Astros climb to third behind Jackson Morgan rally
Houston added Sonny Jackson to a potent double play combo with Joe Morgan anchoring the infield as the Astros moved to 15-10 and into third in the NL. Jackson leads in stolen bases with 11 and is hitting .312 while Morgan tops NL batting at .370.
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NEW York
Houston
Sonny Jackson
Astros
Joe Morgan
Jackson
Montgomery Blair High School
Maury Wills
Los Angeles
Morgan
Apology and praise notes from local sports column
Notes from here and there cover apologies to Maryland School for the Deaf and Frederick Little Leagues for missed items due to breaking news at Thomas Johnson High School stadium. The column also praises Roy Ligier, BU soccer coach and Frostburg alum, and lists local sports moves, signings, and upcoming Pimlico Die Handicap details with Pillan llellun as early favorite and 42 horses nominated.
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Maryland School For the Deaf
Frederick
Little Leagues
MSD
City
Thomas Johnson High School
Roy Ligier
Boston University
Roy
B.U
Middletown
Martinsburg High School
Fort Hill
Allegany High Schools
Cumberland
Bulldogs
Martinsburg
Thomas Johnson
Jum Ward
Gettysburg College
Baltimore Colts
Mt Airy
Maryland
al Pansa
St John's
Hugh. Frederick
Frederick Jaycees
Harmony Grove School
Bishop Walsh High School
LaSalle Cumberlands Catholicigh
Poolesville
Clark Griffith Little League
Max
Jack Yates
Clifton van Robs
International Association of Approved
Junior Smallwood
Pimlico
Pillan Lellun
Chess match postponed in world title series
Moscow AP says game 13 of the Petrosyan Spassky world championship was postponed from Monday due to the illness of Petrosyan. Petrosyan, defending champion, leads the 24 game match against Spassky 7-5.
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Philadelphia
Johnny Podres
Los Angeles Dodgers
Detroit
Podres
Brooklyn
New York Yankees
Charley Dressen
Chess
Moscow
Tigran Petrosyan
Boris Spassky
Petrosyan
Tass
India Tops Ceylon in Davis Cup Group B Final 5-0
India swept Ceylon 5-0 in the Group B final of the Eastern Zone Davis Cup in Madras. Rabi Venkatesan defeated G Perera 6-1 4-6 6-1 6-3 and Shiv Prasad Misra beat P Kumara 6-4 6-3 6-3 as India set up a final against Group A winner Japan.
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India
Madras
Ceylon
Quiet Cassius Arrives For Fight With Cooper
Heavyweight champion Cassius Clay lands in London for the May 21 title bout with Henry Cooper after a fog delay. He stays humble, praises Cooper’s left hook, and declines self promotion. Clay plans to meet Prime Minister Harold Wilson as officials say both fighters will be recognized by the PM.
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Ior
Louisville
Clay
Cooper
Muhammad Ali
Jim Wicks
Geezer
London
Shannon
Ireland
England
George Chuvalo
Toronto
Chuvalo
Harold Wilson
Terrapins edge Georgetown 3-1 in college baseball
Maryland pitcher Larry Butts limited Georgetown to four hits while Steve Sauve hit a center field homer as Maryland beat Georgetown 3-1. Butts fanned 11 in four innings, Sauve drove in two runs with a double and a homer, and Tom Richy added a two-bagger. Maryland improved to 10-10. Georgetown fell to 7-5.
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Larry Butts
Georgetown
Steve Sauve
Maryland
Butts
Baltimore
Jim Valentine
Jim Brown
Sauve
Tom Richy
Bill Camren
Terrapons
Leonhardt
Russo
TV twin bill May 21 features Clay Cooper and Torres Thornton
Two boxing title bouts on May 21 will air on home TV. Cassius Clay versus Henry Cooper from London headlines the 5 to 6 30 p.m. EDT Wide World of Sports on ABC. The Torres versus Thornton light heavyweight fight from Shea Stadium will be shown via a WPITX arranged network with a 10 30 p.m. EDT start, blacked out in New York for a taped replay the next night.
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Cassius Clay
Henry Cooper
Jose Torres
Wayne Thornton
Clay-Cooper
London
American Broadcasting Co
Wide World of Sports
Bird
Torres - Thornton
Shea Stadium
WPITX
Exceedingly Captures Survivor Stakes At Pimlico
Exceedingly edged Red Music by a neck to win the $28,730 Survivor Stakes at Pimlico on Monday. Alder Branch Farm owns the winner with jockey Paul Kallai, completing the mile and an eighth in 1 52 1 5 and paying 1080 560 360. Red Music finished six lengths back in second with Jorge Velasquez aboard. Green Felt, the favorite, was third as nine Maryland bred 3 year olds stretched the field.
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Baltimore
Red Music
Pimlico
Alder Branch Farm
Paul Kallai
Raritan Stable
Jorge Velasquez
William E. Borman
Green Felt
District Two Legion State Opens June 11 with three teams
The American Legion District 2 league begins June 11 led by Frederick the defending champion, with Brunswick and Westminster. Opening games: Frederick hosts Brunswick at McCurdy Field 1 p.m. June 11. Westminster visits Brunswick June 18. All Saturday games at 1 p.m., Wednesdays at 6 p.m. The schedule includes two doubleheaders and a 16 player roster limit for league play. The winner advances to intra-district playoffs at Cumberland and the state tournament at Washington College in Chestertown.
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American Legion
Harvey I. Showe Jr
Frederick
Brunswick
Westminster
McCurdy Field
Francis Scott Key Post
Carroll County
Cumberland
Washaan College
Chestertown
Showe
Kauai King to Pimlico for Preakness bid
Kentucky Derby winner Kauai King will ship to Baltimore within a day or two for the May 21 Preakness at Pimlico. Trainer Henry Forrest notes the colt is in strong shape after the Derby and will remain at Churchill Downs until late week.
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Louisville
Mike Ford
Baltimore
Ford
Churchill Downs
Kauai
Henry Forrest
Ada L. Rice
Wheately Stable
Stupendous
Abe's Hope
Amberoid
Fleet Shoe
Blue Skyer
Jem Padgett
Williamston Kid
Jimmy Bartlett
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