Durocher Briles Shine as Cards, Cubs Split Series
Nelson Briles and Mike Shannon power the Cardinals to an 8-0 win and a 2-2 series split with the Cubs. Leo Durocher vows more fights for the Cubs while Red Schoendienst cautions about remaining contenders as St. Louis ends the season 14 games ahead. Shannon adds a grand slam in the meeting, and Chicago grapples with ticket woes ahead of a Cincinnati series.
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Jerry Liska
Associated Press
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Leo Durocher
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Red Schoendienst
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Mike Shannon
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Shannon
Wriigley Field
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Boston
Gary Bell
Tom McCraw
Sox
Carl Yastrzemski
Detroit
Alou and Rose Duel for NL Batting Lead
The race for the National League batting title narrows with Matty Alou at .330 and Pete Rose at .333 as St Louis leads Chicago by 14 games. Alou's two hits helped the Pirates beat the Giants 2-0 behind Steve Blass while the Cardinals crushed the Cubs 8-0.
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Associated Press
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Pete Rose
St. Louis
Chicago Cubs
Alou
Rose
Cardinals
Cubs
Pittsburgh Pirates
San Francisco
Steve Blass
Houston
Philadelphia
Cincinnati
Enthusiasm Peaks as Little League World Series Opens
Little League fans fill Williamsport as the 22nd World Series begins amid national baseball debates. Regional playoffs Saturday will fill five of eight berths. teams include Chindangoga, Nicaragua, Wakayama Japan, and Wiesbaden Air Force from Germany, with four regions in the United States and Canada. A new 4500 seat stadium in a natural ravine will host the championship August 24, replacing temporary bleachers.
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Canada
Chindangoga
Niaragua
Wakayama
Japan
Wu US
Air Force
Wiesbaden
Germany
Minor League Scores From Coast, Pacific, and International Leagues
Associated Press brief lists results across leagues with scores from Pacific Coast Tacoma 6 Spokane 5 Portland 6 Vancouver 5 Tulsa 1 San Diego 0 Phoenix 4 Denver 3 Oklahoma City at Indianapolis rain Hawaii 2 Seattle 1 Columbus 6 Rochester 5 Louisville 6 Syracuse 4 Jacksonville 3 4 Buffalo 2 1st game 14 innings Leroy Keyes at Purdue completed eight of 13 passes in two seasons
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Vancouver
Tulsa
San Diego
Phoenix
Denver
Oklahoma City
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Hawaii
Seattle
Columbus
Rochester
Louisville
Syracuse
Jacksonville
Buffalo
Leroy Keyes
Purdue
Chiefs Eye AFL Title as Stram Reshapes Roster
Kansas City coach Hank Stram builds a potent lineup for the AFL race with Len Dawson and Otis Taylor guiding an offense while eight key positions shift on defense. Notable moves include Ed Budde and Fred Arbanas on offense and E J Holub moving to center as Stenerud anchors place kicks after a 9-5 season and an exhibition win over Minnesota.
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Cincinnati Bengals
Minnesota Vikings
Kansas City Chiefs
Hank Stram
Len Dawson
Mike Garrett
Curt McClinton
Otis Taylor
Stram
Curt Merz
Maurice Moorman
Texas A. & M
George Daney
Texas
el Paso
Fred Arbanas
E. J. Holub
Ed Budde
Chris Burford
Cincinnati
Dawson
Taylor
Garrett
JSC
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Jan Stenerud
Stenerud
Vikings
Major League Baseball Standings and Results Chronicle
National League standings show St. Louis leading with 78 wins and Chicago 64. Other top teams include San Francisco 62 and Cincinnati 59. Thursday results: St. Louis defeated Chicago 8 0 and Pittsburgh beat San Francisco 2 0. Various matchups listed for today and Saturday with several interleague games and results in the American League.
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Cincinnati
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Los Angeles
Houston
San Francisco
Philadelphia
Phil’phia
Clem Has Credentials for Pirates Pitching Future
Clearwater Florida AP reports Harold Clem a 22 year old right hander joined the Pittsburgh Pirates after the Phillies traded Jim Bun ning last December. Clem led Raleigh with a 15-3 record and a 1.64 ERA in the Carolina League last season.
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Philadelphia Phillies
Jim Bunning
Pittsburgh Pirates
Harold Clem
Raleigh
Carew Top Hitter May Lead AL Run Against Birds
Carew, knee trouble aside, anchors a Twins doubleheader win and split with the Orioles as he legs out a key infield hit and helps Minnesota pull ahead in the pennant chase. Other games saw Boston blank Chicago, California beat Washington, and Oakland edge the Yankees with a late rally.
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Orioles
Detroit
Carew
Baltimore
Bob Allison
Boston
Chicago White Sox
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Washington
Oakland
New York Yankees
Larry Haney
Don Buford
Belanger
Curt Blefary
Quilici
Blefary
Jim McGlothlin
Senators
Tom Satriano
Angeles
Frank Bertaina
Mel Stottlemyre
Jim Pagliaroni
Reggie Jackson
Yankees
Mickey Mantle
Jack Aker
Lew Krausse
Aker
Krausse
Inter-zone Net Matches Open Shakeup for Davis Cup
Don Dell, rookie captain of the U S team, says the inter zone matches against Spain open the contest with a chance to claim the Davis Cup. Spain's Manual Santana faces Clark Graebner in the first singles, with Juan Gilbert opposing Arthur Ashe in the second. A doubles match and one more singles tilt complete the weekend session, with the winner facing West Germany India for a shot at Adelaide Australia.
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Associated Press
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Australia
Don Dell
U.S
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Manual Santana
Clark Graebner
Juan Gilbert
Arthur Ashe
Adelaide
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Mexico
Ecuador
Par Takes Beating at Westchester
Bob Murphy shot a blistering eight under par 64 to lead the Westchester Classic after day one at Westchester Country Club. Dan Sikes was second after a 65, with Art Wall Jr. 66 and Jack Nicklaus 67. Murphy, 25, a rookie pro and former amateur, has earned $23,828 this season.
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Associated Press
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N.Y
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Jack Nicklaus
Westchester Country Club
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Art Wall, Jr
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Sikes
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PGA
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Bob Stanton
Australia
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Bob Charles
New Zealand
Bruce Crampton
Bob Goalby
Lee Trevino
Arnold Palmer
PGA and Players Split Deepens Amid Pebble Philadephia Threat
Max Elbin, president of the PGA, asked for a special Executive Committee meeting in Palm Beach Gardens to authorize questioning players about their membership. He warned that switching groups would lead to immediate card suspension and ineligibility for events such as next week’s $100,000 Philadelphia Golf Classic at Whitemarsh. Sam Gates, attorney for the rival IPGA, called the plan coercive and dictatorial.
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Associated Press
Professional Golfers Association
Max Elbin
PGA
Palm Beach Gardens
Fla
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Whitemarsh Country Club
Sam Gates
International Professional Golfers Association
Unity Key to Hopes of Football Cards
St Louis Cardinals coach Charley Winner cites unity as crucial after addressing 1967 off field dissension. Hart predicts a strong season with solid line protection and balanced offense led by Smith Williams and young receivers Busch Lee. Linebacker and halfback questions loom with Strofolino Rivers Fischer Keys and Spiller Sanders competing for spots.
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Associated Press
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CAP
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Winner
Cardinal
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Phil Spiller
Lonnie Sanders
Washington Redskins
Redskins Face Colts as Theofiledes Debuts in Jinx Fight
Washington aims to snap 16 straight losses to Baltimore behind Theofiledes who earned a starting spot from the taxi squad. Otto Graham plans to mix Jim Ninowski and Gary Beban at QB while Sonny Jurgensen recovers. Johnny Unitas will start for the Colts with Terry Southall to follow. Jim Ward out with knee injury.
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Associated Press
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Redskins
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Shula
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Southall
Baylor
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Ward
San Francisco
Darien Man Fires 168 Yard Ace at Lakeside Course
James Day of Darien Conn. carded a hole-in-one on the 13th hole at Lakeside in White Sulphur Springs W Va. The 168 yard shot came in June while Day teamed with Dave Holmes James Pearce and Jack Ernst from New Canaan and Midland Mich. Day used a 5 iron.
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W. Va
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Darien
Conn
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Lakeside
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James Pearce
Midland
Mich
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New Canaan
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