Schofield Delivers Late homer to Lift Cards Over Braves
Dick Schofield homered leading off the 12th inning to spark St. Louis past Atlanta 3-1 and widen the NL lead to four games. The reserve infielder, 17th career homer, added 10 hits in 31 at bats for a .323 season average. Joe Hoerner earned the win in relief.
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Ambridge Hi again seeks football coach after bid fails
Ambridge High School again seeks a head football coach after the board opened the job for applications. Former candidate Rip Scherer reportedly never signed a contract and did not report to sign another, prompting renewed search and potential promotion of Aliquippa assistant Frank Morocco.
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Brownsville
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Plainfield
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Dick DeVenzio
Rip Jr
River High
New Jersey
Koszela tosses three hitter in 8th Ward win
Koszela struck out 12 over a three hitter guiding 8th Ward to a 6 2 victory against 2nd. Joe Koscinski had a double and a single, Mike Keyes added a two bagger. 8th Ward scored all six runs in the fourth. 2nd pushed two in the fifth. Curtis signs with Red Sox after draft pick choice.
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Mike Keyes
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Boston
UPI
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Red Sox
Cleveland Indians
Clemson University
Bert Yancey Leads U S Open Round With Three Under Par
Albert Bert Yancey shot 67 at Oak Hill to take a two stroke lead over Lee Trevino and Charles Coody amid rainy, damp conditions. Byron Nelson provided on course guidance, praised for helping Yancey escape rough and roll putts close to the hole.
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ABC
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Gardner Dickinson
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Australia
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Sammy Snead
Doug Sanders
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Pitt runner Richey lowers 1500m school mark in NCAA prelims
Jerry Richey of Pittsburgh smashed his own school record with a 3 49.5 for 1500 meters in NCAA championships qualifying at California. The day also saw Leon Wagner traded from Cleveland to Chicago for Russ Snyder amid a .184 average.
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Pittsburgh
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University of Pittsburgh
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Cleveland
Leon Wagner
Cleveland Indians
Chicago White Sox
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Shofner Retires From Giants After 33 Seasons
Del Shofner, 33-year veteran split end, has announced his retirement from football with the New York Giants. The linebacker wide receiver career spans years of play in both leagues, ending a notable era for Giants fans.
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Tigers stretch AL lead as McLain wins again
Denny McLain earned his 10th victory and Detroit swept a four game set with Minnesota 3-1 to widen the AL pennant gap to five games over idle Baltimore and six over Cleveland. Salomon Salmon misplayed a liner, injuring himself and sidelining for a few days as Cleveland fell to Oakland 1-0 in 11 innings.
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Trojans remain unbeaten in College World Series
Southern California moved to 2 0 in the 1968 College World Series after a 7 6 win over St John s of New York They hold the only undefeated record and face North Carolina State at 8 p m CDT tonight St John s meets Southern Illinois at 5 30 p m for survival NC State edged Texas 6 5 and Southern Illinois beat Oklahoma State 7 1 earlier to stay alive in the double elimination tourney
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