Amazing Mets Hold Pressure as Cubs Fade in Final Stretch
Hodges teams with former rival Durocher in a late season chase as the Mets rally to narrow the Cubs lead. Cincinnati beat Chicago 9-8 with a late rally. Washington defeated Minnesota 7-3 in the lone American League game. Frank Howard went 4-for-4 with his 40th homer for the Senators.
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Legion Crown To Naugatuck Defeats Lynn in Regional Win
Keene New Hampshire United Press International Jim Hankey pitched a four hitter and contributed four hits with two RBIs to power Naugatuck Connecticut to an 11 2 victory over Lynn Massachusetts in Region I American Legion Baseball Tournament Naugatuck earns a World Series berth in Hastings Nebraska Tom Somers drove in two runs with a homer and a triple Ernie Bessett had three RBI on a triple and two singles
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Olympic Cage Star Inks Pro Contract
Detroit University protests NCAA action after Spenser Haywood, an All America basketball star, signs with the Denver Rockets in the ABA. Athletic Director Bob Calihan says the player has signed a professional contract and the university expects no chance of retrieval, urging NCAA protection for universities. Haywood’s departure leaves UD uncertain about its basketball season.
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Cubs place Jim Qualls on disabled list
Chicago Cubs outfielder Jim Qualls has been placed on the disabled list after a jammed shoulder suffered on August 22. Catcher John Hairston, hitting .469 in 25 games with the Tacoma Wash farm club, will replace him on the Cubs parent roster.
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Barry Purdy Wins Limited Sportsman Championship Race
Barry Purdy dominated the Limited Sportsman Championship at Lebanon Valley Speedway Saturday night, taking the lead after seven laps and finishing first with car 167. Len Bona in car 220 finished second, followed by Kenny Sheldon 628 and Johnny Fachini 128.
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Mann Tops List in LPGA money rankings
Carol Mann has replaced Kathy Whitworth as the leading money winner on the LPGA tour with 35,547 year earnings this season, besting Whitworth's 33,504 and Sandra Haynie's 24,605. Mann earned 3,000 for her sudden death victory in the Tournament of Champions. In racing, Ed Delmolino won the Sportsman Main Event, with Butch Jelley second and Doug Garrison third as various heat races produced close finishes and first heats dominated by few yellows.
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League Standings And Schedules From The Baseball Charts
The standings list Chicago leading with 78 wins and 50 losses, followed by New York and St. Louis. West Coast teams, Montreal, Cincinnati, Atlanta, Los Angeles, Houston, and others trail. Monday results show Cincinnati beating Chicago 9-8. Today’s games feature multiple matchups including Atlanta at Pittsburgh and New York at San Diego with various pitchers listed. East and West divisions recap with several late games scheduled across the day.
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Raiders Rock Jets In Battle of Subs
The New York Jets lost a preseason game to the Oakland Raiders 24 to 6 but used mainly substitutes to avoid injuries. The defending AFL and world champions failed to win but limited harm to key players in a game marked by depth testing.
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Dennis Jordan Junior Champ At McGregor
Dennis Jordan, 12, of Bennington, won the Junior Club Championship in the B division at Spa course, 186 over 36 holes, as the McGregor Golf Club in Saratoga Springs notes his early talent. He hails from 335 Dewey Street and joins a family of junior golf award winners including sister Linda and brothers Dick Bob Don. He now represents McGregor in a Syracuse junior tournament.
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Kangaroo Kid Vaults to ABA
Billy Cunningham plans to jump from the NBA to the ABA for the 1971-72 season with the Philadelphia 76ers and later Greensboro Cougars. The move, framed as opportunity and franchising potential, mirrors Rick Barry's prior switch and reflects growing player leverage in pro basketball.
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Cunnningham delays speed trial and NBA move planned
Trial of the land speed record at Bonneville Salt Flats is pushed back 30 to 60 days due to late delivery of essential materials for The Blue Flame. In Greensboro, NC, Billy Cunningham discusses a future with restaurant franchises in several cities while planning to leave the NBA for security and family reasons.
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Oilers Trim 49-Man Roster Ahead of Cowboys Game
Houston Oilers cut seven players to reach a 49 man limit ahead of Thursday’s sellout Astrodome match with Dallas. Veterans Glenn Bass and guard Steve Quinn were released along with rookies George Besley Mike Krivoshin Wyman Alexander Paul Zaeske and Richard Stebbins.
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