Santiago Gibson Showdown Opens World Series at Fenway
Boston ace Jose Santiago faces St Louis slugger Orlando Cepeda in the Series opener at Fenway Park as Red Sox and Cardinals launch a pivotal clash. Gibson takes the mound for St Louis with Williams set to counter with Lonborg, while Cepeda and Yaz loom as MVP favorites in a high stakes start.
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Jose Santiago
St. Louis
Orlando Cepeda
Fenway Park
Santiago
Cepeda
Cardinals
Puerto Rico
Carolina
Guaynabo
Orlando
Bob Gibson
Red Sox
Red Schoendienst
Dick Hughes
Nelson Briles
Dick Williams
Jim Lonborg
Gary Bell
Lee Stange
Williams
Minnesota
Boston Red Sox
St. Louis Cardinals
UPI
Prep Schedule Highlights Local Games This Week
The schedule lists Thursday games including Zia at Mountain View and Roswell JVs at Hobbs with kickoff times from 3 30 to 7 00 p m Friday matchups feature Hobbs at Roswell and Goddard Frosh at Park as well as several other city and regional showdowns Saturday brings Eastern Arizona at Broncos and Lovington at Goddard JV s with morning time slots. In local college news Harold R Wissel is named new Lafayette basketball coach replacing George Davidson who becomes athletic director at Easton Pennsylvania.
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Zia
Mountain View
Berrendo
Dexter
Roswell
Hobbs
Mesa
Pueblo
Yucca
Sierra
Goddard Frosh
Park
Municipal
Goddard
Lovington
Alamogordo
Clovis Artesia
Las Cruces
Mayfield
Carlsbad
Jefferson
NMMI
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P.m. Portales
Hereford
Tucumcari
Canyon
Carrizozo
Cloudcroft
Ruidoso
Hatch
Fort Sumner
Capitan
Melrose
Corona
Vaughn
Arizona
Broncos
P.m. Lovington
Harold R. Wissel
Trenton State
Lafayette
George Davidson
Easton, Pa
USC Takes Over Top College Spot
Southern California ascends to No 1 in the AP college football poll after a 21 17 win over Michigan State and Notre Dame drops to sixth following a 28 21 upset by Purdue. Houston moves to No 2 with 39 points. UCLA rises to No 3. Purdue to No 4. Georgia remains fifth. Texas Tech enters at No 10 replacing Texas after a 19 13 victory.
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Associated Press
Notre Dame
Trojans
Michigan State
Texas
Irish
Purdue
Southern California
Houston
Wake Forest
Cougars
NCAA
UCLA
Bruins
Washington State
Boilermakers
Georgia
Clemson
Nebraska
Minnesota
Colorado
Alabama
Southern Mississippi
Texas Tech
Longhorns
Southern Cal
Dark focuses on bullpen upgrade for Indians
Cleveland manager Alvin Dark, signing a two year deal, says strengthening the bullpen is a priority after noting its long standing weakness. He cites Stu Miller as a model for the stopper role and mentions finding a new pitching coach as another early task.
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Cleveland
Alvin Dark
Cleveland Indians
Dark
Indians
Joe Adcock
Stu Miller
San Francisco Nants
Miller
Dodgers
Phil) Regan
Gabe Paul
Clay Bryant
Tribe
Kansas City Athletics
Mets Acquire Bill Short From Columbus IL
The New York Mets bought southpaw Bill Short from Columbus of the International League. Short was the Jets top pitcher last season with a 14 9 record and a 3.14 ERA.
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NEW York
New York Mets
Bill Short
Columbus
Short
Jets
Cokes Wins World Welter Title by Knockout in Oakland
Curtis Cokes 145 of Dallas knocked out Charlie Shipes 145 of Oakland in the eighth round to retain the world welterweight title. Other bouts: Mike Cruz 140 of New York outpointed Ted Whitfield 147 of Amherst 8. Joe Shaw 150 of New York stopped Percy Manning 152 of Philadelphia 10. Jaguar Yakisawa 129 of Japan outpointed Roy Amolong 126 of the Philippines 10. Al Singletary 182 of New York stopped Joe Roman 187 of New York 7.
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Oakland
Calif
Curtis Cokes
Dallas
Charlie Shipes
Cokes
Worcester
Mass
Mike Cruz
New York
Ted Whitfield
Amherst
Philadelphia
Joe Shaw
Percy Manning
Tokyo
Jaguar Yakisawa
Japan
Roy Amolong
Philippines
al Single
Roswell sports week fuels local pride across football and golf
Roswell hosts a packed week of sports with the Roswell High Fightin Coyote Booster Club meeting to view Ysleta game films and introduce the RHS Cross Country team. Golfers from 50 cities compete in the Cloud Nine Invitational at Cloudcroft, while local teams prep for football and baseball shifts.
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Boston Red Sox
St. Louis Cardinals
Roswell High Fightin’ Coyote
RHS
Cloudcroft
Roswell
Wayne Brown
Harold Hensley
de Bremond
Nmmi Colts
Jefferson of
el Paso
deBremond
Municipal Stadium
Goddard
Cleveland
Billy Martin
Kansas City
Computer Edge: Cardinals Hold Stat Edge Over Red Sox
The computer favors the St Louis Cardinals in batting pitching and defense for the World Series with an edge at most positions. Boston relies on Dick Williams shifts and a strong bullpen led by John Wyatt while St Louis counts on Cepeda Shan non Petrocelli Brock Flood and McCarver to pace the lineup and defense.
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Associated Press
Boston
St Louis Cardinals
Boston Red Sox
Cardinals
Carl Yastrzemski
Rico Petrocelli
Fenway Park
Dick Williams
Hanch
Red Schoendienst
Bob Gibson
Dick Hughes
Nelson Briles
Steve Carlton
Gibson
al Jackson
Jack Lamabe
Larry Jaster
Ray Washburn
Joe Hoerner
Ron Willis
Williams
Jose Santiago
Jim Lonborg
Gary Bell
Lee Stange
John Wyatt
Stange
Dan Osinski
Sparky Lyle
Orlando Cepeda
George Scott
Julian Javier
Jerry Adair
Mike Andrews
Rico Petrocell
Cal Maxvill
Mike Shannon
Dalton Jones
Joe Foy
Yastrzemski
Roger Maris
Ken Harrelson
Jose Tartabull
Maris
Bob Tolan
Alex Johnson
Harrelson
Tartabull
St. Louis
Tim McCarver
Joe Torre
Bob Campbell Emerges as Penn State Top Rusher
Penn State sophomore Bob Campbell leads the team in rushing with high averages after two games. He aims for All-America honors as coach Joe Paterno and backfield coach George Welsh praise his all around play. Campbell has 388 yards total, a 50 yard run sparked the first PSU TD in a 17-8 win over Miami.
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University Park, Pa
Bob Campbell
Lenny Moore
Penn State
Frank
Campbell
George Welsh
Navy
Miami
Fla
Matadors Lead New Mexico Prep Poll In Boand System
Albuquerque Sandia is ranked No 1 in New Mexico high school football this week by The Associated Press Boand system. Highland improved yet Sandia stays top with a 40 0 record tying Carlsbad. Eunice leads Class B and C in the Little Ten while Bloomfield jumps to second after routing Gallup Cathedral.
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Albuquerque Highland
Carlsbad
Wiliam F. Boand
Albuquerque Sandia
New Mexico
Associated Press
Highland
Sandia
Eunice
Bloomfield
Gallup Cathedral
Cardinals
Alb
Alb Highland
Farmington
Albuquerque
Manzano
Los Alamos
Clovis
CFL
Los Lunas
L.C. Mayfield
Alb. del Norte
Alb. Academy
Clayton
Cuba
Ruidoso
Billy Martin Seeks Managerial Opportu nity with Kansas City
Minnesota Twins coach Billy Martin confirms he heard Kansas City owner Charles Finley may seek him as Athletics manager but says no contact has been made. Martin notes former Twin Sam Mele recommended him, yet he is content with his Twins role. President Calvin Griffith expects Martin Lemon and Wynn back in 1968, with Martin open to the right opportunity. Navy captain Bill Dow, from McLean Virginia, is Navy football captain and plays defensive end.
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Minneapolis - ST. Paul
Minnesota Twins
Billy Martin
Kansas City
Charles O. Finley
Martin
Athletics
Fineley
Winley
Twins
Sam Mele
Mele
Cal Elmer
Minnesota
Calvin Griffith
Jim Lemon
Early Wynn
Lemon
Wynn
NAVY
Bill Dow
McLean, Va
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