Mets Rally Past Braves 2-1 In Weekender Showdown
Cleon Jones belted a go ahead homer in the sixth as the Mets beat the Atlanta Braves 2-1 behind Jim McAndrew. The win narrows the gap to 3 games behind the Pirates in the NL East while other NL results and a Padres rally also highlight a busy day of baseball.
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Dick Couch
Associated Press
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Atlanta
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Knockahoma
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Pittsburgh
San Diego
Pirates
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Philadelphia
Chicago Cubs
Los Angeles
San Francisco
St. Louis
Montreal
Houston
Mahan Named Best Cowboy At Madison Square Garden Rodeo
Larry Mahan of Brooks Oregon captures All-Around Cowboy title with 2267 dollars across three events at Madison Square Garden Rodeo ending Sunday night. Jerry Olson of Sturgis South Dakota sets Garden record by earning 2279 dollars in steer wrestling.
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Brooks, Ore
Madison Square Garden
Jerry Olson
Sturgis
Garden
Conference Squad Begins Fall Practice
Five Southwest Conference teams open fall conditioning this week with Texas Tech, TCU, Texas A&M, SMU and Baylor starting drills on Thursday and defending champion Texas beginning August 25. Baylor hosts Missouri in a night opener September 11. other early games set for September 12.
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Associated Press
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Texas A&m
Southern Methodist University
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Arkansas
Rice
Missouri
St. Louis
Stanford
Oklahoma
SMU
Wichita State
University of Texas-Arlington
TCU
Tulane
Meador to Return to Football
Ed Meador, 33 year old Rams safety and 11 year veteran, said Sunday he will return to the Rams this week at the Fullerton training camp. He had retired April 21 to pursue an insurance career in Dallas.
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Stockton Wins PGA Title In Tulsa After Palmer Challenge
Westlake California pro Dave Stockton defeated Arnold Palmer by two strokes to claim the PGA Championship at Tulsa. Stockton, 28, finished 279 with a closing 73, earning 40000 for first prize and beating Palmer and Bob Murphy, while Arnie's Army heckled but failed to rattle him.
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Bob Murphy
Larry Hinson
Gene Littler
Dave
Arnold
Davey
Army
Yahoo
Kathy
San Bernardino
Solunar Table and baseball standings snapshot show AL and NL leaders
Sports overview lists American League East standings with Baltimore New York Detroit and others, results from Saturday and Sunday games, upcoming fixtures, plus Major League Leaders in batting runs and home runs with players like Yastrzemski Oliva and Killebrew noted among leaders.
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Merritt
Associated Press
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F. Howard
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Carty
Clemente
Bonds
B. Williams
Perez
Rose
Brock
W. Parker
Los Angies
Kessinger
W. Davis
Nolan
Simpson
Seaver
Twins End Slump With Four Homers At Boston
Minnesota’s offense exploded at Fenway Park as four home runs powered a 9-4 win over Boston. Cesar Tovar’s three-run shot in the eighth sealed the victory, moving the Twins to a four and a half game lead in the West over Oakland. Reggie Smith, Tony Conigliaro and Gerry Moses homered for Boston in a high-scoring affair as Rigney’s team snapped a nine-game skid and reflected on prior ragged play.
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Bert Blyleven
Dave McNally
Chico Salmon
Orioles
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Roberto Pena
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Ted Kubiak
Mickey Stanley
Jim Northrup
Tigers
Angels
Les Cain
del Unser
Ed Brinkman
Personality Likely to Be a Champion in Travers Stakes
The $100,000 Travers at Saratoga features Personality and Twice Worthy in a high stakes clash that could crown the 1970 3-year-old champion. Personality carries 123 pounds with Laffit Pincay Jr. aboard. Twice Worthy at 120 pounds with Johnny Ruane, both aiming for a landmark clocking in a historic race.
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Associated Press
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Wood Memorial
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Corn Off the Cob
Boxing Roundups From Sarajevo and Tokyo
The Associated Press reports George Chuvalo from Toronto KOing Mike Bruce of Springfield in the 2nd round at 2:00. In Tokyo, Yoshiaki Numata outpoints Raymun do Rivera, Philippines, 10 rounds.
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Associated Press
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Yugoslavia
George Chuvalo
Toronto
Canada
Mike Bruce
Springfield
Mayn
Tokyo
Yoshiaki Numata
Japan
Raymundo Riverra
Philippines
Civil Service Front Offer Ad Seeking Jobs
Wanted men and women age 18 and over to prepare for U S Civil Service openings during the next 12 months. High starting salaries and strong advancement with little or no education needed. Free booklet lists positions and salaries and how to qualify. Private school since 1948 not government affiliated. Send coupon today for details.
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Lincoln Service
U.S
State Board of Education
Charging Charlie Glotzbach wins Yankee 400 at Michigan
Charlie Glotzbach, the Georgetown Indiana driver known as Charging Charlie, wins the Yankee 400 at Michigan International Speedway after Carl Yarborough blows an engine while leading late. Vic Elford in Tex Hall Camaro places well in Trans-American race at Watkins Glen, while Jackie Ickx wins in Austria for Ferrari. Glotzbach’s victory ends a near three-year drought, with Allison, Brooks, and Hamilton close behind. Ickx’s Austrian win keeps Formula One title action tight as Rindt stagnates with engine troubles. Don White wins a late model stock car race at Wisconsin’s State Fair Park, and Hobbs wins the SCAR Continental Series GP at Brainerd.
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Denis Hulme
Don White
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U.S. Auto Club
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Houston
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Springfield
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England
David Hobbs
Brainerd
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West Germany Poised for Davis Cup Challenge
West Germany stands on the verge of meeting the United States in the Davis Cup after defeating Spain in the interzone final was halted by rain with Christian Kuhnke leading 6-5 in the third set. If Kuhnke wins the first game when play resumes, the Germans would secure the challenge in Cleveland on August 29.
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Germany
West Germany
United States
Jaime Bartrell
Spain
Christian Kuhnke
Manuel Orantes
Kuhnke
Cleveland
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