Giants Split Dodgers Lose Bucs Take Lead
Hank Aaron leads NL with 31 homers and 85 RBIs while Denis Menke drives Braves past Dodgers for a pennant race shift. Giants split with Cincinnati 7-5 and 10-6, moving to second behind the Pirates. Dodgers half a game back as Alou Torre and Carty among leaders. Also notes on Mays McCovey and Bell.
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Murray Chuss
Associated Press
Hank Aacon
Joe Torre
Felipe Alou
Rico Carty
Denis Menke
Los Angeles
Dodgers
San Francisco Giants
Menke
Atlanta Brave
Braves
Giants
Cincinnati
Pittsburgh Pirates
Tigers Manager Dressen in Serious Condition After Heart Attacks
Doctors report no further heart damage to Charlie Dressen as he remains hospitalized in Detroit in serious condition. The Tigers manager, 67, is recovering from his second heart attack in 14 months and shows slight improvement while temperature remains elevated.
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Charlie Dressen
Detroit Tigers
Dressen
Henry Ford
Colts Set for Sugar Bowl Showdown With Eagles in New Orleans
The Baltimore Colts travel to New Orleans to face the Philadelphia Eagles in the Sugar Bowl, marking their third NOLA visit in four years. Televised by WMAR-TV and WCBM, the game starts at 10 p.m. EDT. Coach Don Shula weighs lineup tweaks and a two quarterback approach with Unitas and Cuozzo as key players.
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New Orleans
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WCBM
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Cardinals
Hershey
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Birds
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Gary Cuozzo
Washington
Redskins
Rifle Talk by Harry Stebbins
The column discusses gun control and domestic security in the United States. It compares current political debates to historical changes, notes the need for trained riflemen, and recalls a wounded airman’s remark about commitment, then recounts a local junior rifle training session with scores and lessons.
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Pacific
Channel 4
Viet Nam
Area Sports Schedule Highlights Local Night Action
Tonight features Shenandoah Downs horse racing at 7 15 p m and many baseball softball and stock car events across Winchester and surrounding towns. Highlights include Detroit at Washington night games and multiple City League Softball clashes at 7 p m and 8 30 p m with Mobile Homes F M Bank and Shorty s Furniture among others.
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Mobile Homes
Shorty
Major League Leaders By The Associated Press
The American League leaders include Oliva for batting with 137 hits and 321 at bats, and McNally leading pitchers with 11 wins. Notable marks include Aaron and Clemente in runs batted in and hits, and Koufax topping NL strikeouts with 220.
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Minnesota
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Detroit
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Yastrzemski
Boston
Hershberger
Kansas City
Brinkman
Washton
Alou
Atlanta
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Atelanta
Clemente
Pittsburgh
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Philadelphia
Pinson
Cincinnati
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St. Louis
Torre
Brock
Jackson
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Regan
Los Angeles
Perry
San Francisco
Koufax
Bunning
Four NCAA champions crowned across country in spring day
UCLA retained the basketball title in Portland Oregon. San Diego State won the swimming crown at Normal Illinois. Michigan Tech captured the hockey title at Providence Rhode Island. Columbia won the fencing crown in Detroit.
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R.I
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Shenandoah Valley Bank Edges C S in Softball Clash
Shenandoah Valley Bankers topped Commercial and Savings 4 to 3, led by Jess Donald two for three and a strong start by Don ald. Mobile Homes defeated Shorty’s Furniture 4 to 2, with Howard Adkins earning the win and Bud Willis homering twice for Mobile Homes.
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Vinton
Shenandoah Valley
Jess Donald
Rusty McDonald
Shenandoah Valley Bank
Shenanbankers
Anarly
Donald and Hockman
Simons and Peacher
Mobile Homes
Howard Adkins
Bud Willis
Bob Fetters
Conigliaro Puts Bunting Plan To Test At Fenway
Tony Conigliaro Boston Red Sox slugger vows to bunting against any third baseman who plays him deep He has 20 homers this season and raised his average to .268 after two hits in a 3 1 victory over Cleveland He described eyeing bunt for RBIs as fog and field conditions interrupted play at Fenway Park.
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Boston
Tony Conigliaro
Boston Red Sox
Conigliaro
Red Sox
Cleveland
Fenway Park
Ken McMullen
Washington
Indians
Boseton
Conige Laro
Jim Gentile
Chuck Hinton
Hinton
Oilers Eye Strong Season With Fresh Blood In 1966
Houston seeks better results in 1966 with Don Klosterman as GM and Wally Lemm back in charge. The roster emphasizes size and depth led by Ernie Ladd and Scott Appleton, while quarterback duties remain unsettled among George Blanda Don Trull and Jacky Lee.
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Wally Lemm
Oilers
Lemm
American Football League
Don Klosterman
Contro
Ernie Ladd
John Wittenborn
Sonny Bishop
John Frangillo
Willie Frazier
Chargers
Ladd
Bob McLeod
George Blanda
Don Trull
Jacky Lee
Dean Stone
Buffalo
Hoyle Granger
Mississippi State
Charlie Tolar
Mitch Smith Wins Hagerstown Modified Sprint for 13 50.2 Track Record
Mitch Smith of Singlestown Pa captured the 35 lap midseason modified stock car championship at Hagerstown Raceway. He clocked a record 13 50.2 minutes under green to take victory, earning $600 as the top prize. Gene Kohr and Johnny Grum traded leads early before Smith pulled away, with Grum staying close to finish second.
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Mitch Smith
Hagerstown Raceway
Jimmy Brown
Gene Kohr
Kohr
Johnny Grum
Grum
Smith
Wyoming Stars Head to Yale on Academic Scholarships
Two of Wyoming’s top high school athletes, John Whiston from Natrona County Casper and Lew Roney of Laramie, are bound for Yale University next fall on academic scholarships. Whiston, a 6 foot 9 All-State basketball pick, earns a National Merit scholarship. Roney, a 195 pound all around athlete and straight A student, is student body president and All-State in football and basketball. Roney set a state record in the 120 yard high hurdles and won the state 220 yard dash, with top placements in the 440 and broad jump, plus starring as a first baseman for the Laramie American Legion team.
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Wyo
Wyoming
Yale University
John Whiston
Natrona County
Casper
Yale
Laramie American Legion
Frequent Area Visitor Gains Diving Fame
Barbara Sutton 16 of Sumerville South Carolina is the state diving champion in her age group and ranked fourth nationally in the 55 yard freestyle. She has swum four years and dived two, is an AAU member, and recently attended a closed meet in Atlanta August 4 6 where only two divers per state were invited.
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Richard F. Sutton
Summerville
S.C
South Carolina
Barbara
Clellie L. Sutton
Valley Avenue
Winchester
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Amateur Athletic Union
Sutton
Atlanta
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