Indians Lose in Wild 8-7 Oriole Tilt
In Cleveland, the Orioles beat the Tribe 8-7 in a three hour game marked by unusual plays and chaos. Joe Adcock criticized starter Sam McDowell who left after the first inning with an arm issue, and the official scorer faced a chaotic scoring session amid two balls, four hit batters, two wild pitches, and a double by Max Alvis.
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Indians Rally To Beat Orioles In Rain Shortened Contest
Cincinnati St Louis San Francisco New York Houston Philadelphia Los Angeles Pittsburgh Chicago Atlanta standings noted. Indians blew a five run lead as Culver allowed two singles in eighth while Held’s three run homer capped a comeback. Weather rain limited play and sparked lively questions on bunt foul outs.
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Honeycutt Shuts Out Black River in 8-0 South Central Win
South Central pitcher Lester Honeycutt struck out 13, allowing two hits and no earned runs as Black River committed eight errors. The Trojans built an early lead, scoring in the second, third, and fourth innings, aided by several misplays. Black River starter George Keep fanned ten in a losing effort. South Central advances to face Hillsdale Wednesday at Hillsdale.
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Sandusky Speedway Opens Under New Management
Sandusky Speedway at 614 West Perkins opens with time trials at 7 p.m. and racing at 8:30 p.m. New operator Chuck McClung says late model stock cars race Friday and supermodified stock cars race Sunday. He expects about 40 cars from Cleveland Lorain Elyria and nearby areas. McClung formerly drove race cars and leased the track for the season after 18 years in Flint Michigan.
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Flyers Nip Vermilion In Tight Tennis Victory
St Paul Flyers rally to a 3-2 win over Vermilion as John Amato wins 6-4 3-6 6-0 while brother Chris drops 7-5 6-3. Nort Smith, Tom Schaffer, and Tom Furey split singles and doubles to seal the victory.
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NL Tracksters Romp To Win Over Ashland JVs
The New London track team defeated Ashland JV 87 to 38. New London claimed 12 of 15 firsts led by multiple event winners including Davis, Morrow, Randleman, and Johnson, with strong marks in broad jump, discus, pole vault, and sprints. They next compete at Elyria Stadium in Lakeland Conference action.
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Norwalk Boy Scouts 2nd In Swimming Meet
Bellevue New London edged Norwalk by two points in a five team swim meet at Bellevue Junior High School pool as part of the Boy Scout Explorer Olympics. New London led with 29, Norwalk 27, Bellevue 26, North Fairfield 16, Milan 10. Peter Larrow won the breaststroke. The Explorer Olympics schedule includes one sporting event per month with future events a pool table contest last month and a trap shoot planned for May.
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O'Dell Leads Pirates Past Cardinals in Fifth Straight
Billy O'Dell overcoming Addison's disease pitched 7 1 3 innings of four-hit ball to lift the Pittsburgh Pirates to an 8-5 win over the St. Louis Cardinals. Pittsburgh stretched their streak to five straight victories as Roberto Clemente homered and Manny Mota drove in three.
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Norwalk Netters Fall To Shelby In Tennis Meet
Shelby beat Norwalk 5-0 as Wayne Gurney, Denny Kurtzman, Steve Gates, and Mark Studer won their singles matches. Doubles Roger Stroup and Dan Cordes defeated Jim Calhoun and Terry Goodsite. A rematch is set for Wednesday in Norwalk.
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Pan Am Games Bid Placed On Champ, Missouri
The U S Olympic Committee selected Champ Missouri as the United States candidate for the 912 Pan American Games. Champ officials will bid on July 19 with Champ near St Louis beating Dallas Houston Miami and New York in the selection process. The Pan American Games have only once been held in the United States before, in 1959 with Chicago as host.
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IOC to hear Soviet bid on 1972 Munich participation
The IOC met in Teheran to decide on a Soviet proposal demanding guarantees that East German athletes compete under their own flag at Munich. West Germany defended Rome 1960 style inclusivity, while East Germany presses for separate representation amid post Mexico City rules. South Africa seeks 1968 status as IOC deliberates its outcome.
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