Tolan Plays His Finest Game for C Cards
Bobby Tolan starred for St. Louis against Atlanta, hitting a homer and making a perfect right field throw in the 11th to prevent a run, then scoring the winning run in the 13th as the Cardinals edged the Braves 4-3. Hank Aaron hit his 494th, tying Lou Gehrig for eighth on the all time list. Mike Shannon provided the key double and Tolan had a single earlier. Joe Hoerner pitched nine, Wayne Granger earned the win.
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Lou Gehrig
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Baseball Leaders and Pitchers Summary
United Press International lists top batters by 150 at bats and leading pitchers in both leagues. National League batters include McCovey Hart and Aaron with 15 to 13 early totals. Giants and Braves players dominate. American League highlights feature F. Howard 24, Horton 18, Harrelson 15, Killebrew 12, with strong showings from Powell and Yastrzemski. Pitching leaders show Selma and Marichal atop NL, McLain and Hardin in AL with several 5 2 records.
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Drysdale Wins Hickok Award for May Performance
New York UPI reports Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Don Drysdale has been named winner of the S. Rae Hickok award for May. He posted five of six consecutive May shutouts and received 53 first place votes, 32 more than runner-up Bobby Unser of the Indianapolis 500.
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Yankees Sign Four Top Draft Picks
New York Yankees announce signings of four top draft selections Ken Johnson Steve Kogut Adrian Kent and George Zeber. The team confirmed Friday the deals include the infield and outfield players and a catcher from the recent free agent draft.
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USAC Stars In Indy Race At State Fairgrounds
USACs top stock car pilots contest the 100 mile Indiana Classic at the State Fairgrounds oval in Indianapolis. Don White seeks a fourth straight win after sweeping last year. Notables include A J Foyt Par nelli Jones Norm Nelson Roger McCluskey and Al Unser in the lineup.
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Baseball Schedule for Sunday and Upcoming Week
MLB matchups list games for Sunday and following days. Notable arcs include Los Angeles vs New York at 8 p.m. and Chicago at Cincinnati at 2:15 p.m. plus California visits Baltimore and Oakland hosts Washington for late events.
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Tri-County League Sunday Schedule Highlights
Rockville plays West Terre Haute at Spencer F Ball Field while 2 Terre Haute Independents meet North Vermillion in Cayuga at 2 p.m Prairie Creek faces Indiana State Farm at 1 p.m and Cloverdale Torr's clash with North Terre Haute.
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Cubs End Scoreless Streak and Tie Records
The Chicago Cubs edged the Cincinnati Reds 3-2 as Billy Williams drove in a run with a third inning sacrifice fly, ending a 48 inning scoreless drought matching a 1906 Athletics record and tying a major league pace. Leo Durocher quipped about banking hits as Chicago preserved two records and a NL mark.
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Lonborg credits control and adaptation to success
Jim Lonborg credits improved control and variation in pitches for his successful season, stressing concentrate on placement and strength, and adopting different grips. He values discipline, practice, and learning from coaches, noting a knee surgery setback but aiming to regain form after a one hit shutout in a World Series game and a 3-1 win in another.
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New Chief Steward For Stock Car Race
INDIANAPOLIS Ind The Indiana Classic stock car race will have a new chief steward when it is run for the third time Saturday night He is Bill Taylor new United States Auto Club stock car supervisor who once was leading stock car driver himself Taylor took over the top USAC stock car post this season from Emil Andres who retired Andres had served as chief steward for the other Fair grounds stock car races Waving the flags at the 100 mile stock car race will be Pat Vidan who is chief starter at the 500 And heading a crew of timers and scorers from the 500 will be Richard Sauer director of timing and scoring at the worlds most famous auto race Like Rob Walter Myers chief observer for the 500 will fill a like role for the Indiana Classic He will have the nucleus of his crew from the Indianapolis Motor Speedway with him at the Fair grounds Other top officials of the USAC contingent who will be in charge of the race include Stan Worley chief registrar and steward John Porteous chief technical inspector Robert Ferguson assistant technical inspector Robert Ferguson assistant technical inspector Gil Kirkbride technical inspector Roy Nickoloff technical inspector and T M Mutt Boyd pit steward The USAC officials have pledged their utmost efforts to stick to the timetable which calls for practice at 5 30 p m qualifying at 6 p m and the race to start at 8 p m
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Gil Kirkbride
Roy Nickoloff
T. M. (Mutt) Boyd
Stellar Field Again Seen At Martinsville Fair
Martinsville Ill one of the largest horse fields nominees for the Illinois Trotting and Pacing Colt Association season at the 1968 Martinsville Fair July 15 to 20. A 156-horse eligible field includes 2 and 3 year olds with $10,000 total purse for four elite stakes on July 16 and 17, plus a Great Midwest Stake Race purse around $20,000 July 18 19. The week features Free-For-All events July 20 with running and harness races and Quarter Horse eliminations and finals.
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Jeff LeMay and Brad Loges Triumph in Quarter Midget Races
Jeff LeMay and Brad Loges earned multiple wins at the Friday local FOP track event. LeMay captured the third stock heat, the stock feature, and the modified feature while Loges took the second stock heat the first modified heat and the consolation race.
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Mets Edge Dodgers 5-1 as Ed Charles Drives Win
Ed Charles at 35 leads the Mets to a 5-1 victory over Los Angeles in Friday action. He drove in three, extended a nine game hitting streak to nine, and boosted New York to a season-high sixth place. Al Jackson and Dick Selma combined on the mound as the Mets received late help from the veteran, while Ron Swoboda added a two-run single.
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Devlin Leads Canadian Open After Two Rounds
Bruce Devlin, an Australian who initially avoided entering, holds sole possession of first with a two round total of five under par 135 at St George's Golf Club. He fired 67 and 68 despite late entry complications and rain, leading Ken Still and Bob Charles by three strokes. Arnold Palmer heads home after missing the cut in Toronto.
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Indiana All Stars Meet Kentucky in Summer Benefit
Bob Ford of Evansville North and Billy Shepherd of Carmel head Indiana’s high school basketball All Stars in Louisville. Cleon Reynolds plans a platoon to wear down Kentucky as Jim Price Oscar Evans and Matt Julkes are named likely starters with a possible LaFayette pick. Return game set at Hinkle Fieldhouse in Indianapolis next Saturday.
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Ruth Coca-Cola Ninety? National League Game Report
Coca Cola defeated 500 Plato lene 9-5 Friday night in the National League behind pitcher Dave Homburg. Hitting support came from Jerry Fuller Jim Buckner Garry Moore and Homburg as the winners pulled away. John Kelm and Jim Reyher provided key runs for 509 Platolene with Sovetolene also contributing.
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Record crowds watch Brazil beat Napoli in New York
43,002 fans filled Yankee Stadium for a Brazil exhibition win over Napoli. Pele drew the massive crowd as Santo of Brazil and de Oliveria keyed late Washington victory over Toronto. Chicago Mustangs beat Boston Beacons 6 5 at Fenway Park.
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