Cal Bank Wins City League Title in Semi Final Sweep
The Bankers defeated Mobile Homes four to one to clinch the city league title as Frank Simons earned the win and two hit innings, with Donnie Oates suffering the loss. Longerbeam Wiltshire Johnson and Anders led C & 8 with multiple hits while Oates fanned five batters. The game capped a strong season for the Halltown based outfit, who also placed second in the district.
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Bankers
Mobile Homes
Frank Simons
Donnie Oates
Simons
Bobby Fetter
Bob Kline
Oates
Bill Longerbeam
Dixie Wiltshire
Scotty Johnson
Kenny Anders
Longerbeam
Wiltshire
Johnson
Halltown
W.va
Gert Prve
Winchester
Commercial and Savings Bank, C &S
Winchester Mobile Homes
Eae Batboy
Gary Graves
Earl Peacher
John Bowers
Bill Blackford
Bud Silman
Randy Anders
Dalton Brill
Clif Peacher
Jim Hamilton
Rifle Talk by Harry Stebbins notes rising junior marksman thresholds
Army junior qualifying scores climbed from 250 to 300 for Marksman and from 320 to 340 for Expert. The column recalls shooters like Lee Woolf and Gary Commwell and details individual prone, sitting, kneeling, and standing scores as summer smallbore firing ends around Sept. 1, with remarks on uncertain future form and the mystery of reserves.
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Army
Lee Woolf
Gary Commwell
Edward Erwin
Baseball Standings and Schedule Highlight NL Leaders
The National League table lists the Pirates at 73 50 and the Giants 74 51 with LA at 70 53. Results included Chicago 8 New York 4 and Pittsburgh 6 Philadelphia 5. Today Philadelphia visits Pittsburgh and other matchups follow.
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Pittsburgh
San Fran
Los Angeles
Phila
Phia
Louis
Cincinnati
Atlanta
Houston
New York
Chicago
Philadelphia
St. Louis
San Francisco
Minor League Results Highs and Lows Across Leagues
International League Toledo 4 Toronto 3 Columbus 6 Jacksonville 1 Richmond at Syracuse. Pacific Coast League Denver 6 Indianapolis 3 San Diego 6 Okla City 2 Phoenix 4 Tulsa 0 Portland 10 Vancouver 3.
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Toledo
Toronto
Columbus
Jacksonville
Richmond
Syracuse
Denver
Indianapolis
San Diego
Okla City
Phoenix
Tulsa
Portland
Vancouver
Early calliope with eight keys and steam power
The device used a coal or wood fired boiler to raise steam. Pressing a key opened a valve sending steam into a pitched pipe, producing music of sorts. Later models expanded to 32 keys.
Syracuse Opens 1967 Football Season With Baylor Clash
Syracuse University opens its 77th season of intercollegiate football with 76 players reporting for practice on Sept. 10 in Waco Texas against Baylor. The squad features Floyd Little and Larry Csonka returning stars, with 23 lettermen and several key losses on both lines and defense.Lonzas
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Syracuse
N.Y
Syracuse University
the Orange
Waco
Texas
Baylor
Ben Schwartzwalder
Saline Warriors
Floyd Little
Larry Csonka
Little
Csonka
Major League Leaders in American and National Leagues
Michael Oliva of Minnesota led American League batting at .322 with 151 hits. Frank Robinson of Baltimore won runs with 95 and RBIs at 91. Brooks Powell of Baltimore led homers with 38 and 97 RBIs. Jim F. Robinson placed 142 hits. Carl Yastrzemski led doubles with 32. Triples shared by Aparicio and Hershberger at eight. Willie Stargell and Matty Alou notable batting figures. Aaron led in runs with 89 and home runs at 34. Brock topped steals with 54. Pitching leaders include McNally and Hamilton with 123 and 82 decisions respectively.
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Oliva
Minnesota
F. Robinson
Baltimore
Aparicio
Powell
Yastrzemski
Boston
B. Robinson
Campaneris
Hershberger
Kansas City
Brinksman
Washington
McNally
Hamilton
New York
Alou
Pittsburgh
Stargell
Aaron
Atlanta
Clemente
Callison
Philadelphia
Rose
Cincinnati
McCarver
St. Louis
Allen
Mays
San Francisco
Brock
Jackson
Houston
Perry
Regan
Los Angeles
Pirates Win 6-5 To Hold Slim NL Pennant Lead
Pirates edged Philadelphia 6-5 as Jesse Gonder sparked the attack with three hits. Mazeroski's two-run triple powered a five-run fifth inning, while Bob Veale benefited from Gonder's catching and the Pirates benefited from Logan’s late rally in a crowded National League slate.
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Pirates
Associated Press
Jesse Gonder
Frank Robinson
Vada Pinson
Yogi Berra
Gonder
Robinson
Pinson
Pittsburgh Pirates
Philadel
New York
Mets
al McBean
Harry Walker
Bob Veale
McClymonds High School
Oakland
Calif
New Yorks
Cincinnati
Milwaukee
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Atlanta
St. Louis
Houston
Chicago
Bill Mazeroski
Mazeroski
Philadelphia
Bob Bailey
Hal Lanier
Len Gabrielson
Lindy McDaniel
Lou Johnson
Ron Fairly
Dodgers
Mack Jones
Hank Aaron
Braves
Steve Carlton
Curt Flood
Randy Hundley
Ron Santo
Ken Holtzman
Jim Hickman
Dieringer Captures Western North Carolina 500 Victory
Darel Dieringer won the Western North Carolina 500 at Asheville driving a 1966 Comet, finishing eight laps ahead of G C Spencer. He earned 3150 dollars as rookie James Hylton closed within 1738 points of NASCAR leader David Pearson after a 20-lap axle break.
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Asheville
N. C
Darel Dieringer
Charlotte
Dieringer
G. C. Spencer
James Hylton
Inman
8.C
Dodge
Nascar
David Pearson
Spartanburg
N.C
Pearson
John Sears
Ellerbe
Ford
Friday Hasslar
Chattanooga
Tenn
Dick Hutcherson
Wendell Scott
Danville
Paul Wayne Smith
Advance
Chevrolet
Clyde Lynn
Christiansburg
Area Sports Schedule Highlights Week Overview
A condensed weekly list outlines Major League Baseball matchups for Cleveland Baltimore Minnesota Washington and Boston with night games highway races at Shenandoah Downs and Winchester Speedway. Also includes the Apple Valley League playoffs and a slow pitch tourney in Richmond with multiple events across days.
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California
New York
Cleveland
Baltimore
Chicago
Detroit
Minnesota
Washington
Kansas City
Boston
Shenandoah Downs
Winchester Speedway
Richmond
Florida State Eyes QB Rotation Amid Inexperienced Roster
At Florida State the 1966 quarterback race features Kim Hammond, Gary Pajcic, Bill Cappleman, and Bill Burkhardt. Hammond leads with experience but all four compete as coach Bill Peterson plans a gradual approach to the tough schedule and avoids rushing any one starter.
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Rocky River
Pajcic
Cappleman
Atlanta Journal
Steve Tensi
FSU
Bill
Tensi
Peterson
Pacic
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Harris Elliott
Charley Brown
George Fair
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