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Newspaper
Argus
Location
Fremont, California, United States of America
Date
Mar 14, 1970
Page
9
The NFL AFL merger spurs a Competition Committee session in Hawaii to decide ball type timing methods and jersey numbering plus two point conversion. Raiders executive Al LoCasale cites Kemp and Maguire anecdotes while noting Raiders season ticket momentum and Coliseum capacity.
Grier Jones, PGA rookie of the year in 1989, surged four strokes clear at the halfway mark of the Monsanto Open in Pensacola. He fired a straight 67 despite biting wind and bogey trouble earlier, finishing 8 under through 36 holes. Dick Lotz and Dave Stockton tied for second at 138, with Gary Player and Arnold Palmer among the notable entrants.
In Seattle UCLA faces Utah State in the first-round Western NCAA regional with a Saturday knockout to decide who advances to College Park. UCLA star Henry Bibby led with 20 points as UCLA routed Beach State 88 55 while Utah State contends they can play better after a 64 88 loss. Santa Clara and Long Beach vie for consolation honors before the UCLA Utah State game at 3 05 p m PST.
Seattle businessmen led by Bedie Carlgon fail to secure financing to buy and operate the Seattle Pilots as a nonprofit. Chicago league owners rejected the plan, opting to keep the team in Seattle and loan $850,000, with Milwaukee as the potential move. Senate antitrust scrutiny looms with Sen Magnuson promising investigation.
Juan Marichal showed mid season form with five scoreless innings allowing three hits as the San Francisco Giants beat the Seattle Pilots 83 in Phoenix. Willie McCovey missed action after an inflamed retina was found by a Phoenix doctor and was ordered to rest until improvement.
A rough report from Phoenix shows Barn reek and teammates struggling with eyeing, while Steve Whittaker powers the Giants attack with a double and homer driving in three runs. Bobby Sands adds three singles and Ken Henderson collects a double a single and a walk. Marichal appears in two mound appearances totaling eight innings with three hits allowed. Steve Barber works as Pilots pitcher and Mike Teagan homers for the Pilots in the seventh off Miguel Puente.
Reggie Jackson visited the Oakland Athletics camp to meet with manager John McNamara as talks over his contract dispute continue. Jackson seeks 60000 while Finley has offered 45000. Chuck Dobson returned from elbow exams after a cortisone shot and aims to resume work Monday as Oakland plans a long drill ahead of Saturdays third rubber game with the San Francisco Giants.
In spring training play in Florida, Aaron oaklined two home runs and drove in five as the Atlanta Braves beat the Washington Senators 6 to 4 in West Palm Beach. Maury Wills hit a third inning homer and tripled in two runs as the Dodgers and Twins kept pace in exhibition play. Ed Spiezio blasted a three run homer for the Padres in Yuma, while the Cubs and Angels fought to a 4-2 finish at Scottsdale. Houston crushed Montreal 7-0 behind Tommy Davis’s signing bonus fueled rally in Cocoa. Lou Brock swiped two bases for St. Louis in a 1-0 win over the Mets at Grapefruit League action in St. Petersburg. Cincinnati edged Detroit 6-5 in Lakeland as the Tigers’ skid continued.
In St Louis, Falstaff Brewing Corp. enters an agreement with Marty Carty to air a five day per week radio sports program. The show will feature veteran broadcaster Caray and will replace previous coverage tied to Anheuser Busch. The timing references recent baseball schedule changes and city area stations.
The Baltimore Bullets outlasted the San Francisco Warriors 108 to 104 as Earl Monroe scored 30 and sank late free throws. Seven Warriors reached double figures led by Fritz Williams 17, with San Francisco missing a late push in the fourth period.
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