National League Opens With Mixed Results and Injuries
The National League pennant race began with Don Drysdale Dodgers winning 5-1 over the Cubs and Willie Mays powering the Giants in a 9-2 victory at Houston. Maury Wills left with a sore ankle, sparking concerns about the Dodgers for today. Pirates beat the Braves 3-2 as Bob Bailey and Ted Saraje delivered late hits in a tense 9th inning.
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Los Angeles Dodgers
Jack Sanford
San Francisco Giants
Willie Mays
Orlando Cepeda
Felipe Alou
Willie McCovey
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Chicago Cubs
San Francisco
Houston
Philadelphia
Cincinnati
St. Louis Cardinals
New York Mets
Pittsburgh Pirates
Reds
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Dodger
Maury "Wills
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Drysdale
Dodgers
Willie Davis
Larry Jackson
Ken McMullen
Giants
Cepeda
Sanford
Jack Fisher
Orioles
Celtics Royals Face Decisive NBA East Final Clash
Boston, the world champions, enter Game Seven at the Boston Garden as 10 point favorites against the Cincinnati Royals. Both teams are at full strength after Cincinnati tied the series at 3-3 with a 109-99 win in Cincinnati.
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Boston Celtics
Cincinnati Royals
National Basketball Association
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Royals
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Rochester
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Sunny Jim Fitzsimmons to Retire From Racing in June
Sunny Jim Fitzsimmons, the 88 year old trainer famed for five leading money won titles and over 2000 winners including two Triple Crown winners, will retire in June after a 78 year association with thoroughbred racing. He will be succeeded by Bill Winfrey and has trained for Ogden Phipps Wheatley Stable and Henry Carnegie Phipps line. Fitzsimmons began in 1884 as a stable helper at Sheepshead Bay after a malaria episode in 1887 era training tale.
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New York
Grover Cleveland
Sunny Jim Fitzsimmons
America
Ogden Phipps
Phipps
Sunny Jim
Henry Carnegie Phipps
Wheatley Stable
Ogden Mills Phipps
Bill Winfrey
Alfred G. Vanderbilt
California Breeders Association
James E. Fitzsimmons
Brooklyn
Sheepshead Bay
Long Branch
Ottawa nets topple Osawatomie for first win of season
Ottawa Cyclones, led by Eddie Davidson hampered by a shoulder injury, swept the singles and won two of three doubles to defeat Osawatomie 7-2 on the home courts. Loren Shofner and Jack Thompson dominated, with Shofner prevailing 6-0 6-0 and Thompson/Graham winning 6-0 6-1. The win improves Ottawa to 1-2-1 with Osawatomie visiting next Tuesday.
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Cyclones
Reds
Ottawans
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Jack Thompson
Loren Shofner
Bob Fields
Thompson
Graham
Conrad Downing
Eddie Davidson
Ottawa
Bill Calvin
Ian Jefferis
Bob
Vess
Gary Vess
Kent Harmony
Doug Schultz
John Craig
Bowling Roundup Highlights Three 600s At Ottawa Bowl
Al Knoepper posted a 618 for Peoples National Bank in the Industrial League with 204 214 200 lines, fueling a 3-1 win over Ottawa Times. Velma Foster led the Tuesday Night Ladies League with a 547 series on lanes shared with KOFO, aided by a 225 line from Helen Carey. Other top scores included Dave Heckman 563 in the Royal T League and Sally Simmons 492 for Shinn & Haley in the Ladies League standings.
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Peoples National Bank
Velma Foster
Ottawa Times
R. Litchenberger
Velma
Arnold
Kofo
Helen Carey
Sally Simmons
Shinn & Haley
VFW
Andy Helen Wenthe
Todd's
Panthers win five-school track meet at Ottawa University
Williamsburg Panthers dominate a five-school meet finishing with 65 points. Lane 58 Pomona 44 Princeton 36 Lecompton 24.34 with top placings by G Stauffer and Buckley among others, despite key absences from Kudler and Shoemaker.
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Roger Shoemaker
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Rukes
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Saylor
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Moore
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Sutton
Richeson
Kenney
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Fomona
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Wylie
Regester
Binns
Stauffer
Stiffler
Fritts
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Art Mahaffey
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Tom Harper
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Don Demeter
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