Namath Agrees To Meet With Commissioner
Joe Namath and Jets president Phil Iselin met for an hour and plan to press a reunion with NFL commissioner Pete Rozelle about Namath returning for the 1969 season. Namath quit June 6 after Rozelle warned him to rename his nightclub Bachelors III and avoid undesirables tied to gambling and crime.
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NEW York
UPI
Joe Namath
New York Jets
Jets
Pete Rozelle
Namath
New York City
Rozelle
Phil Iselin
Iselin
Arabians Top Tigers 7-4 in WRC Baseball Action
Pendleton Heights jumped to a 5 run first two innings and held on to beat Yorktown 7 to 4 in WRC play. Arabians had 11 hits led by Clendenon Robinson and Rogers doubles. T Fox eight two hits for Pendleton as they improve to 2-0 in league play and 3-0 overall ahead of next games.
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Pendleton Heights
Yorktown
Clendenon
Robinson
Rogers
Tigers
Taylor
T. Fox
Lapel
Frankton
H Webster
Belph
Goveer
Aymes T. Fox
Semi State Scores At Bloomington Indiana
HC teams clash in Bloomington with Howe 3 over North Central in a semi state. Bloomington blanks Rushville 10 innings 5, final. Indiana Howe blank Bloomington 1 0, final. Jasper falls to Brazil 4 2 at Jasper. South Spencer tops Jasper 7 0. Anderson edges Yorktown 4 3 in 12 innings. Concordia beats Anderson 8 7. CSU ice hockey club forms in Fort Collins led by Bernie Novak from Ware Massachusetts with no home rink.
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Indpis. Howe
North Central
Richmond
Anderson
Yorktown
Fort Wayne Concordia
FT. Collins
Colo
Bernie Novak
Colorado State University
Ware
Mass
Colorado
CSU
Novak
Fort Collins
Denver
Friends Urge Namath to Reconsider Jets Star May Return
New York UPI reports Joe Namath, the Jets quarterback and 1968 AFL player of the year, returned to New York amid friends urging him to reconsider his retirement rather than relinquish his interest in a New York night club linked to gambling concerns. Rozelle had hinted at a meeting if Namath wished, while Namath criticized Jets management during his West Coast trip.
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UPI
Joe Namath
American Football League
Namath
New York Jets
California
Nevada
Jets
Pete Rozelle
East Side
Rozelle
Commissioner
University of Alabama and
Beaver Falls
Virginia Mier Stars In ACC Ladies Golf Tourney Flight Winners
Virginia Mier won the A flight in the 18 hole Ray Jones Tournament held by the Ladies Golf Club at Anderson Country Club, defeating Virginia Land. Irene Pancol defeated Maxine Gwinn. other flight winners include Joanne Falls over Merle Green and Betty Wahlberg over Barbara Gwinnup. Francis Ellis and Jean Reitz won their Fourth flight matches. Virginia Mier also took 1st in the 9 hole Flag Tourney A class, with Ruth Heller leading B class and Dee Johnson and Dorothy Jarrett winning C and D.
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Virginia Mier
Irene Pancol
Ray Jones
Ladies Golf Club
Anderson Country Club
Virginia Land
Maxine Gwinn
Joanne Falls
Merle Green
Betty Wahlberg
Brabara Gwinnup
Ruth Heller
Lorraine Black
Peg Harrison
Alma Turnquist
Francis Ellis
Jean Reitz
Jean Sokol
Marabelle Maier
Dee Johnson
Irma Hetzler
Mary Humphrey
Dorothy Jarret
Evelyn Williams
Martha Wood
Cincinnati Pitchers Lead NL With 3.56 ER Averages
Cincinnati pitchers posted 3.56 earned runs per nine innings last season, the highest figure in the National League, signaling struggles in limiting opposing offenses. The stat reflects collective ERA across the pitching staff and may influence roster moves and game strategy.
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Cincinnati
Global Baseball League to press on through financial crisis
Evansville entrepreneur Walter J. Dilbeck Jr says the Global Baseball League will continue the 1969 season, with remaining games moved to American parks. He notes a postwar economic shortfall but promises repayment and plans for 1970, while denying reports of teams stranded in Caracas.
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UPI
Global Baseball League
Walter J. Dilbeck Jr
United States
Dilbeck
Evansville
United Press International
Caracas
Venezuela
Japan
Santo Domingo
Puerto Rico
Columbus
America
Latin America
East
U.S
Cuba
New York
Los Angeles
300 game bowler from Bowlarena Lanes earns AP spot
Mrs. Vivian Hill, substitute in Jacksonvilles Bowlarena Lanes, bowled a perfect 300 in Sunday night mixed league. The Okinawa wife of a warrant officer has bowled four years and competes in six leagues with a 190 average.
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Gal
Jacksonville
N.C
Vivian Hill
Bowlarena Lanes
Okinawa
Hill
Attorneys Doctors Softball Match Likely To Spark Controversy
A Sunday charity style softball game pitting doctors against lawyers is set 30 miles east of Scatterfield Road on Dickey Road. Umpires and first aid will be provided by medical and legal teams, with ambulance pursuit joked about in case of a coronary or fatigue.
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Scatterfield Road
Dickey Road
Indiana Junior Golf Championship Upset in Early Rounds
Indiana Amateur champion Gary Gant of Indianapolis ousted defending junior champ Bill Kratzert of Fort Wayne 4-3 in match play. Fifteen players advanced after two rounds as Gant defeated Abe Nasser 2-1 and stopped Bob Bennet 5-3, with Rasch, Seibel, Todd and others winning to reach Wednesday's pairings.
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Bloomington
Ind
UPI
George Rasch
Indiana
Bill Kratzert
Fort Wayne
Gary Gant
Indianapolis
Kratzert
Dave Guinnup
Doug Todd
Hagerstown
Scott Stone
North Central
Marion County
Gary Biddinger
Westport
Gant
Tom Conner
Rasch
Mike Hacker
Greg Milan
Blooming
Carlos and 8 others clash with NCAA over uncertified meets
San Jose State sprinter John Carlos and eight other schools face NCAA scrutiny as the executive committee ruled their athletes likely competed in uncertified meets last Saturday. The decision leaves each school to decide if their runners will participate in the NCAA meet, with possible impact on team scores. Carlos defended his eligibility amid the dispute.
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Knoxville
Byron Speer
Carlos
Associated Press
Byers
UCLA
Louisiana State
Southern Methodist
Baylor
Prairie View A&m
University of California At Santa Barbara
Northeast Louisiana
Texas Southern
Orange County
California
San Jose State
Sam Caruthers
Houston
United States Track and Fields Federation
NCAA
Record 109 Enter U S Women Open at Pensacola Beach
New York UPI reports 109 players entered the 17th U S Women's Open to be held June 26 to 29 at Scenic Hills Country Club Pensacola Florida. Defending champion Susie Maxwell Ben ning joins four time winners Mickey Wright Betsy Rawls and other past champions. Total prize money is about 30000 with 4000 top prize.
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New York
UPI
Mickey Wright
Betsy Rawls
Susie Maxwell Benning
Pensacola
Fla
U.S. Golf Association
Scenic Hills Country Club
Miss Wright
Dallas
Tex
Miss Rawls
Spartanburg
S.C
Patty Berg
Women’s Professional Golfers Association
Othr
Sandra Spuzich
Carol Mann
Marle Lindstrom
Mary Mills
Kathy Cornelius
Louise Suggs
Sandra Post
Canada
Spot System Keeps Beginners On Target Longer
Beginning bowlers gain quicker accuracy by using the spot system. They pick an arrow about 15 feet out as the target instead of the pins 60 feet away. The booklet Planning Timing and Correcting Your Delivery offers 34 pin-spilling tips by Don Carter and Marion Lad wig, available for 20 cents with SASE.
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Don Carter
Marion Ladewig
Marion Ladwig
c/o National Newspaper Syndicate
North Wacker Drive
Chicago
Illinois
Pro Athletes Lead Conferences At FCA Camp
Pro football stars from Packers Rams Yankees Colts Bears and college players from Auburn Alabama and others led about 800 high school and college athletes at the Fellowship of Christian Athletes camp in Black Mountain North Carolina. They shared stories of faith and personal commitment to Jesus Christ during the week long event.
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Black Mountain
N. C
Jesus
Christ
Bob Vogel
Baltimore Colts
Jesus Christ
Mike Kolen
Auburn
Bobby Richardson
ECC Mens Invitational Completed Three-Way Tie at Edgewood
The 1969 ECC Mens Invitational at Edgewood Country Club finished in a three way tie for first led by Bob Blake Anderson Ted Boots and Gary Ryan of Indianapolis. Don Padgett of Muncie and Philo Sullivan of Edgewood shared low medal with 69 while Swinehart Blake and Walter Black posted 70 to tie for second.
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Edgewood Country Club
Bob Blake
Anderson
Ted Boots
Country Club of
Indianapolis
Gary Ryan
Don Padgett
Muncie
Philo Sullivan
Rod Swinehart
Anderson Mer chants top Fort Wayne in split twin bill
Herb Pruett homered and hit a triple and double driving in three runs as Anderson Merchants beat Fort Wayne 4-2 after Fort Wayne took a 4-0 opener. Anderson, Coca Cola sponsored in the Indiana Traveling League, held second in the Northern Division behind Valparaiso Kings and hosts Summitville AC Friday.
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Fort Wayne
Herb Pruett
Anderson Merchants
Merchants
Anderson
Coca-Cola
Indiana
Valparaiso Kings
Summitville AC
Nets Hire High Profile Coach For New Era
The New York Nets announced a big name coach has been hired in the American Basketball Association. A news conference at 4 p.m. Wednesday will reveal the identity of the new coach, whom owner Roy Boe described as one of the outstanding coaches in the country.
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NEW York
UPI
New York Nets
American Basketball Association
Nets
Roy Boe
Local League Baseball Scores and Schedules Across Town
Recap of Tuesday and Wednesday games featuring teams such as Pepsi Cola Coca Cola McDonald's and Local 633 Local 944 and Local 1944 with HRs by Paige Bennett Hightchew Scczesny and Ballentine plus multiple 9th inning outcomes. Schedule items list Coke Emge Rob ers Mountain Dew and local unions on upcoming games.
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Paige
Frazier
van Winkle
Hightchew
Sertoma
Sink
Moreillon
Sczesny
Scott
HR — Scczesny
Coca-Cola
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