Beclky Little League Row Over Racial Inquiry at Peepers Corner
Beclky Beckley area faces a heated dispute as Marvin Bradford southern regional Little League director refuses to hear testimony in person, insisting all evidence be written. The piece criticizes national Little League for alleged bias and argues ongoing field improvements at Lewin Field reflect needed progress despite calls to cancel the senior World Series see Beckley.
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Orioles Giants Holding Leads In Pennant Chase
The Yankees and Dodgers trailed the Orioles and Giants by small margins as teams paused. Baltimore on a hot stretch leads the AL, while New York and Los Angeles face long road swings with key injuries and strong pitching by Baltimore’s Milt Pappas and Steve Barber. Byrd Burleson is shown finishing strong in the mile at the LA Relays.
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Milt Pappas
Steve Barber
Robin Roberts
Byrd Burleson
Los Angeles Coliseum
New Zeland
Peter Snell
Standings and fixtures in American League season
The standings show Baltimore leading with 29 wins and 15 losses, followed by New York 23-14 and Chicago 18-14. Probable pitchers and a slate of night games are listed for Tuesday and Wednesday across Detroit, Los Angeles, Washington, Minnesota, Cleveland, Chicago, Baltimore, Kansas City, New York, Boston, San Francisco, Cincinnati, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Houston and St Louis.
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Roberts
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Koufax
Hendley
Marichal
O'Toole
Ellsworth
Craig
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
McLish
Friend
St. Louis
Nottebart
Broglio
Lema Wins Sudden Death Playoff In Memphis Open
Tony Lema won the Memphis Open in a sudden-death playoff over Tommy Aaron at 270 after 72 holes. Lema earned $9,000 and joined Cary Middlecoff, Jack Nicklaus, and Gary Player in a strong round lineup at the 6,500 yard layout. Lema’s victory marked his first PGA win of the season and moved him to about $44,000 in money leaders.
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Tenn
UPI
Tony Lema
California
Tommy Aaron
Lema
Aleway
Aaron
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South Carolina
Lemna
Bruce Crampton
Harold Kneece
Kneece
Beech
Jack Nicklaus
Cary Middlecoff
Middlecoff
Chiefs win fifth straight as Syracuse falters in league race
Chiefs secure a 7-3 win over Indianapolis to run their streak to five and 10th in 11. Buffalo edges Toronto 4-3, preserving a half-game margin in the Northern Division. Jerry Casale and Joe Christopher key the Buffalo win with relief and a ninth inning homer. Rochester topped Columbus 3-1, Atlanta defeated Richmond 7-3, and Arkansas beat Jacksonville 7-4 behind Gary Kroll.
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Toronto
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Joe Christopher
Casale
Steve Dillon
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Bill Short
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Bob Sadowski
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Jacksonville
Gary Kroll
Evans Named Union College Varsity Basketball Coach
SCHENECTADY N Y Elwyn Evans 37 will become varsity basketball coach at Union College starting September 1 He previously coached at Herkimer High School for three seasons
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John McGraw Tops All Time Baseball Manager List
John McGraw, Hall of Fame manager of the New York Giants, leads the Academy of Sports Editors poll as the greatest major league baseball manager of all time with 88.3 percent of ballots. Joe McCarthy and Connie Mack follow, each at 64 percent, with Casey Stengel and Miller Huggins further down the ranking reflecting notable championships and pennants.
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Muggsy) McGraw
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Miller Huggins
Cooney Hometown Hero Leads Truman Mine Past Slab Fork 9 4
Junior player Cooney blasted a three for four homer with two on to spark Truman Mine to a 9 4 victory over Slab Fork on Sophia Monday. Kent Martin added two hits, while Jeff Spicer led Slab Fork with two singles and a double. Thompson Culberto Harris and Wade worked the mound for Truman Mine in a game with 11 and 7 hits respectively.
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Cooney
Truman
Slab Fork
Kent Martin
Jeff Spicer
Truman Mine
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M. Spicer
Trap Hill II Yankees and Redlegs win District Little League games
In Trap Hill District action the Yankees beat the Cardinals 16 to 11 leaving them 0 and 3 while the Redlegs defeated the Braves 12 to 3 to pull even for first at 4 and 1. Davie Carter collected three hits for the Yankees and Wade Manning added a triple and two singles. Lambert and Pavrick led the Redlegs with a single and triple.
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Wade Manning
Cecil Crockett
Lambert
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McGee
Girl Loses Skirt Wins Tennis Match in Surrey
Surbition England, UPI. Marilyn Greenwood, 17, had her skirt drop to her ankles just before serving. She returned in shorts and beat Margaret Lee 2 6 7 5 6 4 in the opening round of the Surrey lawn tennis championships.
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Marilyn
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Plans Comeback for Pancho Gonzalez at U.S. Pro Grass
Pancho Gonzalez, once tennis king, will return from retirement to compete in the U S professional grass court championship at Forest Hills June 27 to 30. Also entered are Ken Rosewall Lew Hoad Rod Laver Pancho Segura Alex Olmedo Earl Buchholz and Tony Trabert from the United States and Australia and Peru.
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Alex Olmedo
Peru
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Butch) Buchholz
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