Trade Me Comments Spark Versalles Mele Tension In Twins Camp
A heated exchange between Calvin Griffith Sam Mele and Zorro Versalles over a missed play led to hints of a trade. Versalles defied orders, then improved on the field as Mele asserted control. The incident mirrors a pivotal turn that could influence the Twins pennant chase through September.
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Minnesota Twine
Calvin Griffith
Versallas
Mele
Versalles
Picthers
Jerry Kindall
JCKC Opens Lucky 7th Season at Monticello
JCKC kicks off its seventh season at Monticello with an 11 race Inaugural Handicap led weekend schedule. Steve Andris cites strong young greyhounds and Victor Japour notes 17 kennels sending top prospects as 92 day season runs nightly except Sundays through late September.
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Monticello
Fila
First Methodist Dominates Calvary Baptist 16-5 in YMCA Softball
First Methodist built a late surge scoring 13 runs in the final two frames to rout Calvary Baptist 16-5 at Coats & Clark Field. Donnie Griner and Burt Horton opened with a first inning run for Calvary, but the Methodist offense exploded in the sixth with three straight singles and a Sam Owen double, followed by Jim Dandridge's homer for a decisive burst.
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Methodist
Calvary Baptist
Methodists
Ymca Church
Coats & Clark Field
Donnie Griner
Burt Horton
Mel Joiner
Leon Harrison
David Willis
Ralph O’neal
James Sherrod
Bobby Fletcher
the Baptists
First Methodist
Bill Spencer
Herbert Brown
Richard Ramsey
Sam Owen
Jim Dandridge
Ray Willett
Dandridge
Church of God
Dan
Joey Miller
East Side
Miller
Harold Cone
Sonny Thompson
Don King
Reece Yandle
Carol Tobias: Girl to play in South Carolina Little League
Carol Tobias a 12 year old with cropped blonde hair is prepared to start the season as perhaps the only girl to play Little League baseball in the state. She wants a girls league if boys cannot play with girls. The Rock Hill Little League commissioner approved her to play for the York County Natural Gas Authority team. Coach Jimmy Cox calls her a slugger and an exceptional out fielder weighing 84 pounds.
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Rock Hill
S. C
Carol Tobias
South Carolina
Little League
York County
Jimmy Cox
Carol
Connecticut House Advances Bill to Ban Professional Boxing
The Connecticut House of Representatives moves a bill to outlaw professional boxing in the state following the Sonny Liston Cassius Clay heavyweight bout in Lewiston Maine. Representative Rivais questions public intelligence masking a recent Maine bout fiasco.
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Hartford
Rep
Benjamin F. Rivais Jr
Brooklyn
Connecticut
Maine
Clay
Liston
Lewiston
Belmont Stakes field shrinks to small in 22 years at Aqueduct
New York AP reports the $125 000 Belmont Stakes at Aqueduct on Saturday will feature the smallest field in 22 years. Probable starters include Tom Rolfe Danner Dan Hail to All Selari and La Cima with Cornish Prince Meeting Place Reverse and First Family dropped from arrival list though First Family could still enter.
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New York
Prospect Today
Aqueduct Race Track
Tom Rolfe
Danner Dan
Selari
la Cima
Count Fleet
Cornish Prince
Reverse
First Family
Griffin Wins 9-2 in Georgia AAA Playoff Opener
Griffin defeats Lanier High of Macon 9-2 to grab game one of the Georgia AAA baseball playoffs. Rick Ross and Jack Taylor hit two run homers while Johnny Kitchens, starting due to Pitts sore arm, pitched six strong innings and added two hits.
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Griffin
Rick Ross
Jack Taylor
Johnny Kitchens
Lanier High
Macon
Kitchens
Jerry Pitts
Major League Batting and Pitching Leaders Shown
Honors listed for two leagues with stars like Horton Colavito Mays and Koufax. Highlights include leading batters McAuliffe Cardenal Mays and Martinez, with runs batted in values for Mantilla Banks and others. Pitching leaders Pascual Maloney Koufax and Drysdale show notable win totals and strikeouts.
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Green
Boston
McAuliffe
Detroit
Mantilla
Howard
Washington
Cardenal
Los Angeles
Versalles
Minnesota
Ward
Chicago
Blasingame
Conigliaro
Colavito
Cleveland
Horton
Gentile
Kansas City
Campaneris
Pascual
Minnegota
Grant
McDowell
Lolich
Lopez
Coleman
Cincinnati
Mays
San Francisco
Rose
Banks
McCovey
J. Alou
Pinson
Williams
Kranepool
New York
Callison
Philadelphia
Johnson
Javier
St. Louis
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Earl Rickey
T-B
Phil Linz
Ling
Zorro
Twins
Zoiio Versalles
Melo
Billy Martin
Uenal
Homer
Vie
Bob Allison
Verestics
Asl
Twin
Karl Battey
JCKC
Jeffer
Son County Kennel Club
Steve Andris
Victor Japour
JCRC
Japour
Frank Howard
Washington Senators
Kansas City Athletics
Ken Harrelson
Son Street
Baptist
Charles Hamrick
Dwight Voyles
Dawson Street
Gale Reeves
Hamrick
Stanley Blow
Dawson
Baptist No. 1
Moe McClung
East Ride
Jim Clark
Jeff McDaniel
Conn
The
Senate
Antenna Research Laboratories
University OF Illinois
Air Force
U.S
JFD
U. of Illinois Foundation
JFDL
RADIO
East Jackson St
Thomasville, Georgia
Xtra Vacation
College Hall
Palm Beach
Joseph & Feiss
Guide TO
Dacron
Oxford
Palm Beach College
Ny Price
Bermuda
S. Broad
Major League Airepald Eeres
Associated Press
American League
Davalilio
Torre
Milwaukee
Wills
Brock
Pinhning
Maloney
Farrell
Houston
Koufax
Drysdale
Veale
Pittsburgh
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