Talent flood reshapes U S track prospects for Mexico City
New York Times service notes USA depth in sprint events and distance thanks to a wave of teen stars. Jin Ryan, 19, runs 3:51.1 for the mile. Martin Liquori and Paul Wilson shatter age barriers. Proctor tops long jump. Pole vault and sprint talents surge as Haynes, Carr, Hines, Greene, Tommie Smith, and Lee Evans signal formidable American strength ahead of 1968.
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Brown to Return as Grid Coach in Cincinnati
New York, UPI, reports Paul Brown plans to return to pro football coaching with Cincinnati as the AFL’s 10th team, set to begin play in 1968. Modelling owner Art Modell says Brown will gain the franchise once Brown divests his Browns stock, with an AFL decision anticipated any time.
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McNally Humbles Chicago in Orioles 3 1 Win
Baltimore pitcher Jim McNally limited Chicago to five hits while gaining his fifth win. Paul Blair hit a sixth homer and Sam Bowens added a second homer to put the Orioles ahead 3-1, trimming the White Sox lead to 2 1/2 games over Minnesota. Dick Kenworthy homered for Chicago in the second.
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Astros top Cubs 4-3 in tense Houston win
Houston Rockets? Actually Astros edge Cubs 4-3 as Ed Mathews drives in two for the Astros in the first inning off Ferguson Sankins. Jenkins loses his bid for 12th win, Cubs claw back in ninth but fall short to snap four-game skid.
Cepeda Delivers Ninth Inning Win For Cardinals
Cepeda singled home his third run with two out in the bottom of the ninth to wrap a 6-5 win over the Reds. The victory tightens the NL race as St. Louis moves a game and a half ahead after Chicago fell to Houston. Cepeda raised his batting average to .359 with three hits. Julian Javier matched with a seventh homer to tie the game in the eighth.
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Twins Beat Braves 4-3 on Battey’s Three Singles
Earl Battey collected three singles and drove in three runs as the Minnesota Twins edged the Atlanta Braves 4-3 in an exhibition game in Minneapolis St Paul. Battey singled in the second inning a run producing hit in the fourth and another in the sixth.
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Howard Keeps Crown On A's Despite Slump Start
Kansas City notes Frank Howard, 6-7, 255 pounds, has belted 21 homers and 49 RBIs while leading the Senators past the Athletics. He admits poor form, but his offensive surge makes him a bully to KC as Washington has beaten the A's six times in eight games this season.
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Perfect game by K C Farmhand despite 115 pitch limit
Evansville scores one in seven innings as George Laugzerique of Birmingham throws a perfect game with 85 pitches in a 1-0 win over the Evansville White Sox. The Kansas City Athletics limit on pitches sparks controversy as Laugzerique avoids a no hitter loss previously annulled by limits.
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