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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Jul 25, 1969
Page
8
Bennington beat Norshaft Arlington 4-2 to advance to the District II Little League finals. The game featured early scoring in the first two innings before a large crowd at Brattleboro Little League.
Detroit pitcher Mickey Lolich struck out 13 Kansas City batters and allowed four hits as the Tigers beat the Royals 3 1 boosting Detroit into second in the AL East while Lolich blasted Denny McLain over a personal quarrel. Boog Powell homered for Baltimore in a 5 2 win over Chicago as Seattle, Oakland, New York and Cleveland also won.
George Foreman the 1968 Olympic heavyweight champion signs veteran Chuck Wepner for an eight round main event at Madison Square Garden on August 18. Foreman has posted three knockouts since turning pro about a month ago.
The National League East shows Chicago leading at 61 37 followed by New York 53 40 and St. Louis 50 48. Montreal sits 31 66 while Philadelphia trails. Thursday results include Chicago 5 Los Angeles 3 and Atlanta 9 Montreal 6. Evening and tonight schedules feature multiple matchups with noted pitchers and times.
In Indianapolis top seeds dominated the National Clay Courts event. Arthur Ashe defeated Tom Edlefsen 6-4 6-4, Clark Graebner beat Patricio Cornejo 6-3 6-2, Stan Smith won 6-4 6-4 over Jaime Fillol, and Cliff Richey bested Rouyer 6-2 6-1. Foreign seed Franulovic beat Jim Manes 4-6 6-3 6-2, Blelin defeated Jim Osborne 7-5 6-4, Ayala vs Stone ongoing. In the women's draw Nancy Richey won 6-0 6-0, Linda Tuero won 6-2 6-1, Bowrey defeated Burrer 6-1 6-4, Chanfreau beat Young 6-1 6-4, and Bonicelli upset Ziegenfuss 8-6 6-1.
Hoosick Falls improves to 5 2 as the Lions defeat Arlington 5 4 in Interstate League play. Keith Buck earned the decision over Hoyt in a game featuring 17 hits. Bob Thorpe led Hoosick Falls with three singles, Dowling added two hits, while Arlington collected 10 hits with Hoyt Hawley and Linescore doubling up.
Cubs star Ernie Banks praised the sun as Don Sutton walked Billy Williams and loaded the bases, setting up Al Spangler’s high fly misplayed by Andy Kosco for a two run double. Randy Hundley added a two run single in the sixth as Chicago surged to a 5-3 victory. Other NL results included Reds over Mets 4-3 in 12, Braves over Phillies 7-3, and Hank Aaron’s 535th homer moving him into fourth on the all time list.
Pittsox extend their winning streak to eight with a 4-2 victory over Elmira, moving into a third place tie in the Eastern League. Ken Wright pitched a three hit win, Rod Austin hit a two run homer, and Elmira scored on Wright wild pitches in the seventh. Manchester split a doubleheader with Waterbury, 6-2 and 6-0, as Dallas Jones led with three singles and Dale Spear pitched eight plus innings.
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