Palmer, Cut Finger And All, 5-1 Favorite In U.S. Open
Phils finally beat Simmons to end his eight straight wins over Philadelphia. The Phillies scored four runs on nine hits to down Curt Simmons and push the Cardinals out of fourth in the NL race. Pirates Holmes homered twice to beat the Cubs 6-1 as Mets beat Colts 3-1 behind Jerry Al Jackson. Orioles edged Yankees 5-3, Twins moved to first place, Indians routed Red Sox 10-0. Marked by late ejectments as Hitchcock and Houk were sent from the benches.
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Philadelphia Phillies
Curt Simmons
Simmons
Phils
St. Louis Cardinals
Cardinals
Philadelphia Whiz Kids
Pittsburgh Pirates
Dick Stuart
Chicago Cubs
New York Mets
Houston Colts
Jerry al Jackson
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San Francisco
Cincinnati
Baltimore Orioles
New York Yankees
Minnesota Twins
Cleveland Indians
Boston Red Sox
Stuart
Wrigley Field
Chicago
Pittsburgh
Joe Gibbon
Pirates
Jackson
Mets
Colts
New York
Jim Gentile
Hobie Landrith
Baltimore
Billy Hitchcock
Ralph Houk
Yankee
Bud Daley
John (Boog) Powell
Orioles
Robin Roberts
Roger Maris
Maris
Roberts
Houk
Hitchcock
George Staller
Jim Perry
Willie Kirkland
Cleveland
Indians
Yankees
Minnesota
Beckley Box Card Highlights McKinney Jones Clash
Beckley’s Blonde Bomber Bob McKinney enters the ring against Fred Jones of Baltimore in a 10 round bout at Raleigh County Armory Field House as part of a Tunney Hunsaker Fund benefit. Other undercard bouts feature prison-team standout Pyatt vs Davis, DeJarnette vs Pittman, Moore vs Robinson, and Mangus vs Sexton while tickets run 3 dollars ringside and 1.50 bleachers.
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George McLaughlin
Beckley
Bob McKinney
Raleigh County Armory
Fred
Tiger) Jones
Baltimore
McKinney
Jones
Tunney Hunsaker
Joeaig A Sheldon
Cleveland
State Penitentiary
James Pyatt
Lester
State Prison
Richard Davis
Pyatt
Chris Hall
Thhe State Prison
Pyatt-Davis
Davis
Moundsville
Thomas DeJarnette
Fayetteville
Edward Pittman
Pittman
Keatley’s
Columbia Grill
Skylanes
Town and Country
Ing
DeJarnette
Hall
Lester Moore
William Robinson
Moore
Robinson
Freeman Mangus
Bobby Sexton
Marion Conner
Canton
Ohio
Joe Herrera Jr
Uncle Sam
al Cohen
Okey Mills
Jack Bailey
Bob Lowery
Patsy Fragile
Cotton White
John Tanner
I. B. Anderson
Jack Reno
Jack Ferguson
Bill O'Neal
Anderson
Gene Morehouse
Palmer Faces Monster Oakmont in US Open Battle
Los Angeles golf fans back Palmer as a 51 favorite at Oakmont where the rugged course could prove too much for the Pennsylvania star. Palmer, nursing a gashed finger, warmed up with solid iron play and improved putting as seasoned Open veterans like Middlecoff warned of the treacherous greens and demanding rough.
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Oakmont, Pa
UPI
Arnold Palmer
Oakmont Country Club
Pennsylvania
Palmer
Cary Middlecoff
Oakmont
Latrobe
Clifton
N.J
Middlecoff
Gene Littler
Lew
Worsham
Philadelphia versus St Louis Boxscore Totals and Notes
Totals show Philadelphia 5 6 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 but St Louis 8 14 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0. Noted plays include a homer by Davis in the seventh, a strikeout for Simmons in the sixth, a walk for Gotay in the eighth, and flyouts for Me pee and Sawatski in the eighth. 2B hitters included Savage Bievers Musial Whitfield White HK Demeter Callison. LOB totals Philadelphia 8 St. Louis 14. Teams listed as Philadelphia 27-10 and St. Louis 27-10 with pP 4 percent.
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Simmons
Davis
Gotay
Mepee
Sawatski
Philadelphia
Taylor
Whitfield
St. Louis
Smith
Wine
Sievers
S. White
Savage
Bievers
Musial
White
Demeter
Callison
Javier
Boyer
MeLish Eenie
Hamilton
Bone
Pittsburgh
Chicago
Abihbi Virdon
Brock
Hubbs
Skinner
Williams
Goss
Stuart
Santo
Clemente
Altman
Burgess
Thacker
Hoak
Maz’oski
Cardwell
Gibbon
Gerard
Olive
McKnight
Buhl
E—Great
Mazeroski
Groat
Grammas
Banks
San
SO Gibbon
Olive Steeeeee
Gerard Ermawneee
Buhleres
Houston
New York
Ashburn
Christop
Am'fit
Chacon
Pendleton
Cook
Larker
Kanehl
Warwick
Thomas
Ranew
Aspr'nte
Hodges
Lillis
Neal
Farrell
A Mejias
Hickman
McMahon
Jackson
Semecesees
Hous' Eer Cesepenecaoee
PCA
Amalfitano
Throneberry
Neal Hodges
S—Jackson
SO Jackson
Phila
Savage Cf
Demtr Rif
Whitfid
Sievers Ib
Ferarse
Roach
Santski
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S.white
McLish
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Hamiin
Simos
Major League Leaders in runs and pitching stats
American League leaders include Gentile and Wagner dominating hits and runs batted in with 44 and 48 respectively, while Kaline and Essegian trail. National League leaders feature Mays and Cepeda leading in hits and batting totals, with Cepeda at Giants and Pinson supplying strong showings. Pitching leaders list Purkey and Koufax atop win totals with strong ERAs, across both leagues.
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Gentile
Orioles
Cash
Tigers
Wagner
Angels
Kaline
Essegian
Indians
Killebrew
Twins
Mays
Giants
Mejias
Colts
Banks
Cubs
Cepeda
Thomas
Mets
Pinson
Reds
Robinson
White Sox
Siebern
Athletics
Rollins
Pierce
McLish
Phils
Koufax
Dodgers
Face
Pirates
Koonce
Bruce
New River and Sparks Meet In City Softball Action
City softball schedule shows New River facing Sparks TV at Glen Daniel, Mabscott up against KOPPERSTON LI. Other games include Red Sox versus Pirates and Cardinals meeting Giants, with several other matchups across Beckley and surrounding towns.
NASCAR May Limit Size Of Engines
DETROIT UP I P I Stock car race officials plan a seven liter 427 cubic inch engine limit for racing. Bill France president of NASCAR and owner of Daytona Beach says the rule ends the drive to bigger engines. Ford and Pontiac test larger engines but the limit aims to prevent obsolescence while still allowing tweaks to extract more power.
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Detroit
UPI
Nascar
Bill France
Daytona Beach
Fla
Speedway
Pontiac
Chevrolet
Ford
France
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UPI Sports
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Billy Casper
Billy
Winged Foot
Gary Player
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Doug Ford
Sammy Snead
Mike Souchak
Jack Nicklaus
Tommy Bolt
Jay Hebert
Phil Rodgers
Don January
Bob Rosburg
Jerry Barber
Art Wall
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Don Finsterwald
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N. Heber
Edward
America
Montgomery Ward & CO
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Kelly Tire
Kelly Road
Kelly
Your Kelly Car Safety Center
Safety Service Special
Sia
Locas General Tire Inc
Neville
DODGE
Duncan-Catron Motor Co., Inc
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Prince Street
West Virginia
Main Street
Sophia
Lynch-Pryor
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