White Sox Blank Yanks Great Catches And Flying Fists Mark Scramble
In the pennant chase Al Luplow made a spectacular diving catch to preserve Cleveland’s 6-4 win over Boston. Vic Power threw a punch, was ejected, as the Twins beat Detroit 10-6 to close in on first. The White Sox shut out the Yankees 6-0 behind Ray Herbert’s five-hitter, moving within eight percentage points of the leaders. Washington, Kansas City, Philadelphia, and Boston also posted wins. notable homers came from King, Zimmer, and Landrith among others.
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Associated Press Sports
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Vic Power
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Dick Williams
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Phil Regan
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New York
Chicago White Sox
Yankees
Ray Herbert
White Sox
Washington
Jim King
Don Zimmer
Hobie Landnith
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Pittsburgh
Red Sox
Johnny Pesky
Williams
Joe Paparella
Lu Clinton
Jimmy Hall
Harmon Killebrew
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Zoilo Versalles
Jim Perry
Terry Fox
Jim Bouton
Herbert
King
Zimmer
Ed Brinkman
Landrith
Norm Siebern
A's
Bennie Daniels
Dave Wickersham
Khewry League games halted by rain in two junior matches
In the Junior Division, Western Auto and Register-News tied 2-2 in the bottom of the sixth before rain stopped play. Stan Fowler started for Register-News, with Larry Shields relieving. Western Auto’s Bill Cox was opposed by Fowler, then Lowell Lloyd came on to pitch for Western Auto. Lloyd and Shields each struck out seven. Johnny Cox had a single and a triple driving in a run and scoring once, with Marlow and Fowler also adding hits. Western Auto tallied two unearned runs early, while Ed Skelton, Mike Best, George Kite, Cox, and Lloyd added one single each. In the other game, First National’s Steve Chapman shut out UCT 3-0, going the five and a half innings with ten strikeouts. George Floyd fanned six in defeat. Larry Woods led First National with three singles and two runs. Oren Peterson and Clarence Mays added hits. Bob Wright, Danny Hester, and Steve Coward had UCT’s only hits. Today’s schedule feature First National vs Security Bank.
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Stan Fowler
Larry Shields
Bill Cox
Fowler
Lowell Lloyd
Lloyd
Shields
Johnny Cox
Ronnie Marlow
Western
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Mike Best
George Kite
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First National
Steve Chapman
UCT
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Chapman
George Floyd
Larry Woods
Oren Peterson
Clarence Mays
Bob Wright
Danny Hester
Steve Coward
Security Bank
Security Bank Pirates
Mt. Vernon Tire Cardinals
Jerry Seibert
Pirates
Greg Webb
Cardinals
Seibert
Nate Hawthorne
Mark Hassakis
Jim Miller
Power, Regan In Heated Fistfight Spark In Twins Win
Vic Power and Detroit pitcher Phil Regan exchanged words and a brief scuffle at first base in the fifth inning as the Minnesota Twins defeated the Tigers 10-6 to complete a three game series sweep. Power was ejected for being the aggressor after a tense confrontation near the plate.
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Minnesota Twins
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Regain
Ed Hurley
Unknowns Shine In Cleveland Open First Round
Two debut upper-bracket players Bill Eggers and Clyde Moon Mullins spark early excitement at the Cleveland Open with strong rounds. Eggers 66 ties Gary Player and Bo Wininger atop a 50-player field for $22,000 first prize, while Mullins fires 67 alongside Dylan Hill and Lionel Hebert in a tight battle.
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Moon) Mullins
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Oklahoma City
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Mullins
Marines
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Slim
Jackson
Mich
Lionel Hebert
Lafayette
Shrine Club Senators edge Moose Lodge Indians 4 to 2
Mickey McDonald earned the win with 8 strikeouts in a complete effort for the Senators. Marc Smith took the loss, fanning 5. Eddie James, John Dorothy, and Raymond Tucker went 2-for-3. McDonald allowed 3 hits including a homer by Eddie Lively.
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Moose Lodge Indians
Mickey McDonald
Senators
Marc Smith
John Dorothy
Raymond Tucker
Eddie James
Senator
McDonald
Eddie Lively
John Lee
Ronnie Young
Midwest League scores and postponements report
Quincy at Wisconsin Rapids and Decatur at Fox Cities were postponed due to unspecified reasons. Clinton tied Burlington 2 to 2, Waterloo beat Dubuque 9 to 4, and Quad Cities defeated Cedar Rapids 3 to 1.
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Thursday's Results and Upcoming MLB Schedule
The Phillies 13 beat the Pirates 4 in the only game played. Upcoming games include Chicago at Philadelphia New York at Pittsburgh St. Louis at Houston Milwaukee at Los Angeles Cincinnati at San Francisco. Saturday's slate features Cincinnati at San Francisco New York at Pittsburgh Cleveland at Boston Chicago at New York Minnesota at Washington Washington at Kansas City.
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Washington
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Rival MLB Matchups Set Across Major Leagues
Cleveland visits Chicago while Los Angeles travels to Detroit. Kansas City hosts Baltimore and Boston plays New York. Minnesota faces Washington with extra game notes pending.
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Marion Angler Sets Illinois Bluegill Record
Ernest Rip Sullivan of Marion catches a bluegill 1146 inches long and weighing 2 pounds 10 ounces, surpassing the previous Illinois record. The fish, taken northeast of Marion from a strip mine with live worm bait, faces long odds of a larger native Illinois catch given the shorter growing season.
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Marion
Ilinois
Sullivan
Dave Kirk Earns Southeast Missouri Scholarship
David Kirk son of Mr and Mrs Charles Kirk of Carmi has won a basketball scholarship from Southeast Missouri State College at Cape Girardeau Missouri He is 6 ft 3 in 185 pounds and will be a junior after two years at Mt Vernon Community College He averaged 13 points 18 rebounds and 49 field goal percentage as a freshman and 25 points 18 rebounds with 475 field goal as a sophomore He will play guard and forward at Cape and is grandson of Mr and Mrs Roy Kirk of Mt Vernon He is the second Mt Vernon Warrior to receive a major college scholarship following Lee Yearwood who played varsity at Baylor University.
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Charles Kirk
Carmi
Southeast Missouri State College
Cape Girardeau
Missouri
Kirk
Carmi Bulldogs
Mt. Vernon
Roy Kirk
Softball Games Postponed At City Park By Rain
Softball action was postponed last night at the city park due to rain. The games will be played at a later date with Tonight's schedule listing Fros tie against City Employes and Machinists versus Montgomery Ward.
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Frostie
City
Montgomery-Ward
Braves Struggle After Trading Adcock and Bruton
Braves need a right handed batter with power and a center fielder who can hit. Milwaukee traded Joe Adcock and Billy Bruton, leaving the club with gaps in power and defense. Ty Cline fills a defensive role, but questions linger about front office choices, including sending Adcock to Cleveland for Frank Funk and Don Dillard.
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Detroit
Ty Cline
Cleveland
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Don Dillard
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Juan Pizarro
Bob Buhl
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Ken McKenzie
Ron Nottbart
Jack Curtis
Carlton Willey
Lew Burdette
Billy ‘Bruton
Human Bomb to Light Fuse at Jefferson County Speedway
Gene Beene, known as The Human Bomb, will perform this Saturday night at the Jefferson County Speedway. He claims to seal himself in a dynamite-filled casket and ignite the fuses before the next act.
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Gene Beene
Jefferson County Speedway
Beene
Redbirds Sign Second Baseman Apicella
New York AP reports Jim Apicella a second baseman who just graduated from Long Island University signed a modest bonus contract with the St. Louis Cardinals. Scout Benny Borgmann says Apicella will report next week to Brunswick Georgia in the Georgia Florida League.
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Long Island University
St. Louis Cardinals
Benny Borgmann
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Brunswick
Eddie Cotton Wins in Glasgow Bout Over Caldemwood
Eddie Cotton from Seattle defeated Chic Caldemwood in Glasgow Scotland by outpoint. Caldemwood from Scotland weighed 173 pounds, Cotton 17012 indicates weight class or error.
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Scotland
Eddie Cotton
Seattle
Chic Caldemwood
Culp earns 10th win as Phillies rout Pirates 13 4
Ray Culp the Phillies rookie right-hander with a $100 000 bonus earned his 10th win as Philadelphia hammered Pittsburgh 13 4. Culp allowed two hits in six innings but yielded two runs in the seventh. Johnny Callison led Philadelphia with a cycle including a triple and three run homer.
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Associated Press
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White Sox
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Boston
Minnesota
Detroit
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Larry Jansen
New York Giants
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Gene Mauch
Johnny Callison
Tiple
Just Trying Too Hard It’s A Rough Season For Mays
Willie Mays trails his 1962 pace at midyear as pressure to justify a $100,000 salary weighs on him. Despite praise from Al Dark, a San Francisco writer notes Vada Pinson leads in All Star consideration and Mays may yet win the NL center field start.
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NEW York
Willie Mays
Willie
Harri
Giants
Mays
Cincinnati
San Francisco
al Dark
Harry Jupiter
Dark
Vada Pinson
Golf League At MTV Homestead Opens July 1
Mt. Vernon announces a new golf league at the Homestead public course starting July 1. Teams may enter or compete by contacting Judd Bailey at 242-3023 or calling the Homestead course.
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Mt. Vernon
Homestead
Judd Bailey
Bob Gibson To Face Houston In Weekend Series
The first place St Louis Cardinals travel to Houston to begin a weekend series with the Colts who halted a 10 game skid. Manager Johnny Keane says they cannot overlook any opponent. Bob Gibson, 6-3, is set to try to keep Houston winless against St Louis in five meetings. Dick Drott, 2-5, starts for Houston.
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Tex
St. Louis Cardinals
Colts
Lew Burdette
Johnny Keane
Bob Gibson
Cardinals
Gibson
Dick Drott
Olsen and Phillips Reach Illinois State Amateur Final
Salley Olsen of Rockford defeated defending champion Lois Drarke of La Grange 1 up on the 119th green to reach the final at Freeport. Doris Phillips of Belleville won 3 and 2 over Rae Ann Wiegert of Rockford to join Olsen for the title match in the 36 hole affair.
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Freeport
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Miss Phillips
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Rockford
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