Babe Ruth and Minor League Baseball Prepare Six BR Teams
Six Babe Ruth squads prepare for Sunday exhibitions at Fort Ontario with opening day set for Monday. Local sponsors Lions Club Masonic Club Steelworkers Local 2877 Oswego City Savings Bank Young Democrats and Starlings back this year. Players must return coupons by June 25 and applicants must be affiliated to play. Weekday games start 545 p.m. with Lions Club vs City Savings Bank Monday and other matchups scheduled Tuesday through Thursday.
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Early Start Sets NCAA Track Records Fight
San Jose State's Tommie Smith and Texas A&M's Randy Matson headline the 45th NCAA meet in Bloomington as Smith matches the NCAA 100 yard record at 9.3 seconds and Matson asserts an NCAA shot put record of 65-6.4. UCLA edges toward dethroning USC and Oregon as eight points go on the board.
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Billy Mills
UCLA
Southern California
Oregon
Uclans
Greene
Chiefs Drop Two To Toledo Club
Toledo strengthens second place in the International League by sweeping Syracuse 6-0 and 4-3 while Columbus loses, with Toledo moving within 4.5 games of the Jets. Rochester rebounds to take the series finale 2-0 over Columbus as Toronto defeats Jacksonville and Buffalo edges Richmond in other actions.
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Rochester
Toronto
Jacksonville
Buffalo
Richmond
Jim Horsford
Bill Bethea
Jack Curtis
Billy Short
Mike Epstein
Red Wings
Gus Gil
Lee May
Bisons
Thursty's Fights: Conti and Laurenco Edge Rivals
In Los Angeles Dave Conti of Tacoma outpointed John Davey of Studio City over 10 rounds. In Las Vegas Armand Laurenco of Las Vegas outpointed Eddie McGruder of Canada over 10 rounds.
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Dave Conti
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Wash
John Davey
Studio City
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Las Vegas
Nev
Armand Laurenco
Eddie McGruder
Canada
Major League Leaders in the American League
The American League batting leader is Frank Robinson with a .341 average in 115 at bats for Baltimore, followed by Harmon Killebrew? No, correction. Redo: Standings show Robinson and Oliva leading in hits with 72 each, Robinson with 50 RBIs, Scott leads with 41 RBIs, Yastrzemski tops doubles with 20, Foy, Schaal, Campaneris, and McAuliffe tie with 5 triples, Scott hits 17 homers, Robinson 16, Ag ee leads with 17 stolen bases, Watt and Pizarro tie 6 decisions in pitching, Richert 102 strikeouts.
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Baltimore
R. Oliva
Minnesota
Agee
Chicago
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Boston
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Yastrzemski
Foy
Schaal
California
Campaneris
Kansas City
McAuliffe
Detroit
Cardenal
Watt
Pizarro
Richert
Washington
McDowell
Cleveland
National League Batting and Field Leaders Summary
Summary of top NL hitters and pitchers: Star gell Pittsburgh .333 and Allen Philadelphia .331 lead batting averages. Aaron Atlanta 49 runs and Hart San Francisco 43 RBIs. Alou Atlanta 85 hits and Cle mente Pittsburgh 75. Pinson Cincinnati and Callison Philadelphia 14 doubles. Alou Pittsburgh and McCarver St. Louis 7 triples. Aaron 21 HR and Hart 16. Wills Los Angeles 27 and Brock St. Louis 22 SB. Perry San Francisco 7 1 and Marichal 12-2. Gibson St. Louis 128 and Koufax Los Angeles 117 strikeouts.
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Philadelphia
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San Francisco
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Alou
Clemente
Pinson
Cincinnati
Callison
McCarver
St. Louis
Wills
Los Angeles
Brock
Perry
Marichal
Gibson
Koufax
Ralston and Riessen Reach Wimbledon Prep Semifinals
American stars Dennis Ralston and Marty Riessen advanced to the Queens Court Tournament semifinals in London ahead of Wimbledon. Ralston faced defending champion Roy Emerson after a 6-4 6-3 win over Manuel Santana, while Riessen defeated Nicola Pietrangeli in three sets and prepared to meet Tony Roche. Emerson top seed and Santana fourth seed both strong contenders in the field.
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Bakersfield
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Tony Roche
Australia
Queens Court
Wimbleon
Manuel Santana
Spain
Emerson
Bobby Wilson
Nicole Pilice
Nicola Pietrangeli
Santana
Marichal Ahead of Dean Pace in 30 Win Bid
San Francisco pitcher Juan Marichal likely misses a weekend series against the Dodgers in Los Angeles. He remains on pace to win 30, after beating the Astros 2 1 yesterday for his 12th win, placing him 13 days ahead of Dizzy Dean’s 1934 30 win season.
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Los Angeles
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St. Louis Cardinals
Ice Ring Chronicles of Alaskan Ice Fields
Ice and dust layers on Alaskan ice fields reveal age through annual rings. Each year deposits snow separated by a gray-brown dust and pollen layer formed in summer, creating a readable history within the ice.
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Demolition Derby Added to Oswego Speedway Card
Oswego Speedway will host its first 1966 Demolition Derby Saturday after the Eagle Class slate. Eight late model cars driven by local regulars clash in front of the grandstand for a $25 prize, with Dick Stuart directing the event. Officials warn fans to stay off the track to prevent injuries from overheated engines as autographs are moved to after track photos and cooling.
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Buckpasser Seeks Stakes Win in Leonard Richards at Delaware Park
Buckpasser the 1965 two year old champion returns to stakes race in the 1 1/8 mile Leonard Richards at Delaware Park worth 35000 added. The Ogden Phipps colt trained by Eddie Neloy with jockey Braulio Baeza seeks form to challenge Kauai King Amberoid for the three year old title. Other likely starters include Buffalo Jolly Jet Frost Deck Hand Gun Flint and Crossing The T.
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Tom Fool
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Eddie Neley
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Delaware
Belmont Park
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Gun Flint
Speed-up in National Open Cuts First Round Time
The National Open speed-up reduced 18-hole first round time by more than an hour. The final threesome finished in four hours 15 minutes on the Olympic Course, versus five hours 27 minutes a year ago at Bellerive. Players must putt out continuously and may clean the ball only once on a green before the first putt.
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Oldest Western Hemisphere Garden Thrives on St Vincent
The oldest botanical garden in the Western Hemisphere prospers on St Vincent Island. Founded in Kingston in 1765 to introduce exotic and commercial plants from the Far East to the West Indies.
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Goldberg's And Elks Win Two In Extra Innings At Lagoe Field
Goldberg's squeezed by Firemen 5 4 then Elks beat Seaway 11 7 in extra innings at Lagoe Field. In makeup games Ellis faces Seaway at 5 and Goldberg's vs Firemen at 7. Mahaney Enwright Canale and Himes led the winners with key hits and Culkin made a pivotal diving catch.
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Jim Enwright
Steven Canale
Tim Ryan
Leon Pauley
Bill Culkin
Mahaney
Enwright
Canale
Chip Wallace
Laver Cruises Past Barthes in US Pro Court Title
Rod Laver the top seed defeated Pierre Barthes 7-0 6-4 6-4 in the US Pro Court Championships. Pancho Segura beat Mal Anderson 6-3 6-1. Anderson had earlier defeated Ken Rosewall. Rosewall and Lew Hoad partnered to defeat Barthes and Andres Gimeno 6-4 6-2 in doubles.
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Lew Hoad
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Barthes
Andres Gimeno
Spain
Famed Pimlico Clubhouse Burned in Fire
A fire destroyed the National Jockeys Hall of Fame and the Pimlico clubhouse, once a national landmark since 1870. The blaze left only a brick shaft with a cupola and weathervane, wiping out historic paintings of 22 jockeys enshrined in the second floor hall.
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NHL weighs weekly US TV for 14 games plus playoffs
The NHL Board of Governors approved a plan to televise 14 regular season games and at least three playoff games in the United States. The package will be submitted to NBC which aired coast to coast playoff games last season.
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Man Seen as Weak if He Refuses Dirty Water
In parts of the Arab world social norms mark a man as weak when he declines to drink water perceived as dirty, highlighting gendered expectations around endurance and toughness.
Payson Hanover Vernon Winner Triumphs in Roosevelt Pace
Nelson Guy, a 4-year-old pacer, dashed the mile in 2 2/5 and won the $15,006 invitational pace at Roosevelt Raceway, defeating Adios Marches. Vicki's Jet finished third as Woody Diamond and other New York tracks featured additional splits and victories.
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Roosevelt Raceway
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New York State
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Jet
Buffalo
Woody Diamond
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Vicki's Kid
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Thursday's Stars Dominate In Doubleheader Sweep
Tom McCraw starred for the Senators in a doubleheader sweep of Kansas City, scoring three runs in the first game and driving in all runs in the nightcap with a grand slam and a bases empty homer. Pete Richert blanked Baltimore except for one hit, retiring 19 straight before a ninth inning walk.
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