Baseball Postponements Amid Kennedy Tribute Clash
Baseball began a tribute to slain Senator Kennedy but players and management debated postponements. Mets, Angels, Twins, and others saw games postponed or risked playing. Astros voted not to play Sunday, while Eckert said tributes would occur and that games may proceed. MLBPA urged a day of mourning, but decisions varied by club.
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Washington Avenue tops Cham-Hierlain’s Chapel in slow pitch
In a Friday slow pitch game between Washington Avenue and Cham Hierlain's Chapel Washington Avenue prevailed 53 to 5 with 25 hits. The winners collected 15 hits to the losers 10. Key players included Reon Welby Salen Garritson and Wilkey.
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Mets' Rookie Blanks Giants in 4-0 Win
Nolan Ryan excelled in his first meeting with the San Francisco Giants, fanning seven over seven-plus innings as the Mets defeated the Giants 4-0. Cal Koonce finished the eighth, Ron Swoboda and Tommie Agee homered, and Ryan improved to 5-4 with strong support for a relief effort.
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Tommie Agee
Ron Hunt
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Koonce
Gil Hodges
Odom Waits For Phone Call After One Hit Win
Baltimore AP John Blue Moon Odom waited for a call after a 6-1 win over the Orioles. The Oakland pitcher allowed a lone run as Dave Johnson broke his bid for a no hitter with a broken bat single in the ninth. Johnson, Robinson and Finley references appear amid the twi light doubleheader opener.
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Jim “Catfish” Hunter
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Major League Leaders Highlights and Standings
National and American League leaders listed for hitting and pitching. Notable names include Hart and Mays of the Giants with 11 and 10 homers, Howard of the Senators with 22 RBIs, Perez and Swoboda atop NL batting with 34 and 31, and pitching marks like Selma 5-0 and Carlton 7-1.
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Chicago
Tigers Rally Past Indians on Stanley's Ninth Inning Triple
Detroit upends Cleveland 5 4 as Mickey Stanley delivers a two out two run triple in the ninth off Mike Paul. Paul and Williams shuffle in a wild ninth while Mayo Smith is ejected for disputing the call. Freehan and McAuliffe score on Stanley's looping shot, giving Detroit a four game lead in the AL.
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Jose Cardenal
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Dick McAuliffe
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McAuliffe
Maloney and Rose spark Reds at Cards to snap nine-game streak
Jim Maloney saved the game with a fourth inning bunt single that set up Pete Rose for a go ahead two run hit as Cincinnati edged St Louis 4 2. Rose extended his hot hitting while Maloney allowed six hits through the rest of the game and earned his sixth win. In other NL action Pittsburgh blanked Houston 5 0 Los Angeles beat Philadelphia 2 0 New York shut out San Francisco 4 0 and Atlanta edged Chicago 7 6.
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Charley Hustle
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Pappas Leads Reds Battle for First Class Travel
Milt Pappas leads the Cincinnati Reds fight for first class travel, arguing players deserve better seats. Other clubs vary, with Orioles fully favoring stars and Yankees using seniority while Mets mix players and press. Miller backs Pappas, calling Reds stance fair though costly. Pappas remains a principled, persistent advocate.
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Orioles
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Marvin Miller
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Friday's Fights in Rome and Manila Boxing Card
In Rome Nino Benvenuti knocked out Yoshiaki Akasaka to claim a victory, while Franco Zurio won on points over Billy Brown. In Manila Pedro Adigue outpointed Hidemonee a Japan to retain the Orient light weight title.
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Yoshiaki Akasaka
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Baseball double header postponed for RFK mourning
In deference to the day of mourning for Senator Robert F Kennedy the Sunday double header between Wayne Newton American Legion and Decatur Illinois has been postponed. The opening season game will be played today at 1 p.m. at Babe Ruth Ball Park Thirty First Street and Eighth Avenue.
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Drysdale Aims To Tie Scoreless Innings Mark
Dodgers ace Don Drysdale seeks to extend his scoreless innings streak to tie Walter Johnson’s 1913 record as Philadelphia visits Los Angeles. Drysdale, coming off six straight complete game shutouts, has 56 scoreless innings in sight and can move within 242 games of NL leader St Louis.
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Chicago White Sox
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Records Fall In Houston at USTFF meet
Five USTFF records fell in Houston at Butler Stadium as Robert Kutchinski of Michigan ran 1 47.1 in the half mile, though short of the 1 44.9 mark. Jayhawk Track Club led men’s points with 32 while Karl Salb set 60 7 in the shot, Netter set a meet record in the women’s 220 and Narcessian improved the hammer mark to 206 5. Haenfler topped the women’s high jump at 5 1.
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Robert Kutchinski
Michigan
Butler Stadium
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Kutchinski
Grand Rapids
Mich
Dave Morton
University of Texas
Karl Salb
Jayhawks
Randy Matson
Milderette Netter
Alcorn A&m
Bob Narcessian
University of Rhode Island
Julie Haenfler
Iowa Track Club
Bonallack Leads In British Amateur Final Roundup
In Troon Scotland Michael Bonallack of England held a firm grip on the British Amateur title finishing the first round with a six hole lead on Joe Carr of Ireland. Bonallack shot a one over par 72 as Carr struggled to a challenging start.
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Saints Sign Linemen From West Texas State and Montana State
Offensive end Dave Szymakowskiski of West Texas State and offensive tackle Kayo Trepanier of Montana State have signed contracts with the New Orleans Saints of the NFL.
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Dodgers keep rolling as Osteen shuts out Phillies 2-0
Dodgers win their fifth straight complete game victory as Claude Osteen hurls a four hitter to beat Philadelphia 2-0. Don Drysdale, Bill Singer, and Don Sutton also contribute strong outings in a string of Dodger wins despite Sandy Koufax's absence. Bob Bailey drives in the go ahead runs with a triple and a sacrifice fly while Ted Savage adds a run scoring double. Osteen improves to 5-7 after ending a nine game skid against the Phillies.
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Chris Short
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Gene Mauch
Sandy Koufax
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Claude Osteen
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