Buckpasser Wins Arlington Classic in Mile Record Time
Ogden Phipps Buckpasser, ridden by Braulio Baeza, roared from last to win the Arlington Classic at one mile in 1:32 3-5, breaking the world mark. Come Dela Creme was second a neck behind as Kauai King faded to fifth in the $108,000 race at Arlington Park.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Ogden Phipps
Buckpasser
Braulio Baeza
Come Dela Creme
Arlington Park
Swaps
Hollywood Park
Intentionally
Washington Park
Pra Star
Hevear
Braulie Besa
Astros edge Cardinals 3 2 in Cuellar strong seven hit outing
Undefeated Mike Cuellar won his sixth for Houston with seven hits allowed as the Astros beat St Louis 3-2. Sonny Jackson hit an inside the park homer in the first, then unearned runs in the fourth and seventh capitalized on four Cardinal errors. Cuellar fanned 15 with three walks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mike Cuellar
Houston
Astros
St. Louis
Sonny Jackson
Rusty Staub
Ray Washburn
Staub
Phil Gagliano
Davey Nicholson
Bob Aspromonte
Julian Javier
Bob Lillis
Javier
Jackgron
Cueller
Local Bowler Les Grace Tops 2084 Qualifier Stand
Les Grace of Decatur leads the Midwest Bowling Assn tournament at Springfield with a 2084 total over eight qualifying games. Top qualifiers return to shoot eight more games to trim the field to four. standout early was Jay Mueller’s 716 three‑game burst.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Les Grace
Decatur
Springfield
Jay Mueller
Bill Stankovich
Rich Smith
Shelbyville
Charles Jasker
Mt. Olive
Bernie Carlisle
Evansville
Bob Leach
St. Louis
Rick Graham
Paducah
Phil Brown
Gillespie
Bud Bates
Princeton
Ind
Ron Terry
Wayne Hicks
Mt. Vernon
Rick Cullerton
Ralph Schwab
Bill Stewart
Bob Hill
Bement
Dale Ray
John Zubal
Mt. Oliver
Jim Hobbs
Mayfield
Roland McKelvey
Martin
Tenn
Billy Green
Champaign
Lynis Niehaus
Litchfield
Errol Niewold
Jack Andrews
S Springfield
AAU Outdoor Finals Highlight Davenport Record Sprint
Willie Davenport won the 120 yard high hurdles setting a meet record while Jack Davis’s mark was tied by Jerry Tarr and Hayes Jones. Bob Seagren tied the pole vault meet record as Berkeleys Wilson earned a U S team berth. Jim Ryun and Cyrol Burleson reached the mile final with Ryun edging Christmas in a 4 06 4 heat win.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Willie Davenport
America
Davenport
Don Shy
Los Angeles
Jack Davis
Jerry Tarr
Hayes Jones
Bob Seagren
Southern California Striders
Paul Wilson
John Pennel
Wilson
Southern California
U.S
Poland
Berkeley
Calif
Russia
Downing Stadium
Jim Ryun
Kansas
Jansco Leads Bunny Bread Golf Tourney At Anna
Bunny Bread tournament at Union County Country Club in Anna features 103 entries the largest field in the event's six year history. Johnston City's Jan Jansco shot 70 to lead Championship division while others pace Class B and C with tied scores and early rounds set before noon start times.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jan Jansco
Johnston City
Union County
Anna
C. D. Salderson
la Grange
Reds Win 8th In Row Behind Perez Pinch Hit
Tony Perez delivered a pinch single in the 10th inning driving in Chico Ruiz as the Cincinnati Reds defeated the San Francisco Giants 3-2 for their eighth straight win. Juan Marichal pitched well for the Giants before leaving with a pinch runner in the 9th. The Reds tied it in the fifth on a Pete Rose error and Deron Johnson double, with Willie McCovey adding a run for the Giants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tony Perez
Chico Ruiz
Cincinnati Reds
San Francisco
Marichal
Tommy Harper
Reds
Hank Fischer
Giants
Pete Rose
Ollie Brown
Deron Johnson
Willie McCovey
Harper
Dodgers Fall to Braves 4 in Classic Eight Inning Loss
Los Angeles trailed 4 1 after seven innings as Don Drysdale allowed four runs and Chan Perry Perranoski, Claude Rego, and Tom Torre contributed in relief. Hank Aaron homered for Atlanta? No, Rose hit a homer for Los Angeles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Drysdale
Perranoski
Regan
Rogeboro
Cloninger
Olivo
Torre
W — Cloninger
L — Drysdale
Los Angeles
Rose
Major League Standings and Saturday Results
Standings and results recap with scores from Saturday including Chicago 2 New York 1 and Washington 4 Boston 3. Schedule shows upcoming doubleheaders and night games across American and National leagues with matchups like Kansas City at Cleveland and Chicago at New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
New York
Detroit
Minnesota
Washington
Boston
Kansas City
Cleveland
Baltimore
California
Wena
Lopez
Boswell
Pascual
Lolich
Sparma
Hunter
Stafford
Siebert
Horgan
John
Horlen
Talbot
Petergon
Ortega
Hannan
Stange
Lonborg
San Francisco
Pittsburgh
Los Angeles
Houston
Philadelphia
Cincinnati
St. Louis
Atlanta
Pittsburt
Murphysboro Legion Tops Du Quoin Twice in Streak
Murphysboro Legion baseball won two games against Du Quoin at Murphysboro Saturday night 4 3 and 5 2. Murphysboro runs to 11 3 season mark and a five game winning streak. In the first game Brown and Reeder pitched with Voorhess Eisenhauer and Koerber helping Du Quoin, while Stanhouse and Launches plus Voorhees Brown worked for Murphysboro in the late innings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Idaily Aily
Murphysboro Legion
du Quoin
Murphysboro
Brown
Reeder
Voorhess
Eisenhauer
Koerber
Murphyboro
Stanhouse
Or and
Voorhees
Phillies Rally to 8-7 Win Over Pirates on Home Run Night
In Philadelphia, Bill White and Rich Allen homered and Dick Groat drove in the lead run with a sixth inning triple as the Phillies beat the Pirates 8-7 after a chaotic 48 minute first inning. Groat added a double and an RBI, White iced it with a 12th homer in the seventh, and Allen hit his 16th homer bounced off the left field roof. Both starters exited after one inning, Chris Short for Philadelphia and Vern Law for Pittsburgh.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill White
Rich Allen
Dick Groat
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
Groat
White
Cookie Rojas
Allen
Phillies
Chris Short
Pirate
Vern Law
Santo extends hitting streak as Cubs face rough patch
In Chicago at Wrigley Field Ron Santo notched his 24th consecutive game with a hit against the Mets as other Cubs struggles continued. The team dropped, matching a long drought with a 47 of 67 start and facing potential 100-loss season if trends persist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Wrigley Field
Ron Santo
Santo
Mets
Bob Shaw
Joe DiMaggio
Yankees
Ken Boyer
iCards
Tommy Holmes
Boston Braves
Cub
Hack Wilson
Cubs
Shaw
Leo Durocher
Aaron Leads Western Open as Casper Stays Close
Aaron shot 69 to reach 212 and take a one stroke lead in the Western Open at Medinah in sweltering heat. Billy Casper, Ken Venturi, and Kermit Zarley trailed at 213, while Arnold Palmer slid to 217 after fading in the final rounds. Aaron, a top PGA contender without a tour win, has $16,722 this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tommy Aaron
Billy Casper
Ken Venturi
Kermit Zarley
Aaron
Medinah
Casper
Venturi
Zarley
Arnold Palmer
Palmer
Arnie
PGA
Andretti and Johncock Lead Atlanta Championship 300 Field
Mario Andretti and Gordon Johncock will lead 30 Indianapolis type cars in the $80,000 Championship 300 at Atlanta International Raceway. Andretti earned the pole with a 169.014 mph world record for 142 miles, while Johncock timed 168.655 mph for the outside pole. Twenty-two drivers qualified Saturday joining Friday’s eight qualifiers for a 1 p.m. EST Sunday start. A J Foyt, recovering from Burns, qualified 165.694 mph for seventh.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mario Andretti
Gordon Johncock
Atlanta International Raceway
Andretti
United States Auto Club
Nazareth
Ford
Johncock
Hastings
Mich
A. J. Foyt
Houston
Tex
Milwaukee
Wis
Foyt
Also Mentioned on This Page
RBI
Brock
Gagliano
Flood
Shannon
Maxvillia Buchek
Corrales
McCarver
Washburn
S. Jackson
Wynn
Nicholson
Aspromonte
Bateman
Harrison
Lillis
Cuellar
Louis
Marxvill
Jackson
SO Washburn
Ryan
Dave Reininger
Vernon
Steve Hancock
Pinckneyville
Ron Oryil
Carbondale
Phil Belbas
Bill Blewitt
Jack Hartman
George Sims
Ron Smith
Thebes
Louis Rutherford
Ron Burton
Bill Berg Jr
Chesterfield
Olen Martin
Ed Pierson
Bo Wight
Claude Elkins
Bill McDearmon
Metropolis
Sanderson
Lloyd Willard
Roy Chenoweth
Elkins
Fryman
Ribant
Rustock
Faul
Simmons
Koufax
Lemaster
Perry
Maloney
Roberts
al Davenport
Haller E Dietz
Linzy P Mays
McCovey
Hart
Gabrielson
Peterson le Brown
Lanier
Mason
Barton c
RBS
Coleman Ib
Johnson Edwards
Simpson
Ruiz
Cardenas
Fischer
Pereza
Haller
J . Harper
SF — Hart
SO ' Marichal
Linzy
Fischer Wi
McCool
Pirates
Alley
Act Mota
Clemente
Pagliaroni McBean
Clendenon
Pagan
Mazeroski
Stargell
Law
Bdell
Sisk
Alou
Mikkelsen
Lynch Ph
Cardwell
Philadelphia AB
E. Rbi
Rojas
Callison
Brandt
Gonzalez
Dalrymple
Taylor
Fox
Kuenn
Culp
Craig
Mota
M. Alou
Southern Illinois
Merle Jones
Herrin
Harry Stewart
Benton
Ron McLain
Ray Rippelmeyer
Walmey
SIU
Cape Girardeau
San Diego
Morris Steevens
Salem
Phils
Phoenix
George Dugan
Centralia
el Paso
Murray
Craig Anderson
Jacksonville Met
al ‘Boots
Budde
Belleville
Lloyd Armstrong
Belleville West
Legion
Baseball Cardinals
Houston Astros
Scheue
Lois Drarke
LaGrange
Illinois
Nina McMeekan
Blomington
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!