National American Legion baseball regional in Maryland
Teams from five states and the District of Columbia begin six day double elimination regional in College Park Maryland. Opening round matches Brooklawn Post 72 versus Delaware’s Lawrence Roberts Post and Gas Light Post 44 against Ford Mullins Post 94 with Key Post 11 meeting a New York team. Winners advance to the Hastings Nebraska national finals starting August 26.
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College Park
Francis Scott Key
Frederick
Sunday County Baseball Highlights in Tri Co League
Yellow Springs assembled a six run fifth to beat Creagerstown 11 2 with Ray Stone homering and driving in four. Linton earned the win while Bill Hammond took the loss. Germantown edged Doubs 12 9 as the Ricketts brothers doubled twice each. Middletown beat Lovettsville 6 1 to secure playoff footing. Walkersville topped Buckeystown 8 2 behind Ken Eaves three hitter and 16 strikeouts. Bolivar snapped Broad Run 8 5 with four run eighth inning rally. Ijamsville topped New Market 6 2 in the Maryland State League final game for both teams.
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Yellow Springs
Springers
Creagerstown
Germantown
Ray Stone
Lenny Hammond
Mike Fyock
Guy Stull
Ken Linton
Bill Hammond
Linton
Hammond
Duncan Linton
Brunner
Doubs
Bill Coppenhaugen
Charley Pugh
Pugh
Ricketts Brothers
Earl
Bob
Clark Summers
Summers
Beachley
Kolp
Carey
Coppenhaugen
Ricketts
Middletown
Lovettsville
McCurdy Field
Charley Shafer
Don Gletner
Pete Cooper
Gletner
Lovellsville
Cooper
George Shafer
Pearl
Walkersville
Ken Eaves
Buckeystown
Eaves
Sjamsville
Ijamsville
New Market
Pud Zimmerman
Thurmont
Zimmerman
Creagertownsville
Buckeystown V. Springs
Neel
Stone
Ramsburg
Rger If
Linton Cf
Duncan
Carey Sf
Linton If
Keely
Ostull
Fouche
Whitmore
Ofree
Stun
H’mond
Ntine
Kelly
Yooo Staley
Fraley
Wisner
Barthlow Cf
Linton P Carey
Gilbert
Lare
Crum c
Springs
U.S
Seagerstown
Buble
Rapp Kelly
Stup
SB — Ham
Bilbert
Walkmond
Linton Hammond
Sville
Rapp
Staley
Doble
Crum
Rams
Walkers
Burg
Bolivar
Ranneberger
Broad Run
Wisner Eaves
Keller
McAlister
Huffer
Gilroy
Sheffer
Koogte
Reeder
Saga
Bathlow
U — Lake
Gilroy E
Moser
Ketts
Germantown Doves
Willard
eShipe
Axline
C. Keller
Rhinecker
Gi Huffer
Kogle
HuffRicketts
Hufferfer
Gilray
Cip
Bo Huffer
Warfield
Davis
Till
Wamsville New Market
Wagner
McDonough
Miller Ss
Burgee
Germastown
POA Coleman
Delauter
Boubs
Rick
I Crone
Harper
Seidling
Ace Coppenhewer
Kolb
Ae E. Ljamsville
Coppenhaver
Watkins
Poaljamsville
Coleman
Tryryar Martz
Young
Carpenter
Chaney
Milter
S — Seidling
I Zimmerman
Neel Geisbert
I Zimmreman
United States sweeps medals in world archery tournament
The United States won all four gold medals at the World Archery Championships at Bislet Stadium. Joe Thornton 42 from Tulsa won the men’s individual and led a gold winning men’s team with Clayton Sherman and William Bednar. Nancy Vanderheide 23 of Cincinnati won the women’s individual and teamed with Grace Frye and Victoria Cook for the women’s team title. Sherman and Vanderheide set world records in the individual events. England and Finland trailed in team standings.
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Oslo
United States
Bislet Stadium
Joe Thornton
Tulsa
Okla
Nancy Vanderheide
Cincinnati
Thornton
Clayton Sherman
Madison
Wis
William Bednar
Hartville
Ohio
Miss Vanderheide
Grace R. Frye
Toledo
Victoria Cook
Minneapolis
James Caspers
Yaurie Fowler
England
Carole Meinhart
Sherman
Jorma Sandelin
Finland
Bednar
U.S
Begnum. i
Miss Frye
Miss Cook
Gentile's 11th inning wild throw seals wild win for Orioles
Orioles rally to beat Red Sox 6 to 5 as Arnold Earley errant bunt throw allows two runs in the 11th. Steve Barber tosses 11 strikeouts over 11 innings amid 11 walks while Jim Gentile belts his 35th homer. Boston led 5-4 in top of 11th before the miscue.
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Baltimore
Arnold Earley
Baltimore Orioles
Boston Red Sox
Earl Robinson
Marv Breeding
Mike Fornieles
Boston
Earley
Russ Snyder
Frank Malzone
Robinson
Breeding
Red Sox
Steve Barber
Bill Monbouquette
Triandos
Monbouquette
Jim Gentile
Fornieles
Pagliaroni
Nixon
Barber
Foiles
W—Barber
L — Fornieles
Gentile
Dodgers Rout Cardinals 8-0 for sixth straight win
Los Angeles Dodgers extend their lead to 2 1/2 games after an 8-0 victory over St. Louis. Stan Williams allowed eight hits for the win, with Johnny Roseboro driving in three runs on a seventh inning double. Duke Snider added a run scoring double and a triple as LA piled on early.
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Charles Maher
Associated Press
LOS Angeles
Los Angeles Dodgers
St. Louis Cardinals
Stan Williams
Dodgers
Cincinnati Reds
San Francisco
Johnny Roseboro
Duke Snider
Williams
Bob Gibson
Bob Lillis
Bob Miller
Craig Anderson
Julien Javier
St. Louis
Gibson
Miller
Anderson
Cicotte
Sawatski
Roseboro
W—Williams
L—Gibson
Post Drives Reds To 8-1 Win Over Giants
Wally Post drove in four as the Cincinnati Reds defeated San Francisco 8-1 and ended the Giants five game win streak. Ken Johnson earned the win with relief help from Bill Henry in the seventh, while Mike McCormick took the loss after allowing four Cincinnati runs in the seventh. Pinson hit his 13th homer, Freese and Post added key hits, and Cincinnati pulled away with a three-run ninth.
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SAN Francisco
Wally Post
Cincinnati Reds
Ken Johnson
Bill Henry
Mike McCormick
Cincinnati
Reds
Vada Pinson
Giants
McCormick
Ernie Bowman
Gene Freese
Post
Jerry Zimmerman
Johnson
Sam Jones
Jerry Lynch
Pinson
Ed Kasko
Frank Robinson
Freese
Matty Alou
Henry
Zimmerman
Edwards
Jones
Miller
Bailey
L—Mccormick
Local Boxscores Highlight Natl Football League Passes
Dave Baker of San Francisco and Jerry Norton of St. Louis each intercepted 10 passes last season, fueling standout defensive performances in the National Football League.
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Dave Baker
San Francisco
Jerry Norton
St. Louis
Maxwell Wins Insurance City Open In Sudden Death
Billy Maxwell 32 of Dallas Tex won the Insurance City Golf Tournament in Hartford after a sudden death playoff with Ted Kroll of Fort Lauderdale Fla. Maxwell sealed victory on the seventh extra hole after both birdied the second. First prize 4300, Campbell placed third with 272, Palmer and Plaver each 281. The windy day at Wethersfield CC saw Maxwell eagle on the second and five birdies to finish 271.
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Lou Black
Associated Press
Hartford, Conn
Billy Maxwell
Dallas
Tex
Insurance City
Ted Kroll
Fort Lauderdale
Fla
Texan
Maxwell
Kroll
Joe Campbell
Chattanooga
Tenn
Arnold Palmer
Gary Plaver
Campbell
Wethersfield Country Club
Aparicio Sparks Sox Past Athletics 9-3 in Sweep
Chicago White Sox rout Kansas City 9-3 behind Luis Aparicio who collected three hits four runs and two steals as Frank Baumann pitched a complete game. The Sox offense chased Norm Bass early scoring six runs on four walks and four hits. Deron Johnson drove in all KC runs with a homer and sacrifice fly.
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Chicago
Luis Aparicio
Chicago White Sox
Kansas City Athletics
Frank Baumann
Sox
Aparicio
Baumann
Norm Bass
Kansas City
Bass
Deron Johnson
Ditmar
Krausse
Fischer
Pignatano
Carreon
W—Baumann
Johnson
Twins rally to pummel Tigers 13-5 in extra big win
Bil Tuttle drives in six runs including a grand slam as Minnesota routs Detroit 13-5. Lenny Green and Earl Battey each have three hits as Camilo Pascual improves to 10-12 while Ron Kline takes the loss in his Tigers debut.
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Minneapolis ST. Paul
Bil Tuttle
Minnesota Twins
Detroit Tigers
Tigers
New York
Minnesota
Chico Fernandez
Bob Allison
Jim Lemon
Tuttle
Twins
Lenny Green
Earl Battey
Detroit
Camilo Pascual
Ray Moore
Moore
Battey
W—Pascual
L — Kline
Right Fielder Ties Mantle for Lead with .45 Home Run Pace
Roger Maris and Mickey Mantle each hit a homer as the New York Yankees split a doubleheader with the Washington Senators. Maris and Mantle both reached 45 homers, tying Babe Ruth's 1927 pace while New York moved 34 1/2 games ahead of Detroit after a 2-1 win in the nightcap following a 12-2 loss in the opener.
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Washington
Roger Maris
Mickey Mantle
New York Yankees
Washington Senators
Senators
Bombers
Bennie Daniels
Yankees
Detroit Tigers
Tigers
Minnesota Twins
Maris
Mantle
Daniels
Babe Ruth
Clete Boyer
Dave Sisler
Jim Coates
Coates
John Blanchard
Marty Kutyna
Mike Garcia
Sisler
Bud Daley
Chuck Hinton
Jim King
Bob Johnson
Elston Howard
Boyer
New York
Wash
Daley
Reniff
Clevenger
Downing
Howard
Green
W — Daniels
L Daley
Hinton
King
Burdette Leads Braves Past Cubs for Series Sweep
Lew Burdette earned his 14th win as Milwaukee defeated Chicago 9 to 3 to clinch the three game set. Eddie Mathews collected three hits and walked twice including his 23rd homer, tying Joe DiMaggio for 10th on the all time list as Milwaukee totalled 11 hits off Bob Anderson Jim Brewer and Dick Drott. Zimmer homered for the Cubs, while four errors aided Milwaukee in a stormy game. Burdette allowed nine hits in besting Anderson as Chicago committed four errors and Milwaukee took advantage with early offense and late insurance.
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Milwaukee
Lew Burdette
Milwaukee Braves
Chicago Cubs
Eddie Mathews
Braves
Bob Anderson
Jim Brewer
Dick Drott
Burdette
Cub
Don Zimmer
Anderson
Brewer
Mathew
Joe DiMaggio
Mathews
Zimmer
Cubs
Chicago
Drott
Bertell
Torre
Japanese Swim Team Heads for U S National Meet in Los Angeles
A 14 member Japanese squad led by Tsuyoshi Yamanaka flies to Los Angeles to compete in the U S National Outdoor Championships August 18 20. Yamanaka renews rivalries with Murray Rose and Roy Saari as the three day meet unfolds in the Olympic style showdowns. The trip follows recent form where Yamanaka edged Rose in past Olympic finals and Saari beat him in Japan before losses to Saari in Osaka.
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Tokyo
Japan
Tsuyoshi Yamanaka
United States
U.S
Los Angeles
Yamanaka
Australia
Murray Rose
America
Wonder
Roy Saari
Waseda University
Rose
Melbourne
Rome
Saari
el Segundo
Calif
Osaka
Charles Town Legion blank Frederick VFW Hustlers 9 to 2
Dick Forrest struck out 15 over eight innings to lift Charles Town Legion past Frederick VFW Hustlers 9 to 2 in a Sunday game. Tubby Stotler pitched the ninth. Frederick's Tin ker Michael drove in a run with a fourth inning single, Don Brown plated a run on a fielder’s choice, and Rick Zimerman added a triple for Frederick.
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Charles Town
W. Va
Dick Forrest
Frederick Vfw
Charles Town Legion
Forrest
Tubby Stotler
Frederick
Tinker Michael
Don Brown
Rick Zimerman
Tacoma edges Spokane in first game 7 6
In the Pacific Coast League, Tacoma defeats Spokane 7 to 6 in the first game. Portland tops San Diego 7 to 4 in their opening game. Vancouver steamrolls Salt Lake 10 to 2 in the first matchup.
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Associated Press
Tacoma
Spokane
Portland
San Diego
Vancouver
Salt Lake
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Carroll Huffer
Donny Neel
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Mark Reutlingen
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West Germany
Gerhard Heitz
Frank Wiegand
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Nats
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Ron Williams Day
Lovettsville - Middletown
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Frank Boynton
Doug Sanders
Phil Rodgers
Gene Littler
John Frillman
Jim Ferree
Chisox
Ken Venturi
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Mick
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Kutyna
Garcia
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U. S
LE Zoute
Belgium
Ramanathan Krishnan
India
Ken Fletcher
Christiane Mercelis
Britain
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VFW Hustlers
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