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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Aug 25, 1969

Page

6

Jets at Raiders in Oakland Exihibition Clash Summary

The 1968 New York Jets visit the Oakland Raiders in a warmup game as Kansas City tops the Rams 42-14 sending ripples through the exhibition season. Other results close out Saturday night include Dallas over Green Bay and Minnesota over St Louis with Denver and Cleveland also drawing even.

Robert Moore Associated Press New York Jets Oakland Raiders Kansas City Chiefs Chiefs Los Angeles Rams Jets Kansas City Raiders New York Giants St. Louis Cardinals Oakland Baltimore San Diego Montreal Gerry Snyder Rams Nixon Len Dawson Frank Pitts Gloster Richardson Roman Gabriel Dallas Cowboys Green Bay Minnesota Vikings St. Louis Cleveland Browns San Diego Chargers Denver Broncos San Francisco 49Ers Pittsburgh Steelers New Orleans Saints Cincinnati Bengals Miami Dolphins Washington Redskins

Bengals Offense and Defense Propel Miami Preseason Win

Cincinnati's defense intercepted four passes and the offense turned them into touchdowns in a 28-21 victory over Miami. Greg Cook threw two TD passes to Speedy Thomas and Bob Trumpy, while Paul Robinson led the ground game with 74 yards and an 11-yard TD run.

Cincinnati Bob Griese Paul Brown Bengals Kansas City Boston Pittsburgh Forbes Field Wilson Greg Cook Speedy Thomas Bob Trumpy Greg Brown Paul Robinson

Missing Batting Practice Doesn't Help Reds To Win

Cincinnati loses fourth straight as Pirates sweep the series 9 4. Gene Alley delivers an inside the park homer and three RBIs while Willie Stargell adds two runs on his 24th homer. Reds waste nine hits and strand ten, manager Dave Bristol cancels BP hoping to spark hitters led by Lee May. Veale wins for Pirates as Cincinnati drops to third in the NL West behind Los Angeles.

Pittsburgh Cincinnati Reds Pirates Los Angeles Cincinnati Dave Bristol Lee Bristol Reds Tony Perez John Bench Alex Johnson Ted Savage Gene Alley Tolan Veale Bruce DalCanton Bob Gibbon Chicago

Cincinnati Budde Earns Ameri can Legion World Series Bid

Rugged Cincinnati Budde defeated Waukegan 5 to 1 in Bowling Green to clinch the American Legion Region Five playoff title and secure a spot in the World Series in Hastings Nebraska August 28 to September 2. Wes Moore pitched for the winners scattering seven hits and driving in two runs in the sixth.

Bowling Green Ohio Cincinnati Budde Hastings Neb Queen City Waukegan Ill Wes Moore Moore Tim van Heirseele Steve Gray Bill Rothan Dennis Young Tim Hennessey Steve Day Tiling

Haywood signs with Denver Rockets after Olympic, college still left

Spend er Haywood, a 6 foot 4 star from Detroit and the U S Olympic team, signs with the ABA Denver Rockets. He cites overwhelming family responsibilities including a mother and nine children to support and leaves two college years remaining.

Denver Spender Haywood Dynamo University of Detroit Haywood American Basketball Association Denver Rockets

Bridesmaid Giants Finally Take First

Giants finally break through with early-season win as Hall of Fame observer HAL BOCK notes surprise progress for the San Francisco club.

Hal Bock Associated Press The San Francisco Giants

Giants Take NL West Lead With Sunday Win Over Montreal

Giants climb to first in the tough West after a 6-4 victory over Montreal as Bonds drives in three and McCovey reaches 100 RBIs. Mets complete three game sweep of Los Angeles 7-4, while Pittsburgh beats Cincinnati 9-4. Atlanta wins 14 innings 4-1 over St. Louis. Houston loses 10-9 to Chicago but then wins 3-2. Bonds hits 25th homer. McCovey 39th.

Pet Ce Khicage Baltimore Detroit New York LOUD Boston Ittsburgh Washington Philadelphia Kansas City San Francisco Atlanta Oakland Pittsburgh Cincinnati Cleveland Seattle Chicago Houston California Alhles Minnesota San Jego Eer City San Wrennne Washiton Bosman Root Limaburgh Twin St. Louis San Montreal Bobby Bonds Willie McCovey RBI Juan Marichal Giants Mets Los Angeles Dodgers San Diego Bonds McCovey Expo Marichal Don Mason Ron Hunt Hunt Ron Swoboda Cleon Jones Art Shamsky Ken Boswell Swoboda

Tom Shaw Typical Of Change In Pro Golf

Sutton Massachusetts AP The 26 year old Tom Shaw led the Avco Golf Classic into the final rounds but shot 77 on the muggy final 18 to finish at 280 one stroke behind winner Bobby Stanton 281 The young players like Shaw and Weiskopf are seen as the future while legends Palmer Nicklaus and Player were scarce on the course and Palmer was TV bound with hip issues

Sutton Mass Tom Shaw Lions Bobby Stanton Shaw Stanton Arnold Palmer Jack Nicklaus Gary Pleasant Valley Country Club Tom Weiskopf

Browns, Chargers Tie: Babich Out For Season

The San Diego Chargers tied the Cleveland Browns 19 19 in a preseason game but lost star linebacker Bob Babich to a season ending knee injury. John Hadl connected on two touchdown passes for the Chargers, while Leroy Kelly paced the Browns with 113 rushing yards and a 37 yard scoring run. Bob Matheson blocked a late Browns field goal to preserve the draw.

Baltimore Buffalo Houston Chicago Bears Bob Hayes Dallas Green Bay Craig Morton Danny Reeves Lance Rentzel Cowboys Minnesota Gary Cuozzo Cardinals Cuozzo Fred Cox Gary Larson Clinton Jones Bill Brown Cleveland San Diego Walt Sumner Chargers Dennis Partee Sumner Pete Liske Bobby Howfield Denver 49Ers Dick Shiner Pittsburgh New Orleans Cincinnati Miami Sonny Jurgensen Washington Atlanta San Diego Chargers Cleveland Browns Miami University Babich Miami Redskins Bob Babich Charger Sid Gillman John Hadl Willie Frazier Lance Alworth Jacque MacKinnon Browns Bob Matheson Gillman Blanton Collier Leroy Kelly Gary Collins Bob Howard Bill Nelson Collins

Reggie Jackson Breaks Through for Dobson and A's

Reggie Jackson belted his 44th and 45th home runs fueling Oakland to a 9-0 win over Baltimore in the first game of a doubleheader. He added a two run single in the seventh and later a three run shot in the nightcap as Oakland swept and closed within two games of Minnesota. Dobson improved to 14 10 as the A's pulled even in the AL West battle.

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