U S Olympic Track Team Vows Fast Gold Medal Run
Rome AP reports Kenneth Tug Wilson head of the US Olympic Committee dismisses fears of a stale men’s track squad. He says the team is the finest ever and will win gold unless outpaced by competition as stars like Calhoun Boston and Davis shine in Bern trials before the Tokyo Games kickoff.
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U.S
Kenneth
Tug) Wilson
Chicago
Wilson
Bern
Switzerland
Mal Whitfield
Hal Connolly
Santa Monica
Calif
Olympic Village
Lee Calhoun
Gary
Ind
Ralph Boston
Laurel
Miss
Glen Davis
Columbus
Ohio
Cannon's knee sidelines Oilers star as Dallas Texans win
Houston Oilers struggle without Billy Cannon who, despite a $400000 three year deal, is hampered by a knee. Charlie Tolar scores twice as Houston beats Denver 42 3 in the home opener. AFL actions saw Dallas Texans topple New York Titans 38 14 while Boston beat Buffalo 21 7. NFL results include 49ers over Eagles 45 28 and Lions over Cardinals 24 7 on a late Jim Martin field goal.
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Billy Cannon
Cannon
American Football League
Bud Adams
Houston
Louisiana State
Adams
Los Angeles Rams
Charlie Tolar
Oilers
Denver Broncos
Dallas Texans
New York
Titans
Boston Patriots
Buffalo Bills
San Francisco
Philadelphia
Detroit Lions
St. Louis Cardinals
Jim Martin
Braves Pin Stretch Drive Hopes On Stout Arm Of Three Hurlers
Braves rely on three strong starters Spahn Burdette and reliever Buhl as pennant race tightens. Cincinnati and St Louis gain ground while Pirates falter, with Pinson Cook and Post delivering Cincinnati’s liftoff and the Dodgers shocked by a shutout.
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Pirates
Cincinnati
Roomie Burdette
Phils
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Spahn Ren Spahn
Lew Burdette
Bob Buhl
Spahn
Ietory
Phil Burdette
Pittsburgh
Sions
Burdette
Milwaukee
St. Louis’ Cardinals
Los Angeles
Dodgers
Chicago Cubs
San Francisco Giants
Cubs
Giants
Vada Pinson
Cliff Cook
Wally Post
Bob Friend
Mth
Reds
Dick Stuart
Orioles Beat Red Sox To Tie For Second In A.L.
Orioles rout Red Sox 10 4 as Ronnie Hansen and Gus Triandos homer aid a large offense. Hansen hits .451 in 18 vs Boston with 34 RBIs against the Red Sox, lifting Baltimore into a tie for second place behind the Yankees. Washington tops New York 7 4 and Detroit wins over Cleveland 6 4.
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Red Sox
Chicago
Yankees
Gus Triandos
Hansen
Boston
Washington
New York
Kansas City
Detroit
Cleveland
Harmon Killebrew
Jim Lemon
Bob Allison
Senators
Dates And Bag Limits For Five Migratory Birds Set
Kansas Forestry Fish and Game Commission announces seasons and limits for rails gallinules mourning dove Wilsons snipe and woodcock. Open dates range September to November with daily bag limits from two to eight and possession limits from two to fifteen. Hours run sunrise to sunset except mourning doves start half an hour before sunrise.
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Novo IL
Crooks Target Rome During Olympic Crowd Distractions
Rome police battle an influx of crooks aiming to exploit Olympic visitors. Interpol advises Italian officers as foreign confidence men, call girls, and burglars travel toward Rome. Several Olympic confidence rings have already been busted amid warns to keep thieves from the crowds and hotels.
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Iba
Rome
Posec
Betsy Rawls Wins Ashville Open in Rain
Betsy Rawls of Spartanburg South Carolina won the Ashville Women's Open Golf Tournament in Ashville North Carolina scoring a two under par 214 over 72 holes in driving rain. She finished at 211 and earned 1247 dollars, her second straight Ashville Open title, with Louise Suggs of Atlanta second at 213 and Jo Ann Prentice of Birmingham third at 218 with a 76 on Sunday.
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N.C
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Spartanburg
S.C
Miss Rawls
Louise Suggs
Atlanta
Jo Ann Prentice
Birmingham
Ala
Wrestler Exhibition At Ottawa Fair Scheduled
A wrestling card at the Franklin County fair in Ottawa features Tare Myaki of Japan defending the heavyweight title in a main event. Midget Farmer Pete teams with Kathy Starr against Lord Littlebrook and Judy Glover in a mixed bout. The show begins at 8 15 p m with the heavyweight title not on the line.
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Ottawa
Tare Myaki
Japan
Mercy
Pete Will
Franklin County Fair
Kathy Starr
Wrest
Hagen
Thor Hagen
Eight Teams Remain In Kansas Softball Crown Fight
GREAT BEND Kansas AP Play resumes Friday in the Kansas Men's Softball tournament with defending champion Rago and seven other teams still in contention. Sunday results show Garden City Carpets defeating Dodge City Epp and Hutchinson Merchants beating Great Bend, while Highland and Topeka Vogel posted wins in the losers bracket. Friday schedule features Garden City Carpets vs Wichita B-Birds and Wichita Messner against Hutchinson Merchants in winners play, plus Losers bracket matchups Rage versus Highland and Topeka Vogel against Dodge City Epp.
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Kas
Kansas
Rago
Garden City Carpets
Dodge City Epp
Hutchinson Merchants
Great
Wichta
B-Birds
Wichita Messner
Rage
Highland
Topeka Vogel
Baseball Scores Monday Results Across Leagues
Monday baseball scores show scattered results with teams like New York, Washington, Detroit, Baltimore, Cleveland, Chicago, San Francisco, Pittsburgh, Milwaukee, Philadelphia and St. Louis posting wins and losses. Notable scores include Baltimore defeating New York 6 to 2, Chicago 5 San Francisco 8, and Los Angeles beating Milwaukee 3. Multiple games listed with various outcomes across cities.
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Los Angeles
Milwaukee
Philadelphia
Taraders
Pittsburgh
St. Louie
Rwaukee
Cremnatt
San Fra
Beenie Pittsburgh
Cincinnati
Lowe
Wilweakes
Philedeipnia
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