Astros pound Giants as LeMaster and Staub power 10-2 victory
In the Astrodome Roy Hofheinz hosts Willie Mays birthday cake festivities but the Giants fall 10-2. Lemaster holds San Francisco to zero runs while Staub drives in six for Houston. McCovey homers for the Giants as Cincinnati, Pittsburgh, and St. Louis also win elsewhere.
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Mays
Astros
Associated Press
Roy Hofheinz
Willie Mays
Denny Lemaster
Hofheinz
Houston Astros
Giant Slugger
Astrodome
Willie
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Rusty Staub
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Cincinnati
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
Atlanta
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New York
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Herbel
McDaniel
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Lemester
Bateman
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McCovey
San Francisco Giants
Houston Astro
Lansing St. George Earns 13-4 Win in Semi Final Clashes
Lansing St. George improves to 10-1 after blasting Waukon St Patrick 13-4 in the Iowa Boys Baseball Tournament semi finals. Decorah defeats Kee High 15-1 in the other semi. Ken Buege earns his seventh win with seven strikeouts across three innings.
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Waukon St. Patrick’s
Lansing Kee High
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Waukon
Buege
Lansing
Steve Malin
RBI
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Roger Spinner
Neehan
St. George
St. Patrick’s
Dave Imhoff
Tierney
Norton
Sweeney
Wautoma Leads Vacationland Baseball Standings Early
Plainfield Wis Wautoma holds a 3 0 record after four rounds in the Vacationland Conference with Tri County Nekoosa and New Lisbon close behind at 2 1 New Lisbon’s Bornman leads hitters with seven hits in 11 at bats for a .637 average while Wautoma’s Mattice tops pitchers with a 3 0 mark Conference records list Wautoma 3 0 Tri County 2 1 Nekoosa 2 1 New Lisbon 2 1 Royals 1 2 Adams Friendship 1 2 and Westfield 0 4
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Tri-County
Nekoosa
New Lisbon
Bornman
Mattice
Brookwood Nicks Kickapoo 3-2 in Scenic Central clash
Brookwood scored three unearned runs in the sixth inning to defeat Kickapoo 3-2 at Ontario Wisconsin. Dave Olson earned the win and drove in the only Brookwood hit in the decisive frame while Tim Sanford and Gary Friday doubled for Kickapoo.
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Kickapoo
Dave Olson
Tim Sanford
Gary Friday
Erickson Praises Milwaukee Draft After 17 Selections
Milwaukee expansion club picks 17 players and names Larry Costello as coach. Centers include Wayne Embry Len Chappel and George Patterson. forward Fred Hetzel joins as a pro rookie. Charlie Paulk also signed. Erickson says team has depth and balance and hopes players join Milwaukee.
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John Erickson
Milwaukee
National Basketball Association
Larry Costello
Erickson
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Costello
Wayne Embry
Boston Celtics
Len Chappel
Detroit
George Patterson
Fred Hetzel
San Francisco
Charlie Paulk
Phoenix
Craig Spitzer
Chicago Bulls
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Wilt Chamberlain
Celtics
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Bill Russell
Patterson
Dave Gambee
San Diego
Boston
Len Chapcel
Bob Love
Cincinnati
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Jone
Jay Miller
Kim Reid
Philadelphia
Bud Olsen
Seattle
Guy Rodgers
Jon McGlocklin
John Egan
Baltimore
Bob Warlick
Bob Weiss
Gary Gray
Tom Thacker
Oklahoma
Cassius Clay Loses Appeal in Draft Refusal Case
New Orleans AP report: 5th U.S. Circuit Court upholds Cassius Clay Muhammad Ali's conviction and five year prison term for draft refusal. He remains free on bond as lawyers plan to pursue the U.S. Supreme Court. The case dates to April 28, 1967 at the Houston Induction Center.
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Cassius Clay
5Th
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Clay
Muhammad Ali
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Tex
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Houston Induction Center
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Kaat Called To Halt Twins Losing Streak
Oakland edged Minnesota 2-1 as Jim Kaat took over in relief to stem a four game skid. Harmon Killebrew homered for the Twins who stranded nine and slipped into a third place tie with Oakland at 12 11. Reggie Jackson hit the deciding homer for the Athletics in the fourth.
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Minnesota Twins
Twins
Dean Chance
Minnesota
Athletics
Cal Elmer
Cleveland
Harmon Killebrew
Jim Nash
New Coliseum
Chance
Ramon Webster
Central Shades Aquinas Golfers Rally For Narrow Win
La Crosse Central golfers beat Aquinas 323 to 325 at the La Crosse Country Club. Jeff Jansky fired 77 and Eric Miller 79 to lead Central, with Jansky 37 40 and Miller 41 38. Engebretson 40 42 82, Lehman 42 43 85, Kennedy 46 41 87, Ness 46 44 90. Aquinas top scorer Randy Dwyer 80. Jahmiak 81, Haines 82, Guenther 82, Ring 90, Knothe 94.
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Eric Miller
la Crosse Central
la Crosse Aquinas
la Crosse
Jansky
Miller
Red Raiders
Ron Engebretson
Jeff Lehman
Mark Kennedy
Dan Ness
Randy Dwyer
Aquinas
Steve Jahimiak
Randy Haines
Greg Guenther
Pat Ring
John Knothe
Cashton Edges North Crawford 11 10 in Hometown Rally
Cashton nips North Crawford 11 to 10 in Scenic Central Conference play as North Crawford miscues in the eighth and Cashton’s offense fuel late-game comeback. Jim Kirking sparked the rally with a leadoff walk and steals, while Jim Silha drove in the decisive run. Cashton totaled 10 hits to North Crawford’s six.
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Wis
North Crawford
Jim Kirking
Jim Silha
College Baseball and Golf Results from Wisconsin Schools
Oshkosh pushes to a 5 4 win as Whitewater edges out 5 3. Milton and Lakeland tie 519 in golf with Beloit at 550 and Northwestern Wisconsin at 553. This update covers Wisconsin colleges in a brief sports roundup.
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Whitewater
Milton
Lakeland
Beloit
Northwestern
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Baseball Monday Results and Tuesday Schedule
Monday results show Baltimore 4 Detroit 0 and Cleveland 3 New York 2, Oakland 2 Minnesota 1, Chicago 5 California 1. Today’s games include Cleveland at New York, Detroit at Baltimore, Boston at Washington, Minnesota at Oakland, Chicago at California. Wednesday’s slate lists Cleveland at New York.
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Central Edges Eau Claire Memorial In Low-Scoring Tilt
La Crosse Central defeated Eau Claire Memorial 3 2 as Jeff Wigdahl collected three hits and pitcher Tom Schmidt limited Memorial to two unearned runs in the second inning. Schmidt struck out 10, allowing a pair of runs on unearned errors and a costly third inning error as Central pulled ahead with two in the third and one more in the sixth.
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Memorial
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E.G. Memorial
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Coney Cf
E Howe
Tooke
Pouauette
Bengtson a quiet man coaches Packers with cautious plans
Phil Bengtson new Packers head coach compares himself to a paddling duck as he plans for a season with quicker play, possible flankers, new tight end options, rookies making the squad, and Mercein potentially handling kicking duties. He emphasizes a similar pattern to past eras while eyeing efficiency and depth.
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North Stars eye more scoring punch for next season
Minnesota North Stars coach GM Wren Blair plans to draft two or three players in June 4 NHL draft in Montreal to add scoring and rugged defense. He aims to protect 14 players and must drop one per pick, with targets including wings Danny O Shea Gary Dineen defenseman Barry McKenzie and goalie Kenny Broderick.
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