Roseboro Sparks Dodgers Regain NL Lead with 14 3 Win
Los Angeles Dodgers overpower Houston 14-3 to move back atop the National League. Roseboro collects three hits and scores three runs as part of a 20-hit attack aided by Johnson Fairly Lefebvre and Davis. Deron Johnson drives in four for Cincinnati to help topple Pittsburgh. Clemente drives in five for the Pirates. Gaylord Perry earns his 17th win for San Francisco as Cap Peterson’s single caps a four-run seventh.
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SIU Wins Round Robin Title With 6 1 Victory Over St Louis
Southern Illinois University finished 4 1 in a round robin baseball tourney at Collinsville after beating St Louis 6 1 Sunday. Bob Ash earned the win as SIU also defeated St Louis 2 0 Offut Air Force Base 2 1 and Lincoln 4 0 while losing to Parsons 3 1. Four SIU players Rich Bauch Rich Hacker Harry Evans and Mike Weber made the all star team. Weber had earlier pitched a shutout.
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Bret Hanover Earns 55th Win In 59 Starts
Bret Hanover led a Brandywine Raceway one mile in 1:59 4-5 to capture his 55th win in 59 starts beating Timely Night by a length while Cardigan Bay trailed. Before a record 21 800 spectators the 1 4 favorite paid 2 40 2 20 and 2 10 for the win and set a near track record.
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Northbrook Captures Illinois Legion Championship in 8-4 Win
Northbrook, led by Tom Brietzman who batted .714 in the tournament, defeated Edwardsville 8-4 to win the Illinois American Legion baseball title. Brietzman had four hits in four at bats as Northbrook piled up 15 hits in the final.
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Marion hosts big baseball and Little League finals week
Marion hosts the state Little League finals with four teams, including Marion, in the finals. Paducah won the Colt League tournament at Marion, aiming for Shawnee and a shot at the world series. Cardinal reliever Hal Woodeshick starred for the Mets, and Geary Bauman swept 14 and under tennis titles at Flora.
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Buckpasser Aims for 1 Million in Travers Stakes
Buckpasser will bid Aug. 20 at Saratoga to become the first 3 year old millionaire in thoroughbred history by winning the Travers Stakes. The colt, trained by Ogden Phipps, extended his streak to eight wins with a American Derby triumph at Arlington Park, boosting career earnings to $984,679.
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Major League Standings and Sunday Results
National League standings list Los Angeles and San Francisco tied for first with 65 wins. Sunday results include St Louis 4 1 New York, Cincinnati 9 7 Pittsburgh, San Francisco 9 Chicago 6, Los Angeles 14 Houston 3, Atlanta 3 Philadelphia 0.
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Jackson Franklin teams in 4 H softball playoff
The New Era boys team of Jackson County plays Franklin County tonight in a 4 H softball district playoff. The winner advances to meet Randolph County Wednesday night for a state bid. Games start at 7 30 p m at the 4 H ballpark north of Murphysboro.
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Heckel Captures Gold Cup Golf Title at Benton
Steve Heckel of Southern Illinois University Carterville won the Gold Cup on the SIU Amateur Tour at Benton with a two under par 70 for a 141 total. Max McDonald Benton was second at 143, Jan Jansco Johnston City third at 145.
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Noble Victory Sets Pace in American-National Maturity Trot
Noble Victory overwhelmed seven rivals at Sportsman's Park to win by two lengths in a track record 1,592-5 for $83,462. Stanley Dancer steered the horse from the start as Noble Victory led after the first quarter and secured a third consecutive win, having previously set records at Saratoga Raceway and Brandywine Raceway.
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Salvidor Retains World Featherweight Title in Mexico City
Vicente Saldivar of Mexico outpointed Mitsunori Seki of Japan to retain the world featherweight championship in Mexico City.
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