Dodgers Take Over Leading NL After 14-3 Win Over Astros
Los Angeles Dodgers rout Houston 14-3 to reclaim first in the National League as Pirates lose 9-7 and Giants win 9-6. Roseboro fuels the attack with three hits and three runs while contributing power with two homers and four RBIs from the lineup.
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John Roseboro
Roseboro
Los Angeles Dodgers
Houston
Dodgers
Pittsburgh Pirates
Cincinnati
San Francisco Giants
Chicago
Bills New Shoe Delivers in Exhibition Victory
Bills place kicker Booth Lusteg, replacing Gogolak, boots four field goals and an extra point to power a 19-13 win over the Boston Patriots. Browns later fall 16-6 to the Rams as 15-year vet Lou Groza adds two field goals in a loss without Jimmy Brown. Other NFL and AFL exhibition results follow with Saints, Eagles, and Chiefs winning.
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Buffalo Bills
San Francisco 49Ers
Cleveland Browns
Booth Lusteg
Pete Gogolak
Buffalo
Boston Patriots
San Francisco
John Brodie
33Ers
Dallas Cowboys
Lou Groza
Cleveland
Browns
Jimmy Brown
Los Angeles Rams
Lusteg
Boston College
Patriots
Bills
Gogolak
NFL
New York Giants
Joel Collier
Allen Smith
St. Louis
Atlanta
Philadelphia
Chicago
New York
Pittsburgh
Minnesota
Detroit
San Diego
Miami
Kansas City
Denver
AFL Debates New Orleans Move and Expansion Plans
Reports claim the AFL both does and does not want New Orleans as a franchise site while NFL expansion plans and a top quarterback status tied to merger rumors stir confusion. An informed source says the AFL decided against New Orleans weeks ago after league reps visited the city.
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New Orleans
American Football League
AFL
NFL
Pete Rozelle
New York
William Clay Ford
Detroit Lions
Bob Roesier
New Orleans Times-Picayune
George Wilson
Miami Dolphins
Roesler
Ford
Ralph Wilson
Buffalo Bills
Wilson
Chicago
Defending Champion Boozer Advances In LCC Match Play
Nancy Boozer, the reigning champion, won 9 and 8 over Grace Van Noy to reach the second round of the Lawrence Country Club Women’s Match Play. Bryona Wiley Pauly Bysom and Gertrude Zimmerman also won in the first round with Boozer set to face Wiley and Bysom meeting Zimmerman later this week. All second round games must finish by Sunday with finals July 16.
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Nancy Boozer
Lawrence Country Club
Grace van Noy
Bryona Wiley
Pauly Bysom
Gertrude Zimmerman
Grave van- Noy
Fran Cumplings
Lil King
Virdeen Luvas
Noller-Watson Wins Kansas District Softball Championship
Noller-Watson captured the Kansas District Softball Tournament title at Watson Grange with a 7-1 win over Forbes Air Force Base. Forbes advanced to the finals by beating FMC of Lawrence 3-2 earlier that day.
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Noller-Watson
Watson Grange
Forbes Air Force Base
Forbes
FMC
Lawrence
Braves blank Phillies as Cloninger fires five-hitter
Tony Cloninger of the Braves pitched a five hit shutout defeating Philadelphia 3-0. In the same doubleheader Willie Horton of the Tigers hit two homers and drove in six runs as Detroit split with Boston 9-3 and 6-7.
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Atlanta
Philadelphia
St. Louis
New York
Washington
Baltimore
Cleveland
Detroit
Boston
Chicago
California
Kansas City
Minnesota
Losin
Roseboro
Dodgers
Houston
Lou Johnson
Ron Fairly
Jim Lefebvre
Willie Davis
Fairly
Johnson
Cincinnati
Deron
Pittsburgh
Roberto Clemente
San Francisco
Cap Peterson
Gaylord Perry
Tony Cloninger
Braves
Rico Carty
Tim McCarver
Bob Gibson
Hal Woodeshick
Mets
Ron Swoboda
Jack Fisher
Cardinals
Willie Horton
Tigers
Local Youth Leagues and Scores Across City Competitions
A collage of league standings and team names from city youth and parish leagues. Entries include Jayhawk Kiwanis Noons Kiwanis and various church and civic groups. Baseball and slow pitch notes list teams such as Giants Dodgers Athletics Mets and multiple church leagues with scattered scores.
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Jayhawk Kiwanis
Kiwanis
WEW Co
Hideaway
Hanmim's
Red Sox
National League Athletics
Mets
Eagles Jets
Nazerene
Good Shepherd Lutheran Prindly Lutheran of Friends
Church Nazarene
Friends
Southern Baptist
American League University Terrace
Athletics
Ager Eine Poke Lawrence Education Assn
Linwood Methodist
Perry Iti
Preaybterian
First Southern Baptist First Baptist
East Heights Baptist
Hettabetahg
C. C. Carl
Jayhawk League
Clintonettes
Rats
Ttheshire Cats Poaurunners
PMC Oo
Plinnist Jayceen
Johns L
Van Brocklin Keeps Quiet About Minnesota Chances
Vikings coach Norm Van Brocklin speaks of a determined outlook after a 7 7 season. He highlights pass rush improvements, a healthy Mason, and a solid running game with Son Mason and Bill Brown while noting turnover and depth on defense and special teams.
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van Brocklin
Minnesota
Mankato
Minn
Norm van Brocklin
Minnesota Vikings
Vikings
Detroit
Chicago
Gale Sayers
Green Bay
Jim Marshall
Carl Eller
Ed Sharockman
George Rose
Tommy Mason
Tommy
Bill Brown
Phil King
Jim Lindsey
Arkansas
Fran Tarkenton
Paul Flatley
Tom Hall
Hal Bedsole
Lance Rentzel
Red Phillips
Mick Tingelhoff
Milt Lunde
Larry Bowie
Grady Alderman
Errol Linden
Atlanta
Archie Sutton
Illinois
Doug Davis
Kentucky
Gary Larsen
Paul Dickson
Jerry Shay
Purdue
Mike Tilleman
Montana
Rip Hawkins
Lonnie Warwick
Roy Winston
John Kirby
Don Hansen
Rose
Sharockman
Mike Fitzgerald
Iowa State
Brooklyn Dodgers
Karl Kassulke
Jeff Jordan
Fred Cox
Bobby Walden
Dutchman
Mason
Strangler Lewis Dies After 25 Years Teaching Youth
Ed Strangler Lewis real name Robert H. Friedrich died in a veterans hospital in Muskogee Oklahoma at 76 after a long illness. The 1920s wrestling icon ruled the heavyweight ring from 1920 to 1932 and earned over 3 million in a 44 year career. He lost his sight briefly during his career and became devoutly religious afterward.
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Muskogee
Okla
Ed Strangler Lewis
Lewis
Robert H. Friedrich
Veterans Administration
Gus Sonnenburg
Sonnenburg
U S Skier Unconscious After Fall in Downhill
In Portillo Chile Walter Falk 19 Boise Idaho remained in very grave condition after a spectacular fall in the men s downhill at the World Alpine Ski Championships He suffered a severed concussion and cerebral congestion and must rest for at least a day France s Jean Claude Killy and Leo LaCroix won the event with times 1 34 40 and 1 34 80 Vogler of West Germany placed third
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Portillo
Chile
Santiago
Walter Falk
Boise
Idaho
Falk
France
Jean Claude Killy
Leo LaCroix
Killy
LaCroix
Franz Vogler
Lawrence Legion Team Routs Parsons 12-4 in Kansas Tourney
The Lawrence American Legion baseball team beat Parsons 12-4 on Sunday to stay alive in the Kansas tournament after dropping a 2-1 decision to El Dorado on Saturday. Bob Taylor led the offense with a double and a triple as Lawrence capitalized on Parsons errors in the seventh inning.
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Chanute
Lawrence American Legion
Manhattan
Kansas American Legion
Hawks
Parsons
el Dorado
CG & F Grain Co
Topeka
Chan
Ite
Hays
Great Bend
Terry Bettis
Lawrence
Gary Schmidtberger
Steve Puthoff
Bob Owen
Bob Taylor
Puthoff
Schmidtberger
Taylor
Owen
Keag Parsons
Heiskell
Shaw
McAfee
Diskin
Brown
Wempe
Flory
Baseball Standings and Results From A Busy Weekend
The standings show Pittsburgh leading with 64 46 .582 and San Francisco at 65 47 .580. Sundays slate featured Pittsburgh beating Cincinnati 9 7 and Los Angeles routing Houston 14 3. Upcoming games include Los Angeles at Atlanta and San Francisco at Cincinnati twi nights.
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Associated Press
National League
Los Angeles
Pittsburgh
San Fran
Phila
St. Louis v
Cincinnati
Atlanta
Houston
New York
Chicago
San Francisco
St. Louis
Philadelphia
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Beverly Ware
Ethel Whitenight
Sara Albers
Harris
Perry
Hunsinger
Whitenight
Barbara Burnett
Jan Maddy
Vera Mingoe
Sally Kay
Glessie ‘Turner
Betty Schultz
Pay Newsom
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Burnett
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Turnerva
Newsorth
Betty Ryan
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Raydelle Harrison
Glenda Reid
Barbara Black
Dorothy Farley
Louise Diverly
Loup
Ryan
Rouse
Reid
Pfarley
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Oliva
Tony Oliva
Ed Charies
Municipal Stadium
Twins
K.C
Dick Green
Journal-World
Mike Andersen
Jack Hand
Ron VanderKelen
Bob Berry
John Hankinson
Francis
Strangler
Veterans Hospital
U.S
ART Nease
Bridge Standard
Muffier and Tallpipe
Vis
Charlton
Rick Huff
Goetievens
New Hampshire
Ene
Legion
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Sings Association
Thatry
West
Jean
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