Yanks Ride Bouton Shutout To 15th Win As Houk FretS
Yankees edge Angels 1-0 as Jim Bouton improves to 15-5 with the lone run scoring on John Blanchard sac fly. Mantle and Ford struggle while New York builds an 84 game lead over the White Sox, who beat Detroit 2-1 in the opener of a doubleheader.
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Mets win on Hickman ninth inning grand slam
New York Met starting pitcher Roger Craig snapped an 18-game losing streak with a bases loaded 3-2 fastball to Jim Hickman in the bottom of the ninth. Hickman’s fly off Lindy McDaniel hit the left field scoreboard and sealed a 7-3 victory over the Cubs. Craig, who went the distance, spoke jokingly of tackling Hickman at home plate.
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Emile Griffith Set To Clash With Holly Mims In Saratoga
Welterweight champion Emile Griffith 24, favored 2-1 over veteran Holly Mims 34 in a 10 round non title bout at Convention Hall. ABC TV carries the fight at 9 p.m. CST as part of Saratoga’s racing centennial, with both men warned about racing terms and glove rules. Griffith owns a 36-4 record while Mims sits at 57-23-6.
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Juan Marichal to lead Giants with 18th win in tight game
Juan Marichal aided by strong pitching earned his 18th victory and tied for the major league lead while the Giants beat Philadelphia 3 to 0. Jackman of the Mets hit a grand slam on a two out, ninth inning pitch to spark an 8 to 4 win over the Cubs and snap Roger Craig's 18 game home losing streak.
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Rookie Vic Davalillo Returns to Indians Active List
Cleveland Indians announce rookie centerfielder Vic Davalillo, sidelined since June 12 with a broken arm, is activated and may start Saturday night against Kansas City.
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Lawrence Driver B Trophy Champ at jalopy races
Leon Spain of Manhattan won the A trophy race at the jalopy track west of Lawrence on Friday night. Don Meyer of Lawrence won the B trophy race. Hecker led the A-feature with Alcorn and Richards placing near the top. A go cart exhibition is planned for next Friday along with a jalopy go cart race.
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Insurance Lawyer Denies Forcing Little League Insurance
Des Moines AP notes American Casualty Co. denied involvement in Little League to require all players insure with the firm. Oral S. Swift said the 100 percent participation policy came from Little League Baseball Inc. and the Iowa ruling targets only Iowa contracts. Robert Stirrat said LL may reconsider the rule at its October meeting.
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Jackie Evans Tops Kansas Girls Golf Tournament
Jackie Evans 14 from Guam won the Kansas Girls Golf Tournament at Shawnee Country Club with 83 86 169. Karen Kessling of Wichita, winner of the two prior events, was runner up at 84 86 170. Terri Stevenson claimed the first flight with 188, Lisa Stevenson second at 162, and Jan Merritt and Marcia Allen tied for third at 195. Sandy Sewell placed third in the second flight at 218.
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Leavenworth
Marcia Allen
Chanute
Sandy Sewell
Arkansas City
Butts Denies Cheating in Libel Trial Over Georgia Alabama Game
Wally Butts, former Georgia athletic director, testifies in his $10 million libel suit against Curtis Publishing asserting he gave no inside information to Bear Bryant and denies knowledge of any gambling by two friends. He recalls Alabama using a key formation in the 35–0 loss and says errors by Georgia players worsened the defeat.
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Lee Roy Jordan
Kansas Teams Vie For Babe Ruth Title In Iowa
Joplin Missouri champions and Cottonwood Valley Kansas team seek a shot at Des Moines in the Midwest Plains Babe Ruth tourney. Joplin faces Williston North Dakota and Cottonwood Valley faces Oskaloosa Iowa in today’s games, with winners earning a second game before a Sunday championship finale.
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Knitting, Hitting and Hexing Help Craig Snap Losing Streak
The Mets beat the Cubs 7-3 as Roger Craig snapped an 18 game losing streak dating to April 29. Jim Hickman hit a grand slam in the ninth, Casey Stengel performed the hex gesture, and Craig switched from number 38 to 13. Cincinnati topped Los Angeles 8-4. San Francisco blanked Philadelphia 4-0.
Softball Tourney Upsets as Leavenworth, Walt's Win
Friday night at Municipal Park Walt's Super Oil crushed Wellsville 12 to 4 in the Northeast Kansas District tourney. Jahn's beat Hallmark 15 to 0 under the 15 run rule, ending the game in the fourth inning.
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Tough Western Amateur test at Point O Woods course
Point O Woods in Benton Harbor Mich hosts the Western Amateur with 72 holes complete and match play set. Don Voth of Akron Ohio topped qualifying with 294 nine year record 310 score to reach the match stage. Voth praised the layout calling it the hardest he has played as 16 players advance to round of 16 with Pete Green of Orchard Lake Michigan in his path.
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Baseball Scores and Schedule Highlights
National League action lists Dodgers atop the standings with an 68 44 record and 9 0 games back. Results include New York 7 Chicago 3 and Houston 7 6 over Pittsburgh in extra innings. Upcoming schedule features New York at Los Angeles and Los Angeles at Cincinnati among others.
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Joplin Golfer Leads Twin Hills Invitational
Bob Smith of Joplin shot 6 under par 66 to hold the first round lead in the Twin Hills Invitational golf tournament. Richard Poe, a 2-year-old University of Missouri golfer from Rolla, is the overnight runner-up with 67 as 200 players enter eight flights. Flight play begins today with Friday counting toward 54 hole totals. final rounds are set for Sunday.
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VFW No 1 Ladies Win Lecompton Softball Final
The VFW No 1 girls softball team of Lawrence beat Lecompton 17 to 16 in the final at Lecompton. Lawrence Humdingers defeated VFW No 2 19 to 4 in the consolation game. Other entrants included Stull 4-H and Honey Bees of Lawrence.
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Knapp Ties for 100 in World Skeet Champs 12-Gauge
Maj. Frank Knapp of Salina Kansas and two others blasted 100 straight targets in the 12-gauge Class AA event at the world skeet shooting championships in Rochester New York. John Matchette of Milwaukee and Charles Boardman of Morristown New Jersey also fired perfect scores.
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