Gibson Gives NY Pain in 4-0 Cardinal Win
Bob Gibson pitched his second straight shutout, beating the Mets 4-0 as the Cardinals stayed in second in the NL East. Joe Torre led the Mets with three hits, while Lou Brock and Matty Alou added runs for St. Louis. Chicago defeated Montreal 5-2 in the other action.
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Lou Brock
Matty Alou
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Jim Hickman
Steve Renko
Pappas
Muhammad Ali Defeats Jimmy Ellis In Salient 12th Round KO
In Houston 31,947 witnessed Muhammad Ali dominate Ellis with his jab then stop the fight with 50 seconds left in the final round. Referee Jay Edson halted Ellis after a sequence of blows as Ellis faltered, ending the long awaited clash billed as the Inevitable Fight.
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New York Times
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Joe Frazier
Oscar Bonavena
World Boxing Association
Packers Acquire Vet Lane At QB
The Green Bay Packers added veteran Gary Lane to their quarterback depth. Bart Starr, 37, faces arm surgery Wednesday to address ailing issues. Other Packers QBs include Frank Patrick Scott Hunter and 39-year-old Zeke Bratkowski. Ed Hughes began coaching Houston after promising to bolster the Oilers offense.
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Bart Starr
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Frank Patrick
Scott Hunter
Zeke Bratkowski
Oilers acquire Billingsley Ferguson for LeVias in block
Houston trades Jerry LeVias to San Diego for 6-8, 225-pound Ron Billingsley and 6-8, 300-pound Gene Ferguson. Billingsley helps bolster the Oilers defense while Ferguson may play on offense. LeVias had led Houston in scoring receptions in his two pro seasons.
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Gene Ferguson
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Youth Tilts Rained Out In Dixie All Star Play
The Decatur Dixie Youth All Stars were rained out against Underwood at Florence and will play today at 4 p.m. The Decatur Dixie Senior All Stars game against West End in Birmingham was also postponed and set for 1 p.m. today. The Youth All Stars have a doubleheader today with the winner facing Central at 8 p.m. and the loser facing Boaz at 6 p.m after Central beat Centre 2-0 and Boaz beat Scottsboro 3-1 Monday.
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Bear Bryant calls for Rose Bowl开放 open for all teams
Alabama coach Paul Bear Bryant urged in Los Angeles that the Rose Bowl should be open to all eligible teams. He recalled Alabama's 1960 Sugar Bowl bid after a delayed Rose bid and urged separate NCAA rules for major football programs, noting the imbalance in voting power between large and small programs.
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