Clay Favored Over Cooper in London Heavyweight Bout
Cassius Clay meets Henry Cooper before about 46 000 at an outdoor stadium in London for a heavyweight title fight. Clay, undefeated and seeking another win, predicts a first round knockout while Cooper eyes a left hook and a historic Briton title claim.
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Mexico
Harry Cooper
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Hunt Drives Mets Past Giants With Three Run Homer
Ron Hunt doubled as a catalyst in New York's 7-5 win over San Francisco with a two singles and a homer driving in five. He added a three run shot in the eighth to break a 4-4 tie in Cincinnati as Franks' pitching faced pressure. Joey Jay started for Cincinnati and delivered seven strong innings in a 5-3 Reds victory over St Louis. Mack Jones homered twice as Atlanta routed Chicago 12-2 while Pittsburgh beat Los Angeles 7-3 and Philadelphia edged Houston 6-5 in 10 innings.
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Lions Golf Team Grips Second After Opening Round
Lawrence High four man squad sits second after 18 holes at the state high school grass greens tournament in Independence Kansas. The Lions carded 330 at Independence Country Club led by Glen Lessenden Rick Miller Bob Harris and Kent Marshall. Junction City leads with 327 while Manhattan dominates the two man division with Craig Bunker a 74 and medalist hopes. The meet closes today.
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Lawrence
Devlin Leads Colonial Open With Three-Stroke Edge
Bruce Devlin, the Australian star, held a three stroke lead at the Colonial National Invitation in Fort Worth after two rounds. He aimed for a 277 final score and hoped to avoid the jinx of leading from start to finish as only three players in Colonial history have done so.
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Combat, Inc
Rookies Sutton and Fryman Struggle Against Pirates
Dodgers rookie Don Sutton lasted only a third of an inning as Pittsburgh rallied for a 7 3 win. Woody Fryman failed to win after yielding his share to Jeff Torborgs two run homer. Clemente posted three hits for the Pirates and Stargell contributed two RBIs in the first inning.
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Baseball Standings and Friday Results from Major Leagues
American League standings show Cleveland leading with 28 wins and Baltimore at 6 games back. Friday results include Baltimore 8 Detroit 5. New York 2 Minnesota 1. California 6 Boston 8. Kansas City 3 Cleveland 3. Chicago and Washington games noted with Cleveland at Chicago and Minnesota at New York among others. Sunday and Monday schedules list multiple matchups across both leagues with key interleague and division games.
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Torres Defends Light Heavy Title Against Thornton
Jose Torres defends his light heavyweight crown tonight at Shea Stadium against Wayne Thornton in an outdoor 15 round bout. Torres is a 7-5 favorite from New York, Thornton hails from Fresno and is 26. Promoters hope for up to 30 000 attendees and a $250 000 gate despite possible rain and TV constraints.
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Blues vs Whites in Kansas University spring grid fest
Kansas University rivalry intra-squad game at Memorial Stadium kicks off at 2 30 p m with high scoring expected. White team led by director Bob Skahan features freshmen Rig gins and Don Shanklin as halfbacks, Dick Lynch at fullback, and Doug las calls for the Blue squad. Freshmen Harris Butler start at halfback and Harley Kampscroeder runs at fullback.
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Junior Riggins
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Bob Douglass
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Thermus Butler
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Valdez Knocks Out Gonzalez in San Bernardino Bout
Bobby Valdez of San Diego stopped Rodolfo Gonzalez of Mexico in the ninth round in San Bernardino. The Associated Press report notes Valdez landed decisive blows to end the match.
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