Athletics hit twelve homers to sweep doubleheader
The Kansas City Athletics pounded Minnesota 7-4 and 8-7 in a Sunday doubleheader as 12 homers boosted their four game series total to 24. Strong crowding of fences at Municipal Stadium aided by Finley’s acquisitions Colavito and Gentile helped lead a league wide surge with several other teams posting wins and losses across the American and National Leagues.
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Charles Finley
Kansas City Athletics
Kansas City
Municipal Stadium
Athletics
Minnesota
Twins
Municipal Stadiun
Finley
Rocky Colavito
Jim Gentile
Colavito
Gentile
Avs
New York
Washington
Baltimore
Cleveland
Chicago
Los Angeles
Boston
Detroit
San Francisco
Pittsburgh
St. Louis
Milwaukee
Philadelphia
Houston
Cincinnati
Bill Pleis
George Alusik
Nelson Mathews
Carl Yastrzemski
Dave Nicholson
White Sox
North South Even in Yankee 390 Race at Indianapolis
The Yankee 390 stock car feature at Indianapolis Race Way Park saw Fred Lorenzen win at a record 79.127 mph. A. J. Foyt, defending Yankee 300 champ, faded due to a radiator burst while Par nelli Jones led 97 laps but failed from transmission and clutch issues. Lorenzen, of Elmhurst, Illinois, praised the win as the hardest he ever earned with Jones in a Mercury and Diaringer also placing in Mercury.
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Indianapolis
Fred Lorenzen
Indianapolis Raceway Park
A. J. Foyt
U.S
Auto Club
Lorenzen
Elmhurst
Foyt
Jones
Dave Diaringer
Charlotte
N.C
Money winners at Las Vegas Tournament of Champions
The Tourney of Champions in Las Vegas paid out 65 000 in prizes with Nicklaus Geiberger Sanders Fairfield Rodriguez Boros Jacobs Harney and Palmer among top money winners. Dean Chance's relief and Tommy John’s three hitter helped Angels and a late Yankees rally against the Senators.
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Dean Chance
Angels
Tommy John
Baltimore
Washington
Yankees
Senators
Crossett wins District 4AA track meet. Hope scores lone point
Crossett edged Smackover for first with 39 points as Smackover had 31 and Camden 29. Malvern 24, Magnolia 21, Fairview 19, and Hope 1 finished the field in the district meet held in Crossett Ark. In junior high, Camden led with 64 points while Crossett had 45 and Hope 1.
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Carter Hardage
Hope Star
Hope
Crossetl
Bobcats
Larry Thrash
Crossett
Smackover
Camden
Malvern
Magnolia
Fairview
Stannie Parris
Kittlens
Ark
Camden Fairview
Four Parkers Contenders for Medals
Four Razorbacks from Arkansas appear as medal hopefuls at the SWC track and field meet in Lubbock Texas. Jim Bane leads in the high jump with a school record 6 feet 6 inches after three days of practice. Ed Renfrow and Dick Perry add sprint and broad jump strength, while Bearden the sophomore pole vaulter provides a solid if inconsistent scoring option. Perry battles a bone spur but aims for a strong showing as Texas, Rice, and Baylor pose experienced competition.
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Fayetteville, Ark
University of Arkansas
Lubbock
Tex
Arkansas
Parker
Clyde Scott
Jim Bane
Barry Rearden
Ed Renfrow
Dick Perry
Bane
Branson
Beverly Berry
Elmo Adams
Renfrew
Bobby May
Rice
Texas
Kansas
Drake
May
Bearden
Steve Guynes
Warren Brattles
Darrel Ward
Little Rock
Baylor
Arkansas State Beats Mississippi College in Track Meet
In Jonesboro Arkansas State defeated Mississippi College 75 70 on Saturday. Indian Ed Pruitt set a school record with a 23 feet 3% inch broad jump.
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Jonesboro
Ark
Arkansas State
Mississippi College
Ed Pruitt
Art Wall Jr and Gary Player Win Noted Prizes
In a compact entry listing two golf players, Art Wall Jr and Gary Player are each associated with prize money of $1,650 in the event coded TA-71-20-73-285 and related identifiers 72-12-10-70-284 and 72-73-10-7UL-285, reflecting a historical sports merit record from the era.
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Art Wall Jr
Gary Player
Broyles Critical After Red White Scrimmage
Razorbacks coach Frank Broyles faulted the performance as the Reds defeated the Whites 12 to 7. He criticized the defense for not being aggressive enough and the running game as ineffective while noting the passing attack showed productive moments by Gray and Marshall. Key stats include Burns 10 carries 38 yards Nix 6 for 26 Braswell 6 for 25 Bercher 5 for 0 and Mooty 14 for 47 receiving.
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Fayetteville, Ark
Reds
Frank Broyles
Broyles
Bobby Burnett
Bob Nix
Jack Braswell
Bill Gray
Marshall
Gray
Jon Brittenam
Martine Bercher
Lindsey
Mooty
Lamb
Nix
Razorbacks
Braswell
Ronnie South
Bobby Crockett
Tommy Trantham
Tom McKnelly
Little Rock
El Dorado Star Rainer Signs With Southron Methodist
El Dorado Ark. all state basketball standout Bill Rainer signed with Southron Methodist University on Saturday. He averaged 19 points per game last season and also played baseball.
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Dallas
Bill Rainer
el Dorado
Ark
Southron Methodist University
Rainer
Brown wins Waco Turner Open in Burneyville Oklahoma
Pete Brown clinched the $20,000 Waco Turner Open in Burneyville Oklahoma finishing with a 70 in the final round and a 72 hole total of 280 securing the title.
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Burneyville
Okla
Pete! Brown
Wright captures four way lead in Creed Invitational
Mickey Wright clinched the Clifford Ann Creed Invitational with a final round 67 and a 54 hole total of 234. The win came as she topped a four player chase pack to secure the title.
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Alexandria
Mickey Wright
Braves Boast Hurlers Other Than Spahn
Braves win support from Fischer Sadowski Cloninger as three complete game wins in four starts lift club to third in NL. Fischer, in relief, homered and earned 1-0 win over Phillies. Bragan praises control as key. Also notes big NL and AL results with Pirates, Giants, Reds, and Mets in rallies and shutouts.
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Warren Spahn
Milwaukee Braves
Bobby Bragan
Hank Fischer
Phillies
Bob Sadowski
Philadelphia
Tony Cloninger
Pirates
Spann
Fischer
Righ
Ibra
Braves
Ed Bailey
Pittsburgh
St. Louis
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Houston
Chicago
Cincinnati
New York Mets
Municipal Stadium
Kansas City
Minnesota
White Sox
Angels
Boston
Detroit
Baltimore
Cleveland
Orioles
New York
Washington
Yanks
Tony Gonzales
John Herrnstein
Seton Hall University
Willie Stargell
Juan Marichal
Giants
Illie Mays
Willie Davis
Dodgers
Jim Wynn
Hal
Skinny) Brown
Jim Beauchamp
Colts
Reds
Mets
Nicklaus Wins Desert Victory at Las Vegas Invite
Jack Nicklaus captured the Desert victory in Las Vegas leading to a $12,000 prize at the Tournament of Champions. He sank a 42-foot birdie putt on the 18th to seal a two-stroke win. Al Geiberger and Doug Sanders tied for second with $6,000 each as Julius Boros, Chi Chi Rodriguez, Tommy Jacobs, Don Fairfield, and Paul Harney shared 282 and Arnold Palmer finished 284. Nicklaus had begun three strokes ahead and led by as many as five during the round.
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Las Vegas
New
Jack Nicklaus
al Geiberger
Dough Sanders
Don Fairfield
Chi Chi Rodriguez
Julius Boros
Tommy Jacobs
Wee
Paul Harney
Arnold Palmer
Nev
Nicklaus
Fort Worth
Jack
Doug Sanders
Baseball Standings and Weekend Results Across Leagues
Standings show Cleveland and Chicago tied for second in the American League with Detroit and Minnesota close behind. In the National League Philadelphia, San Francisco and Milwaukee lead while New York and Chicago struggle. Weekend results include Washington beating New York in 10 innings, Cleveland and Baltimore drama, and Chicago defeating Los Angeles. Upcoming games include Washington at Baltimore and Cleveland at Boston with several cross league clashes.
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Cleveland Uy
Chicago
Detroit
Minnesota
Baltimore
New York
Washington
Los Angeles
Boston
Kansas City
Cleveland
W. L. Pet
G.B. Phila
Phia
San Fran
Milwaukee
Pittsburgh
Cincinnati
St. Louis
Houston
Philadelphia
San Francisco
Travelers in First in the PC League
Arkansas Travelers moved into first place in the Pacific Coast League eastern division with a 5-2 win over Dallas. Joel Gibson struck out 10, homered, and earned the victory as Arkansas built a 2-0 first inning lead and added three more in the sixth. Dallas scored in the eighth and ninth, but Gibson’s 23rd strikeout of the season helped seal the win for Arkansas.
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Dallas
Arkansas Travelers
Joel Gibson
Arkansas
Norm Gigon
Wayne Graham
Costen Shockley
Gibson
Gigon
Graham
Alex Johnson
Rangers
Charley Shoemaker
Don Taussig
Jim Hughes
Ken Harrelson
John Morris
Harrelson
Ricardo Joseph
Joseph
J Gibson
Morris
Cor
Sates
Walnut Ridge and Harding Winners Clinch District Track Titles
In Se arcy Arkansas Walnut Ridge captured the 2A district title with Gary Guthrie scoring 20 points to lead the effort while Kent Smith poured in 30 for Harding to win the 2B division Harding Academy prevailed 90 to 31 over Augusta and held off Kensett Pangburn Maynard McRae and Grubbs in a bustling district meet results show Harding 75 Des Are 31 Judsonia 20 Bald Knob 39 McCrory 17 Beebe 10 in 2B and Walnut Ridge 2A with Guthrie top scoring.
Bad Start But Ties the Meet Record
Quantico Relays saw Gerry Ashworth tie the meet record with a 9.4 second 100 yard dash after poor starts and rainy track conditions. Notable performances included Joe Lynch winning the invitational mile in 4:09.6, Noel Carroll anchoring Villanova to a two mile relay win, and Rolando Cruz setting a meet pole vault mark of 15 11 inches. Other highlights featured Bob Hayes matching his world record 100 time in 9.1 seconds, Randy Matson breaking his national freshman shot put mark, and Ohio State's Bob Neutzling clearing 16 feet in the pole vault.
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Quantico
Gerry Ashworth
Dartmouth
Ashworth
Haverhill
Mass
California
Tokyo
Joe Lynch
Georgetown
Buantico
Villanova
Wildcats
Noel Carroll
Stan Kozlowski
Norm Tate
North Carolina College
Rolando Cruz
Wic Zwolak
Iva Davis
Philadelphia Pioneer Club
Russ Rogers
Grand Street Boys
Big Bob Hayes
Randy Matson
Texas A&m
Hayes
Florida A&m
Tennessee State
Matson
Texas Aggies
Houston
Dallas Leng
Bob Neutzling
Ohio State
Big Ten
Michigan State
East Lansing
Norfolk
John Pennel
Miami
Arkansas Golfers Close Out Season
Arkansas sophomore golf team closed the Southwest Conference season with a 4 2 win over Baylor to finish 20 22. Freshmen stars Mike McCutcheon and Randy Coleman from Little Rock will move up next year as Bill Hall shot 66 to medal. Results include Lee Hastings, Pat Ricketts, Ratliff and Grant among others in tight match play.
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Fayetteville
Ark
Arkansas
Baylor
Razorbacks
Mike McCutcheon
Randy Coleman
Little Rock
Bill Hall
Joe Pat Ricketts
David Lee
Mike Hastings
John
Ratliff
Lee-Hastings
Ricketts-Ratiff
Jim Grant
Gary Markland
Bob Ricks
Markland - Hall
Grant- Ricks
Knicks First in Picking Players
New York Knicks hold the first pick in the NBA draft based on reverse order standings. They aim for a big man and are eyeing Jim Barnes, Lucious Jackson, Willis Reed, or Willie Reed as top prospects.
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Associated Press
NEW York
New York Knicks
National Basketball Associaton
NBA
Knicks
Detroit
Baltimore
Philadelphia
St. Louis
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Cincinnati
Boston Celtics
Eithr Jim
Barnes
Texas Western
Lucious Jackson
Pan American College
Willis Reed
Grambling
Yj Reed
Beloit Relays Mile Victory For Cyrol Burle
Cyrol Burle Jr from Oregon won the Beloit College Relays mile race posting 4 01 5 noting a standout performance.
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Beloit
Wis
Cyrol Burleson
Oregon
Beloit College
Solunar Schedule Indicates Major Periods and Hunting Times
The schedule explains solunar timings with major periods shown in bold lasting 90 minutes to two hours. Minor periods are listed from Knight's Solunar Tables and advise planning activities to fish or hunt during peak times. The table lists daily minor and major periods, with specific start times for Saturday through Thursday and a reduced Friday entry.
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John Alden Knight
Pri
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Spahn
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