Willie Mays Hitting Surge Boosts Giants But Dodgers Still Lead
Willie Mays raises batting to .281 with 13 hits in 31 at bats as the Giants win four straight, 86 over the Mets. McCovey adds three hits and two RBIs in a 12-hit attack. Mets drop to a road futility record of 47 games away from home. Pirates beat Koufax as Clemente belts a three-run homer. Cardinals beat Braves. Reds edge Cubs. Colts blank Phillies.
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San Francisco Giants
Giants
Los Angeles Dodgers
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Mays
Willie McCovey
San Francisco
Mets
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Sandy Koufax
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Milwaukee Braves
Cincinnati Reds
Chicago Cubs
Houston Colts
Philadelphia Phillies
Roberto Clemente
Tom Sisk
Pirates
Koufax
Denis Menke
Gene Oliver
Burdette
Spahn
Johnny Edwards
Riverside Teams Defeat Washington in Double Youth Games
Riverside beat Washington 5 to 4 in Babe Ruth action as Robertson won on the mound with Tom Lowe starting for Washington. Riverside led 3 runs in the first, added one in the third and fifth, while Washington scored in the second on a Deaton single. In Little League, Yeggy allowed only two hits as Riverside toppled Washington 11 to 3, with Krantz homering in the third and adding a triple and two singles. Washington’s Steele pitched and took eight hits.
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Washington
Washington North
Robertson
Babe Ruth
Tom Lowe
Innnings
Rich Deaton
Deaton
Jim Marshall
Rich Denton
Washimgton
Yeggy
Steele
Krantz
Ken McBride
Angels
al Downing
Downing
Felix Torres
Ken Hunt
le Kirkland
Indians
Gary Bell
Twins
Johnny Goryl
Jimmie Hall
Fox Closing In On 2500 Hits As Sox Win Big
Fox, 35, needs three more hits to reach 2,500 for his career placing him with Eddie Collins Nap Lajoie Frankie Frisch Charlie Gehringer and Rogers Hornsby among the greatest second basemen. He drove in three runs with two singles and scored in a 9 3 victory over Detroit as Chicago moved within eight games of first.
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Chicago White Sox
New York Yankees
Eddie Collins
Nap Lajoie
Frankie Frisch
Charlie Gehringer
Rogers Hornsby
Fox
White Sox
Detroit Tigers
Yankees
Los Angeles Angels
Grid All Stars Tussle Bears in Scrimmage Clash
Evanston Illinois UPI reports the College All Stars train hard for August 2 game with the Green Bay Packers after a narrow one point loss. The Bears beat the All Stars 13 to 12 in a Bears camp scrimmage at Rensselaer Indiana. Roger Le Clerc kicked the decisive conversion. The scrimmage featured 188 offensive plays with no kickoffs or punts. Bob Jencks of Miami of Ohio added two field goals to put the All Stars ahead in the second period.
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Evanston, Ill
UPI
College All-Stars
Green Bay Packers
Chicago Bears
Sollegians
Bears
Renssaler
Ind
Roger le Clerc
Bob Jencks
Miami
Ohio
Ailstars
Thursday's Resorts Chicago 4 Detroit 3 Los Angeles 5 New York 0 Kansas City 2 Boston 0
Sports score roundup lists Thursday results for major league games with Chicago, Detroit, Los Angeles, New York, Kansas City, Boston, Cleveland, Minnesota, Baltimore, and Washington noted.
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Debusschere
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Incinnati
San Francisco
St. Louis
Milwaukee
Jouston
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
Gibson
Toth
Cincinnati
Nuxhall
Cloninger
Houston
Houston (Night)— Stallard (3-8) Vs. Farrell (78). Philadelphia At Los Angeles
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Wellman MYF Ice Cream Social Benefits UN Trip
The Senior high MYF of Asbury Methodist Church Wellman hosts an ice cream social on the church lawn July 31 from 6:30 to 9 p.m. A UN benefit activity helps raise funds for a trip to the United Nations and Washington, D.C. The public is invited.
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Asbury Methodist Church
Washington, D.C
Mantle Faces Possible Season-Ending Injury Status
New York reports Mickey Mantle, hampered by a knee cartilage loosening and a prior left knee injury, faces an uncertain return as Yankee officials say surgery may wait until season’s end. Mantle, 40, has endured a string of injuries since 1951 and did not attend Thursday’s briefing. The team postponed a full update while doctors assess the latest setback and whether pinches could occur before the end of the season.
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UPI
Mickey Mantle
Mantle
Mickey
Los Angeles Angels
Yankee
Sidney Gaynor
Ralph Houk
Gaynor
Houk
Hhe
Yankees
Baltimore
Dallas
Roy Hamey
Hamey
Twins and Giants Split Games In Girls Softball
Twins rally for a 10 9 come from behind win Wednesday as the Twins and Giants split a two game series. Thursday the Twins shut out the Giants 3 2 with Karla Kneen delivering a bases clearing hit.
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Twins
Giants
Karla Kneen
Becky Meyers
Jean Wolf
Donna Proudfit
Paula Harvey
Janet Flickinger
Peggy Rich
Cindy McCall
Juliet Kiesey
Shari Hernandez
Jean Cnossen
Lake Darling
Marla Miller
Susan Anderson
Mary Jo Bode
Proudfit
Yean Caessen
Pam Underwood
Marg Wagner
Margaret Chebuhar
Jeanette McCarthy
Tri County Team Wins Babe Ruth District Final
The Tri County Babe Ruth squad defeated Oskaloosa All Stars 12 to 5 in Osceola to capture the district title. Dale Hill of Riverside hit two home runs, including a bases loaded grand slam, as Tri County win pitcher Denny Klein earned the victory. The team, largely from Ainsworth and Riverside, advances to Ottumwa for the state tournament with a first round game set for Friday August 2 at 130 p.m.
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All Stars
Osaloosa
Tri - County
Dale Hill
Riverside
Denny Klein
Hills
Ainsworth
Hill
Ottumwa
Howard Schultz
Joe Jones Slam Beats Fairfield In Mt Pleasant Tourney
Washington YMCA sponsored high school team beat Fairfield 6 to 2 at Mt Pleasant after a five inning rally capped by Joe Jones grand slam with two outs in the fifth. Bob McClure earned the win, Blough the loss, as Fairfield plated two in the sixth before a victory for Washington advances to finals at 2 30 this afternoon.
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Fairfield
Joe Jones
Mt. Pleasant
Bob McClure
Blough
Terry Haifley
Wally Hornste
Revered Everett Burnam to Speak at Washington Church
Ten years ago today Rev. Everett K. Burnam former Washington resident will speak at Washington Methodist Church during morning worship. Burnam now attends Garrett Biblical Institute and serves as pastor at Dan ielson Methodist Church. He is the son of Mr and Mrs Everett R Burnham of Washington.
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Washington
Washington Methodist Church
Burham
Garrett Biblical Institute
Danielson
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