Butte Legion 9 Opens at Home Tonight
Butte's American Legion baseball team hosts Anaconda tonight at Duggan Memorial Field for a 6:30 DST start in the first home stand of the season. Coach Ed Gerry may start right-handers Steve Duggins or Bob Thomas as Butte tries to rebound from a 2-4 mark after sweeping Whitefish.
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Butte
American Legion
Anaconda
Duggan Memorial Field
Whitefish
Montana
Ed Gerry
Steve Duggins
Bob Thomas
Thomas
Duggins
Gerry
Billings
Bozeman
Helena
Great Falls
Miles City
Butte Legion
Gary Evans
Eastern Montana College
Carl Ryan
Evans
Barker
Gary
Legion
Hammerin Henry Aaron Battles for Batting Title
Hammerin Henry Aaron of the Milwaukee Braves, after ankle surgery, returns to the top of the National League batting race at .338. Gert Coleman leads at .375 with Aaron closing the gap. Mays suffers a virus and drops in the NL. In the American League Willie Horton and Vic Davalillo hold spots, with Jimmie Hall making a big rise to fourth. Man... Banks leads RBI with 44.
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NEW York
Hammerin
Henry Aaron
Milwaukee Braves
Aaron
Cincinnati
Gert Coleman
Coleman
Milwaukee
Joe Torre
San Francisco
Willie Mays
Torre
Mays
Willie
Frank Bolling
Braves
Willie Horton
Vic Davalillo
Dick McAuliffe
Horton
Detroit
Davalillo
Cleveland
McAuliffe
Minnesota
Jimmie Hall
Hall
Washington
Frank Howard
Bob Allison
Howard
Mantilla
Chicago
Ernie Banks
Boston
Otbinson
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Red Sox
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Colavito
Indians
Twins
Oliva
Banks Cube
McCovey
Giants
Johnson
Reds
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Marvilla Red Sox
Senators
Thomas
Red Box
Kaline
Tigers
Versailles
Plies
Jar Rees
Farrell Astros
Drysdale
Devigers
Veale
Pirates
Pascual
Grant
Big Bill Campbell Eliminated in British Amateur First Round
In Porthcawl Wales AP reports Big Bill Campbell exhausted himself in the opening round of the British Amateur Golf Championship and ended his bid for a historic amateur double after a quick exit.
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Porthcawl
Wales
Bill Campbell
Campbell
Richard Langridge
Huntington
W.va
United States
Lawson Little
U.S
Bob Sweeny
Lake Park
Fla
Dick Chapman
Palm Beach
Bill Hyndman
Bob Gardner
Jimmy Bostwick
Hunter McDonald
Jim Vickers
Wichita
Kaw
Bob Roos
San Francisco
Gordon Clark
Michael Lunt
John Powall
Richard Davies
Cepeda Out Indefinitely With Knee Injury For Giants
New York report says Orlando Cepeda, a lifetime .300 hitter and 1964 Giant star, is declared out for an indefinite period after knee trouble recurred following surgery. He has appeared in only 10 games this season and may miss the road trip as doctors assess his condition.
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NEW York
UPI
Orlando Cepeda
San Francisco Giants
Cepeda
Giants
Harrison McLaughlin
Foss
Sonny Werblin
New York Jet
Giants Sign All Draftees In Historic Draft Signing
New York Giants signed all 16 NFL draft selections this year marking the first time since 1936 a club locked in every pick. No. 10 choice Chuck Mercein of Yale signed after finishing Yale track duties. he could become fullback and place kicker.
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UPT
New York Giants
Chuck Mercein
Yale
Giants
NFL
Mercein
Buffalo Bills
Bills
Allie Sherman
Elistar
Don Chandler
Green Bay
Baseball Draft Opens With High Stakes for Prospects
The baseball free agent draft begins as Kansas City Athletics near to selecting Rick Monday of Arizona State. Clubs anticipate bonuses around 100000 and name other top collegians and prospects, while debate over the draft’s legality and structure continues among league officials and executives.
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Kansas City Athletics
Rick
Arizona State University
Kansas City
Charles C. Finley
Houston Astros
Jim Gentile
Bill Guerrant
Western Michigan
John Fouse
Arizona
Fred Mazurek
Pittsburgh
Terry Craven
San Fernando State
Steve McGreevy
Kansas
Adrian Mohr
Colorado
Bob Robben
Missouri
Eddie Southard
Joe Hague
Bob Wells
Texas
Bruce Aitken
Florida Southern
Walt Manuel
Lafayette
Dave Pilasterer
Union Tenn
Doyle Lyman
la Verne Calif
Alex Pero
Grambling
Les Rohr
Billings
Mont
Ralph Houk
New York Yankees
Buzzie Bavasi
Los Angeles Dodgers
Gabe Paul
Cleveland Indians
Ithough
Leagues Urged Against Merger Amid Senate Antitrust Move
The National and American football leagues were advised not to merge or adopt a common player draft until Congress acts on antitrust legislation. The Senate committee has hearings complete and is expected to decide in about a month, with exemptions for major sports sought for football and others.
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Philadelphia
Congress
National Football League
New York
Senate
Rts
AFL
NFL
Edwards Richards Win Derby at Highland View
Paul Edwards nearly aces the 165 yard sixth hole as he teams with Jim Richards to win the two man derby on Highland View Family Day. Pro Larry Brakovec and Walt LeProwse finish second with Petrino and Chelini third in the two-man event.
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Paul Edwards
Jim Richards
Highland View Golf Club
Larry Brakovec
Highland View
Walt LeProwse
Pat Petrino
Chet Chelini
al Rutter
George Huddleston
M. LeLennan
Brakovec
Jeanne Huddleston
L. Lallman
Opal Carriger
Mike Thompson
Trudie Brakovec
Petrino
Bert Crowley
Joan Feeney
Jack Crowley
Thompson
Bob Edwards
Frank Parrett
Highland View Club
Butte's Ed Zemljak Seeks 5th Straight Amateur Golf Title
Great Falls AP reports Montana's Ed Zemljak of Butte aims for his sixth Montana amateur trophy and fifth straight in the 1965 72-hole meet at Meadow Lark County Club. The four day event runs July 15 to 18 with medal play trial possible.
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Great Falls
Montana
Ed Zemljak
Butte
Meadow Lark County Club
AFL votes to expand with two new 1966 franchises
Oceanport New Jersey The American Football League voted unanimously to add two new teams in 1966 at a two day meeting. Commissioner Joe Foss urged eight clubs to approve expansion and noted 40 groups seek franchises. Philadelphia and Atlanta were among potential choices but no decision announced.
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Oceanport
N.J
American Football League
Joe Foss
Foss
Philadel
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Dusty) Parrish
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