Liquori Wins Mile as Ryan Quits in AAU Meet
World champion miler Jim Ryan dropped to last place and quit the mile at the AAU meet as Marty Liquori won in 3 59.3. Evans set an AAU 440 record, Carlos cut 0.2 in the 220, and other records fell including Cole in discus. Ryan explained he quit due to emotional upset and planned to think about his future.
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Major League Stars Pitching Shine in Doubleheader Opener
Rookie Lowell Palmer of the Phillies threw six no hit innings and a three hitter for a 2-0 win over Montreal in the opener of a doubleheader. Tony Oliva of the Twins had three singles and an RBI in the first game a 7-2 loss, then hit five more times in the nightcap including two homers and five RBIs as Minnesota routed Kansas City 12-2.
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Musial's record falls as Williams breaks NL ironman mark
Billy Williams of the Cubs eclipsed Stan Musial with a record 895 consecutive games, helping Chicago sweep the Cardinals 3-1 and 12-1 to tighten the NL East lead. Williams lit up the doubleheader with two triples, a double and a single, while Ferguson Jenkins and Randy Hundley fueled the wins. The Cubs moved eight games ahead of New York, and St Louis slipped 14 back as the Mets beat Pittsburgh 7-3. Williams celebrated with between games ceremonies before 41,060 at Wrigley Field.
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Tiger title hopes dimming
The Detroit Tigers lost three of four to the Baltimore Orioles as their AL East lead shrank to 13 1/2 games. Frank Robinson delivered a ninth inning pinch hit single in the finale, while Detroit also dropped a doubleheader opener. Oakland widened its West lead with a 3-2 6-5 sweep of the White Sox helped by Reggie Jackson’s 29th homer. Footnotes note Washington and Cleveland wins. Yankees and Seattle losses rounded out the day’s action.
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West Wins All America Game Without O J Simpson
In Atlanta the West defeated the East 14 to 10 at the Coaches All-America football game with a small crowd of 17 008 and scorching The West benefited from MVP Paul Gipson of Houston who returned a 74 yard kickoff for a record and scored a fourth quarter TD running back Bob Campbell of Penn State also contributed with a rushing score Buster O Brien led East as passing standout while Marty Domres and Bobby Douglass had varied days in the air
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Napoles Retains World Welterweight Crown in Mexico City
Jose Angel Napoles of Mexico City, 145 pounds, stopped Curtis Cokes of Dallas, 14644, in ten rounds to keep the world welterweight title. In Iran and Spain, Jose Manuel Ybar, 197, defeated Macan Keita, 192, in six rounds.
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