Odessa Permian Coach Blames Parents For Drug Use
Odessa Permian High School football coach Gene Mayfield suspended some players for smoking marijuana saying parental awareness is key. He cited private investigation findings and warned drugs could lead to harder substances, while lamenting weak penalties and a need for parents to monitor their children.
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Veteran Pitchers Spark Rain-Short NL Wins
Jim Bunning joined Cy Young and Walter Johnson atop the all time strikeout list as Philadelphia routed Cincinnati 11-4. Hank Aguirre earned his third win in Chicago's 6-5 11 inning victory over Los Angeles. Bob Gibson delivered a seventh inning run producing single in St Louis 6-5 win over San Francisco. Houston blanked Montreal 5-0 while New York-Atlanta and San Diego-Pittsburgh rainouts limited other NL action. In the AL Washington beat Chicago 5-4 and New York topped Kansas City 5-3.
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Baseball Begins Summer Drafting
The annual summer draft selects high school and college graduates and unsigned 21 year olds over two days with about 1,000 players in play. Most sign for less than major league bonuses while roughly half sign, the rest return to the pool for future drafts.
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Washington Edges Sox as Casanova Keeps John Hot
Washington edged Chicago 5-4 behind Paul Casanova who went 3-for-3 against Tommy John, extending his 9-for-9 run and 10 RBIs over three meetings. Duke Sims homered twice for Cleveland in a 7-6 win over Milwaukee, while Oakland beat Baltimore 4-1 and Detroit downed California 5-4 in 11 innings.
Baseball Results and Wednesday Schedule
Results include Oakland 4 Baltimore 1, Cleveland 7 Milwaukee 6 in 11 innings, Detroit 5 California 4, Washington 5 Chicago 4, New York 5 Kansas City 3. Minnesota at Boston rained out. Wednesday games list Oakland Baltimore Detroit California Cleveland Milwaukee Washington Chicago New York Kansas City Boston Minnesota.
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Astros defeat Expos 5 0 as Billingham shines
Houston ace Jack Billingham limited Montreal to eight hits in his first start of the season while the Astros toppled the Expos 5 to 0. Houston built a three run fifth inning rally highlighted by a Joe Pepitone two run single. Expos manager Gene Mauch was ejected in the first inning for arguing a call.
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Durocher Says He Avoids Reading Sports Pages
Chicago manager Leo Durocher explains he quit reading sports pages six months ago and rarely reads the press, preferring to ignore criticism. He recalls past advice from a writer who once taunted him and notes his habit of discarding the sports section with the rest of the paper.
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