Top Three NL Contenders Stopped by Good Pitching
Bunning over Giants again as Phillies win 5-1. Cuellar blanks Pirates 2-0 for his first shutout. Shaw beats Dodgers 5-3 as Mets rally. Giants and Pirates top the NL. Dodgers a game back. Also Cincinnati tops St Louis 2-0. Cubs beat Braves in 14. AL scores wide.
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Jim Bunning
Jack and the Beanstalk
Giants
Mike Cuellar
Pirates
Bob Shaw
Dodgers
Bunning
Philadelphia
San Francisco
Cuellar
Pittsburgh
Shaw
Los Angeles
Sandy Koufax
New York Mets
Koufax
Mets
Cincinnati
St. Louis
Chicago Cubs
Atlanta
Falcons coach enjoys leftovers after NFL cuts
Norb Hecker, coach of the Atlanta Falcons, praised his team after their first NFL win and prepares to trim from 49 to 43 players by midnight. Several players released by the Giants Redskins and Chargers are under consideration for bench strength, with no rush to fetch veteran quarterbacks as Randy Johnson and Dennis Claridge impressed in recent games.
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Atlanta Falcons
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New York Giants
Washington Redskins
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Giants
Bob Timberlake
Michigan
Olen Underwood
Texas
Steve Bowman
Alabama
Owen Thomas
New Mexico State
Washington
Harry Theofiledes
Waynesburg
Tom Urbanik
Penn State
Chargers
Jack Milks
San Diego State
Jim Tolbert
Lincoln
Dan Henning
William and Mary
Randy Johnson
San Francisco
Dennis Claridge
Fights and Golf Highlights From Archives
Detroit fighter Buster Mathis knocked out Mert Brownfield in Detroit action. The report notes Grand Rapids star Mathis, 240, over Brownfield, 211, Pittsburgh. It also recalls Gene Sarazen’s long PGA run from 1921 to 1959 with three titles.
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Buster Mathis
Grand Rapids
Mich
Mert Brownfield
Pittsburgh
Gene Sarazen
Lions Open Practice Focusing on Blocking and Agility
Lawrence High began two a day drills under coach Al Woolard with emphasis on offensive blocking and footwork. Ken White shifted to fullback to assess his versatility while Ron Mann remains a baseline at fullback. Ray Kincaid sat out with a knee injury as Steve Oakson moved to end. The squad, 61 strong after initial cuts, prepares for Sept. 16 opener with Manhattan, entering a season rare as state champions.
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LIONS
Ray Kinkaid
Lawrence High
Kinkaid
Mike Boyd
Mike Sedlak
Lawrence
Ken White
Journal- World Photo
al Woolard
LHS
Woolard
Ron Mann
Kenny
White
Ray Kincaid
Steve Oakson
Oakson
Mann
Jeff Allen
Hal Crady
Gary Hand
Jerry Karr
Kincaid
Chip Maxwell
David Oberzan
Jim Schmitz
Bruce Schweda
Tom Bernhardt
Dale Stanwix
Manhattan
G. Winyard
B. Goff
G. Randel
G. Johnson
G. King
T. Bernhardt
Orioles Fall Yet Stay In Hunt For Pennant
The Baltimore Orioles keep losing yet stay close to first with a 13 4 game lead after Aug 18. Detroit’s Denny McLain pitched 229 pitches in a 6 3 win as Willie Horton homered twice and Frank Robinson connected for his 41st homer off McLain in the opening inning.
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Orioles
Detroit Tigers
Den
Detroit
Denny
Frank Skaff
McLain
Brooks Robinson
Baltimore
Curt Blefary
Woodie
Willie Horton
Dave McNally
Horton
Frank Robinson
Big Eight writers to join Skywriters Tour in Kansas City
A 34 member contingent including 15 writers and 16 broadcasters will embark on an eight day Skywriters Tour of all Big Eight football camps beginning in Kansas City on Wednesday. The group will visit Missouri, interviews with coaches and players, and end the trip in Kansas City on September 7.
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Kansas City
Lou Engel
Lawrence Journal-World
Wayne Duke
John Waldorf
Mickey Holmes
Duke
Missouri University
Husker Gridders Tired After Open Fall Drills
Nebraska coach Bob Devaney described tired Cornhuskers after the first fall football drills. He cited heat and conditioning as factors as players worked two sessions in hot weather with temperatures around 90s.
Baseball Schedule and Standings Snapshot
Major league standings show Baltimore leading with 82 wins and 48 losses, followed by Detroit and Minnesota. Northwest divisions list chaos with several teams near .500. Monday results include Detroit over Baltimore and New York beating Kansas City. Today’s games feature a full slate across AL and NL with doubleheaders in Detroit and Chicago.
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Bunning
Frank
Willie Mays
Phillies
Johnny Callison
Chicago
New York
Roaton
Yesterday's Stars Pitching Cuellar Shuts Out Pirates
Houston Astros pitcher Mike Cuellar threw a five hit shutout as Houston defeated Pittsburgh 2-0 for a sixth straight victory. Willie Horton drove in five runs with two home runs and a single as the Detroit Tigers beat the Baltimore Orioles 6-3.
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Cuellar
Bob Veale
Houston
Mike Cuellar
Astros
Pittsburgh
Willie Horton
Tigers
Detroit
Baltimore
Maris Weighs Baseball Future After Injuries
New York Yankee outfielder Roger Maris says he is considering quitting baseball after this season, though he has not decided. He has dealt with injuries this season while living in Independence, Missouri with his wife Pat and six children. he has appeared in 101 games, hitting .233 with 10 homers and 37 RBIs.
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Kansas City
New York Yankee
Roger Maris
Milton Gross
New York Post
Maris
Sid Bordman
Kansas City Star
Pat
Independence
Leahy Resigns Job As USFL Chairman
In Portland Oregon AP reports Frank Leahy son says Leahy has resigned as chairman of the USFL launching corporation. Leahy, former Notre Dame coach, was en route and could not comment. His son Frank Leahy Jr., GM of the Portland Thunderbirds, says the USFL failed to launch as NFL AFL merger doomed it.
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Frank Leahy
Leahy
Notre Dame
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St. Louis
Portland Thunderbirds
National Football League
American Football League
USFL
Weight-Reducing Diets Set For Several Tiger Gridders
Missouri football opens practice as Coach Dan Devine has weight reducing plans for several players including 290 pound Russell Washington. Don Nelson and Rick Brewer miss time due to surgery and illness. Big Eight teams start drills with Iowa State Oklahoma and Nebraska leading.
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Kansas City
Dan Devine
Missouri
Devine
Russell Washington
Don Nelson
Brand New Alibi For Missing Ball In Golf Contest
Five players at Lawrence Country Club teed off when a seasoned golfer whiffed his shot. He claimed he was taking a practice swing and blamed a slanted tee, prompting the others to joke that a novel excuse had been found for missing the ball in a golf contest.
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Lawrence Country Club
Murphy Defends Crown at National Amateur Golf
Murphy, a 23 year old Florida college golfer from Nichols, Florida, opens defense of his title in the National Amateur Golf Championships at Merion Golf Club in Merion Pa. An international field of 150 starts the event with a final cut to 60 qualifiers on Friday.
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Merion, Pa
Bob Murphy
University of Florida
Merion Golf Club
Murphy
Nichols
Fla
Merion Club
Iowa State Opens Fall Football Drills Under Stapeston
Ames Iowa AP Iowa State University opened fall football practice with a 90 minute morning session and a two hour afternoon workout to begin Clay Stapsten ninth year as Cyclone head coach. The 62 man squad reported back in generally good shape.
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Towa State
Oklahoma
Nebraska
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Oklahoma State
Bob Devaney
Iowa State
Clay Stapleton
Cyclones
Jim Mackenzie
John Keller
Jimmy Linn
Ames
Iowa
Iowa State University
Clay Stapsten
Cyclone
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