An Encore For Dodgers The pennant race in baseball heats up
The Dodgers lead the NL by three games as the season nears its end with 18 or 19 games left. The Cardinals, recent surge with 11 of 12, close the gap and threaten a final showdown in St. Louis. Stan Musial plans to retire, potentially capping a storied career with a World Series win for the Cardinals.
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AFL Rookie Stone Johnson Dies From Injury in Exhibition
Stone Johnson, 23, a Chiefs rusher and 1960 Olympic sprinter, died after a neck fracture suffered during an exhibition game eight days earlier against the Houston Oilers. Autopsy showed a cervical vertebra fracture and a lung artery clot. the clot was not the cause of death. Johnson, 180 pounds, had been paralyzed and underwent surgery, remaining on his back since the injury. He had been in Rome team trials for 1960 Olympics and finished fifth in the 200 meters with 20.8 seconds. his 4x100 relay team previously won but was disqualified for baton passing.
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Australians win mixed doubles grand slam at Forest Hills
Margaret Smith and Ken Fletcher completed an unprecedented mixed doubles grand slam by defeating Judy Tegart and Ed Bupinett in a windup at Forest Hills. The Australian pair had already claimed the Australian French Italian and English Wimbledon titles earlier this year.
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Melcher Moved to End by Nugent at Maryland
Maryland coach Tom Nugent moved 205 pound sophomore Dick Melcher to end to add depth at that position. Nugent criticized the play at end in Saturday scrimmage and indicated a possible switch of backs to end if improvements did not occur. Co captain and center Gene Feber was sidelined by a sore back, possibly out for the week, and Nugent dedicated Monday to fundamentals after reviewing film from Saturday.
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Who's Behind John Mchan or Cuozzo in Baltimore
Baltimore (AP) After an exhibition, Gary Cuozzo dropped a fare box coin and faced questions about whether Don Shula would keep him or McHan with John Unitas. Cuozzo and McHan were vying to back Unitas as the Colts evaluated three quarterbacks entering the NFL season.
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Simmons blanked Cubs as Cardinals win 12th of 13
Veteran lefty Curt Simmons allowed five hits and a shutout as the St. Louis Cardinals defeated the Chicago Cubs 6 to 0. Simmons improved to 14-7 with his fifth shutout of the season, while the Dodgers remained seven games ahead in the NL standings.
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World Series Opens In A L Park Oct
The Yankees Dodgers and Cardinals were authorized to print tickets by Commissioner Ford Frick. The Series opens in the American League city Oct 2 with games 3 4 5 in the National League city Oct 5 7. If needed games 6 7 would be Oct 9 10 in the AL city. A best-of-3 NL playoff would begin Sept 9 if a tie occurs.
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Pigeon Race Winners Run Off Impressive Feat
George Poole claimed first in the weekend pigeon race with a speed of 1156.83 feet per minute after release from Orange Virginia. Norman Kinsey placed second, Larry Myers third, and John Bradshaw fourth with notable times recorded.
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Harness Racing Card Oddities At Dunsday Meet
A mixed thoroughbred program at Dunsday 1967 features maiden and claiming events across multiple races. Notable entries include Janeville and Oney's Tage in early sprints, Lord Fairfax and Purple Pate in a 1 mile claiming event, and a long list of horses like Grand Fiddler, Garden, and Future Vision in various allowances and claiming races. Attendance reported at 2,847 with a full slate of 12 races.
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Sia Furienga
Masty Bunnie
Armabelie
Princess Shai
Siue Cone
Future Vision
Cop Hatlen
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D. Smith
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Navy Watch
Doreen
Larry's Magic
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Eckearade
MIM
Keptema
Gambervietia Ae
Foriaugh
Partin
Llambias Rey
Furlan Wise
John Tol le Pessante
Rishon
Stare
Gustines
Rlipoo
Captain Bilgh
Valencia
Stacia
Gamberdella
Woods
Anlanve
Bellevue
Bellanger
Clathlea
Dowle
Giallo
Tomy
Shining Delight
Hay Nannie
Little Janet
Braves Sweep Doubleheader In Milwaukee Victory
Milwaukee swept a two game set from Cincinnati 92 74 behind Hank Aaron who belted his 39th homer driving in two. Bob Sadowski won the opener and Aaron provided the decisive blast in the nightcap after Frank Bolling’s single. Sadowski improved to 5 5 while Hendley earned the win for Milwaukee.
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Sigler Named Coach at College in Maine
Roy W. Sigler Jr a 24 year old Middletown native has been named head varsity golf and soccer coach at Bates College Lewiston Maine He is a Frostburg graduate 1961 with a PE degree and was a four letter athlete in soccer track golf and basketball He taught ninth and tenth grade geography at Singarore High School for two years and played for Frostburg All America in soccer.
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Y'Got A Lot To Learn About Golf Jack Nicklaus Admits
Akron Ohio AP Nicklaus says he must improve his putting and rhythm after winning his second straight $50,000 Work Series of Golf event at Firestone. He praises Palmer and Boros as great players and explains his focus on polishing his putting to steady the rhythm and speed.
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Peters Spins 18th Win as White Sox Top Orioles
Chicago rookie Gary Peters earned his 18th victory and added two RBIs with a double and a single as the White Sox defeated Baltimore 4 to 0. Peters exited after eight innings with Wilhelm closing, while Ron Hansen belted a 12th home run and Peters and Cunningham supplied run-scoring hits.
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League STANDINGS Featuring AL matchups and late twi night games
In the American League schedule Boston takes on Los Angeles with Monbouquette and Belinsky pitching. New York visits Kansas City while Cleveland travels to Minnesota. Baltimore hosts Chicago and Detroit visits Washington as night games continue.
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National League scores and standings brief
National League roundup shows Chicago and Pittsburgh clashing with scattered game results. New York battered Philadelphia while Milwaukee and Cincinnati posted wins alongside St Louis and Chicago. San Francisco visits New York as O D Ells and Willey face off in today’s matchup with Hopstre etc.
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Late Baseball Summary From Fragmented Box Score
Fragmentary scores show players including Jobe Abernethy Romnee Lasher Arrigo Baty Cemmee Minoessa Mal with unclear inning totals. Specific teams and outcomes are not discernible from the garbled OCR text.
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Yankees Blow Lead As A's Rally To 7-6
New York blew a 6 0 lead as Kansas City Athletics rallied for seven unanswered runs, scoring six in the seventh inning and one in the eighth to beat the Yankees 7-6 and delay the pennant ceremony. Bouton left with a shutout intact before relievers allowed the decisive rally, with key moments including a squeeze bunt and defensive miscues that helped swing the game.
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Spahn Day Declared In Wisconsin For Braves Star
Gov Reynolds proclaimed September 17 as Warren Spahn Day in Wisconsin honoring the Milwaukee lefty. Spahn earned his 32nd win of the season, 20th overall, tying Christy Mathewson for a 13th 20-game season. He is praised as a symbol of athletic excellence for Milwaukee and baseball fans nationwide.
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Dodgers optimism on road trip tests late 1963 title hopes
Los Angeles leaders the Dodgers open a nine game road trip in Pittsburgh seeking to preserve a three game margin over St. Louis as both teams push toward a pennant, with manager Walter Alston expressing belief the 1962 collapse won’t haunt this season. The club has won 8 of 12, while St. Louis has won 11 of 12, making the upcoming stretch pivotal in the race.
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Tigers sweep Senators with two tight wins
Detroit beat Washington 1-0 and 6-1 in a two night doubleheader. Terry Fox earned relief wins in both games, Phil Regan notching his 20th win in the second game with Red Gladding and Fox providing support. Rookie Tommy Brown belted his first major league homer for the Senators, while Jim Bunning delivered eight scoreless innings in the opener before exiting with a pulled leg.
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