Baseball adopts two division format with 156 game schedule
The National and American Leagues agree to two six team divisions for 1969. Teams will play 18 intra division games and 12 inter division games, with a best of five division playoff determining World Series opponents. Some owners and the players union raise concerns over schedule changes and divisions.
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Nationals
Montreal
San Diego
Kansas City
Seattle
William D. Eckert
Baseball
Eckert
Chicago White Sox
Arthur Allyn
White Sox
Allyn
Major League Players Association
All-Star Tilt In NFL Crossfire Amid Owner Player Spat
The College All Star Game in Chicago may be scrapped as NFL owners and players clash. Vince Lombardi ejected Bart Starr and 10 Packers veterans from camp while Rams and Cowboys vets planned separate camps. AFL players secure a two year contract boosting pensions and pay. NFL owners and players conduct stalled talks with no new polls planned.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Vince Lombardi
Green Bay
Cham
Bart Starr
Packers
NFL
Lombardi
Collegians
Starr & Co
Roman Gabriel
Pat Studstill
Troit Lion
Los Angeles Rams
Fullerton
Calif
Dallas Cowboy
Thousand Oaks
Dave Manders
Cowboys
Rus
Jack Kemp
Buffalo
AFL Players Association
Art Modell
Cleveland Browns
Dallas Cowboys
Detroit
John Gordy
NFL Players Association
Duke Football Delays Start as Woodall Is Suspended
Duke University suspends senior quarterback Al Woodall for cheating prompting a shift to three freshmen sophomores Dave Trice Leo Hart and Rand Short for the quarterback job. Coach Tom Harp says the team must adjust as eight Duke players face disciplinary action in a broad cheating probe.
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Durham
N.C
Duke University
al Woodall
Woodall
Erwin
Blue Devil
Duke
Tom Harp
Harp
Dave Trice
Leo Hart
Rand Short
Richmond Roadrunners
Atlantic Coast Football League
New Orleans Saints
Charlotte Observer
Pete Schafer
Bowling Rolloff At Biddeford Lanes
The tenth weekly handicap rolloff for bowlers averaging 108 will be held tomorrow night at 7 at 20th Century Lanes. Defending champion will be Chet Kimball and the boys will bowl five games. Entries include Herve Paul Henry Neault Lee Morin Jerry Fleurant Bob Cote Earl Goodwin Marcel Martel Ronnie Desrosiers.
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Chet Kimball
Herve Paul
Henry Neault
Lee Morin
Jerry Fleurant
Bob Cote
Earl Goodwin
Marcel Martel
Ronnie Desrosiers
Entry list kept open until time unlocks bids
Four entrants Charlie Martel John Mazeiko Asroy Kalex and Ernie Jenni remained listed as the event entries stayed open until the announced time for final submission for the competition.
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Charlie Martel
John Mazeiko
Asroy Kalex
Ernie Jenni
Aere
Tim
Powder Puff Derby Ends With Mixed Fortunes For Women Pilots
Savannah AP report on a cross country air race where five top winners share a 3000 prize. Marilyn Norton’s plane was disqualified after a storm forced a night in Monroe Louisiana. Claire Walters, Doris Bailey and others endured weather delays and a five day race.
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Savannah
Marilyn Norton
Cucamonga
Calif
Virginia Wegener
West Covina
Monroe
Claire Walters
Santa Monica
Doris Bailey
Anaheim
National League Standings and Wednesday Games Recap
National League standings show St Louis 53 30 top with Cincinnati 42 39 ten games back. Atlanta 43 40 San Francisco 42 42 Pittsburgh 40 41 Philadelphia 38 40 Los Angeles 41 44 New York 39 43 Chicago 39 45 Houston 35 48. Wednesday results include no games. Chicago at New York and San Francisco at Cincinnati among tonight’s schedule.
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New York
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Montreal
Los Angeles
Philadelphia
San Diego
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Houston
Chicago
Cincinnati
St. Louis
Atlanta
Associated Press
National League
W. L. Pet. G.B
San Fran
Phila
Phia
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Cleveland
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Boston
Minnesota
California
Oakland
Milwaukee
Washington
Clifford Park Hoop League Junior League Bull Dogs vs Riots
Bull Dogs beat Riots with final period comeback scoring 43 in the last period. Anton Maltman Cantara and J Cantara led Bull Dogs with multiple scorers while Anton Ribaudo Bon Goulet Cosgrove contributed for Riots with Ribaudo 5 and Goulet 5. Officials Descoteaux and Doucette. Time: 4-8's.
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G. J. Cantara
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Lemieux
Crowley
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Nemet
Anton
Mailman
Ribaudo
Goulet
Bon
Cosgrove
Hoe Dogs
Descoteaux
Doucette
Red Sox Eye Ninth Straight Victory at Angels
Boston seeks a ninth consecutive win against the Angels as Dick Ellsworth faces George Brunet in Anaheim. Manager Dick Williams relies on the same batting order and aims to overtake Detroit, with Williams weighing Elston Howard’s return and praising Russ Gibson’s catching after the Twins doubleheader.
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Calif
Boston Red Sox
Angels
Dick Ellsworth
California
George Brunet
Red Sox
Detroit Tigers
Dick Williams
Williams
Houston
Tigers
Minnesota Twins
Dalton Jones
Mike Andrews
Rico Petrocelli
Joe Foy
Carl Yastrzemski
Reggie Smith
Ken Harrelson
Russ Gibson
Elston Howard
Gibson
Ray Culp
Gary Bell
Juan Pizzaro
Oak
Three Way Tie Holds Lead In Dallas Public Links
In Dallas the opening round of the National Public Links Golf Tournament produced a three way tie for the lead as Don Maddox 71 Vern Callison partner and Les Mattocks and Tom Evans posted 71s. Paul Langager 72 and a Dallas trio Evans Towry Salinas helped Dallas lead Memphis by eight strokes in the 36 hole team event with a 219 total to 227.
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Tex
Vern Callison
Callison
Don Maddox
Maddox
Wichita
Kan
Les Mattocks
Greeley
Cole
Tom Evans
Tenison East
United States Golf Association of
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Paul Langager
University of Utah
Robert Unger
Milwaukee
Wis
George Yamamoto
Anahola
Kauai
Hawaii
Evans
Gene Towry
Arnold Salinas
Memphis
Tenn
Dartmouth Names Dave Burwell Tennis Captain for 1969
Woods Hole Massachusetts native Dave Burwell is selected to captain Dartmouth College's tennis team for the 1969 season. Burwell will lead the squad in intercollegiate matches and uphold team traditions.
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Dave Burwell
Woods Hole
Mass
Dartmouth
Bauer Leaves Orioles After Managerial Exit
Hank Bauer is dismissed as manager of the Baltimore Orioles during the All-Star break. Earl Weaver is expected to be named replacement. The team stands 43-37 in third, with poor hitting and a .218 batting average noted.
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Kansas
Baltimore Orioles
Orioles
Bauer
Earl Weaver
Weaver
Rochester
Detroit
Associated Press
Harry Dalton
Oriole
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Dalton
Auer
Los Angeles Dodgers
Houston Mavericks Sign ACC Hoop Star
The Houston Mavericks of the ABA signed Frank Standard from South Carolina. The 6 foot 4 inch, 195 pound guard averaged 16.2 points and 10.4 rebounds for the Gamecocks in 1968.
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ACC
Hoop
Houston
American Basketball Association
Frank Standard
South Carolina
Atlantic Coast Conference
Gamecocks
Americans Trail British Golfers At Carnoustie
Arnold Palmer and Jack Nicklaus opened the British Open round amid steady wind and rough Carnoustie conditions. Palmer shot 77 and Nicklaus 76 as leaders after round one included Michael Bonallack and Brian Barnes at 70, with a field-wide scoring uptick noted as weather worsened. The St. Louis Cardinals, meanwhile, won 30 of 47 night games this spring.
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Jack ‘Nicklaus
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