Bears Trade Livingston to Saints for future draft choice
Chicago Bears sent running back Andy Livingston to the New Orleans Saints for an undisclosed future draft selection. Livingston, 24, 6 feet 1 inch, 230 pounds, joined the Bears as a free agent in 1964 and romped for 426 yards on 102 carries with two TDs and 283 kickoff return yards including an 86 yard TD. He battled injuries and limited play across seasons 1965 to 1968, missing 1966 due to knee surgery and ending 1968 on reserve after friction with management.
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Sooners Favored To Win 1969 Big Eight Football Title
Oklahoma tops the 1969 Big Eight preseason poll by 135 first place votes from 202 sportswriters and broadcasters. Iowa State sinks to the conference cellar, while Missouri and Kansas follow in the order of votes. Oklahoma State narrowly beats Iowa State for seventh place by 19 points.
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Tarkenton Signs Largest Giant Pact
Quarterback Frank Tarkenton arrived at the Giants camp in Fairfield ahead of schedule and signed a one year contract for the 1969 NFL season. Giants directors believe the 29 year old from Atlanta is the highest paid player in franchise history and that the merger approval would secure the deal.
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Riverside
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Auto tracks merger eyed with TV coverage pledges
Charlotte Motor Speedway and three other major Southern tracks announce a merger to form a single promotional corporation. The plan aims to secure television contracts as networks study coverage proposals while stockholders may swap shares for equity in the new entity. Each track is valued between two and thirty five million dollars and is debt free.
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Bad Governor Shafer Tees Off Amid Philadelphia Classic
Governor Shafer of Pennsylvania faced a rough start at the Philadelphia Classic as he shot an 85 rough round amid crowd banter. The event, tied to NASCAR affiliated tracks, marked another summer appearance for the public official.
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Beitler Honored on Topps All Star Team
Kohawks outfielder Beitler Doug Seitler received honorable mention on the Topps all star team for his season. Beitler batted .412 in 15 7 games for Coach Glenn Drahn's Kohawks. Drahn called him one of the seven best outfielders in the area. He will receive a certificate and gift at a campus ceremony later this year. Voting occurred this summer with district coaches selecting district players.
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12th District ASA Tourney at Greeley
The 12th district ASA softball tournament will be held in Greeley July 20 to 24 in a double elimination format. Pairings list Sunday events including McGregor versus All Stars, Strawberry Point versus Ryan, Manchester JC vs Star Brewery, Baxter-Dvorak vs Hales and Hunter, Jesup versus McGregor All Stars winner, Oelwein Hap s versus Strawberry Point Ryan winner, and Delhi versus Manchester JC Star Brewery winner.
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Americans Lead at Junior World Freestyle Wrestling
In Boulder Colorado, the U S team led by Waterloo Iowa athletes stood tied for most individual wins after the first day of Freestyle competition at the Junior World Wrestling tournament. The Americans captured seven of ten matches as the event continued Thursday.
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Open and Abe Boy 000 128 F Ner Ard Ent
Fragmentary OCR item lists names and terms with unclear context. Readable names include Amar wt ey and Orme with Bratenl connected, but no coherent event or action emerges for a proper summary.
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Collegiates May Turn to 3-Point Rule
Estes Park Colorado report notes NCAA Rules Committee member indicates a future college basketball change might adopt a three point basket. The idea, similar to the NBA, would award three points for shots beyond 25 feet to keep the game open for specialists. Smith spoke at a Fellowship of Christian Athletes meeting.
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Williamsburg and Cedar Rapids Draw Byes in NABC Tourney
Williamsburg Iowa and Cedar Rapids received byes in the National Baseball Congress state tournament opening Friday night. Williamsburg draws the Slater Appanoose County winner for 6 p.m. Wednesday July 23, Cedar Rapids meets the Fort Dodge Kellogg winner at 6 p.m. Thursday July 24. First round pairings listed from the event notes show matchups to follow.
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Watkins and Crabb Retire from Rams
Fullerton California AP reports running back Tom Watkins and linebacker Claude Crabb retired from the Los Angeles Rams. Coach George Allen said neither reported to training camp and both had retired. Watkins, 31, played seven NFL seasons after Iowa State and joined the Rams in 1968 via a trade that sent Bill Munson to Detroit.
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Regis Fresh Gridders To Receive Equipment
Regis freshmen football candidates may pick up their equipment at the high school office. Physical forms must be completed before equipment is issued. Weekday distribution runs from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
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Hall of Fame Day draws 13 Hall of Fame inductees to Busch Stadium
Thirteen or 37 Mlving members of the Baseball Hall of Fame have accepted invitations to participate in hall of Fame Day at Busch Stadium on August 24. The event is linked to baseball's centennial observance. Attending Hall of Famers include Joe Cronin Wake Hoyt Zack Wheat Bob Feller Lloyd Waner Bill Terry Lefty Grove Bill Dickey Frankie Frisch Sam Rice Ed Roush Max Carey and Luke Appling.
Ben Wilson Not In Packer Camp
GREEN BAY WIS AP Four players including veteran running back Ben Wilson failed to participate Thursday as the Green Bay Packers opened their 1969 preseason training camp. Sixty three players were on hand including 26 rookies for the season opener in the NFL. Wilson listed as did not report while Purdue rookie Perry Williams also not in camp. Wilson carried a knee injury last season. Rookies Jack Leyland from UC Pacific and John Robinson from Tennessee State did not pass medical exam. Coach Phil Bengtson sought to contact the missing players.
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Boxer Routis Dies On 69th Birthday
Paris AP reports former featherweight boxing champion Andre Routis died of a heart attack on his 69th birthday. Routis began pro boxing in 1919 and captured the featherweight title on September 28, 1928 in New York by outpointing Tony Canzoneri before losing the title a year later to Battling Battalino.
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Daytime baseball comeback gains support from Yankee and Met leaders
NY Yankees manager Ralph Houk backs more day games after a 27 125 turnout at Yankee Stadium in a doubleheader split with Boston. Mets executive Johnny Murphy echoed the idea citing attendance at Shea Stadium. The era of universal night games framed as limiting daylight schedules has eased.
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Van Dillen Stone Advance in Western Tennis
The piece notes Van Dillen and Stone advancing in the Western Tennis Championships week at Wrigley field with crowds, detailing matches where Van Dillen from San Mateo beat Allan Stone and other players like Pasarell and Bowrey, and mentions the Cubs not installing lights and the first night baseball game context.
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Ian’ Hick van Dillen
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Hartack Injuries Not Very Serious From Hollywood Spill
Veteran jockey Bill Hartack said his back injury from a Hollywood Park spill is not serious and he hopes to ride again in two or three days. He noted his mount Talking Barber caused seven or eight blows, with back pain the main issue. X rays showed no fractures, only contusions, and he will receive therapy in the jockeys' quarters Friday.
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