Giants Ace McCovey Belts Two Homers In 21 Victory
Willie McCovey belted a pair of tape measure shots as the Giants beat the Pirates 21. Juan Marichal earned his 14th win, moving San Francisco within a half game of St Louis. Across the league, Upshaw and Nelson split for Atlanta and St Louis in a doubleheader, Cincinnati swept Chicago, and the Mets edged the Dodgers while Houston topped Philadelphia.
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Hick Couch
Associated Press
Willie McCavey
Willsharel Pirates
McCavey
Sandua
Juan Marichal
San Francisco Giants
Pittsburgh
Pirates
Pavernous Forbies Field
Tedont
Giants
Marichal
Macoe Giants
St. Louis
Cardinals
Atlanta
Cincianati
Chicago Cubs
New York Mets
Los Angeles
Houston
Philadelphia
McCovey
Jim Bunning
Forbes Field
Willie
Cecil Upshaw
Mel Nelson
Busch Stadium
Upshaw
Braves
Nelson Briley
Standings and results from the baseball leagues
National League standings show St. Louis leading with 44 wins and 26 losses while San Francisco has 38 38. Cincinnati and Pittsburgh trail, with Chicago Houston and Philadelphia hovering in the hunt. American League standings list Detroit Cleveland Baltimore and Minnesota grouped, with Oakland and California close behind. Saturday and Sunday results include key matchups such as St. Louis at Atlanta and Cincinnati at Chicago, with several late-game outcomes shaping the pennant race.
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G.B
St. Louis
San Fran
Atlanta
TY Phila
Los Angeles
New York
Gta
Cincinnati
Pittsburgh
Chicago
Houston
Philadelphia
W. L. Pet
Detroit
Cleveland
Baltimore
Minnesota
Oakland
Boston
California
Washington
Milwkee
Oaklurd
Young Athletes Arrive for Swim Meet
Santa Clara Calif CAP swimmers from about 80 nations begin arriving for an invitational meet at the Santa Clara International Swim Center set for July 5 7. The event serves as the only interim qualifier before the Olympic Games with entrants expected from France Canada and others. Canadian leader Eliane Tanner will face South Africa’s Karen Muir in two women’s backstroke events. Notables include Francis Luvee world record holder in the 400 meter freestyle Alain Masconi who previously traded the world record with Mark Spitz and Warren Charleton of Los Angeles and Christine Caron silver medalist in the 1964 Olympics.
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Santa Clana
Calif
Cap
Santa Clara International
Eline Tanner
South Africa
Karen Muir
Francis Luvee
Alain Masconi
Santa Clara
Mark Spitz
Ares Charleton
Los Angeles
Christine Caron
Charles Wins Canadian Open in Toronto Sudden-Death Finish
New Zealand golfer Bob Charles fired a four under 66 to finish six under 274 and win $25,000 at the Canadian Open Golf Championship at St. George's. Jack Nicklaus tied for second with 67 and $15,000 as Charles ignored a late challenge. Bruce Crampton was solo third at 277 while Sam Snead and others tied for fourth. Charles heads to the Cleveland Open in Lakewood after the tourney.
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Toronto
Bob Charles
New Zealand
Jack Nicklaus
Lee Trevino
Charles
Nicklaus
Bruce Crampton
Australia
Sam Snead
R. H. Sikes
Tom Weiskopf
Tommy Aaron
Jack Montgomery
Casper
Knudson
Fin
al Balding
Lakewood
Ohio
Local Youth and Amateur Sports Slate Highlights Busy Night
A dense schedule features softball and baseball across leagues in Western Kansas. Top matchups include Sporting Goods vs. Furgin, City Recreation vs. Tires, and Cleaver Field games with Western League, Sunflower League, and Kiwanis derbies. Notable venues include Clint Lightner Field, Alta Brown School, and Beaver Field with numerous 6 to 9 PM starts.
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Maysterigh
Western
Kansas
Sporting Goods
Furgin
Topau
Bast Inn
Sergler
Oswalt
Dustrian
Kymell
Wonen
City Recreation
Cleaver
Clint Lightner
Eortinid
Rotary
Blues
Lakin
Perweo Leasgue
Alta Brawn Schoal
Iowa
Kiwanis
Roys Soottall
Todian
Cleaver Field
Schieber Matora
Farr
Alta Brown School
Ginnis
Yankeas
Culligan
Garfield Schwot
Fvian Roses
Orchids
Luna
Uption Shop
Laas Pabnas
Beaver Field
Hanes
Tleiiemann Ageey
Kinney Glass Wins Garden City Slow Pitch Championship
Kinney Glass of Garden City won the Steam invitational men’s slow-pitch softball title at Transfer Field defeating Las Palmas Tavern 6-3 in the final. Eight teams from Garden City Hutchinson and Dodge City played twelve games over two days with Kinney Glass overcoming Welders Supply and Las Palmas in close brackets before the final. Leroy Rupp and Larry Rupp led the champions with key hits as Kinney Glass edged Las Palmas in the title clash.
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Kinney Glass
Garden City
Tauvels
Glassers
Transfer Field
Hutchinson
Dodge City
Kinney
Las Palmas Tavern
Las Palmas
Glasfers
Leroy Rupp
Larry Rupp
A&w
Welders Supply
Baize Jewelry
Thichinson
Las Palnmitas Tavern
Farmland Industries
Lamplighter
O.K. Coffee Shop
Kinney Ghass
A&w Boat Beer
Coffee Shop
Baize Jewelers
Dodge Citians
Kinney Grass
Ramos Tries to Dethrone Champ at Madison Square Garden
Mantel Ramos despite a 4-1 underdog status is set to challenge Joe Frazier in a 15 round heavyweight title fight at Madison Square Garden. Experts note Ramos must land early bombs as Frazier presses forward. Frazier holds a 20-0 record with 18 knockouts. Ramos is 0-0-2 with 16 knockouts in his career. The telecast will be coast to coast except in New York and surrounding areas where blackout applies. Start time is 9:30 p.m. EDT.
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New York
Mantel Ramos
Joe Frazier
Madison Square Garden
Gil Clancy
Ramos
Frazier
Clancy
Emile Griffith
Mike Bruce
Car Bonavena
I Airways
Van
Ares
Fraser
Pennsylvania
Illinois
Massachusetts
Maine
Canadian Girl Tries for LPGA Title in Playoff
Sandra Post, 20, from Oakville Ontario, meets defending champion Kathy Whitworth in an 18 hole playoff for the LPGA Ladies Championship at Pleasant Valley Country Club Sutton Massachusetts. Whitworth, 29, seeks a second LPGA crown while Post eyes a first year breakthrough as 15,000 fans watch.
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Sutton
Mass
Sandra Post
Kathy Whitworth
Pleasant Valley Country Lnd
Miss Post
Sandy
Oakville
Ont
Toronto
Judy Kimball
Minneapolis
Miss Whitworth
Mickey Wright
Miss Wright
Germany
Gerda Whalen
Jones Florida Win NCAA Golf Titles
Oklahoma State star Grier Jones held off Hal Underwood of Houston to win the NCAA Golf Championship by three strokes with a final round 72 for a 276 total. Florida captured the team title by two shots over Houston, as the meet concluded in Las Cruces New Mexico.
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Las Cruces
N.M
Oklahoma State
Grier Jones
Hal Underwood
Houston
Florida
Lew Alcindor to Return for Senior UCLA Year
Lew Alcindor said he will stay in college for his senior year at UCLA rather than turn pro this summer. He dismissed rumors of signing a $1 million contract with the Harlem Globetrotters and plans summer basketball clinics for underprivileged children in New York through the Housing Authority.
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LOS Angeles
Lew Alcindor
UCLA
Bruins
Alcindor
New York
Harlem Globetrotters
NCAA
Philadelphia
Wilt Chamberlain
Boston
Bill Russell
Acindor
New York Housing Authority
Rec Results Western League and Local Matches
Rec results show Western League games with Western Kan Spooting Goods at 7 defeating City Co-op at 6. Indian Leange Schreiber Motors 3 beat Pepsi-Cola Continental League. Angels forfeited to Dodgers. K-18 League KC Blues 21 Rotary 12. KC Reds & Odd Fellows 0 Union 4. Shyiners 3.
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Western Kan
When City Co-op
Leange Schreiber
Angels
Dodgers
KC Blues
Rotary
KC Reds
Odd Fellows
Uions
Shyiners
Three-run Homer Carries Tigers over Indians, 4-1
Detroit regains AL lead as Dick Tracewski belts a three-run homer in the second game of a doubleheader to beat the Indians 4-1 after Luis Tiant shuts out Detroit 3-0 in game one. Tigers clinch series with Sparma on mound and Tracewski’s timely blast. Other AL results include Minnesota over New York 6-3 and Oakland 9-0 over Washington, while NL highlights feature Cincinnati sweeping Chicago in 11 innings and New York edging Los Angeles 5-4.
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Upshaw
Dick Kelley
Orlando Cepeda
Atlanta
Nelson
Braves
Johnny Edwards
Imate
RBI
Reds
Tommy Helms
Tony Perez
Helms
al Span
Gler
Lee May
Perez
May
Don Pavletier
Cincinnati
Mets
Cleon Jones
Dodgers
Nolan Ryan
Fred Gladding
Denny Lemaster
Houston
Phillies
Dennis Menke
Dick Simpson
Astros
Tigers
Cleveland
Indians
Mayo Smith
Tracewski
Luis Tiant
Minnesota
New York
Oakland
Washington
California
Baltimore
Boston
Chicago
St. Louis
Philadelphia
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Pittsburgh
Los Angeles Dodgers
Sam McDowell
Ray Oyler
Larry Brown
Joe Sparma
Detroit
Tiant
Max Alvis
Brown
Jose Cardenal
Joe Azcue
Ted Uhlaender
Twins
Yankees
Jim Merritt
Andy Kaseo
Horace Clarke
Jim Fregosi
Legion Elks Fall Short In Close Loss To Ulysses
Ulysses defeated Garden City 9-8 at Clint Lightner Field in a loosely played junior baseball contest. Garden led 5-1 after four innings before a late surge by Ulysses and a seventh inning rally by Garden kept the game tight. Rick Flowers and Jaff Anderson each had two hits for Ulysses, while Tom Burgardt doubled and tripled for Garden City. Garden City drops to 1-5 on the season and hosts Liberal in a rematch at 8 p.m. Tuesday.
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Baltimore
California
Fregosi
Vic Cavalilio
Angel
Don Buford
Jim Nash
Athletics
Washington
Bruce Howard
Senators
Oakland
Howard
Mike Hershberger
Ulysses
Garden City
American Legion-Elks
Clint Lightner
Garden
Tom Burgardt
Les Logan
Steve Douglass
Roger Kepley
Kent Smith
Garden’s
Legion-Elks
Liberal
Boston Ace Undergoes X Rays After Shoulder Pain
Boston pitcher Jim Lonborg, 1967 Cy Young winner, prepared for X rays on his sore right shoulder after five bad pitches and two batters in a Sunday start against the Chicago White Sox. He left the mound amid pain as Boston sent him home for testing.
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Pete Ward
Chicago
Boston
Gary Bell
Red Sox
Jim Lonborg
Lee Stange
Lonborg
Ward
Duane Josephson
Bell
Ken Berry
Boston Red Sox
Chicago White Sox
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Dick Tracewski
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