Angry NL Bats Explode With Hits By ED SCHUYLER JR
In the National League on Wednesday hitters dominated as five teams combined for 93 hits and 84 runs over six games. Chicago Cubs beat Atlanta 5-4 and 13-5, San Francisco Giants routed New York Mets 13-3, Pittsburgh crushed Cincinnati 19-1 with May Alou, Gene Alley, Mota, Mazeroski and Clemente collecting multiple hits, while St Louis edged Philadelphia 4-3 and Houston defeated Los Angeles 6-1. Willie Mays homered for the Giants in the fifth, Donn Clendenon drove in five for Pittsburgh, and Ernie Banks led the Cubs with a homer and key hits. A bomb scare at the Mets-Giants game caused a short delay but play resumed with no threat found.
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Baseball Standings and Results From Wednesday and Friday
National League leaders St Louis and San Francisco hold strong records with St Louis at 81 46 and San Francisco at 66 58. Wednesday games featured San Francisco beating New York 13 3 and Pittsburgh routing Cincinnati 13 1. The mixed results leave Pittsburgh at 61 65 and Houston at 59 69. Friday schedule includes New York at Cincinnati and Philadelphia at Atlanta. American League teams remain close with Detroit 64 4 and Baltimore 7 3 52, while New York 59 62 and Minnesota 58 66 chase. Wednesday night results include New York 2 Minnesota 1 and Cleveland 8 Boston 2.
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Williams Power Leads Cubs Sweep of Braves in DH
Billy Williams drove in nine runs in two games for the Cubs as they swept a doubleheader from Atlanta 54 and 13-5. He hit a hand homer a double three singles and a sacrifice fly in the second game. Al Downing of the Yankees limited Minnesota to three hits in 81 3 innings for a 2-1 win.
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Downing Seeks Mayo Clinic Help After Twins Start
AL Downing of the Yankees, after guiding Minnesota’s Twins to a 2-1 win, heads back to Mayo Clinic for testing on a troubling arm condition. The left-hander, sidelined by chronic arm trouble since spring, pushed his record to two victories as he battles a mysterious inclination affecting his pitching.
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Des Moines Votes For Franchise In 3-A Baseball
Des Moines chamber group votes to pursue a triple-A baseball franchise for next season. Plan includes Lee Taylor Stadium renovation and selling $100,000 in tickets. realignment circuit would include Omaha, Denver, Indianapolis, Oklahoma City and Tulsa.
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Top Pros Concentrate on Golf at Philly Classic
Defending champ Dan Sikes Jack Nicklaus Julius Boros and other top pros focus on golf as 156 players begin the 72 hole Philadelphia Golf Classic at Whitemarsh Valley. Rookie Bob Murphy of Brooklyn led pro am with 68, while Sikes pursues his second straight 100000 plus tour after a 1967 win.
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Keala O'Sullivan Leads U S 3-Meter Trials Dive
Keala O'Sullivan, 17, Honolulu, Hawaii, performs a reverse dive off the three meter board during the U S Olympic women's 3 meter diving trials. O'Sullivan totals 447.90 points to establish a strong showing and advance in the competition.
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Hawaii teen Keala O Sull ivan leads U S team in 3 meter springboard trials at Long Beach with 447.90 points to secure first. Micki King places second with 405.06. Sue Gossick of Tarzana earns a berth despite a back ailment after a tense evening session. UCLA coach Jerie Adair scores 497.92 as an alternative.
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Carlisle Favored For Yonkers Win
Carlisle with Billy Haughton in the sulky is the 8-5 favorite to win Yonkers United Nations Trot at 1⅛ miles. The 5-year-old stallion seeks to sweep Yonkers Raceway’s $100,000 International series after taking the Gotham Trot last week. Flamboyant joins as an entry. other USA, Canadian, and international contenders include Earl Laird, Sir Faffee, Grandpa Jim, Fresh Yankee, Governor Armbro, Seigneur of France, and Big Lama of Sweden.
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Invasion of Czechoslovakia worries Olympic organizers
Mexico City organizers face new political risk as the Soviet invasion spurs possible boycotts. Sweden Norway and Denmark halt European events with Soviet or East German athletes, while IOC president Avery Brundage says no rule bars Russia and expects no moves to exclude the USSR.
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Monte Irvin named Negro executive in baseball
Ist Negro Executive New York AP Former New York Giants outfielder Monte Irvin was named assistant director of pro motion and public relations for baseball, becoming the first Negro executive in professional baseball hierarchy.
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