Tracy Guides White Sox Past Senators In 2-1 Thriller
Dick Tracy known as Bill Skowron homered in the seventh to tie and tripled home the deciding run in the ninth as Chicago defeated Washington 2-1. Skowron, batting .289 with 30 RBIs and seven homers, leads a strong White Sox surge near first place. Other AL scores included Detroit over Minnesota 5-4 and New York 3-0 over Los Angeles. In the NL, Los Angeles swept the Mets 5-2 and 4-2.
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Murray Chass
Associated Press
Dick Tracy
Chicago
Tracy
Bill Skowron
Washington Senators
White Sox
Minnesota
Skowron
New York Yankees
Pete Ward
Detroit
New York
Los Angeles
Baltimore
Boston
Kansas City
Cleveland
Pittsburgh
San Francisco
Milwaukee
St. Louis
Philadelphia
Houston
Cincinnati
Pete Richert
Floyd Robinson
Don Lock
Richert
Hank Aguirre
Mickey Lolich
Aguirre
Bob Allison
Dodgers
Jim Gilliam
Ron Fairly
Nune
Wally Moon
Mets
Braves
Gene Oliver
Wade Blasingame
Cardinals
Bobby Bragan
Bathery
Hank Fisher
Tim McCarver
Dick Groat
Chris Krug
Ron Santo
Billy Williams
Cubs
Reds
Frank Robinson
Joey Jay
Vern Law
Pirates
Bill Virdon
Willie McCovey
NCAA May Boycott 1968 Mexico City Olympics
Chicago report notes potential NCAA led boycott at the 1968 Games following USOC rule changes that give AAU control of key Olympic sport committees. The move creates tension between AAU and NCAA and prompts calls for a national education leaders committee to decide a coordinated course of action.
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NCAA
Mexico City
Chicago
National Collegiate Athletic Association
U.S. Olympic Committee
Amateur Athletic Union
USOC
U.S
AAU
National Association of Amateur Oarsmen
Jack Sulger
Sulger
Bill Reed
Big Ten
UCLA Runner Sets Mile Mark as USTFF Records Fall
Bakersfield AP Eleven records were posted at the USTFF Bakersfield meet led by Bob Day of UCLA with a 3:56.4 mile, breaking the national collegiate record of 3:56.9 and the meet mark. Ed Dean of Notre Dame and Paul Schlicke of Stanford chased Day to the finish as multiple events set new marks across hammer, discus, sprints, hurdles, jumps, and distance events.
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Bakersfield
Calif
U.S
Track and Field Federation
Bob Day
UCLA
USTFF
Tom O’hara
Loyola of
Chicago
Cal Elmore
Wichita
Ed Dean
Notre Dame
Paul Schlicke
Stanford
Day
Racing Stable Entries and Notable Horses Listed
A late scratch list shows Tough Decision Sun Tom and Lunar Ship among the sunken entries under Freestate Lady. Fairey’s Pond and Windy Knot join Chiaroscure Arlissie May in a mixed field as Choice Priam and a batch including Forest Fox and Whirlio, plus High Sod Allen’s Delight Muggsy McGraw Wilton Alley Ad Hoc Verba and Count Ado appear in the catalog.
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Windy Knot
Choice Priam
Forest Fox
Whirlio
Allen’s Delight
Muggsy McGraw
Wilton Alley
Shenandoah Results Twin Double Payoff at Track Meet
Race card item reports twin double payouts totaling 9 348 dollars 20 cents for four tickets and an 013 handle amounting to 522 746 dollars at Shenandoah event.
Phillies Top Astros 5-0 as Gonzalez Drives Win
Tony Gonzalez homered and added two more hits after a midgame chat with Gene Mauch, lifting Philadelphia to a 5-0 victory over Houston. Chris Short allowed five hits as the Phillies run their win streak to five and reach .500 for the first time in about a month.
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Mauch
Tony Gonzalez
Gonzalez
Phillies
Houston
Philadelphia
Chris Short
Astros
Los Angeles Dodgers
Milwaukee
New York Mets
Braves
St. Louis
Wall
Chicago Cubs
Cincinnati
Reds
Pittsburgh
San Francisco
Newcomers Dominate In Davis Play
The European Zone Davis Cup tennis semifinal rounds feature many newcomers. France routed Yugoslavia 5-0 while South Africa upset Great Britain 3-2 to reach the final four, meeting France at Roland Garros July 16-18. Czechoslovakia defeated Italy 3-2 and Spain beat Germany 4-1 to advance.
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Associated Press
France
Spain
Czechoslovakia
South Africa
Sweden
Yugoslavia
Briteain
Roland Garros Stadium
Paris
Cordially Aims For 100000 Added Coaching Club Oaks Title
New York AP reports Cordially, owned by Howell E. Jackson and trained by Ed Christmas, earned 63 180 in the Mother Goose after a 7500 supplementary entry and faces a $129 500 purse with a potential 84175 payout if all 10 enter the Coaching Club American Oaks at Aqueduct. What A Treat and Mare Shua are among top contenders alongside Ground Control and others.
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New York
Howell E. Jackson
Ed Christmas
Jackson
Ambronix
Coaching Club
Aqueduct
George D. Widener
Wallace Gilroy
Ground Control
Terentia
Desert Love
Straight Deal
Alina
Abel Wins 25 Lap Feature At Winchester Speedway
Bobby Abel from Wrightsville Pa nicknamed the Flying Scot won his first 25 lap modified feature at Winchester Speedway with an 8 minute time just shy of the track record. Chuck Brannon finished second and Red Nininger third as Abel returns next Friday with a $300 first prize. Charlie Beeler won a 20 lap Sportsman feature and Don Davis flipped on the first lap.
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Bobby Abel
Winchester Speedway
Abel
Wrightsville
Chuck Brannon
Winchester
Red Nininger
Jefferson, Md
Earl Moran
Stauntor
Charlie Beeler
Louie Newland
Don Davis
Fairfax
Louis Franklin
Jimmy Brown
Warrenton
Woodstock
Jim Walters
Kenneth LaFollette
Theead
LaFollette
Buddy Armel
Robert Taylor
Roland Cox
Herman Keller
Shenandoah Downs Final Week Opens With Fort Detrick Purse
Shenandoah Downs kicks off its last week of spring racing with the Fort Detrick Purse at a mile led by Odd Lot trained by Elfrieda Gardner. Oh the horse, Dixie Dish and Medflex Guard also compete as jockey Larry Hunt edges toward a strong finish. The meet is set to surpass prior records with a nightly average of 323725 dollars as six nights remain.
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Charles Town
W. Va
Shenandoah Downs
Elfrieda Gardner
Fort Detrick
Odd Lot
Angelo Vasil
Richard Loughborough
Shenandoah
Larry Hunt
Hunt
Albert Lacoste
Max
Millard H. Harrell
William Schanauer
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Pedro Ramos
White Ford
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Angel
Hecto Lopez
John Orsino
Brooks Robinson
Milton
Stu Miller
Miller
Conigliaro
Athletics
Ken Harrely
Dick Howser
Chuck Hinton
Lee Stange
Pete Phillips
Abc-Tv
Wide World of Sports
SonintGn Speedway
Manassas
Virginia
Bossuet Gal
Dianna T
Betty Bones
Duchess Tin
Chapel Rose
Winherst
Ella Dee
Budco
Mr. R.C
Jeff
Landmark Road
Elsie V
Auburn Jeep Chuckabub
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Gene Mauch
Chicago White Sox
Washington
Los Angeles Angels
Indians
Willie Davis
Claude Osteen
Ron Swoboda
Bob Miller
Davis
Italy
Jiri Javorsky
Giuseppe Merlo
Nicola Pietrangeli
Milan Holecek
Germany
Ronald Whitacre
Star Sports
Johnny Carter Sr
Pontiac
Bob Armel
Earl Layman
Lamar Sloan Ford
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