Cepeda drives Red Sox to 9-4 win over Royals in four doubles
Orlando Cepeda slugged four doubles driving in six as Boston routed Kansas City 9-4. The four two-baggers tied a major league record. In other AL games, New York beat Texas 3-2 while Cleveland crushed Chicago 13-1 and Detroit beat Oakland 3-2. Fred Beene pitched 7 1 3 innings in relief after Peterson reinjured a thigh on the first-pitch bunt.
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Bruce Lowitt
Associated Press
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Fritz Peterson
New York
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Bill Sudakis
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Bobby Murcer
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Mets Aid and Reds Narrow NL West Lead
Cincinnati built a 4-3 win over the Cubs as Bobby Tolan urged a Dodgers slip. Later the Mets edged the Dodgers 1-0 on Jerry Grote and Jon Matlack’s two-hitter, tightening the NL West race with Los Angeles.
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McCovey
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Blalock wins in court over LPGA anti trust dispute
New York golfer Jane Blalock sees a major legal victory as a circuit court rejects an LPGA appeal regarding last year's lawsuit. Blalock seeks five million dollars in damages claiming the suspension violated anti trust laws and amounted to a group boycott by five executive board members who competed with her during her absence.
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Miller Ready for Open PGA Double Bid at Canterbury
Johnny Miller, 26, faces a field led by Tom Weiskopf and Bruce Crampton at Canterbury Golf Club in the Open PGA double, seeking the first such win since Ben Hogan 25 years ago. Miller shot 63 in the Open and hopes to keep smart play as the key, aiming for a four or five under par final score. The purse reaches 40,000 for the 200,000 event, with 148 players after withdrawals. A cut to low 70 and ties will occur after Friday’s round for weekend telecast.
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State prep all stars showcase in Wichita events
Sixty one Kansas schools are represented in the first annual East-West high school basketball and football Classics in Wichita. Basketball Friday at Henry Levitt Arena, football Saturday at Cessna Stadium. 49 schools in football, 25 East 24 West, with 12 football and 2 basketball players repeating across sports.
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Wichita State University
Henry Levitt
Cessna Stadium
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Bishop Ward
Kansas City
Kapaun-Mt. Carmel
Wichita
Bishop Miege
Shawnee Mission South
Frankfort
Little River
Coffeyville
Lawrence
Parsons
el Dorado
Bishop Carroll
Manhattan
Kingman
Topeka
Topeka High
Alonzo Canady
Ed Whitlock
Kansas City Wyandotte
Charley Moore
Art Buie
Liberal
Steve Weatherford
al Shank
Jim Lister
Blake Thompson
Tom Kratth
Warren Dennis
Mark Mader
Dennis Dorr
Bill Kolich
Mark Lamb
David Cary
Sid Ford
John DeSocio
Lavern Smith
Ray Murry
Steve Morris
David Graf
Brad Schreck
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