Morris Wins Close Three Car Feature at West Liberty
West Liberty driver Mel Morris captured the feature after a tight three car duel with Mark Mosier of Washington and Bob Ensminger of Burlington. Howard Schmelzer, Walt Tomasson, and Tom Stewart were hospitalized for injuries from the race weekend. Tomasson suffered a broken cheekbone and possible neck injuries in a backstretch rollover, while Schmelzer had a back scratch when his car hit the railing. Over 40 cars competed before a capacity crowd with Mosier posting the fastest time of 26.07.
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Dodgers Become Sunday Leaders Behind Roseboro Hit
Dodgers take first place as Roseboro drives offense in a key win. Schedule shows Dodgers at Atlanta and Giants at Cincinnati with night games and a slate of Tuesday affairs including Mets at Pittsburgh and Houston at Chicago among others. Detroit tops Cleveland, New York tops Boston, and the second Detroit-Washington game goes ten innings with Cleveland at Boston and Minnesota at Kansas City on tap.
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Dodgers Crush Astros 14-3 Lead NL. Roseboro Sparks Big Day
Los Angeles routs Houston 14-3 as Roseboro collects three hits and three runs amid a 20-hit Dodgers attack. He credits batting practice for timing while his season average climbs to .910. In other NL games, Cincinnati's Deron Johnson drives in four, Roberto Clemente plates five for Pittsburgh, and Gaylord Perry earns his 17th win as San Francisco tops Chicago.
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Dressen Hospitalized Again As Tigers Struggle
Detroit manager Charlie Dressen was admitted Sunday with a probable acute kidney infection, raising doubts about a return to the bench. At 67, Dressen has already suffered a second heart attack in 14 months and officials offered no comment on his future status.
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Clay Talks With Muhammad After Return From England
Cassius Clay returns to Chicago for a conference with Elijah Muhammad after defeating Brian London in London to improve his financial and managerial plans. He notes plans to visit Elijah Muhammad and hints at a change in management with Herbert Muhammad taking over, while evaluating past sponsorship terms and future bets.
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Horton Breaks Slump Joins Top Ten in AL Batting
Willie Horton rebounds from a hitting skid with two home runs and six hits in a doubleheader split for Detroit against Boston. He lifts his batting average to .286 and stands ninth in the American League with 67 RBIs and 17 homers helped by a late two-run double in the opener. Other AL games feature Washington over Baltimore, Chicago over California in 10 innings, Cleveland sweeping New York, and Minnesota-Kansas City split.
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Whitworth Captures 24th Golf Victory at Lady Carling Open
Kathy Whitworth from Monahans Texas won the $15,000 Lady Carling Open at Pleasant Valley course with a four under par 70 to finish 54 holes at 237, edging Carat Mann by one stroke for her 24th tour title.
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Braves’ Cloninger Tosses Five-Hit 30-Size Shutout
Major League baseball round up notes Tony Cloninger of the Braves pitched a five-hit scoreless game against the Phillies. Willie Horton of the Tigers powered a doubleheader split with Boston, slamming two homers, six hits and six RBIs in the pair of games.
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