Cubs Mets chase pennant pressure as midseason swing
Cubs drop to 6th loss in eight as Mets sweep San Diego to close within three games in the NL East and push Chicago in the pennant race. Cardinals and Pirates stumble while San Francisco and Cincinnati extend leads. Seaver and Mee lead New York in a five game winning streak with Clendenon and Jones keying late rallies.
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Shreveport Hurlers Stop Arkansas 4-2 Victory
Shreveport pitchers Mike McQueen and Aubrey Gatewood limited Arkansas to three hits as the Braves won 4-2 in a Texas League game. Faustino Zabala and Dusty Baker homered for Shreveport. Gatewood relieved McQueen after four innings with the Braves trailing 2-0, allowing two more hits the rest of the way. Arkansas’ Billy Murphy had all three hits for the visitors, and the loss tied them with Memphis for first in the Texas League Eastern Division, weather permitting.
Reggie Jackson Strikes Out as A's Drop Doubleheader
Reggie Jackson, leading the majors with 45 homers, struck out in a key at bat as Oakland trails Detroit late. Oakland split with Detroit 8-6 after an earlier 8-6 loss, while Minnesota and Seattle won to widen AL West and East leads. In NL action, Cincinnati beat Chicago, San Francisco toppled Philadelphia, and streaks continued for Atlanta, St. Louis, and Los Angeles.
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ED Schuyler JR
Associated Press
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Solunar Schedule From Knight Solunar Tables
Solunar periods listed from Richard Alden Knight as printed. Minor Major windows show best fishing or hunting times. August 27 to September 1 include daily weighted intervals for morning and evening activity with specific hour marks.
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Richard Alden Knight
NOPE ARK STAN Baseball Standings and Tuesday Results
National League East and West standings shown with team records and games back, alongside Tuesday results including New York 83 San Diego 4 and Atlanta 6 Pittsburgh 4. American League leaders, Texas League notes, and Major League batting and pitching leaders are listed.
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Amateurs battle at Oakmont in 69th U S Amateur golf
Bruce Fleisher 20 and Billy Hyndman 43 headline a 150 player field at Oakmont for the four day 72 hole U S Amateur. Fleisher defends his title as Hyndman seeks his first win after 17 bids dating back to 1949. Reed Walker Cup presence and a veteran field heighten the dramatic chase for the national amateur crown.
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Walker Cup mix in field with Bonalack leading England charge
England’s Mike Bonalack heads a Walker Cup caliber field including U S amateurs such as Dick Side rowf Allen Miller and Lanny Wadkins. Veterans Gary Cowan Charley Coe and Bill Campbell also present as England seeks first overseas title. In boxing news Eddie Tahlhami knocked out Johnny Hudgins in Miami Beach while Tony Doyle stopped Amos Lincoln in Salt Lake City and Ray White halted Rocky Martin in Woodland Hills.
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A State Has 80 Out for Practice
Arkansas State University will begin football practice with about 80 candidates reporting. Examinations Thursday and Friday, workouts twice daily in shorts, pads start Monday, two-a-day drills for at least two weeks. ASU returns 31 lettermen and is picked to defend its SLC title.
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Name Players Shunted in U.S. Open
Forest Hills opens the U S Championship with top stars moved to side courts. Rod Laver faces Luis Garcia while Arthur Ashe and John Newcombe, seeded stars, play on field courts as officials aim to keep public attention on the event.
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