Reggie Jackson Nears Historic Home Run Pace
Reggie Jackson slugged his 29th homer by June end to spark the Oakland Athletics past the Chicago White Sox 6-5 and sweep the doubleheader. Jackson, 23, would trail Babe Ruth and Roger Maris in pace yet stand among major league leaders with 58 homers in under two seasons.
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Joe Carnicelli
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Stengel backs Namath on restaurant sale and fame
Casey Stengel weighs in on Joe Namath amid Namath’s push to sell his 50 percent stake in the Bachelors Ill bar and restaurant. Stengel praises Namath as a great player and drawing card while noting costs and ownership issues in sports businesses.
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UPI
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Joe Namath
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Stengel Praises Namath and Football Outlook
Casey Stengel weighs in on Joe Namath amid heavy media coverage and stresses Namath must consider football's welfare. He praises Namath’s talent and public profile while noting the quarterback’s responsibilities beyond personal gain. Rose Named Texas Stadium Manager in Dallas. veteran NFL administrator to oversee the dome venue.
Red Sox rally to beat Yankees 10 8 in tonight’s league game
In a Saturday night Pony League contest at Major League Field the Boston Red Sox overturned a late deficit to defeat the New York Yankees 10 to 8. Winning pitcher John Holland led a 8 to 1 hitting edge and key hits came from Terry Bettis Richard Wright Terry Moore Jimmy Williamson Bill Mack and Jerry Randel.
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Bill Mack
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Mark Brown
Ricky Carmack
Danny Lancaster
Paul Philmore
Joe Hardison
Charles Beebe
Southern Associaton Dodgers
Cardinals
Dodgers
Eddie Edwards
Mark Dugan
Timmy Dean
Roger Cannon
Plenty Sizzle Fizzle At Coaches All America Game
In Atlanta the Coaches All-America game drew 17,008 as heat and low turnout dampened interest. The West edged the East 14-10 with two fourth period touchdowns after a slow start and a kicking duel highlighted the action.
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Track and field and racing results surface across cities
Ivory Corbett upset John Carlos to win the 100 yard dash at the National AAU Championships. Jean Pierre captured the Yankee Gold Cup at Suffolk Downs by a length and a quarter. Desert Law won the Vanity Handicap at Hollywood Park with Gamely second. Best Turn took the Saranac Handicap at Belmont Park by five lengths. Singing Rain delivered a second straight stakes win at Monmouth in the Molly Pitcher Handicap. West beat East 14 10 in the Coaches All America Game at Atlanta with Paul Gipson scoring on a 74 yard kickoff. Marty Liquori won the AAU mile at 3 59 5. Charles Coody shot 69 to win the Cleveland Open. Donna Caponi won the U S Women's Open at Pensacola. Joe Napoles retained the welterweight title in Mexico City after Curtis/Cokes failed to answer the bell. Bobby Unser set a stock car record at Pikes Peak in Colorado Springs.
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UPI
Ivory Corbett
John Carlos
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Atlanta
Paul Gipson
Marty Liquori
Villanova
Napoles Retains Welterweight Crown Over Cokes in Mexico City
Jose Napoles unified the world welterweight title with a fourth round stoppage of Curtis Cokes in Mexico City. Cokes, fading from a damaged eye and heavy punishment, exhausted and unable to continue, retired to his corner at the end of the 10th round and was counted out in the 11th.
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Cokes
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US Flams Team for Track Meet With Russia
United States selects a strong track squad for the Los Angeles meet with Russia on July 18 19. Jim Ryun drops from the mile at AAA championships as internal team decisions unfold and Jon Cole earns the outstanding athlete award after a 208 10 discus mark.
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Major League Standings and Weekend Track Meet Notes
The report lists National League East and West standings with wins losses and games behind for teams such as Chicago New York and Montreal, plus American League leaders and Sunday results. It also highlights Ivory Crockett of Southern Illinois setting a meet record 20.2 in the 100-yard dash and Marty Liquori of Villanova winning the mile in 3:59.5 amid a Ryan-Liquori upset context.
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Coody Wins Cleveland Open At Aurora With 271
Charles Coody captured the Cleveland Open at Aurora Country Club finishing 9 under par 271 for the tournament. He earned a $22,000 first prize after posting a final round 69 on a warm day. The Texan has chased a major title on the pro tour since 1964.
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Nightly TV Guide July 30 1969 Listings by Stations
TV schedules for KFOX KGNC KFDA KAUZ and KVII showing nightly slates on June 30 1969. Entries include news weather sports and prime time dramas comedies and movies with programs such as The Stonemans Huntley Brinkley Tonight Show Gunsmoke Mayberry R F D and Banning across channels 3 4 5 6 and 7.
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Dick Cavitt
Rona Barrrett
Highway Patrol
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RFD
Weather Today
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News
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KFDA
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Mr. Ed
Andy of
Kvii TV
Augusta Coody wins 1969 tournament in dramatic finish
The 31-year-old veteran tied for the lead late, bogeyed the last three holes at Augusta but sank a 12 foot birdie putt on the 18th to win by two strokes over Bruce Crampton. Crampton earned second with 273 and $12,500. Bob Murphy finished third with 275 and $7,850. Coody heads home to Abilene for two-week vacation before Ohio events.
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