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Newspaper
Jefferson City Post Tribune
Location
Jefferson City, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1969
Page
3
In New York Madison Square Garden Joe Frazier overwhelmed Jerry Quarry in seven rounds. Quarry opened with a dramatic first round but Frazier's relentless offense wore him down. Frazier earned about 350000 with Quarry near 250000 in closed circuit receipts.
Dodgers beat Atlanta 5-2 for seventh straight win as Maury Wills and Mota star. Wills, back at 36, hits and steals help surge NL West lead to 4 games over Braves. Mota adds three hits and a homer. Cubs edge Pirates 3-2 to take East lead. Reds blank Padres as Merritt dominates. Astros hammer Giants 9-3 behind Menke’s three runs.
Rain delays at Wimbledon stirred nerves as top players faced injuries and tough early matchups. Briner’s World Championship Tennis group sent stars like Cliff Rievings and Tony Howitt to contest center court while defending champion Rod Laver prepared to open against Nicola Pietrangeli. Pancho Gonzales and Puerto Rico’s Charlie Pasarell also drew attention in the opening rounds as comments on form and fitness circulated amid slow conditions.
The article reports Rozelle remaining hopeful that Namath will return to football. It notes no meeting or game arranged yet and mentions Namath being ordered to sell his stake in a New York City restaurant called Bachelors 3, with possible suspension from professional football.
In a busy schedule, Ellis defeated KLIK in an Intermediate League game as Mantle led scoring with several hits. Timanuel Lutheran edged Viret Baptist duniors 4-2 in Church league. Girls League saw Mod Squad 14 Freemans 4 and Stover Carpet 12 Interco 5 behind Ada Howell. Capital City Telephone crushed Lions 14-0 in Junior League baseball.
National League standings list Chicago leading with 43 wins, New York 36, Pittsburgh 33, St. Louis 32, Philadelphia 26, Montreal 18. West division has Los Angeles 40 wins, Atlanta and San Francisco mid pack. Major League results include Chicago over Pittsburgh, Los Angeles over Atlanta, Cincinnati over San Diego, and Houston over San Francisco. AL shows Baltimore, Boston, Detroit, New York, Cleveland, Oakland, Minnesota, Chicago, Kansas City, California, and Seattle with varied records and today’s slated games including pennant-contending matchups and rainouts.
Sixty five Jefferson City Swim Club members enter via the Columbia Relays Saturday at Columbia for a closed Mid-Missouri League Meet. In Ozark Invitational at Meadow Park Springfield last weekend Jefferson City swimmers earned several honors with Victor Arnford winning two Class B events and Margaret Weber taking two top positions. Class A contributions included Hall earning points with a pair of top-four showings and others placing in backstroke, medley and freestyle events.
Mayo Smith deployed a bold parlay of Cash and Price that delivered Detroit the ninth inning victory over New York. Cash drove in runs in four at bats while Kaline scored twice, Hamilton was undone by a late homer, and Smith's tactical switch sealed the comeback as the Tigers rallied from a 5-4 deficit to win. Baltimore, California also won while rain affected other games. Alomar added Minnesota insurance with a first inning inside-the-park homer and a second inning RBI single.
Atlanta reports Coach Pepper Rodgers previews the ninth annual Coaches All-America football game. Rodgers lists top players including Simpson and Douglass, notes West squad depth versus East, and mentions Frank Quayle and Calvin Hill as additions. Delays in terms with Buffalo Bills for Simpson cited.
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