Oakland Captain Started As Regular Back In 1960
Oakland captain Jim Otto, 33, chats on the eve of the Raiders exhibition loss to Philadelphia 25 24. Otto, a center since 1960, has started 226 pro games and every Raiders regular season league game in 14 seasons. He notes changes in personnel dilute rivalries but stresses the need to remember key victories. He praises the offensive line potential with Bob Brown and Ron Mix joining. Also, Montreal soccer officials pledge stronger game security after a referee was injured in NASL action against Rochester Lancers.
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Otto
Philadelphia Eagles
American Football League
National Football League
University of Miami
Bob Brown
Los Angeles Rams
Ron Mix
San Diego Chargers
San Francisco 49Ers
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New York
Denver
Miami
San Francisco
Soccer Security
Montreal
Rochester Lancers
Canadian Soccer Association
Quebec Soccer Federation
NASL
Princess Pout Wins Primonetta at Saratoga on Turf
Princess Pout under 128 pounds with jockey Jean Cruguet won the Primonetta Handicap at Saratoga defeating Arachne by two lengths. Top Round finished third, with Princess Pout paying 5.40 3.60 2.80. Sonny Says Quick won the Seashore Stakes division at Atlantic City by five lengths, with Yellow Train deadheating for second. Pas De Nom and Rope Of Pearls each won division races at Arlington Park and Liberty Bell respectively, with notable payouts and close finishes.
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Associated Press
H. McKnight
Princess Pout
Jean Cruguet
Saratoga
Tarzan Stable
Arachne
Woodford C. Stephens
Earl T. Aitken
Shee Clachan
Princess Paut
Peter Fuller
Sonny Says Quick
W.S. Farish
Atlantic City
Yellow Train
Pat R
Pas de Nom
Walter Blum
Hacy Nation
Matchless Native
Haey Nation
Audley Farm Stable
Rope of Pearls
Jesse Davidson
Liberty Bell
Stage Trust
Beely Farm
Chief Destroyer
J.B. Cloran
Bravache
Florida Royal
Arlington Park
Cavallo
Out
Donald MacBeth
American Eagle Sets Fastnet Record Time In Plymouth
American Eagle Ted Turner’s 12 meter yacht skimmed Plymouth Sound to a record Fastnet Race time of 605 miles at about 12 knots, beating the 1967 best by 2 hours 44 minutes on corrected time. The victory earned the Elizabeth McCaw and the Erivale Cup for Turner, while the Admiral’s Cup team standings remained led by Britain, with Australia and the United States chasing.
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England
Ted Turner
Plymouth Sound
Turner
Baron Rothschild
France
Edward Heath
United States
U.S
Elizabeth McCaw
Ireland
Britain
Cervantes
Heath
Morning Cloud
Whitby
David Steere
Peter Haggerty
Richard Nye
Pairing in title bout Caracas brings Jones versus Rondon
Eddie Jones of Oakland and Vicente Paul Rondon of Venezuela will clash in Caracas on August 21 for the World Boxing Association light heavyweight title promoter Oswald Sanchez said Tuesday. Rondon won the crown by beating Jimmy Dupree in Jersey City last February and defended it once by knocking out Piero LellAPA.
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Caracas
Eddie Jones
Oakland
Calif
Vicente Paul Rondon
Venezuela
World Boxing Association
Oswald
Sanchez
Rondon
WBA
Jimmy Dupree
Jersey City
N.J
Italy
Piero Lel Papa
U S Demands Cuba Apology Over Pan Am Gymnast Attack
U S Olympic Committee head demanded an apology from Cuba after gymnast James Culhane of New Haven suffered facial cuts in a late night melee at the Pan American Village in Cali Colombia. Cuban flag tensions and a Canadian fencer’s arrest sparked the incident as U S officials prepared for Olympic trials.
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Will Grimsley
Cali
Colombia
United States
U.S
Clifford H. Buck
James P. Culhane, Jr
New Haven
Conn
Cubane
Lester Wong
Wong
Ruiz Fabio
Havana
Edward Degroot
Culhane
U.S. Olympic Committee
Harris Overcame Doctor Warning To Star For Colts All-Star
Richard Harris, 265 pound defensive end and MVP of the Baltimore Colts College All-Star game, recalls a childhood doctor warning him away from strenuous sports due to excess heart fat. He defied advice, shifted from halfback to middle guard in high school, and learned to outpace and outmuscle much larger opponents. Now with the Philadelphia Eagles training camp, Harris credits his drive and speed for proving his pro potential.
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Ralph Bernstein
Associated Press
Reading
Baltimore Colts
Richard Harris
Harris
Philadelphia Eagles
Grambling College
Chicago
Eagles
Patterson to fight Vic Brown in TV bout Aug 21
Former world heavyweight champion Floyd Patterson signed to box Vic Brown in a nationally televised bout in Buffalo New York on August 21. Brown is a former All-Service champion. The announcement came Tuesday as promoters lined up the matchup for the summer card.
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Buffalo
N.Y
Floyd Patterson
Vic Brown
Heckl Eyes Fourth Pan Am Gold at Cali Meet
Golden-haired Frank Heckl of California, already with three Pan Am golds, aimed for a fourth in the 100-meter butterfly at the Pan American Games in Cali. Trials showed 59.2, facing strong rivals including Jerry Heidenreich of Dallas at 57.7 and Byron MacDonald 58.9, as USA relay groups set world records the prior night.
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Colombia
Frank Heckl
Heckl
Jerry Heidenreich
Dallas
Canada
Byron MacDonald
SMU
Heidenreich
USA
Gustavo Gonzalez
Argentina
Tom McBreen
San Mateo
Calif
Patrick Miles
Little Rock
Ark
Jon Kinsella
Indiana University
U.S
Houston
Alice Jones
Cincinnati
Lynn Colella
Seattle
University of Washington Mechanical Engineering
Namath’s Visitors Limited to Family After Injury
Joe Namath remains in Lenox Hill Hospital with knee ligaments torn in his game against Detroit. A Jets spokesman says only immediate family may visit while Namath recovers from surgery, expected to keep him sidelined until mid November. He discussed replacement QB Al Woodall and expressed interest in Fran Tarkenton as a sports fan.
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Joe Namath
Lenox Hill Hospital
New York Jets
Fran Tarkenton
Jets
Hempstead
N.Y
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Tampa
Flia
Lions
Mike Lucci
Namath
al Woodall
Tarkenton
New York Giants
Houston Oilers
Tarkerton
Terry Price Impresses Bills on Placekicking Trial
Niagara Falls AP Terry Price a Welsh rugby player working out for a Bills kicking job impressed coach Harvey Johnson last spring. Scouts said Price has a powerful leg and hit 60 yard field goals with a football. If signed he might be farmed to a minor league team for experience as Buffalo ponders Guthrie and Leypoldt for the kicker spot.
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N.Y
Terry Price
Buffalo Bills
Harvey Johnson
Johnson
Bob Lustig
Bills
Price
England
The
Grant Guthrie
John Leypoldt
Trevino Recovering From Emergency Surgery
Lee Trevino, leading money winner on the pro tour, is recovering after an emergency appendectomy performed early Tuesday morning in Truth or Consequences. He is described as doing fine and will be off the golf course for about three weeks.
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Truth OR Consequences
N.M
Lee Trevino
Trevino
Lee Trevino Enterprises
el Paso
Tex
New Mexico City
Rio Grande
Tevino
Jess Whittenton
D.E. Stoops
Leonard Beck
Albuquerque
Stoops
Whit
New York
ABA to stage special college draft for hardship cases
The American Basketball Association will conduct a special college draft for hardship cases via telephone hookup among 11 ABA clubs on September 14. A September 1 deadline is set for hardship applications from college players seeking eligibility. late entries will be considered for the regular draft next spring.
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New York
American Basketball Association
ABA
Tarkenton Says Cash Not a Major Problem in Dispute
Giants quarterback Fran Tarkenton disputes reports of severe cash needs or retirement. He says he can walk away from a six figure contract but has no plan to retire, and he wants a 1971 deal structured for tax advantages while denying a loan motive.
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Fran Tarkenton
ED Shearer
Associated Press
Atlanta
New York Giants
National Football League
Tarkenson
Giants
Houston
Mara
Fran
Atlanta Journal
Namath May Return To Jets Action In 14 Weeks
AP report from New York states Joe Namath is healing after knee surgery at Lenox Hill Hospital. Dr James A Nicholas predicts Namath could play on November 14 against Baltimore, 14 weeks post operation, if the team needs him. Namath suffered a knee injury in the second quarter of a loss to the Detroit Lions in Tampa.
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Joe Namath
Lenox Hill Hospital
James A. Nicholas
New York Jets
Baltimore
Nicholas
Namath
Colts
Joe
New York
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Fla
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Lion
Mike Lucci
Lucci
Paul Naumoff
Jets
al Woodall
Bob Davis
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