Mets Miracles Fade? Red Smith Reassesses 1969 Season
Red Smith recalls a 10 day stretch of Mets high drama including Mike Wegener's 15 strikeouts in 11 innings, Jerry Koosman and Tom Seaver shutouts, and Ron Swoboda clutch home runs. He argues the 1970 Mets will rely on solid baseball, not miracles, with Pittsburgh and St Louis pressing in the NL East.
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Mike Wegener
Montreal
New York Mets
Mets
Pittsburgh
Jerry Koosman
Don Cardwell
Ron Swoboda
Pirates
St. Louis
Steve Carlton
Carlton
Swoboda
New York
Koosman
Tom Seaver
Shea Stadium
Bob Moose
Leo Durocher
Gil Hodges
Joan Payson
M. Donald Grant
Karl Ehrhardt
Gary Gentry
Seaver
McGraw
Joe Durso
Red Schoendienst
Cardinals
Atlanta Club Primed For Golf Classic
Davis Love host professional praises the Atlanta Country Club course for the 1970 Atlanta Golf Classic. He cites improvements since 1969 and predicts the greens will be among the tour’s best. Love credits greens superintendent George Burgin and committee chairman Dan Yates for the progress.
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Atlanta
Atlanta Country Club
Davis Love
Love
Greens
George Burgin
Dan Yates
Clemson and NC State Lead ACC Baseball Standings
The Clemson Tigers sit 3-0 in ACC play and 19-4 overall after beating Belmont Abbey 16-4. NC State Wolfpack hold a 2-0 ACC record and 8-2 against all opponents, with Duke 2-1 and 8-5, while South Carolina sits 1-2 and 4-7 in fourth place.
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Associated Press
Clemson Tigers
North Carolina State Wolfpack
Tigers
Belmont
Wolfpack
North Carolina State
Duke
South Carolina
Carolinas Tourney to feature Kodes and Budings in 1970 field
Charlotte with 36 international players set for the Carolinas International Tennis Tournament. Jan Kodes, Czech Republic top player and last year finalist, will return to compete next Wednesday through Sunday. Ingo and Ilse Buding, top West German players, join the field. the Budings run a tennis camp on the French Riviera.
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Charlotte
Jan Kodes
Czechoslovakia
Clifton S. Turner
Germany
Ingo
Ilse Buding
Kodes
Mark Cox
England
Pittsburgh
America
Stan Smith
Arthur Ashe
Ingo Buding
West Germany
Budings
Romania
West
Roesink Doubles Down On Distance In Pro Golf Tour
Dutch golfer Martin Roesink says he is not the longest hitter, naming DeWitt Weaver Larry Ziegler and Joel Goldstrand as others with similar power. He aims for accuracy by swinging easier this year and cites his birth in Diepenveen Netherlands on July 24 1939. The article lists international players in tennis and golf events and notes the Carolinas International sanctions and prize purse of 18000 dollars with Dan Sikes scoring a hole in one in two PGA events.
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Baloney
Roesink
DeWitt Weaver
Larry Ziegler
Joel Goldstrand
Diepenveen
Holland
Spain
Manola Santana
U.S
Zeljko Franulovic
Yugoslavia
Sazboks Baranyi
Hungary
Chile
Jaime Fillol
Terry Addison
Cliff Richey
Roy Barth
Jim Osborne
Jim McManus
Nancy Richey
Mary Ann Curtis
Betty Ann Grubb
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Dan Sikes
Mitchell Shopping Center
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Stretton Motor
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Briggs G Stratton
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H.P. Briggs & Stratton Motor
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Briggs & Stratton
Brg
Stratton
Juan
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