Pollock Leads Columbia Records In Babe Ruth Play
Steve Pollock paced Columbia Records with a double and two singles to beat Bituminous Materials 5-3 at Valle Field. Terre Haute Savings Bank defeated Eastern Express 7-3 as Jim Dowell earned his third win as a 13-year-old, with Monte Yeager homering and doubling. Straw Steel crushed Pepsi Cola 9-3 with Dave Alumbaugh holding the opponents to five hits.
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Steve Pollock
Columbia Records
Babe Ruth
Valle Field
Platolene
Breakfast Optimist
Bryan Stallings
Jim Dowell
Terre Haute Savings
Eastern Express
Monte Yeager
Straw Steel
Pepsi Cola
Dave Alumbaugh
Trent Anderson
Hayworth
Laffoon
Wright
Brooks
Breakfast
Atkinson
King
Stallings
Frazier
Cook
Rehger
Kelm
Terre Haute Savings Bank
Lundstrom
Coffey
Dowell
Fenoglio
Alumbaugh
Davies Wells
Alsop
Haskett fires no hitter in Kiwanis win
Kiwanis beat Pages Bi- Rite Friday 3-0 behind Barry Haskett’s one hit no hitter in North Terre Haute Little League action. Elks Club edged Coca Cola 3-2 in the first National League game while Burger King won 6-2 in the second, though it’s listed under protest.
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Kiwanis
Barry Haskett
Terre Haute
Elks Club
Coca- Cola
Burger King
Great Scot
Haskett
van Hook
Thompson
Stakeman
LeMay and Loges Crowned Double Winners at Quarter Midget Races
Carol LeMay and Brad Loges emerged as the only double winners at the FOP track quarter midget night on 13th and Lockport Road. Fastest qualifiers included Carol LeMay Jeff LeMay and Brad Loges with races across Novice Stock and Modified heats and features.
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Brad Loges
Lockport Road
Jeff LeMay
Gary Morris
Kirk Nebergall
Jeff May
Wyatt Cowden
David Smith
Hal Orndorff
Eddie Spencer
David Allen
Bergman Named New Anderson High Head Football Coach
New Castle Indiana authoritie reports Jim Bergman 24 will replace Dick Roos as head coach at Anderson High School. Bergman formerly served as an assistant at New Castle High School and is a Ball State University graduate. Roos moves to Corydon High to take their head coaching post.
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Ind
Jim Bergman
Dick Roos
Anderson High School
Bergman
New Castle High School
Ball State University
Roos
Corydon High
Faith in Bunning Comes Through For Pirates
Pittsburgh veteran Jim Bunning earned his first win since May 6 as the Pirates routed the Phillies 10 1. Manager Larry Shepard noted postgame Bunning has been hampered by a groin strain an ankle and a sore hip but looked sharper Friday night driving in three runs with two hits.
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Philadelphia
Larry Shepard
Pittsburgh
Pirates
Bunning
Jim
Shepard
Atlanta
Phillies
Jim Bunning
Twins Beat Orioles 52 but Stuck Eight Back of Tigers
Minnesota won 52 Friday night to stretch its streak to 10 wins in 12 games, yet sit eight games behind Detroit. Harmon Killebrew ended a 16 game homer drought with his 13th homer, a 420 footer off Gene Brabender. Jim Kaat earned the win with ninth inning relief from Al Worthington after Xray treatments on his left elbow earlier in the week.
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Baltimore
Minnesota Twins
Twins
Detroit
Minnesota
Cal Elmer
Tigers
Harmon Killebrew
Gene Brabender
Tom Phoebus
Mark Belanger
Jim Kaat
al Worthington
Former Bears Coach Paddy Driscoll Dies at 73
John Paddy Driscoll, 73, former Chicago Bears coach and Hall of Fame member, died in Illinois Masonic Hospital after a leg ailment. A Northwestern and NFL standout, he coached the Bears in 1956 and 1957 and later served as director of planning and research for the team. Halas called it a terrible shock and praised Driscoll as the greatest athlete he knew.
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John “Paddy” Driscoll
Chicago Bears
Illinois Masonic Hospital
Driscoll
Football League
Bears
Northwestern University
Chicago Cardinals
St. Mel
George Halas
Coll
NFL
Horse Racing Sunday at Wabash Valley Fairgrounds
Quarter Horse Association racing is set for Sunday at the Wabash Valley Fairgrounds starting 1 p.m. A $13,000 purse is expected and finals will be held in the Derby and Futurity amid a 15 race program. Downs officials note bleachers are now in use at the venue.
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Wabash Valley Fairgrounds
Quarter Horse Association
Downs
Fairgrounds
Pirates Crush Phillies 15-7 In Big Winter Deal Highlight
The Pirates pounded five Phillies pitchers for 15 hits as they beat Philadelphia 19-7. Bunning escaped trouble in the seventh after Rich Allen fouled off a pop, while Cookie Rojas hit into a force in the bases-loaded moment. Woody Fryman started and took the loss.
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Phillies
Cookie Rojas
Phils
Rich Allen
Bunning
Pirates
Jim
Woody Fryman
Sawyer to Scout for Royals in 1969
Eddie Sawyer, former Philadelphia Phillies manager, will be a full time scout for the Kansas City Royals in 1969. Sawyer managed the Phils from 1951 to 1953 and again for two days of the 1958 season.
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UPI
Eddie Sawyer
Philadelphia Phillie
Kansas City Royals
Sawyer
Phils
Phillies purchase Brown to fill Wise spot
Philadelphia buys right hander Paul Brown, 27, from Reading in the Eastern League. He will fill the gap created by Rick Wise's reserve status for two weeks.
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Philadelphia
UPI
Paul Brown
Philadelphia Phillies
Reading
Brown
Rick Wise
U.S. Olympic Hoops Fall to Soviet Union 91 80
The United States basketball team lost its second straight to the Soviet Union 91 to 80 on Friday night. This followed a 91-83 defeat in their previous meeting after an 84-78 win in the first encounter last week.
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Moscow
UPI
United States
Soviet Union
Bears’ Morris Fires 1–0 Complete Game Shutout
Denver right hitter Dan ny Morris pitched a complete nine inning win in a 1 0 victory over Indianapolis. It marked the first time a Denver Bears pitcher threw a nine inning complete game shutout in 14 years in Class AAA ball.
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Denver
Danny Morris
Denver Bears
Indianapolis
Pappas Shocks Dodgers With Four-Hitter For Braves
Atlanta pitcher Milt Pappas, after being traded from Cincinnati to Atlanta, pitched a four-hitter to beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 3-0. He improved to 4-5, retiring the last 14 Dodgers and earning praise from Braves catcher Joe Torre while reflecting on his uneasy time with the Reds. Henry Aaron hit his 15th homer in the eighth, and Felipe Alou added an insurance run in the ninth.
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Cincinnati Reds
Frank Robinson
Baltimore
Milt Pappas
Pappas
Atlanta
Los Angeles Dodgers
Dodgers
Joe Torre
Braves
Torre
Henry Aaron
Mike Kekich
Felipe Alou
Jack Billingham
Kekich
Dodger
Walter Alston
Profile shows back to back 500 winners and tragedy
The record notes two defending champions won the 500 in consecutive years Wilbur Shaw in 1939 40 Mauri Rose in 1947 48 and Bill Vukovich 1953 54. Vukovich led in lap 57 the following year he was killed in a four car accident.
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Mauri Rose
Bill Vukovich
Vukovich
Newsmen Surprise Packers Lombardi Meeting
In Detroit area, NFL owners and players refused comment on a secret Friday meeting at Pine Lake Country Club near Keegee Harbor to discuss complaints and a possible strike by about 640 players. Vince Lombardi and John Gordy declined to speak. Gordy hinted a statement might follow. The players seek higher pay and pension funding, while Rozelle doubts a strike will occur.
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Associated Press
Pine Lake
Keege Harbor
Mich
Vince Lombardi
Green Bay Packers
Detroit Lions
John Gordy
NFL Players Association
Gordy
Denver
Pete Rozelle
Rozelle
Pappas Shuts Down Dodgers in Braves 3-0 Win
Friday roundup from Associated Press notes Milt Pappas of the Braves held the Los Angeles Dodgers to four hits in a 3-0 victory. Jim Hart of the Giants delivered a two run seventh inning homer to lift San Francisco over Cincinnati 4-3.
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Braves
Los Angeles
Dodgers
Jim Hart
Giants
San Francisco
Cincinnati
A's Young Sluggers Lead Oakland Past Yankees
Joe DiMaggio era noted for prized pupils teaching the American League the value of two educations. Rick Monday, Reggie Jackson and Sal Bando from Arizona State University powered the A's to a 3-2 victory over the New York Yankees to climb to third in the AL. Monday boosted with a .307 average and key RBI while Jackson and Bando contributed multi hit efforts. The Tigers led the league by eight games, Twins beat Baltimore, Angels swept Washington in 11 innings, and a Cleveland Boston game was rained out.
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Rick Monday
Reggie Jackson l
Sal Bando
Arizona State University
Monday
Jackson
Bando
Oakland Athletics
New York Yankees
John Donaldson
Chicago White Sox
Minnesota Twins
Baltimore
California Angels
Washington Senators
Baseball scores from the National League games and others
National League games include St Louis beating Chicago with Brock Cepeda Shannon homers and Lamabe securing the win. Pittsburgh vs Philadelphia ends 18 to 10 with Bunning winning. Atlanta defeats Los Angeles 3 to 8 as Hiller Aaron homers. Oakland vs New York 3 to 2. Minnesota beats Baltimore 8 to 4 with Killebrew homering. California vs Washington ends 4 to 6. Chicago beats Detroit 8 to 5 with Cash homering.
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Granger
McCarver
Jenkins
Ross
Lamabe
Regan
Hundley
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LiJenkins
Brock
Cepeda
Shannon
Phillies
Tony Conigliaro Returns to Informal Fenway Workout
Boston AP reports Tony Conigliaro resumed informal practice at Fenway Park after his left eye injury. The 23 year old slugger batted in a pepper game, ran, and pitched 45 minutes while awaiting clearance to rejoin the Red Sox as an outfielder or pitcher.
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Tony Conigliaro
Fenway Park
Boston Red Sox
Conigliaro
California
Jack Hamilton
Red Sox
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