Cepeda Delivers Power As Cardinals Dominate Giants
National League leader St Louis routs San Francisco 9-0 behind Cepeda 3-for-5 with a 22nd homer and Nelson Briles four-hit shutout. Sadecki takes fifth loss after slipping 4 1/3 innings. Phillies sweep Mets 2-0 and 11-4. Reds top Dodgers 4-1. Cubs beat Pirates 8-1. Astros defeat Atlanta 4-1 as other NL games unfold.
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Nelson Briles
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Roberto Clemente
Pittsburgh
Philadelphia
New York Mets
Cincinnati
Los Angeles
Chicago
Houston
Atlanta
Julian Javier
Sin
Gle
Cepeda
Javier
Bob Bolin
Briles
Larry Jackson
Mets
New York
Rich Allen
Rick Wise
Bill White
RBI
Tony Gonzalez
Phillies
Milt Pappas
al Ferrara
Pete Rose
Reds
Don Drysdale
Joe Niekro
Cubs
Pirates
Bob Veale
Billy Williams
Astros
Dave Giusti
Joe Morgan
Bob Aspromonte
Ron Brand
Houst
Sifford kin in spotlight as Western Amateur field thins
Curtis Sifford of Los Angeles, nephew of Charlie Sifford the pioneering pro, carded 69 amid a 157-man Western Amateur field at Milburn Country Club. Edgar Sneed Jr. shot 69, while several contenders struggled on the tough greens. Top 50 after round two needed 149 to advance.
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Curtis Sifford
Los Angeles
Charlie
Sifford
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N.C
Curtis
Charlie Sifford
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Hartford
Curtis Sifard
Ray Furce
Ohio State
Edgar Sneed Jr
Arne Dokka
Studio City
Calif
Jeff Parry
Milburn Country Club
Bob Smith
Sacramento
Ron Cerrudo
San Raphael
Marty Fleckman
Jack Lewis
Wake Forest
Joel
League Leaders By The Associated Press Baseball Stat Leaders
The American League leaders include Frank Robinson Baltimore batting .332 and Carl Yastrzemski Boston with 80 runs and 90 RBIs. Harmon Killebrew Minnesota 32 homers, Campaneris Kansas City 42 steals. National League leaders show Cle mente Pittsburgh batting .346, Lou Brock St Louis 158 hits and 97 RBIs Cepeda St Louis 97 RBIs. Pitching leaders list Hoyt Horlen Chicago 11 decisions 4 losses, Bob Bunning Philadelphia 184 strikeouts.
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Associated Press
F.robinson
Balt
Yastrzemski
Bost
McAuliffe
Det
Killebrew
Minn
Tovar
Campaneris
K.C
Clemente
Pitt
Cepeda
St .L
Santo
Chic
R.alien
Phil
Aaron
Atl
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St.l
Wynn
Houst
Staub
R. Allen
Williams
R.allen
Pinson
Cin
Gonzalez
Wills
Hughes
McCormick
S.F
Bunning
Jenkins
Major Stars Pitching Secures Yankees Split With Leaders
Fritz Peterson limited Chicago to two hits as the Yankees won 2-1 to split the doubleheader with the American League leaders. Peterson's strong start helped New York rebalance the series after dropping the opener, keeping the team in the pennant race.
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Associated Press
Fritz Peterson
Yankees
Chicago
New York
Region 6 athletes finish strong at AAU Junior Olympic event
Region 6 with Kansas Nebraska Iowa and Missouri scored 92 points in Washington DC, placing fifth overall as Wilmer Thompson of Ottawa High ran 440 yards in 53.2 seconds. Greg Johnson of East St Louis led a senior 880 yard relay winning in 1 28.3 with teammates Mayfield Shawnee Mission East and Reggie Watson Kansas City Central.
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Wilmer Thompson
Washington, D. C
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Iowa
Missouri
Greg Johnson
East St. Louis
Thompson
Ottawa High School
George Mayfield
Topeka
Johnson
Marc Naster
Shawnee Mission East
Reggie Watson
Kansas City Central
John Davis
Pro Soccer Draw Sees New York and Chicago Tie 3-3
In a heated MLS clash, New York and Chicago finish level at 3-3 as both sides press for a late winner. St Louis and Toronto also settle at 4-4 in a separate scoring showcase.
Chiefs Streak Faces Sayers as Bears Set to Tackle
Kansas City, AP. The Chiefs own nine straight AFL exhibition wins and host the NFL Chicago Bears and Gale Sayers in Municipal Stadium before 32 000 fans. Hank Stram’s club defeated Oakland last week as rookie Noland Smith returned a kickoff 72 yards for a TD. Bears coach George Halas scouts Sayers and rebuilds after nine departures.
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Chicago Bears
Gayle Sayers
Municipal Stadium
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Chiefs
Sayers
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Halas
Green Bay
Washington Redskins
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Papa Bear
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New York Jets
Houston Oilers
Noland Smith
Stram
Curtis McClinton
Bert Coan
Pete Beathard
Bear
Ronnie Bull
Andy Livingston
Audy Bukich
Jack Concannon
Larry Rakestraw
Daweson
Baseball Commissioner Keeps Eye On A's Feud
Kansas City AP report says Baseball Commissioner William Eckert seeks full reports from all sides in the feud between Kansas City Athletics owner Charles O Finley and his players. Cronin calls it a club problem with no league action. Al Dark and Ken Harrelson returned to Kansas City amid the dispute. Dark praised players but has no comment on plans. Jerome Holtzman predicts Dark may become Braves manager.
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Charles O. Finley
Kansas City Athletics
William Eckert
Joe Reichler
Eckert
New York
Reichler
Kansas City Star
Joe Cronin
American League
Cronin
al Dark
Finley
Ken Harrelson
Dark
Jerome Holtzman
Chicago Sun-Times
Atlanta Braves
Sore Head and Wild Pitch Cloud AL Pennant Chase
AL leaders shuffled as Boston beat Washington 2-1 in game one then won 5-3 in game two with Dick McAuliffe driving in two in Detroit 7-3 first game victory over Minnesota. McAuliffe and Scott key moments, White Sox split with Yankees, Tiant struck out 16 for Cleveland in 3-2 win over California, Baltimore topped Kansas City 2-1, and Detroit added a 2-1 nightcap win aided by McAuliffe’s later dash.
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ED Schuyler JR
Associated Press
George Scott
Dick McAuliffe
Scott
Boston
Washington
Red Sox
McAuliffe
Detroit
Minesota
Willie Horton
al Worthington
Horton
McAucliffe
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Minnesota
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Cleveland
California
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Dick Nen
Earl Wilson
Maors
Tigers
Dean Chance
Wilson
Cesar Tovar
Tony Oliva
Ted Ahlaender
Wayne Causey
White Sox
Fritz Peeterson
Tommie Agee
Johnson Begins Service Hitch
Charley Johnson, former St. Louis Cardinals quarterback, begins two years of active duty as a first lieutenant. He starts with a nine week field artillery officer basic course and will work at Langley with the NASA Army element before possible intraservice football. Johnson, 28, led St. Louis to a 6 1 record and the team finished 8 5 1 in the NFL last season.
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Okla
Charley Johnson
St. Louis Cardinals
Beegan
Johnson
Artile
Tony
Langley Research Center
Hampton
Army
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Star
Cardinals
Lavish Westchester Classic Draws Golf Pros
The Westchester Classic in Rye, New York, offers a $250,000 purse led by Arnold Palmer and Jack Nicklaus. First prize is $50,000 with $30,000 for second and $18,750 for third, as pros chase big money on the world’s richest tour. Players discuss pressure, finances, and focusing on winning the event rather than the purse.
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N.Y
Arnold Palmer
Palmer
Westchester Country Club
George May
Chicago
Tom O’shanter
Ben Tissehak
Jack Nicklaus
McAuliffe stars in Tigers sweep of Twins in twin bill
Dick McAuliffe of Detroit slugged a two run homer in the first game then hit a triple and scored the deciding run in the 11th inning of the nightcap as the Tigers swept Minnesota 7-3 and 2-1.
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Associated Press
Dick McAuliffe
Tigers
Detroit
Minnesota
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