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Newspaper
Childress Index
Location
Childress, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1969
Page
6
The league-leading Tigers, with a 3-1 record, travel to Wellington for an away game starting at 7 p.m. It marks the Tigers' first out of town matchup. Also on Saturday, Pony League Yankees face the Red Sox at the local Major League park.
Joe Namath and NFL commissioner Pete Rozelle held a two hour meeting on Namath's East Side Bachhlors III nightclub dispute. Namath, who led the Jets to a Super Bowl win, says more talks are needed to resolve the ownership issue. Namath reportedly seeks 750000 dollars plus a stock option to sell.
Oakland star Reggie Jackson bats toward Babe Ruth and Roger Maris records after his 28th homer of the season and 13th of the month in a win over Kansas City. Hank Bauer and Joe DiMaggio guide his approach while Richie Allen faces Phillies issues as Jackson eyes 32 more.
Oakland fans gave Jackson a standing ovation after his 27th homer against Minnesota. Giants rout Cardinals 15-1 behind Gary Hightower no-hitter. Eger ton homers helped Giants gain nine hits as Egerton, Seal, Griffin add markers. Umpire thanks noted.
Florida leads by nine after 36 holes at the Broadmoor west course as Brigham Young’s Ray Leach tops the field with 143. Houston sits second at 618, with Florida State 621 and Brigham Young 623 as the field narrows to 15 teams and 60 individuals.
Reggie Jackson hits his 28th homer of the season in Oakland 3 2 win over Kansas City to move 13 games ahead of Babe Ruth's 1927 pace and eight in front of Roger Maris 1961 pace. Bert Cam paneris scores the decisive run in the seventh as Chuck Dobson earns his fourth straight win.
National League standings show Chicago leading with 46 wins. Pittsburgh and New York chase, while Montreal and St Louis struggle. American League updates include Baltimore, Boston, Detroit and New York atop their divisions with results from Thursday games and upcoming pitchers. Windy conditions affected play, with several doubleheaders and postponed games noted.
In Houston a 61 year old maintenance worker Edgar Lamar Floyd fired into the air from a home near Edgar Floyd Baseball Park after loud cheering during a Little League game. No one injured as police stormed the house and Floyd was captured. The game was halted in the third inning. Notre Dame tackle George Kunz and Kansas quarterback Bobby Douglass named offensive captains for the East and West squads in the All America game.
TV listings across five stations show schedules from 5:30 p.m. through late night with programs like Huntley Brinkley Report News Tonight Show and sports at KGNC and KVII. Highlights include The High Chaparral The Saint Guns At Batasi and a TV movie Voodoo Woman among others.
A long list of back to back programs across days features Popeye Rocky Flintstones The Banana Split Captain Kool Major League Baseball NCAA Golf and late night films. Notable titles include Fahrenheit 451 The Ghost and Mrs Muir The Time To Love A Time To Die and Journey to the Center of the Earth.
Ginkgo tree branches usually grow in straight lines but may bend at eccentric angles and make sharp turns. About three quarters of St John island, totaling roughly 9,485 acres, lies within Virgin Islands National Park.
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