Flood Drives Cardinals Past Yankees In World Series Opener
Curt Flood spearheaded a 12 hit attack with a triple and a single driving in two runs as St. Louis beat New York 9-5 in Busch Stadium. Mike Shannon homered, Tim McCarver added a triple, and Barney Schultz finished strong on the mound, denying Whitey Ford the win in the opener of the World Series.
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Yanks Rally as Shannon Ties Game in Busch Stadium Opener
Ken Boyer starts the sixth with a single for the Yankees as Shannon belts a towering two run homer off the 75 foot scoreboard to tie the game. McCarver adds a double as Busch Stadium erupts and Yogi Berra appears from the dugout amid boos in his hometown.
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World Series Bets Fade As Fans Lose Gambling Hype
A sports column notes absence of usual wagering ahead of the World Series. It recalls past bets and carnival-like tension, cites figures from Stottlemyer to Downing, Warwick, and Flood, and describes Schultz’s long road to his first World Series appearance.
Is Gorman that good and what happened to Western
Southern Nevada high school football after one month shows Bishop Gorman undefeated and Western yet to win. Gorman defeated Boulder City 40 7 ending an 18 game Boulder City streak and Western lost 20 6 to Glendora Calif. The Gaels dominated the Eagles with hard tackling and fired-up play in a key conference contest.
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Gaels Face Rancho After Strong Run Game
Gaels opened holes in Boulder City defense led by Mike Stafford and Bob Fowler. Harold Morse starred at quarterback while Pete and George Simler dominated in the Boulder City backfield. Rancho’s tougher schedule and defensive depth challenge Gorman as they prepare for a Saturday Cashman Field matchup.
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Western Warriors Aim to Rebound Against Las Vegas High
Western suffers three straight losses and just one offensive TD this season but prepares to clash with Las Vegas High at Butcher Field. Las Vegas, a rebuilding team, trails Western on paper while Western looks to unleash its big guns after a sluggish start. Reserved tickets cost 1.50 with sales at both high schools.
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Shannon's turning point homer fuels Cardinals World Series win
Shannon hit a 400 foot sixth inning homer with Ken Bower aboard to tie the game 4 4 and spark a Cardinal surge in the World Series win over the Yankees Manager Johnny Keane called it the turning point Shannon called it his biggest thrill Teammates praised the shot and praised Sadecki and Schultz for solid work as St Louis evened the series.
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Yankees Silent After World Series Loss
The New York Yankees were subdued after their opening game defeat to the Cardinals in St. Louis. Manager Yogi Berra cited hits with two outs and poor vision in the sun as factors, while Tom Tresh admitted his homer gave a temporary lead and lamented a misplayed ball that drove in a go ahead run.
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Sunset Camellia Open kicks off in Rocklin with Harney
The PGA's newest tour stop opens in Rocklin California led by host pro Paul Harney and contenders George Knudson and Al Balding among a field of 148 players.
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Paradise Golf scores noted at Paradise Valley event
Olivia Silvagni shot 31 in Class A for low putts while Barbara Greenspun led Class B with 30. Ruth McDowell won Class C with 33 and Leah Taylor took Class D at 35. Gerri Cavanaugh led the New Niners with a seven on blind bogey No 11.
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Coast College Football Briefs
PULLMAN Washington State University coach Bert Clark put the Cougars through a thorough workout shifting from passing plays to the running game Guard Wally Dempsey who injured his knee practiced in sweat clothes avoiding contact drills The team also worked on punt coverage and field goal kicking SEATTLE Washington’s first string offense and defense showed strength in the week’s longest practice Quarterback Charlie Browning and fullback Junior Coffey scored for the offense as Washington’s pass defense improved prompting an early wrap up by the defense
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Laub Leads Opening Round at Las Vegas Open Bowling
Harry Laub of San Francisco led the opening round of the Las Vegas Open at Showboat Lanes with 1,377 pins and a 45 pin edge over Darylee Cox. Local bowler Steve Bassin tops Las Vegas entries with 1,266 total for ninth place. event carries 30,000 dollars in prize money and continues Friday with multiple daily sessions.
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Bruins Aiming Tough Defense Before Syracuse Clash
UCLA Bruins spent most of their final practice focusing on defense for the intersectional game with Syracuse. Standouts in drills included Vic Lepisto against Penn State, tackle John Richardson, and defensive back Gary Callies.
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