Aaron homers drives Braves past Pirates in 7 2 win
Hank Aaron powered a prolific day with two homers two singles four RBIs and three runs as Atlanta beat Pittsburgh 7 2. Aaron also threw out Roberto Clemente attempting to stretch a single, amid a row sparked by a broadcaster comparison. In other NL results Philadelphia edged Cincinnati 2 1 in 18 innings and St. Louis beat the Mets 3 2.
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Reggio Emilia Nineteen Forty Eight Tennis Champion Crowned
Rosemary Casals of San Francisco defeated Lea Pericoli of Italy 4-6 6-0 6-3 to win the Reggio Em ilia International Women's Tennis Tournament in Italy.
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Damascus Wins Preakness and Eyes Belmont Challenge
Damascus, trainer Frank H Whiteley Jr, confirms via Sunday statement he will test his mile and a half at Belmont on June 3. He won the Preakness by two lengths over In Reality and six over Proud Clarion, keeping his bid for the 1967 top 3-year-old alive while denying a Triple Crown sweep since Citation 19 years earlier.
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Stockton Winner at Fort Worth
Dave Stockton of San Bernardino won the Colonial Nations at Invitation Sunday in Fort Worth with a 278 total and a three over par final round of 73. He edged Arch er by two strokes after a Greensboro memory and a tense final round. Weis kopf shared the lead into the last round.
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Pine Bluff Athlete Wins Decathlon
Pine Bluff's David Hunter won the Arkansas High School Decathlon with 7,379 points over two days though his total dipped on Saturday after a strong Friday. The event produced three records including Hunter's long jump and performances by Mike Fields and Dennis Murphy.
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Hope Star Fishing Record Catches Big Bass
Mrs Shirley Jackson caught a large bass in a stock pond using a black and yellow lure. The fish weighed six pounds three ounces and measured inches long. The report appears in the Hope Star from Hope Arkansas.
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United States and Bermuda tie in Olympic soccer clash
Jack Kennedy scored in the 74th minute to earn a 1-1 draw for the United States against Bermuda in the preliminary rounds of Olympic soccer. The series continues in Chicago next Saturday to decide participation in the 1968 Olympic tournament.
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High School Baseball Meet Opens at Pine Bluff
The Arkansas high school baseball tournament begins with three first round games in Pine Bluff as 15 teams compete Greenwood defends its title. Schedule includes Grubbs versus Star City and Gillette versus Cotter with Fort Smith St. Anne’s facing Leachville and other matchups slated for Tuesday. As many as a million acorns may be produced by an oak tree in its lifetime.
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Highlands Defeat State College in NAIA Final Rain Halted
New Mexico Highlands defeated State College of Arkansas 7-5 in the Area 2 NAIA baseball final. The game ended after two outs in the sixth inning due to rain. Highlands earns a trip to the national NAIA tournament in St. Joseph, Missouri, June 5-9.
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Travelers Half Game Out of 2nd
In Little Rock Arkansas the Travelers host Austin after rain postponed games with Amarillo. Arkansas sits a half game behind El Paso while Amarillo leads. Albuquerque trails by seven games. Austin eight. Dallas–Fort Worth twelve.
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Mantle 504th Homer Highlights Yankees Rally
In Tiger Stadium doubleheader Mickey Mantle slugged his 504th career homer as the Yankees snapped a four game skid with a 6 5 win over Detroit aided by Rubén Amaro’s single in the eighth. Detroit swept the opener 9 4 as Dick McAuliffe hit two homers. Tom Tresh’s three run triple keyed a Yankee comeback.
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Arkansas teen tops in Southern Lawn Tennis Tournament
Jackson Mississippi AP reports second seed Joe Adams of England Ark defeated Wally Davidson of Lafayette La 6 0 6 1 in the semi finals of the 38 junior veterans class of the Southern Lawn Tennis Association tournament in Jackson.
Smith Sets Two World Records at San Jose Meet
San Jose Calif AP sprinter Tommie Smith shattered the 400 meter and 440 yard world records on the San Jose State track. He clocked 44.5 for the meter and 44.8 for the yard, surpassing Plummer and Davis who previously shared marks. Smith aims for the 100 yard record but did not specify a date.
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Toronto man wins foil and sabre titles in Montreal
AP reports Toronto's Peter Samek captured both the men's foil and men's sabre titles at the Canadian Championships in Montreal on Sunday, marking a standout performance against top Canadian fencers.
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