Braves use deep bench in twin bill over Astros
The Atlanta Braves' reserves shone as Hank Aaron Orlando Cepeda and Felipe Alou sat out most of the action while the regulars hammered Houston 6-2 and 8-4 in a twi night doubleheader. Tony Gonzalez and Phil Niekro led the attack with Key hits as Atlanta widened the NL West lead.
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Herschel Nissenson
Associated Press
Atlanta Braves
Atlanta
Hank Aaron
Orlando Cepeda
Felipe Alou
Houston
Aaron
Braves
Cepeda
Alou
Pye
Golf posture and swing principles at attention stance
The article explains a golfer should stand with a straight spine and slight knee bend, feeling an inward bend at the base of the spine. It warns against an overly upright or overly crouched posture and suggests using a full length mirror to ensure the correct address position.
Arnold Palmer booklets offer golf tips for readers
A columnist promotes Arnold Palmer's Tee Shots and Fairway Woods booklet. Readers can obtain a copy for 20 cents by sending a stamped self addressed envelope to Arnold Palmer.
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Arnold Palmer
Arnold Palmer Clithes
Colt League Battles in Athens Highlight Plateaus and Close Checks
In Athens Monday Page beats Alex 13 to 2 as Ed Stewart fanned four across seven innings for the Page win. Inn edges Chapmans 7 to 6 with Bob Pennell pitching. Litton, ANB, and Moose post other Pony League results, while Women's Softball sees Troy General Tire win 15-12 and Cornwell Jewelers 10-2 as hitters pace Lenders.
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Ed Stewart
Page
Jim Lax
Brent Walker
Greg Smith
Stewart
Bob Pennell
the Inn
I-P
Chapmans
New Marshield
OU Inn
Abex
Troy General Tire
Athens
Auto
Cornwell Jewelers
Newsome Construction
Linda Miller
Pat Irvin
Carol Moreland
Debbie Randolf
DiGiamnio
Roberge
Reynolds
AHA
Girls Pony League Softball Opens Schedule at Athens
The girls softball Pony League begins its schedule Tuesday with games at 5 15 p m at the old Athens High Stadium Snoopy's All Stars meet Dents and Grand Slams face Tagers in opening games.
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Athens High
Snoopy
Dents
Little League Schedule Yields No Monday Results
No scores or outcomes were reported for Monday’s Little League games. Matches listed include K of C versus University VW, Lions versus Kiwanis, Jonesy versus Rotary, Gasco against Rotary, K of C against Jonesy, and Medics versus Lions.
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K of C
University
Lions
Kiwanis
Jonesy
Rotary
Gasco
Medics
Dodgers Padres Giants Pirates Reds Cubs rally in tense baseball night
The article recounts multiple MLB games with late drama. Players Gonzalez and Carly, Alou, and Ed Spiezio spark San Diego as Van Kelly records his first big league hit. Alex Johnson drives Cincinnati past San Francisco with a late triple. Willie McCovey is held by a shifting Reds defense. Pittsburgh overturns a Cubs lead as Steve Blass fans Rich Black. Montreal’s Montreal base runners struggle as Cardinals collect four hits including Pinson and Javier.
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Giants
Los Angeles
Gonzalez
Carly
Alau
Dodgers
Alex Johnson
Cincinnati
San Francisco
Bobby Bonds
Ron Hunt
Reds
Willie McCovey
Darrel Chaney
Tony Perez
al Oliver
Pittsburgh
Pirates
Cubs
Randy Huntiey
Steve Blass
Rich Black
Nelson Briles
Montreal
Cardinals
Vada Pinson
Julian Javier
OU Players Drafted By Major League Teams
Mike Murphy of Ohio University and All-American in 1968 was picked by the San Francisco Giants in the draft ending Decatur farm club. Tom Spencer of Gallia Academy, who signed with Ohio University, was drafted by the Cincinnati Reds for Sioux Falls as an outfielder.
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Mike Murphy
Ohio University
San Francisco Giants
Decatur
Tom Spencer
Gallia Academy
Cincinnati Reds
Sioux Falls
Ohio Netters Win School's First NCAA Points
Ohio Universitys Lee Adams advanced in the NCAA tennis tournament singles by defeating Army’s John Wilber 6 2 6 2 and advancing to face California’s Bob Aloo after a bye. Payton and Strait earned a point each via default in their first singles matches. Modell fell to Harvard’s Pete Jarvis 6 3 6 3. The four points set a school record for Ohio U in NCAA tennis.
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Princeton
Ohio University
Lee Adams
Adams
Bob Aloo
California
John Wilber
Army
Jerry Strait
Terry Payton
Steve Modell
Ohio
Pete Jarvis
Harvard
Payton
Strait
Arizona
Model
San Jose
Ohio U
Grand Slam First for Cleon Jones Delights Mets in Spring
Cleon Jones of the New York Mets hit his first grand slam this spring against the Atlanta Braves after waiting four years. The season's early results feature many league leaders and notable performances across both leagues, including Robinson's bat and multiple pitching highlights.
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Cleon Jones
New York Mets
Atlanta Braves
Carew Ties AL Record With Showboating Steal of Home
Twins star Rod Carew stole home in the first inning to tie the American League record of seven steals in a season, matching Ty Cobb and Bob Roth while boosting Minnesota to an 8-2 win over the California Angels. Lefty Phillips and Billy Martin criticized the move as showboating, though Carew and manager Jim Perry led the victory with steady hitting and ten strikeouts.
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Minneapolis
Lefty Phillips
California Angels
Rod Carew
Minnesota Twins
Phillips
Carew
Twins
Angelis
Minnesota
Murphy
Detroit
Ty Cobb
Cleveland
Bob Roth
Pete Reiser
Brooklyn Dodgers
Killebrew
Jim Perry
Carl Yastrzemski
Boston
Russ Gibson
Ken Harrelson
Indians
Smith
Jackie Hernandez
Jim Roland
Royals
Oakland
Dick Green
Hernandez
RBI
Sal Bando
Bob Oliver
Green
McLain
Chicago
Tigers
al Kaline
Don Wert
Jim Lyttle
Rod Cerew
California
Brooklyn
Harmon Killebrew
Billy Wynne
Tucson
White Sox
Sox
Milwaukee
Gail Hopkins
Top MLB trades before Sunday deadline stir quiet week end
The final 48 hours before the trading deadline produced three major deals. The Mets acquired Donn Clendenon from Montreal for four minor leaguers, Boston traded Joe Azcue for Tom Satriano, and New York sent Tom Tresh to Detroit for Ron Woods.
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Donn Clendenon
Montreal Expos
Boston Red Sox
Joe Azcue
Tom Satriano
California Angels
New York Yankees
Tom Tresh
Detroit Tigers
Ron Woods
St. Louis
Dennis Ribant
Cincinnati
Indianapolis
Aurelio Monteagudo
Reggie Smith Powering Red Sox Over Indians 8-5
Reggie Smith belted two homers and drove in four as Boston rallied to beat Cleveland 8-5. Smith also added a double, part of a hot weekend after his three-run shot in the second pushed the Red Sox ahead, with Carl Yastrzemski and Russ Gibson driving in runs.
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Rico Carty
Tommie Aaron
Aaron
Cepeda
San Francisco
Harris
Reggie Smith
Red Sox
Beestons
Cleveland
Nelson Briles
Cardinals
Revaton
Levis
Virginia
Reggie
Boston Red Sox
Reggie Jackson
Smith
Oakland
Jackson
National League and American League baseball standings and games
The excerpt lists NL divisions and matchups with results including Pittsburgh, Philadelphia, San Diego, Los Angeles and others. It records scheduled and completed games with pitchers named such as Niekro, Sick, Singer and Lonberg, noting 12 and 13 inning affairs and night games across cities like New York, Philadelphia, San Francisco, Houston, Atlanta, Montreal, St Louis, Cincinnati, Chicago, Detroit, Cleveland, Minnesota, California, Oakland, Kansas City, Baltimore and Washington.
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San Diego
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Giants
Chicago Cubs
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Montreal
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Aaron
Cepeda
Mike Lum
Tommie Aaron
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Jobeson Cincinnet
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Pittsburgh
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Atlanta
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Wills
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Giason
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