Royals in Unique Twinbill Sweep at Fenway Park
Memorial Day doubleheader at Fenway Park saw the Royals sweep, with Amos Otis homering in each game and Paul Schaal and Cookie Rojas delivering key hits. The Orioles and White Sox split, Buford ejected after a bench-clearing incident as Boston and Kansas City produced a rare visiting-team doubleheader win in Boston.
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Associated Press
Don Buford
Baltimore
Orioles
Chicago
White Sox
Tommy John
Boston
Red Sox
Kansas City
Minnesota
Detroit
Washington
California
Cleveland
Milwaukee
New York
Oakland
Buford
John
Ed Herrmann
Joe Horlen
Bart Johnson
Stadium
Amos Otis
Paul Schaal
Cookie Rojas
Royals
Fenway Park
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Schaal
Rojas
Harmon Killebrew
Cox
Larry Bittner
Bernie Allen
Johnny Ellis
Fritz Peterson
Jim
Catfish” Hunter
John “Blue Moon” Odom
Tommy Davis
Sal Bando
Angel Mangual
Ted Kubiak
Kubiak
A Hennigan
Johnny Briggs
Lightning Strikes Wolcott Writer's Home in Storm
Charles H. Coman, news correspondent at Wolcott, awoke to a thunderclap at 3 am as a bolt struck the house at 16 Orchard St. The lightning hit the roof antenna and traveled through a teletype line, knocking out the machine and forcing Western Union and New York Telephone Co. crews to repair the damage. The bolt also jumped to a disconnected television set.
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Wolcott
Charles H. Coman
Orchard St
Coman
Western Union and
New York Telephone Co
Standings And Results From A Baseball League Week
Standings show St Louis leading with 32 17, Pittsburgh 29 19, New York 27 18, Chicago 21 27, Montreal 18 24, Philadelphia 17 30. Weekend results include Pittsburgh sweeping Chicago, San Francisco over Montreal, St Louis over Atlanta, and Los Angeles defeating Philadelphia in 12 innings.
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W. L. Pet
St. Louis
Pittsburgh
New York
Chicago
Montreal
Philadel
Francisco
Los Angeles
Houston
Atlanta
Cincinnati
San Diego
San Francisco
Philadelphia
Zachary
Ellis
Blasingame
Kelley
Renko
Downing
Gentry
Stone
Twinight Houston
Baseball Standings and Results From East Division
East Division standings show Boston 18 games over .617 and Baltimore 27 19 .587 with multiple rowed game results including Oakland 12 Boston 8 rain, Chicago 3 Cleveland 2 in 10, and New York 7 California 4. The day’s schedule lists Kansas City at Chicago in rain and several night matchups across leagues.
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W. L. Pet
Boston
Baltimore
Detroit
New York
Cleveland
Washa
Oakland
Kansas City
Minnesota
California
Milwaukee
Chicago
Washington
Cain
Perry
Dunning
Pattin
Maloney
Bosman
Blue
Kline
Hedland
Lonborg
Grow in Fulton Sneed Records
Kevin Grow, a sophomore at G. Ray Bodley High School in Fulton, has established himself as a top distance runner in Oswego County. He broke Fulton school records twice last season, ran the mile in 4:36 breaking Ken Keam’s 1968 mark, then posted 4:31 at the Auburn Rotary Invitational against 34 runners from 23 schools, beating notable milers like Bruce Detrick and Eric Harper. Grow’s 1971 record stands at eight wins and one loss.
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Kevin Grow
G. Ray Bodley High School
Fulton
Oswego County
Fultonian
Ken Keam
Grow
Auburn
Bruce Dertick
Christian Brothers Academy
Eric Harper
Oswego High
New York
Nite Club In Vernon Victory At Vernon Downs and Buffalo Raceway
A Memorial Day harness card at Vernon Downs and related meets across New York State produced multiple $15,000 divisions. Rebel Lu captured the first section at Vernon with Vernon Crank driving in 2:03 2-5, Ed's Lady second, Keystone Sophie third. Miss Donna Adios won the second division as Tom Lewis steered the winner to a 2:14 length triumph in 2:03 flat, Adios Corinne third. Avon John led at Saratoga in a $5,000 feature, covering the mile in 2:04 2-5 for a $9.60 payoff. Nite Club wired the Vernon feature in 2:04 1-5 for a $5.60 payout. Steveo Scott scored at Monticello in 2:07 3-5, and Joey Rhythm won at Buffalo Raceway in 2:06 3-5. Major league leader board details follow, highlighting batting, runs, RBIs, hits, and pitching records.
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Yangers Raceway
New York State
Rebel Lu
Vernon Crank
Lady
Overtrick
Keystone Sophie
Donna Adios
Tom Lewis
Armbro Jodie
Adios Corinne
Saratoga
Jean - Paul Morel
Avon John
Farmer
Bon Mar Wes
Nite Club
Vernon Downs
Gordon Waugh
Don Fidele
Newport Monarch
Monticello
Steveo Scott
Don Brewster
Speedy Chief
Joey Rhythm
Phil Logan
Chris Dancer
Buffalo Raceway
Amortizer Direct
Nicklaus Caponi Set Par Targets For Amateur Golf Day
ST LOUIS AP Amateur golfers nationwide aim for par and one under par as competition wraps June 14 in National Golf Day charity. Jack Nicklaus and Donna Caponi issued the challenge at Warson County Club rallying amateurs to beat those scores with handicaps. Nicklaus, rusty after a three week layoff, said he hopes to shape up before the U S Open while planning to play the Atlanta Golf Classic this week and then exhibit before the Open in Ardmore Pennsylvania.
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ST. Louis
Jack Nicklaus
Donna Caponi
Warson Country Club
Nicklaus
Tony Jacklin
Miss Caponi
Shirley Englehorn
Jacklin
Dallas
Blond Blaster
Ardmore
OCC Women In Weekly Rivalry at Oswego Country Club
OCC Women In Weekly Rivalry saw Mary Walcott win low gross in a special event. In Class A Mary led, Anne Wuer schmidt was second, Agnes Celestian won low putt. Class B Wanda Seva topped, Billie Giemza second, Pauline Hoey low putt. Class C Ann Trino led, Marg Goodman second, Barbara Santoro best low putt.
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Osago Country Club
Mary Walcott
Mary
Anne Wuerschmidt
Agnes Celestian
Otis Drives In Six As KC Sweeps Red Sox In Twinbill
Amos Otis and Roy Als drove in six runs with two homers and two singles as Kansas City swept Boston 7 3 and 9 4. It marked the Red Sox first home doubleheader loss since 1966.
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TWF
Associated Press
Amos Otis
Royals
Kansas City
Boston
Red Sox
Tommy John Shuts Out Orioles in First Game
White Sox pitcher Tommy John limited Baltimore to five hits and blanked the Orioles 1-0 in the first game of a doubleheader. John allowed no runs through eight innings before a late Orioles threat.
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Tommy John
White Sox
Baltimore
Orioles
Baseball leaders and top pitchers of the era
Batting leaders include Frock St Louis .372 and W Davis Los Angeles .369 with Brock St Louis 46 runs and Stargell Pittsburgh 43 RBIs. Stars Garr Atlanta 76 hits and Brock 74, Stargell 17 homers and Brock 19 steals. Pitching features Dierker Houston 9-1 with 0.70 ERA, Ryan New York 6-1, J Johnson San Francisco 61 857. Seaver New York 91 strikeouts.
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St.l
W.davis
L.A
Brock
Bonds
S.F
Stargell
Pitt
Torre
Garr
Atl
M.alou
Dierker
Houst
Ryan
N.Y
J.johnson
Jenkins
Chic
Seaver
Americans Shine In British Golf
In Carnoustie Scotland the 1971 British Amateur began revealing American strength after the Walker Cup loss at St Andrews. Norman Mair predicted a strong US showing as 250 entered and 80 first round matches reduced the field to 170. Bill Campbell of Huntington WV upset early but fell 4 and 2. Two Americans led off the second round as the national team aimed to reinforce a long, storied challenge.
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Carnoustie
Scotland
Norman Mair
British Isles
St. Andrews
Campbell
Bold Reasoning Triumphs In Jersey Derby At Garden State Park
Bold Reasoning won the Jersey Derby at Garden State Park edging Pass Catcher by a half length in a mile and a half duel. Jockey Jacinto Vasquez rode the one to beat as Bold Reasoning earned 87,360 for co owners William Kosnick and Charles Hargrove. Trainer Nick Gonzales ruled out a Belmont bid saying the colt needs rest after a tough race.
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N. J
Bold Reasoning
Nick Gonzales
Canonero II
Pass Catcher
Garden State Park
Jacinto Vasquez
House Farms
William Kosnick
Detroit
Charles Hargrove
Miami
Fla
Baldnesian
Reason
Belmont
Protento
Hollywood
California
Mr. Pow
Arlington Park
Golden Gate Fields
Our Cheri Amour
Alma North
Delaware Park
Who Behave
Suffolk Downs
Kite and Gabrielsen Advance in British Amateur Round
Tom Kite of Austin defeated Jim Gabrielsen of Atlanta 7 and 6 while Gabrielsen 28 showed he is no longer a long shot. Kite, a topavel 10 to 1 favorite, led a field that still awaited Lanny Wadkins of Richmond and Bill Hyndman of Philadelphia as contenders in the Brit ish event.
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Tom Kite
Austin
Tex
Jim Gabrielsen
Atlanta
Carnoustie
Gabrielsen
Young Kite
Texas
U.S
Lanny Wadkins
Richmond
Bill Hyndman
Philadelphia
Frazier performs for Italians with Knockouts tour
Rome AP: Joe Frazier, undefeated heavyweight champion, touts singing as demanding as boxing and says he burns more energy singing to keep weight down. Also reports Lake Decatur water festival feature race winner earns $500, and Tulsa Tennis Club Invitational results with Miss Everet and Harold Solomon winning titles.
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Associated Press
Rome
Joe Frazier
Knockouts
Frazier
Europe
Decatur, Ill
Gene Whipp
Kettering
Ohio
Lake Decatur Memorial
Tulsa
Okla
Chris Everet
Harold Solomon
Miss Everet
Fort Lauderdale
Fla
Mary Ann Eisel Curtis
Solomon
Ian Guerry
Rice University
Venezuelan father barred from naming child Canonero II
In Maracaibo Venezuela a farmer Cruz Paredes failed to register his newborn as Canonero II after a Merida state clerk ruled the name unsuitable for a child. He renamed the boy Gustavo Franklin Paredes after hockey star Gustavo Avila who rode Canonero II.
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Venezuela
Cruz Paredes
Merida
Paredes
Gustavo Franklin Paredes
Gustavo Avila
Pigeons Swans Geese And Ow Mate For Life
A brief note notes that pigeons, swans, geese and ow are believed to mate for life, reflecting a common observation of enduring pair bonds in these species.
Tidewater Gains On Syracusans
The Tidewater Tides keep pace in the International League as they win two at Toledo while Syracuse Chief loss to Charleston Charleston. Richmond Braves stop Winnipeg 5-3 with a late rally and Lute Barnes scores on a seventh inning dash. Rochester Red Wings blank Louisville 1-0 on Bill Kirkpatrick’s six-hitter as Jim Companis and George Konacz power the Charlies’ 10-5 win.
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Associated Press
Tidewater Tides
Syracuse Chiefs
Tides
Toledo
Chiefs
Charleston Charlies
Syracuse
Richmond Braves
Winnipeg Whins
Rochester Red Wings
Louisville Colonels
Curt Brown
Lute Barnes
Mud Hens
Charlies
George Konacz
Jim Companis
Richmond
Bobby Yount
Braves
Winnipee
Young
Rochester
Bill Kirkpatrick
Louisville
Hurlinet
Quarry Stops Vazquez In San Diego Bout
Tike Quarry of Bellflower defeated Amado Vazquez of San Diego in a boxing match held Monday in California. Quarry, 175 pounds, used a strong attack to secure the victory over Vazquez, 15814 in San Diego.
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Associated Press
National City
Calif
Tike
Bellflower
Amado Vazquez
San Diego
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