Dick Hudson
Bobby Crockett
Jack Kemp
Elbert Dubenion
Wray Carlton
Keith Lincoln
Denver
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Greg Landry
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Green Bay
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Chuck Allen
Ken Willard
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Garden City Teachers Assn
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Lee Kemper
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