No Longer Step Child Continental League Opens Season Tonight
The Continental Football League starts its 1969 season on the West Coast with 22 teams in four divisions. Las Vegas plays Spokane and Sacramento visits Seattle as Pacific Division action opens. Texas Division features seven clubs. Atlantic, Central and Pacific have five each. CFL commissioner James P. Dunn reports strong season ticket sales and optimism.
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Alabama Hawks
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Jersey Jays
Norfolk Neptunes
Orlando Panthers
Chicago Owls
Indianapolis Capitols
Ohio Valley Ironmen
Omaha Mustangs
Tri-City (Michigan
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Dallas Rockets
Ft. Worth Braves
Mexico Golden Aztecs
Oklahoma Thunderbirds
San Antonio Toros
Texarkana
Titans
West Texas
Las Vegas Cowboys
Portland Loggers
Sacramento Capitols
Seattle Rangers
Spokane Shockers
Santa Clara in Little League final clashes with China over bats
Santa Clara protests Nationalist China bats as 23rd championship game looms on ABC Wide World of Sports. Umpire consultant Howard Gair says bats legal. Little League vice president Dr Creighton Hale notes heavier bats could hinder swinging and team officials defend the practice.
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Leadfooted Lady Rips Drag Mark at Green Valley
Paula Murphy of Granada Hills rewrote women s drag racing records posting 200 mph in her supercharged Plymouth Barracuda. She previously held the women s land speed record at Bonneville in a jet car at 289 mph. Her 7.55 second elapsed time ranks her second in the AHRA world championships with a $10 000 purse at Green Valley Raceway.
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Granada Hills
Miss Murphy
Bonneville Salt Flats
Green Valley Raceway
Davis Named to ECAC All-Time Teams
Frank Hinkey of Yale, Ernie Davis of Syracuse, and other top players were selected to the Eastern College Athletic Conference all-time all-star squads marking the sport's 100th anniversary. Yale placed Hinkey, Heffelfinger, and Coy on the first half century team, with Kelley and Milstead on the second half team.
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Frank Hinkey
Yale
Ernie Davis
Syracuse
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Pudge Heffelfinger
Ted Coy
Larry Kelley
Century Milstead
NHL Owners Agree to Pension Program and Reserve Clause Talks
NHL owners will fund a full players pension plan offering eligible players 300 dollars per year of service for life starting at age 45 with a guaranteed 10 year period. They will also provide life insurance and disability coverage up to 50 thousand dollars. Alan Eagleson called the move a milestone as talks on the reserve clause proceed to explore future free agent waivers.
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Players’ Association
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Hockey Camps Start Sept. 11
NHL exhibition slate for 1969 features 49 games among NHL teams 21 against minor league clubs and four intrasquad matchups. Eight of twelve clubs open fall camps Sept 11 with exhibitions starting Sept 17. New York Toronto Detroit lead with 12 games each while Boston and St Louis play 11 before Sept 9 wrap.
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Pioneering Halas and Thorpe Highlight 1920s Pro Football
A 1920 Canton meeting with George Halas and Jim Thorpe led to forming the APFA, precursor to the NFL. The league honors its early stars with a five-decade all star lineup, naming players such as Curly Lambeau and Red Grange among the era’s greats.
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Red) Grange
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Fats) Henry
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Steve Owen
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Heartley
Hunk) Anderson
Walt Kiesing
Duluth Eskimos
Sancelle Cardinals
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Mike Michalske
New York Yankees
George Trafton
Jimmy Conzerman
Decatur Staleys
Detroit Panthers
Providence Steamrollers
John
Paddy) Driscoll
Chicago Cardinals
Joe Guyon
Cleveland Indians
Oorang Indians
New_York Giants
Earl
Curio) Lambeau
Ernie Nevers
Eskimos
Chica
Cardinals
Jim Thorpe
Orano Indians
Toledo Maroons
Johnson Sawdust Hosts South San Francisco Team
Connie Mack and Legion baseball wrap up with two games against South San Francisco Warri ors. Tonight Blair Field hosts the Warriors at 7. Sunday Lakewood region's Harbor League champions host at Heartwell Park at 7.
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Legion
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Warriors
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Heartwell Park
Lakewood Region
Celtics Acquire Finkel From Rockets To Bolster Frontcourt
The Boston Celtics buy 7 foot center Henry Finkel from the Houston Rockets to fill the gap left by Bill Russell’s departure. The deal was for an undisclosed price and a future draft pick.
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