County Playoff Stakes Loom Over Local Baseball
The county championship between the pennant winners of the Maryland State League and Tri-County League is framed as pivotal for local baseball. If leagues falter in playoffs, support for the county series at McCurdy Field may erode, threatening the long dreamed inter-league clash and raising questions about team effort and pitcher availability.
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Walkersville
Hamsville
McCurdy Field
Maryland
Tri-Co
McCurdy
Steve Clark Sets New 100 Meter Freestyle Mark
Steve Clark of the Santa Clara Swim Club set a world best time of 54.4 seconds in the 100 meter freestyle at the National AAU championships in Los Angeles. Roy Saari won the 1 500 meter event, while Japan’s Tsuyoshi Yamamoto placed sixth. John Vogel of Purdue captured the 1 meter springboard title with a final score of 485.51.
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Bob Myers
Associated Press
LOS Angeles
Steve Clark
Santa Clara
Calif
Roy Saari
Hhia Lad
Japan
Tsuyoshi Yamamaka
Clark
John Devitt
Australia
Dav Lyons
Winnelka
Sim
Urbana
Qualffy
Rose
Championship Final Set In Frederick County Softball League
The Bartgis and Zimmerman team and Buckeystown Rangers fight for the league title in a two game Sunday rematch at Elm Street School at 2 pm. B and Z lead the series two games to one after wins 14 1 and 5 4 while Buckeystown won 9 4. The winner claims the championship. the Rangers must sweep the two games.
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Frederick County Softball League
Bartgis
Zimmerman
Buckeystown Rangers
Buckeystown
Elm Street School
Rangers
Bob Verity
Ike Bagent
Bud Rice
Barber Notches 15th Victory as Orioles Top Senators
Orioles pitcher Steve Barber overcome a rough start to beat the Washington Senators 3 to 2. Barber improved to 15-9 with 9 strikeouts and 4 walks over eight plus innings. Jim Gentile drove in the decisive run in the eighth with a run scoring single after Whitey Herzog and Jackie Brandt intersections.
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Washington
Steve Barber
Baltimore Orioles
Washington Senators
Joe McClain
Mike Garcia
Oriole
Jim Gentile
Gentile
Whitey Herzog
Jackie Brandt
Baltimore
Bob
Hinton
Herzog
O'Connell
Brandt
Woodling
Gantile
Garcia
Tasby Cf
Foiles
Johnson
E.ro‘s
Oo Hansen S
Bright
Adair
Bklaus
Sarber
Daley Canal
McClain
Keough
E— Bright
B. Robinson
Gentile Bright
Zipfel Bright
O’connell
Zipfe
Robinsor
Barber
S-Hinton
Macciain L
u-Hurley
Flaherty
Honochick
Kinnamon
Casper Holds 2nd Round Lead in Indian Spring Open
Billy Casper slipped to 70 for the second round but kept a 137 total and the lead at the Indian Spring Open in Silver Spring Maryland. Billy Maxwell stayed within one of Casper with a 69 for the round while Mason Rudolph and Tomy Jacobs trailed two off the pace.
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Silver Spring
Billy Casper
Apple Valley
Calif
Casper
Billy Maxwell
Dallas
Mason Rudolph
Clarksville
Tenn
Toremhy Jacobs
Bermuda Dunes
Pedolph
Jacobs
Phillies Set Record in Losses as Braves Win
Philadelphia suffered a 16 to 4 defeat at Milwaukee to extend a modern MLB record with 21 straight losses. Lew Burdette improved to 15 8 with 3 strikeouts, while Demeter and Maye homered for the Phillies and the Braves won their eighth straight.
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Milwaukee
Philadelphia Phillies
Braves
Lew Burdette
Phils
Cleveland
Boston Red Sox
Philadelphia
A’s
Burdette
Owens
Lehman
Green
Dalrymple Burdette
Torre
L— Owens
Demeter
Maye
Finley hints at moving Athletics from Kansas City
Dallas report says Charles C. Finley may move the Kansas City Athletics if criticism rises. He warns that sunshine comes after weathering the storm, suggesting Kansas City or another city could host the club. Finley calls Mehl’s criticism from the Kansas City Star and Times especially upsetting while in Dallas on insurance business.
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Dallas
Tex
Charles C. Finley
Kansas City Athletic
Kansas City
Finley
Ernest Mehl
Kansas City Star and Times
Mehl
Athletics
Playoffs Start as Tri County Teams Vie for Final Standings
The Tri County League wraps up the regular season with Middletown facing Walkersville in a pivotal Sunday game. Germantown travels to Creagerstown as Yellow Springs and Broad Run games affect final positions. Remaining matches include Bolivar at Doubs, Lovettsville at Broad Run, and Buckeystown hosting Yellow Springs.
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Walkersville
Tri- Co
Middletown
Germantown
Creagerstown
Bolivar
Doubs
Yellow Springs
Buckeystown
Lovettsville
Broad Run
Creagerstown Germantown
Watkins
Carrigan Bolivar
Doubs-George
Giants Edge Dodgers 2-1 in 10 Innings
In San Francisco the Dodgers slump continues as Orlando Cepeda homers in the 10th to lift the Giants over the Dodgers 2-1 after a 10 inning duel. Dodgers’ first extra-base hit comes on Ron Fairly’s double and a Roseboro single, but Cepeda answers. Willie McCovey homered earlier for the Giants. Billy O'Dell, Stu Miller and Bully Lee pitched for the Giants while Don Drysdale started for Los Angeles.
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Ed Wilks
Associated Press
Los Angeles Dodgers
Dodgers
Cincimnnati
San Francisco
Giants
Orlando Cepeda
Cincinnati
Bully Lees
Billy O'Dell
Stu Miller
Ron Fawly
John Roseboro
Miller
Cepeda
Larry Sherry
Pay
Baseball results and upcoming games from yesterday
Yesterday results Cleveland defeated New York 5 to 1 Baltimore beat Washington 3 to 2 Detroit won 5 to 0 against Boston Kansas City defeated Chicago 3 to 1 Los Angeles topped Minnesota 5 to 2. Scheduled games include Hoeft for Baltimore at Washington Katyna for Washington, Ford for New York at Cleveland Latman for Cleveland, Hillman for Boston at Detroit Lary for Detroit, McLish for Chicago at Kansas City Ditmar for Kansas City, Kant for Minnesota at Los Angeles Bowsfield for Los Angeles.
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Cleveland
New York
Baltimore
Washington
Detroit
Boston
Kansas City
Chicago
Los Angeles
Minnesota
Hoeft
Katyna
Ford
Latman
Hillman
Lary
McLish
Ditmar
Kant
Bowsfield
National League scores and matchups
National League results show Chicago 2 Pittsburgh 1 in one inning. Milwaukee 4 Philadelphia 1. Cincinnati 6 St Louis 3. San Francisco 2 Los Angeles in 10 innings. Box shows Sullivan 3-11 for Philadelphia, Cloninger 3-2 or Wiley 5-6 for Milwaukee, Haddix 8-6 for Pittsburgh, Curtis 8-7 for Chicago, Williams 11-8 for Los Angeles, Marichal 11-7 for San Francisco, Broglio 9-10 for St Louis, Hunt 9-9 or Jay 17-7 for Cincinnati. (N)
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Chicago
Pittsburgh
Milwaukee
Philadelphia
Cincimnnati
St. Louis
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Sullivan
Cloninger
Willey
Haddix
Curtis
Williams
Marichal
Broglio
Cincinnati
Hunt
Jay
Pet
Reds take lead as Johnson, Robinson power 63 victory
Cincinnati's Ken Johnson improved to 4-1 allowing six hits as the Reds jumped on Bob Gibson for three first inning runs and rolled to a 6-3 win over the St. Louis Cardinals. Frank Robinson collected two hits with two RBIs as Cincinnati earned its fifth straight win and maintained the NL lead. Louis Boyer homered for St. Louis.
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Cincinnati
Reds
Bob Gibson
St. Louis Cardinals
Frank Robinson
Ken Johnson
Kansas City Athletics
Gibson
Gordon Coleman
Eddie Kasko
Johnson
Boyer
Stan Musial
Curt Flood
Lynch
Musial
Ken Boyer
St. Louis
Miller
McDaniel
Sawatski
K. Johnson
Edwards
W — K. Johnson
L—Gibson
Louis
Maryland State League openers set for Sunday doubleheaders
Frederick plays at Mt Airy and Brunswick hosts Thurmont in the opening round of the Maryland State League playoffs Sunday. The second place VFW Hustlers meet Mt Airy with Bob Dawson for Frederick and Benny Hulver for Mt Airy.
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Mt. Airy
Brunswick
Thurmont
VFW Hustlers
Mt. Airy Club
Bob Dawson
Benny Hulver
Hustlers
Carroll County
Frederick American Legion
College Park
Legion
Billy Merriman
Chub Biser
Merriman
Railroaders
Colts Win 13-3 In Exhibition Game
Baltimore star Jim Unitas and Lenny Moore lead the Colts to a 13-3 win over Minnesota in an NFL exhibition. Moore caught a 74 yard TD passes, and Unitas connected on a 26 yard strike setting up Moore's 1 yard score. Vikings gain their only points on a 24 yard Mercer field goal.
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John Unitas
Lenny Moore
Colts
Minnesota Vikins
Unitas
Moore
Steve Myhra
Unitas-Moore
Vince Scott
Mike Mercer
Vikings
Minnesota
Colt
NFL
Carl Taseff
George Shaw
Bob Schnelker
Bob Harrison
Shaw
Schneiker
Joe Lewis
Francis Tarkenton
Mercer
Myhra
Indians blank Yankees as Grant fans 3 in opener
Jim Grant pitched a complete game allowing three hits in Cleveland's 5 1 victory over New York. Bubba Phillips hit his 18th homer and Woodie Held added a late triple driving in two as Grant won his 12th decision. Yankee sluggers Maris and Mantle were held to no extra runs.
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Associated Press
Jim Grant
Indians
Roger Maris
Mickey Mantle
Yankees
Orlando Cepeda
Giants
Dodgers
Cleveland
New York Yankees
Cleveland Indians
Bubba Phillips
Woodie Held
Grant
Elston Howard
Bud Daley
Tony Kubek
Yankee
Roger Marisams
Babe Ruth
Jim Piersall
Mantle
Jim Coates
Daley
al Downing
New York
Coates
Downing
Blanchard
Romano
W—Grant
L Coates
Howard
Phillips
East Frederick A C to Meet Hagerstown All Stars Sunday
East Frederick A C travels to Hagerstown for a Sunday twin bill at Municipal Stadium starting 2 30 p m. The Hag erstown All Stars from the Hagerstown Community League and Washington County League feature pitchers Kangas Fink Basore Kline and co manager Bob Nolan Lightner. East Frederick counters with Blank seeking his fifth straight win and Wetzel aiming to extend 22 innings of shutout ball. Harvey Showe Jr. calls a 1 00 p m armory meeting for uniformed players to ride to the game.
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East Frederick
Jack Kline
Bob Nolan
Bill Lightner
Jim Blank
John Wetzel
Hub City
Blank
Wetzel
A.c.s
Harvey Showe Jr
E. Frederick
W. Second St
Hagerstown
Tigers Blank Bosox 5-0 on Kline Five-Hitter
Ronnie Kline pitched his first complete game in 28 starts since last May, a five hit shutout over Boston as Detroit moved to within three games of first place New York. Rocky Colavito hit his 32nd homer and the Tigers scored unearned runs in the first inning.
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Ed Wilks
Associated Press
Ronnie Kline
Pittsburgh Pirates
Detroit Tigers
Righthhander
St. Louis
Los Angeles Angels
Pirates
Tigers
Angels
Kline
Boston
New York
Rocky Colavito
Bill Monbouquette
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