Mets Rally Past Niekro as Boswell Elbows Win
Ken Boswell and Tommie Agee sparked a Mets rally to beat the Atlanta Braves 9-3. Boswell opened the seventh with a triple off a hanging knuckleball, Agee tied it with a two run double in the eighth, and Cleon Jones hit a grand slam in the big inning. Stone’s fastball edged Niekro after a disputed call, helping New York snap a Braves win streak.
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Williams Williams Loss As Blair Robs Carew In Ninth
Washington manager Ted Williams watched Ed Brinkman’s double play as the Senators lost 1-0 to California. Paul Blair leapt the center field fence to steal Rod Carew’s potential game winner for Minnesota in a 9-8 Baltimore win. Boston beat Oakland 2-1. New York edged Seattle 5-4. Cleveland outlasted Kansas City 3-2 in 11. Chicago shut out Detroit 6-0.
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Sooners Favorite to Win Big Eight Golf Title
Oklahoma carries a 19 3 dual match record entering the Big Eight meet at Iowa State. Colorado fields last year’s contenders led by Musselman English and Parr while Oklahoma State seeks rebound after losing only to Oklahoma in this spring’s league duel matches.
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Rodgers Featured On LCC Program at Mens Night
More than 100 Lawrence Country Club members and guests attended a Wednesday mens night featuring KU football coach Pepper Rodgers. He praised the 1969 Jayhawker team as potentially equal to or better than last season’s Orange Bowl squad, though the record might not reflect that.
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Standings and Friday Schedule for Baseball League
Standings show Chicvago 60, Cincinnati 40, Pittsburgh or New York 90, Houston and others. Friday games include Atlanta at New York and Cincinnati at Philadelphia among others with multiple N and regional pairings listed.
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A's Puzzled Over Action of the Fans
The Oakland Athletics upset the Boston Red Sox 5 4 to extend their win streak to seven as Reggie Jackson and pitcher Jim Nash lamented a small crowd and crowd bias toward the Red Sox at Fenway Park.
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Power through stance tips for golf swing mechanics
The passage stresses weight on the balls of the feet and a straight back while addressing the ball. It advises pliant legs with slightly flexed knees to enhance power flow from the lower body during the swing.
McMurray Named Athletic Director at Coffeyville High
Howard McMurray 37, assistant football and basketball coach at Field Kindley High, will become athletic director this fall. He succeeds Oren Stoner who will stay on as an instructor at the Coffeyville high school.
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Rich Allen Sets Challenging Phillies Striking Pace
Rich Allen of the Philadelphia Phillies struck out 161 times across 152 games last season, two fewer than the National League single season record.
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Baseball roundup: Bish fuels Orioles past Minnesota 9-8
Paul Bish drilled two home runs and drove in five as Baltimore edged Minnesota 9-8. Juan Marichal pitched a four hitter to blank Pittsburgh 3-0 for the Giants.
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Kansas Aims to Repeat Third in Big Eight Tennis
Kansas lines up three seniors from Shawnee Mission East and two sophomores for the Big Eight tennis championships in Ames Iowa. John Towner is No 1 singles, Bill DeBaun No 2, Jim Ballinger No 3, Sid Kanter No 4, and Dudley Bush No 5. Kanter is last season No 4 singles champion. Ballinger earned a berth by beating Dan Oram for No 3.
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