Mays Delivers Two Homers In Giants 4 1 Win At Shea
Willie Mays, nursing a cold, chose to play for the Giants at Shea Stadium and hit two home runs, his 30th and 31st of the season, lifting San Francisco to a 4-1 victory over the Mets. Despite the win, the Mag trade competitive pennant implications as the Phillies swept Houston and the NL standings shuffled with other results.
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Mets Deny Casey Leaving as Stengel Contract Talks Omit
New York Mets denied AP reports that a decision on Casey Stengel's 1965 return had been made. Al Dark's status with the Giants remained unchanged amid a mixed day as Willie Mays powered a 4-1 win. Phillies widened their lead after sweeping Houston.
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Bears Expected To Be Passing Against Stars
CHICAGO AP The Chicago Bears favored to win Friday night at Soldier Field lean on the passing attack against the College All Stars. Bill Wade may test the arm, while Otto Graham faces a rugged defense. George Mira, Pete Beathard, and Jack Concannon circulate as quarterbacks for the collegians, with Rose, Renfro, and Richardson as probable NFL defensive backs set to start.
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World Skeet Championship Decided at Reno Shootoff
Alex Kerr of Beverly Hills won the world skeet title after a 15-gunner sudden death at Harold's Gun Club as 15 shooters posted perfect rounds. Steve Hanzel of San Antonio claimed the junior title with 99x100. William Rogers and William Lesnon placed runnerup and Class AA respectively as an Illinois entry led a five-man team in a final shootoff amid a Western Open lead-off.
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Redskin QB Jurgensen benched with knee injury
Washington quarterback Sonny Jurgensen was benched for about two weeks with an injured knee but was expected to be fit for the NFL opener with Cleveland on September 13.
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Top Seed Leads Play in Junior Tennis Quarterfinals
Top seed Jeff Brown of Carmel, California, advanced to the quarterfinals of the Jaycee international junior tennis tournament for boys 18 and under in Minneapolis. He defeated Darrell Snyder of Winfield, Kansas, 3-6 6-0 6-1 and Bob Hubbard of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, 8-6 6-3. Seeded players Bobby Goeltz and Miguel Lingre dropped from contention.
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Olympian Karl Ritter Von Halt Dies at 73
Karl Ritter Von Halt, IOC member and honorary president of the West German National Olympic Committee, died Wednesday in Munich after a long illness. He was 73.
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American stars win mile at Dublin international meet
Cary Weisiger of Durham North Carolina won the mile in 4 00 9 at JFK Stadium in Dublin as American track and field stars dominated the international meet on Wednesday night.
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League Leaders By The Associated Press
The article lists top players in both leagues with batting, pitching, and fielding leaders. Key figures include Clemente and Williams in batting averages, Mays leading runs and home runs, Koufax and Marichal in pitching, and Oliva and Killebrew near the top in multiple categories, with Harmonized stats across NL and AL.
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Frick to Retire Next Year as Baseball Commissioner
Ford Frick, 69, announced he will retire when his current term ends next year. He has led MLB since Sept. 20, 1951, under a contract to Sept. 21, 1965, and said he would stay on until a successor is chosen. Speculation names Joe Cronin, Sen. Kenneth Keating, and Judge Robert Cannon as possible successors.
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Giants stars power Giants past Mets with late homer spree
Major leaguer Willie Mays returned to the lineup despite a heavy cold and belted his 30th and 31st homers as the San Francisco Giants defeated the New York Mets 4 to 1. Camilo Pascual of the Twins earned his first win since July 11 by limiting Boston to three hits in a 6 to 1 victory.
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Texas-Oklahoma gridiron sellout ends public ticket sales
The Texas-Oklahoma football game in Austin is a sellout for the 19th consecutive year with no public tickets left. This marks the first time since 1951 that tickets are entirely unavailable to the general public.
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NCAA Names Klein Associate Director in Chicago
Larry Klein, former sports editor of NewSe week, is named associate director of the National Collegiate Athletic Bureau. Bureau director Homer Cooke Jr. announced the appointment on Wednesday.
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White and Mathews Pace Cards and A’s Big Wins
Bill White of the St Louis Cardinals hit a three run homer as the Cardinals beat the Cubs 4-2 at Busch Stadium. Nelson Mathews hit a grand slam and Rocky Colavito added four hits as the Kansas City A’s routed the New York Yankees 10-1 at Kansas City. White’s average rose to .300 with three hits, while Mathews connected for his 14th homer and Colavito drove in three.
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Baseball Scoreboard shows standings and results
The standings list New York at 63 40 and Baltimore at 66 42 with pennant races tight. Wednesday games end Los Angeles 1 Baltimore 0 while Cleveland and Detroit salvage wins, and Friday’s schedule includes New York at Kansas City and Boston at Minnesota with multiple twi night matches across the circuit.
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Fulton, Mo., Sports win Missouri Non-Pro tourney title
Team from Fulton, Missouri, has been certified as winner of the Missouri Non-Pro baseball tournament held in Sedalia Mol. The event marks an entry in the National Baseball Congress Non-Pro tournament standings in Wichita, Kansas.
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