Foyt Says Racing Too Hairy and Might Quit
A. J. Foyt won the Milwaukee 100 mile big car race despite three close calls including Jim Hurtubise’s fiery crash. Hurtubise suffered burns and was flown to a Houston burn center. Len Sutton finished second with Bud Tingelstad and Troy Ruttman following. Foyt’s Offenhauser led all 22 starters on alcohol fuel at 100.365 mph average.
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A. J. Foyt
Jim Hurtubise
Foxt
Indianapolis
Trenton
Phoenix
Art
Wisconsin State Fairgrounds
Foyt
Len Sutton
Portland
Ore
Houston
Tex
Offenhausers
Sutton
Jim McElreath
Arlington
Indianapoli
Rodger Ward
Hurtubise
Hurubisee
West Ais Memorial Hospital
Jarrett Earns Dixie 400 Victory Credits Pit Crew
Ned Jarrett wins the Dixie 400 at Atlanta International Raceway after leading most of the 400 miles. He credits his pit crew for the win in the 1964 Ford as Richard Petty finishes second and Paul Goldsmith third amid a slow race pace and 58 caution laps.
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Atlanta
Ned Jarrett
Jarrett
Camden
Sunda
Richard Petty
Randleman
N.C
Paul Goldsmith
Mexico City
Atlanta International Raceway
Petty
Goldsmith
Dieringer
White
Baptists Win and Lose in YMCA League Action
In a mixed night of YMCA Men’s Church League softball, Baptist No. 2 beat Boston Baptist 22 to 21 in a wild game while Baptist No. 1 defeated Calvary Baptist 4 to 4. Standout performers included George Washington and Dicky Williams for Baptist No. 2 and Gerald Kelly for Boston, with numerous players contributing multiple hits and extra-base knocks.
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Baptists
Calvary
Boston
Baptist No. 2
Boston Baptist
Baptist No. 1
Calvary Baptist
George Washington
Glenn Morrell
Dicky Williams
Cecil Dykes
Donald Delaney
Jimmy Franklin
Frank $Ti11
Dick Taylor
Jack Delaney
Speedy Dicky Williams
Baseball Standings and Results Across Leagues
American League standings show Chicago and Baltimore atop the table with New York and Minnesota close. Yesterday Minnesota beat Baltimore 5 2 while New York and Los Angeles battled to an 8 8 tie in 16 innings. National League results include Chicago beating Milwaukee 5 2 and Cincinnati over St Louis 6 0 with several late games affected by rain. International League notes Toronto and Syracuse led their divisions with Buffalo and Rochester splitting doubleheaders. Minor leagues report rain delays and suspended games across the Pacific Coast and other circuits.
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Baltimore
New York
Minnesota
Cleveland
Boston
Washington
Detroit
Los Angeles
Kansas City
Chicago
San Francisco
Philadelphia
Cincinnati
Pittsburgh
St. Louis
Milwaukee
Houston
St. Loula
International League
L Pet
Toronto
Jacksonville
Syracuse
Rochester
Buffalo
Richmond
Columbus
Atlanta
Knoxville
Asheville
Charlotte
Chattanooga
Lynchburg
Birmingham
Macon
Dalitas
Seattle
Oklahoma City
Portland
Indianapolis
Danver
Tacoma
San Diego
Spokane
Hawaii
Barreto Wins South American Middleweight Title
Fernando Bar reto from Brazil knocked out Oscar Mora of Argentina in the 12th round to capture the South American middleweight championship. Mora fought at 157 pounds against Bar reto, who improved with the victory in Buenos Aires.
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Associated Press
Buenos Aires
Fernando Barreto
Brazil
Oscar Mora
Argentina
Barreto
Baseball Leaders and Standings Highlights from the Season
Key batting leaders include Williams Chicago .406 and Mays San Francisco .357 with Mays 44 runs and Williams 36. RBIs show Mays 44, Boyer 42. Williams 18 home runs tied with Mays. Pitching leaders feature Farrell and Marichal at 81 with .750, Drysdale 84 strikeouts, Koufax 81. Additional stats cover Oliva .380, 78 hits, 41 runs, and Killebrew 15 homers, Aparicio 238 stolen bases, with Ford 71 decisions and Penn 76 strikeouts.
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Mays
San Francisco
Boyer
Louis
Santo
Callison
Philadelphia
Wills
Los Angeles
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Cincinnati
Farrell
Houston
Marichal
Bruce
Drysdale
Koufax
Oliva
Minnesota
Hinton
Washington
Allison
Stuart
Boston
Wagner
Cleveland
Bressoud
Mathews
Kansas City
Rollins
Green
Fregosi
Versalles
Killebrew
Colavito
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Jim Paschal
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N. Wilkesboro
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Thomasville
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Gastonia
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Charles Dampier
Bob Mathews
Homer
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Kelly
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Woodraw Pettis
Robert Taylor
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Palvary Baptist
Lemm Palmer
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