What's Wrong You Can't Even Get Up A Bet These Days
AP sports writer notes baseball talk has waned and betting culture faded as fans forget key facts. He recalls past wagers, legendary feats, and overexposure of teams due to more games and teams. He laments declining interest in the American League and overall knowledge.
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Jim Becker
Associated Press
NEW York (Ap
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Tony Lazerri
Babe Ruth
Walter Johnson
Ty Cobb
Carl Hubbell
Bill Dickey
Ruth
Gehrig
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Polo Grounds
Monte Irvin
Don Larsen
Dale Mitchell
Roger Maris
Yankees
Cardinals Nose Out Cincinnati
The St. Louis Cardinals defeated the Cincinnati Reds 5 to 4. Rays Sadecki earned his first win of the season with an eight hitter, aided by Lindy McDaniel in the ninth. Minoso drove in two runs with two doubles and scored twice in his best day.
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Jim van Valkenburg
Associated Press
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Pirates Rout High Point In Conference Tennis Sweep
East Carolina blanked High Point 7-0 at Sedgefield Country Club. The Pirates swept all five singles matches and both doubles, losing no sets. Singles winners were Tanner 6-4 6-1 Dunn 6-4 7-5 Shaw 6-0 6-1 Starr 6-1 6-1 Muecke 6-0 6-1. Doubles saw Tanner Dunn 6-1 6-4 and Shaw Starr 6-3 6-1.
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High Point Panthers Honor Run After Record 212 Game
High Point players dominate with a 212 game as Gosnell adds a 200 and another 205. The team will fly home from Kansas City today and is due at Greensboro High Point Airport at 9 20 tonight.
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High Point
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Fagg Named GHS Coach
David Fagg of High Point will join Garinger High School as line coach for football and head wrestling coach next August. He succeeds Don Hipps and comes recommended by Ed Sanders. A 25 year old Navy lieutenant, Fagg is stationed in Portsmouth New Hampshire and will move to Charlotte this summer.
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Portsmouth
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Mets Rally Past Phillies With Eight to Six Win
Frank Thomas, Charlie Neal and Gil Hodges hit consecutive homers in the sixth as the Mets erase a 4-0 deficit to beat Philadelphia 8-6. Roger Craig notched the win in relief over five Philadelphia pitchers led by Frank Sullivan who took the loss. Nine homers were hit in the game with five by the Mets and two by Neal and Demeter of the Phillies.
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Tony Gonzalez
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Coleman Guides South Carolina Past North Carolina 3-2
Righthander John Coleman hurled a sharp breaking curve as South Carolina beat North Carolina 3-2 in an ACC game. Coleman drove in the winning run in the seventh with a centerfield single, and Hoke Greiner and Jack McCathern followed with RBI hits. The victory put the Gamecocks at 3-3 in league play, passing UNC which fell to 27-13 overall.
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Saturday's Homers In Major League Baseball
The Associated Press lists homer totals by player across the American and National Leagues. Angels Fer nandez, Brown, Tigers Killebrew, Mincher, Twins Held, Indians Johnson, Senators Lopez, Boyer, Maris, Yanks Cunningham, White Sox. Mets Williams, Giants Mays, Cubs, and others also show multiple roundtrippers.
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Davis Delivers as Dodgers Edge Pirates 2-1 on Davis' single
Tommy Davis lined a two out ninth inning single to score Wally Moon and lift the Los Angeles Dodgers to a 2-1 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates. Sandy Koufax allowed six hits in a complete game win, his fourth in five decisions, as Pittsburgh fell further back in the NL lead behind the Cardinals who beat Cincinnati.
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Charles Maher
Associated Press
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Mays Delivers Grand Slam as Giants Rout Cubs
In San Francisco Willie Mays hits a grand slam in the fourth, part of a six run inning that helped the Giants crush the Chicago Cubs 11 to 2. Juan Marichal pitched seven shutout innings before leaving with the win and Mays notch his sixth homer of the season.
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South Carolina Edges Clemson In Track Meet
In Clemson South Carolina held off Clemson 71 to 65 as the Gamecocks earned eight firsts. Charlie Bradshaw swept both hurdles and added a second in javelin to lead SC with 13 points. Jimmy Wynn led Clemson with wins in the 100 and 220 and ran on the winning relays.
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Billy Gambrell
Gamecocks
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Jimmy Wynn
Jessen and Rawls Co Favorites in Peach Blossom Tourney
The 7500 dollar Peach Blossom Betsy Rawls women open begins in Spartanburg with defending champion Ruth Jessen and Rawls as co favorites. The 54 hole event ends Sunday at Country Club of Spartanburg in Rawls home town.
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Wash
Louise Suggs
Babe Zaharias
Wiffi Smith
Stiffer Standards For SC Athletes
Southern Conference members will discuss tougher scholar athlete rules at its spring meeting in Myrtle Beach. Proposals include ending red shirting, raising annual academic load from 24 to 28 hours, and adding a minimum quality point index for athletic grants. George Washington University will present the measures amid NAIA and national letter of intent debates.
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