Petty Plymouths Enter Firecracker 400 Race
The Petty Plymouth team, led by Lee Petty and featuring son Richard and friend Jim, will compete in the Firecracker 400 at Daytona on July 4. Richard won the Daytona 500 in 1964, Paschal won the World 600, and the team eyes a fast run despite Ford and Mercury competition. The event offers over 61 000 dollars in prizes and 40 top cars are set to start at 10 a.m.
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Athos
Porthos and Co
Alexandre Dumas
Lee
Richard
Jim
Petty Plymouth
Lee Petty
Petty
Charlotte
Richard Petty
Paschal
Daytona International Speedway
Daytona
Lorenzen
Ned Jarrett
Ford
Atlanta
Pirates To Hold July 2 Americas Tryout Camp
The Pittsburgh Pirates plan a baseball tryout camp on July 2 at the Recreation Field near the high school. Participants must be 16, report at 9 a.m. and work out to 2 p.m. Juniors require coach or Legion Post approval. Players provide shoes uniforms gloves. Pirates supply other equipment. Travelers expenses may be reimbursed or lead to a Pittsburgh contract.
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Recreation
American Legion
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Pittsburgh
Yarbrough Narrowly Edged by Baker in Valdosta Dirt Race
Leroy Yarbrough of Jacksonville runs out of gas while leading Buck Baker in a half mile Valdosta race. Baker wins by 16 seconds as 23 cars start and 14 finish. prize money totals $5,115 with Baker earning $1,000 and Yarbrough $600. Tony Pierce signs bonus with Kansas City Athletics after standout Jordan High season.
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Leroy Yarbrough
Jacksonville
Fla
Buck Baker
Charlotte
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Yarbrough
Valdosta 7 Speedway
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Columbus
Gacapi
Tony Pierce
Jordan High School
Kansas City Athletics
Jack Sanford
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Pierce
Angels To Sign Badger Fielder
Rick Reichardt, star outfielder from Wisconsin, will sign with the Los Angeles Angels. Reichardt, 21, Big Ten batting champion for two years, will travel to Los Angeles to finalize a contract believed to exceed $100,000.
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University of Wisconsin
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Los Angeles
Big Ten
Wilie Smith Drives Angels To 2-0 Win And Streak
Wilie Smith, newly moved to the Angels as a hitter, went 2-for-2 with a two run homer in a 2-0 victory over the Washington Senators. The win extended Los Angeles run to seven straight, matching the majors best. Smith’s swift conversion from pitcher to outfielder and cleanup hitter boosted team offense and his average to .319.
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Washington
Angels
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Bill Rigney
Rigney
Detroit
Julio Navarro
Lne
Neels routs Pony League as Dodds homers in opener
Neel's wins 11-3 behind Tommy Lowery's 13 strikeouts in three innings while Dodds loses after allowing 14 hits. Dodds hit the season's first Pony League homer and Larry Price John Simmons pace Neel's 3-for-5 showings. Elks top VFW 1-2. Kiwanis sweep Sunnerland in junior play. Bank of Thomas County beats MacIntyre and Edwards 20-2 in YMCA Farm League with Randall Hatcher homering and Daniel Myers striking out 12.
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Dodds
Kenny Murphy
Larry Bradner
Tommy Lowery
Neels
Neeel
Larry Price
John Simmons
Bradner
Ray Wood
Wood
Murphy
Simmons
Boyd
Elks
VFW
Kiwanis
Sunnyland
Bill Carney
Clint Monk
Chaney
Scotty Williams
Andy Palmer
Glen Davis
Davis
Palmer
Monk
Doug Mills
Randall Hatcher
Bank of Thomas County
Jaycees Protest Leads to Replay in Pony League
The Jaycees were found to have a valid protest in their game with Watkins. Geofree Everett of the Thomasville YMCA says the contest will be replayed from the protest point on July 3.
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Watkins
Geofree Everett
Thomasville
Twins Sign Cevcik Twins To Pro Contracts
Minnesota Twins sign Jim and John Cevcik along with Missouri teammates Dave Harvey and Bob Price to professional deals. The four players, runners up to Minnesota in the NCAA baseball championships, report to the Twins Melbourne Florida Rookie League farm. No contract figures were disclosed.
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Dave Harvey
Bob Price
Jim
John Cevcik
Missouri Tigers
Minnesota
Minnesota Twins
Twins
Melbourne
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Florida
Pace Defeats Chavarin In Lightweight Bout
Eddie Pace of Los Angeles defeated Aristeo Chavarin of Mexico in a lightweight match. Pace, 153, topped Chavarin, 157, in Honolulu.
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Associated Press
Honolulu
Eddie Pace
Los Angeles
Aristeo Chavarin
Mexico
Chicago and Philadelphia square off in high scoring tilt
Baseball box scores show Chicago 2 0 Philadelphia 90 3 Milwaukee 5 Los Angeles 2 Pittsburgh 5 New York 1 St Louis 5 Houston 4 with today’s matchups including Chicago at Philadelphia and Pittsburgh at New York. American League standings list Baltimore, New York, Chicago, Minnesota and Cleveland.
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Rochester
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Richmond
Columbus
Atlanta
Pirates pound Tigers in YMCA softball clash 26 to 5
The Pirates defeated the Tigers 26 to 5 in a five inning game led by Tommy Mc Galliard with 5 hits. Tony Lewis and Allen Richard had 4 for 5 each, Richard also doubled. Fred Vavies topped the Tigers with 2 for 3. Winning pitcher was Lewis.
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Tony Lewis
Allen Richard
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Fred Vavies
Lewis
Greyhound Race Card and Tuesday Results from Monticello
Monticello Florida greyhound meet lists nine races with breed grades from D to A and names of participating dogs. Tuesday results show payouts for each race including exact win place and show bets, plus quinella and time marks for each event.
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