Skowron Helps Chisox Climb in Standings
Chicago’s Dick Tracy namesake, first baseman Bill Skowron, helped the White Sox rally to a 2-1 win over Washington. He tied the game in the seventh and tripled for the winning run in the ninth, lifting Chicago within a half game of Minnesota. Skowron, 34, a key first baseman in his first full Sox season, also plays detective with a Chicago-area agency in the off hours. He is batting .289 with 30 RBIs and seven homers in AL play. Other majors results noted.
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Ex Basketball Coach Peter Caruso Dies in New Jersey
Peter Caruso former basketball coach at the U S Maritime Academy Kings Point New York and coach of several college teams died Sunday at the Veterans Hospital in East Orange New Jersey.
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U.S. Maritime Academy
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Major League Baseball leaders across the National League and American League
The Associated Press lists top players by batting averages, runs, RBIs, hits, doubles, triples, home runs, and stolen bases for both leagues. Notable names include Rose, Mays, Banks, Oliva, Versalles, Campaneris, and Pascual, with leaders like Drysdale and Koufax in pitching and Gibson and Lolich in strikeouts.
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San Francisco
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Minnesota
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Horton
Detroit
Conigliaro
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Boston
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Campaneris
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Fisher
McDowell
Lolich
Travelers Rally for Doubleheader Sweep Over Spokane
Arkansas solidified a four game Pacific Coast League lead over Spokane with 6-5 and 6-4 wins. Cal Emery delivered a late homer in game one after a ninth inning rally, and the Travelers broke a 4-4 tie in the sixth of the nightcap to seal both games. Arkansas moved to 16 wins in 21 games.
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Guilbault
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Corrales Recalled by Philadelphia Phillies
Corrales, catcher for Arkansas, was recalled by the Philadelphia Phillies to join the National League team. He had spent a month with Arkansas on a 24 hour recall, after Philadelphia traded Giuseppi Triandos to Houston. Corrales batted .193 in the Pacific Coast League, building on a .304 season last year when he earned PCL All Star honors.
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Houston
Sunday Stars Pitcher Vernon Law Wins Fifth Straight
Vernon Law of Pittsburgh allowed only three hits through five innings and earned his fifth consecutive victory as the Pirates defeated San Francisco 2-1. Bill Skowron of Chicago tied the game with a seventh inning homer and drove in the winning run in the ninth as the White Sox beat Washington 2-1.
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Braves
Gene Oliver
Wade Blasingame
Cardinals
Bobby Bragan
Hank Fisher
Tim McCarver
Dick Groat
Chris Krug
Ron Santo
Billy Williams
Cubs
Reds
Frank Robinson
Joey Jay
Vern Law
Bill Virdon
Willie McCovey
Major League Baseball Standings and Results Summary
The standings show Los Angeles leading with 38 wins and 22 losses, followed by Milwaukee 31 22 and Cincinnati 31 25. Weekend results include Philadelphia 5 Houston 4, Chicago 3 Pittsburgh 0, and St. Louis 2 Milwaukee 4. Sunday's scores feature Los Angeles 5 New York 2 and Chicago 9 Chicago 9. Upcoming games list New York at Cincinnati and Chicago at Houston, with Tuesday matchups Philadelphia at Milwaukee and San Francisco at Los Angeles.
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Baseball Standings and Scores From the American League
The American League standings show Minnesota atop with a .618 percentage and 21 wins in the mix. Detroit and Chicago trail with multiple results including Kansas City losses and New York and Boston games noted as postponed or rain suspended.
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Chicago
Boston
Detroit
Washington
Cleveland
Baltimore
New York
Pacific Coast League Standings And Weekday Results
Eastern Division standings show Oklahoma City at 22 25 and Indianapolis 31 26 with .544. Western Division lists Portland 35 24 and Seattle 31 24 with 593. Night results: Portland 4 Indianapolis 2 in 11 innings, Seattle 7 Tacoma 2 game two rain short, Arkansas 6 Spokane 5, Hawaii 7 San Diego 1, Vancouver 5 Salt Lake 1 in 16 innings, Oklahoma City 11 Denver 2. Only games scheduled include Vancouver at San Diego and Arkansas at Tacoma.
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Minor League Baseball Scores From Various Cities
Indiana’s Indianapolis blanked Portland 5-0 while Denver posted 11-6. Oklahoma City won 8-2 over Hawaii and San Diego dropped 1-4 with a 7 inning second game at 7-? Salt Lake defeated Vancouver 5-0 and Arkansas edged Spokane 6-5. Seattle swept Tacoma 6-1 and Portland won 4-0 over Indianapolis in 11 innings. Seattle 7-2 Tacoma 1-2 was a second game ended in 7th. Spokane 6-4 Arkansas 5-6 Vancouver 5-1 Salt Lake 2-2 with 16 innings in the second game. Oklahoma City 11 Denver. International League Columbus 4 Syracuse 3. Jacksonville 5 Buffalo 2. Atlanta 6 Toronto 4. Rochester 7 Toledo 2. Rochester 5-0 Columbus 2-3 Toledo 6-2. Syracuse 3-1 Buffalo 4-3. Atlanta 2-0 Jacksonville 43 Toronto 2-5.
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Toronto
Rochester
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Arkansas selects two girls for National Girls State event
Brenda Kay Needham of Mabelvale and Isabel Lee Burton of Hot Springs will represent Arkansas at the Girls Nation event in Washington D C on August 16. They were chosen during the Girls State event at Camp Robinson this past weekend.
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Brenda Kay Needham
Mabelvale
Isabel Lee Burton
Hot Springs
Arkansas
Washington, D.C
Camp Robinson
Gonzalez Erupts at Plate as Phillies Top Astros 5-0
Phillies manager Dene Mauch benched Tony Gonzalez for poor execution, then he starred next day with a homer and two hits as Philadelphia defeated Houston 5-0 for their fifth straight win and first 500 level in weeks. MLB around scene includes Dodgers, Cubs, Braves, Pirates and others winning or splitting on a busy day.
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Houston
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Astros
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Milwaukee
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St. Louis
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Cincinnati
Reds
Pittsburgh
San Francisco
Eleven Track Records Fall at Bakersfield Meet
Bob Day of UCLA clocked a 3 56.4 mile, breaking the national collegiate record of 3 56.9 set by Tom O Hara in 1963 and surpassing the Bakersfield meet mark. The two night USTFF event also noted multiple records by Ed Dean Notre Dame and Cal Elmore Wichita in the meet held in Bakersfield California.
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Loyola
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Wichita
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Notre Dame
Scramble Golf Tournament Winners at Hope Country Club
The Hope Men’s Golf Association held a nine hole scramble last Thursday where Mitch LaGrone Albert Graves Bob Osburn and Pat O’Malley won in a sudden death playoff after two teams tied on 31. Losers Jack McLendon Lyle Moore Byron Hefner Edwin Stewart earned jackets and umbrellas. Third place went to Al Graves with a 33, others received caps and hats. Twenty eight participants attended dinner and watched a golf film.
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Hope Country Club
Mitch LaGrone
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Bob Osburn
Pat O'Malley
Jack McLendon Lyle Moore
Byron Hefner
Edwin Stewart
LBJ, Court Act, Congress Tags Along
Washington report on the shift in power as President Johnson, the Supreme Court under Chief Justice Earl Warren, and Congress maneuver through policy fights amid Johnson's Vietnam war pressures and a November landslide victory. It notes clashes and cooperation shaping reforms and constitutional clashes.
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Joan Marshall
Crossett youths win senior doubles tennis title at invitational
Crossett Ark two local players Tommy Ralls and Bill Meadows captured the senior boys doubles crown defeating Allen Keith and Freddy Thompson of Shreveport 6 4 6 3 Keith won the senior singles title 6 0 0 over Fred Sweatt of Newport Other division winners included Donna Sawyer Starkville Miss junior boys Larry Kelly Inverness Miss Melinda Kuntz and Gray Thomas Little Rock senior girls doubles Kenny Johnson Crossett and Bill Hudson Little Rock junior boys doubles
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Bill Meadows
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Freddy Thompson
Shreveport
Keith
Fred Sweatt
Newport
Donna Sawyer
Starkville
Miss
Larry Kelly
Inverness
Melinda Kuntz
Gray Thomas
Little Rock
Kenny Johnson
Bill Hudson
Sikes Captures Cleveland Open Golf Tourney
Dan Sikes sank a 35-foot final hole putt to win the Cleveland Open by one stroke over Tony Lema in Cleveland. Sikes finished 12 under par 272 after a 66 final round on the Highland Park course. Bruce Devlin shot 65 to finish third.
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Associated Press
Cleveland
Dan Sikes
Tony Lema
Sikes
Tony
Highland Park
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Australia
Bruce Devlin
Devlin
Bert Weaver
Mike Souchak
Julius Boros
Dick Sikes
Tommy Aaron
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