Mantle Steals Spotlight With Pinch Hit Home Run
Mickey Mantle returned from a broken left foot to spark the Yankees in the nightcap, lining a second-pitch homer into the left field bleachers for an 11-10 win after an 7-2 loss in the opener. Yogi Berra provided the deciding sacrifice fly in the 10th. Other scores: Dodgers beat Houston 4-0. Giants edges Cubs 2-1 in 10. Phillies sweep St Louis 7-3 and 2-?. Cincinnati takes two from Pittsburgh 5-2 and 4-1. Milwaukee defeats the Mets 2-1.
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Early Surprises Mark Pro Grid Exhibition Openers
Pro football exhibition play opens with the College All Stars beating Green Bay and surprising AFL tuneups. San Diego loses Tobin Rote to injury but John Hadi and rookies spark a Chargers win over Kansas City while Denver defeats Houston. Oakland tops New England as six NFL and four AFL games loom.
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Whitworth Wins Milwaukee Women’s Open in Style
Kathy Whitworth dominates the Milwaukee Women’s Open at North Shore Country Club finishing 286 for 72 holes, two under par each round, seven strokes ahead of Louise Suggs and Jackie Pung who earn runner up money. Mickey Wright places ninth with 299. Whitworth’s win follows her Wolverine Open victory last week.
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Milwaukee
Mickey Wright
Kathy Whitworth
Miss Whitworth
North Shore Country Club
Louise Suggs
Jackie Pung
Rule Wins St Paul Open After Kidney Stone Attack
Jack Rule Jr of Waterloo Iowa overcame a kidney stone episode and pain killers to win the St Paul Open by five strokes. He posted 266 total 22 under par on Keller Municipal Course with a final round 73 while Fred Hawkins 271 and Bruce Crampton Dave Hill tied for third at 273. Hill shot 66 to set a course record.
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Jack Rule Jr
Waterloo
Iowa
Rule
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el Paso
Tex
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Big Jack Nicklaus
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Bruce Crampton
Australia
Dave Hill
Jackson
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Hill
George Bayer
Lopat contract extended as Kansas City Athletics manager
Kansas City Athletics announce Ed Lopat will manage through the 1965 season under their extended pact. Lopat agreed after GM Pat Friday asked him to sign for another year, with salary terms undisclosed. The team had risen to first place early, then dropped to eighth and stayed there, finishing ninth last season.
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Ed Lopat
Kansas City Athletics
Lopat
Pat Friday
Athletics
Pennel vaults to world pole vault mark at 16 10
John Pennel of Miami Florida bettered his world pole vault record with 16 feet 10 and a half inches at the U S Great Britain track meet on the closing program at White City Stadium. Earlier he had set 16 feet 8 and a half inches as the mark. A British girls quartet then broke the world 440 yard relay record with 45 2 seconds.
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John Pennel
Miami
Fla
U.s.-Great Britain
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Pennel
Cardiff
VanderKelen Named MVP in College All-Stars Victory
Wisconsin quarterback Ron VanderKelen, once overlooked by the pros, was named the Most Valuable Player after the College All-Stars upset the defending NFL champion Green Bay Packers. He earned 38 of 95 votes for his standout passing and the game’s decisive big play.
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Wisconsin
Ron VanderKelen
Green Bay Packers
VanderKelen
Badger
Libel suit underway over Georgia football scandal claims
In Atlanta the $10 million libel action by former Georgia Athletic Director Wally Butts against the Saturday Evening Post opens in U.S. District Court. Butts and coach Bear Bryant accuse the Post of accusing them of rigging the 1961 Georgia Alabama game, while the Post and Curtis Publishing deny the charges.
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University of Georgia
Wally Butts
Saturday Evening Post
U.S
Curtis Publishing Co
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Post
Butts
Alabama
Paul
Bear) Bryant
Georgia
Bryant
the Post
George P. Burnett
Burnett
Georgia Atty
Eugene Cook
Richmond Flowers
Chiefs welcome rookie linemen after upset by All-Stars
Kansas City Chiefs add three rookie linemen Ed Budde Bobby Bell and Junious Buchanan after the College All-Stars upset Green Bay 20 17 in Chicago. Hadl starred for San Diego as he led a comeback against the Chiefs previous week and Kansas City faces Buffalo in Friday’s home exhibition.
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Green Bay Packers
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Michigan State
Bobby Bell
Minnesota
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Grambling
Chiefs
Budde
Bell
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Buchanan
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John Hadi
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Chargers
AFL
Tobin Rote
Mel Branch
Rote
John Hadl
Air Force
Liston Fight Plans Under Tax-Efficient Promotion
Philadelphia report says Jack Nilon unveiled a plan to ease Sonny Liston tax on a September 30 title bout with Cassius Clay at Philadelphia Stadium. Intercontinental Promotions would promote the fight with Liston holding a minority stake and profits shielded by corporate structure. A Pennsylvania Athletic Commission ruling and a revised plan by Bob and Jim Nilon shaped Liston’s promotional role and share of receipts.
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Sonny Liston
Liston
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Clay
Philadelphia Stadium
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Jim Nilon
Jack
Intercontential Promotions Inc
Dodgers edge Astros 4-0 as Podres limits hits
Johnny Podres allowed only one hit, a leadoff single by Johnny Temple in the ninth, then received relief to beat Houston 4-0. Jim Whig of the Senators slugged two homers and a double with three runs scored in a 7-6 win over Boston.
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Dodgers
Johnny Temple
Houston
Jim Whig
Senators
Boston
Legion Nine Opens Title Bid With 4-1 Victory
Legion Nine began its state title chase with a 4-1 win over Great Bend. Lawrence pitcher Ralph Light struck out 10 in a strong start, with Tom Patchen finishing for the Hawks to secure the victory. Hutchinson, Manhattan, Russell, and Leavenworth opened with wins in the double elimination tourney.
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Hawks
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Tom Patchen
Patchen
Gary Marshall
Marshall
Legion
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Page
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Yy Rambin
Youd Hixon
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Ito
Yoyo Blackwell
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Dones
Ratnhin
Rieh
Podres Fights Off No-Hitter in Dodgers Win
John Podres called his near no hitter the greatest game he pitched as the Dodgers defeated the Houston Colts 4-0. He carried a one-hit shutout into the ninth, losing it on Johnny Temple’s two-out infield hit, with Podres noting the game’s inches and noting he shed 12 pounds during the muggy outing.
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Wills
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John) Bateman
John) Bateman — Barlick
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