Morton Wins Prep Title on No-Hitter
Morton of Cicero senior Larry Mack pitched a no hitter as Morton crushed Wood River 20-0 to win the state high school finals. The Mustang right hander, bound for the U S Naval Academy, struck out seven and walked none in a 7 1 season record while Morton set records for runs scored 20 and 44 total, and 35 RBI in the tournament.
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Farm Bureau Softball League StartsWednesday
The Grundy County Farm Bureau Softball League opens its regular season at 8 p.m. Wednesday at the Verona softball diamond with four teams playing on consecutive Wednesdays. Games may be rained out and moved to the end of the season. scheduling adjustments may occur for playoff readiness.
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Route 4
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Griffith Favored To Retain Title In Title Bout
Emile Griffith, 22, defending welterweight champion, is a 2-1 favorite to keep his crown against Gaspar Ortega in a 15 round world title fight at the Olympic Auditorium tonight. Ortega brings eight years as a pro and 82 fights in with ABC televising at 9 p.m. CDT. Co promoters expect about 7,500 fans. gate around $50,000 plus $60,000 TV rights. Griffith earns $50,000 guarantee. Ortega receives 20 percent of gate and TV money.
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Kid) Paret
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17 Remain with Angels After Expansion Draft
In Los Angeles, 17 of 28 players bought for 75000 each by the Angels began the season with the club. Duke Maas returned to the Yankees in exchange for rookie Fritz Brickell as part of the expansion deal.
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Prep Star Runs 4:03.5 Mile at Compton Track Meet
Bruce Kidd, 17, from Toronto, wins the 5000 meters with 13:56.4 and three mile split 13:26.6 as he sets a new prep school record. Tommy Sullivan, 18, of Evanston, Ill., finishes second to Jim Grelle in the mile with 4:02.7 and posts 4:03.5 for the mile, the fastest prep mile ever.
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Toronto
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Evanston
Ill
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Jim Grelle
Oregon
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Jim Beatty
Laszlo Tabori
Gulfstream Dates Approved by Florida Racing Commission
The Florida Racing Commission approved Gulfstream's 1962 dates. The meeting runs from March 5 through April 23.
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Dodgers Tie NL Lead With 6-2 Win on Davis Slam
Dodgers beat Giants 6-2 on a 10th inning grand slam by Tommy Davis after Willie Davis tied it with a ninth inning homer. Cubs topped Reds 7-6 as five in ninth boost. Phillies shut out Pirates 6-0. Cardinals beat Braves to move to fifth. Yankees, White Sox. Tigers. Indians wins noted.
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Carl Willey
Ed Mathews
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al Smith
Sox
Yogi Berra
Roger Maris
Whitey Ford
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Dorothy Jasko Makes Rare 300 in Sunday Bowling League
Cleveland bowler Dorothy Jasko, instructor at Mayflower Lanes, started slowly but rolled 149 and 194 before posting a 300 in Mahall's Sunday Nite Mixed Couples League, totaling a 643 series.
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Mayflower Lanes
Nettle Creek and Lemont Win Openers in Lisbon
Nettle Creek came from behind to beat Yorkville 7 2 as Del Johnson and Rice dueled in a pitching duel through four innings. In the other game Lemont pounded Sher idan with a 6 2 win, sending 10 batters to the plate in the first inning before Sheridan’s Les Mickalek halted further scoring.
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Baseball Scoreboard Weekend Results and Schedules
Friday results include Philadelphia blank Pittsburgh 0, Chicago 7 Cincinnati 6, St Louis 3 Milwaukee 1, Los Angeles 6 San Francisco 2 in 10 innings. Saturday features San Francisco at Los Angeles, St Louis at Milwaukee, Philadelphia at Pittsburgh, Chicago at Cincinnati. Sunday notes New York 6 Chicago 2, Boston 4 Baltimore 2, Detroit 2 Minnesota 0, Cleveland 6 Los Angeles 4, Washington 12 Kansas City 4 with Minnesota at Detroit and Los Angeles at Cleveland.
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Carry Back Seeks Belmont Crown in Final Triple Crown Bid
Carry Back heads to Belmont Park for the 93rd Belmont Stakes aiming to complete the triple crown. The 4 to 5 favorite among eight rivals, he is set for a 1 mile race with post time at 3 50 p.m. CDT. The winner earns 104 900 dollars from a 148 650 dollar purse as crowds of about 50 000 expect top speed from Globemaster and others.
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U S Leads Canada Cup Tourney as Snead Demaret Strong
In Puerto Rico, Sam Snead 67 67 rounds pace the United States with 134 total while Jimmy Demaret adds a 73 70 for a 43 point tie and top individual standings as US leads Australia Philippines and Canada in the nine annual Canada Cup.
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Jimmy Demaret
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Philippines
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Demaret
Gulf of Mexico
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Nagle
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Cottier Has Three Managers As Tigers Utility
Chuck Cottier, utility infield option for the Detroit Tigers, has spent portions of three major league seasons under three managers Fred Haney Chuck Dressen and Bob Scheffing.
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Detroit Tigers
Fred Haney
Chuck Dressen
Bob Scheffing
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