Gibson Crowds Drysdale Shutout Mark Card
Bob Gibson pitched his fifth straight shutout and matched Don Drysdale’s string as the Cardinals beat the Pirates 3-0 in the opener. Drysdale later recorded his 200th win with seven hitless innings in San Francisco’s 2-1 victory over the Dodgers. The teams meet again Monday in Los Angeles.
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Powell Turns Reins From Ballot to Bat In Big Orioles Win
Boog Powell drove in two runs and hit a homer as the Orioles beat the Red Sox 6-2 to move into second place. Powell went 2-for-3 to lift his average to .264 with 47 RBIs and 12 homers while Harmon Killebrew remains tied in homers but trails in RBIs. Dave McNally won, improving to 8-6, as Washington topped Cleveland 8-2 and Oakland blanked California 3-0 in other AL games.
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Baseball Night Schedule and All Star Selections Highlight Standings
Multiple major league games listed with night schedules across cities including New York Boston Chicago and Detroit. Reports include batting and pitching leaders in the American and National Leagues along with two division proposals for the National League and a plan to keep the 162-game AL schedule in 1969. Highlights feature Carl Yastrzemski and other stars earning All Star honors and various golf and tennis results from Wimbledon and local tournaments.
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Bastrop Raceway Postpones Friday Race Night
Bastrop Raceway will not open tonight for racing but will hold its regular Saturday stock car program. An announcement of a demolition race for tonight was in error and the special wreckless drivers event will be scheduled later in July.
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Beban and Landry Lead East West All-America Showdown
In Atlanta the eighth annual Coaches All-America game pits UCLA Heisman winner Gary Beban for the West against Massachusetts star Greg Landry for the East. Key defenders include Notre Dame’s Kevin Hardy and Tennessee A&I’s Claude Humphree for the East and Nebraska’s Wayne Merland and Oklahoma’s Granville Liggins for the West. Kickoff is 8:30 p.m. on ABC, with both coaches planning full participation for all 60 players amid expected mild temps and a turnout likely lower than last year.
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Peggy Conley Favored In British Womens Golf Championship
Peggy Conley, 21, of Spokane Washington, led qualifiers at Walton Heath with a 77 as American players dominated the British Women's Championship qualifying. Anne Wells and Shelley Hamlin followed among the strong American contingent amid wind and rain. Two more rounds set up the semifinals and final on Saturday.
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Quarry Frazier heavyweight bout eyed for September
Los Angeles promoter Mickey Davies plans a heavyweight showdown between Jerry Quarry and Joe Frazier at the Los Angeles Coliseum possibly in September. Davies met with Frazier manager Yank Durham and Jerry Quarry's father and plan a title bout style event as Frazier recently defended his title against Manuel Ramos.
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