Mays Joins Elite With 452nd Home Run Victory Over St Louis
Willie Mays hit his 452nd homer to move into third on the all time list in a 2-1 San Francisco win over St Louis. The feat came on a first inning shot off Bob Gibson as Mays added a key eighth inning defensive play, racing in to snare a pop fly for an important out. The day also featured Roberto Clemente's three hits in Pittsburgh's 8-5 win over Houston and other league results.
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Roberto Clemente
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Kansas City A's Aim for Third Place In AL Race
Kansas City Athletics manager Alvin Dark aims for third in the American League. The club sits eighth, 16 games behind Baltimore, after a 3-1 road trip vs Cleveland. Dark reshaped the roster with young pitching, versatile fielders, and new outfielders and pitchers. He predicts a peak after the All Star break.
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Youth stars drive U S bid to outpace Russians in Los Angeles
A AAU release lists teenage hopefuls and a few veterans who will form the U S track squad for a dual meet with Russia in Los Angeles July 23 24 and the prior Berkeley meet with Poland. Notables include Jim Ryan 19 Lee Evans 19 Tommie Smith and Gerry Lindgren 20 who skipped the AAU meet due to illness. Bob Seagren 19 and Paw Wilson plan within the pole vault cadre along with Stan Albright in high jump as the United States pursues its first win over the Soviets after last year 118-142 defeat.
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Adams 213 Leads Summer Lane Action at Garden Bowl
Norman Adams of A-S-l posted the high game with 213 as the Men's Handicap League completed its fourth summer season. Dan Ratzlaff led the Kearny County Bank squad with a 492 series. A-S-H also recorded the top team game 645 and top team series 1,831.
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Tulsa Prep Coach Ed Sutton Resigns for Idaho College Post
Tulsa Central High School basketball coach and athletic director Eddie Sutton resigns to lead the College of Southern Idaho in Twin Falls as its first basketball coach at the year-old junior college. Sutton, a Kansas native and former Oklahoma State player, spent seven years at the high school guiding teams to a 119 52 record.
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National Baseball Congress Founded in Wichita in 1934
The National Baseball Congress, a nationwide ban pro program where several hundred professional players began, was founded in 1934 and has had its headquarters continually in Wichita, Kansas.
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Welders Fall Twice in Nonleague Slow-Pitch Doubleheader
Dodge City based Welders lost 11-5 and 15-12 to AmProd of Spearville in a Sunday nonleague doubleheader. AmProd, reigning Kansas state slow-pitch champions, pushed season mark to 21-2. Welders belted four over-the-fence homers led by Alan Stegman with two, and Wally Bascue and Bob Kreutzer adding one each.
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Reds Sweep Kiwanis in Twin Bill at Clint Lighter Field
Reds swept a youth baseball double header from Kiwanis in Minor League action. In the A-team game Reds won 18 to 10, with Brungardt earning the win over Dick, Beiker starting and G Dick taking the loss. Reds piled 10 strikeouts and 13 walks, while Arthur Mesa and D Garcia doubled and singled for Reds. In the B-team contest Reds prevailed 5-3, Bayer the winner over Carter, who went the full three frames.
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Logan Sets Kegler Pace in Garden Bowl Bowling
Logan posts top score with 233 in a 973 series for Two Farmers as Garden Bowl hosts Monday Doubles League week four. Farr Construction leads team totals with 2,121 while Two Farmers top Seigler-Fanscher 5 1 and Morris Feedyard defeats Upstarts 4 2. Zirkel-Whitehurst beat Scott Buikley 5 1.
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Mets star Dick Stuart gets single All Star vote
New York AP reports first baseman Dick Stuart, released unconditionally by the Mets earlier this month, received one vote for the National League All Star team. The note comes amid ongoing player market chatter as teams consider trades and free agents.
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All-Star Game Infield Starters Named For July 12 Game
Third baseman Brooks Robinson and shortstop Dick McAuliffe repeat on the American League infield for the All-Star Game in St Louis. Rookie George Scott and Bobby Knoop join them, with Willie McCovey, Joe Morgan, Ron Santo and Leo Cardenas lining the National League infield as rosters are announced.
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Willie McCovey
San Francisco Giants
Joe Morgan
Houston
Ron Santo
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Standings and schedule brief for major leagues June 28 1966
National League standings list San Francisco Pittsburgh Los Angeles Houston Philadelphia Cincinnati St Louis Atlanta New York Chicago with records and games behind. American League standings show Baltimore Detroit Cleveland Minnesota Chicago New York Kansas City Washington Boston and results from yesterday and upcoming games across the circuit.
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Derby Racer Check-in Set for Local Soap Box Derby
Official check-in time for the annual Soap Box Derby is Thursday night. Drivers must bring their racers to Schreiber Motors at 7 30 p.m. Thursday. Cars fit for racing will be impounded until race day. those needing repairs will be serviced at the Thursday meeting or taken home for corrections if needed. The derby runs 3rd St off Briar Hill at 9 a.m. Monday, with trial runs Sunday at 2 p.m. on a 975 yard course. A picnic for participants and parents is at 6 p.m Sunday at the fairgrounds.
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Huskers Seen As Repeaters
Nebraska stands as the pre season favorite to win a fourth straight Big Eight football title. In a Phil Dynan poll of sports writers and broadcasters, the Cornhuskers earned 89 first place votes and 787 points, with Colorado second at 631 points and Missouri at 605. Iowa State, Oklahoma State, Kansas, and Kansas State follow in the poll.
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Baker's Boy Wins National AAU 440
Lee Evans of San Jose City College led Garden City coach Charles Baker to victory in the open 40 yard event at the national AAU meet in New York with a 45.9 second winning time. Evans was named to the United States team for the Los Angeles dual with Russia set for July 23 24.
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Glassers Rally to First-Round Slow-Pitch Title
Kinney Glass starred at Fawler Field as the Glassmen defeated Smith Land Co. 7 to 4 to claim the first-round championship in the local men’s slow-pitch league. The win prevented a four-way tie atop the 10-team standings as three Monday games completed first-round play. Wesle:
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Big Trout Prize Highlights Key Hunter’s Catch
Doug Key, 17, and his parents, James and Mrs Key, recently fished the White River in Show Low Arizona. Doug nabbed a %-inch German Brown Trout the longest of its kind, with two other large Browns 18% and 14 inches. He plans college this fall while noting his parents each landed limits. Also recapped are local baseball scores and slow pitch games at Fansler Field with Welders Supply beating Ehresman Packing and other late results.
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Two Teams Grab Wins In Cleaver Field Softball Night
Two Coca-Cola League boys games were played at Cleaver Field with Seminoles beating Comanches 12 to 2 and Church of God defeating Kiowas 15 to 13. A Pepsi-Cola girls game was postponed. Optimist Tee-Ball slated for 5 p.m. Bears vs Cougars and 6 p.m. Bobcats versus Leopards.
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Garden Teams Reach Semi-Finals In Satanta Invitational
Garden City hosts semi finals in a small-girls softball invitational. Garden No.2, coached by Carl Connors, faces Fowler at 7 p.m. Garden No.1, led by Tes Cline, plays Satanta at 9 p.m. The tournament wraps Wednesday with a 3 a.m. final and a 7 p.m. third place game.
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