Major League American League Standings and Results
The American League standings show Baltimore leading with 82 wins and 45 losses, followed by Detroit 69-57, Cleveland 68-61, Minnesota 68-61, and Chicago 66-63. California 65-63, Washington 59-73, New York 57-72, Kansas City 56-74, and Boston 5-77 trail. yesterday Baltimore beat Boston 3-2 in 12 innings while Washington edged Cleveland 1-0 and Minnesota topped Chicago 7-4. Today’s games include Kansas City at California, Minnesota at Chicago, Cleveland at Washington, Boston at Baltimore, and Detroit at New York.
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W. L. Pet
Baltimore
Detroit
Cleveland
Minnesota
Chicago
California
Washington
New York
Kansas City
Boston
Walnut Ridge golfer tops Carlsmith in senior title semifinal
Walter Dowell of Walnut Ridge Arkansas upset Merrill Carlsmith of Hilo Hawaii 2 up in the World Senior Golf Championship semifinal on the Broadmoor course Friday. Cecil Dees of Glendale California defeated Ward Watson of La Mesa California 2 and 1 to advance to the final.
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Colorado Springs
Colo
Walter Dowell
Walnut Ridge
Ark
Merrill Carlsmith
Hilo
Hawaii
Broadmoor
Cecil Dees
Glendale
Calif
Ward Watson
la Mesa
National League Standings and Yesterday's Results
National League standings show Pittsburgh leading with 52 losses, San Francisco and Los Angeles close behind. Yesterday's games featured Houston beating Chicago, Pittsburgh defeating St. Louis, Atlanta topping New York, Cincinnati beating Philadelphia, and Los Angeles sweeping San Francisco with marquee pitching matched in late-night matchups.
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San Francisco
Marichal
Aussies U S Win Ner Doubles
Defending champions Roy Emerson and Fred Stolle of Australia and United States pair Arthur Ashe and Marty Riessen advanced to the semifinals of the 86th U S National Doubles Tennis Tournament at Longwood. Emerson and Stolle beat Cox and Stilwell 9 7 11 9 6 3 while Ashe and Riessen defeated Davidson and Bowrey 6 3 6 4 15 13, with the women’s division reaching quarter finals as Maria Bueno and Nancy Richey beat Bartkowicz and Aschner 6 1 6 1.
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Brookline
Mass
Roy Emerson
Fred Stolie
Australia
U.S
Arthur Ashe
Marty Riessen
Longwood Cricket Club
Emerson
Neale Fraser
Stolle
England
Mark Cox
Graham Stilwell
Ashe
Los Angeles
Riessen
Northwestern University
Evanston, Ill
Owen Davidson
William Bowrey
America
Dennis Ralston
Clark Graebner
Newport
Maria Bueno
Brazil
Nancy Richey
Farmers Branch
Tex
Peaches Bartkowicz
Hamgramck, Mich
Marilyn Aschner
New York
Braves End Skid With 6-3 Win Over Mets
Joe Torre and Hank Aaron drove in five runs as Atlanta snapped a five game losing streak with a 6 to 3 victory over the New York Mets. Torre hit his sixth and thirtieth homers of the season, Aaron added a two run shot for his thirty fifth, Ken Johnson earned the win to improve to 10 and 8, Tug McGraw took the loss. Kranepool hit his fourteenth homer for New York.
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Atlanta
Joe Torre
Hank Aaron
Braves
New York Mets
Torre
Aaron
Ken Johnson
Tug McGraw
Ed Kranepool
New York
McGraw
Hamilton
Grote
Johnson
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Kranepool
McCormick’s ninth inning RBI downs Tribe 1-0
Washington pitcher Mike McCormick limited Cleveland to five hits and delivered the decisive run with a ninth inning single driving in Paul Casanova. Hargan worked into trouble but kept the Senators off the board until the late blow, while Casanova scored on Azcue’s passed ball.
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Washington
Mike McCormick
McCormick
Steve Hargan
Paul Casanova
Fara
Joe Azcue
Senators
Hargan
Brinkman
Cleveland
Arcue
Casanova
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L—Hargan
Streaking Twins Beat Chisox 7-4 in Chicago
Minnesota defeats Chicago 7-4 as Battey Tovar and Zimmerman drive in two runs each in the first inning. Merritt goes the distance for his 3rd win, Buford homers for Chicago in the ninth.
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Chicago
Earl Battey
Cesar Tovar
Jerry Zimmerman
Minnesota
Twins
White Sox
Battey
Tovar
Zimmerman
Jim Merritt
Don Buford
Merritt
Buzhardt
Higgins
Pizarro
Romano
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L—Buzhardt
Buford
Partially Blind Icer Has No Grudge
MEMPHIS AP Doug Barkley 29 lost sight in his right eye after a hockey stick strike during a Detroit Red Wings versus Chicago Black Hawks game. He assists at Memphis Wings hockey school and bears no malice, saying he’d still join hockey again despite the accident. Shrine Inductions Baltimore Bill Nicholson and Jack Bentley honored before Orioles-Red Sox game. Nicholson slugger with 235 homers, 948 RBIs in 16 seasons. Bentley pitched and played first base, led Orioles to pennants in 1920-21, batted .412 in 1921.
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Memphis
Tenn
Doug Barkley
Barkley
Detroit Red Wings
Chicago Black Hawks
Memphis Wings
Shrine
Baltimore
Bill Nicholson
Jack Bentley
Maryland Baseball Shrine of Immortals
Nicholson
Bentley
Baltimore Orioles
Actress Sands to Produce Stage Work in New Deal
Diana Sands, fresh from The Owl and The Pussycat on Broadway, will produce The Ceremonies in Dark Old Men by Lonne Elder. Elder, with Sands in A Raisin in the Sun, has worked with the Dramatists Committee on a showcase test.
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NEW York
Diana Sands
Miss Sands
Lonne Elder
New Dramatists Committee
Clemente Drives Pirates Past Cardinals in 7-4 Win
Roberto Clemente posts four straight hits as Pittsburgh racks up 17 hits to beat St. Louis 7-4. Clemente singles, doubles, and scores in multiple innings, raising his average to .327. Gene Alley adds three singles as Pirates tie the NL lead with San Francisco.
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ST. Louis
Roberto Clemente
Pittsburgh Pirates
Pirates
San Francsco Giants
Los Angeles
Clemente
Donn Clendenon
Bob Bailey
Gene Alley
Pittsburgh
Nine Enter Hockey's Hall of Fame Today
Nine former players including American goalie Frank Brimsek will be inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame. Brimsek, from Eveleth Minnesota, starred for the Boston Bruins and earned four All-Star selections and two Vezina Trophies. Also honored are Ted Lindsay Babe Pratt Toe Blake Elmer Lach Butch Bouchard and Clarence Campbell with two other Americans among the inductees.
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Toronto
Frank Brimsek
Hockey Hall of Fame
Brimsek
Eveleth
Minn
Boston Bruins
National Hockey League
United States
Rookie Packers wait on roster cuts amid drill room tension
Green Bay rookie Jim Weatherwax, a 6 foot 7 inch tackle from Los Angeles State, faces possible release as NFL teams trim rosters. Along with Weatherwax, several promising rookies linger in doubt while stars Donny Anderson and Jim Grabowski look secure. The group braces for cuts due next Tuesday and the anxiety among players grows as they hope to stay with the Packers.
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Green Bay
Wis
Jim Weatherwax
Packers
Weatherwax
Los Angeles State
Donny Anderson
Jim Grabowski
Anderson
Grabowski
Parnes
Rich Marshall
Bob Brown
Arkansas
Reds Blank Phillies 2-0 on Sac Fly and Error
Cincinnati pitcher O'Toole earned the win as Vada Pinson drove in a run with a sacrifice fly and Jackie Brandt mishandled a ball allowing another score. Pete Rose sparked a fourth inning rally with a leadoff single, and Tommy Helms doubled in the sixth to cap the scoring. Weatherwax comment referenced amid Lombardi notes on coaching tactics.
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Cincinnati
Vada Pinson
Jackie Brandt
Cincinnati Reds
Philadelphia Phillies
Pete Rose
Reds
Tommy Helms
Pinson
Rose
Helms
Brandt
Derron Johnson
Gridder Killed in Route Crash Near Cambridge Minn
Cambridge Minnesota AP report says Patrick Wahlin a defensive standout for St John’s University football was killed when his car rolled off a road near the community. Wahlin would have been a senior at the Collegeville based school which won the 1965 NAIA football title.
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Cambridge
Results From Sundown Downs Race Day
A chaotic set of race results lists multiple claiming races for 2 to 4 year olds at Sundown Downs. Entries include Suga Keonation Genastont and Cora Mubbia with varied times and purses, followed by sections on Veteran horses, odds, and placements across ten races. The text also notes attendance and a separate Mexico City education roll call.
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Suga Keonation Genastont
Cora Mubbia
Reese's Protect
Neshner
Miss Morede
Crawl
Little Rizzetta
Secatelle
Combustionaire
Keantz
Merry Spin
Paper Dare
Hasty
Tima
Translations of Carl Sandburg Poems Published in Ukrainian
Moscow reports Vitaly Korotich translates Carl Sandburg poems into Ukrainian. The AP story notes the Ukrainian edition makes Sandburg accessible to about 40 million Soviet readers.
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Moscow
Carl Sandburg
Vitaly Korotich
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