Week of decision looms in major leagues and runners up in horseshoe
Dodgers push toward a seven game lead over Reds as Yankees threaten Angels in Los Angeles. Howard and Mantle pace 20 hits for New York in a 20 to 7 win over Kansas City. Aaron belts two homers for Milwaukee as Braves top Giants 13-8. Phillies edge Pirates 3-2 and Cardinals top Mets 10-5. Angels defeat Senators 5-2, Orioles top Indians 6-5, Twins sweep Red Sox 4-2 and 7-4, Tigers beat White Sox 11-5.
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Raleigh Register Horseshoe Tournament Opens Tonight
The Raleigh Register Horseshoe Tournament begins at 6 p.m. at New River Park with 30 singles and 13 doubles slated. Notable matchups include Mike Cochran vs Robert Pack and John Covington Jr. vs Donald Hess as night play proceeds under lights.
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Robert Pack
John Covington, Jr
Donald Hess
Charles Lambert
Jim Rubin
Nick Giampalo
Ralph Frazier
Fred Terry
J. C. Huffman
Bill Vaughn
Charles Karbonit
David Cuervo
Edwin Harding
Clarence Tankersley
Joe Cochran
New River Park
Clifton Graveley
Ervin Pankey
Stace Cook
Dallas Boothe
George Roebuck
Houston Smith
Tony Savino
Nick Fiomipalo
Mike Donell
Jerry Donell
Erwin Harding
Jimmy Warden
Buddy Hutchens
Joe Coochran
Henry Bolen
Buddy Gross
Drew Bye
International and American Association baseball scores digest
International League games included Richmond over Toronto 7 4 Columbus 5 3 and Columbus 8 6 Buffalo 6 with tied periods. Atlanta defeated Syracuse 11 9 and 4 3 in two games, Jacksonville beat Rochester 19 8 and 3 2, while Rochester topped Jacksonville 2 0 in the second. American Association standings show Omaha 67 59 and Denver 66 61, with Louisville 60 66 and Okla City 57 70. Eastern League results feature Williamsport 76 43 and Elmira 61 58, York 58 61 and Charleston 58 62, Springfield 55 65 and Binghamton 49 68. Charleston took York 6 4 while Springfield beat Williamsport 10 3 and Elmira 8 3.
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Binghamton
Steeler Coach Expected To Do Some Trading
West Liberty, W Va. The word was out that Pittsburgh Steeler Coach Buddy Parker had several trades in the offing after a 33-10 exhibition loss to the Browns in Cleveland Saturday night. Parker said a couple of trades were hanging fire and might be consummated this week. He criticized Ed Brown’s quarterbacking, the defensive ends, and running backs after the night game in Cleveland Stadium watched by 77,683 fans. In the opening game, Detroit Lions beat Dallas Cowboys 35-24 as Jim Ninowski threw three TD passes for Cleveland.
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National League standings and results snapshot
The National League table shows Los Angeles, San Francisco, Cincinnati, Pittsburgh, St. Louis, Milwaukee, Philadelphia, Chicago, Houston, New York with varied win totals and records. Weekend results featured St. Louis sweeping New York, San Francisco and Cincinnati trading blows, and Chicago plus Houston posting losses and wins. Monday and Tuesday schedules list probable pitchers and matchups across multiple cities, with notable high scoring games such as Milwaukee and San Francisco combine for runs and Pittsburgh splitting series with Philadelphia.
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Burial Insurance Sold by Mail Ad
Central Security Life Insurance Co offers a mail order burial policy aged 40 to 90 with $1.00 life coverage, no medical exam, no agent calls, free information. Tear out and send name, address, and year of birth to Dept. S-553 1418 West Rosedale, Fort Worth Texas.
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Miss Palmer Holds U S Girls Grass Tennis Title
Vicki Palmer of Phoenix wins the U S Girls grass court championship for a second straight year with an 8 6 6 4 victory over Jane Albert of Pebble Beach Calif. Albert and Mary Arfaras of Tarpon Springs Fla win doubles 7 5 6 2 over Lynn Haines and Andria Miller. Peachy Kellmeyer receives the sportsmanship trophy.
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Dodgers Inch Closer To NL Flag After Rally
Dodgers stay 3.5 games ahead of Giants and 6.5 over Reds as Frank Howard and Willie Davis homer and Maury Wills bunts to spark a ninth inning rally at Crosley Field. Drysdale wins his 22nd, notching a no join against the Reds with strong relief from Gilliam. Hutchinson praises Drysdale’s performance.
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Commissioner Warns Against International Boxing Racketeering
Abe J. Greene the national boxing commissioner spoke at the NBA's 43rd annual convention in Tacoma warning against international racketeering in boxing. He noted boxing is expanding globally with advances in transport and communication and cautioned against underworld influence spreading as Telstar TV looms, suggesting NBA may be renamed World Boxing Association.
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Buffalo hosts 120 player girls junior golf championship
BUFFALO N Y UP I 120 players entered in the five day girls junior amateur championship of the United States Golf Association opening today. The field will be cut to 32 after today's 18 hole qualifier at the 6102 yard par 72 Country Club of Buffalo course. Match play begins Tuesday. Top contenders include 1961 quarter finalists Ann Baker 17 Maryville Tennessee and Roberta Albers 15 Temple Terrace Florida.
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Brenda Richards Named Runner-Up in Slab Fork Queen Contest
Miss Brenda Richards finished second in the recent Slab Fork District Babe Queen contest. The event crowned the district queen, with Richards earning the runner-up honor and public recognition for her position.
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Baseball Leaders and Standings Summary
Player statistics list top hitters with batting averages and runs. Notable names include Davis, Robinson, Aaron, Musial, Alou, Clemente and Kuenn across NL and AL. Home run and RBI leaders highlighted. pitching leaders include Purkey, Drysdale, Sanford and Koufax with win loss records.
Froehling Wins Moscow International Men’s Singles Title
Frank Froehling of Coral Gables Florida captured the Moscow International lawn tennis men’s singles crown defeating Australia’s John Newcombe in five sets. Froehling later teamed with Don Dell to win the doubles title against Bob Hewitt and Owen Davidson. Jan Lehane of Australia won the women’s singles over Anna Dmitriyeva as Lesley Turner and Ken Fletcher claimed the mixed doubles. Lehane and Turner had earlier taken the women’s doubles in straight sets.
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Miss Turner
Robyn Ebbern
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Harlan Raps Salem Over Weekend
Harlan swept weekend play in the Appalachian League with a 9-0 forfeit by Salem after Rebels manager returned to the field. Saturday's action saw Cosmidis ejected with six Rebels, and Sunday Harlan beat the Reds 12-5. Other results: Middlesboro beat Kingsport 6-4. Orioles beat Wytheville 12-11 in 10 innings. Kingsport 10, Middlesboro 9. Wytheville 13, Bluefield 7. Tonight's schedule has Wytheville at Middlesboro, Salem at Bluefield, and Harlan at Kingsport.
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Promoter Seeks Griffith Title Shot After Tacoma Bout
Promoter George Parnassus aims to secure Emile Griffith a shot at Paul Penders middleweight crown in Los Angeles on Nov. 3. Griffith, 24, won a split decision over Denny Moyer in Tacoma in a non-title 10 round rubber match, the heaviest weight of his career at 156 1/2 pounds.
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Giants Beat Grays In Eastern League Showdown
The Springfield Giants crushed the Williamsport Grays 10-3 at Williamsport as 15 Giants hits and 4 Grays errors fueled the win. Elmira Pioneers tallied 17 hits in an 8-3 victory over the Binghamton Triplets, who had 13 safeties. Elmira then won 12-6 in the rematch with the Triplets. The York White Roses outproduced the Charleston Indians in hits but lost 6-4 due to five errors by Charleston.
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Packers' 1962 lineup review shows deep talent across units
Pro charts rate Paul Hornung and Jim Taylor as a premier 1 2 backfield. Bart Starr as a solid passer, Ron Kramer and Boyd Dowler as potent receivers. Jim Ringo leads an All Pro offensive line. Defensively, Willie Davis and Henry Jordan anchor the line with Nitschke and Currie at the core. Summary notes Packers lack weaknesses, with depth to spare, but can be exposed by quick leads forcing passes.
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Fuzzy Thurston
Jerry Kramer
Forest Gregg
Bob Skoronski
Jesse Whittenton
Hank Gremminger
Willie Wood
John Symank
Whittenton
Herb Adderley
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