Cassius Clay Beats Henry Cooper in Six Rounds in London
Cassius Clay returns home with two possible next opponents, Doug Jones and Karl Mildenberger, after stopping Henry Cooper in six rounds in London. A cut eye opened on Cooper, and Clay, facing IRS and draft status questions, noted Uncle Sam as his toughest foe and described his religious objection to war.
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Associated Press
Torres Eyes Clay Move After Winning 175-Pound Title Defense
Cassius Clay may face light heavyweight Jose Torres if Clay seeks new opponents. Torres, 30, dominated Wayne Thornton at Shea Stadium, knocking him down twice and winning a decision amid rough fouling. Torres advisor Cus D'Amato backs a possible clash, noting Torres could beat Clay, who stopped Henry Cooper in London.
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Torres
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Britain
Henry Cooper
London
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Fresno
Calif
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Exe
Floyd Patterson
al Bert
Artie Aidala
Johnny LoBlanco
League Leaders By The Associated Press Summary
National League batting leaders include Alou of Atlanta at .354 with 49 hits and Hart of San Francisco at .346 with 48. Aaron of Atlanta leads in runs and home runs with 32 and 15 respectively. Wills of Los Angeles tops stolen bases with 17. Pitching leaders show Marshall, San Francisco at 8-0 with Masloney and Knowles tied at 4-0. In the American league, Oliva of Minnesota leads batting at .374, Robinson of Baltimore leads in RBIs with 34, and Valentine of Washington adds 26 runs. Schaal of California has 5 triples with seven tied at 3.
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Atlanta
Hart
San Francisco
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Houston
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Cincinnati
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Los Angeles
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Masloney
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Chicago
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Ottawa Women’s Golf Invitational At Ottawa Country Club
The Ottawa Women’s Golf Association holds its annual invitational on Tuesday at Ottawa Country Club. Golfers from five clubs including Ottawa Emporia Harrisonville Chane ute and Santa Fe Hills Kansas City compete in 9 and 18 hole events. Teeoff is at 8 30 a m.
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30-Game Pace Set By Marichal For 1966 Rise
San Francisco pitcher Juan Marichal aims to be the first since Dizzy Dean to win 30 games in a season. The Dominican right-hander moved to 8-0 with his third shutout of 1966 after a three-hitter against the New York Mets, boasting a 0.69 ERA in 78 innings.
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Kauai King Aims at Belmont Triple Crown
Kauai King seeks a Belmont Stakes win to complete a rare Triple Crown, after winning the Preakness and Derby hopes. Jockey Don Brumfield believes the 1144 mile Belmont trek will suit the colt, whose eighth victory in 10 starts lifts owner Mike Ford’s earnings to $369,027 with a 1:55.205 time.
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Braves trip Cubs as Aaron extends hit streak to eight
Hank Aaron of Atlanta collected six hits in seven at bats and extended his consecutive hit streak to eight before striking out as the Braves split a doubleheader with the Chicago Cubs. Juan Marichal of San Francisco pitched a three hitter for his eighth win with no losses, and a third shutout, as the Giants defeated the New York Mets 5 0 in the opener of a doubleheader.
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Indy 500 field nears record speed in 1965 trials
A field of 26 veterans and seven rookies in Grand Prix rear-engine cars prepared for the Golden Anniversary 500 at Indianapolis. Trials produced an average speed of 160.251 mph, five mph below the qualifying record of 165.899 mph set by Mario Andretti. Jimmy Clark, last year’s winner, was among the few in the same class as Andretti, with 164.144 mph. No injuries occurred during the final trial weekend, though one fatality occurred a week earlier.
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Albuquerque
N.M
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Lotus
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Mare Jetta
Ohio
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Dearborn
Mich
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Dave MacDonald
Dickson
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Art Pollard
Medford
Ore
Dick Atkins
Hayward
Calif
Ja@kie Stewart
Monaco
Graham Hill
England
Carl Williams
Kansas City
Mel Kenyon
Davenport
Iowa
Cale Yarborough
Charlotte
N.C
Gary Congdon
Garden Grove
Greg Weld
Jim Rathmann
Baseball Scoreboard shows tight AL NL standings and results
The Associated Press scoreboard lists American League leaders Cleveland and Detroit atop standings with San Francisco and Los Angeles leading the National League. It covers Saturday and Sunday results, upcoming games, and shifts in divisions, with notable finishes and rain delays noted.
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