East West Baseball Stars Meet In Benefit at Dodger Stadium
Stars from the East and West teams gathered at Dodger Stadium for a benefit game to aid the Dr. Martin Luther King Center in Atlanta. Notables including Willie Mays Tom Seaver Hank Aaron Frank Robinson and Pete Rose played as coaches and players as proceeds support the King Center construction.
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Southern Christian Leadership Conference
Willie Mays
Tom Seaver
Hank Aaron
Frank Robinson
Pete Rose
Dodger Stadium
Dr. King
Seaver
Cy Young
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Florida
Mays
San Francisco
Japan
Giants
Dr. King Center
Atlanta
Joe DiMaggio
Roy Campanella
West Stars
Sandy Koufax
Stan Musial
Satchel Paige
Boston
Minnesota
Kansas City
Mets
Cincinnati
Houston
New York Yankees
Montreal
Baltimore
George Scott
Red Sox
Twins
Jim Kaat
Ray Culp
Gary Peters
Lee Stange
Dan Gable Draws Crowds At NCAA Wrestling Meet
Evanston Illinois AP Dan Gable Iowa State star dominates the final day at Northwestern McGaw Hall as 32 000 spectators attend the NCAA Wrestling Championships. Gable undefeated through high school and college has pinned all five opponents this tournament and faces Larry Owings Washington in the 142 pound final. The field includes defending titlists Jason Smith Chuck Jean Dave Martin Mike Grant Jess Lewis with Iowa State leading Oklahoma State in team points and Oregon State Michigan State Iowa and Oklahoma trailing.
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Clark Gable
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Gable
Chicago
Northwestern University
McGaw Hall
Oklahoma
Iowa
Pennsylvania
Great Lakes
Dan Gable
Iowa State
Abe
Larry Owings
Washington
Jason Smith
Chuck Jean
Cyclones
Oklahoma State
Dave Martin
Dwayne Keller
76ers and Knicks Win As Bucks Fight Bulls Hurt Hawks
In NBA playoff action Billy Cunningham scored 37 as Philadelphia beat Milwaukee 112-105 to even the Eastern semifinal. New York’s Mike Riordan sparked a 106-99 win over Baltimore for a 2-0 series lead while Lew Alcindor led Milwaukee with 33 in the Bucks win. Riordan later added 13 second half points for the Knicks, who also beat Baltimore.
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Billy Cunningham
New York
Mike Riordan
Avanta
Chicago Bulls
Hawks
Cunningham
Milwaukee
Bucks
Knickerbockers
Riordan
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Bulls
Atlanta
Knicks
Los Angeles
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Suns
Lew Alcindor
Bill Bradley
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Gus Johnson
Menne Holds Narrow Lead in National Airlines Open
Miami AP coverage shows Bob Menne clinging to a two stroke edge at nine under after 36 holes. Lee Trevino and Chi Chi Rodriguez fired 66 and 67 to join the chase at 135, while Sikes and Lotz sit nearby atop a crowded board at 136 and 139 respectively.
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Bob Menne
Lee Trevino
Country Club of Miami
Chi Chi Rodriguez
Menne
Massachusetts
el Paso
Trevino
Dorado Beach
Chi Chi
Sonaragan
R.H. Sikes
Rodriguez
Dick Lotz
George Archer
Frank Beard
Bruce Devlin
Ron Cerrudo
Ted Hayes
U.S
Bob Dickson
Pennsylvania Bear Kill Reported Up Harrisburg AP 1969
The state bear kill during the 1969 hunting season was 295, per the Game Commission. In 1968 the tally was 218 when the season lasted six days, compared with two days last year. Pike County led with 45 bears. Clinton County had 30 and Lycoming County 28.
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Game Commission
Pike County
Clinton County
Lycoming County
Muskrat Rambles on East Church Street Night Stroll
A Journal photo captures a muskrat roaming along East Church street near South Center street last night on a tip from a friend. The scene shows the muskrat in motion as it travels through the urban area, illustrating a quaint local moment.
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East Church Street
South Center Street
McEldowney
Lewis Sisters Ninth in Sisters Bowling Tourney
The Corry area Lewis sisters finished ninth in the Sisters Bowling Tournament at Erie’s Rolling Meadows Lanes over two weekends, the best result yet. They totaled 4457 pins including handicap, led by Beulah Smith with a 940 scratch. The quartet consisted of Lyle Doenthy, Beulah Smith, Sandra Allen and Evelyn McCray.
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Rolling Meadows
Erie
Lyle Doenthy
Harrington
R.D
Lewis
Beulah) Smith
Union City
Stanley
Sandra) Allen
Marvin
Evelyn) McCray
Smith
Haywood Sparks Rockets Past Nuggets in ABA Action
Spencer Haywood scored 30 points and grabbed 27 rebounds as the Denver Rockets beat New Orleans 103-92 to stay atop the Western Division race. Haywood’s 1.9 million six year deal followed a 750 thousand three year contract as Indiana, Miami, Los Angeles and others won to keep pace.
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Lou Hudson
Atlanta
American Basketball Association
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Los Angeles
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Spencer Haywood
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ABA
National Basketball Association
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Jimmy Jones
Andy Anderson
Willie Wise
Tom Washington
Stars
Barry
Jake Carag
Cougars
Don Sidle
Don Freeman
Bob Verga
Doug Morehead
Bill Keller
Roger Brown
Bengals Sign Gann From Kentucky
Roger Gann, a running back from Fayetteville North Carolina and former Kentucky star, signed an American Football League contract with the Cincinnati Bengals. Clemson Names Hill Assistant Coach
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Cincinnati
Roger Gann
Fayetteville
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University of Kentucky
Cincinnati Bengals
Daland Reflects on USC’s NCAA Title Hopes After Setbacks
In Salt Lake City USC coach Peter Daland laments a string of defeats that opened the door for Indiana to loom as NCAA champion, despite 7 events remaining. Indiana led with 210 points as Barbiere and Hall posted record runs while USC trailed. Stanford and UCLA sit further back as races unfold.
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Peter Daland
Southern California
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UCLA
Indiana
Daland
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