Mele on Enforced Vacation as Twins Dominate Angels
The Minnesota Twins defeated the Los Angeles Angels 5-2 behind Jim Perry’s four-hitter while Sam Mele served a five day enforced vacation after a dispute with umpire Bill Valentine. Hal Naragon and Perry formed a combined battery, aiding a team now 3 1/4 games ahead in the American League race. Cleveland blanked Baltimore 5-0 as Lee Stange pitched four hits, moving into second place with Chicago a game back.
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Hal Naragon
Perry
Naragon
Sam Mele
Bill Valentine
Minnesota Angels
Twins
Cleveland
Cleveland Indians
Orioles
Lee Stange
Baltimore
Chicago White
Local Minor League Standings Through July 17
Standings for the local minor league circuit tabled through Saturday July 17 with team positions and records. No further details provided.
Touchdown Club Dominates with 16-0 Win Over Clearbrook Woolen
TD Club stays hot in FCR A Little Baseball League with a 16-0 victory at James Woou. Joe Cooper Mike Stickley and Tommy Catlett hit home runs as Larry Staines pitched a complete game two safety allowed. Miracle Water and Local 149 also post wins while Stephens City Lions overpower O L Payne.
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Clearbrook Woolen
James Woou
Joe Cooper
Mike Stickley
Tommy Catlett
Larry Staines
T.D. Club
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Woolenmen
Carpenter
Ronnie Fletcher
Tommy Brumback
Miracle Water
Steve ‘Newlin
Torre Richols
Charlie Miller
Monte Combs
J. Combs
Bobby Fulton
Fulton
Jimmy Janell
Lions
Sammy Mason
Drillers
Roger Strosnider
Middletown
Servisoft
T.D
Clifton Perry
J. C.’’ Steele
Greg Malcolm
Jimmy Barton
Ronnie Nichols
Jimmy Brown
Servioft
Stephens City Lions
F.C.R.A. Little Basebal' Henkel - Harris
Winchester Electric
Servisott
Tacs Racle Water
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Q Miller & Anderson
Middletown Lions
Huntsberry’s Shoes
Clearbrook Woolen Cork & Kent St. Ser
Braves
O. L Payne
Mets
Servisoft Touchdown Club
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Boxing results from Sydney Montreal and Providence bouts
The Associated Press reports Murphy of Australia outpointed Famechon in Sydney. Clements of Montreal defeated French in Saint John. Hilton of Montreal beat Rodriguez in Providence by points.
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Associated Press
Sydney
Australia
Max Murphy
Johnny Famechon
Saint John
New Brunswick
Jackie Clements
Montreal
Dick French
Providence
R.J
Davey Hilton
Hector Rodriguez
R.I
ARC Sprint Cars Race Thrills at Winchester Speedway
ARC Sprint Cars drew 26 entries for the 30 lap feature. Earl Halquist, ARC champion from Sid ney New York, led from the eighth lap and won, with Lou Johnson of Wilmington Delaware finishing second in a T Bird powered car. A first-turn crash collecting Rod Albright of Seven Valleys Pennsylvania injured him and he was treated at Winchester Hospital for two bruised ribs before being released.
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Sidney
N.Y
Lou Johnson
Wilmington
Del
Ben Landis
Rod Albright
Seven Valleys
Ron
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Scher Ale Rar Aeitin
Albright
Winchester Hospital
Winchester
Wadkins Defends Junior Golf Title at Meadowbrook
Lanny Wadkins opens his defense of the Virginia State Golf Association Juniors title at Meadowbrook Country Club in Richmond where he holds the course record. He shot a 73 in practice, one stroke behind Archie McDowell. Top contenders include McDowell Jay Jennison Steve Cooper J P Leigh Ir Dwight Leach and Gary Spears as the event draws a large field.
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Lanny Wadkins
Virginia State Golf Association
Meadowbrook Country Club
Wadkins
Archie McDowell
Virginia Beach
McDowell
Meadowbrook
Jay Jennison
Norfolk
Steve Cooper
J. P. Leigh Ir
Portsmouth
Gary Spears
Langley
Dwight Leac
Hampton
Area Sports Schedule PONY League Tourney Tonight
Tonight includes PONY League Region Baseball at 5 30 Winchester visits Hagerstown at the PONY League diamond. Softball features Winchester Merchants versus Halltown at 7 00 and TACS against Phillips 66 at 8 30. Horse racing at Charles Town at 7 30.
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Winc. Merchants
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Phillips 66
Charles Town
Winchester City League
Winchester Merchants
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Mobil Homes
Shorty’s Grocery
F & M Bank
Bodie Grim
Winchester Speedway
Braves rout Mets as Johnson throws Milwaukee seventh straight win
Milwaukee ace Ken Johnson shook off a rough Houston trade past to toss a four hitter and blank New York 6-0 for the Braves seventh consecutive victory. Other NL action saw Los Angeles beat Houston, Pittsburgh top Cincinnati, Philadelphia defeat St Louis, and Chicago win behind Ellsworth. In the American League Washington crushed Detroit 8-0 while Cleveland edged Baltimore 6-0.
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Yankees
Phil Ortega
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San Francisco
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Cincinnati
Philadelphia
St. Louis
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Los Angeles
Houston
Harmon Killebrew
Jimmie Hall
Perry
Dean Chance
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Stange
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Orioles
Chuck Hinton
Cleveland
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Murray Chass
Associated Press
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Astros
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Hank
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Joe Torre
Felipe Alon
Lou Johnson
Don Nottebart
Vernon Law
Pirates
Donn Clendenon
Roberto Clemente
Clendenon
Bill Mazeroski
Chris Short
Dick Stuart
Alex Johnson
Dick Ellsworth
Elsworth
Ted Abernathy
Brown Case Prosecution Ends Today
In Cleveland Ohio prosecutors may close their case today in the trial of Jim Brown accused of assault and battery by Brenda Ayres 18. Brown’s attorney Norman Minor plans to call Brown’s wife Sue as a defense witness and for Brown to testify. Minor aims to show the alleged incident occurred at Ayres home not in the motel room. Brown pleads innocent. he is married with three children.
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Cleveland, Ohio
Jim Brown
Norman Minor
Brown
Sue
Minor
Brenda Ayres
Cleveland Browns
War Over NCAA and AAU Heads to Senate Hearing Room
Sen. Warren Magnuson says the Commerce Committee will examine the long running clash between the Amateur Athletic Union and the National Collegiate Athletic Association. He vows action to prevent strangling athletic freedom as past mediator General Douglas MacArthur’s efforts are noted.
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Senate
Warren G. Magnuson
Denis
Senate Commerce Committee
Amateur Athletic Union
AAU
National Collegiate Athetic Association
NCAA
Magnuson
Douglas Mace Arthur
Mets Lose Monday Magic as Johnson Shuts Them Out
The New York Mets were blanked 6 to 0 by Milwaukee Braves pitcher Ken Johnson in Milwaukee. Casey Stengel and Yogi Berra offered puzzled quotes about Mondays, noting the Mets had rarely lost on that day and that the skid came despite their strong Monday record before this game.
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Wis
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Milwaukee Braves
Ken Johnson
Mets
Don Drysdale
Los Angeles Dodgers
Casey Stengel
Yogi Berra
Berra
Minor League Results Across Leagues
International League Toronto defeats Columbus 8 to 2 and Rochester tops Atlanta 5 to 4 Jacksonville notes Toledo 2 4 Buffalo 1 0. Pacific Coast League Arkansas wins 7 6 over Denver while Portland 7 Spokane 3. Only games scheduled.
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Columbus
Atlanta
Rochester
Jacksonville
Toledo
Buffalo
Arkansas
Denver
Portland
Spokane
Randy Matson Heads to Russia Meet for Team Competition
Houston AP report says Randy Matson world record holder in shot put leaves Thursday for New York to join the American squad facing Russia in Kiev on July 31 and August 1. He plans to stop in Wichita for an AAU meet aiding funds for the U S team and may watch from the stands if barred from competing.
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Tex
Matson
Thursay
New York
Russia
Kiev
Wichita
Kan
U.S
Warr G. Magnuson
D-Wash
NCAA
Saau
Baseball results and schedule across leagues
Major League results show Chicago over San Francisco 6 2 Milwaukee 6 New York 0 Pittsburgh 3 Cincinnati 1 Philadelphia 5 St. Louis 2 Los Angeles 8 Houston 3. Upcoming games include Pittsburgh at Cincinnati New York at Milwaukee Philadelphia at St. Louis Chicago at San Francisco and Houston at Los Angeles. American League standings list Minnesota leading with 58 33 and Baltimore 51 37 as chase teams.
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Milwaukee
New York
Pittsburgh
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Los Angeles
Houston
San Franco
Los Angels
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Cleveland
Pirates eliminate automatic fines under Walker plan
In Cincinnati, Pirates manager Harry Walker announced the team has dropped automatic fines tied to poor plays. He downplayed any crisis, noting only a small minority voiced discontent while saying fines were never larger than those at other clubs.
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Pittsburgh Pirate
Harry Walker
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