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Lawton Constitution

Location

Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America

Date

Aug 09, 1971

Page

13

Paige Joins Hall Of Fame In Cooperstown

Paige gains Hall of Fame status as inductees Dave Bancroft Harry Hooper Joe Kelley and George Weiss honored at the National Baseball Library ceremony in Cooperstown New York with careers spanning from the 1900s to the 1950s and 19 pennants overall.

Paige Cooperstown N.Y National Baseball Library Dave Bancroft Philadelphia Phillies New York Harry Hooper Boston Red Sox Joe Kelley Baltimore Orioles George Weiss New York Yankees

Young Salinas golfer becomes U S Junior Amateur Champion

Mike Brannon of Salinas California defeated Bob Steele Buffalo New York 4 and 3 to claim the U S Junior Amateur Championship youngest ever at 15. Other briefs cover Chen Chinas rounds in Sapporo Cup and Lady Pepsi Open win by Jane Bilock plus swimming and tennis notes.

Rockville Mike Brannon Salinas California Bob Steele Buffalo N.Y Ape U.S jJapan Chen Ch China Atlanta Jane Biclock JoAnne Corner Los Angeles Karen Moe Santa Clara Calif Istanbul Turkey Nostase Romania Andrew Pattision South Africa Brookline Mass Astralia Kengies Erik van Dillen Roscoe Tanner Alex Moyer New York

Braves blank Mets as Niekro allows four singles

Phil Niekro pitched a four hit game with all singles guiding Atlanta to a 5-0 win over New York. Billy Williams led Chicago hitting three two run homers in a doubleheader split with San Francisco, Cubs losing 4-2 in 11 innings in the opener.

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Senators face move clash as owner pressures AL

Washington Senators owner Bob Short pushes for moving the team to Dallas Fort Worth or another club sale, claiming leverage at an AL meeting. The Washington Post notes Short cannot cover a 3.5 million loan due Oct 31 and hints at bankruptcy, sale, or relocation as options.

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Niekro Adds Goo Goo Pitch To 5-0 Braves Win

Braves blank New York 5-0 as Phil Niekro debuts the goo goo delivery to confound Mets batters. He limits them to four singles, fans seven, and improves to 12-8 while Ralph Garr and Felix Millan drive in runs with early and late hits.

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Lawton Merchants Take Second in Regional Softball

Lawton Merchants finish second in the Southwest Regional Women s softball tournament after defeating Memphis Tennessee 7 1 and Oklahoma City Okies 10 0 in losers bracket play. Moose Lodge forced the losers bracket on Saturday. A 10 run lead collapse on Sunday and three third inning errors allowed Moose to score three runs.

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Cowboys Sign Top Draft Pick Tody Smith

The Dallas Cowboys announced first round pick Tody Smith signed a multi year contract. Smith is a 6 foot 5, 250 pound defensive end from Southern California and is Bubba Smiths younger brother.

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Peterson Holds Off Cevert at Montorp Park F2 Race

Swedens Ronnie Peterson drives the March car to victory over Francois Cevert in the Formula Two Championship at Montorp Park. In West Virginia Richard Petty wins the NASCAR West Virginia 500 in a 1970 Road Runner beating Bobby Allison in a 1970 Mustang.

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