Washington sports talk highlights Williams Lombardi era excitement
A Washington DC rumor mill likens Ted Williams and Vince Lombardi to catalysts for a surge in fan interest across baseball and football. It notes Williams improving the Senators to respectability, Lombardi reshaping the Redskins, and growing crowds from Congress to bleachers. It mentions Jerry West’s stardom, West Virginia roots, St Louis Cardinals optimism, and Oakland attendance trends under Charlie Finley.
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Mike Epstein
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Reggie Jackson
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Louisville
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Milwaukee Bucks
Pair Scores Triple Wins In Swim Meet
Carolyn Frank and Jeff Hambleton were triple winners for Lawrence Swim Club in the third annual East Branch YMCA B meet in Wichita. Readouts list multiple event wins by Hedges Wilbur Dingman Hambleton and Pulliam along with relay performances and club affiliations.
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Carolyn Frank
Jeff Hambleton
Lawrence Swim Club
East Branch Ymca
Wichita
All-Stars Ousted From State Meet
Wichita Boe ing upset the Emporia Colts 9-6 Sunday night and eliminated the fourth seeded collegians from the Kansas National Baseball Congress tournament. Nine teams were knocked out of the tourney during the weekend. Wichita Central beat Lawrence Allstars 8-2 Halstead toppled Kansas City Plating 9-7 Wichita Weitzel defeated Wichita Jackson 5-3 Kansas City LCs downed Columbus 9-0 in a second round game.
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Tedrow Leads Optimists Meet With First In High Jump
Tedrow won the high jump for the Optimists Olympics in Kansas City. A Lawrence Track Club quartet won the mile relay in age division competition. The meet featured events for Ages Nine Under through Open, with multiple riders and teammates named across divisions.
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Lawrence Track Club
Optimists Olympics
Kansas City
Young Joe Grabs Battle Of Niekros This Season
Joe Niekro defeated Phil Niekro 1-0 as Joe, age 24, outpitched his brother in the Braves Padres game, denying Atlanta a share of first in the NL West. The article also notes NL and AL results from various games across the weekend including Mets Expos and Cubs Phillies byline, with standout performances by Kranepool and Holtzman.
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Phil Niekro
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San Diego Padres
Nate Colbert
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Larry Stall
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Washington
Minnesota
Seattle
Detroit
Cleveland
Kansas City
Royals
White Sox
California
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Tommie Agee
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Rusty Staub
Ken Holtzman
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Phillies
Sports Scores And Schedule Brief
Baseball and hockey lines list multiple games with scores and pitching lines. Notable matchups include Houston nine runs past Atlanta and Pittsburgh beating Montreal with Veale and Waslewski starting for respective teams. Upcoming games feature Chicago at Minnesota, Detroit at Washington, and Kansas City at California.
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Anderson and Cooper Chevy Dragster Tops Strips at Lawrence
The Anderson and Cooper Chevy dragster claimed top eliminator honors Sunday at Lawrence Speedway, sealing an eventful day with fast runs and high stakes eliminations.
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Lawrence Speedway
New Driver Wins Debut as Shawnee Speedway Crowns Winners
Dick Lyda captures Class B stock car feature in his first try at Shawnee Speedway. Bill Saric wins the A Feature with Robinson taking the Sportsman A. Larry Tucker leads B event. several heat and dash results name Schaefer Ralph Harrison Bardsley Cohee Hatch Herschel and Lyda among top finishers.
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Shawnee Speedway
Bill Saric
Bill Robinson
Larry Tucker
Galen Schaefer
Lee Ralph
Gerry Harrison
Rob Bardsley
Will Cohee
Don Craig
Bill Smith
Harrison
Dash Robinson
Ron Leftholz
Don Collier
Bardsley
Robinson
Bud Hatch
Cohee
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Craig
Ginter
Larry Sartain
Darrell Brewer
Kenny Moses
Don Garst
Bill Sarie
Larry Cook
Moses
Richard Lyda
Herman
Brewer
Lary Streeter
Saric
Bob Springer
Garst
Don Viergiver
Mario Andretti wins 100 mile Nazareth race
Indianapolis 500 winner Mario Andretti capped a week of festivities by winning the 100 mile U S Auto Club race at Nazareth National Speedway in Nazareth Pennsylvania.
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Mario Andretti
Nazareth National Speedway
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