Tiant Faces Drysdale In All-Star Classic
NL starter Don Drysdale and Willie Mays lead the National League against the American League at the Astrodome in the All-Star Game. Tiant starts for the AL with one day of rest after a six inning Sunday outing. Mays, Flood, McCovey and Kessinger anchor the NL lineup. Tiant faces a right handed AL lineup including Carew and Yastrzemski. Joe Cronin oversees the event as MLB aims to end the NL dominance. Pete Latza, former world welterweight champion, dies at 65 in Atlantic City.
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Cardinals
Drysdale
Tman
Mays
Cincinnati
Pete Rose
Rose
Billy Williams
Chicago Cubs
Schoendienst
Curt Flood
Flood
Willie
Bob Gibson
San Francisco
Juan Marichal
Boston
Dick Williams
Luis Tiant
Cleveland
Tiant
Willie McCovey
Hank Aaron
Atlanta
Chicago
Ron Santo
Tommy Hilms
Jerry Grote
New York
Don Kessinger
McCovey
Kessinger
California
Jim Fregosi
Rod Carow
Minnesota
Carl Yastrzemski
Frank Howard
Washington
Detroit
Willie Horton
Harmon Killebrew
Bill Freehan
Baltimore
Brooks Robinson
Carew
Yastrzemski
Toomey Sets AAU Decathlon Record in Santa Barbara Meet
Bill Toomey, the former CU athlete and now a high school history teacher in Santa Barbara, won the AAU decathlon with 4,097 points, becoming the first to win four AAU decathlons. He led a field including John Warkentin and Dick Emberger, all well above the Olympic 7,200-point mark, as Toomey eyeing Olympic success.
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Santa Barbara
Calif
Bill Toomey
University of Colorado
Athletic Union
Fresno State College
John Warkentin
Dick Emberger
Athens
Wa.c
Oakland
Jeff Bennett
Oklahoma Christian College
Norm Johnston
Minneapolis
Toomey
United States
Russ Hodge
Salina
Kan
Hodge
West Germany
Kurt Bendlin
Boxing Revival Takes Center Stage on ABC
ABC teams with the World Boxing Association to stage a tournament that crowns a new heavyweight champion after Ali’s loss. Sonny Liston returns in a big build up with Henry Clark as challenger, while Angelo Dundee analyzes.Liston’s seventh round stoppage ends Clark’s bid as Liston eyes Quarry and potential new crown.
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American Broadcasting Company
Elizabeth Montgomery
ABC
Cassius Clay
Muhammad Ali Suiddenly
World Boxing Association
Ali
WBA
Jimmy Ellis
Ellis
Sonny Liston
Big Bear
Grizzly
Liston
Europe
Henry Clark
Liston-Clark
Angelo Dundee
Lewistown
Maine
Clay
Clark
Dundee
Lisbon
Listen
Jerry Quarry
Frederick All-Stars Triumph Over Red Shield in Final Inning
Frederick Babe Ruth League All-Stars defeated Baltimore Red Shield 12 to 3 as four late runs in the bottom of the sixth broke a 8 8 tie. Bob Stockman earned the win with three innings of relief while Tim Hall and Tom Gilbert each worked three. Jerry Colliflower led Frederick with three hits in four trips, with Daryl May 2 for 2 and George Thompson 2 for 3.
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Frederick
Red Shield
Baltimore
Bob Stockman
Tim Hall
Tom Gilbert
Frederick All - Stars
Jerry Colliflower
Daryl May
George Thompson
Jerry Fouche
John Thomas
Danny Ambush
Hall
Stockman
Ny Ambush
John Pele
Tom Schultze
Baseball League Leaders Summary from Major Baseball Circuits
National and American leagues list top players in batting runs batted in hits doubles triples home runs and stolen bases. Notable figures include Harrelson Yastrzemski Oliva Rose Flood McCovey Clemente Brock and Jenkins among others with standout figures such as McAuliffe Alou F Howard and W Horton leading various categories.
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Harrelson
Best
Yastrzemski
Bost
McAuliffe
Det
F. Howard
Wash
Oliva
Minn
Uhlaender
R. Smith
B. Robinson
Bast
Fregosi
Calif
Stroud
W. Horton
Campaneris
Oak
Cardenal
Cleve
John
Chic
McLain
McDowell
Taint
M. Alou
Pitt
Rose
Cin
Con
Santo
McCovey
S.F
Prez
Flood
St. L
Brock
Staub
Houst
De Vicenzo Aims to Defend Open Title at Carnoustie
Defending British Open champion Roberto de Vicenzo shoots six under 66 in practice at Carnoustie Scotland and vows to check every shot on his scorecard after a Masters miscue. He names Nicklaus Casper Player Thomson and others as contenders as 130 golfers prepare for the 72 hole event starting Wednesday.
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Carnoustie
Scotland
Roberto de Vicenzo
Argentina
Robert
de Vicenzo
Ben Hogan
Hogan
Jack Nicklaus
Tony Jacklin
Billy Casper
Gary Player
Peter Thomson
North Sea
Nicklaus
Arnold Palmer
Casper
Doug Sanders
Yancey
Willie Park
Prestwick
Player
Devlin
Australia
Palmer
Bruce
Gay Brewer
Bert Yancey
Sanders
Thomson
Jacklin
Football Owners And Players Hold Meetings
Negotiating committees of NFL owners and players met in Chicago to avert a strike. Leaders incl Art Modell Wellington Mara George Halas Jr Rankin Smith Jim Finks Vince Lombardi and John Gordy attended. The dispute centers on pension benefits and training camp timing.
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Chicago
National Football League
Art Modell
Cleveland Browns
NFL
Associated Press
Wellington Mara
New York Giants
George Halas Jr
Chicago Bears
Rankin Smith
Atlanta Falcons
Jim Finks
Minnesota Vikings
Vince Lombardi
Green Bay Packers
NFL Players Association
John Gordy
Detroit Lions
Bob Vogel
Baltimore Colts
King Hill
Philadelphia Eagles
Carl Kammerer
Washington Redskins
Dave Robinson
Green Bay
Dan Shulman
San Francisco 49Ers
Rockies
Modell
Detroit
Dallas
New Orleans
Washington Post
Lombardi
Packers
Dairymen Capture Babe Ruth League Championship
Ernie Bowens pitched a five hitter leading Dairy Maid to a 6-0 victory over Kiwanis to win the 1968 Babe Ruth League title. Bowens earned the win with five hits allowed and four walks while Leif Hoffman took the loss. Dairymen hitters included Daryl May with a double and Bowens contributing three hits in the title game. Kiwanis errors aided Dairy Maid’s run in the final.
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Ernie Bowens
Dairy Maid
Kiwanis
Bowens
Leif Hoffman
Daryl May
Dairymen
Tony Jackson
David Bowens
Hoffman
Bill Jackson
Danny Ambush
Charlie Spann
Reed Wachter
Mike Snyder
May
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Hoffman and
Collifiawer
Schultze
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Astrodome
Miliar
Don Drysdale
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Robin Roberts
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Lefty Gomez
New York Yankees
Red Schoendienst
St Louis
Atlantic City
N.J. Cap
Pete Latza
Pennsylvania
Damascus
Gene Smith
Damascus Wildcats
Melody Inn
Wildcats
U.S
Olympic Track and Field Committee
South Lake Tahoe
Stan Goldberg
Clemente
B. Williams
G. Brock
S. F
H. Aaron
Wills
W. Davis
L.A
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Kline
Jenkins
Singer
Marichal
St Louis i
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Pittsburgh
Philadelphia
Los Angeles
Houston
Frederick Falcons
Dick Shipley
Pnota
Jeff Valentine
Bob Herstine
Roberto
STARS
Matty Alou
Ken Harrelson
East Patrick
Mel Manville Coblents
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