Hawkins Paces Western Golf Open Round One
Sean Fred Hawkins of El Paso shot 68 to lead the Western Golf Open at Medinah No. 3 while Nicklaus and Palmer slumped. Hawkins, 38, described a late career drought before this strong round as Nicklaus and Palmer posted 70 and 73 respectively.
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Chicago
Sean Fred Hawkins
el Paso
Tex
Jack Nicklaus
Arnold Palmer
Hawkins
Cary Middiecoff
Ohio State
Palmer
Antioch, Ill
Fred Hawkins
Ehepe Geen
Charles Sifford
Seseesereens
Paul Harney
Jacky Cupit
Moon Muslins
Pete Cooper
Jerry Barbereons
Ted Kroll
Don January
Johnny Pott T
Don Fairfield
Frank Boynton
Seeeese Eee
Bob Fz
Ken Venturiette
Bruce Devlin
Weer Eaeveeeees
Bill Farrell
John Levinson
Joe Campbell Wena
Pat Rouse
Arold Knudson
Gary Brewer Jr
Aewweneeee
Dodgers Rally Past Mets In Extra Inning Thriller
Dodgers edge Mets 5 to 4 after 4 hours 9 minutes and 13 innings in a tense early morning game. Fireman Ed Roebuck earned the win with 5 1 8 innings of hitless relief, while Frank Howard drove in the deciding run with a double after going 0 for 5. Casey Stengel absorbed the loss as New York remained near the NL cellar.
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LOS Angeles
Los Angeles Dodgers
New York Mets
Dodger
Walt Alston
Mets
Ed Roebuck
New York
Frank Howard
Jim Gilliam
Pittsburgh
Casey Stengel
Demeter’s Two Homers Propel Phillies Past Giants
Don Demeter hit two home runs, driving in three and breaking a 2-2 tie, as Philadelphia defeated San Francisco 7-2 to halt the Giants five-game win streak. Bob Wine and Clay Dalrymple added one homer each, powering the Phillies in the late innings.
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SAN Francisco
Don Demeter
Bob Wine
Clay Dalrymple
Philadelphia Phils
Giants
Philly
Demeter
Roy Sievers
Wine
Juan Marichal
Dalrymple
Don Larsen
Billy Smith
Jim Owens
Philadelphia
SAN Rae
Hbi Taylor
Hiller
Callison
Kuenn If
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Sievers
Covin'ton
F. Alou
Davis If
Haller
Niemaon
Drymple
Davenp't
Owens
Marschal
Smith P
Marichal
Pagan Sievers
Taylor
Fran Sievers
Smith
Nieman
Hiee Derater
Hailer
Vargo
Harvey
Barlick
Crawford
Friday Night Games in Florida Schedule
The schedule lists games at Payne Park and venues in Sarasota Lakeland Palatka Tampa Daytona Beach Fort Lauderdale and St Petersburg with start times around 7 30 p m local. Teams include Lakeland Palatka Tampa and Fort Lauderdale with games set across multiple cities.
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Sarasota
Payne Park
Lakeland
Palatka
Tampa
Daytona Beach
Fort Lauderdale
St. Petersburg
Florida
Venee Lakeland
Irsburg Fort * Lauderdale
American League Standings and Thursday Results
Results show New York 4 Minnesota 2 and Los Angeles 19 Boston 7. Other night games include Kansas City at Boston and New York at Detroit, with several matchups listed and pitchers noted for potential starts.
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New York
Minnesota
Los Angeles
Boston
Baltimore
Chicago
Kansas City
Washington
Segui
Monbouquett
Ford
Detroit
Aguirreion
Tallimore
Estrada
Minneapolis
Teele
Stenhouse
Cleveland
Perry
Herbert
Buhi
Milwaukee
Cloninger
Hook
Moeller
Pittsburgh
Haddixoe
McBeanan
St. Louis
Simmons
Cincinnati
O'Toole
Houston
Johnson
Bennett
San Francisco
O'Dell
Preeti
Loie
Louis
Brooks Robinson Stars as Orioles blank White Sox 6-0
Brooks Robinson hit his 12th homer and drove in another run as the Baltimore Orioles completed a three game sweep of the Chicago White Sox with a 6-0 victory. Steve Barber earned the win, while Dom Zanni took the loss.
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Baltimore
Brooks Robinson
Baltimore Orioles
Chicago White Sox
Robinson
Johnny Temple
Steve Barber
Dom Zanni
A's Top Senators in 10-7 Kansas City Rally
Manny Jimenez and Billy Consolo led an 18 hit Kansas City attack with three hits each as the Athletics beat Washington 10-7. Bob Johnson had three hits for the Senators who totaled 13 hits, while Kansas City built a big early lead and held on for the win.
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Washington
Manny Jimenez
Billy Consolo
Kansas City
Athletics
Bob Johnson
Senators
Sarasota Players Fall In State Tennis Tourney
In St. Petersburg Sarasota entries faced defeats in quarterfinals. Chris Baxter lost 6-0 6-0 to Bob Speicher, Delray Beach, in the 16 and under boys. Penny Beall fell 6-0 6-0 to Nancy Falkenberg, Fort Walton Beach, in the 18 and under girls.
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ST. Petersburg
Sarasota
Smith Shines as Citizens Edge Elks 3-2
Jerry Smith pitched seven hits allowed and earned the win for Citizens Bank. He doubled in the first two runs and scored the deciding run on Jeff Venable's single. Citizens improved to 3-2, take second in the standings, with McCorey and Haragones behind the plate.
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Jerry Smith
Citizens Bank
the Elks
Smith
Jeff Venable
McCorey
Haragonessmith
Whetstone
Legionaires
Jim Garrett
Jim Cafaro
Sonny Hughes
Jim Strickland
Lawler
Larry Schultz
Cafaro
Moxley
Holy Cross Edges First Baptist 3 2 In Park Softball
Holy Cross Lutheran beats First Baptist 3 to 2 at 12th Street park in slow pitch league action. Holy Cross players D Campbell and M McClain led with two hits each while First Baptist’s D Campbell had two. Church of God topped Trinity Methodist 7 to 4 in the same slate.
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First Church of God
Trinity Methodist
Holy Cross Lutheran
First Baptist
12Th Street
Bill Smith
Sonny Moore
Trinity
S. Mauch
B. Langer
M. Lewis
B. Kinsey
Church of God
M. McClain
D. Campbell
Holy Cross
First Baptist Hall
Pulkkinen
Clain Scholze
Campbell
Sun Sox Boost Night Aimed at Turning Slump in Sarasota
The Sarasota Sun Sox of the Florida State League seek fan support with a special discount night at Payne Park sponsored by the Sarasota News and Sarasota Baseball Company. A 50 cent single and a 1 dollar family pass aim to lift the team after a rough stretch, with stars sidelined by illness and trades.
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Sarasota Sun Sox
St. Petersburg Saints
Sun Sox
Fort Lauderdale
Payne Park
Miami Marlins
Sarasota News
Sarasota Baseball Company
Bob Kilpatrick
Bob
White Sox
Clinton
Iowa
Ed Barberie
Eddie Evans
Lawler Throws No-Hitter as Sota Cracker 17 Fort Myers
Sarasota Legion Post 30 defeats Fort Myers 17 to 0 for fifth straight win. Mike Lawler, a high school senior, pitched a perfect game with 10 strikeouts, while Bob Moxley added three hits and four RBIs for Lota Crackers. Next game is at Payne Park against Arcadia with Stew Lathrup starting.
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Fort Myers
Mike Lawler
Bob Moxley
Riverview High School
Sarasota Legion Post
Lawler
Fort Myers Legionaires
Moxley
Lota Crackers
Roy Kirkland
Lee Boyette
John Crimella
Boyette
Rbi
Garrett
Cafaro
Lota-Crackers
Strickland
Hughes
Busta
Fort A
Sarasota
En Lawler
x-Fussell
Beaver
Sun Sox Top Yankees 4 1 Behind Catanzaro Four Hits
Sarasota Sun Sox end a three game skid by beating Fort Lauderdale 4 1 at Payne Park. Gordon Pace pitched a four hitter with seven strikeouts in seven innings to earn win number seven. Joe Catanzaro went four for four with four singles, scored a run and drove in a tally.
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Joe Catanzaro
Gordon
Bob Gordon
Sarasota Sun Sox
Fort Lauderdale Yankees
Payne Park
Sun Sox
Bob
Fort Lauderdale
Catanzaro
Sarasota
Lauderdale
Yankees
Young Bob
Stan Blahut
Barberie
Art Lopez
Lawson Mitchell
Tom Booker
Eddie Evans
Cleo Harris
Harris
Sox
Jose Padilla
Jose
Evans
Mitchell
Padilla
Charley Payne
Payne
Frank Fernandez
FT. Lauder
Sarasota Ae
Booper Cf
Booker Rf
Harris Rf
Hogan
Flores
Bauer
Barberiec
Dixon Ss
Selsky
Turnbill If
C't'azaro
White
Mitchell Cf
Fernandez
Padillass
Lewis
Gordon P
Sims
Bonelli
Anglada
E—White
Lopez
U—Colosi
Perry
There's a Rabbit In There Cadet League Action Headlines
Cadet League action produced 104 total runs across five games. Whelcher Electric won 26-15 in the day’s top scoring game. Butch Craft matched a four-for-four at the plate and pitched a five-hitter in a 23-2 Kensington Park win. Lew Demar led Kingston Park 10-6, WKXY beat Ludwig Walpole 12-3, and Fred Walden edged Adams & Houser 4-3.
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Whelcher Electric
Butch Craft
Tom Galuski
Fred Walden
Kensington Park
Craft
Galuski
Lew Demar
WKXY
Ludwig Walpole
Adams & Houser
National
McDonald i
Kensington Pa
Ae Walpole
Wee
Lew Dear
Rick Iverson Wins Jaycee 16 17 Bracket
Rick Iverson of Sarasota won the 16 17 bracket with a 150 over 36 holes in the Jaycees Junior Boys Golf Tournament in Eustis. Fort Myers’ Bob Jewett led the field at two under par 148, with Gainesville’s John Richart 148 and West Palm Beach’s Jay Sturgis 149 among those advancing to the Huntington International in August 2025. Other winners included Thomas Jeanette 159 in 9 12 and Tom Baynard 154 in 13 15.
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Eustis
Rick Iverson
Sarasota
Jaycees
Bob Jewett
Fort Myers
Jewett
John Richart
Gainesville
Jay Sturgis
West Palm Beach
James Phillips
Orlando
Huntington
West Virginia
Iverson
Pensacola
Thomas Jeanette
Tom Baynard
St. Petersburg
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Buffalo
Stengel
Richie Ashburn
Chris Cannizzaro
Stan Landes
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Angeles
T. Davis
Ate
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Howard
Davie
Caviane
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MacKenzie
Podres MacKenzie
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P—Podres
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Steiner
Boggess
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Oriole
Temple
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Snyder
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Powell
C.smith
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Cunningham
B. Robinson
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Pet
Jimenez
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Power
Cingham
Chi Moran
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Williams Kuenn
Great
Pitt
Altman
Flood
Sota
John Zahn
Miami
Cadet League
Ant Sacha
Webb
McMahon
Vince Lowe
Lyon
Mans Brothers Dept. Store
Art Sloan—Mayflower
Florida Power & Light Sarasota Bank & Trust Co
Jaycee
Brad
Cameron H. Driggers
Cortez Rd
U.S. 41
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