Hope in Star SPORTS Three-Run Homer Wins for Boston
Billy Conigliaro belted a ninth inning three run homer to lift the Boston Red Sox to a 6-5 win over California at Fenway Park, after a seven game home skid. The game featured comebacks by George Scott and Joe Lahoud, with Rico Petrocelli also contributing. Elsewhere in the league, Baltimore edged Milwaukee 3-2 and Minnesota topped Cleveland 11-2. Dorothy Germain shot 81 in the U S Women's Amateur qualifying at Blytheville, Arkansas.
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Jim Palmer
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Boog Powell
Belanger
Minnesota
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Tony Oliva
Cesar Tovar
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Atlanta
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U.S
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Arkansas
Texas backs speed up wishbone offense this season
Texas coach Darrell Royal expects a fast backfield and a lethal wishbone attack led by Eddie Phillips and Jim Bertelsen. Wideout Jim Moore and tight end Rick Davis provide deep threats as the Longhorns deploy a speed oriented offense behind a young, light line.
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Jack Keever
Associated Press
Austen
Texas
Jim Moore
Darrell Royal
Charles “Cotton” Speyrer
Eddie Phillips
Royal
Jim Bertelsen
Don Burrish
Bertelsen
Bobby Callison
Burrisk
Steve Worster
Phillips
Longhorns
Wisbone
Moore
Rick Davis
Southwest
Royal aims for bigger Texas line in 1970 season
Texas coach Darrell Royal seeks a stronger, larger offensive line after a 1968-70 era cited as a lost record period. Key players include guards Don Crosslin and Travis Roach around 240 pounds, center Jeff Zapalac, and tackles Julius Whittier and Jerry Sisemore. Defenders Stan Mauldin and Ray Dowdy are among six returning starters. The Longhorns face uncertainty after Notre Dame halted a 30-0 previous winning streak with a 24-11 Cotton Bowl upset.
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50 Day Duck Season for Arkansas
The Arkansas Game and Fish Commission set a 50 day duck season from November 20 to January 8 with daily bag limits of four ducks and an eight duck possession limit. Mallards may fill the daily limit. two wood ducks and one canvasback or one redhead per day. Goose season runs October 31 to January 8 with a daily five goose limit and two white fronts, Canadian geese closed.
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Clinton, Ark
State Game and Fish Commission
Arkansas
Stargell fuels Pirates past Astros in 8-3 win
Willie Stargell homered in a return to form, delivering three singles and a double with four RBIs as the Pirates beat the Astros 8-3. Dock Ellis left with a sore elbow after seven innings but earned his 17th win. The Cubs, led by Ferguson Jenkins, shut out Atlanta 3-0, snapping Hank Aaron's 22-game hit streak. Cincinnati beat St Louis 6-5. New York topped Los Angeles 6-0. In AL action, Boston won over California 6-6, Baltimore edged Milwaukee 3-2, and Minnesota crushed Cleveland 11-2.
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Collum and Mobley Win Tournament At Hope CC 4 Ball
Texarkana duo Paul Collum and Reed Mobley captured the Fifth Annual Hope Country Club 4 Ball title by seven strokes at nine under par over 36 holes. Strong and LaGrone tied for second after a playoff went dark, Graves and Hairr also in the mix, with Culp and McKenzie fourth.
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Reed Mobley
Texarkana
Hope Country Club
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Mitchell LaGrone
John Graves
Bill Hairr
Strong
LaGrone
Hairr
Graves
Roland Culp
Kim McKenzie
Prescott
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Strong & LaGrone
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Fights in New Orleans and Jacksonville Open Aug 17 1971
Percy Pugh of New Orleans fought Monday in a 145 pound bout and out pointed King of Jacksonville, Florida, in a bout that highlighted the card.
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Associated Press
New Orleans
Percy Pugh
King
Aaa
Jacksonville
Fla
Russian hockey innovator eyes NFL training camp tour
Murray Williamson says Anatoly Tarasov wants to tour Minnesota Vikings facilities in September to study American football in hopes of starting football in Russia. Tarasov, credited with launching Russia’s hockey program, also aims to observe NHL play and expand athletic training beyond hockey.
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Associated Press
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Soviet Union
Murray Williamson
Minnesota Vikings
Anatoly Tarasov
Williams
Williamson
Tarasov
Minnesota
Russia
Japan
Minnesota North Stars
Ikies
Saints Trade Clovis Swinney for Rams Two Players
The New Orleans Saints trade defensive tackle Clovis Swinney and cornerback Gene Howard to the Los Angeles Rams for wide receiver Charlie Williams and an undisclosed draft choice. Swinney, a third round pick from Arkansas State, quit the Saints last week and said he wanted a trade.
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Los Angeles Rams
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Swinney
Arkansas State University
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