Cardinals Edge Ayers 24 22 in preseason football opener
St. Louis Cardinals beat San Francisco 49ers 24 22 in Salt Lake City in a lively kickoff to the weekend gridiron slate. Prentice Gautt scored the late go ahead tally after a Charley Johnson to Triplett lateral set up the winning drive.
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Lopez’s ninth inning homer sinks White Sox for Yankees
The New York Yankees, missing Mantle Maris and Kubek due to injuries, rally in the ninth to beat Chicago 4 2. Tom Tresh starts the comeback with a homer and Hector Lopez follows with a game winning shot as Clete Boyer also goes deep. Lopez, 31, earns high praise as a clutch two strike hitter.
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Dark Frustrated as Cardinals Dump Giants 13-0
St. Louis hammered San Francisco with 18 hits to blank the Giants 13-0. Curt Flood’s single broke Jim Duffalo’s hand. Duffalo out two weeks. Hart knocked out. Simmons excellent for the Cardinals as they narrow the gap to the Giants.
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Muskellunge Struck Down by Boat Prop in Milton Reservoir
An unidentified boater in Warren Ohio reeled in a 42 inch muskellunge after the vessel’s outboard motor struck what appeared to be a log in Milton Reservoir. The muskellunge was killed by the propeller as the boat moved through a cove.
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Minor League Baseball Results From Associated Press
In the International League Jacksonville edged Arkansas 15 to 6 while Atlanta tied 6 6 with Richmond. Indianapolis defeated Toronto 7 to 3 and Syracuse beat Columbus 5 to 1. Buffalo topped Rochester 6 to 3. In the Pacific Coast League San Diego beat Portland 8 to 3 Spokane won 12 to 1 over Seattle. Denver 8 Dallas-Fort Worth 5 Oklahoma City 8 Salt Lake City 5 Hawaii 10 Tacoma 3.
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Rookies Shine In Pro Game At BRAZIL Indiana
Approximately 1,500 fans watched the Indianapolis Warriors intra squad game in Brazil Indiana. The Rookie team won 14 to 9 in the second half, featuring many players recently cut from NFL or AFL rosters. Former Gerstmeyer coach Tom Cousineau played for the Veterans who led 9 to 7 at halftime.
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Packers May Unleash Aerial Might Against Cowboys
The Green Bay Packers, defending champions, may shift from a heavy ground attack to a bigger passing game in tonight’s exhibition with the Dallas Cowboys. Coach Vince Lombardi notes teams copying their system while Jim Taylor recovers from a knee issue and eyes the option pass as a new threat.
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Major League Baseball National League results summary
United Press International reports several NL games. Chicago splits with Cincinnati 10-15 in two games, Ellsworth winning and O'Toole losing with HR by Green. In another, Chicago beats Cincinnati 26-8 as Hobbie wins. Robinson, Rose, Santo homer. Los Angeles defeats New York 9-7 with Perranoski winning. Podres and Kanehl, Moon, Howard homer for Dodgers. Milwaukee beats San Francisco 3-2 on late runs. St Louis tops San Francisco 13-6 led by Duffalo and McCarver.
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Baseball scores and homers across league games
In a slate of games the Cleveland and Boston clash ended 7 4 with Heffner taking the win over Kralick. Yastrzemski and Romano homered for Boston while Mantil la Clinton and others added for New York. Chicago and Baltimore also played with Kunkel and McNally winning their games respectively. Washington and Minnesota, Detroit and Los Angeles posted varied results with several pitchers notching victories and multiple players homering.
A Pair of Aces Reported At West Virginia Courses
Within three days two holes in one were recorded on nearby courses in White Sulphur Springs. Clarence Dodge Jr. of Washington, D C., nailed the 18th on the Old White Course on Friday. Norman Iler of Louisville followed Monday with a 148 yard 11th hole ace on the Greenbrier Course using a 9 iron. Dodge’s 149 yard shot came with a 5 iron and was his first ace in 30 years of golf.
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Frump Leads Hitting Attack In Lovelace 16 2 Win
Lovelace Trucking crushed VFW 16 to 2 in the Evening Optimist League playoff finale. Randy Frump drove in six with a home run, a double and a single, while Marc Swartz added four RBIs and Bruce Wade went 4 for 4. The game, the last at South Thirteenth Street Park, ends as officials seek a new home field.
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Myers Hurls No-Hitter in Semi-State Softball Clash
Shelbyville Ind Wayne Myers pitched a no hitter with 14 strikeouts guiding Coverstone to a 1 0 win over Evansville after Bill Bolk triple. Coverstone advances to face Brownstown at 9 p m Saturday in the semi finals with Shelbyville to meet Connerville. The winners meet Sunday at 7 30 p m.
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Sunday Baseball Matchups Across Major Leagues
The card lists Sunday games including Los Angeles vs New York Philadelphia vs Pittsburgh Chicago vs Cincinnati Houston vs Milwaukee San Francisco vs St Louis Detroit vs Los Angeles Baltimore vs Kansas City Washington vs Minnesota New York vs Chicago and Cleveland vs Boston.
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Heath Captures Club Championship In Terre Haute
Mrs Heath erased a three hole deficit to tie the club championship match at the 18th and won in 21 holes over Mrs Budd Werneke at the Country Club of Terre Haute. Werneke carded 82 for 18 holes while Heath shot 83. Other results include Mrs Julian Silverstein defeating Mrs Y J Russell 4 and 2 in the consolation, Harley Ireland beating Hugh Spurgin 6 and 5 in First Flight, William Baldridge over William Stone 4 and 3 in First Flight consolation, Mrs Ralph Shifler over Mrs Robert Bennett 2 and 1 in Second Flight, and Mrs John Callahan over Mrs Jack Thrasher in Second Flight consolation.
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Yankees Roll To Nine-Game AL Lead With 4-2 Win
The Yankees expanded their AL lead to nine games by beating the White Sox 4-2. Juan Pizarro carried a 2-0 advantage into the ninth before Tom Tresh Hector Lopez and Clete Boyer homered in a 10 minute span to clinch the victory. Bill Kunkel got the win as Whitey Ford allowed both Chicago runs.
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Ferguson predicted to rebound with Steelers after 1961 honors
Buddy Parker believes Bob Ferguson of Ohio State, a 1961 All American and No 1 NFL draft pick, will improve in 1962 after a sidelined rookie year. He cites a year to build chemistry and regain confidence following minor injuries.
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Major League Stars PITCHING and BATTING Highlights
Curt Simmons and the Cardinals shut out second-place San Francisco 13-0 on eight hits with no walks and two strikeouts. Jimmie Hall of the Twins drove in three runs with a homer and a double as Minnesota beat Washington 7-5, giving Hall eight RBIs in his last two games.
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