US Men Triumph Over Reds in International Meet
In Stanford, the US men posted 128 points to the USSR's 107, boasting meet records and standout marks. Valery Brumel set a world high jump record of 7 ft 5 in, Hal Connolly shattered the hammer record, while Jim Beatty set an American 1 500 meter record. Soviet women continued dominance, winning 66 to 41 aided by Russian record setters.
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Pyotr Bolotnikov
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66ers Win Three Out Of Four In Softball Weekend
Andrews-Phillips 66 softball team of Ottawa won two games from Meadow Gold of Topeka and split with Richland to take three of four weekend games. Larry Webker earned two wins 5-2 over Meadow Gold and 3-1 over Richland. Massengale hurled 13-7 victory over Meadow Gold, but lost 7-1 at Richland. Ottawa now 9-9 in Eastern Kansas Softball League and seeks make up game with Lawrence Others Wednesday. Next games scheduled at Gardner Saturday night.
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Larry Lavin
Kansas
Lawrence Others
Gene Ramsey
Gardner
Soldier in Streator bag holds 1644 pounds of TNT
Ft Riley soldier Pfc James C Welch 19 of Chicago shipped a duffel bag home that contained 1644 pounds of TNT carbine rounds two boxes of fire crackers and fuse cord. Police and railroad officials were alerted after the bag was found aboard a Santa Fe train. He said he found the materials at firing ranges and was recovering from pneumonia at Ft Riley hospital. The bag was opened at Ft Sheridan and officials noted the danger of detonation.
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Angels Rally Stumbles as Indians Halt Four-Game Run
The Los Angeles Angels dropped a 7-3 decision to Cleveland after a five-game win streak, yet gained a half game on the Yankees who lost both ends of a doubleheader to Washington. New York trails AL leaders by three as Minnesota, Chicago, and others posted mixed results. In the NL, the Dodgers crushed the Cubs 13-6 to stay two games ahead of San Francisco, while the Giants, Cardinals, and Brewers won on varied margins.
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Second No Hit Game For Rick Snider Leads Elks
Ottawa Elks routed La Cygne 12 1 in the American Legion Regional Baseball Tournament as Rick Snider pitched his second no hit game of the season. Snider fanned 11 and boosted Ottawa to a 4 0 first inning lead with key hits from Billy Giene and Pete Martin. The Elks added runs in the second third and fifth frames to seal the win and advance to face Lawrence in the second round Tuesday at 8 30 p m in Ottawa.
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Northeast Stall Dry Brings scattered rains to drought areas
The Associated Press reports weekend showers across New Jersey New York Pennsylvania and Connecticut failed to relieve drought. Rain was too scattered and brief to soak the soil or subsurface and even flooded storm sewers. In New York droughts persist with 32 counties affected and 75 percent of farmland impacted as the USGS warns the worst is yet to come with a forecast of below normal rain in August.
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U.S. Geological Survey
Gibson Still Fast As Card Fifth Wins 3-1 Over Colts
Bob Gibson of the St. Louis Cardinals looks to be a 20-game winner this season after a 3-1 victory over the Houston Colts. Gibson, 26, improved to 13 wins this year, with only six losses, despite giving up seven Houston hits and missing his strikeout pitch in the heat. Lindy McDaniel preserved the win with a last-out assist as Gibson extended his current streak to four straight wins. In Kansas City, the Athletics beat the Detroit Tigers 11-3 behind Ed Rakow's seventh win and key blasts from Jerry Lumpe and Bobby Del Greco in a five-run third inning.
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Baseball Standings and Weekend Scores Summary
American League standings show New York and Los Angeles leading divisions with Minnesota and Cleveland chasing. Weekend results include Minnesota at Baltimore 6 7 and New York beating Washington 4 3 while Los Angeles routed Cleveland 4 0. National League leaders Los Angeles San Francisco Pittsburgh and Cincinnati played multiple games with notable scores such as Los Angeles 13 Chicago 6 and St. Louis 7 Houston 0.
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Mets slump deepens as Reds sweep doubleheader
New York’s pennant hopes dim as Cincinnati clinches an 11-4 and 4-3 win in a doubleheader. Marty Keough belted a leadoff homer in the ninth of the nightcap, widening the Mets’ losing streak to eight games and their record against the Reds to 0-7. The Dodgers moved two games clear with a 13-6 victory over Chicago, while San Francisco beat Pittsburgh 5-4 and St. Louis downed Houston 3-1 and Milwaukee swept Philadelphia 11-10 and 5-2.
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Associated Press
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Feller Robinson Lead Baseball Hall of Fame Induction
Bobby Feller and Jackie Robinson headline the Baseball Hall of Fame ceremony in Cooperstown with 10,000 autograph seekers and attendance records likely to fall. Roush and Bill McKechnie join the oldtimers group as plaques are dedicated, while Yankees and Braves stars including Henry Aaron and Eddie Mathews are featured in the exhibition game.
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Hall of Fame: Key Hall selections and lifetime stats
The piece notes various Hall of Fame figures including McKechnie with pennant wins in three NL teams and Feller with 346 strikeouts in 1946, Robinson breaking the color line with the Dodgers in 1947 and hitting .311 lifetime with a .342 in 1949. It lists that 90 men are in the Hall with 52 chosen by veterans and 38 by writers, eight ancient and 19 moderns still living.
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Veterans’ Committee
Four Die In Kansas Weekend Crashes
Two separate accidents in Kansas over the weekend left four people dead. On U S 81 north of Moundridge a head on collision killed Carl Kluge 18 of Moundridge and James Ross Atkinson 38 of Copan Okla. Kluge reportedly slept at the wheel and his car was in the wrong lane. A grandmother and her granddaughter died in a one car crash near McCracken as Glenda Elmore 67 and Karri Susan Elmore were killed when their car hit a dip, left the road and overturned.
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