Johnson Wins Mains as Petty Fails at Charlotte Dirt Track
About 8,000 fans packed the Charlotte Fair Ground oval to watch Junior Johnson win from Lee Petty after Petty’s Plymouth suffered radiator trouble. Jim Paschal finished second in Welborn’s old Chevrolet with Ken Rush sixth, while Petty and Buck Baker retired due to crashes or mechanicals. Later, Bob Welborn blamed a bad batch of gas for a Myrtle Beach defeat while leading.
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Lee Petty
Petty
Johnson
Bob Welborn
Welborn
Junior
Ned Jarrett
Jarrett
Son
North Wilkesboro
Lee
Plymouth
JIM _PASCHAL
Little Bob
Ken Rush
Richard Petty
Buck Baker
Larry Flynn
Flynn
Myrtle Beach
Greensboro
National League Wednesday Games and Tuesday Results
Detroit visits New York while Chicago plays Baltimore in a packed Wednesday slate. Tuesday results show Boston routed Kansas City and Baltimore beat Chicago, with several looming Thursday matchups including Cleveland at Washington and Cincinnati at Los Angeles.
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Kansas City
Boston
Cleveland
Washington
Philadelphia
Milwaukee
San Francisco
Pittsburgh
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Los Angeles
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West All-Stars edge East in 53 52 thriller
West All-Stars rally from behind to beat East 53 52 in Greensboro. Asheville’s Mike Grace led scorers with 20 points as the West outscores 13 9 in the fourth quarter and 17 14 in the final period to clinch a 6 5 series edge.
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West Fally
TS West
Notre Dame
Joe Kuhar‘ich
Navy
Ben Carnevale
Clayton
Zeb Vance
Gibson
Rockingham
Rocky Mount
St. Pauls
Parker
Rocky
Chicago
Bis
City
Parrell Harris
Bath
West All-Stars
FT Pri
Asheboro Gastonia
Brintnall
Bryson City
Weiss
Bethel
Hamlin
Mount Airy
Burton
High Point
Bowen N'west
Speake
Copeland
Indians Battle For Batting Title Amid Tight Schedule
Tito Francona leads both leagues with a .416 average but needs about 255 more at bats to qualify. Cleveland has 49 games left as Francona chases the league crown. Also noted are key results as Washington Buries futility record hopes, Orioles edge White Sox, Lary shines for Detroit, and Milwaukee tightens NL race behind Spahn.
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Tito Francona
Francona
Indians
Burton Was Our Guts Says Mel Ruggles West All-Star Triumphs
West All-Star coach Melvin Ruggles praised Tom Burton for clutch scoring that flipped a 43 40 deficit late in the game over the East. Lacy West and Croce starred as both teams showcased top prep talent to a capacity crowd at Greensboro in a battle of future college-bound players.
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East
Burton
Haywood Evans
Cotton Clayton
Tom Roberts
David Cox
Greensboro
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Cotton
Melvin Rugles
Urton
Spahn Puts Braves Back Atop NL Heap
Milwaukee pitcher Warren Spahn hurled a three hitter to lift the Braves to a 6 1 victory over the Giants at Seals Stadium. Willie McCovey’s first inning single was the only Giants hit until late. Del Crandall hit his 13th homer as Milwaukee won its 11th in 13. Nuxhall, Law, and Roberts also starred in other day games.
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Yankees
Detroit
New York
Lary
Tigers
Mickey Mantle
Elston Howard
Kansas City
Boston
Pete Runnels
Tom Brewer
A's
al Schroll
Murry Dickson
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San Francisco
Warren Spahn
Los Angeles
Cincinnati
Joe Nuxhall
Vern Law
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Jack Hand
Associated Press
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Eppa Rixey
Giants
Seals Stadium
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del Crandall
Billy Bruton
Braves
Vada Pinson
Homler
Dodgers
Wally Moon
Pinson
No. 15
Roy McMillan
Nuxhall
Johnny Temple
Stan Williams
Jerry Lynch
Roger Craig
Stan Musial
George Crowe
Pirates
Bob Gibson
Law
Gibson
Omaha
Harry Anderson
Robin Roberts
Philadelphia
Chicago
Roberts
Joe Mark Named UNC Freshman Coach
Joe Mark, 27, line coach at William and Mary, was named freshman football coach at North Carolina. Athletic Director C P Erickson announced the hire as Hickey became head coach last week. Mark played at William and Mary, coached there since 1953, and previously coached at Vero Beach High School before 1956. He is a Hampton Virginia native, married to Faith Ann Debolt, with two children.
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N.C
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North Carolina
C.P
Chuck) Erickson
Mark
Leon
Bud
Indians
Vero Beach
Fla
Hampton
Faith Ann Debolt
Two Tone Nylon Footwear Styles Offer Early Selection
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