Tigers blank Yankees as Niekro’s no-hit bid ends in ninth
Detroit pitcher Joe Niekro blazed through eight frames before Horace Clark broke up the no hit bid with a ninth inning single. The Tigers cruised to a 5-0 win behind Niekro’s own two run single in a three run second. Jim Northrup and Price homered for Detroit. Other scores: Indians 10 Orioles 9, Twins 5 Royals 2, A’s 10 White Sox 6, California 10 Brewers 7, Boston 5 Washington 0.
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Vito Stellino
UPI
New York Yankees
Horace Clark
Joe Niekro
Detroit Tigers
Dick McAuliffe
Clarke
Niekro
Jim Northrup
Price
Cleveland
Baltimore
Minnesota
Kansas City
Oakland
Chicago
California
Milwaukee
Boston
Washington
Selma
Christ Short
Philadelphia
Art Shamsky
Joe Foy
Mets
Wimbledon Net Finals Set in Open Championships Duel
Wimbledon final pits Billie Jean King of Long Beach and Australia's Margaret Smith Court, meeting for the eighth time in eight years in the All England final. Court starts as favorite at 4-6 amid center court nerves and an ankle injury. King, 26, says she is fit and confident. Prize money includes 3600 for the winner and 1800 for the runner-up. Separately, Ken Rosewall and John Newcombe advance to a rare All Australian final in Forest Hills, with Newcombe favored to back up his seed.
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Wimbledon
England
Billie Jean King
Long Beach
Calif
Australia
Margaret Smith Court
Wimbledon Center Court
Marge
Billie Jean
Mrs
Margaret
Ken Rosewall
John Newcombe
Rosewall
Lew Hoad
Merritt Earns 13th Win In Reds 2 1 Victory Over Braves
Jim Merritt became baseballs first 13 game winner as Cincinnati edged Atlanta 2 1. Hank Aaron praised Merritt while Johnny Bench drove in both Reds runs and Bobby Tolan scored twice after being hit by a pitch. Clete Boyer led Braves with two hits and an early RBI double. Montreal beat St Louis 13 10 and Philadelphia swept a Mets doubleheader 6 1 and 3 2.
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Stu Camen
UPI
Merritt
Hank Aaron
Jim Merritt
Cincinnati Reds
Atlanta Braves
Aaron
Johnny Bench
Cincinnati
Bobby Tolan
Tolan
George Stone
Clete Boyer
Braves
Orlando Cepeda
Atlanta
Montreal
St. Louis
Philadelphia
New York Mets
John Bateman
Carl Morton
Claude Raymond
Joe Hague
Cardinals
Lou Brock
Leron Lee
Met
Connie Mack Stadium
Oscar Gamble
Jim Bunning
Americans Seek British Open Berths In Three-Event Qualifier
A large American contingent competes in three qualifying tournaments at Panmure Monifieth and Carnoustie for 74 spots in the Open at St Andrews. Doug Sanders seeks his first Open finish, joining Bob Rosburg Dave Marr Terry Dill Bruce Fleisher and others as they battle 374 hopefuls down to the final 36 holes and playoff rounds.
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ST. Andrews
Scotland
UPI
Doug Sanders
Jack Nicklaus
Muirfield
Bob Rosburg
Dave Marr
Terry Dill
Bruce Fleisher
Panmure
Monifieth
Carnoustie
Sanders
Marr
Rosburg
Bobby Cole
Sebastian Miguel
Angel Gallardo
Pownal Entries and Second Race Names Listed
Pownal entries show horses and owners with nine names including Hills Hope Sir Deputy Barry A W Cool It Fidgety Scarlet Easy Mr Kaar Byral Bank Fell Green and Fireback Donahue. A second group lists Prince Proper Kisielewski as part of the 721 event with a $1500 prize.
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Hills Hope
Sir Deputy—Nb
Barry A.w.—Torres
Cool It — Sorenson
Slull
Scarlet Easy — Morgan
Kaar — Cardella
Byral
Bank Fell
Fireback — Donahue
Prince Proper — Kisielewski
Tansitor Dominates A&W With One Hit Shutout
Tansitor Lectronics blanked A&W 3-0 in Bennington Little League as Walt Parmenter pitched six innings with one hit allowed and 10 strikeouts. Worden and Parmenter both added a hit, Thompson contributed a run producing hit, and Thayer pitched well for A&W with nine strikeouts.
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Tansitor Lectronics
Walt Parmenter
A&w
Bennington
Parmenter
Worden
Thompson
Major League Standings and Schedule Snapshot
Major League standings show East and West tables with teams including New York Pittsburgh Chicago St Louis Montreal and San Francisco. Thursday results include Philadelphia beating New York 6-1 and 3-2 while Montreal routed St Louis 13-10. several games on tap with listed pitchers and times. Also notes Bahamas Islands Open added to 1970 PGA schedule and Los Angeles Kings training camp details in Victoria starting Sept 10.
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New York
Pittsburgh A
Chicago
St. Louis
Philadelphia
Montreal
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W. L. Pet
Cincinnati
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Atlanta
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Houston
San Diego
Phila
Dobson
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Niekro
Nash
Wilson
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Nolan
Cloninger
Sadecki
Palmer
Pittsburgh
Moose
Hands
Sutton
Marichal
Carlton
Stoneman
UPI
Bahamas Islands
Los Angeles Kings
National Hockey League
Victoria
British Columbia
Baltimore
Detroit
Boston
Cleveland
Washington
Minnesota
California
Oakland
Kansas City
Milwaukee
Wash
Calif
Kan City
Cleve
Patriots Bright Day With Harvard Stadium Deal and Olsen Signing
Boston Patriots announce substantial agreement with Harvard University to use Harvard Stadium in 1970 ahead of Foxboro move in 1971. They sign top draft pick Phil Olsen of Utah State and near agreement with fullback Jim Nance. Also report Chuvalo Foreman bout set for Madison Square Garden on Aug 4.
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Boston
UPI
Boston Patriots
Pats
William Sullivan
Patriots
Harvard University
Harvard
Foxboro
Phil Olsen
Utah State
Jim Nance
Nance
Sullivan
Harvard Stadium
Securities and Exchange Commission
Foxboro Stadium
George F. Bennett
Olsen
Patriot
Clive Rush
Rush
Merlin Olsen
Los Angeles Rams
Los Angeles
Jim
Pennsylvania
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Ray Fosse
Tony Horton
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Leo Cardenas
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Gary Peters
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Joe Azcue
Roger Repez
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White Sox
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Hanks
Key To Profit
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Sinful Prince
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Grecian Love
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J.P
Linescore
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Bluff City
Tenn
Marion
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George Foreman
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Main St
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