Tiant Tosses 16 Strikeouts For 20th Victory
Cleveland pitcher Tiant breezed to his 20th win, striking out 16 as the Indians defeated Minnesota 6-1. Nettles hit his fifth homer in four games for the Twins, while Howard, Harrelson, and Horton also homered in the AL and NL action. Tiant became the fifth 20-game winner, matching major league leaders and continuing a hot stretch for the league’s sluggers.
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Minnesota
Louis Tiant
Tiant
Cleveland Indians
Twins
Graig Nettles
Ken Harrelson
Oakland
Detroit
Willie Horton
California
Mickey Lolich
Los Angeles
St. Louis
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
Atlanta
San Francisco
Houston
Cincinnati
Dave McNally
Louis
Bob Gibson
Juan Marichal
Chupka C.1.0. Girls Bowling Season Starts
The John Chupka C.1.0. Girls bowling league began at the 20th Century Lanes in Biddeford for the 1968-69 season with eight five girl teams. A triple tie for first emerged as the Electrons Martini's and Brats posted eight point shutout wins. The Patriots beat the Sandbar Bullets to take fourth place. The Minis Misfits and Twisters also competed. Tomorrow night the TWA AFL CLO William Pollock league opens at 6 30 with openings for individual bowlers by calling Nick Gillis.
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John Chupka
T.W.A.A.A.F.L
Homework Load Heavy For Joe Gordon
Joe Gordon will study scouting reports closely for the October 15 expansion draft to build the Royals roster. He notes about 70 players are under contract in New York and North Carolina while Cedric Tallis and others organized the setup. Owner Ewing Kauffman has invested heavily as Gordon seeks a one year contract to prove himself with three or four coaches to be named later.
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Joe Gordon
Kansas City Royals
Gordon
Royals
Corning
N.Y
Dubuque
Iowa
Highpoint-Thomasville
N.C
Fred Haney
Grantime
California Angels
St. Louis
Haney
Cedric Tallis
The
Cedric
Charley Metro
Lou Gorman
Ewing Kauffman
Bowling Year Starts For 29th Century League
The 20th Century Ladies league opens tonight at 7:30 PM at 20th Century Lanes Biddeford. Eight five person teams begin a 28 week schedule with handicap rolloff at season end. defending champions Clark's Lunch face a balanced field.
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20Th Century Ladies League
20Th Century Lanes
Biddeford
Clark
Tiant Dominates Twins for 20th Victory in Route
Luis Tiant pitched for the Indians allowing five hits and fanned 16 to win his 20th game as Cleveland defeated Minnesota 6-1. Bill Sudakis of the Dodgers belted a grand slam, the first in his major league career, in a win over St. Louis.
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Indians
Minnesota
Mea
Bill Sudkis
Dodgers
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St. Louis
Fights Last Night in Washington DC Bout
Bobby Foster of Washington DC, 177 pounds, stopped Regera Conda of Montana, in a take down style bout last night. Foster claimed victory in a crowded arena, improving his record and drawing cheers from local fans.
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Washington
Bobby Foster
Washington, D.C
Regera
Anaconda, Mont
Press Point Experiment Sparks Debate in Pro Football
NEW YORK AP The Press Point experiment in pro football shows it is simpler to convert from two yards than kick a PAT. It has triggered controversy among players coaches and owners who split on excitement and safety. In exhibition play 97 attempts 55 by air 42 by foot with success around 56.6 percent. Regular season reverts to old rules but potential future tests loom.
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NEW York
NFL
AFL
Baseball standings and results from Monday action
National League standings show St Louis leading with 93 wins while San Francisco sits at 78. Monday results include Atlanta 2, San Francisco 1 and Los Angeles 10, St. Louis 1. American League games feature Detroit 9?8? and Cleveland 6, Minnesota 1, with several rainouts and rescheduled matches noted.
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San Fran
Cincinnati
Chicago
Atlanta
Pittsburgh
Phila
Phia
Houston
Los Angeles
New York
San Francisco
Philadelphia
Angeles
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Cleveland
Oakland
Minnesota
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Chiefs Win AFL Opener From Oilers
Kansas City Chiefs edge Houston Oilers 26 21 in AFL opener as Jan Stenerud kicks three fourth quarter field goals and Pete Beathard passes for 412 yards, rallying from a 19 point deficit. Oilers gain 55 rushing yards and 204 rushing for Chiefs. Beathard connects with Blanks Burrell Haik. Len Dawson 78 yards. NFL rosters trimmed. Ross Fichtner cut amid race incident fallout.
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Jan Stenerud
Kansas City Chiefs
Oilers
Chiefs
Pete Beathard
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Stenerud
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Sid Blanks
Ode Burrell
Mac Haik
Mike Garrett
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Ross Fichtner
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Cleveland
Fichtner
Browns
John Wooten
Woo
Washington
Paul Flately
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Vikings
Green Bay Packers
Ben Wilson
Salem
N.H
Rockingham Park
Don Gallon
Rod Key
Holy Cross Football Takes Day Off After Hard Camp
Worcester AP reports Holy Cross football rested on Monday after ten days of double sessions. Coach Tom Boisture said the team and staff needed the break as players showed fatigue from the intensive workouts. At Lincoln Downs Arctic Swirl won a mile race by a length over Victory Imp, finishing in 1:39 3/5 and paying $6.20.
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Worcester
Mass
Holy Cross
Webster Lake
Tom Boisture
Lincoln
R.I
Lincoln Downs
Rockingham Park
New Hampshire
Tickets On Sale For Friday Tilt
Marcel Roy president of the St. Louis Alumni Association announced advance tickets for Friday night’s football game between St. Louis High School and Biddeford School. Tickets available at Pepin's Market Genesi Market Doran's Pharmacy Olympia Fruit Store through Friday afternoon. students and adults eligible. students may buy at either school.
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Red Sox top A's 6-4 as Harrelson homers in 10th
Boston rallies from 3-2 to win at Oakland 6-4. Harrelson drives in key runs with two singles and a 10th inning homer, while Yastrzemski battles Cater for AL batting lead. Stange gets win after relief by Segui.
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Senators
Baltimore
Ken McMullen
Gene Brabender
Gary Holman
Washington
Harrelson
Reggie Smith
Oakland
Segui
Red Sox
Russ Gibson
Lolich
Angels
Aurelio Rodriguez
Tom Satriano
Detroit
Horton
Mickey Stanley
al Kaline
California
Dennis Bennett
Charlie Finley
Boston Red Sox
Oaklaw Athletics
Ken Harrelson
A’s
Boston
Lee Stange
Carl Yastrzemski
Danny Cater
King
Yastrzemski
Cater
Yaz
Minnesota
Tony Oliva
Dick Ellsworth
Bert Campaneris
Mike Hers
Smith
Hershberger
Stange
Wings
Diego Segui
Associated Press
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Oliva Minn
Oak
McAuliffe
Det
White
N.Y
K. Harrelson
F. Howard
Wash
Wildcats may start five sophomores against Harvard
Durham New Hampshire. Coach Jim Root says as many as five sophomores may break into the starting offense for New Hampshire in a closed scrimmage with Harvard this Saturday. The players named include Bob Robichaud Cliff Mac Donald Tom Kochy Mike Shaughnessy and Chip Breault.
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N.H
Jim Root
New Hampshire
Wildcats
Harvard
Bob Robichaud
Nashua
Cliff MacDonald
South Boston
Tom Kochy
Exeter
Mike Shaughnessy
Manchester
Chip Breault
Hudson
Mass
Runners Conquer Altitude in Trials Victory
Tracey Smith, 23, Army Private, won the 10,000 meters at the U S Olympic trials at Echo Summit near South Lake Tahoe, finishing in 30 00 4. Van Nelson and Tom Laris also qualified. Billy Mills finished fourth amid altitude fatigue. Gerry Lindgren missed the 10,000 berth and eyes the 5,000. Smith trained at high altitude for two years and plans to try for Mexico in both the 5,000 and 10,000.
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Billy Mills
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Army Pfc
U.S
Mexico
van Nelson
Tom Laris
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Gerry Lindgren
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Mexico City
California
Lindgren Faces Trials On Wednesday For Olympic Bid
Lindgren must run 14 45 or better on Wednesday to reach the finals on Friday and place in the top three. Mills, sidelined by a side injury, again reported altitude issues as he pursued marathon qualification. The day’s events included two rounds of 100 meter dashes with all runners beating the 10 4 standard, plus early motions in shot put, 400 meter hurdles, and 800 meters with few eliminations as athletes aimed to reach the next race.
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U.S
Jim Ryan
Football Candidates Out At St Louis Junior High
St Louis Junior High lists 48 football candidates for fall with eighth graders including Robert Le Clair Ray Montembeau Rob ert Labbe Steve Petrin Carl Lablanc and others under coaches Dick Lan dry and Dick Thibeault at St. Louis Alumni Field. Seventh graders named include David Sayer Robert Boucher Larry Paquette John Cote Denis Salvas and more.
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Dick Landry
Dick Thibeault
Young
Eagles
Robert LeClair
Ray Montembeau
Robert Labbe
Steve Petrin
Carl Lablanc
Dick Berthiaume
Paul Roy
Mike Bald
Rusty Rossignol
Marcel Petrin
Marc Tremblay
Phil Gendron
Marc Lauzon
Roger Bourgeault
Phil Guerin
Ray Croteau
Football Film At KHS Shown With Q&A Session
Kennebunk High School will host a Wednesday meeting at 8 p.m. to screen films of the Wells-Kennebunk football game from last Saturday. A question and answer period with Coach Howie Noyes will follow, and refreshments will be served. Only adults are invited.
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Kennebunk
Kennebunk High School
Wells-Kennebunk
Howie Noyes
East Biddeford II Officials To Meet Tonight
East Biddeford Little League officials will meet at 8 pm at Biddeford City Building. Donald Gagnon said plans for the next season will be discussed and officers elected. Notable attendees include Bret Bernier of Bedford and Jim Ramsey of Littleton.
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East Biddeford II
East
Bret Bernier
Bedford
Jim Ramsey
Littleton
Major League Leaders in Batting and Pitching Highlights
Listed are top marks across leagues including batting leaders Yastrzemski and Campaneris with 163 hits for Oak and 51 stolen bases, F Howard and Rose among top run producers, plus pitching leaders McLain and Jenkins with standout win totals and strikeout leaders. The fragmented data notes season leaders in categories such as doubles, triples, and RBIs across teams Boston Chicago Oakland Cleveland St Louis and San Francisco with several misspellings and OCR errors.
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Campaneris
Oak
Cardenal
Cleve
McLain
Det
McNally
Balt
Hannan
Wash
McDowell
Tiant
Rose
Cin
M. Alou
Pitt
Beckett
Chic
Banks
St.l
Wills
Marichal
S.F
Gibson
Harvard Football Suffers Backfield Injury Setback
Cambridge Harvard football reports pre season practice sidelined two leading backfield candidates. Cornerback John Ignacio has a dislocated shoulder while halfback prospect Richie Staro is on crutches with a twisted ankle.
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Cambridge, Mass
Harvard
John Ignacio
Richie Staro
Assault Charges Dropped for Patriots Players
In Roxbury two Boston Patriots stars were cleared of assault and battery on a police officer and attempting to free a prisoner charges. Doug Satcher and Larry Eisenhauer maintained they were protecting themselves during a confrontation after a trainer’s residence visit.
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Boston
Boston Patriots
Roxbury
Doug Satcher
Larry Eisenhauer
Bill Bates
Eisenhauer
Patriots
Buffalo
The
Ills
Brown moves promote two to starting tackle posts
Providence AP reports Brown University football moves up Mark Wade and Tom Leslie to the first string offensive tackle positions. Bryan Marini from Weymouth continues to push Harold Phillips for the quarterback role as drills showcase competition.
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Providence
Brown University
Len Jardine
Mark Wade
Pittsburgh
Tom Leslie
Chicago
Bryan Marini
Weymouth
Mass
Harold Phillips
Tokyo Yoshiaki Matsumo Signals Strong Showdown
A fragmented report mentions 111 percent, Eli 110 percent, and a Philippine tie in a Japan led context, with unclear details about participants or event, suggesting a competitive sports or performance comparison across nations.
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Tokyo
Yoshiaki Matsumoto
Japan
Eliza
The
Philippines
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