Pirates move back to NL East lead with power surge
The Pirates beat the Dodgers 13-3 as Roberto Clemente Gene Alley and Al Oliver homered and drove in three, lifting Pittsburgh to first in the NL East. Houston's Larry Dierker threw a one hitter to beat the Mets 3-0 as the Astros stay within a half game of first in the NL West.
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Pirates
Alex Sachare
Associated Press
Pittsburgh Pirates
Houston Astros
San Diego
Roberto Clemente
Gene Alley
al Oliver
Los Angeles Dodgers
Astros
Larry Dierker
New York
Houston
Mets
Pittsburgh
Cincinnati
Reds
Montreal
RBI
Clemente
Pie Traynor
Don Stutton
Bucs
Oliver
Astrodome
Dierker
Jerry Reuss
Phillies
Glenn Beckett
Don Kessinger
Jim Hickman
Ron Santo
Cubs
Garry Maddox
Giants
Reggie Smith
Sonny Siebert
Boston
Texas
Siebert
Ted Kubiak
Rico Petrocelli
Danny Cater
Supreme Court upholds baseball antitrust exemption in Flood ruling
In a 5 to 3 decision the Supreme Court refused to overturn baseballs reserve system, leaving Congress to act. Justice Blackmun called the exemption an aberration and urged Congress to remedy the long standing inconsistency. The ruling opens room for renewed collective bargaining after the 1972 season and could lead to a major strike.
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Herschel Nissenson
Associated Press
U.S. Supreme Court
Congress
Curt Flood
Richard Moss
Major League Baseball Players Association
Harry A. Blackmun
Supreme Court
Benjie Kuhn
Milt Pappas
Chicago Cubs
Blackmun
Athens Legion pitcher tosses two-hitter to beat Parkersburg 1 0
Chuck Robinson allowed two singles and one walk over seven innings as Athens Legion edged Parkersburg 1 0 at City Park. Dick Cooksey and Larry Dailey produced the runs, while Kerr suffered the loss for Parkersburg. Athens improves to 7 2. Parkersburg drops to 4 5.
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Parkersburg
Chuck Robinson
Athens American Legion
Athens Legion
Marietta
Robinson
Athens
City Park
Bob Kerr
Dick Cooksey
Kerr
Cooksey
Larry Dailey
Dailey
Mike Litton
Scott
McCrady
Lancaster
Newark
Rowley
GE Iconacvidadaus Parkersburg
Ali Calls Quarry Last White Hope Ahead of Vegas Fight
Muhammad Ali labeled Jerry Quarry as the last of the great white hopes before their 12 round bout in Las Vegas on June 27. Ali, training in Los Angeles at 2172 pounds, promised tough competition and hinted at a possible bout with Joe Frazier after Quarry.
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Los Angeles
Muhammad Ali
Jerry Quarry
Ali
Jerry
Las Vegas
Mike Quarry
Bob Foster
Joe Frazier
Quarry
George Chuvalo
Canada
Vancouver
Bench Tops Sanguillen In All Star Voting
New York AP report says Johnny Bench leads the major league home run tally and has taken the lead in all star voting ahead of Willie Sanguillen, signaling a strong push for the Cincinnati catcher in the fan ballot race.
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New York
Johnny Bench
Amon Tops Qualifiers for Southeastern Ohio Golf Meet
Amon led qualifiers at Athens and Hocking Hills with a 149 to lead the Southeastern Ohio Golf Association event. Kermit Blosser Art Smith and Carmen Scrubbio followed at 152, with Don White and Dale Bandy at 153 and others further back. Alternates include Jess Perry 160 and Owen Wilkinson 162 for a National League All-Star voting spot. Bench leads NL vote. Sanguillen trails with 88,868. Willie Mays climbs to third among outfielders behind Aaron and Clemente. Torre tops ballots with 154,172.
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Bob Amon
Hocking Hills Country Club
Logan
Amon
Athens Country Club
Kermit Blosser
Art Smith
Carmen Scrubbio
Don White
Dale Bandy
Tom Cady
Fred Schleicher
Harry Kessel
Charlie Moore
Jess Perry
Owen Wilkinson
Atlanta
Cincinnati Reds
Pittsburgh
Manny Sanguillen
Bowie Kuhn
Bench
Sanguillen
Willie Mays
New York Mets
Hank Aaron
Roberto Clemente
Aaron
Clemente
Mays
Joe Torre
St. Louis
Lee May
Houston
Glenn Beckett
Chicago Cubs
Bud Harrelson
Mets
Torre
Canadian Football Gets TV Exposure In The U S
New York AP reports Canadian professional football gains U S exposure via a 110 station TV telecast starting July 3. Former NFL linemen Alex Karras and Jerry Kramer promote the game highlighting its rouge rule and three down format while attracting fans through notable American college stars in Canada. Howard Cosell echoes the cross border push.
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New York
Natonal Football League
Alex Karras
Jerry Kramer
Karras
Kramer
The
Rouge
Canada
Saskatchewan Roughriders
Winnipeg Blue Bombers
U.S
Notre Dame
Joe Theismann
Granville Liggins
Oklahoma
Jim Stillwagon
Ohio State
Vince Lombardi
Green Bay
Detroit Lions
Howard Cosell
Beamon to Skip Munich Olympics for Pro Basketball
Bob Beamon announces retirement from track and field and plans to pursue professional basketball after winning Olympic gold and setting a world record. He says he will watch the Munich Games this year and focuses on a basketball career, citing reaching track goals. A foot injury prevents Olympic qualification this season.
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San Diego
Bob Beamon
Munich
Beamon
Olympian Track Stars Threaten Boycott Over Training Site
Olga Connolly and Martha Watson announced they would skip the Olympic training camp if Champaign Illinois is not used. The pair, both American record holders, argued the site is hot and windy and urged a move near Champaign to avoid pay loss and poor conditions.
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Los Angeles
Champaign
Ill
Olga Connolly
Martha Watson
Amateur Athletic Union
Jack Kelly
Nell Jackson
University of Illinois
Miss Watson
Long Beach
Calif
Southern California Track Writers Association
Second Chauncey Dover Firecracker Softball Tourney Trophies
Announcement adds 36 trophies for the July fourth weekend tournament in Athens. Former plans included first to third place team trophies plus 15 individual awards. now runner up team members and a team sportsmanship trophy are included. Drawings Saturday at 6 p.m. at Jaycee Field Athens. Contact Tom Blower or John Matheny for details.
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Chauncey-Dover Firecracker
Jaycee Field
Athens
Tom Blower
John Matheny
Cosell Urges Commission to Regulate Pro Sports
Howard Cosell testified before a Senate subcommittee urging a national sports commission with power to suspend or cancel team franchises for serious violations. He condemned sports monopolies, TV blackouts, and profit driven franchise moves, naming widespread issues in pro and college leagues. Jack Dolph of the ABA noted bidding wars harming basketball and questioned the commission bill’s immediate impact.
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Washington
Howard Cosell
Congress
Cosell
ABC
Senate
Camelot
National Sports Commission
Sen
Marlow Cook
Jack Dolph
American Basketball Association
The
Sports Commission
City Recreation League Showdown Sparks Undefeated Battle
Albany Spartan Inn and Page Chevrolet, both wins, clash in Colt League action after Albany 8-2 over Highlander Center with Bolin fanning 10. Page Chevrolet beat OU Inn 9-8 behind Stempel, Deal three hits. Pony League features Electric Co 10-0 over Hocking Valley Bank led by Car penter triples and Blosser with Blais. Women's Softball sees HVB beat Economy Cab 9-7 to break third-place tie. Seaman's and Hoon's win keep them atop. Men's Softball has Random Sample top Swearingen's 8-3 as Krebs shines. Jan Kostival omission noted in Athens High baseball letter list.
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Albany Spartan Inn
Page Chevrolet
Albany
Highlander Center
Jim Bolin
Steve Wilkes
OU Inn
Carl Stempel
Tony Deal
Mike Blosser
Mike Blackford
The
Electric Co
Hocking Valley Bank
Dave Carpenter
Mike Baird
Tim Moore
Bill Pierre
John Lundburg
HVB
Economy Supply
Athens National
Dave Cunningham
Larry Bean
Tom South
Dean Platt
ANB
Brett Boles
Economy Cab
Seaman’s
Hoon’s
Ruth Carsey
Ruth Rutter
Joyce Perry
Janice Barrows
Debbie Poches
Pizza Hut
Lois Courtney
Pat Ervin
Bev Levering
Joyce Milar
Hoon
Random Sample
Swearingen
Jerry Krebs
Krebs
Hershel McNabb
Arrow
Geozoos
Pearl Barrows
Wes Peterson
Baseball Major League Schedule Jumbles Across Cities
The listing presents Wednesday games across the majors with matchups like San Francisco at Chicago and Los Angeles at Pittsburgh. Other pairings include Montreal at Cincinnati and New York at Houston with several National League crossovers and repeated city pairings throughout the schedule.
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Chicago Cubs
San Francisco
Philadelphia
Atlanta
San Diego
St. Louis
Boston
Texas
California
Baltimore
Oakland
Detroit
Cleveland
Minnesota
New York Yankees
Milwaukee
Kansas City
Chicago White Sox
Oliver
Clemente
Chicago
Los Angeles
Pittsburgh
Montreal
Cincinnati
New York
Houston
Anon
New Yorsee
San Frances
Bosman
Patt
Carrithers
Hooton Kansas City
Drago
Kekich
Moose
Wood
Nash
Lonborg
Brett
Kelley
Colbert
Lamb
Renko
Woodson
Kaat
Nolan
Twilight
McAndrew
Detroit Coleman
Forsch
Hunter
Norman
St. Lo
Palmer
Wise
Clark
Greatest hitters hail from the South and golf honesty in sport
The piece notes many baseball stars born south of the Mason Dixon line including Cobb Mays Ruth Speaker Hornsby Mantle Clemente Foxx McCovey Ott and Ott. It links regional roots to hitting prowess and quotes golfer Lloyd Mangrum on turning pro viability. It also promotes McTyre tires with long guarantees and a slogan MoTyre means more tire for your money.
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Mason-Dixon Line
Ty Cobb
Narrows
Willie Mays
Westfield
Ala
Hank Aaron
Mobile
Babe Ruth
Baltimore
Sadlersville
Willie McCovey
Mel Ott
Gretna
North
South
Lloyd Mangrum
McTyre
Michelin Uniroyal Zeta
B. F. Goodrich
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Tommy Helms
May
Bill Stoneman
Tim Foli
Ron Woods
Expos
Angels
Orioles
Lee Stanton
Leo Cardenas
Bobby Grich
Ken McMullen
Mike Epstein
Norm Cash
Tigers
High Court
Tom Metters
Messenger
Angelo Dundee
Forum
Charles James
Eddie Jones
Frazier
North Carolina
South Carolina
Sportswriters Sportscasters Association
Merrill Riggle
Ron DeVeau
Athens High School Athletic Boosters Club
Gal Olympians
Hal Connolly
United States
USA
Willye White
Colt League
Pony League
Jan Kostival
Athens High School
Pittsbur
Atlas
Houst
Athens, C
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