Sonny Liston Wins Narrow Thriller Over Wepner in Jersey City
In the Jersey City Armory Sonny Liston stops Chuck Wepner before the 10th round. Liston earns a $13,000 guarantee and considers future opponents like Quarry and Frazier while reflecting on age and his enduring need to fight for income.
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New York
Chuck Wepner
Bayonne
Liston
Floyd Patterson
Cassius Clay
Muhammad Ali
Clay
Wepner
Bear
Pretty Boy Rogers
Bad Phantom
Frazier
Sonny Liston
Newspaper Enterprise Assn
Shrine Noth South Classic Prep Ramps Up For July 23
Shrine football squads from the North and South Coast begin two days of drills at USC and UCLA campuses ahead of the July 23 encounter at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. Linemen work to spring McAlister Johnson while Ortez and Adolph test throws as two-day sessions follow press photo day. Tickets range five three and a half dollars and proceeds benefit Shriners Hospital. Exhibition hockey match to be played September 25 in Port Huron between Detroit Red Wings and Boston Bruins announced.
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Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
the Biltmore
Shriners Hospital
USC
Cromwell Field
Southern California
Jim McAlister
Kermit Johnson
Blair High
North
Casey Ortez
Rob Adolph
Eridders
Shrine
West Jefferson Blvd
Los Angeles
Southland Shrine
al Malaikah Temple
Port Huron
Mich
UPI
Detroit Red Wings
Boston Bruins
Leading Batters And Pitchers In National And American Leagues
Baseball season leaders include Perez Cin with 24 homers and 90 RBIs, Williams Chi with 22 homers and 108 runs, Killebrew Minn and Howard Wash top RBIs in the AL. Pitching leaders show Seaser NY 14 5 and Merritt Cin 14 7 in the NL, with McDowell Cle 13 4 and Perry Minn 13 7 in the AL. Also notes retirement of Battle the 5-year-old stud and Roosevelt International Trot plans.
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National League 6
ABR. H. Pet. Carty
Perez
Cin
Clmnte
Pit
Grickwitz
Dietz. SF
Hickma
Chi
Shmskyv
Gaston
Rose
Wilams
American League
G. Abr. H. Pet. F.abnsa
Bal
Johnsn
Cal So
Oliva
LOT
Kilbrw
Min
Powell
White
Tovar
Aprew
LOZ
Pinlla
Fusse
Bench
Dietz
Carty
Seaser
Merritt
Simpson
Perry
Gibson
McDowell
Cleo
Minn
Hunter
Oak
McNally
Palmer
Ball
Wright
Cal
Standings All-Star 6 at Cincinnati
The schedule shows no games scheduled for Wednesday after the Cincinnati event at 6:15 p.m. The standings item notes an All-Star six roster status with no contest results or further match times listed.
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Cincinnati
Atlanta
San Francisco
Houston
San Diego
Baltimore
W. L. Pet
Detroit
New York
Boston
Washington
Cleveland
Minnesota
California
Oakland
Kansas City
Milwaukee
Chicago
Hunt Near NL Record for Most HBP This Season
Houston based report notes Ron Hunt of San Francisco, age 29, may become the NL’s all time leader in hit by pitches. He’s been hit 25 times in each of the past two seasons and says he crowds the plate, accepting the risk as part of his approach.
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Houston
Ron Hunt
San Francisco
Hunt
Frank Robinson
Robinson
Cincinnati Redlegs
Willie McCovey
New York
Most Beautiful Golfer Tops Golf Writer Poll Priscilla Grosch
Pris cilla Grosch the Dutch Swiss golfer tops a nationwide poll of golf writers and sportscasters as the most beautiful golfer. The Lausanne player, 5 foot 7 and 129 pounds, has won the Bern Open three straight years and the Tessin and Swiss Open titles. She recently married Wolfram Grosch and plans to enjoy life before children.
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Norwalk
Conn
NEA
Priscilla Sauter Grosch
Priscilla Grosch
Switzerland
Golf Digest
Lausanne Golf Club
Europe
Wolfram Grosch
Gayle Williams
Medford
Ore
Cathy Rea
Santa Barbara
Calif
Susan Binford
Tucson
Ariz
Mary Wolfe
Portland
Sandi Baker
Fostoria
Ohio
Jackson sets meet marks in three events at Allan Hancock
Santa Maria Charlie Jackson a Lom poc High School senior contender at Allan Hancock College first all comers meet wins three events setting meet records in 70 yard high hurdles 9.5 100 yards 9.9 and long jump 22 feet 5 inches. Bill McKenzie Hank Cook Kenny Kring among others post records while Paul Cummings clocks 4 30.0 in the mile and Cline tops Joggers mile. Next meet slated for Friday with field events at 4 00 p.m. and mile at 5 00 p.m.
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Santa Maria
Charlie Jackson
Lompoc High School
Allan Hancock College
Bill McKenzie
Houston University
Righetti High School
McKenzie
Paul Cummings
Righetti
Kenny Kring
Hank Cook
Hancock
Ray Kring
Jack Cline
Pismo Beach
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Irawberkom
Sonny
Ira Berkow
NEA Sports Editor
Richard Coggins
Terry MacClure
Village
Coggins
Cabrillo High School
Lompoc High
Lompoc Jaycees
Newhall Saugus
Pittsburgh New York
St Louis Oy
Philadelphia
Montreal
West
Cincinnat
Balt
Killebrew
Howard
Wash
Horton
Det
Baffle
Inglewood
Battle
Lil’ Fella
U.S
Westbury
United States
Dick Hall
Phillies
Hall
Priscilla
Mrs. Grosch
South Africa
Martin Roesink
Government Employees Corporation of
Geico of
Washington, D.C
GEICO
Vandenberg Afb
Houser C. Wilson
North H Street
Government Employees Insurance Company OF
The
Walnut
Han
Constellation Road
Vandenberg Village
Jackson
Cummings
Tubbs
Edwards
Smith
Rigs
Jerry Gruber
Pismo AC
Paul Trebon
CCTFA
Tohh
Lom
Cook
Cab
Dansby
Johh
Koisring
Kring
Watson
SLO
Lolh
Shute
K. Kring & Watson
K.kring
Zepeda
Tate
B. Kring
B. Walker
Day
Hernandez
Bryant
Walker
Kurtze
McCarter
Sacciate
al Katha
T. Jackson
Reyes
Anaya
AHC
Ramos
Harney
Cal Poly
Zarate
B. Keing
Hill
Averitt
Ll Ro
Jay J. Hernandez
Ward
Robichaud
Robichaud Lee
Krring
Steve Tomlin
Icoctrad
Sharp
Tomlin
KO Kring
BO Kring
Penney’s
Hugh Davies
Brickner Coast
George
Bankamericard
Chevrolet
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