Merger Ends War Between Pro Football Leagues
Arthur Daley explains how the NFL and AFL agreed to peace after years of rivalry. Rising TV money and the AFLs survival forced acceptance, with the AFL gaining equal status while paying a large indemnity as the merger terms.
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Arthur Daley
New York Times News Service
New York
National Football League
American Football League
N.F.L
A.F.L
Art Rooney
Steelers
Pete Rozelle
Nationals
Early NFL AFL Merger History and Key Figures
The piece describes the NFL's pioneer era led by figures like George Halas and George Preston Marshall, contrasts with the AFL’s rise, and notes the 1960 start of the merger process with planned 1970 realignment and a common draft to end player brokerage and tampering.
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N.F.L
George Preston Marshall
Washington Redskins
Lodge
Marshall
A.F.L
Rozelle
Pete Gogolak
Buffalo
Red Sox Defeat Indians in Colt League Thriller
The Red Sox beat the Indians 6 to 4 in Colt League action Friday night to hand Cleveland its first loss of the season. Two unearned runs in the fifth aided by a pair of Indian errors and a walk, plus a Mike Lewis single, broke a 4-3 lead. Lewis added a single, while David Robertson, Bob Holmquist, Charles Lee Martin and Tommy Foster also hit for Boston. Steve Isom had three Red Sox singles, Bobby Straub doubled and collected two more singles for the Indians. Ken Collier earned the win, Clarence Nethery the setback.
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Red Sox
Indians
Sox
Mike Lewis
Lewis
David
Steve Isom
Bobby Straub
Palmer And Casper Tied For Open Lead
Arnold Palmer and Bill Casper shared the halfway lead at 137 in the 66th National Open after each shot 66 and 68 respectively. Rives R. McBee fired a record 64 to sit three behind, tying the best 18 holes in the championship since 1895.
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San Francisco
Arnold Palmer
Bill Casper
Midland
Tex
Rives R. McBee
McBee
Harry Vardon
Walter Hagen
Gene Sarazen
Bob Jones
Ben Hogan
Lee Mackey
Birmingham
Merion
Philadelphia
Tommy Jacobs
Washington, D.C
Stottlemyre Tops Tigers in Five-Hive Streak Breaker
Mel Stottlemyre pitched five innings of hitless relief through eight and earned the win as the New York Yankees beat Detroit 5 to 2. Bobby Richardson had three key hits including a fourth inning RBI double, while Al Kaline connected for a two run homer for Detroit.
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NEW York
Mel Stottlemyre
Bobby Richardson
New York Yankees
Detroit
Stottlemyre
Tigers
Dick McAuliffe
al Kaline
Richardson
Mickey Mantle
Joe Pepitone
John Podres
Earl Wilson
Roger Maris
Pepitone
Angels Nip Kansas City to Extend Winning Streak
Willie Smith delivered a two run triple in the seventh to lift the California Angels to a 4-2 win over Kansas City. Jack Sanford earned the victory as Kansas City pitcher Jim Hunter took the loss. Fregosi and Cardenal sparked the Angels to tie the game in the sixth with a triple and a sacrifice fly.
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Kansas City
Willie Smith
California Angels
Jack Sanford
Marcelino Lopez
Athletics
Angels
Jim Fregosi
Ed Kirkpatrick
Hunter
Rodgers
Cardenal
Twins Drop 3-1 As John Tops Minnesota
Tommy John pitched the Chicago White Sox to a 3-1 win over Minnesota in St Paul. John improved to 5-4 while limiting the Twins to six hits. Minnesota scored a lone run in the fourth on three consecutive singles by Rich Rollins Harmon Killebrew and Bob Allison. The White Sox added two runs in the fourth on four singles including Don Buford Tom McCraw and Floyd Robinson.
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Tommy John
Chicago
Minnesota
White Sox
John
Twins
Rich Rollins
Harmon Killebrew
Bob Allison
Don Buford
Tom McCraw
Floyd Robinson
Nats Edge Indians 5-4 in 11th Inning Twist
Washington wins 5-4 over Cleveland in 11th as Bob Saverine starts with a pinch hit double and scores on a fielding error by Pedro Gonzalez. Ken Hamlin is intentionally walked, bases loaded, and Ken McMullen singles to load the jam before Jim King hit into a fielder’s choice that allows Saverine to score on a bad throw.
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Washington
Bob Saverine
Pedro Gonzalez
Cleveland
Saverine
Bob Allen
Ken Hamlin
Ken McMullen
Jim King
Gonzalez
Mets Rally Past Reds 6-5 In First Game Of Doubleheader
Ron Hunt doubled in two runs in the eighth inning to lift the New York Mets to a 6-5 win over the Cincinnati Reds. The Mets trailed 5-4 before Hunt's two bagger followed earlier homers by Ed Bressoud and Ken Boyer. Shaw earned the win. Nottebart took the loss. Bres soud hit his fifth homer and Boyer his eighth.
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Cincinnati
Ron Hunt
New York Mets
Cincinnati Reds
Mets
al Luplow
Chuck Hiller
Bill McCool
Hunt
Ed Bressaud
Ken Boyer
Robinson and Brooks power Orioles past Red Sox 5-3
Frank Robinson and Brooks Robinson homered to lift Baltimore over Boston 5-3. Frank Robinson tied the AL home run lead with his 17th as Jerry Snyder and Luis Aparicio set up the third inning, while Brooks Robinson drove in runs with his 53rd RBI after a fifth-inning homer. Steve Barber earned the win for Baltimore.
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Baltimore
Robinson
Frank and
Brooks
Orioles
Frank Robinson
George Scott
Jerry Snyder
Luis Aparicio
Snyder
Steve Barber
Barber
Stu. Miller
S. Miller
Etchebarren
Lonborg
Wyatt
Ryan
W—Barber
L—Lonborg
F. Robinson
B. Robinson
Demeter
Yastrzemski
Jesse Owens Improving After Illness in Chicago
Olympic track star Jesse Owens is under treatment for an upper respiratory condition at Michael Reese Hospital in Chicago. He has been hospitalized for over a week and is making satisfactory progress, with hospital attendants noting his status as a Chicago radio station employee.
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Chicago
Jesse Owens
Owens
Michael Reese
Friday Results And Weekday Matchups In Baseball
Friday scores show Philadelphia beating St. Louis 6 to 0 and New York 6 Cincinnati 5 in the first game. Saturday slate features Pittsburg at Atlanta and New York at Cincinnati with listed pitchers and current records for each matchup.
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Lamabe
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Siebert
Ortega
Palmer
Sadowski
Aguirre
Downing
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Los Angeles
Pittsburgh
Philadelphia
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St. Louis
x-Atlanta
Cincinnati
x-Chicago
Pittsburg
Law
Atlanta
Schwab
Rustock
Maroney
Houston
Giusti
Hands
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