Stephens Delivers Pinch Single. Chisox Sweep Twinbill
Gene Stephens, long-time Williams caddy turned Sox veteran, hit a pinch single in the eighth to drive in the winning run as Chicago defeated Detroit 2-1 and completed a doubleheader sweep. The Sox moved to first place a half game ahead of Baltimore, while Joel Horlen earned the win with a three hitter.
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Gene Stephens
Ted Williams
Boston Red Sox
Stephens
Chicago
Detroit
Williams
Baltimore
Kansas City
Indianapolis
White Sox
al Lopez
Hank Aguirre
Floyd Robinson
Jake Wood
Robinson
Ron Hansen
Don Buford
Lopez
Hansen
Chisox
Minnesota
Orioles
New York
Los Angeles
Boston
Red Sox
A’s
Cleveland
Washington
Joel Horlen
Dave Nicholson
Pete Ward
Tigers
Nicholson
Sox
Ward
Whitey Ford
Yankees
Tommy Tresh
Elston Howard
Ken McBride
Angels
Ford
McBride
Municipal Stadium
Frank Malzone
Carl Yastrzemski
Twins
Wally Bunker
Harmon Killebrew
Tony Oliva
Camilo Iascual
Bernie Allen
Bob Chance
Indians
al Smith
Leon Wagner
Chuck Hinton
al Koch
John Romano
East's Ryun Is Spotlighted As Premier Miler
Jim Ryun of Wichita's East High School made national news by finishing eighth in a historic mile where eight runners went under four minutes. He clocked 3:59.0 at the Compton Invitational, the first high school to break the four minute mile. Ryun, a 6-2 junior, has a best of 4:20 as a sophomore and is projected for Olympic bidding as his coach weighs whether the mile or half mile is best for him.
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Los Angeles
Jim Ryun
Wichita
Ryun
Compton
Cyrol Burleson
East High School
Modesto
Calif
Burleson
Tom O'Hara
Bill Delaney
Santa Ana
Southern California
Julio Marin
Delaney
Marin
Ryan
Bob Timmons
Jim
Timmons
San Diego
Three Inducted Into Collegiate Baseball Hall
In St Joseph Missouri Ralph Waldo Emer son Jones of Grambling College Max Molock of St Marys College Winona Minnesota and Jimmy Gleeson former major league player now with the New York Yankees were inducted into the national Collegiate Baseball Hall of Fame. Gleeson will receive his plaque at the Yankee Athletics game in Kansas City August 4. Plaques were handed to Jones and Molock at a dinner tied to the NAIA baseball tournament opening in St Joseph. Ray Benge received the Coach of the Year honor for guiding Sam Houston State to the NAIA tournament for a fifth straight year and defending the title Charles O Finley owner of the Kansas City Athletics spoke at the banquet.
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ST. Joseph, Mo
National Collegiate Baseball Hall of Fame
Ralph Waldo Emerson Jones
Grambling
Max Molock
St. Marys College
Winona
Minn
Jimmy Gleeson
New York Yankees
Gleeson
Yankee Athletics
Kansas City
Jones
Molock
National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics
St. Joseph
Ray Benge
Sam Houston State
Charles O. Finley
Kansas City Athletics
Leaders Name Baseball Batting and Pitching Titles Across Leagues
The Associated Press lists top performers in the National and American Leagues. Key figures include Williams and Mays leading batting for Chicago and San Francisco respectively, Mays with 44 runs and 18 home runs, Oliva hitting .380 with 78 hits for Minnesota, and Ford posting seven wins with a .875 ERA.
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Williams
Chicago
Mays
San Francisco
Boyer
St. Louis
Clemente
Pittsburgh
Groat
Santo
Callison
Philadelphia
Wills
Los Angeles
Harper
Cincinnati
Farrell
Houston
Marichal
Bruce
Drysdale
Los Angel
Koufax
Oliva
Minnesota
Hinton
Washington
Allison
Stuart
Boston
Wagner
Cleveland
Bressoud
Mathews
Kansas City
Rollins
Green
Fregosi
Versalles
Killebrew
Colavito
Aparicio
Baltimere
Davalillo
Basketball court dimensions under NCAA rules
The NCAA specifies a court length of 94 feet and width of 50 feet as the maximum dimensions for college basketball.
Tony Lema Wins Thunderbird Tourney In Dramatic Finish
Tony Lema recovered from a seven stroke lead collapse to win the Thunderbird Golf Tournament at Westchester by one stroke over Mike Souchak. Lema finished with a 71 for a 276 total to claim the $20 000 top prize as Souchak shot 69 for 277.
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Rye
N.Y
Tony Lema
Mike Souchak
Lema
Westchester
Souchak
Ken Venturi
Thunderbird
Billy Casper
Chi Chi Rodriguez
Phil Rodgers
Big Jack Nicklaus
Arnold Palmer
Lema-Souchak
Champagne Tony
Big Mike
Duke
Top Collegians Square Off In Omaha CWS Bracket
The NCAA College World Series opens with top ranked Missouri facing Arizona State at 7:30 p.m. CST and third ranked Mississippi meeting California at 6 p.m. The day includes forecast showers and additional games like Texas A&M versus Minnesota at 2 p.m.
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Omaha
Missouri
Arizona State
Mississippi
California
Texas A&m
Minnesota
Trade winds drive buyers to great car deals
A local dealer urges shoppers to act now for low pricing on a quality car. The pitch highlights momentum and a 1964 Ford as a prime opportunity to get more car for money.
Red Andrews Wins Topeka Jalopy Run A Feature
Red Andrews of Lawrence wins the A Feature jalopy race at Shawnee Speedway Topeka Sunday night. Ron Amerine and Lawrence Sinks win heats, with Bob Bardsley leading the A Feature field in the final standings.
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Red Andrews
Topeka
Lawrence
Shawnee Speedway
Ron Amerine
Lawrence Sinks
Don Erwin
Jack Lux
Don Meyer
Bill Larie
Bruce Wolf
Wayne Hattabaugh
Don Craig
Mickey Harris
Ken Bannister
Don Erwich
Dave Pearler
Marl Tebbits
Francis Baker
Bob Bardsley
Dale Vaughn
Les Milan
Dale Rogers
Jim Creasher
Gerry Harrison
Don Meier
Ronnie Steinmetz
Bill Sarle
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Associated Press
East
Bunker
Kralick
Penn
Lim
T. D. Roff, Mgr
Natl, News, Syn
Deron Johnson
Reds
Tony
Lemna
Mike
Crane & Co., Inc
Lake of the Wissopal
Ozarks
Hurricane Deck Resort Assn
Sunrise Beach
Total Performance
Fords
John Haddock Ford CO
Vermont Street
Kansas
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