National League Roundup Long Night for Hal Smith
Hal Smith, returning after a heart condition, caught eight innings for the Pirates in a 7-6 loss to the Cardinals. Dodgers fall to Cubs 6-3. Mets edge Reds. Cubs’ Beckett sparks Chicago comeback with a homer and a three run shot. Kranepool and Swoboda power the Mets over Milwaukee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mike Rathet
Associated Press
Hal Smith
Smith
Pittsburgh Pirates
Pirates
St. Louis Cardinals
del Crandall
Jim Pagliaroni
Ossie Virgil
Bob Veale
Cardinals
Tim McCarver
Los Angeles Dodgers
Chicago Cubs
Cincinnati
New York Mets
Philadelphia
Milwaukee
Glenn Beckett
Cubs
Dodgers
Chicago
Johnny Podres
Lindy McDaniel
Ed Kranepool
Ron Swoboda
al Jackson
Mets
Reds
Jim Maloney
New York
Jackson
Ray Culp
Braves
Johnny Callison
Ken Johnson
Familiar Finale At Wimbledon
Wimbledon finals mirror last year with Emerson and Stolle in the men’s title duel and Bueno vs Smith expected for the women’s crown. Stolle reaches his third straight final as Australia dominates the amateur era, while Billie Jean Moffitt fights hard before losing to Bueno.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wimbledon
England
Roy Emerson
Fred Stolle
Emerson
Maria Bueno
Brazil
Margaret Smith
Australia
Maria
Margaret
Stolle
Chuck McKinley
Billie Jean Moffitt
Long Beach
Calif
Miss Bueno
Billie Jean
Miss Smith
Britain
Christine Truman
Teacher Wins AAU Decathlon in Kern County Meet
Bill Toomey, 26, a Los Angeles schoolteacher, came from behind to win the National AAU Decathlon Championship in Bakersfield as early leader Russ Hodge injured himself in the pole vault. Toomey, for the Southern California Striders, posted 7,764 points over two nights. Hodge of Santa Clara Youth Village was second with 6,082 points.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bakersfield
Calif
Bill Toomey
Los Angeles
Russ Hodge
Toomey
Southern California Striders
Hodge
Santa Clara
Girls District Softball Meet At Garnett
A 10 team field will compete in the Southeast Kan sas District Girls Softball tournament July 5 11 at Garnett Jaycees. Teams Moran Blue Mound Kin caid Waverly Princeton Richmond Welda Garnett Greeley Iola. Top three advance to the regional at Iola beginning July 17. Umpires are Jim Snider Joe Moody and Don Miller.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas
Garnett Jaycees
Moran
Blue Mound
Kincaid
Waverly
Princeton
Richmond
Welda
Garnett
Greeley
Iola
Jim Snider
Joe Moody
Don Miller
Blefary Delivers again as Orioles top Yankees
Rookie Curt Blefary, 21, homered and tripled against New York to pace Baltimore’s 4 3 win. He’s tailed by a .375 average with five homers and 11 RBIs in nine games vs the Yankees this season. Orioles stay behind Indians and ahead of Detroit. other AL outcomes feature Siebert’s 11 strikeouts for Cleveland and Detroit’s ninth inning rally led by Thomas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dick Coach
Associated Press
New York Yankees
Curt Blefary
Blefary
Yankees
Baltimore
Orioles
New York
Cative
Brooklyn
Yankee
Curt
Wagner College
Cleveland
Detroit
Indians
Washington
Tigers
Boston
Sonny Siebert
Minnesota
Siebert
Ken McMullen
Senators
Gates Brown
George Thomas
Norm Cash
Thomas
Cash
Don Wert
Orlando Pena
Local Youth League Scores Show Tight Drama Across Games
Elks and Rotary posted strong innings while Eagles and Boys Club produced balanced totals. Key hitters included Stevenson Drake Underwood and Shisler for the Eagles along with White and Adams for the Boys Club in a compact set of AB R H figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elks
Stevenson
Drake
Underwood
Gibson
Rinehart
Stark
Queen
Thompson
Hollinger
Baldwin
Totals
Rotary
Sheldon
Brown
Stevens
Gumm
Horn
Kloster
Also Mentioned on This Page
Bill White
Veale
Phil Gagliano
Dick Groat
Mike Shannon
Curt Flood
Ken Boyer
Carl Warwick
Gagellano
Groat
Bob Uecker
Harry Walker
Don Schwall
Schwall
Bob Skinner
Walker
Frank Carpin
Ace Aj Uly As
South Main
Leon Wagner
Chuck Hinton
Max Alvis
Trotter
Sportsman’s Park
Don Busse
Geiss
Wadkins
Bugner
Eagles
Bishop
Kersley
Reynolds
Shisler
van Fossom
Matthews
Polom
Bell
Terry
White
Adams
Brady
Sheffield
Reneau
Kime
Hughes
Nesbitt
Meyer
Ron Reusch
Reno’s
17Th and
Nightworks
Dean Berlin
Willard
John Kaiser Drug
Nuzman Lumber
GAS Service CO
Service Co. Natural Gas
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