McCovey's Three-Run Shot Spurs Giants Past Dodgers in NL Showdown
McCovey belted a tie-breaking three-run homer in the eighth as San Francisco beat Los Angeles 4-1, moving 34 games ahead in the NL lead while Gaylord Perry finally lost a game after a string of scoreless innings. Perry, 1- with an ankle injury return, scattered seven hits and kept his homerless string intact this season. The win gives San Francisco a six-game streak and widens the gap over Pittsburgh and the Dodgers. In other games, Pirates and Phillies won, Mets swept, and other AL scores noted.
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Taylor's late heroics lift Phillies past Cardinals in 9th
Tony Taylor delivered a game winning single in the ninth inning after a two run homer by Bob Tolan gave St Louis a temporary lead. He had tied the game earlier by scoring on a wild pitch after stealing second and Richie Allen scored on the hit. The Phillies edged the Cardinals 6 to 5 as Curt Simmons exited after four runs in the third.
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Mets sweep Reds as Bressoud stars in twin bill
Eddie Bressoud of the Mets homered for three runs in the first game and drove in both runs in the nightcap with a bases loaded single in the seventh inning as New York defeated Cincinnati 6-5 and 2-1.
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Mt Carmel defeats Mt Vernon 7 2 in Legion game
Mt Carmel stopped Mt Vernon American Legion on three hits to win 7-2 at City Park. It was Mt Vernon's second loss to Mt Carmel in as many games, dropping their record to 4-6. Mt Carmel led early, scoring two in the first and one in the second, while Mt Vernon’s lone runs came in the second and third innings.
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Le Mans 24 Hour Battle Sparks Feuds and Shakeups
Le Mans France AP Ford rejoined after threats to pull entries as Ferrari faced a lineup shakeup missing its star driver John Surtees. Surtees quit after Ferrari added a third driver, citing doubts he could finish the grueling 24 hours.
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Friday Baseball Standings and Upcoming Schedule
Friday results show Philadelphia topped St Louis 6 5 New York 6 2 Cincinnati 5 1 Pittsburgh 4 Atlanta 2 San Francisco 4 Los Angeles 4 Only listed games include Pittsburgh at Atlanta New York at Cincinnati Houston at Chicago Philadelphia at St Louis San Francisco at Los Angeles Sunday's matchups Pittsburgh at Atlanta New York at Cincinnati 2 Philadelphia at St Louis 2 San Francisco at Los Angeles Houston at Chicago 2 Monday future games include New York at St Louis Philadelphia at Atlanta Los Angeles at Houston Chicago 3 Minnesota 1 Washington 5 Cleveland 4 11 innings California 4 Kansas City 2 New York 5 Detroit 2 Baltimore 5 Boston 3 California at Kansas City twilight Chicago at Minnesota Cleveland at Washington Detroit at New York Baltimore at Boston California at Kansas City 2 Baltimore at Boston 2 Minnesota at California N Chicago at Kansas City N Cleveland at Washington N
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Bruins Lose Nail-Biter Call Clouds NCAA Track Meet
UCLA faced a costly disqualification in the 120 high hurdles as Ron Copeland trailed a leg below the hurdle plane and was denied the win. Dale Frederick of Arizona took first with 13.7 while Brigham Young led team standings at 22 points entering the final events at Indiana University.
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Major League Leaders Baseball Batting and Runs Split
Star jelly of Pittsburgh leads National League batting at .335 from 115 at bats with Allen of Philadelphia at .333. Aaron of Atlanta has 49 runs, Hart of San Francisco 43. Aaron leads RBIs with 56, Mays of San Francisco 42. Hits show Alou of Atlanta with 86 and Clemente of Pittsburgh with 76.
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Pirates Have The Best At Second Base
Pirates second baseman Mazeroski explains that quick hands are really a matter of footwork and technique not natural speed. He advises watching the feet to set position before the throw, helps Pete Rose with pivot advice, and notes the club’s NL leading double plays as proof of his defensive value and influence on teammates including Gene Alley.
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U S Open Sees Palmer and Casper Face Off
Arnold Palmer and Billy Casper push toward the title as Rives McBee ties the record with a 64 in the second round at Olympia Club. McBee, a rookie pro, climbs to 137 after two rounds and shares second place with Rodgers, while Palmer and Casper duel at the top.
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Open Leaders Show Palmer Casper Clash At Open
Palmer and Casper, each Open champion, led as McBee shocked by tying 18 hole record with 64. Casper 68 after 69 opening, Nicklaus 71-71-71 on day in 1955 Open controversy over pace. Hogan 73 and Boros 143, Miller 142 amid cuts and fading veterans.
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Frostie Pounds 8-2 Softy Win
Gene Howard scattered four Montgomery Ward hits as Frostie pounds out an 8-2 softball win last night. Whitey Fitzferrells was starter and loser. An infield error and singles by Mike McClure and Sonny Ellis gave Frostie a 2-0 lead in the first. A walk to Art Wilson, doubles by Howard and Bob Wallace and Fred Deichman's single made it 4-0. Four walks and singles by Ellis and Wayne Arnold made it 8-0 in the sixth. Vernon Dutt's two run homer in the bottom of the seventh put M-Ward in the scoring column. Next week's schedule: Monday Frostie vs Vernois Tuesday Merchants vs Double Cola.
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Buckpasser Returns in Leonard Richards Stakes at Delaware Park
Buckpasser the 1965 two year old champion returns to stakes action in the Leonard Richards Stakes at Delaware Park with a $35,000 added purse. He has not raced since the Flamingo at Hialeah except for a sprint against older horses two weeks ago due to a quarter crack.
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Elks roll to third win as Suncrest bow to 6-1 defeat
In Khoury League play the Elks beat Suncrest 6-1. Suncrest had five hits and scored in the first inning. Jim Carkin led Elks with a triple and a fifth-inning homer while six Elks hitters contributed one hit each. In the nightcap, Bank of Illinois defused UCT 11-6 as Randy Odle pitched a full game with nine strikeouts. UCT drops to 2-3, Bank also 2-3, with Peerless facing Security Bank at 8:00 tonight.
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Friday's Fights Highlight International Ring Action
In Melbourne Lionel Rose defeated Flash Dum Dum on points after 12 rounds. In Barcelona Ben Ali outpointed Tommaso Galli over 15 rounds. In Rome Domenico Tiberia outpointed James Shelton in an 8 round bout.
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Giants defeat Dodgers as Lemay leads ninth win
Randy Lemay pitched the Elks Giants to their fifth straight win, edging the slumping Dodgers 8-4. Lemay struck out nine, allowed seven hits, and teammates Steve Lemay Gary Pastori Randy Lemay Rick Mcsmahan Charles Neal Denny Cline and Bob Morrison each had one hit. The Giants built a 2-0 lead and never trailed. Vance Aikman and Ricky Adams each had two hits. Jeff Howrey Dave Starman and David Farley added one safety.
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Homers, 5 R Robinsons' Homers Rip Bosox 5 3
Baltimore's Brooks Robinson hits a three run homer and Frank Robinson adds another as Steve Barber wins his sixth. In other AL games Don Demeter and Carl Yastrzemski homer for Boston. Mel Stottlemyre and Bobby Richardson pace the Yankees past Detroit. Tommy John hurls six for Chicago over Minnesota.
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Phoenix Bout Ends in Points Victory for Austin
Charlie Austin of Phoenix outpointed Gomeo Brennan in a closely fought boxing match. The bout concluded after ten rounds at a Phoenix venue, with Austin earning the decision on all three judges' scorecards.
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