Fat Boy Mathis Beats Beattie In Bloomington Bout
Buster Mathis weighed 226 pounds and stopped Jim Beattie in the seventh round at the hockey rink in Bloomington. The crowd of 8,807 paid a state record gate of 45118 as Mathis showed improved inside work and confidence while Beattie, once dubbed Kid Galahad, fought with limited offense.
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Buster Mathis
Mathis
Minnesota
Jim Beattie
Beattie
Mathis-Beattie
Ron Marsh
Jim Christopher
Marsh
University of Kansas
Buster
Baseball Night Elsewhere Scores and Matchups
Summary of multiple baseball games listed for Saturday night with team matchups including New York at Cleveland Boston at Washington Chicago at California Detroit at Baltimore Minnesota at Oakland and additional late games across the league with pitcher and record notes for Bar bers Barber Siebert Bell Cole man Priddy Bru net Phoebus Kaat Dob son Hunter Osteen Niekro Carlton Moose Arrigo Cardwell McCormick Buzhardt Britton Fryman and other players in various venues.
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Cleveland
Detroit
Baltimore
Boston
Washington
Chicago
California
Minnesota
Oakland
Barber
Siebert
Bell
Coleman
Priddy
Brunet
McLain
Phoebus
Kaat
Dobson
Perry
Hunter
Twilight
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Osteen
Niekro
St. Louis
Carlton
Pittsburgh
Moose
Cincinnati
Arrigo
Cardwell
San Francisco
McCormick
Houston
Buzhardt
Atlanta
Britton
Philadelphia
Fryman
Red Sox Top Senators 2 1 Behind Ellsworth Seven-Hitter
Dick Ellsworth fired seven innings of one run baseball as the Boston Red Sox beat the Washington Senators 2-1. Elston Howard hit his fourth homer, and Reggie Smith drove in a run with a single in the third. Washington plated a ninth inning rally on three singles.
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Washington
Dick Ellsworth
Boston Red Sox
Washington Senators
Elston Howard
Reggie Smith
Ellsworth
Frank Howard
Senators
Paul Casanova
Smith
Mike Andres
Taylor Tops Ralston in International Champion Cup
In Baastad Sweden Roger Taylor of Britain defeated Dennis Ralston of Bakersfield 3-6 3-6 6-4 9-7 6-1 after two hours 45 minutes. Taylor saved match point three times as Nicola Pilic upset John Newcombe 6-1 6-4 1-6 6-4 in the same event.
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Baastad
Sweden
Britain
Roger Taylor
Dennis Ralston
Bakersfield
Calif
Taylor
Nicola Pilic
Yugoslavia
John Newcombe
Australia
Furman Sets Fall Football With 27 Returning Lettermen
Furman University announces a 27 member returning lettermen roster for the upcoming football season. The squad will feature experienced players ready to build on last year’s efforts.
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Furman University
Braves Sweep Phillies in twin bill 5-4 and 3-2
Hank Aaron delivers a ninth inning three run homer as Atlanta edges Philadelphia 5-4 in game one. Joe Torre stars in game two driving in a run and scoring to fuel a 3-2 Braves win amid Philadelphia’s nine game skid.
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Philadelphia
Hank Aaron
Atlanta
Philadelphia Phillies
Braves
Joe Torre
Phils
Yanks Down Indians 5-0 Behind Pepitone Power
Joe Pepitone drove in three runs as the New York Yankees shut out the Cleveland Indians 5-0. Mel Stottlemyre pitched seven hits allowed as he improved to 13-7, while Sam McDowell struck out 10 in eight innings but committed an error that led to three runs in the eighth.
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Cleveland
Joe Pepitone
Mel Stottlemyre
New York Yankees
Cleveland Indians
Pepitone
Roy White
Sam McDowell
Bob Cox
Horace Clarke
McDowell
Yankees
Stottlemyre
Clemons Holds Lead In State Amateur Golf Meet
Craig Clemons of Opp, Alabama, shot 68 in the second round at Turtle Point to reach 137 for 36 holes, seven under par, taking a three stroke lead over Hubert Green of Birmingham and Dick Pride of Tuscaloosa. Green and Pride are tied for second after 36 holes.
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Killen
Ala
Craig Clemons
Alabama Golf Association
Turtle Point Yacht and Country
Auburn University
Opp
Hubert Green
Birmingham
Green
Dick Pride
Tuscaloosa
Pride
I Ito
Cres
Gordy Leaves Detroit Camp Amid Salary Dispute
Gordy and teammate Roger Shoals left the Detroit Lions training camp in Bloomfield Hills Michigan after reportedly being dissatisfied with salary offers. Neither player has signed the 1968-69 contract and Gordy is an offensive lineman while Shoals is a tackle.
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Bloomfield Hills
Mich
John Gordy
National Football League Players’ Association
Detroit Lions
Lions
Gordy
Roger Shoals
Shoals
Koosman and Swoboda Spark Mets to 2-0 Victory Over Reds
New York rookie Jerry Koosman pitched a four hitter and matched his 14th win as the Mets blanked Cincinnati 2-0. Ron Swoboda drove in both runs with groundouts, scoring Ed Charles in the first, then delivering another in the fourth after a rough single by Ed Kranepool.
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Jerry Koosman
Ron Swoboda
New York ‘Mets
Cincinnati Reds
Koosman
Met
Reds
Ed Charles
Ed Kranepool
Swobodas
Charles
Swoboda
Kranepool
White Sox trade Don McMahon to Detroit for Dennis Ribant
The Chicago White Sox announced a trade sending right handed pitcher Don McMahon to Detroit in exchange for right handed pitcher Dennis Ribant. Ribant appeared this season for Detroit and the move adjusts pitching depth for Chicago.
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Chicago
Chicago White Sox
Don McMahon
Detroit
Dennis Ribant
Ribant
American Leaders Tie In German Open First Round
American amateur Charles Bishop and British pro Bernard Hunt shot four under par 68s to share the first round lead at the German Open played on the rain drenched Refrath course. Vicente Fernandez and Martin Rosink followed with 69 and 70.
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Cologne
Germany
Charles Bishop
Bernard Hunt
Britain
Refrath
Vicente Fernandez
Argentina
Martin Rosink
Holland
Pirates Edge Cardinals 5-4 in 10th for split doubleheader
Jose Pagan's sacrifice fly in the 10th gave the Pirates a 5-4 win over the St. Louis Cardinals and a split of the two game set. Maris tied the second game with a run batted in during the eighth, Roberto Clemente homered, and Julian Javier, Nelson Briles, and Joe Hoerner contributed for Pittsburgh.
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Pittsburgh
Jose Pagan
Pittsburgh Pirates
St. Louis Cardinals
Cardinals
Julian Javier
Roger Maris
Mike Shannon
Nelson Briles
Gene Alley
Matty Alou
Wayne Granger
Joe Hoerner
Pagan
St Louis
Maris
Bob Tolan
Roberto Clemente
Shannon
Javier
Mississippi State's lone late season score in rivalry loss
Mississippi State managed a single score in its final four games last season a field goal in the 10 3 defeat at Mississippi Ole Miss captured the victory.
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Mississippi State
Mississippi
Ole Miss
USGA junior amateur golf championship opens to young amateurs
The USGA junior amateur golf championship is open to male amateurs who will be under 18 by August 3 and who have handicaps not exceeding eight strokes. In early reports details on entrants and qualifying rounds are noted.
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Sonny) Holt
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