Torrid Indians Take Over the American Lead
The Cleveland Indians surged to the American League lead with an 8-5 win over Boston as Ralph Terry improved to 8-1 on the season. Terry, once in Yankee relief, has flourished for Cleveland, delivering four straight wins and a 2.68 ERA. The Indians moved a half game ahead of Minnesota after a day full of AL results.
Patterson Named Aquatics Supervisor at Arkansas
Melvin Ray Patterson has been named supervisor of the university’s aquatics program in Fayetteville Arkansas. The former Texas letterman will assume duties in July and will teach swimming and water safety. The university plans to open its $425 000 swimming pool in September.
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Pat) Patterson
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First Time No Yank Is an All Star Team
Felix Mantilla of the New York Mets was named to the 1963 American League All Star team, the first in 33 years with no Yankees. Mantilla led the AL in RBIs and batted .317. The starting lineup included Dick McAuliffe Willie Horton Vic Davalillo Brooks Robinson and others.
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Willie Horton
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Two Arkansans Still in Running
Two Little Rock tennis players Bill Koch and Bill Hudson moved into the third round of the 16 and under singles at the Pierremont Oaks Tennis Tournament in Shreveport. Koch defeated Bucky Meredith of Bossier City 6 4 6 3 and Glenn Dismukes 6 4 6 2. Hudson beat Larry Ratliff of Pass Christian 6 2 6 1 and Mike McClelland of Shreveport 6 1 6 4.
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Be notiez stops Baez in San Jose bout
Alex Benitez of San Jose knocks out Juan Baez of Tijuana in a Tuesday boxing bout. The Associated Press reports Benitez landed a decisive KO in the early rounds at San Jose, California.
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Minor League Baseball Scores and All Star Details
International League games featured Rochester overpowering Syracuse 12 to 4 and Buffalo defeating Toronto 8 to 4 with Jacksonville beating Atlanta 3 to 2. Columbus beat Toledo 3 to 0 in five innings due to rain. Pacific Coast League results: Denver 6 Indianapolis 14. second game 11 innings Portland 2 Tacoma 1. Seattle 4 Oklahoma City 3. Salt Lake City 6 San Diego 4. Arkansas 8 Spokane 5. Vancouver 12 in ings were Washington, Los Angeles and Kansas City. Commissioner Ford Frick announced the NL starting lineup would be named Sunday July 4 and remaining squads later. Al Lopez to manage AL All Stars. Gene Mauch to manage NL. each squad 25 players. Yankees’ success noted with two runner-up finishes. Elston Howard sidelined five weeks. Harmon Killebrew, Zoilo Versalles, Jimmie Hall, Max Alvis, Carl Yastrzemski, Al Kaline among notable runners-up. Last year NL won 7 4 to even series at 17 all. one game tied. NL has won six of last seven games.
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Major League Baseball Standings and Results Report
Baseball results show Minnesota 7 over Chicago 6 and Cleveland 8 over Boston 5 with Baltimore 3 Detroit 2 and Washington 2 New York 1. Schedule notes include Minnesota at Los Angeles and Chicago at Kansas City, plus Detroit at Boston and Philadelphia 7 St Louis 1 outcomes.
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Baseball Leaders of the Era Highlight Standouts Across Leagues
The report lists top performers in batting, runs, RBIs, hits, doubles, triples, home runs, and stolen bases. Notable figures include Dava Lillo and Yastrzemski leading batters, Mantilla and Horton as RBI frontrunners, Campaneris and Oliva in steals and doubles, Colavito and Horton slugging homers, and McDowell and Lolich anchoring pitching.
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Freckles and His Friends baseball tidbits from the era
A collage of scores and stats features Hawaii a 6 4 winner over Vancouver in a 12 inning game while Oklahoma City tops Seattle and Denver tops Indianapolis. Notable names include Mays Stargell Koufax Gibson and Wills Brock Callison Clemente Allen and Rose with several homer and stolen base leaders.
Koufax Tops Giants as Ellis Stumbles in 16 Inning Duel
Sandy Koufax captured his 13th NL win in a 9-3 Dodgers victory over San Francisco, tying and surpassing rivals in a dramatic June run. Bob Ellis matched 14 innings for the Reds while Cincinnati split, losing 2-1 and then winning 7-5 in the nightcap, as entrenched pitchers and clutch hitting shaped a day of mixed results across the league.
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Coach Believes Ralston Will Capture Title
Davis Cup captain George MacCall forecasts a tight Wimbledon semifinal between Dennis Ralston and Roy Emerson. He predicts an offensive battle as Ralston vies for a Wimbledon final berth while Stolle faces Drysdale. The US Davis Cup team selection hinges on July Western and National Clay Court events.
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Jockey Steve Babij Rides Three Wins at Finger Lakes
Jockey Steve Babij rode three winners at Finger Lakes in Canandaigua New York including both ends of a 332.60 daily double at the track on Tuesday.
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Bills Traded Back to Jets for Liske Swap
Buffalo Bills defensive back John Sklopan was traded to the New York Jets for quarterback Pete Liske in a midseason deal. The move sends Sklopan, a member of the champion Bills, to the Jets as Liske moves to Buffalo.
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Morrilton Man Wins Tourney
Sam Brown and J J Scroggins of Morrilton fired a 141 Tuesday to win the Arkansas River Valley junior football golf tournament. Don Rambo Jr and Larry Hamilton of Little Rock won the 16 17 division with 141. Doug Matthews of Batesville and Jack Cheney of Little Rock took 14 15 with 143. Carl Campbell and Lapt Bachelor of Hot Springs won 12 13 with 155.
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Little Rock
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Batesville
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Hot Springs
Billie Jean in Beach semifinals after strong win
Beach California moved into the semifinals of the women's singles as Billie Jean King defeated Lesley Turner 6 2 6 1 and faced Mari Bueno of Brazil. Nancy Richey lost to Christin Truman 4 6 6 1 5 7 while Truman meets Margaret Smith of Australia.
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