Record-Smashing Truckers Win Clyde Relays Championship
Norwalk High School under coach Howard Hershey captured the Clyde Relays with 49 points, edging Clyde by one. Gary Draxler led in multiple events setting records in the high jump 6 ft 6 in and the 440 yard relay, with strong showings across weight events and relays helping the Truckers top Willard Oak Harbor Lake and Castalia-Margaretta.
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Chisox Suffer Double Loss to Tigers Early Season
Chicago White Sox drop a doubleheader to Detroit 4 1 and 4 2 as they start 0 9 on the young season. Eddie Stanky faces lineup woes while Baltimore Orioles deliver 11 4 win after mumps vaccine prompts outbreak note.
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Standings and Scores Race Through Major League Action
Second-place Minnesota beat the New York Yankees 5-2 to snap a two-game skid but remains a game and a half behind Detroit. Cleveland crushed Boston 7-0. Washington beat Oakland 2-0. Dodgers swept Mets 7-4 and 3-2. Philadelphia toppled Houston 8-0. Atlanta beat Cincinnati 5-2. Pittsburgh routed San Francisco 10-0. St. Louis defeated Chicago 9-2. Robinson to miss five to seven days with hospital stay. Baltimore players receive mumps vaccine after 4-0 deficit overcome to beat the Angels 6-4 with Brabender, Drabowsky, Watt relief. Detroit’s Denny McLain and Earl Wilson pull strong pitching performances.
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NL expansion delays frustrate bidding for 12 teams
New York United Press International reports the National League’s planned 12 teams remain unsettled after five hours of deliberation in Chicago. San Diego Montreal Buffalo and Dallas Fort Worth vie for spots while owners demand unanimous approval and debate the 1971 timing and divisions.
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Indians Break Red Sox Skid with Sam McDowell Shutout
Sam McDowell pitched a 7-0 win over Boston, ending Cleveland’s four-game losing streak. Tony Horton Vic Davalillo and Larry Brown delivered two-run singles, Duke Sims hit his fourth homer, and McDowell fanned 10 while allowing five singles. Boston’s Ray Culp struggled early, handing out bases on balls before exiting. The Indians rested next day.
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St Paul Reserves Fall 7 2 to Shelby at McGuan Park
The Norwalk St Paul reserve baseball team lost 7 2 to undefeated Shelby on Saturday morning. Ron Ridge pitched all nine innings allowing four hits and seven strikeouts for Coach Mike Gottfried's squad. Ralph Ritzenthaler and Rich Frank each had two hits for St Paul.
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Wellington Roughriders split twin bill with Western Reserve
Wellington West ern Reserve High School split a baseball doubleheader here Saturday winning the second game 3-2 after losing the opener 6-1. Bill Fugel was the winning pitcher in game two allowing four hits. Wellington scored in the first and third innings in game one and in the third and sixth in game two.
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January Fights Illness to Win Tournament of Champions
Don January, after two days of stomach flu, shot a final round 69 to outpace Julius Boros by one stroke in Las Vegas. The 1967 PGA champion earned $30,000 first prize in the 72-hole $150,000 Tournament of Champions, his largest check in 13 years.
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Mann Dominates Lady Carling Open With 16 Under
Tall 27 year old Carol Mann from Baltimore captured the Lady Carling Open by 10 strokes. She posted a 54 hole total of 200 and tied the best three rounds ever by a woman, signaling a rising era in women's golf.
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Beliveau Nets Hat Trick As Canadiens Lead Semi Final
Jean Beliveau scored a first period equalizer and added two more in the second to complete a hat trick as Montreal beat Chicago 4 1. The Canadiens take a 2 0 lead in the best of seven series and the series resumes in Chicago Tuesday with Game Four on Thursday on Black Hawk ice.
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Stokers Hold Lakes Division Lead After 3-2 Loss
Cleveland Stokers remain first in the Lakes Division of the North American Soccer League with 10 points after a 3-2 defeat to the Los Angeles Wolves. Detroit trails by one point in second place.
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Flyers In Baseball Tournament In Sandusky
The St Paul Flyers compete in the Huron Erie County Invitational with six clubs. May 18 schedule shows Saints vs Monroeville at 3 30 p m, winner facing Willard. Upper bracket has Sandusky St Mary vs Western Reserve at 1 30 p m, winner meets Margaretta May 25, final May 30 at 2 p m at Soldier Field Sandusky. Dave Mehling and Paul Kromer direct the event.
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Riessen Loses. Tiriac Wins Sicily Tennis Title
In Palermo Romania's Jon Tiriac defeated Martin Riessen of Evanston IL 8-6 6-0 1-6 6-4 to win the 23rd International Tennis Tournament of Sicily. Helen Gourley of Australia beat Virginia Caceres of Peru 6-3 6-0 to take the women's singles.
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