Frederick Girls win Mexican National Track Meet again
The Frederick Track Club won the Mexican National Women's Track Meet for the second year, scoring 70 points to 64 for the Texas Track Club in Mexico City amid high altitude and a rain-disrupted schedule. Kay Johnson led sprint and relay legs, Drave Waters set a high jump record, and Sally Ward posted top throws as Frederick claimed multiple records and earned an all-expenses-paid Guatemala trip invitation for coach Jack Griffin, who declined a Mexican Olympic coaching offer.
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Mexico City
Mexico
Spein Frederick Track and Field Club
Frederick
Texas Track Club
Texas Club
Drave Waters
Kay Johnson
Becky Alderman
Nancy Korrell
Christie Smallwood
Miss Smallwood
Mise
Miss Bowman
Miss Waters
Sally Ward
Miss Ward
Jack Griffin
Guatemala
Griffin
Alvarez
Wee
Dulles
Clay To Fight Henry Cooper In London May 21
Cassius Clay agreed to defend his heavyweight title in London on May 21 against Henry Cooper. He called Cooper the biggest challenge yet, said the deal pays 50 percent of the gate with over 280000 guaranteed and no return bout. If victorious, he may fight Europe again in six to eight weeks.
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Chicago
Cassius Clay
London
Britain
Henry Cooper
Cooper
Sonny Liston
Floyd Patterson
Clay
Ring Magazine
Edward W. Jacko
New York
Europe
Highbury
Germany
Karl Mildenberger
Toronto
George Chuvalo
Standings and upcoming games in four league group
New York leads 5 to 4 over Atlanta with 4-crest Pittsburgh 6 St Louis 5 Philadelphia 3 Cincinnati Los Angeles 5 Chicago 0 San Francisco 5 Houston 1. Today Atlanta Blasingame 0-0 faces Pittsburgh Law 1-0. Philadelphia Boozer 0-0 visits Cincinnati Jay 0-0. N Los Angeles Sutton 641 plays Houston Roberts 0-1. N. Only games scheduled.
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New York
Atlanta
Pittsburgh
St. Louis
Philadelphia
Cincinnati
Los Angeles
Chicago
San Francisco
Houston
Blasingame
Boozer
N. Cincinnati
Jay
Pitburgh
Law
N. Los Angeles
Sutton
Roberts
Allen Helps Phils End Nuxhall Jinx
Philadelphia edged Cincinnati 3 1 to end Reds left hander Joe Nuxhalls eight year streak at Connie Mack Stadium. Rich Allen hit a two run homer in the first and scored again in the fourth after walking and moving on a sacrifice then Ueckers single. Don Pavletich doubled twice to drive in Pete Rose for Cincinnati.
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Philadelphia
Rich Allen
Cincinnati
Reds
Joe Nuxhall
Phillies
Nuxhall
Phil
Connie Mack Stadium
Allen
Cookie Rojas
Bob Uecker
Don Pavletich
Pete Rose
Phila
Nuxnall
Novtebart
Pavletich
Uecker
W—Short
L—Nuxhall
al Jen
Jay Trump Wins Steeplechase Race
In Monkton Maryland AP Jay Trump a six length winner of the three mile My Lady's Manor steeplechase with Tommy Smith aboard the gelding. El Moro led most of the race until the 14th jump and finished second Mountain Dew was third.
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Monkton, Md
Dog Trump
Tommy Smith
Maryland
Smith
My Lady’s Manor
el Moro
Jay Trump
Mountain Dew
Palmer Brewer Tie In Desert Inn Golf Classic Playoff
Arnold Palmer and Gay Brewer Jr tied for the lead after 72 holes at the Tournament of Champions in Las Vegas. Palmer birdied late to force a playoff with Brewer for the $20,000 top prize after Brewer held a five stroke edge into the final round. Casper, Nicklaus, and Jacobs trailed. Sea Master and Ball, Guy among top finishers as 18 hole playoff determined final positions.
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Las Vegas
Nev
Arnold Palmer
Gay Brewer Jr
Palmer
Brewer
Desert Inn Country Club
Orioles Rally Past Yankees 5-3 Behind Blefary Hit
Baltimore capitalized on New York errors and muffed force plays to edge the Yankees 5-4 in eight innings. Dick Hall earned the win after six seventh-inning relief, while Pedro Ramos took the loss. Blair homered for Baltimore and Johnson, Murcer, and Boyer contributed for New York in a seesaw game.
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Baltimore
Baltimore Orioles
New York
Yankees
Dave Johnson
Orioles
Charley Lau
Curt Blefary
Horace Clarke
Clarke
Blefary
Paul Blair
Dick Hall
Steve Barber
Richardson
Tom Tresh
Stu Miller
Pedro Ramos
Whitey Ford
Rickson
Repoz
Clinton
Obarber
Murcer
Ford
Barber
D Johnson
Etchebarren
Tresh
Blair
Sb-Richardson
Bletary
Robinson
Lau Iphrer
Eo Ford
Ramos
Waza Dhall
Miller
Pinch Grand Slam Powers Nats Past Tigers in Detroit
Bob Chance hit a pinch hit grand slam in a seven run sixth inning to lift Washington to a 6 run win over Detroit snapping the Tigers five game streak. Ken McMullen also homered and Al Kaline homered for Detroit. Marking McCormick and Aguirre pitched, with Washington scoring in two innings and Detroit producing four runs in two frames.
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Bob Chance
Washington
Detroi
Tigers
Ken McMullen
Chance
Julio Navarro
Hank Aguirre
Aguirre
John Orsino
Bob Laverine
Ken Hahn
al Kaline
Streaking Giants Top Astros For Fifth Win In Six Games
SAN FRANCISCO AP Pitcher Bob Bolin singled in the tie breaking run in the seventh inning as the San Francisco Giants beat the Houston Astros 3 to 1 for their fifth win in six games Bolin improved to 2 0 with relief from Henry and Linzy after walking Rusty Staub in the ninth Jim Davenport hit an eighth inning homer driving in the go ahead run Willie Mays doubled and Willie McCovey singled in the first inning as Latman gave up the early score Astros tied the game on an unearned run in the fourth Bolin allowed six hits and a homer by Davenport in a four hit shutout the Astros failed to score after Bolin left the game in the ninth with one out in the inning
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Pop
Houston
Astros
John Bateman
San Francisco
Bob Bolin
Candlestick Park
Bateman
San Francisco Giants
Houston Astros
Bolin
Tom Haller
Tito Fuentes
Bill Henry
Church Harrison
Frank Linzy
Bob Aspromonte
Chicago
Giants
Latman
Willie Mays
Willie McCovey
Joe Morgan
Jim’s
Hart
Aspromonte
San Fran
Raymond
Henry
Linzy
Haller
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Davenport
Lakers Win Overtime Thriller Over Celtics For Series Lead
The Los Angeles Lakers defeated the Boston Celtics 133-129 in overtime to take a 1-0 lead in the NBA Championship series. Jerry West scored 41 points and Elgin Baylor 35 as LA erased a 16 point first half deficit at Boston Garden before 13,909 fans. Sam Jones led Boston with 23 points as the teams were tied late in regulation before overtime.
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Boston
Los Angeles
Jerry West
Lakers
Boston Celtics
National Basketball Association
West
Elgin Baylor
Celtics
Boston Garden
Baylor
Bill Russell
Sam Jones
Chisox Deal Athletics 5th Straight Loss
Chicago White Sox beat winless Kansas City 5-0 in rain delayed opener. John Buzhardt pitched a three hitter, walking one, while Floyd Robinson drove in a run and homered. Second game postponed by rain.
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Chicago
John Buzhardt
Chicago White Sox
Kansas City
Buzhardt
Ken Harrelson
Athletics
Wayne Cause
Yancey Captures Azalea Open In Wilmington Victory
Bert Yancey of Philadelphia won the Azalea Open by one stroke over Bob Johnson in Wilmington North Carolina. Yancey finished four under par 68 at No 12 to total 278 ten under par for top prize of 3200 dollars in a 22800 dollar event. Johnson age 26 marked his birthday with a double bogey on the ninth but still posted 67 for 2100 dollars. Dave Marad of Wollaston Massachusetts finished third with 281 after a closing 69.
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Yancey
Wilmington
Bert Yancey
Philadelphia
Bob Johnson
Johnson
Dave Marad
Wolllaston
Mass
Mets Rally Past Braves For First .500 Season
The Mets rallyed from behind to beat Atlanta 5-4 as Billy O'Dell walked Ron Swoboda with the bases loaded in the ninth. Ken Boyer drove in two with his third double, tying the game in the eighth. Atlanta led 4-2 before New York's late uprising snapped the club's first over-.500 mark in five seasons.
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NEW York
Billy O'Dell
Ron Swoboda
Atlanta
Mets
Swoboda
Bill Murphy
Lee Thomas
Larry Bearworth
O’dell
Ed Bressoud
al Luplow
Ken Boyer
Ron Hunt
Johnny Lewis
Boyer
Braves
Felipe Alou
Hark Aaron
Gordon Richardson
Thomas
Cloninger
Olivo
Niekro
Torre
Selma
Richardson
Sutherland
McGraw
Bearnarth
Coleman
Dodgers blank Cubs as Koufax shines in six
Los Angeles pitcher Sandy Koufax threw six shutout innings and Lou Johnson hit a three run homer as the Dodgers defeated Chicago 5 to 0. Koufax allowed five hits and walked one while fanning six in his first victory of the year.
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LOS Angeles
Lou Johnson
Sandy Koufax
Los Angeles Dodgers
Chicago
Koufax
Bob Miller
Holtzman
Hands
Abernathy
Hundrey
Miller
Roseboro
W—Koufax
L. Jackson
Johnson
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