All-American Golf Dinner Pairs Duffer Agnew with Palmer
At the Waldorf Astoria a gala honored eight top collegiate golfers and four scholarship winners as Vice President Spiro Agnew and Arnold Palmer shared the dais. The event highlighted golf’s ties to youth, discipline, and politics with Palmer noting haircuts and Agnew praising the sport’s life lessons.
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Positive thinking key to Singer's success and comeback
Dodgers pitcher Bill Singer credits his return from hepatitis and a long DL stint to a positive mindset and the book Psycho-Cybernetics. He explains how turning negatives into positives boosted his confidence, aided his fastball, and helped him post a no hitter against Philadelphia July 20 with ten strikeouts.
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Baseball Standings and Evening Game Schedule Summary
Montreal leads 6 2 after a night victory over Chicago while Chicago halts Montreal 11 3 in the nightcap. Pittsburgh tops Philadelphia 4 0. New York outpaces St Louis 5 3. Los Angeles crushes Atlanta 12 2. Houston edges San Diego 4 3 in 10 innings. San Francisco defeats Cincinnati 5 3. Evening and twin bill matchups include Holtzman at Montreal Morton, Bunning and Lersch at Pittsburgh, Seaver at St Louis, Nash at Los Angeles, Billingham at San Diego, Washburn at San Francisco, and Cuellar at Cleveland with multiple late games noted.
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Dodgers crush Braves 12-2 as power and presence dominate
Los Angeles sprinted to a 12-2 win over Atlanta behind Alan Foster's steady start and a barrage of offense led by Willie Davis with a grand slam. Bill Russell sparked offense with two triples and a single, while Orlando Cepeda homered for the Braves. Foster improved to 7-9, guiding the Dodgers past Atlanta as Cincinnati's NL West lead narrowed to 12.
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Ramos brothers clash in step toward lightweight title
In Los Angeles Mando Ramos 21 former lightweight champion meets rival Sugar Ramos 28 in a 10 round bout at Olympic Auditorium. The winner earns a title shot at Ismael Laguna after Mando’s title loss and Sugar’s current winning streak. Sugar has 54 wins in 58 fights, Mando 28 of 32.
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Floyd eyes second Classic title at Firestone
Ray Floyd seeks a repeat American Golf Classic triumph at Firestone South, aiming to back up last year’s 12 under 268. He stresses confidence in his putting and plans to peak for the AGC and next weekend’s PGA defense, with Bruce Crampton and Jack Nicklaus challenging.
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U S cagers ready for Europe tour
The United States Olympic basketball training squad will depart for a 12 day tour of Europe led by 6 10 Tom McMillen from Mansfield Pa a UNC signee. The team will play in Moscow Kiev Tallin facing Soviet Ukraine Estonia Latvia with stars such as Julius Erving Dennis Wuycik Paul Westphal Joby Wright and Steve Erickson on the squad.
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Schoendienst Says Umpires Shrinking Strike Zone More
St. Louis Cardinals manager Red Schoendienst contends umpires are tightening the strike zone further this season. He cites complaints from his catchers and pitchers that edge pitches once called strikes last year are now ruled balls by officials in Pittsburgh.
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League Leaders Battle Across National and American Circuits
A rundown of top performers in the National and American Leagues features Carty and Perez among NL leaders, and Oliva and Yastrzemski leading AL stats. Manager Luman Harris and coach Schoendienst debate umpires calls as the 1969 season opens with a revised strike zone from armpits to knees.
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