Giants Perry Runs and Wins Like Marichal
Gaylord Perry pitched a two hitter as the NL leading Giants defeated Cincinnati 10-0. The win moved Perry to 10-1 with a .909 percentage, matching the season pace of teammate Juan Marichal and rival Sandy Koufax. He extended his streak toward a 20 game season despite a sore ankle.
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Murray Chass
Associated Press
Gaylord Perry
Juan Marichal
Perry
Marichal
Los Angeles
Sandy Koufax
San Francisco Giants
Cincinnati
Koufax
Herman Franks
Santo Faces Surgery After Fractured Cheekbone
Cubs star Ron Santo to undergo surgery for a fractured left cheekbone after a pitch by New York’s Jack Fisher during a Sunday doubleheader incident. Umpire Pelekoudas and Mets manager Wes Westrum said the pitch got away, not intentional, as the Cubs won 7-0 behind Curt Simmons. Santo’s estimated two week sidelining followed.
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Ron Santo
Santo
Jack Fisher
Mets
Dennis Ribant
New York
Glenn Beckett
Johnny Lewis
Chicago
Chicago Cubs
New York Met
Met
Wes Westrum
Cub
Leo Durocher
Westrum
Chris Pelekoudas
Fisher
Cubs
Curt Simmons
Adolfo Phillips
Simmons
Ron Hunt
Durocher
Pelekoudas
Phillips
Jack
New York Mets
Adolpho Phillips
Hunt
UPI
New Albin defeats Viroqua in exhibition game
New Albin toppled Viroqua 5-3 as Ray Whelan gathered three hits while Doc Weymiller and Don Imhoff added two each for the Iowans. The source also notes a Tri-State win by New Albin over Caledonia and several other local results.
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New Albin
Viroqua
Ray Whelan
Doc Weymiller
Don Imhoff
Iowans
Caledonia
Ken Imhoff
California Driver Wins Hot Rod Title
Union Grove AP Don Prudhomme of Granada Hills California drove The Snake at 203.39 mph to win the nitro fuel division of the NHRA Grand American Championships. He posted a 7.91 second quarter mile. Willie Knox of Chicago won gas dragster honors with 179.10 mph and 8.88 seconds.
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Union Grove
Don Prudhomme
Granada Hills
Calif
National Hot Rod Association
Willie Knox
Chicago
Denison - Arlasky Knox
Unseeded Australian Davidson defeats Emerson at Wimbledon
Owen Davidson, an unseeded Australian left-hander, upset defending champion Roy Emerson 1-6 6-3 6-4 6-4 in the Wimbledon fourth round. The win ends Emerson’s bid to become the first man since Fred Perry to win three straight titles. Other seeds fallen include Stolle Newcombe Graebner as Ralston reached quarterfinals. Nancy Richey advances to the quarterfinals after rain interrupted play.
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Wimbledon
England
Owen Davidson
Roy Emerson
Australia
Davidson
Fred Perry
Emerson
United States
Fred Stolle
John Newcombe
Clark Graebner
Beachwood
Ohio
Dennis Ralston
Bakersfield
Calif
Bob Hewitt
Tony Roche
Manuel Santana
Spain
Cliff Drysdale
South Africa
Nancy Richey
Kathy Harter
Seal Beach
Texas
Miss Harter
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Atlanta
Pittsburgh
Philadelphia
Houston
St. Louis
Reds
Giants
Tom Haller
Jim Davenport
Don Landrum
Jim Hart
Jim Maloney
Woody Fryman
Roberto Clemente
Willie Stargell
Pirate
Jose Pagan
Clemente
Donn Clendenon
Stargell
Jim Wynn
Joe Hoerner
Astros
al Jackson
Wynn
Ernie Banks
Fryman
Gonder
Pagliaroni
Jackson
Knowles
Uecker
W— Fryman
L—Jackson
Ejlers
Rusteck
Grote
Hundley
W—Simmons
L—Fisher
San Francisco
Haller
Maloney
Nuxhall
Baldschun
Edwards
W—Perry
L—Maloney
Davenport
Landrum
Hart
Woodeshick
Dennis
Stallard
Hoerner
McCarver
Farrell
Taylor
Latman
Raymond
Bateman
W—Raymond
L—Stallard
Ribant
Faul
Lee
Hoeff
Koonce
Handley
W—Ribant
L—Faul
Thomas
Whitey Lockman
Ritger
Fresno
Dick Ritger
Hartford
Wis
Les Schissler
Denver
DES Elm
Ty Armley
Kelvinator
Northern States Power Company
Harpers Ferry
Stoddard
Rick Zarwell
Spring Grove
Larson
Fortun
D. Johnson
Heiderschiedt
K. Buege
Bill Hartack
Garden State Park
Igeegee
King Hairan
Intentionally
California
Marquardt
LA Crosse St
Mid-America
American Oil Company
American Oil
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