Scottsdale Optimist All Stars rout Kachina 25 to 2 in Pony semifinal
Scottsdale advances to the Pony finals after a 25 to 2 rout of Kachina at Mesa. Jim Purtill fanned 14 as Scottsdale piled up 18 hits and 27 stolen bases while Curtis Tarkington drove in eight and Jeff Pohl, Mike Norlin, and Mike McKee contributed key hits.
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Scottsdale
Optimist All-Stars
Kachina
Mesa
Jim Purtis
Dennis McCready
Emerson School
West Fourth Street
Harry Brenner
Jeff Pohl
Mike Norlin
Curtis Tarkington
Mike McKee
McKee
Tarkington
Pohl
Pur
Till
Purtill
Rick Bedenkop
Jerry Clark
John Rohomer
Vaughan Perkins
Jack Smith
Wayne Love
Jeff Burns
Burns
Snead Criticizes Olympia Fields Tough PGA Course
Sam Snead vented strong complaints about the North Course at Olympia Fields in Chicago as he eyed a fourth PGA title. He called the rough thick and the fairways narrow, noting the back tees make the course unusually long despite good greens.
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Chicago
UPI
Sam Snead
Olympia Fields
Snead
Cary Middlecoff
Howe Signs 16th Detroit Contract
Gordie Howe captain of the Detroit Red Wings signed his 16th NHL contract and aims for at least four more years. He told GM Jack Adams after a brief meeting he hopes to play 20 seasons or longer.
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Detroit
UPI
Gordie Howe
Detroit Red Wings
National Hockey League
NHL
Jack Adams
Howe
Baseball Standings and Schedule Highlights From The League
National League standings show Cincinnati atop with 59 wins, Los Angeles 56, San Francisco 49, Milwaukee 47, Pittsburgh 44, St. Louis 44, Chicago 39, Philadelphia 29. Milwaukee beat Cincinnati 3 in the only Monday game. Tuesday features key pitchers Koufax Ferrarese and McCormick Gibbon. In the American League Detroit leads at 63-34 with New York 60-33. schedule includes multiple night games and twin bills across the circuit.
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San Francisco
Milwaukee
Pittsburgh
St. Louis
Chicago
Philadelphia
Sadecki
Curtis
Koufax
Ferrarese
McCormick
Gibbon
Jones
Johnson
Burdette
San Fran
Pitts
Los Ang
Phila
W. L. Pat
Detroit
New York
Cleveland
Baltimore
Boston
Washington
Minnesota
Kansas City
Twinight
Pizaro
Herbert
Ford
Stafford
Terry
Delock
Barber
Donovan
Pascual
Messi
McBride
Balti
Wash
Dodgers Beat Orioles as Hall of Fame Inductees Honored
In Cooperstown Max Carey and the late Billy Hamilton were enshrined into the Baseball Hall of Fame while Los Angeles defeated Baltimore 6 to 2. Willie Davis Homer and Tommy Davis Doug Camilli pair helped the Dodgers. Whitey Herzog homered for the Orioles.
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N.Y
UPI
Max Carey
Billy Hamilton
Los Angeles
Baltimore
Dodgers
Orioles
Willie Davis
Tommy Davis
Doug Camilli
Whitey Herzog
Carey
Pittsburgh
Brooklyn
Hamilton
Howard Prior
Belmont
Mass
Philadelphia Phillies
Frank
Two Top Teams Meet In State Semi-Pro Game
Bonham Die faces AiResearch in the winners bracket of the state semi pro tournament at Rendezvous Park. Guadalupe plays Buckeye in the 6 30 losers bracket game as Arizona Public Service posts a 10 3 victory over Superior. Nick Maras struck out 11 batters and allowed six hits as Public Service piled up 13 hits off Superior pitchers Fowler and Bartness.
Two Arizonans Advance In Tennis
Arcadia California event sees Tom Parker of Phoenix beat Jim Hamilton of Whittier 2-6 6-4 6-1. Garth Smith of Phoenix defeats Gordon Smith of Sierra Madre b-1 5-7 6-4.
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Arcadia
Calif
UPI
Tom Parker
Phoenix
Jim Hamilton
Whittier
Garth Smith
Gordon Smith
Sierra Madre
Walter Hagen Receives First Walter Hagen Award
New York reports Walter Hagen the five time PGA champion and four time British Open winner wins the first Walter Hagen Award. He edged candidates including Bobby Jones and Dwight Eisenhower for the honor. The prize honors distinguished service to Anglo American golf and will be presented at Olympia Fields near Chicago just before the PGA Championship starts.
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New York
UPI
Walter Hagen
Haig
Professional Golfers Association
Bobby Jones
Dwight Eisenhower
S. L. Simpson
London
Lawrence Robinson
New York World Telegram and
Sun
Golf Writers Association of America
Hagen
Olympia Fields Country Club
Chicago
Pace PCL Batting Race For Pacific Coast League
Vancouver teammates Manny Jimenez and Howie Goss top the Pacific Coast League stats through last Sunday. Jimenez leads with a .333 batting average while Goss has 24 homers 123 hits and 78 RBIs. Joel Horlen of San Diego posts a 2.13 ERA with a 6-6 record.
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SAN Francisco
UPI
Vancouver
Manny Jimenez
Howie Goss
Jimenez
Goss
Dave Mann
Seattle
Joel Horlen
San Diego
Gaylord Perry
Tacoma
Carl Greene
Earl Wilson
Phil Ortega
Spokane
Salt Lake City
Sam McDowell
Madison dominates district final in 12-13 win
Madison Little League defeats Ingleside Kaibab Kiva 12 to 13 with Alan Quinlan pitching and batting. Steve Rivera contributes for Mesa Eastern in a 7-2 Mesa victory over South Scottsdale as errors pave Ingleside’s path to the loss.
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Phoenix
Scottsdale
Alan Quinlan
Steve Rivera
Quinlan
Madison
Ingleside
Rivera
Mesa Eastern
South Scottsdale
Mesa
Larry Leesman
Ingle
Leesman
Steve Lombard
Richard Smetana
Ralph Long
Jess Figueroa
Neal Jensen
Allen Beechick
Lee Charest
Beechick
Joey Jay Delivers Key Reds Win Over Braves in Pennant Push
Cincinnati pitcher Joey Jay, once discarded by Milwaukee, wins his 14th and powers the Reds to a 9-3 victory over the Braves. Frank Robinson drives in three with his 29th homer as Cincinnati stretches their NL lead and Jay nears 20 wins. Detroit tops the Angels 5-2 behind Colavito and Bunning as the pennant race remains tight.
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Joey Jay
Cincinnati Reds
Milwaukee Braves
Jay
Reds
Braves
Cincinnati
Ewell Blackwell
Juan Pizarro
Roy McMillan
Frank Robinson
Chico Cardenas
Vada Pinson
Gene Freese
Gordon Coleman
Warren Spahn
Spahn
Liffe
Tigers
Jim Bunning
Angel
Jim Donahue
Jake Wood
Bill Bruton
Colavito
McAuliffe
Bunning
Scottsdale teams advance to YMCA church softball semis
Ascension Lutheran defeats Creighton Methodist 3 0 on Milt Reisen pitching to reach an 8 30 pm semifinal against Wiret aw Sggeeey wk Church at Falcon Park in Phoenix. Scottsdale Nazarene beats Creighton Christian 13 9 behind Bud Padelford and Ed Senseman to face First Missionary at 8 30 pm on the southwest diamond. Monte Vista Nazarene falls to Immanuel Baptist 9 5 and Scottsdale Methodist is eliminated by Palmcroft Baptist 13 2.
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Scottsdale Nazarene
Phoenix
Creighton Methodist
Milt Reisen
God
Falcon Park
Roosevelt and
35Th Avenue
Bud Padelford
Ed Senseman
Creighton Christian
Monte Vista Nazarene
Immanuel Baptist
Scottsdale Methodist
Palmcroft Baptist
Dodgers Norm Larker not mad after pool prank
Dodgers first baseman Norm Larker said he had no hard feelings after teammate Dick Farrell pushed him fully clothed into a Cooperstown hotel pool. He admitted being a bit mad at first but noted they laughed it off and moved on with the team as usual.
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Philadelphia
UPI
Norm Larker
Los Angeles Dodgers
Cooperstown, N. Y
Dick Farrell
Larker
Farrell
New York Fans Still Like Mays Over Mantle in Expo
The 47,346 crowd at Yankee Stadium gave longer ovations to Willie Mays than to Mickey Mantle during a Monday exhibition. Mays, a Giants legend, added a two during the fifth inning to erase a 1-0 Yankee lead as Mantle had homered earlier deep into the right field bleachers.
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Mays
UPI
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Willie Mays
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Mickey Mantle
Yankee Stadium
New York Giants
Ruth
Willie
Mantle
Rons
Ramenofsky Aims At Swimming Title
Marilyn Ramenofsky of Dick Smith Swim Gym will defend her women's mile title in the opening event of the Arizona AAU senior Swimming Championships at En canto Pool. She faces Anita Smith of the same club and Candy Lewis of Mesa Aquatic Club, the 1959 champion, as strong contenders.
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UPI
Marilyn Ramenofsky
Dick Smith Swim Gym
Arizona Aau
Encanto Pool
Miss Ramenofsky
U.S
Israel
Anita Smith
Dick Smith Swim
Candy Lewis
Mesa Aquatic Club
Government studies sports TV contracts after CBS-NFL ruling
Justice Department reviews all sports telecast package contracts to assess antitrust risk but has no action planned. The ruling against CBS NFL deals prompts scrutiny of similar deals with AFL NCAA and NBA, though officials cite differences and no final decision yet.
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UPI
Justice Department
Columbia Broadcasting System
CBS
National Football League
NFL
Allen K. Grim
Philadelphia
National Basketball Association
Grim
All Stars Add Two Big Linemen to Roster
The College All-Stars invited linemen E J Holub of Texas Tech and Myron Pottios of Notre Dame to join coach Otto Graham’s squad at Northwestern University. The move strengthens pass protection ahead of the August 4 charity game against the world champion Philadelphia Eagles.
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UPI
Otto Graham
Philadelphia Eagles
E.J
the Beast
Holub
Texas Tech
Myron Pottios
Notre Dame
Northwestern University
Pottios
Graham
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