Dallas Favored In Tight NFL East Race
New York columnist Jack Hand limits the field to Dallas Cleveland New York as top contenders after Jim Brown leaves. Dallas blends a strong defense with improved offense under Tom Landry featuring Meredith Hayes Perkins and Renfro. Browns emphasize more passing with Frank Ryan and Paul Warfield while rebuilding defense and secondary.
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Browns Can Win Even Without Jim Brown, Collier Says
Cleveland Browns coach Blanton Collier told a kickoff luncheon the team can prove preseason predictions wrong and finish on top without fullback Jim Brown who has retired. He said the squad has both individual talent and leadership and is not a one man team. The Browns face Pittsburgh in a final preseason game in Birmingham, with the season opener set for September 11 in Washington.
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Dolphins look to surge as eight teams pose gear shift
George Wilson outlines the new Miami Dolphins AFL setup with receivers Bo Roberson Frank Jackson and Dave Kocourek backed by quarterbacks Dick Wood Eddie Wilson and rookies Rick Norton and George Wilson Jr. Billy Joe and Sam Price are runners while Gene Mingo handles kick returns. Billy Neighbors anchors the line and Wahoo McDaniel leads the defense.
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Casper Diet Changes Favor Casper In England
Casper, American golfer and U S Open and Western champion, returns to pork and lamb with occasional buffalo meat amid a Curling World Championship event at Royal Birkdale. He recalls flu illness during last year’s Ryder Cup and notes a diet shift while buffalo meat will still be flown in. MONDAY'S STARS and notable baseball highlights follow with Cuellar pitching for Houston and Horton driving in runs for Detroit.
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Tough start for Ohio grid
Columbus area college football opens a 10 week schedule on September 17 with a 16 game first weekend under lights. Miami trips to Bloomington to face Indiana while Ohio University, 0-10 last season, heads to Lafayette to meet Purdue and then Boston College.
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Hambletonian Set For Wednesday Race At Du Quoin
Du Quoin Ill Wednesday's 41st Hambletonian features a $122 540 purse and a field of 12 trotters led by Kerry Way Polaris Carlisle and Governor Ambro. Kerry Way seeks to beat two minute mile record while odds list Carlisle 3-1 and Kerry Way 7-2 as experts note the absence of pari wagering.
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Broker's Choice
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Top 3 Spots Remain Same In NL Race
Bunning silenced the Giants 5-1 as Philadelphia won and Cuellar blanked the Pirates 2-0. Shaw beat the Dodgers 5-3 for the Mets, keeping the NL leaders in a first-place tie with San Francisco and Pittsburgh. Cincinnati beat St. Louis 2-0 and the Cubs edged Atlanta 4-2 in 14 innings.
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Nuxhall Tops Jaster In Reds Shutout Of Cards
38-year-old Joe Nuxhall outpitched 22-year-old Larry Jaster as Cincinnati defeated St. Louis 2-0. Nuxhall allowed three hits and retired 13 straight to earn the win, supported by Deron Johnson two homers to lift the Reds to 6-4 and within one game of fifth place.
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Emerson Stolle topple in U S Doubles crown in Brookline
Roy Emerson and Fred Stolle defeated Dennis Ralston and Clark Graebner 6 4 6 4 6 4 to retain the U S doubles title at Longwood, ending America’s bid for Davis Cup pride as Stolle complains about not being seeded in singles. Maria Bueno and Nancy Richey also won the women’s title defeating Moffitt King and Rosemary Casals 6 3 6 4 in Forest Hills.
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Jake Somerville Invitational Golf Opens Entry Lists
Interest grows as Point Pleasant hosts the first annual Jake Somerville Real Estate Invitational Golf Tournament. Qualifying rounds run to Saturday to determine flights for the 54 hole event with final round Labor Day morning. Howard Saunders directs the event with roughly 500 dollars in prizes, 16 year age limit, and Sunday dinner arranged at Shrine Club on Sand Hill Road. Golfers from Meigs Gallia Mason and Jackson counties are invited.
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National League Standings And Results
National League team standings show San Francisco Pittsburgh Los Angeles Philadelphia Cincinnati Atlanta Houston New York Chicago with varying win totals. Monday results include New York over Los Angeles and Philadelphia over San Francisco as Houston edged Pittsburgh and Cincinnati beat St. Louis.
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Leahy resigns as U S Football League leader
The son of Frank Leahy says Leahy has stepped down as chairman of the U S Football League project after the merger of the NFL and AFL ended the proposed third major league. Also noted is a boxing result: Buster Mathis KOed Mert Brownfield in Detroit.
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Five Pound Club Members Reel Notable Catches
Two men join the Dow Lake Five Pound Club Wilbur McLean lands a five pound six ounce bass and Bill Morgan a seven pound two ounce bluecat. Weighing at Gayle's Store. PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE Tulsa 3 Indianapolis 1 Oklahoma City 6 San Diego 5 Hawaii 6 Tacoma 2 Denver 5 Phoenix 3 13 innings Seattle at Portland rain.
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