White Sox Lead AL as Yankees Fall Back Ten Games
United Press International reports the White Sox sit three and a half games ahead in the AL after a 13-2 win over Kansas City while the Yankees drop to eighth, 10 games back, after a 9-2 loss to Baltimore. Orioles and Phillies win. Dodgers beat Astros in extra innings. Ford takes loss, now 2-5.
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Yankees catcher Howard plans comeback after arm surgery
Elston Howard, sidelined by bone chips and a recent arm operation, spoke from Yankee Stadium about the Yankees’ 9 game deficit and a possible return to form. He expects to be off the disabled list by June and back in the lineup by early July, stressing the team’s resilience and past late-season surges.
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Major League Leaders In American League Batting And Pitching
Key leaders across the leagues are listed: batting averages for Horton Det 403 at bats and Kaline Det 107 at bats, with top hitters such as Wagner Cle and Mays Giants. Home runs include Mays Banks Torre Swoboda McCovey with eight, while pitchers like Pascual Twins 4-0 and Dibson Cards 7-0 lead the NL and AL lists with several 4-0 and 3-0 records.
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U S team rallies Bologna in Italian exhibition win
A U S basketball group from the NBA rallied behind Hal Greer of the Philadelphia 76ers who scored 18 points to help the United States defeat the Italian national team 77 to 66 in Bologna. The Americans trailed 39 to 27 at halftime.
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Industrial Teams To Hold Meeting In Beckley Library
Bob Cernuto president of the Raleigh County Industrial Baseball League has scheduled an 8 p m meeting for all last year s team managers in the Beckley Newspapers Library to organize and invite new teams for summer play. This is the final meeting before the season begins with no opening date yet set.
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Racing Commission Holds Off on Track Purchaser Choice
The West Virginia Racing Commission refused to pick between two bidders for Charles Town Race Track while deeming both conditionally acceptable. Saul Silberman of Tropical Park Race Track and Robert Stolberg claim options to buy the Eastern Panhandle track for 5.25 million dollars. A Jefferson County suit already shadows the options and the commission will issue only conditional observations.
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Baseball Standings and Results with West Virginia Racing Notice
Major league standings show Los Angeles leading with 22 10 and Cincinnati 17 13, with several teams in pursuit. Daily results include Philadelphia 2 St. Louis 1 and Los Angeles 5 Houston 3, while a West Virginia racing ownership notice names S. S. Inc. and Robert Stolberg as conditionally acceptable track owners, with inquiry rights reserved. Cohen heads Charles Town Properties, owner of the track near Washington, D. C.
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Mt Hope League Softball Victories By Wilkes and Fayetteville
Wilkes Insurance beat Glen Jean 10 to 7 as Insurancemen led 4-3 after the first inning and outscored Glen Jean in each of the later frames. Fayetteville topped Skelton 9 to 6, mounting a big early rally with three runs in the first three innings and three more in the fourth to seize control.
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Smith Williams team tops Atkinson for second win
Smith and Williams of Sofia Little League captured their second 1965 win with a 15 to 1 rout of Atkinson on Monday. Billy Sellards struck out 15 in six innings, allowing one hit while Harper spoiled the no hitter with a double. James Stover led the offense with a home run a triple and a single in four plate appearances.
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Ohio U Mentor Reaches 300th Win in Baseball
Ohio University coach Bob Wren earned his 300th victory after last weekend’s 16-3 win over Miami of Ohio. In 17 seasons, Wren has produced 32 pro players and seven All-Americans, guided six MAC titles, and remains among college baseball’s elite win leaders.
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Mountaineers Set To Clash With Pitt In Baseball Finale
West Virginia University bids to close the season with a battle against Pitt in Morgantown. WVU sits 19-8 after a 17-4 win over West Virginia Wesleyan, with right fielder Bob Munchin driving in three runs by a second-inning double. Bobcats pitcher Rick Klever delivered a two-run triple in the frame as WVU’s foe finished 8-11.
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Cassius Clay Aims To Convert Liston After May Bout
Cassius Clay, in Lewiston Maine for the May 25 heavyweight title clash with Sonny Liston, says he is sorry for Liston and plans to convert him to Islam after the victory. He jokes about taking Liston to his Denver temple and meeting with "hundreds of brothers" before Patterson plans.
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Rhubarb Ignites Cardinals Phillies Tilt in 2-1 Game
Bo Belinsky started for the Phillies against the Cardinals and earned his first NL win. Tony Taylor hit his second homer of the season for the Phils in the eighth to break a 1-1 tie. A late eighth inning rally by St Louis produced a run on Lou Brock, then a rhubarb led to ejections as fans hurled debris onto the field.
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Dodgers NK Astros 5 3 in 11 as Koufax shines
In a National League game Sandy Koufax struck out 13 Astros for the second straight time and the Dodgers defeated Houston 5-3 in 11 innings. A fan confrontation led to stadium security ejecting an unidentified spectator while Auggie Busch preferred ejecting fans over pressing charges. Belinsky improved to 1-2 after a 9-2 Orioles win over the Yankees and Los Angeles edged Minnesota 5-4 in 10. Simmons fell to 1-5.
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New Zealand rider extends lead with French 150cc GP win
Hugh Anderson of New Zealand widened his world championship lead to 32 points by winning the French 150cc motorcycle grand prix in Rouen. Riding a Suzuki, he averaged 92.2 mph over the 80.7 mile course.
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Astros Sign 19-Year-Old Latin American Rookie
The Houston Astros signed 19-year-old Bernardo Calvo of Pueblo Mexico to the largest bonus for a Latin American player by the club. He was assigned to Cocoa in the Florida State League.
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West Liberty Salem to play doubleheader for WV conference
West Liberty and Salem meet in a two game set this afternoon at Parkersburg to decide the West Virginia Conference baseball championship with a possible playoff on Wednesday. Finals in golf track and tennis also held today at Oglebay Park and West Liberty field.
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