Rutland Post 31 Beats Portland 6-4 Behind Mayhew Hurling
Rutland American Post 31 defeated Portland Maine 6-4 in the New England Regional Junior American Legion Tournament opening game led by pitcher Mark Mayhew. Mayhew allowed three hits with eight strikeouts and helped Rutland improve to 22-4 while boosting their state and regional record.
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Steve Merritt
Broncos Aim At .500 Mark
Denver general manager Lou Saban targets a .500 season with a rebuilt Broncos squad after injuries hindered past years. Quarterback options include Pete Liske and Steve Tensi, who may compete for the starting role as back from surgery. The defensive line of Rich Jackson, Paul Smith, Dave Costa and Pete Duranko is expected to pressure opposing quarterbacks.
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Paul Smith
Dave Costa
Pete Duranko
Punt, Pass, Kick Registration Set in Boston District
Registrations for the 1970 Punt, Pass & Kick contest run from August 28 to September 26 at Ford dealers in the Boston district area including Bennington. The program, in its 10th year with NFL and Ford, has drawn over 6,219,000 boys aged 8 to 13 since inception and aims to top 1,250,000 this year.
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Bennington
R. P. Harman
National Football League
Ford Dealers of America
Orioles Rally Behind Buford Two-Run Homer In 5-1 Win
Don Buford follows the chorus of praise from Palmer McNally and Cuellar by delivering a two-run homer and sparking a seven inning rally that propelled the Baltimore Orioles past the Oakland Athletics 5-1 as Palmer notches his 18th victory. Buford also added a run producing single in the seventh.
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Boston
New York
Kansas City
California
Merritt Earns 20th Victory In Reds Win
Jim Merritt became the NL's first 20-game winner as Bernie Carbo's three-run homer in the sixth helped the Cincinnati Reds beat the Philadelphia Phillies 6-5. Merritt allowed 14 hits in 6 2 3 innings before Wayne Granger earned the win in relief. Other NL results included Atlanta 9-7 over New York and San Francisco 8-7 over St. Louis. Hank Aaron hit his 35th of the season for Atlanta. Ed Spiezio and Jim Hart delivered key homers for San Diego and San Francisco respectively. Denis Menke added a three-run shot in the ninth for Montreal.
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Ken Henderson
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Bengals shuffle quarterbacks as Carter and Davis join the squad
Cincinnati coach Paul Brown reshapes the quarterback lineup after Greg Cook reinjured his throwing arm. Veteran Virgil Carter and Bob Davis were added from Buffalo and waivers respectively, while other preseason moves included Hughes to Detroit and Thompson to Dallas and Moore to Baltimore. Butch Riley retired and Willie Richardson returned to camp after a contract dispute.
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No Hitters Spark II Series at Little League World Series
Highland Indiana pitcher Brian Paluga no-hit Wiesbaden Germany 2-0 as Highland and Wayne New Jersey won to reach the semifinals. Wayne erupted for seven runs in the second inning against Valleyfield Quebec. Chiayi Taiwan defeated Nashville 6-0 in a consolation game. Philadelphia 76ers announce eight pre season games including two with the New York Knicks.
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Mark Epstein
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Carty Talks TB Cure and Locker-Room Fight Details
New York UPI Rico Carty, 1970 Christmas Seal Sports Ambassador and former TB patient, spoke at a National TB and Respiratory Disease Association reception about treatment cures. He recalled a recent bat incident with teammate Ron Reed, blaming a miscommunication and noting they shook hands afterward. he also recounted his illness, treatment, and discipline with medication.
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UPI
Rico Carty
National Tuberculosis and Respiratory Disease Association
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Santana
Fla
Carly
Ron Reed
Reed
Niekro
Lum
Lum Harris
Intrepid leads U.S. trials as two-boat final narrowens
Newport RI. Intrepid skippered by Bill Ficker defeats Valiant 2 08 in the ninth race, extending its edge to seven wins in eight trials. Gretel II of Australia defeats France 2 24, keeping the field down to two as the New York Yacht Club weighs the next move with no fixed format.
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Colonel Henry Wins After Multihorse Collision at Weymouth Fair
At Weymouth Fairgrounds, a 39 to 1 long shot named Colonel Henry surged from last to win the fifth race after four horses collided on the first turn. The public address system ordered riders to pull up and move outside, but about 50 people protested to stewards claiming Colonel Henry hadn’t pulled up. The stewards disallowed the claim and paid $78.20 for the winner.
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