Seven-Game Run By Koplitz Lifts Senators Over Kansas City
Howie Koplitz earned his second win of 1965 as Washington defeated Kansas City in the opener of a 5 2 5 1 doubleheader. The 27-year-old right-hander, who debuted with Detroit in 1961, carved a path back to the majors after time in the minors.
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Bat Breaking Perry Finds Target in Catcher for Giants
National League roundup centers on Gaylord Perry calming down after a rocky first inning, pitching a 4-1 win over St. Louis to boost the Giants to within three games of the Dodgers. The report notes Perry’s season-best 1.80 ERA over three starts and recalls his bat-splintering past as a cautionary tale.
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Memorial honors WWII hero Karl Timmermann at West Point field
West Point Nebraska honors World War II hero Karl Timmermann with a memorial baseball field on the site of his boyhood watermelon patch. The Birnham field recalls his service as a first officer at the Remagen bridge and his prewar life as a Guardian Angels High School basketball player. Karl stood 6 feet 2 inches and weighed about 220 pounds.
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Jimmy Clark Wins Indy At World Record Pace
Scot Jimmy Clark wins the Indianapolis 500 at a record 150.686 mph, the first foreigner to triumph since 1916. Rookie Mario Andretti places third behind Clark and Parnelli Jones as rear engine cars dominate, with 22 cars failings and Foyt losing to transmission failure.
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Hastings
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Mansfield
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Miami
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al Unser
Albuquerque
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al Miller
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Don Branson
Champaign
Eddie Johnson
Cuyahoga Falls
Len Sutton
Portland
Ore
SCKL Softball Schedule June Standings Preview
The SCKL softball schedule lists games from June 2 to June 26 featuring Garnett Kincaid Richmond Princeton Welda and Wellsville. Matchups include Garnett at Kincaid, Princeton at Richmond, Wellsville at Welda, with June 26 closing pairings Kincaid at Wellsville and Richmond at Welda.
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Boxing Results From Frosinone and Tokyo Bouts
In Frosinone Italy Salva defeated Burruni and Francisco Perez Berdonces stopped in Madrid. In Tokyo Mitsunori Seki from Japan halted Anatadej Sithiran of Thailand in the featherweight contest.
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Italy
Salvatore Burruni
Francisco Perez Berdonces
Madrid
Tokyo
Mitsunori Seki
Jaspan
Anatadej Sithiran
Thailand
Dressen Returns to Tigers After Heart Attack Recovery
Charlie Dressen resumes managing the Detroit Tigers after a heart attack in spring training. He describes a hospital dream of pulling a pitcher, notes he’s slimmed 14 pounds to 163 and now walks up to three miles daily. The team split a doubleheader with the New York Yankees, ending a five-game losing streak in twin bills.
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Charlie Dressen
Detroit Tigers
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Tigers
New York Yankees
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Tiger
Mr. Dressen
Charlie
Dressen
Diamond Action Set To Start
The Ottawa American Legion Elks baseball squad opens its regular season tomorrow night with a game against Independence Missouri at West Second Street Field. The tilt starts at 8 p.m. The South Central Kansas Girls Softball League also begins tomorrow with three area games at 7 p.m. Interested teams for the district girls softball tournament July 5 should contact district commissioner Ralph Emerson.
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Independence
West Second Street
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Ottawa
PGA Champ Takes Open With Ease
PGA champion Nichols shot a two over par 73 to win the Round of Champions at Laurel Valley Golf Club near Ligonier Pennsylvania edging U S Open titlist Ken Venturi by one stroke The result set the base score for Golf Day contests permitting golfers to post their best 18 hole score from May 17 through Monday for certificates Nichols earned 10000 dollars while Venturi received 5000 dollars
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Bobe
Nichols
Duffers
PGA
Ken Venturi
Laurel Valley Golf Club
Pennsylvania
Venturi
Bowling Meet Closes as Workmen Begin Dismantling
ST PAUL AP Seconds after the final ball, workers started to dismantle the 40 lanes of the St Paul Auditorium after a 68 day run as the 62nd American Bowling Congress Tournament concluded. More than $490 000 in prize checks will be distributed over the coming weeks to 10 000 winners across nine divisions. Tom Hennessey of St Louis won the all events with a 12 game total of 2549 and will receive the largest check.
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ST. Paul
Tom Hennessey
St. Louis
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