Devils come of age at College World Series
Arizona State Sun Devils, 11 sophomores on a 21 man squad, enter tonight’s quarterfinal vs Houston as the only undefeated team in the double elimination event. Coach Bobby Winkles, 37, ponders starting Gary Gentry or Jess Pentland, while sophomore Larry Gura shines in relief against Stanford. Peppering praise for Davini, Nelson, and Reid, the Devils’ youth is the talk of Omaha.
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Sun Devils
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Gary Gentry
Jess Pentland
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Larry Gura
Arizona State
Gura
Pentland
Indians
Davini
Freddy Nelson
Scot Reid
Nelson
Oklahoma State
Reid
Je Vinkes
Devils
Phoenix Giants Take Pacific Coast League Lead
The Phoenix Giants moved into first place in the PCL Eastern Division after a win over the Portland Beavers. Bob Garibaldi pitched a four hitter for his sixth win in eight decisions, and Phoenix built a 1-0 lead with a string of singles before a five-run seventh. Prizes, including a pony and two bicycles, were promised for Kids Night, following a crowd of 9,271 at the previous event.
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Beavers
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Jim McKnight
Bob Etheridge
Ozzie Virgil
George Williams
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Henderson
Apache Junction tops Dir's 61 in Legion B clash
In Legion B play last night Samuel Celis led Junction All-Stater to a five-hit effort against Dir's School Supply as Apache Junction won 61. Dennis Flowers pitched four innings for Dir's, Dennis Johnson finished the last two, and Jim Normandin had two hits with the lone RBI for Dir's.
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Dir
Apache Junction
Dir’s
Legion B
Dennis Flowers
Flowers
Dennis Johnson
Jim Normandin
Westwood High
Coronado Elks
Coronado
Hustle Edges Morris 7 6 In Eight In Fast Pitch
Hustle slipped past Morris 7 to 6 in eight innings in the city fast pitch softball league. Dale Hunter earned the win for Hustle. Ron Bates Dennis Moran and Fred Brooks had two hits each for Hustle. Don Wagner led Merchants with two hits. Bob Tillman won for the Merchants. In slow pitch Thomas Mall beat El Molino 16 to 11 with Ken Hedge the winning pitcher.
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Merchants
Meadows
Dale Hunter
Ron Bates
Dennis Moran
Fred Brooks
Winers
Jim Tingwald
Don Adler
Don Wagner
Andy Grand
Bob Tillman
Lloyd Mathews
Thomas Mall
el Molino
Ken Hedge
Ray Quintz
Phil Jorden
Tom Barrigan
Giants dominate Cardinals 10 0 to stay undefeated in league play
Mike Harris and Dave Perez starred as the Giants rolled to a 10-0 win over the Cardinals, extending their spotless season to 12-0. Harris allowed two hits with nine strikeouts, while Perez homered and added three singles for the winners.
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Dave Perez
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Cardinals
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Terry Murphy
Tigers
Redlegs
Bruce Wacker
Scott Sommers
Yankees
Salt River
Dodgers
Red Sox
Rick Nelson
Cubs
Angels
Mike Fogerty
Dir's Wins With Pitching and Errors Over Morris
Dir's, a Coronado High based team, defeated Morris 6 2 on Wednesday night in American Legion Class A action. Tom Normandin earned the win for Dir's while Morris pitcher Bill Graham started and Jeff Brock finished. Morris scored twice in the fourth on Beavers and Muller scoring on a passed ball and a single.
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Dave Fraser
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Roy Miller
Bob Vetler
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George Koepke
Muller
Bill Graham
Jeff Brock
Long
Short
Russell
Tom Fraser
Lee Zavala
Phil Vetter
Koepke
Pat Hankins
Scottsdale
Baseball standings and probable pitchers for tonight
Standings show Los Angeles 4 Chicago 3 New York 4 Cincinnati 0 and Atlanta 16 Philadelphia 7 St. Louis 7 Pittsburgh 4 Houston 7 San Francisco 4. Probable pitchers include Pittsburgh Veale at Philadelphia Bunning, Los Angeles Sutton at Chicago Jenkins, San Francisco Basin at Houston Cuellar with games at 6:05 p.m., 2:30 p.m., and night matches scheduled.
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Valley Plaza Dominates Ascension In YMCA League
Valley Plaza defeated Ascension 37 to 13 after pounding 45 hits. Players Larry Beck Dave Wertz Warren Downs Wendell Lolling and Bob Curry homered, with Lolling adding a triple and a double. Charlie Hockersmith hit a homer and a double for the winners.
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Ymca Church League
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O Ners
Lolling
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Nicklaus shoots 62 in Open tuneup amid Palmer hip worry
Jack Nicklaus fires an eight under 62 at Baltusrol in a final Open tuneup as Arnold Palmer reports a muscle spasm in his right hip and plans heat treatment. The field of 150 tees off, with Nicklaus rebounding from Masters disappointment by reverting to his earlier fading style. Billy Casper also sounds ready as the round unfolds.
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Cheney Lutz to clash in NCAA tennis tourney
Fourth seeded Brian Cheney of Arizona was to meet USC's Bob Lutz in the NCAA tennis championships. In doubles, Lutz and Stan Smith defeated Lamar Tech's Sherwood Stewart and Jaime Subirats 64 1 6 6 4.
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Lamar Tech
Sherwood Stewart
Jaime Subirats
Clay Faces Two Fights Before Big Court Hearing
Cassius Clay meets Alvin Lewis and Orville Qualls in three round exhibitions at Cobo Hall then heads to Houston for his federal court trial over his U.S. Army refusal. Eddie Eagan, former boxing and bobsled champion and long time NYSAC chair, has died at 69.
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UPI
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Edward P.F
Eddie) Eagan
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Eagan
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