World 600 Stock Car Race Set With 600-Mile Test
Charlotte prepares for the World 600 a 600 mile stock car race drawing a 60 000 crowd and 44 cars with prize money over 100 000 The pole sitters are Junior Johnson and Fred Lorenzen both from North Carolina and Daytona Beach's Nelson Stacy last year winner The race offers warm up laps a 12 mile high bank track and 165 mph speeds with 30 car qualifying averages at 138 615 mph.
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P.m. Browever
Charlotte Motor Speedway
Junior Johnson
Ronda
N.C
Chevrolet
Fred Lorenzen
Charlotte
Ford
Nelson Stacy
Daytona Beech
Fla
Hawkins Seeks Elusive Open Win At Speedway
Fred Hawkins shoots a 64 to lead the Speedway Open after the first round at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. The El Paso pro sits two strokes ahead as 52 of 149 players break par and top contenders like Nicklaus, Palmer, Player, and Casper fail to contend in a field chasing a $10,000 share.
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Indianapolis
Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Fred Hawkins
Hawkins
Speedway
Sam Carmichael
Martinsville
Ind
Jack Nicklaus
Arnold Plamer
Gary Player
Doug Sanders
Billy Casper
Tigers Sweep Waycross Hold First in Georgia Florida League
Thomasville Tigers riding a seven game win streak swept Waycross 1 0 and 5 3 to seize first place in the Georgia Florida League. Newcomer Bob Miller pitched a one-hitter with a late single negating a no hit bid and Laton preserved the second game as Brunswick and Moultrie split, leaving Moultrie in second.
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Waycross
Bob Miller
Robert Laton
Thomasville Tigers
Marilynn's Putter Leads Babe Zaharias Open Round
Mari lynn Smith shot 2 under par 71 to lead the Babe Zaharias Open after the first round at Beaumont Country Club. Mickey Wright sat 1 72 with late trouble from trees and a slipped birdie run, while Jo Ann Winter and Betsy Rawls trailed.
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Miss Smith
Beaumont Country Club
Mickey Wright
Jo Ann Winter
Betsy Rawls
Miss Wright
Detroit Tiger Stadium seating capacity updated to 53089
After box seat changes the official capacity of Tiger Stadium in Detroit is set at 53089. The update reflects revised seating arrangements and crowd limits for events at the venue.
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Tiger Stadium
Detroit
Softball Twin Bill Scheduled Tonight at Thomasville
The Thomasville Pony League field hosts a doubleheader between the Cairo Church All Stars and the Thomasville Stars. It opens a series of Saturday night slow pitch games with out of town teams including Moultrie Albany and Quincy Florida. Players are urged to attend and join the Saturday nights lineup.
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Thomasville Pony League
Cairo Church All- Stars
Thomasville “Stars
Bob Freeman
Durwood Jones
Freeman
Moultrie
Albany
Quincy
Fla
Jones Sachs In Scuffle Over Controversial Oil
Pamelli Jones wins a record 500 mile race purse and a one punch decision over Eddie Sachs at Indianapolis. Jones from Torrance California and Sachs from Detroit had argued over spilled oil at the race with oil on the track. Jones and car owner J C Agajanian receive the first place payoff of 148581 dollars as part of a 493530.60 dollar purse.
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Indianapolis
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New York
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Torrance
Calif
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Indianapolis Motor Speedway
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Odd Musial pop up gives Cardinals win over Giants
Stan Musial hit an infield fly rule play that turned into an out but allowed Curt Flood to score the winning run in a 6-5 St. Louis victory over San Francisco. The win pulled the Cardinals within two of the Giants in the NL standings as Cincinnati beat Los Angeles. Other NL results included Schwall’s shutout of the Mets and Johnson’s four-hitter for Houston. In the AL Detroit ended Minnesota’s 10-game streak as Baltimore and New York battled atop the league.
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San Francisco
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Los Angeles
Don Schwalls
Jerry Lynch
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Lindy McDaniel
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Ken Johnson
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Washington
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Don Pavletich
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Mets
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Cubs
Ron Piche
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Colts
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Hank Aaron
Lee Maye
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Tom Tresh
Elston Howard
Indians
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Jerr Kindal i
Joe Azcue
Vic Davalillo
Brunswick
Moultrie
Thomasville
Waycross
St. Louie
New York
Washington Oe
Elks' Chaney tosses three hitter in late LL action
Chaney fired a three hitter as the Elks beat Coca-Cola 19 to 1 in Little League. He fanned six and walked three, with nine Elks singles and a Davis double fueling the big win. A 10 run burst in the second inning broke the game open after Coca-Cola scored in the first. The Lewis Enterprises vs Kiwanis game was rescheduled for tonight at the Little League Field.
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Dave Guthrie
Joe Flood
Lave Spates
Jim Green
Moultrie
Elks
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Bid Chaney
Coca-Cola
Lester Miller
Timmy Ashton
Gordon Palmer
Robbie Edwards
Dwane Edwards
Rex Robinson
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Charlies
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Jimmy Turner
Ey Baptist No. 2
Calvary Baptist
Little League Elks’ Club
Sunnyland Pee
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Lee Eben Ee
Coats & Clark
Esas Kiwanis
Meas Lewis
East Rome Hangs On To Face Headland In Class AA Final
East Rome faces Headland after each won semifinal games in Georgia Class AA baseball. Headland beat Crisp County 3 to 2 behind Stan Bell one hit through five innings. East Rome edged Newton County 2 to 1 on Buzz Newman’s three hitter and a bases loaded two run double by Larry Lemming.
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Headland
Crisp County
Cordele
Highlanders
Stan Bell
Newton
W County
Buzz Newman
Larry Lemming
Newton County
Bell
Norman Lewis
Batting and pitching leaders across National and American Leagues
National League batting leaders include Covington Philadelphia .354 Groat St Louis 171 hits and Flood St Louis 48 runs. H Aaron Milwaukee 42 RBIs with 16 HR. Pitching leaders show O Dell San Francisco 8 0 and Perranoski 6 1. American League highlights Wagner Los Angeles 38 RBIs and 13 HRs with low ERA.
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Philadelphia
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Louis
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F. Alou
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Brock
Chicago
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Cincinnati
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Perranoski
Los Angeles
Simmons
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Boston
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Allison
Minnesota
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Detroit
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Siebern
Kansas City
Hinton
Washington
Alison
Minesota
Apariché
Baltimore
Wood
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Stock
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Barber
Bunning
Pascual
Johnson Favored To Retain Crown In Tonight's Bout
LAS VEGAS AP Harold Johnson is a strong favorite to keep the world light heavyweight title in a 15 round fight against Willie Pastrano at the Las Vegas Convention Center. The bout, televised by ABC at 10 p.m. EDT, drew about 5,500 fans including Sonny Liston and Mauro Mina who could be contenders if Johnson wins. Johnson, 34, of Philadelphia, remains a powerful puncher though not as fast as in his younger years.
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Willie Pastrano
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Willie the Wisp
Miami Beach
Fla
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Peru
Philadelphia
Ford Three Hits Tribe Yanks Birds Deadlock
Angels beat Baltimore 17 to 4 as Dan Osinski, a 22 year old right hander, earns first major league start victory. Charley Dees adds three hits including a fifth inning homer sealing the win. Bo Belinsky’s trade controversy looms as he is sent down and Osinski may inherit a rotation spot.
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Associated Press
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Dan Osinski
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Charley Dees
Los Angeles Angels
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Ford Frick
Dees
Hawaii
Tribe Beckons To Happy Wynn
Cleveland signs veteran pitcher Early Wynn at age 43 as he plans a return to baseball with the Indians. Wynn, aiming for a 300th win, says he has a couple of seasons left and will start his comeback in Venice, Florida. He spent nine seasons with Cleveland and earned 163 of his 299 career wins there.
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Gabe Paul
Indians
Tribe
Bob Lemon
Mike Garcia
Chicago
White Sox
Washington
Birdie
Tebbetts
Americus Faces Showdown With Dudley Hughes
Dudley Hughes nominates Ralph Mimbs to face Americus in a decisive State Class A baseball title game in Thomaston Georgia. Mimbs followed by Gene Ratliff blanked Tucker and Americus has one hit late in Friday’s 2 0 loss. Coach Mel Kinzliow weighs pitching for Americus as the double elimination tournament nears its end.
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Dudley Hughes
Ralph Mimbs
Americus
Mimbs
Tucker
Earler
Mel Kinzliow
Butch Watts
John Chambliss
Gene Ratliff
Macon
Cartersville
Brunswick Moultrie Thomasville Waycross Results
Regional league notes show Brunswick 5-3, Moultrie 0-2, Thomasville 1-5, Waycross 0-3 yesterday with Brunswick at Moultrie and Thomasville at Waycross today. National sections list multiple MLB game scores and standings across several divisions and cities.
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Buffalo
Indianapolis
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Chattanooga
Sae
Asheville
Knoxville
Charlotte
Nashville
Steve
Lynchburg
Macon
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Chi Chi) Rodriguez
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