TAC Defeats Merchants 13-4 in Baseball Showdown
TAC seized control early, scoring in the second inning and piling up runs through the seventh. Omps, J. Hockman, and W. Barr produced key hits as TAC outpaced the Merchants 13 to 4 with strong pitching by Hepogglen and R. Hockman. J. Lynn hit a homer for the Merchants, but TAC maintained the lead and sealed the win.
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J. Hockman
Hockman
Bly
L. Hockman
W. Barr
Omps
R. Hockman
D. Shirley
Ewing
Shirley
Being
Jim Hock
Swine Hepogglen
Virginia Girl Wins AAU Long Distance Championship
Robyn Johnson, defending champion and Olympic hopeful, of the North Virginia Aquatic Club Arlington Va won the women’s National AAU long distance title in Akron Ohio. She set a new American record with a time of 1 hour 9 minutes 21.9 seconds for the 3 mile race.
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Akron
Ohio
Robyn Johnson
North Virginia Aquatic Club
Arlington
Chance Pitches Shut Out Angels Sweep Twins
Dean Chance pitched a third straight shutout as the Los Angeles Angels swept Minnesota 4-0 in the nightcap after an 8-6 win in the opener. The 23-year-old ace allowed one baserunner past first and was backed by two homers from Joe Adcock and a Clinton homer. The Angels moved into the AL first division for the first time this season.
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Associated Press
Dean Chance
Chance
Los Angeles Angels
Angels
Minnesota
Bob Belinsky
Whitey Ford
Chience
Joe Adcock
Lou Clinton
Adcock
Tiant
Indians
Tom Tresh
Ford
YANKS
Luis Tiant
Portland
Yankees
Yankee Stadium
Phillies Take NL Lead as Giants Fall in Twinbill
Phillies win game two 4-3 after Callison belts a three-run ninth inning homer to seize first place and edge the Giants by four percentage points. Braves climb to fourth with two wins. Cubs hammer Dodgers twice. Mets drop to defeat in St Louis pleas.
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Bateman
San Francisco
Jim Ray Hart
Giants
Philadelphia
S. Callison
Phils
Cincinnati
Callison
Braves
Pittsburgh
Chicago Cubs
Los Angeles Dodgers
St. Louis
New York Mets
Mets
Colts
Dick Farrell
Orlando Cepeda
Cepeda
Hart
Willie McCovey
Willie Mays
Bob Shaw
Billy Pierce
Bob Hendley
Pinson
Deron Johnson
Pavletich
Frank Bolling
Milwaukee
Ton Cloninger
Ralston Wins Clay Court Title in Davis Cup Buildup
Chuck McKinley fell to Dennis Ralston in straight sets 6-2 6-2 6-1 at the National Clay Court Championship in River Forest Illinois. Ralston then teamed with McKinley to beat Northwestern’s Marty Riessen and Clark Graebner 6-1 6-4 6-2 for the doubles crown while Nancy Richey won the women's singles.
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Jerry Liska
Associated Press
River Forest
McKinley
Bobby Riggs
Ralston
Australia
America
Northwestern University
Marty Riessen
Clark Graebner
Nancy Richey
Dallas
G.role Caldwell Graebner
Country Club Loses Close Tennis Showdown
The Winchester Country Club hosted Middleburg Tennis Club and lost 3-2 in a tight match at 2 p.m. Results: Morgan Dennis and Vito Selta beat George Snarr and Bill Rore 6-2 6-4. Cunningham and Kaczolis beat Middlebury 6-4 7-5. Harrison and Nelson beat Gartwell Jr. and Billy Dew 6-4 7-5. Morency and Cornwell beat Koman and Johnson 6-4 7-5. Kohler and Volert beat Massie Jr. and Riley 6-2 6-1. A return match is planned at Middleburg later in the summer, per tennis pro Bill Thomas.
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Winchester Country Club
Middleburg
Morgan Dennis
Vito Selta
George Snarr
Bill Rore
Winchester
Dennis
Selta
Robert Cunningham
Adolph Kaczolis
Middlebury
Carrington Harrison
Dr. Nelson
Don Gartwell, Jr
Billy Dew
Bud Morency
Lynn Cornwell
Andy Koman
William Johnson
Fred Kohler
Dave Volert
Joe Massie, Jr
Charles Riley
Bill Thomas
Major League Standings and Results Snapshot
Summary of standings with Kansas City at .370 and 34 58 showing. Saturday results include Los Angeles 3 Minnesota 2 in 13 innings and Boston 12 Washington 6. Notable games feature Baltimore 6-0 Detroit 1-3 and Kansas City at Chicago on wet grounds. Golfer Bob Toski, born in Haydenville Massachusetts, is introduced as one of nine children of a Polish brass worker.
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Ford
New York
Cleveland
Luis Tiant
Yankees
Chance
Thant
Wes Stock
Chicago White Sox
Stock
Chicago
Baltimore
Orioles
Detroit
Washington
Boston
Kansas City
Los Angeles
Minnesota
Bob Toski
Haydenville, Mass
National League
Aussies Reach Davis Cup Final In North American Zone
Australia swept Canada 5 0 in Montreal to reach the final against Mexico in the North American zone. Mexico clinched its final spot by beating New Zealand in doubles in Mexico City. The interzone final will determine who challenges the United States for the Cup in Cleveland on September 25 26 27.
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Associated~ Press
Australia
United States
Mexico
Canada
Montreal
New Zealand
Mexico City
Chile
Sweden
France
Philippines
U.S
Cleveland
District Class A Fast Pitch Tournament Readied
The District Class A fast pitch softball tournament runs Thursday through Sunday with nine teams registered including Tom's Brook Transit Mix Shenandoah County Rebels Winchester Merchants Shorty's Grocery Lucky Inn Clarke County Esso Teen Age Club and Philips 66. The Grimes winner and runner up will qualify for the State Class A Tournament in Winchester August 7 to 9. Awards include team trophies manager MVP patches and district champions. drawing Monday at the War Memorial Building 7:30 p.m. and schedule release Tuesday. games start 6 30 or 7 p.m. Sunday awards follow the championship with Coca Cola Bottling Co sponsor trophies and Shenandoah Valley National Bank runner-up trophy.
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Tom ’S Brook
Winchester Merchants
Shorty’s Grocery
Lucky Inn
Clarke County Esso
Phillip’s 66
Halltown
Northside Lanes
Buckley— Lages
Grimes
Gore
Winchester
War Memorial
Henry Lowery
Coca-Cola Bottling Co
John Black
Burn
Shenandoah Valley National Bank
Esso Triumphs 11-5 Over Phillips in City League
Clarke County Esso capitalized on opponent wild pitching for an 11-5 City League win over Phillips 66. Esso built a big third inning with six runs on walks and key hits, added three more in the fourth, and sealed the victory with runs in the sixth as Phillips mounted a late rally before Kremer’s final out.
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Clarke County
Esso
Phillips 66
Phillips
Clevenger
Wisecarver
Longerbeam
Haymaker
Fetter
Grim
Willis
Heflin
Clarke
Kremer
Hill
Barley
Grimes Orioles Dominate Gore 14-1 In Sunday Game
Grimes Orioles crushed Gore 14 to 1 as John Lynn pitched a two hit outing with 16 strikeouts. Mason and Crisman each went 4 for 5 with doubles, Swartz added two doubles, and Lynn contributed a lone hit as Gore pitcher Lawrence Williams struggled with Smokey Jennings catching.
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Grimes Orioles
Gore
John Lynn
Orioles
Grimes
Harry Mason
Sonny Crisman
Mason
Junior Swartz
Lawrence Williams
Smokey Jennings
Traveling secretary Lou Niss noted Mets editor of Eagle
Traveling secretary Lou Niss of the New York Mets is identified as the sports editor of the defunct Brooklyn Daily Eagle, a historical note linking the baseball operations staff with the former Brooklyn newspaper.
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Lou Niss
New York Mets
Brooklyn Daily Eagle
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