Wickersham’s 97-Day Wait Ends With 2-0 Shutout Win
Detroit pitcher Dave Wickersham quieted Washington 2-0 on Willie Horton’s 21st homer, ending a 97-day win drought after spring remarks about winning just five games. He improved to 1-0 since his skid, lowering his ERA to 4.54. The Tigers, Orioles, Yankees, and Angels also posted wins as AL action continued.
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Hal Bock
Associated Press
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Wickersham
Washington
Willie Horton
Tiger
Chuck Young
Destroit
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Tigers
Minnesota
Yankees
Baltimore
Cleveland
New York
Boston
Los Angeles
Wale
Russ Synder
Boog Powell
Orioles
Indians
Dave McNally
Chuck Hinton
Mel Stottlemyre
Bill Monbou Uete
Stottleemyre
Tony Koubek
Bobby Knoop
Knoop
Marcelino Loopez
Willie Smith
Angels
Jockey Bill Shoemaker Tops Hollywood Park Card
Inglewood California AP veteran jockey Bill Shoemaker rides his 70th career winner Tuesday at Hollywood Park. He piloted victors in five of the nine races including the $22,800 El Dorado Handicap marking him the man to beat this year.
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Inglewood
Calif
Bill Shoemaker
Hollywood Park
Weightmen Withdraw From Kiev Meet
New York AP weightmen Hal Connolly and Jay Silvester drop from the U S track team facing Russia in Kiev July 31 to August 1. Connolly, hammer world record holder, is sidelined by back spasms while Silvester has a business engagement.
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Hal Connolly
Jay Silvester
U. S
Russia
Kiev
AAU
Connolly
Silvester
Liberal Youth Heads JG Wichita Golf Meet Lead
AP dispatch from Wichita reports John Engel of Liberal fired a 71 to lead the Kansas Amateur Junior Golf Tournament. Engel led the 17-year-old division with Charlie Reeves of Wichita and Doug Gray of Salina close behind, while other age groups posted scores on Tuesday and top pilots advance to finals.
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Wichita
John Engel
Liberal
Kansas
Engel
Charlie Reeves
Doug Gray
Salina
Bruce Boleene
Tom Sheenbeck
Junction City
Tim Nye
Robert Razook
Gary Holland
Bill Brewster
Hutchinson
Curtis Knight
Dean Ohley
Arkansas City
Stabbing at wrestling match shocks Pasadena crowd
John W. Jones, 79, attacked 33 year old wrestler Benjamin Ramirez after a disqualification in an bout with Pedro Morales. Ramirez 235 pounds Colombian was stabbed in the chest and reported in good condition. Jones charged with assault with a deadly weapon. he is 122 pounds and 11 inches shorter than Ramirez and was jailed in Pasadena.
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Pasadena
Calif
John W. Jones
Benjamin
Ramirez
Pedro Morales
Jones
Morales
Pete
Wichita Royals rally past Realtors to reach fourth round
In Wichita, Jim Stauffer drove in the winning run with a sacrifice fly after a double as the Royals defeated the Realtors 3-2 to stay unbeaten in the Kansas Non-Pro Baseball Tournament. Len Schnittker held the Realtors hitless through six innings before an error and a walk ended his bid. Jerome Gibson delivered a bases loaded double in a five-run inning powering Wayside Nowata past Junction City 9-5. Halstead beat Wichita Business College 2-1. Tonight’s schedule includes Cowboys vs Packers, Auto Glass vs Winfield, and Chetopa-Miami vs Bronson in elimination games.
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Jim Stauffer
Wichita Royals
Wichita Realtors
Kansas
Stauffer
Len Schnittker
Royal
Jerome Gibson
Wayside-Nowata
Junction City
Halstead
Wichita Business College
Wichita Cowboys
Wichita Packers
Wicita Auto Glass
Winfield
LL All-Stars and Legion-Elks Open Play Tonight
Ottawa Little League All-Stars host Olathe West at 7:30 p.m. at Fore st Park with Nationals facing Olathe East at Osawatomie. Legion Elks finish regular season at West Second Street Field against Ropers Sugar Creek before District 11 tournament opener. Ottawa holds 15.9 record and is district league champion.
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Forest Park
Osawatomeie
American Legione Elks
West Second Street
American All Stars
Olathe West
Nationals
Olathe East
Osawatomie
Paola
The
Legion Elks
Roper
Sugar Creek
AFL Wants Miami But Only With Orange Bowl
The AFL plans a 1966 Miami franchise at the 76,000 seat Orange Bowl pending a fair lease with the city and a $7.5 million league payment. Expansion hopes include Chicago New Orleans Washington Oklahoma City Philadelphia and Los Angeles. The move requires a three quarters owner vote and final contracts before a decision Thursday.
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Woodard
Chicago
New Orleans
Washington
Olwanekee
Philadelphia
Los Angeles
Anaheim
Calif
Arva
Tears Elation as Kolb Traded to Mets and Gonder to Braves
Milwaukee Dodgers utility Gary Kolb, 25, and catcher Jesse Gonder, 29, faced trades that sent Kolb to the New York Mets and Gonder to the Atlanta Braves on waivers. Kolb wept in Milwaukee after the Braves, in third place, beat the Mets 71 and extended their win streak to eight. The Mets suffered a 10th straight loss as both players awaited new roles. Gonder hoped to contribute as a pinch hitter and the Braves pursued a pennant.
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Gary Kolb
Jesse Gonder
New York Mets
Gonder
Braves
Kolb
Bobby Bragan
Mets
St. Louis Cardinals
Milwaukee
Bob Uecker
Cardinals
Goneder
League Leaders By The Associated Press Baseball Leaders
American League batting leaders include Yastrzemski and Mantilla both from Boston with .342 and .317 averages. Runs led by Oliva and Versalles of Minnesota, 64 and 61. Mantilla drives in 65 for Boston, Colavito and Horton top 64 and 21 homers. Pitching wins show Fisher at .786 and Pappas tied 93 wins. Strikeouts reach 174 for McDowell, with Lolich at 125. NL leaders feature Clemente and Mays atop batting, with Mays at .336 and Clemente at .341. Stargell and Callison lead home runs and triples respectively. Keuffax and Koufax cited for pitching, with Gibson high in strikeouts.
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Boston
Mantilla
Oliva
Minnesota
Versalles
Colavito
Cleveland
Horton
Detroit
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Chicago
Pappas
Baltimore
Grant
McDowell
Lolich
Johnson
Cincinnati
Stargell
Pittsburgh
Rose
Clendenon
Williams
Harper
Callison
Philadelphia
Clemente
Mays
San Franccisco
Keuefax
Los Angeles
Jay
Koufax
Gibson
St. Louis
Lutheran-F Church League clash ends in loss to 1st Christian
In a tight church league game Lutherans tally 18 hits but fall to 1st Christian who post 12. Hiatt Waymire Haverty and Saffron lead the Lutheran offense with several hits while Gentner Smith Whiteford Moore anchor the Christian defense and offense in a 11 to 13 final.
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Waymire
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Whiteford
Ottawa Legion Elks Open Osawatomie Tourney At West Second Street Field
The 1965 District 11 American Legion baseball tournament begins Sunday at Ottawa field with Ottawa Legion Elks facing Osawatomie in the late game at 8 30 p m Lawrence meets Mound City at 2 p m and Paola faces Olathe at 6 p m Iola draws a bye Ottawa owns a 5 1 season record and will start Harry Murphy 5 5 on the mound in the opener The double elimination event could span 14 or 15 games with finals set for Saturday and a possible second championship game at 8 30 p m if needed.
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District 11 American Legion
West Second Street
Ottawa American Legion- Elks
Osawatomie
Iola
Ottawa
Lawerence
Mound City
Paola
Olathe
Lawrence Mound City
Harry Murphy
Baseball Scoreboard Night Weave of N Standings and Results
Baseball scoreboard lists night games with Kansas City at Baltimore and Cleveland at Detroit, plus Los Angeles at Washington and Minnesota at Boston. Tuesday results show Milwaukee 7 over New York 1, Pittsburgh 8 over Cincinnati 6, St. Louis 4 over Philadelphia 3, San Francisco 2 over Chicago 0, Los Angeles 3 over Houston 2.
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Oliva
Minnesota
Tresh
New York
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Aparicio
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Los Angeles
Washington
Boston
Chicago
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Pittsburgh
Cincinnati
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Philadelphia
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Houston
Philadephia
Associated Press
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San Fran
Crothers Rebounds as Snell Stumbles in 800m Rivalry
Toronto’s Bill Crothers, a Tokyo silver medalist and Markham pharmacist, returned from a European trip with five straight 800m wins. Since Crothers beat Peter Snell on June 10, Snell has led in none of 11 straight races, and Crothers remains unbeaten at 800 meters. Crothers says Snell’s late surge seems absent.
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Toronto
Bill Crothers
Peter Snell
New Zealand
Snell
Crothers
Markham
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