Mario Andretti Wins Rex Mays 100 Mile Race
Mario Andretti, the Nazareth, Pennsylvania driver, won the Rex Mays 100 mile race in Milwaukee after Parnelli Jones declined a ride for rookie Dick Atkins. Andretti set a 111.9 mph qualifying record and finished about eight seconds ahead of Joe Leonard, earning $9,627 plus $1,950 in accessory money.
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Lloyd Ruby
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Roger McClusky
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Ariz
Leonard
Jim Hurtubise
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Tonawanda
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Major League Standings Sunday Results
New York defeated Boston 5 to 3 Minnesota beat Cleveland 9 to 4 Chicago 4 12th inning loss Washington 1 0 Detroit 8 4 California 4 Kansas City 9 Baltimore 4 Baltimore 6 Kansas City 5 in 12 innings Suspended game Monday Chicago at California Baltimore at Washington Only games scheduled Tuesday Kansas City at Minnesota Boston at Detroit New York at Cleveland Washington at Baltimore
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Tommie Agee
White Sox
Tom McCraw
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Smoky Burgess
Lansing Nips Caledonia 2 1 in Tri-State League Clash
Lansing defeated Caledonia 2 to 1 in a Tri-State League game. Bob White fanned 13 and allowed seven hits while Milan Kumlin tripled for Lansing. Leroy Mattson doubled and Bob Bremseth singled twice for Caledonia, with Bremseth striking out 11.
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Bob White
Milan Kumlin
Leroy Mattson
Bob Bremseth
Bremseth
White
Garrett
B. Bremseth
Hauser
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Spahn Debuts With Mexico City Tigers In Five Inning Start
Warren Spahn, 45, started for the Mexico City Tigers in a Mexican League game against the Jalisco Charros. He worked five innings, struck out three and walked one, allowing seven hits and leaving with a 3-2 lead as his team eventually won 4-3. Spahn’s last major league pitching stint was with the San Francisco Giants in 1965.
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Mexico City
Warren Spahn
Eight Skiers Nominated For National Hall Of Fame
The U S Ski Association named eight skiers Sunday for the National Ski Hall of Fame at Ishpeming Michigan. The group includes pioneers such as Conrad Thompson the first national ski jump champion of 1904 Asario Autio and Grace Lindley and notes Wisconsin and Minnesota athletes among the nominees. The note mentions Texas Western and Brian Bergmann in context of college and track achievements.
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Moran
Wyo
U.S. Ski Association
Ishpeming
Mich
Conrad Thompson
Asario Autio
Ely
Minn
Grace Carter Lindley
Wayzata
Braves Power On Against Cardinals In 14-4 Rout
In Atlanta, the Braves exploded for 14 runs on 16 hits to crush St. Louis 14-4. Denis Menke led with five hits and five RBIs including a three run homer, Rico Carty added four hits, and Felipe Alou, Mack Jones provided key power. Tony Cloninger earned the win in a complete game effort.
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Rico Carty
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Don Dennis
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Cardenas and Stargell Power Doubleheader Splits Reds Cubs
Leo Cardenas slugged four homers and eight RBIs as Cincinnati split with Chicago 8-3 and 5-9. Willie Stargell drove in four runs with two homers in the Pirates 10-5 win over Houston. Cardenas missed a five homer doubleheader landmark, while Stargell eyes the NL and major league hit streak records.
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Willie Mays
Hal Lanier
Bo Belinsky
Dick Groat
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Dodgers
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Juan Marichal
Koufax
Tommy Davis
Wes Parker
Foyt Recalls How His Hands Hurt After Crash
A. J. Foyt described crawling from burning fuel after a crash at Wisconsin State Fair Park during a Rex Mays classic test session. He suffered second and third degree burns to the face neck and hands covering about nine to 15 percent of his body and was listed in good condition.
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Wisconsin State Fair Park
Foyt
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Scotland
Jimmy Clark
West Allis Memorial Hospital
Chisox Ace Back On Top
Gary Peters wins a two hitter to sweep Washington and lift the White Sox to a 12-0 victory in the nightcap after a 4-1 opener. The lefty improved to 3-2 with a 2.18 ERA and added his second shutout this year. The Chicago staff posted a 0.80 ERA over 10 games, moving from seventh to fourth place as Tommie Agee drove in four runs in the doubleheader.
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Associated Press
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New York
Don Wert
Detroit
California
Cports a Crosse Tribune Day After RFD Delivery
The June 6 1966 Crosst Tribune item notes delivery the next day via rural free delivery with local sports results and brief notices.
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RFD
Griffith Cites Two Problems For Minnesota
Minnesota Twins President Calvin Griffith assigns the club’s sixth place in the standings to two main issues lack of clutch hitting and leaky defense He cites defensive errors and missed crucial hits as the primary factors while noting the mature level of Denver prospects and maintaining faith in the major league roster to turn the pennant race around.
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ST. Paul - Minneapolis
Minnesota Twins
Calvin Griffith
Griffith
Twins
Denver
Percuoco Hurls Hole-in-One at Caledonia Course
Caledonia High coach Felix Percuoco scored a hole-in-one on the 186-yard No. 3 at Ma-Cal-Grove Using a No 4 iron. He was part of a foursome with Bill Steffen Joe Steffen and Roger Keel all of Caledonia The ace marked the second in five years at the course The previous No 3 hole-in-one occurred in 1965 by Rev Richard Hanson former Immanuel Lutheran pastor.
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Felix Percuoco
Ma-Cal-Grove
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Bill Steffen
Joe Steffen
Roger Keel
Richard Hanson
Immanuel Lutheran Church
Chaseburg Triumph Over Harpers Ferry In Tri-State
Chaseburg beat Harpers Ferry 6 to 4 as Clayton Jacobson hit a homer and a single for the winners while Robert Callahan homered for the Iowans. Stoddard ousted Viroqua 8 to 1 behind Bob Kjos 14 strikeouts and two hits by Mike Davis including a homer.
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